Farm operations
346
Avg 89 ac / farm
2022 USDA Census LA · FIPS 22119 Bottom quartile by state sales MID PASTURE-LED
Webster County, Louisiana - Farm Data
Agricultural and commodity intelligence for Webster County. Ranked #53 of 64 counties in Louisiana.
30,801 acres of agricultural land
- Cropland
- 21.4% 6,604 acres
- Other land
- 78.6% 24,197 acres
USDA NASS · 2022 Census of Agriculture
Webster County received $8.38 in Census government payments per agricultural acre, 0.7× the Louisiana county median of $11.89.
According to the USDA NASS 2022 Census of Agriculture.
- $8.38
- government payments per agricultural acre
- $11.89
- Louisiana county median per acre
- 0.70×
- 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, Webster County, Louisiana is a PASTURE-LED county with federal farm payments per acre that stamp MID; commodity sales sit well below state median and it shows above-typical federal dependence.
Commodity sales
$12.9M
0.23× state median -- Well below state median
Federal payments
$258K
2.0% of sales -- Above-typical dependence
Net farm income
$470K
2022 cash income -- Below-typical net income
F
Farm economy grade: F -- Webster County's net farm income sits at the 17th percentile among 3,046 NASS-reporting counties nationally (2022 Census). Percentile-benchmarked, not a same-state comparison like the tier label above.
What the Webster County Farm Data Shows
Webster County, Louisiana reads as a PASTURE-LED county with MID 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 middle national quintile, $6.98 to $11.30 an acre, a mid-range level of 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 Webster County
Nearest NASS federal-payment peers and $/acre poles for Webster (MID · PASTURE-LED), replacing the old fixed Related and same-state alphabetical strip.
MID PASTURE-LED
Union County, AR · LIGHT
$258K federal receipts is higher by - than Webster; land stamp PASTURE-LED vs PASTURE-LED.
Loudoun County, VA · TRACE
$258K federal receipts is higher by - than Webster; land stamp MIXED vs PASTURE-LED.
Lehigh County, PA · LIGHT
$259K federal receipts is higher by $1K than Webster; land stamp CROP-HEAVY vs PASTURE-LED.
Pendleton County, WV · TRACE
$259K federal receipts is higher by $1K than Webster; land stamp PASTURE-LED vs PASTURE-LED.
Hocking County (MID $/acre pole)
Hocking sits near Webster on payments-per-acre ($8.08) while total receipts differ.
Chesapeake City County (MID $/acre pole)
Chesapeake City sits near Webster on payments-per-acre ($8.03) while total receipts differ.
Louisiana ERS state roll-up
Webster stamps MID · 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 Webster under the MID intensity band.
What to do with this
Three ways to keep going from Webster 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 Webster County, Louisiana?
Webster County, Louisiana has 346 farms (2022 USDA Census). Average farm size 89 acres; land stamp PASTURE-LED.
What is the total agricultural production value of Webster County?
Webster County's total commodity sales are $12.9M (2022 Census of Agriculture), ranking #53 among 64 counties in Louisiana.
How much federal farm assistance does Webster County receive?
Webster County received $258K in federal government farm program receipts (2022), stamping MID on NASS payments-per-acre ($8.38/acre) with a PASTURE-LED land mix.
What is the net farm income in Webster County?
Net cash farm income for operations in Webster County is $470K (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 MID · land stamp PASTURE-LED (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.