Farm operations
1,142
Avg 99 ac / farm
2022 USDA Census ID · FIPS 16001 Upper-middle by state sales MID MIXED
Ada County, Idaho - Farm Data
Agricultural and commodity intelligence for Ada County. Ranked #17 of 44 counties in Idaho.
112,556 acres of agricultural land
- Cropland
- 38.1% 42,862 acres
- Other land
- 61.9% 69,694 acres
USDA NASS · 2022 Census of Agriculture
Ada County received $8.80 in Census government payments per agricultural acre, 0.8× the Idaho county median of $10.63.
According to the USDA NASS 2022 Census of Agriculture.
- $8.80
- government payments per agricultural acre
- $10.63
- Idaho county median per acre
- 0.83×
- Idaho 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, Ada County, Idaho is a MIXED county with federal farm payments per acre that stamp MID; commodity sales sit above state median and it shows below-typical federal dependence.
Commodity sales
$191.3M
2.5× state median -- Above state median
Federal payments
$991K
0.5% of sales -- Below-typical dependence
Net farm income
$8.5M
2022 cash income -- Below-typical net income
D
Farm economy grade: D -- Ada County's net farm income sits at the 35th percentile among 3,046 NASS-reporting counties nationally (2022 Census). Percentile-benchmarked, not a same-state comparison like the tier label above.
What the Ada County Farm Data Shows
Ada County, Idaho reads as a MIXED county with MID federal payment intensity. In the NASS Census vocabulary this portal uses, cropland is 25% to 50% of agricultural land with the balance in pasture, range, woodland or farmsteads, so row-crop and livestock-side programs are both in play; 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 44 of 44 Idaho counties with published commodity sales, averaging the two central values when the count is even. Payments per acre use the 41 counties that report both receipts and acreage, and net-income peers are the 41 that reported a profit.
Pair the payment peers below before treating any single county as representative of Idaho.
Read with Ada County
Nearest NASS federal-payment peers and $/acre poles for Ada (MID · MIXED), replacing the old fixed Related and same-state alphabetical strip.
MID MIXED
Costilla County, CO · TRACE
$991K federal receipts is higher by - than Ada; land stamp PASTURE-LED vs MIXED.
Washington County, TX · TRACE
$991K federal receipts is higher by - than Ada; land stamp PASTURE-LED vs MIXED.
Bexar County, TX · LIGHT
$992K federal receipts is higher by $1K than Ada; land stamp MIXED vs MIXED.
Cecil County, MD · HEAVY
$994K federal receipts is higher by $3K than Ada; land stamp CROP-LED vs MIXED.
Racine County (MID $/acre pole)
Racine sits near Ada on payments-per-acre ($8.80) while total receipts differ.
Kendall County (MID $/acre pole)
Kendall sits near Ada on payments-per-acre ($8.77) while total receipts differ.
Idaho ERS state roll-up
Ada stamps MID · MIXED inside Idaho'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 Ada under the MID intensity band.
What to do with this
Three places to go next from Ada County, Idaho:
- See how Idaho compares nationally on ERS farm payments and income. Idaho 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 Ada County, Idaho?
Ada County, Idaho has 1,142 farms (2022 USDA Census). Average farm size 99 acres; land stamp MIXED.
What is the total agricultural production value of Ada County?
Ada County's total commodity sales are $191.3M (2022 Census of Agriculture), ranking #17 among 44 counties in Idaho.
How much federal farm assistance does Ada County receive?
Ada County received $991K in federal government farm program receipts (2022), stamping MID on NASS payments-per-acre ($8.80/acre) with a MIXED land mix.
What is the net farm income in Ada County?
Net cash farm income for operations in Ada County is $8.5M (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.
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Intensity stamp MID · land stamp MIXED (NASS payments-per-acre / cropland share bands).
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.