Farm operations
462
Avg 228 ac / farm
2022 USDA Census LA · FIPS 22015 Bottom quartile by state sales HEAVY PASTURE-LED
Bossier County, Louisiana - Farm Data
Agricultural and commodity intelligence for Bossier County. Ranked #55 of 64 counties in Louisiana.
105,381 acres of agricultural land
- Cropland
- 21.4% 22,533 acres
- Other land
- 78.6% 82,848 acres
USDA NASS · 2022 Census of Agriculture
Bossier County received $16.74 in Census government payments per agricultural acre, 1.4× the Louisiana county median of $11.89.
According to the USDA NASS 2022 Census of Agriculture.
- $16.74
- government payments per agricultural acre
- $11.89
- Louisiana county median per acre
- 1.41×
- 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, Bossier County, Louisiana is a PASTURE-LED county with federal farm payments per acre that stamp HEAVY; commodity sales sit well below state median and it shows high federal dependence.
Commodity sales
$11.8M
0.21× state median -- Well below state median
Federal payments
$1.8M
15.0% of sales -- High federal dependence
Net farm income
$-4.7M
2022 cash income -- Net loss
F
Farm economy grade: F -- Bossier County's net farm income sits at the 4th percentile among 3,046 NASS-reporting counties nationally (2022 Census). Percentile-benchmarked, not a same-state comparison like the tier label above.
What the Bossier County Farm Data Shows
Bossier County, Louisiana reads as a PASTURE-LED county with HEAVY federal payment intensity. In the NASS Census vocabulary this portal uses, cropland is under 25% of agricultural land, a mix where livestock forage and disaster titles (LFP/ELAP) usually outweigh row-crop commodity programs; payments per agricultural acre fall in the second-highest national quintile, $11.30 to $18.39 an acre, heavy federal support relative to the acreage.
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 Bossier County
Nearest NASS federal-payment peers and $/acre poles for Bossier (HEAVY · PASTURE-LED), replacing the old fixed Related and same-state alphabetical strip.
HEAVY PASTURE-LED
Lauderdale County, TN · MID
$1.8M federal receipts is lower by $1K than Bossier; land stamp CROP-HEAVY vs PASTURE-LED.
Pierce County, WI · MID
$1.8M federal receipts is higher by $2K than Bossier; land stamp CROP-LED vs PASTURE-LED.
Custer County, ID · HEAVY
$1.8M federal receipts is lower by $4K than Bossier; land stamp MIXED vs PASTURE-LED.
Ashland County, OH · HEAVY
$1.8M federal receipts is higher by $4K than Bossier; land stamp CROP-HEAVY vs PASTURE-LED.
Isanti County (HEAVY $/acre pole)
Isanti sits near Bossier on payments-per-acre ($16.74) while total receipts differ.
Montgomery County (HEAVY $/acre pole)
Montgomery sits near Bossier on payments-per-acre ($16.79) while total receipts differ.
Louisiana ERS state roll-up
Bossier stamps HEAVY · PASTURE-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 Bossier under the HEAVY intensity band.
What to do with this
Where to go after Bossier 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 Bossier County, Louisiana?
Bossier County, Louisiana has 462 farms (2022 USDA Census). Average farm size 228 acres; land stamp PASTURE-LED.
What is the total agricultural production value of Bossier County?
Bossier County's total commodity sales are $11.8M (2022 Census of Agriculture), ranking #55 among 64 counties in Louisiana.
How much federal farm assistance does Bossier County receive?
Bossier County received $1.8M in federal government farm program receipts (2022), stamping HEAVY on NASS payments-per-acre ($16.74/acre) with a PASTURE-LED land mix.
What is the net farm income in Bossier County?
Net cash farm income for operations in Bossier County is $-4.7M (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 HEAVY · land stamp PASTURE-LED (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.