Farm operations
444
Avg 320 ac / farm
2022 USDA Census LA · FIPS 22037 Bottom quartile by state sales LIGHT PASTURE-LED
East Feliciana County, Louisiana - Farm Data
Agricultural and commodity intelligence for East Feliciana County. Ranked #51 of 64 counties in Louisiana.
142,040 acres of agricultural land
- Cropland
- 18.3% 25,993 acres
- Other land
- 81.7% 116,047 acres
USDA NASS · 2022 Census of Agriculture
East Feliciana County received $5.51 in Census government payments per agricultural acre, 0.5× the Louisiana county median of $11.89.
According to the USDA NASS 2022 Census of Agriculture.
- $5.51
- government payments per agricultural acre
- $11.89
- Louisiana county median per acre
- 0.46×
- 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, East Feliciana County, Louisiana is a PASTURE-LED county with federal farm payments per acre that stamp LIGHT; commodity sales sit well below state median and it shows above-typical federal dependence.
Commodity sales
$17.6M
0.31× state median -- Well below state median
Federal payments
$783K
4.5% of sales -- Above-typical dependence
Net farm income
$-1.4M
2022 cash income -- Net loss
F
Farm economy grade: F -- East Feliciana County's net farm income sits at the 8th percentile among 3,046 NASS-reporting counties nationally (2022 Census). Percentile-benchmarked, not a same-state comparison like the tier label above.
What the East Feliciana County Farm Data Shows
East Feliciana County, Louisiana reads as a PASTURE-LED county with LIGHT 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-lowest national quintile, $3.41 to $6.98 an acre, which is light federal support for the land 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 East Feliciana County
Nearest NASS federal-payment peers and $/acre poles for East Feliciana (LIGHT · PASTURE-LED), replacing the old fixed Related and same-state alphabetical strip.
LIGHT PASTURE-LED
Lake County, IN · LIGHT
$782K federal receipts is lower by $1K than East Feliciana; land stamp CROP-HEAVY vs PASTURE-LED.
Adams County, IN · LIGHT
$781K federal receipts is lower by $2K than East Feliciana; land stamp CROP-HEAVY vs PASTURE-LED.
Jackson County, KS · TRACE
$785K federal receipts is higher by $2K than East Feliciana; land stamp MIXED vs PASTURE-LED.
Warrick County, IN · LIGHT
$779K federal receipts is lower by $4K than East Feliciana; land stamp CROP-HEAVY vs PASTURE-LED.
St. Lucie County (LIGHT $/acre pole)
St. Lucie sits near East Feliciana on payments-per-acre ($5.52) while total receipts differ.
Charlotte County (LIGHT $/acre pole)
Charlotte sits near East Feliciana on payments-per-acre ($5.52) while total receipts differ.
Louisiana ERS state roll-up
East Feliciana stamps LIGHT · 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 East Feliciana under the LIGHT intensity band.
What to do with this
Three places to go next from East Feliciana 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 East Feliciana County, Louisiana?
East Feliciana County, Louisiana has 444 farms (2022 USDA Census). Average farm size 320 acres; land stamp PASTURE-LED.
What is the total agricultural production value of East Feliciana County?
East Feliciana County's total commodity sales are $17.6M (2022 Census of Agriculture), ranking #51 among 64 counties in Louisiana.
How much federal farm assistance does East Feliciana County receive?
East Feliciana County received $783K in federal government farm program receipts (2022), stamping LIGHT on NASS payments-per-acre ($5.51/acre) with a PASTURE-LED land mix.
What is the net farm income in East Feliciana County?
Net cash farm income for operations in East Feliciana County is $-1.4M (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 LIGHT · 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.