Farm operations
349
Avg 150 ac / farm
2022 USDA Census LA · FIPS 22091 349 farms Lower-middle (#34/64) 18% cropland HEAVY PASTURE-LED
Saint Helena County, Louisiana - Farm Data
Agricultural and commodity intelligence for Saint Helena County. Ranked #34 of 64 counties in Louisiana.
52K acres of agricultural land
- Cropland
- 17.6% 9K acres
- Other land
- 82.4% 43K acres
USDA NASS · 2022 Census of Agriculture
Saint Helena County received $17.37 in Census government payments per agricultural acre, 1.5× the Louisiana county median of $11.89.
According to the USDA NASS 2022 Census of Agriculture.
- $17.37
- government payments per agricultural acre
- $11.89
- Louisiana county median per acre
- 1.46×
- 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.
349 farms · $54.2M sales
Saint Helena County, Louisiana reports 349 farms and $54.2M in commodity sales in the 2022 USDA NASS Census of Agriculture, ranking #1885 of 2943 U.S. counties by federal farm program payments. According to the Census extract on PlainFarmData, in-state commodity-sales rank is #34 of 64 counties in Louisiana; Census county totals are not a roll-up of USDA ERS state payment series.
- In-state sales rank #34 of 64
- National payments rank #1885 of 2943
- Govt payments / sales ratio 1.7%
Commodity sales
$54.2M
0.97× state median -- Near state median
Federal payments
$911K
1.7% of sales -- Above-typical dependence
Net farm income
$6.6M
2022 cash income -- Below-typical net income
D
Farm economy grade: D -- Saint Helena County's net farm income sits at the 31th percentile among 3,046 NASS-reporting counties nationally (2022 Census). Percentile-benchmarked, not a same-state comparison like the tier label above.
What the Saint Helena County Farm Data Shows
Saint Helena County, Louisiana reported 349 farm operations in the 2022 USDA Census of Agriculture, generating $54.2M in total commodity sales and receiving $911K in federal farm program payments. Intensity stamp HEAVY ($17.37/acre); land stamp PASTURE-LED. Net cash farm income came in at $6.6M. In-state sales rank #34 of 64 in Louisiana.
Of 52,455 acres agricultural land, cropland is only 9,244 acres (17.6%) - a PASTURE-LED mix where livestock forage and disaster titles (LFP/ELAP) usually outweigh row-crop commodity programs. Federal intensity is HEAVY; pair the ABS payment peers below before treating any single county as representative of Louisiana.
Land Use
$17.37 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
52,455 acres
Cropland
9,244 acres
Avg Farm Size
150 ac
Cropland share of agricultural land 17.6%
9,244 cropland acres · PASTURE-LED stamp.
Land Use Breakdown
| Category | Acres | Share of Ag Land |
|---|---|---|
| Total agricultural land | 52,455 | 100.0% |
| Cropland | 9,244 | 17.6% |
| Pasture, range, woodland, other | 43,211 | 82.4% |
| Average farm size | 150 | acres / farm |
Frequently Asked Questions
How many farms are in Saint Helena County, Louisiana?
Saint Helena County, Louisiana has 349 farms (2022 USDA Census). Average farm size 150 acres; land stamp PASTURE-LED.
What is the total agricultural production value of Saint Helena County?
Saint Helena County's total commodity sales are $54.2M (2022 Census of Agriculture), ranking #34 among 64 counties in Louisiana.
How much federal farm assistance does Saint Helena County receive?
Saint Helena County received $911K in federal government farm program receipts (2022), stamping HEAVY on NASS payments-per-acre ($17.37/acre) with a PASTURE-LED land mix.
What is the net farm income in Saint Helena County?
Net cash farm income for operations in Saint Helena County is $6.6M (2022 Census of Agriculture).
Read with Saint Helena County
Nearest NASS federal-payment peers and $/acre poles for Saint Helena (HEAVY · PASTURE-LED), replacing the old fixed Related and same-state alphabetical strip.
HEAVY PASTURE-LED
Cambria County, PA · HEAVY
$911K federal receipts is higher by - than Saint Helena; land stamp CROP-LED vs PASTURE-LED.
Butler County, KY · LIGHT
$909K federal receipts is lower by $2K than Saint Helena; land stamp MIXED vs PASTURE-LED.
Churchill County, NV · LIGHT
$913K federal receipts is higher by $2K than Saint Helena; land stamp PASTURE-LED vs PASTURE-LED.
Greensville County, VA · DENSE
$909K federal receipts is lower by $2K than Saint Helena; land stamp MIXED vs PASTURE-LED.
Washington County (HEAVY $/acre pole)
Washington sits near Saint Helena on payments-per-acre ($17.24) while total receipts differ.
Dougherty County (DENSE $/acre pole)
Dougherty sits near Saint Helena on payments-per-acre ($18.42) while total receipts differ.
Louisiana ERS state roll-up
Saint Helena stamps HEAVY · PASTURE-LED inside Louisiana's NASS county table, open the state ERS payment stack next.
Census payments leaderboard (#1885)
Saint Helena ranks #1885 of 2943 on NASS federal farm program payments under the HEAVY intensity band.
Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.
What to do with this
Saint Helena County, Louisiana stamps HEAVY · PASTURE-LED in the 2022 NASS Census, ranking #1885 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.