Farm operations
20
Avg 936 ac / farm
2022 USDA Census NV · FIPS 32009 Bottom quartile by state sales UNPUB CROP-LED
Esmeralda County, Nevada - Farm Data
Agricultural and commodity intelligence for Esmeralda County. Ranked #17 of 17 counties in Nevada.
18,715 acres of agricultural land
- Cropland
- 67.1% 12,560 acres
- Other land
- 32.9% 6,155 acres
According to the 2022 USDA NASS Census of Agriculture, Esmeralda County, Nevada is a CROP-LED county with no published payments-per-acre stamp.
Commodity sales
-
2022 total
Federal payments
-
USDA programs
Net farm income
$5.8M
2022 cash income -- Below-typical net income
D
Farm economy grade: D -- Esmeralda County's net farm income sits at the 30th percentile among 3,046 NASS-reporting counties nationally (2022 Census). Percentile-benchmarked, not a same-state comparison like the tier label above.
What the Esmeralda County Farm Data Shows
Esmeralda County, Nevada reads as a CROP-LED county with no published payments-per-acre stamp. In the NASS Census vocabulary this portal uses, cropland is 50% to 75% of agricultural land, a profile where ARC/PLC eligibility and crop insurance density matter more than pasture-side disaster titles; payments per acre could not be stamped because NASS did not publish receipts or acreage for this county.
The state comparisons on this page use the 15 of 17 Nevada counties with published commodity sales (2 withheld by NASS to protect respondents are left out, not counted as zero), averaging the two central values when the count is even. Payments per acre use the 12 counties that report both receipts and acreage, and net-income peers are the 13 that reported a profit.
Commodity sales were suppressed by NASS for Esmeralda County, so it carries no state-median multiple. Pair the payment peers below before treating any single county as representative of Nevada.
Read with Esmeralda County
Nearest NASS federal-payment peers and $/acre poles for Esmeralda (UNPUB · CROP-LED), replacing the old fixed Related and same-state alphabetical strip.
UNPUB CROP-LED
What to do with this
Three ways to keep going from Esmeralda County, Nevada:
- See how Nevada compares nationally on ERS farm payments and income. Nevada 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 Esmeralda County, Nevada?
Esmeralda County, Nevada has 20 farms (2022 USDA Census). Average farm size 936 acres; land stamp CROP-LED.
What is the total agricultural production value of Esmeralda County?
Esmeralda County's total commodity sales are - (2022 Census of Agriculture), ranking #17 among 17 counties in Nevada.
How much federal farm assistance does Esmeralda County receive?
Esmeralda County received - in federal government farm program receipts (2022), stamping UNPUB on NASS payments-per-acre with a CROP-LED land mix.
What is the net farm income in Esmeralda County?
Net cash farm income for operations in Esmeralda County is $5.8M (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.
PlainFarmData is an independent data portal, not affiliated with USDA, FSA, or any government agency. For official program eligibility or application guidance, contact your local USDA Farm Service Agency office.
Intensity stamp UNPUB · land stamp CROP-LED (NASS payments-per-acre / cropland share bands).
NASS withholds commodity sales for 2 Nevada counties with too few farm operations to publish without identifying individual producers. Those counties are excluded from the peer median on this page rather than counted as zero sales.
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.