Farm operations
3,097
Avg 151 ac / farm
2022 USDA Census CA · FIPS 06097 3,097 farms Upper-middle (#16/58) 28% cropland DENSE MIXED
Sonoma County, California - Farm Data
Agricultural and commodity intelligence for Sonoma County. Ranked #16 of 58 counties in California.
467K acres of agricultural land
- Cropland
- 28.1% 131K acres
- Other land
- 71.9% 336K acres
USDA NASS · 2022 Census of Agriculture
Sonoma County received $41.80 in Census government payments per agricultural acre, 2.8× the California county median of $14.73.
According to the USDA NASS 2022 Census of Agriculture.
- $41.80
- government payments per agricultural acre
- $14.73
- California county median per acre
- 2.84×
- 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.
3,097 farms · $976.4M sales
Sonoma County, California reports 3,097 farms and $976.4M in commodity sales in the 2022 USDA NASS Census of Agriculture, ranking #64 of 2943 U.S. counties by federal farm program payments. According to the Census extract on PlainFarmData, in-state commodity-sales rank is #16 of 58 counties in California; Census county totals are not a roll-up of USDA ERS state payment series.
- In-state sales rank #16 of 58
- National payments rank #64 of 2943
- Govt payments / sales ratio 2.0%
Commodity sales
$976.4M
3.2× state median -- Above state median
Federal payments
$19.5M
2.0% of sales -- Above-typical dependence
Net farm income
$83.0M
2022 cash income -- Typical net income
B
Farm economy grade: B -- Sonoma County's net farm income sits at the 81th percentile among 3,046 NASS-reporting counties nationally (2022 Census). Percentile-benchmarked, not a same-state comparison like the tier label above.
What the Sonoma County Farm Data Shows
Sonoma County, California reported 3,097 farm operations in the 2022 USDA Census of Agriculture, generating $976.4M in total commodity sales and receiving $19.5M in federal farm program payments. Intensity stamp DENSE ($41.80/acre); land stamp MIXED. Net cash farm income came in at $83.0M. In-state sales rank #16 of 58 in California.
Of 466,810 acres agricultural land, cropland is 131,237 acres (28.1%) with the balance in pasture, range, woodland, or farmsteads, a MIXED footprint. Average farm size 151 acres. Federal intensity is DENSE; pair the ABS payment peers below before treating any single county as representative of California.
Land Use
$41.80 per acre of agricultural land · the median California county receives $14.73. Payments per acre normalise federal support for farm size; both figures come from the same USDA NASS 2022 Census county table.
Total Ag Land
466,810 acres
Cropland
131,237 acres
Avg Farm Size
151 ac
Cropland share of agricultural land 28.1%
131,237 cropland acres · MIXED stamp.
Land Use Breakdown
| Category | Acres | Share of Ag Land |
|---|---|---|
| Total agricultural land | 466,810 | 100.0% |
| Cropland | 131,237 | 28.1% |
| Pasture, range, woodland, other | 335,573 | 71.9% |
| Average farm size | 151 | acres / farm |
Frequently Asked Questions
How many farms are in Sonoma County, California?
Sonoma County, California has 3,097 farms (2022 USDA Census). Average farm size 151 acres; land stamp MIXED.
What is the total agricultural production value of Sonoma County?
Sonoma County's total commodity sales are $976.4M (2022 Census of Agriculture), ranking #16 among 58 counties in California.
How much federal farm assistance does Sonoma County receive?
Sonoma County received $19.5M in federal government farm program receipts (2022), stamping DENSE on NASS payments-per-acre ($41.80/acre) with a MIXED land mix.
What is the net farm income in Sonoma County?
Net cash farm income for operations in Sonoma County is $83.0M (2022 Census of Agriculture).
Read with Sonoma County
Nearest NASS federal-payment peers and $/acre poles for Sonoma (DENSE · MIXED), replacing the old fixed Related and same-state alphabetical strip.
DENSE MIXED
Swisher County, TX · DENSE
$19.6M federal receipts is higher by $41K than Sonoma; land stamp CROP-HEAVY vs MIXED.
Adams County, WA · DENSE
$19.4M federal receipts is lower by $134K than Sonoma; land stamp CROP-HEAVY vs MIXED.
Yuma County, CO · HEAVY
$19.3M federal receipts is lower by $165K than Sonoma; land stamp MIXED vs MIXED.
Grant County, ND · DENSE
$19.7M federal receipts is higher by $168K than Sonoma; land stamp MIXED vs MIXED.
Hockley County (DENSE $/acre pole)
Hockley sits near Sonoma on payments-per-acre ($41.83) while total receipts differ.
Brown County (DENSE $/acre pole)
Brown sits near Sonoma on payments-per-acre ($41.05) while total receipts differ.
California ERS state roll-up
Sonoma stamps DENSE · MIXED inside California's NASS county table, open the state ERS payment stack next.
Census payments leaderboard (#64)
Sonoma ranks #64 of 2943 on NASS federal farm program payments under the DENSE intensity band.
Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.
What to do with this
Sonoma County, California stamps DENSE · MIXED in the 2022 NASS Census, ranking #64 of 2943 U.S. counties by federal farm program payments. Three places to go next:
- 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.
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.