Farm operations
787
Avg 361 ac / farm
2022 USDA Census LA · FIPS 22019 Lower-middle by state sales HEAVY MIXED
Calcasieu County, Louisiana - Farm Data
Agricultural and commodity intelligence for Calcasieu County. Ranked #46 of 64 counties in Louisiana.
284,264 acres of agricultural land
- Cropland
- 27.8% 79,126 acres
- Other land
- 72.2% 205,138 acres
USDA NASS · 2022 Census of Agriculture
Calcasieu County received $11.89 in Census government payments per agricultural acre, 1.0× the Louisiana county median of $11.89.
According to the USDA NASS 2022 Census of Agriculture.
- $11.89
- government payments per agricultural acre
- $11.89
- Louisiana county median per acre
- 1.00×
- 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, Calcasieu County, Louisiana is a MIXED 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
$22.6M
0.40× state median -- Well below state median
Federal payments
$3.4M
15.0% of sales -- High federal dependence
Net farm income
$-6.4M
2022 cash income -- Net loss
F
Farm economy grade: F -- Calcasieu County's net farm income sits at the 3th percentile among 3,046 NASS-reporting counties nationally (2022 Census). Percentile-benchmarked, not a same-state comparison like the tier label above.
What the Calcasieu County Farm Data Shows
Calcasieu County, Louisiana reads as a MIXED county with HEAVY 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 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 Calcasieu County
Nearest NASS federal-payment peers and $/acre poles for Calcasieu (HEAVY · MIXED), replacing the old fixed Related and same-state alphabetical strip.
HEAVY MIXED
Chicot County, AR · HEAVY
$3.4M federal receipts is higher by - than Calcasieu; land stamp CROP-HEAVY vs MIXED.
Lucas County, IA · DENSE
$3.4M federal receipts is higher by - than Calcasieu; land stamp CROP-LED vs MIXED.
Randolph County, MO · HEAVY
$3.4M federal receipts is higher by $4K than Calcasieu; land stamp CROP-LED vs MIXED.
Waseca County, MN · HEAVY
$3.4M federal receipts is lower by $5K than Calcasieu; land stamp CROP-HEAVY vs MIXED.
Rock County (HEAVY $/acre pole)
Rock sits near Calcasieu on payments-per-acre ($11.90) while total receipts differ.
Mitchell County (HEAVY $/acre pole)
Mitchell sits near Calcasieu on payments-per-acre ($11.91) while total receipts differ.
Louisiana ERS state roll-up
Calcasieu stamps HEAVY · MIXED 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 Calcasieu under the HEAVY intensity band.
What to do with this
Three places to go next from Calcasieu 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 Calcasieu County, Louisiana?
Calcasieu County, Louisiana has 787 farms (2022 USDA Census). Average farm size 361 acres; land stamp MIXED.
What is the total agricultural production value of Calcasieu County?
Calcasieu County's total commodity sales are $22.6M (2022 Census of Agriculture), ranking #46 among 64 counties in Louisiana.
How much federal farm assistance does Calcasieu County receive?
Calcasieu County received $3.4M in federal government farm program receipts (2022), stamping HEAVY on NASS payments-per-acre ($11.89/acre) with a MIXED land mix.
What is the net farm income in Calcasieu County?
Net cash farm income for operations in Calcasieu County is $-6.4M (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 HEAVY · 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.