Farm operations
1,120
Avg 255 ac / farm
2022 USDA Census CA · FIPS 06089 Lower-middle by state sales MID PASTURE-LED
Shasta County, California - Farm Data
Agricultural and commodity intelligence for Shasta County. Ranked #40 of 58 counties in California.
286,114 acres of agricultural land
- Cropland
- 16.4% 46,940 acres
- Other land
- 83.6% 239,174 acres
USDA NASS · 2022 Census of Agriculture
Shasta County received $7.05 in Census government payments per agricultural acre, 0.5× the California county median of $14.73.
According to the USDA NASS 2022 Census of Agriculture.
- $7.05
- government payments per agricultural acre
- $14.73
- California county median per acre
- 0.48×
- California median per acre
Payments per acre use the same NASS county table for receipts and acreage. Census county totals are not a roll-up of the USDA ERS state payment series.
According to the 2022 USDA NASS Census of Agriculture, Shasta County, California is a PASTURE-LED county with federal farm payments per acre that stamp MID; commodity sales sit well below state median and it shows above-typical federal dependence.
Commodity sales
$85.7M
0.28× state median -- Well below state median
Federal payments
$2.0M
2.4% of sales -- Above-typical dependence
Net farm income
$-2.5M
2022 cash income -- Net loss
F
Farm economy grade: F -- Shasta County's net farm income sits at the 6th percentile among 3,046 NASS-reporting counties nationally (2022 Census). Percentile-benchmarked, not a same-state comparison like the tier label above.
What the Shasta County Farm Data Shows
Shasta County, California reads as a PASTURE-LED county with MID federal payment intensity. In the NASS Census vocabulary this portal uses, cropland is under 25% of agricultural land, a mix where livestock forage and disaster titles (LFP/ELAP) usually outweigh row-crop commodity programs; payments per agricultural acre fall in the middle national quintile, $6.98 to $11.30 an acre, a mid-range level of federal support for the land base.
The state comparisons on this page use the 56 of 58 California counties with published commodity sales (2 withheld by NASS to protect respondents are left out, not counted as zero), averaging the two central values when the count is even. Payments per acre use the 53 counties that report both receipts and acreage, and net-income peers are the 47 that reported a profit.
Pair the payment peers below before treating any single county as representative of California.
Read with Shasta County
Nearest NASS federal-payment peers and $/acre poles for Shasta (MID · PASTURE-LED), replacing the old fixed Related and same-state alphabetical strip.
MID PASTURE-LED
Upton County, TX · LIGHT
$2.0M federal receipts is higher by - than Shasta; land stamp PASTURE-LED vs PASTURE-LED.
Hidalgo County, NM · TRACE
$2.0M federal receipts is higher by $1K than Shasta; land stamp PASTURE-LED vs PASTURE-LED.
Peach County, GA · DENSE
$2.0M federal receipts is lower by $3K than Shasta; land stamp CROP-LED vs PASTURE-LED.
Yavapai County, AZ · TRACE
$2.0M federal receipts is higher by $4K than Shasta; land stamp PASTURE-LED vs PASTURE-LED.
Saline County (MID $/acre pole)
Saline sits near Shasta on payments-per-acre ($7.05) while total receipts differ.
Jefferson County (LIGHT $/acre pole)
Jefferson sits near Shasta on payments-per-acre ($6.92) while total receipts differ.
California ERS state roll-up
Shasta stamps MID · PASTURE-LED inside California's NASS county table, open the state ERS payment stack next.
Census payments leaderboard
Open the national ranking of U.S. counties by NASS federal farm program payments to see the counties around Shasta under the MID intensity band.
What to do with this
Where to go after Shasta County, California:
- See how California compares nationally on ERS farm payments and income. California state page
- Browse the full county table to compare payment intensity across the country. All counties
- Understand what actually drives county-level farm payments. Read the guide
County figures (2022 NASS Census of Agriculture) are a separate population from USDA ERS state and national payment series and must not be summed together.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many farms are in Shasta County, California?
Shasta County, California has 1,120 farms (2022 USDA Census). Average farm size 255 acres; land stamp PASTURE-LED.
What is the total agricultural production value of Shasta County?
Shasta County's total commodity sales are $85.7M (2022 Census of Agriculture), ranking #40 among 58 counties in California.
How much federal farm assistance does Shasta County receive?
Shasta County received $2.0M in federal government farm program receipts (2022), stamping MID on NASS payments-per-acre ($7.05/acre) with a PASTURE-LED land mix.
What is the net farm income in Shasta County?
Net cash farm income for operations in Shasta County is $-2.5M (2022 Census of Agriculture).
State Overview
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Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service 2022 Census of Agriculture · 2022
Dollar values reflect calendar year 2022 farm operations data.
PlainFarmData is an independent data portal, not affiliated with USDA, FSA, or any government agency. For official program eligibility or application guidance, contact your local USDA Farm Service Agency office.
Intensity stamp MID · land stamp PASTURE-LED (NASS payments-per-acre / cropland share bands).
NASS withholds commodity sales for 2 California counties with too few farm operations to publish without identifying individual producers. Those counties are excluded from the peer median on this page rather than counted as zero sales.
Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified. Verify with USDA NASS Census of Agriculture →
County farm figures on this page are rendered from the USDA NASS 2022 Census of Agriculture, no number is typed in by an editor. Census county totals are not a roll-up of the USDA ERS state payment series. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error.