Farm operations
349
Avg 150 ac / farm
2022 USDA Census LA · FIPS 22091 Lower-middle by state sales HEAVY PASTURE-LED
Saint Helena County, Louisiana - Farm Data
Agricultural and commodity intelligence for Saint Helena County. Ranked #34 of 64 counties in Louisiana.
52,455 acres of agricultural land
- Cropland
- 17.6% 9,244 acres
- Other land
- 82.4% 43,211 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.
According to the 2022 USDA NASS Census of Agriculture, Saint Helena County, Louisiana is a PASTURE-LED county with federal farm payments per acre that stamp HEAVY; commodity sales sit near state median and it shows above-typical federal dependence.
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 reads as a PASTURE-LED county with HEAVY 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-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 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
Open the national ranking of U.S. counties by NASS federal farm program payments to see the counties around Saint Helena under the HEAVY intensity band.
What to do with this
From Saint Helena County, Louisiana, these three pages are the natural next reads:
- 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 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).
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 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.