Farm operations
735
Avg 559 ac / farm
2022 USDA Census MN · FIPS 27073 735 farms Upper-middle (#36/87) 91% cropland HEAVY CROP-HEAVY
Lac Qui Parle County, Minnesota - Farm Data
Agricultural and commodity intelligence for Lac Qui Parle County. Ranked #36 of 87 counties in Minnesota.
411K acres of agricultural land
- Cropland
- 91.0% 374K acres
- Other land
- 9.0% 37K acres
USDA NASS · 2022 Census of Agriculture
Lac Qui Parle County received $12.96 in Census government payments per agricultural acre, 0.8× the Minnesota county median of $16.58.
According to the USDA NASS 2022 Census of Agriculture.
- $12.96
- government payments per agricultural acre
- $16.58
- Minnesota county median per acre
- 0.78×
- Minnesota 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.
735 farms · $394.3M sales
Lac Qui Parle County, Minnesota reports 735 farms and $394.3M in commodity sales in the 2022 USDA NASS Census of Agriculture, ranking #585 of 2943 U.S. counties by federal farm program payments. According to the Census extract on PlainFarmData, in-state commodity-sales rank is #36 of 87 counties in Minnesota; Census county totals are not a roll-up of USDA ERS state payment series.
- In-state sales rank #36 of 87
- National payments rank #585 of 2943
- Govt payments / sales ratio 1.4%
Commodity sales
$394.3M
1.3× state median -- Near state median
Federal payments
$5.3M
1.4% of sales -- Below-typical dependence
Net farm income
$147.4M
2022 cash income -- Typical net income
A
Farm economy grade: A -- Lac Qui Parle County's net farm income sits at the 92th percentile among 3,046 NASS-reporting counties nationally (2022 Census). Percentile-benchmarked, not a same-state comparison like the tier label above.
What the Lac Qui Parle County Farm Data Shows
Lac Qui Parle County, Minnesota reported 735 farm operations in the 2022 USDA Census of Agriculture, generating $394.3M in total commodity sales and receiving $5.3M in federal farm program payments. Intensity stamp HEAVY ($12.96/acre); land stamp CROP-HEAVY. Net cash farm income came in at $147.4M. In-state sales rank #36 of 87 in Minnesota.
Of 410,959 acres agricultural land, cropland dominates at 373,794 acres (91.0%) - a CROP-HEAVY profile where ARC/PLC eligibility and crop insurance density matter more than pasture-side disaster titles. Federal intensity is HEAVY; pair the ABS payment peers below before treating any single county as representative of Minnesota.
Land Use
$12.96 per acre of agricultural land · the median Minnesota county receives $16.58. Payments per acre normalise federal support for farm size; both figures come from the same USDA NASS 2022 Census county table.
Total Ag Land
410,959 acres
Cropland
373,794 acres
Avg Farm Size
559 ac
Cropland share of agricultural land 91.0%
373,794 cropland acres · CROP-HEAVY stamp.
Land Use Breakdown
| Category | Acres | Share of Ag Land |
|---|---|---|
| Total agricultural land | 410,959 | 100.0% |
| Cropland | 373,794 | 91.0% |
| Pasture, range, woodland, other | 37,165 | 9.0% |
| Average farm size | 559 | acres / farm |
Frequently Asked Questions
How many farms are in Lac Qui Parle County, Minnesota?
Lac Qui Parle County, Minnesota has 735 farms (2022 USDA Census). Average farm size 559 acres; land stamp CROP-HEAVY.
What is the total agricultural production value of Lac Qui Parle County?
Lac Qui Parle County's total commodity sales are $394.3M (2022 Census of Agriculture), ranking #36 among 87 counties in Minnesota.
How much federal farm assistance does Lac Qui Parle County receive?
Lac Qui Parle County received $5.3M in federal government farm program receipts (2022), stamping HEAVY on NASS payments-per-acre ($12.96/acre) with a CROP-HEAVY land mix.
What is the net farm income in Lac Qui Parle County?
Net cash farm income for operations in Lac Qui Parle County is $147.4M (2022 Census of Agriculture).
Read with Lac Qui Parle County
Nearest NASS federal-payment peers and $/acre poles for Lac Qui Parle (HEAVY · CROP-HEAVY), replacing the old fixed Related and same-state alphabetical strip.
HEAVY CROP-HEAVY
Blue Earth County, MN · MID
$5.3M federal receipts is lower by $1K than Lac Qui Parle; land stamp CROP-HEAVY vs CROP-HEAVY.
Cass County, IA · HEAVY
$5.3M federal receipts is lower by $2K than Lac Qui Parle; land stamp CROP-HEAVY vs CROP-HEAVY.
Boyd County, NE · DENSE
$5.3M federal receipts is higher by $8K than Lac Qui Parle; land stamp MIXED vs CROP-HEAVY.
Prairie County, MT · MID
$5.3M federal receipts is higher by $9K than Lac Qui Parle; land stamp PASTURE-LED vs CROP-HEAVY.
Bates County (HEAVY $/acre pole)
Bates sits near Lac Qui Parle on payments-per-acre ($12.97) while total receipts differ.
Stephens County (HEAVY $/acre pole)
Stephens sits near Lac Qui Parle on payments-per-acre ($12.87) while total receipts differ.
Minnesota ERS state roll-up
Lac Qui Parle stamps HEAVY · CROP-HEAVY inside Minnesota's NASS county table, open the state ERS payment stack next.
Census payments leaderboard (#585)
Lac Qui Parle ranks #585 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
Lac Qui Parle County, Minnesota stamps HEAVY · CROP-HEAVY in the 2022 NASS Census, ranking #585 of 2943 U.S. counties by federal farm program payments. Three places to go next:
- See how Minnesota compares nationally on ERS farm payments and income. Minnesota 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.