Farm operations
319
Avg 230 ac / farm
2022 USDA Census ID · FIPS 16021 319 farms Lower-middle (#30/44) 65% cropland HEAVY CROP-LED
Boundary County, Idaho - Farm Data
Agricultural and commodity intelligence for Boundary County. Ranked #30 of 44 counties in Idaho.
73K acres of agricultural land
- Cropland
- 64.7% 47K acres
- Other land
- 35.3% 26K acres
USDA NASS · 2022 Census of Agriculture
Boundary County received $12.25 in Census government payments per agricultural acre, 1.2× the Idaho county median of $10.63.
According to the USDA NASS 2022 Census of Agriculture.
- $12.25
- government payments per agricultural acre
- $10.63
- Idaho county median per acre
- 1.15×
- 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.
319 farms · $48.9M sales
Boundary County, Idaho reports 319 farms and $48.9M in commodity sales in the 2022 USDA NASS Census of Agriculture, ranking #1893 of 2943 U.S. counties by federal farm program payments. According to the Census extract on PlainFarmData, in-state commodity-sales rank is #30 of 44 counties in Idaho; Census county totals are not a roll-up of USDA ERS state payment series.
- In-state sales rank #30 of 44
- National payments rank #1893 of 2943
- Govt payments / sales ratio 1.8%
Commodity sales
$48.9M
0.64× state median -- Near state median
Federal payments
$899K
1.8% of sales -- Above-typical dependence
Net farm income
$7.9M
2022 cash income -- Below-typical net income
D
Farm economy grade: D -- Boundary County's net farm income sits at the 34th percentile among 3,046 NASS-reporting counties nationally (2022 Census). Percentile-benchmarked, not a same-state comparison like the tier label above.
What the Boundary County Farm Data Shows
Boundary County, Idaho reported 319 farm operations in the 2022 USDA Census of Agriculture, generating $48.9M in total commodity sales and receiving $899K in federal farm program payments. Intensity stamp HEAVY ($12.25/acre); land stamp CROP-LED. Net cash farm income came in at $7.9M. In-state sales rank #30 of 44 in Idaho.
Of 73,364 acres agricultural land, cropland dominates at 47,442 acres (64.7%) - a CROP-LED profile where ARC/PLC eligibility and crop insurance density matter more than pasture-side disaster titles. Federal intensity is HEAVY; pair the ABS payment peers below before treating any single county as representative of Idaho.
Land Use
$12.25 per acre of agricultural land · the median Idaho county receives $10.63. Payments per acre normalise federal support for farm size; both figures come from the same USDA NASS 2022 Census county table.
Total Ag Land
73,364 acres
Cropland
47,442 acres
Avg Farm Size
230 ac
Cropland share of agricultural land 64.7%
47,442 cropland acres · CROP-LED stamp.
Land Use Breakdown
| Category | Acres | Share of Ag Land |
|---|---|---|
| Total agricultural land | 73,364 | 100.0% |
| Cropland | 47,442 | 64.7% |
| Pasture, range, woodland, other | 25,922 | 35.3% |
| Average farm size | 230 | acres / farm |
Frequently Asked Questions
How many farms are in Boundary County, Idaho?
Boundary County, Idaho has 319 farms (2022 USDA Census). Average farm size 230 acres; land stamp CROP-LED.
What is the total agricultural production value of Boundary County?
Boundary County's total commodity sales are $48.9M (2022 Census of Agriculture), ranking #30 among 44 counties in Idaho.
How much federal farm assistance does Boundary County receive?
Boundary County received $899K in federal government farm program receipts (2022), stamping HEAVY on NASS payments-per-acre ($12.25/acre) with a CROP-LED land mix.
What is the net farm income in Boundary County?
Net cash farm income for operations in Boundary County is $7.9M (2022 Census of Agriculture).
Read with Boundary County
Nearest NASS federal-payment peers and $/acre poles for Boundary (HEAVY · CROP-LED), replacing the old fixed Related and same-state alphabetical strip.
HEAVY CROP-LED
Effingham County, GA · DENSE
$898K federal receipts is lower by $1K than Boundary; land stamp MIXED vs CROP-LED.
Bledsoe County, TN · MID
$898K federal receipts is lower by $1K than Boundary; land stamp MIXED vs CROP-LED.
Kane County, UT · MID
$900K federal receipts is higher by $1K than Boundary; land stamp PASTURE-LED vs CROP-LED.
Teton County, ID · MID
$897K federal receipts is lower by $2K than Boundary; land stamp CROP-LED vs CROP-LED.
Cecil County (HEAVY $/acre pole)
Cecil sits near Boundary on payments-per-acre ($12.27) while total receipts differ.
Pope County (HEAVY $/acre pole)
Pope sits near Boundary on payments-per-acre ($12.32) while total receipts differ.
Idaho ERS state roll-up
Boundary stamps HEAVY · CROP-LED inside Idaho's NASS county table, open the state ERS payment stack next.
Census payments leaderboard (#1893)
Boundary ranks #1893 of 2943 on NASS federal farm program payments under the HEAVY intensity band.
Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.
What to do with this
Boundary County, Idaho stamps HEAVY · CROP-LED in the 2022 NASS Census, ranking #1893 of 2943 U.S. counties by federal farm program payments. Three places to go next:
- 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.
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.