Farm operations
273
Avg 243 ac / farm
2022 USDA Census ID · FIPS 16035 Bottom quartile by state sales MID MIXED
Clearwater County, Idaho - Farm Data
Agricultural and commodity intelligence for Clearwater County. Ranked #42 of 44 counties in Idaho.
66,230 acres of agricultural land
- Cropland
- 36.1% 23,877 acres
- Other land
- 63.9% 42,353 acres
USDA NASS · 2022 Census of Agriculture
Clearwater County received $10.25 in Census government payments per agricultural acre, 1.0× the Idaho county median of $10.63.
According to the USDA NASS 2022 Census of Agriculture.
- $10.25
- government payments per agricultural acre
- $10.63
- Idaho county median per acre
- 0.96×
- 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, Clearwater County, Idaho is a MIXED 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
$8.5M
0.11× state median -- Well below state median
Federal payments
$679K
8.0% of sales -- Above-typical dependence
Net farm income
$1.7M
2022 cash income -- Below-typical net income
D
Farm economy grade: D -- Clearwater County's net farm income sits at the 20th percentile among 3,046 NASS-reporting counties nationally (2022 Census). Percentile-benchmarked, not a same-state comparison like the tier label above.
What the Clearwater County Farm Data Shows
Clearwater 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 Clearwater County
Nearest NASS federal-payment peers and $/acre poles for Clearwater (MID · MIXED), replacing the old fixed Related and same-state alphabetical strip.
MID MIXED
Spencer County, IN · LIGHT
$679K federal receipts is higher by - than Clearwater; land stamp CROP-HEAVY vs MIXED.
Brevard County, FL · LIGHT
$680K federal receipts is higher by $1K than Clearwater; land stamp PASTURE-LED vs MIXED.
Clarion County, PA · LIGHT
$677K federal receipts is lower by $2K than Clearwater; land stamp CROP-LED vs MIXED.
Crawford County, AR · LIGHT
$682K federal receipts is higher by $3K than Clearwater; land stamp MIXED vs MIXED.
Schuyler County (MID $/acre pole)
Schuyler sits near Clearwater on payments-per-acre ($10.31) while total receipts differ.
Pulaski County (MID $/acre pole)
Pulaski sits near Clearwater on payments-per-acre ($10.10) while total receipts differ.
Idaho ERS state roll-up
Clearwater 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 Clearwater under the MID intensity band.
What to do with this
Three places to go next from Clearwater 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 Clearwater County, Idaho?
Clearwater County, Idaho has 273 farms (2022 USDA Census). Average farm size 243 acres; land stamp MIXED.
What is the total agricultural production value of Clearwater County?
Clearwater County's total commodity sales are $8.5M (2022 Census of Agriculture), ranking #42 among 44 counties in Idaho.
How much federal farm assistance does Clearwater County receive?
Clearwater County received $679K in federal government farm program receipts (2022), stamping MID on NASS payments-per-acre ($10.25/acre) with a MIXED land mix.
What is the net farm income in Clearwater County?
Net cash farm income for operations in Clearwater County is $1.7M (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).
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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.