Farm operations
868
Avg 340 ac / farm
2022 USDA Census LA · FIPS 22009 Top quartile by state sales DENSE CROP-LED
Avoyelles County, Louisiana - Farm Data
Agricultural and commodity intelligence for Avoyelles County. Ranked #8 of 64 counties in Louisiana.
294,956 acres of agricultural land
- Cropland
- 68.7% 202,768 acres
- Other land
- 31.3% 92,188 acres
USDA NASS · 2022 Census of Agriculture
Avoyelles County received $34.48 in Census government payments per agricultural acre, 2.9× the Louisiana county median of $11.89.
According to the USDA NASS 2022 Census of Agriculture.
- $34.48
- government payments per agricultural acre
- $11.89
- Louisiana county median per acre
- 2.90×
- Louisiana 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, Avoyelles County, Louisiana is a CROP-LED county with federal farm payments per acre that stamp DENSE; commodity sales sit above state median and it shows above-typical federal dependence.
Commodity sales
$164.9M
2.9× state median -- Above state median
Federal payments
$10.2M
6.2% of sales -- Above-typical dependence
Net farm income
$36.5M
2022 cash income -- Typical net income
C
Farm economy grade: C -- Avoyelles County's net farm income sits at the 62th percentile among 3,046 NASS-reporting counties nationally (2022 Census). Percentile-benchmarked, not a same-state comparison like the tier label above.
What the Avoyelles County Farm Data Shows
Avoyelles County, Louisiana reads as a CROP-LED county with DENSE federal payment intensity. In the NASS Census vocabulary this portal uses, cropland is 50% to 75% of agricultural land, a profile where ARC/PLC eligibility and crop insurance density matter more than pasture-side disaster titles; payments per agricultural acre fall in the highest national quintile, $18.39 an acre or more, federal receipts concentrated on a small farmed base.
The state comparisons on this page use the 64 of 64 Louisiana counties with published commodity sales, averaging the two central values when the count is even. Payments per acre use the 59 counties that report both receipts and acreage, and net-income peers are the 52 that reported a profit.
Pair the payment peers below before treating any single county as representative of Louisiana.
Read with Avoyelles County
Nearest NASS federal-payment peers and $/acre poles for Avoyelles (DENSE · CROP-LED), replacing the old fixed Related and same-state alphabetical strip.
DENSE CROP-LED
Livingston County, IL · HEAVY
$10.2M federal receipts is lower by $9K than Avoyelles; land stamp CROP-HEAVY vs CROP-LED.
Custer County, MT · LIGHT
$10.2M federal receipts is higher by $38K than Avoyelles; land stamp PASTURE-LED vs CROP-LED.
Lincoln County, MN · DENSE
$10.2M federal receipts is higher by $62K than Avoyelles; land stamp CROP-HEAVY vs CROP-LED.
Slope County, ND · HEAVY
$10.1M federal receipts is lower by $69K than Avoyelles; land stamp MIXED vs CROP-LED.
Sac County (DENSE $/acre pole)
Sac sits near Avoyelles on payments-per-acre ($34.42) while total receipts differ.
Bon Homme County (DENSE $/acre pole)
Bon Homme sits near Avoyelles on payments-per-acre ($34.35) while total receipts differ.
Louisiana ERS state roll-up
Avoyelles stamps DENSE · CROP-LED inside Louisiana'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 Avoyelles under the DENSE intensity band.
What to do with this
Three ways to keep going from Avoyelles County, Louisiana:
- See how Louisiana compares nationally on ERS farm payments and income. Louisiana 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 Avoyelles County, Louisiana?
Avoyelles County, Louisiana has 868 farms (2022 USDA Census). Average farm size 340 acres; land stamp CROP-LED.
What is the total agricultural production value of Avoyelles County?
Avoyelles County's total commodity sales are $164.9M (2022 Census of Agriculture), ranking #8 among 64 counties in Louisiana.
How much federal farm assistance does Avoyelles County receive?
Avoyelles County received $10.2M in federal government farm program receipts (2022), stamping DENSE on NASS payments-per-acre ($34.48/acre) with a CROP-LED land mix.
What is the net farm income in Avoyelles County?
Net cash farm income for operations in Avoyelles County is $36.5M (2022 Census of Agriculture).
State Overview
Louisiana
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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 DENSE · land stamp CROP-LED (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.