Farm operations
200
Avg 204 ac / farm
2022 USDA Census LA · FIPS 22043 Bottom quartile by state sales DENSE MIXED
Grant County, Louisiana - Farm Data
Agricultural and commodity intelligence for Grant County. Ranked #56 of 64 counties in Louisiana.
40,743 acres of agricultural land
- Cropland
- 41.4% 16,881 acres
- Other land
- 58.6% 23,862 acres
USDA NASS · 2022 Census of Agriculture
Grant County received $21.84 in Census government payments per agricultural acre, 1.8× the Louisiana county median of $11.89.
According to the USDA NASS 2022 Census of Agriculture.
- $21.84
- government payments per agricultural acre
- $11.89
- Louisiana county median per acre
- 1.84×
- 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, Grant County, Louisiana is a MIXED county with federal farm payments per acre that stamp DENSE; commodity sales sit well below state median and it shows above-typical federal dependence.
Commodity sales
$11.4M
0.20× state median -- Well below state median
Federal payments
$890K
7.8% of sales -- Above-typical dependence
Net farm income
$2.3M
2022 cash income -- Below-typical net income
D
Farm economy grade: D -- Grant County's net farm income sits at the 22th percentile among 3,046 NASS-reporting counties nationally (2022 Census). Percentile-benchmarked, not a same-state comparison like the tier label above.
What the Grant County Farm Data Shows
Grant County, Louisiana reads as a MIXED county with DENSE 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 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 Grant County
Nearest NASS federal-payment peers and $/acre poles for Grant (DENSE · MIXED), replacing the old fixed Related and same-state alphabetical strip.
DENSE MIXED
Echols County, GA · DENSE
$889K federal receipts is lower by $1K than Grant; land stamp MIXED vs MIXED.
Lake OF The Woods County, MN · MID
$891K federal receipts is higher by $1K than Grant; land stamp CROP-LED vs MIXED.
Sullivan County, NY · HEAVY
$893K federal receipts is higher by $3K than Grant; land stamp MIXED vs MIXED.
Sumner County, TN · LIGHT
$893K federal receipts is higher by $3K than Grant; land stamp MIXED vs MIXED.
Richmond County (DENSE $/acre pole)
Richmond sits near Grant on payments-per-acre ($21.43) while total receipts differ.
Effingham County (DENSE $/acre pole)
Effingham sits near Grant on payments-per-acre ($21.21) while total receipts differ.
Louisiana ERS state roll-up
Grant stamps DENSE · 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 Grant under the DENSE intensity band.
What to do with this
Three ways to keep going from Grant 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 Grant County, Louisiana?
Grant County, Louisiana has 200 farms (2022 USDA Census). Average farm size 204 acres; land stamp MIXED.
What is the total agricultural production value of Grant County?
Grant County's total commodity sales are $11.4M (2022 Census of Agriculture), ranking #56 among 64 counties in Louisiana.
How much federal farm assistance does Grant County receive?
Grant County received $890K in federal government farm program receipts (2022), stamping DENSE on NASS payments-per-acre ($21.84/acre) with a MIXED land mix.
What is the net farm income in Grant County?
Net cash farm income for operations in Grant County is $2.3M (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 DENSE · 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.