Farm operations
200
Avg 204 ac / farm
2022 USDA Census LA · FIPS 22043 200 farms Bottom quartile (#56/64) 41% cropland DENSE MIXED
Grant County, Louisiana - Farm Data
Agricultural and commodity intelligence for Grant County. Ranked #56 of 64 counties in Louisiana.
41K acres of agricultural land
- Cropland
- 41.4% 17K acres
- Other land
- 58.6% 24K 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.
200 farms · $11.4M sales
Grant County, Louisiana reports 200 farms and $11.4M in commodity sales in the 2022 USDA NASS Census of Agriculture, ranking #1901 of 2943 U.S. counties by federal farm program payments. According to the Census extract on PlainFarmData, in-state commodity-sales rank is #56 of 64 counties in Louisiana; Census county totals are not a roll-up of USDA ERS state payment series.
- In-state sales rank #56 of 64
- National payments rank #1901 of 2943
- Govt payments / sales ratio 7.8%
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 reported 200 farm operations in the 2022 USDA Census of Agriculture, generating $11.4M in total commodity sales and receiving $890K in federal farm program payments. Intensity stamp DENSE ($21.84/acre); land stamp MIXED. Net cash farm income came in at $2.3M. In-state sales rank #56 of 64 in Louisiana.
Of 40,743 acres agricultural land, cropland is 16,881 acres (41.4%) with the balance in pasture, range, woodland, or farmsteads, a MIXED footprint. Average farm size 204 acres. Federal intensity is DENSE; pair the ABS payment peers below before treating any single county as representative of Louisiana.
Land Use
$21.84 per acre of agricultural land · the median Louisiana county receives $11.89. Payments per acre normalise federal support for farm size; both figures come from the same USDA NASS 2022 Census county table.
Total Ag Land
40,743 acres
Cropland
16,881 acres
Avg Farm Size
204 ac
Cropland share of agricultural land 41.4%
16,881 cropland acres · MIXED stamp.
Land Use Breakdown
| Category | Acres | Share of Ag Land |
|---|---|---|
| Total agricultural land | 40,743 | 100.0% |
| Cropland | 16,881 | 41.4% |
| Pasture, range, woodland, other | 23,862 | 58.6% |
| Average farm size | 204 | acres / farm |
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).
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 (#1901)
Grant ranks #1901 of 2943 on NASS federal farm program payments under the DENSE intensity band.
Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.
What to do with this
Grant County, Louisiana stamps DENSE · MIXED in the 2022 NASS Census, ranking #1901 of 2943 U.S. counties by federal farm program payments. Three places to go next:
- 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.
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.