Farm operations
173
Avg 287 ac / farm
2022 USDA Census NV · FIPS 32023 173 farms Upper-middle (#5/17) 39% cropland HEAVY MIXED
Nye County, Nevada - Farm Data
Agricultural and commodity intelligence for Nye County. Ranked #5 of 17 counties in Nevada.
50K acres of agricultural land
- Cropland
- 39.3% 19K acres
- Other land
- 60.7% 30K acres
USDA NASS · 2022 Census of Agriculture
Nye County received $14.14 in Census government payments per agricultural acre, 2.8× the Nevada county median of $5.07.
According to the USDA NASS 2022 Census of Agriculture.
- $14.14
- government payments per agricultural acre
- $5.07
- Nevada county median per acre
- 2.79×
- Nevada 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.
173 farms · $76.4M sales
Nye County, Nevada reports 173 farms and $76.4M in commodity sales in the 2022 USDA NASS Census of Agriculture, ranking #2028 of 2943 U.S. counties by federal farm program payments. According to the Census extract on PlainFarmData, in-state commodity-sales rank is #5 of 17 counties in Nevada; Census county totals are not a roll-up of USDA ERS state payment series.
- In-state sales rank #5 of 17
- National payments rank #2028 of 2943
- Govt payments / sales ratio 0.9%
Commodity sales
$76.4M
1.6× state median -- Above state median
Federal payments
$702K
0.9% of sales -- Below-typical dependence
Net farm income
$9.7M
2022 cash income -- Typical net income
D
Farm economy grade: D -- Nye County's net farm income sits at the 37th percentile among 3,046 NASS-reporting counties nationally (2022 Census). Percentile-benchmarked, not a same-state comparison like the tier label above.
What the Nye County Farm Data Shows
Nye County, Nevada reported 173 farm operations in the 2022 USDA Census of Agriculture, generating $76.4M in total commodity sales and receiving $702K in federal farm program payments. Intensity stamp HEAVY ($14.14/acre); land stamp MIXED. Net cash farm income came in at $9.7M. In-state sales rank #5 of 17 in Nevada.
Of 49,634 acres agricultural land, cropland is 19,487 acres (39.3%) with the balance in pasture, range, woodland, or farmsteads, a MIXED footprint. Average farm size 287 acres. Federal intensity is HEAVY; pair the ABS payment peers below before treating any single county as representative of Nevada.
Land Use
$14.14 per acre of agricultural land · the median Nevada county receives $5.07. Payments per acre normalise federal support for farm size; both figures come from the same USDA NASS 2022 Census county table.
Total Ag Land
49,634 acres
Cropland
19,487 acres
Avg Farm Size
287 ac
Cropland share of agricultural land 39.3%
19,487 cropland acres · MIXED stamp.
Land Use Breakdown
| Category | Acres | Share of Ag Land |
|---|---|---|
| Total agricultural land | 49,634 | 100.0% |
| Cropland | 19,487 | 39.3% |
| Pasture, range, woodland, other | 30,147 | 60.7% |
| Average farm size | 287 | acres / farm |
Frequently Asked Questions
How many farms are in Nye County, Nevada?
Nye County, Nevada has 173 farms (2022 USDA Census). Average farm size 287 acres; land stamp MIXED.
What is the total agricultural production value of Nye County?
Nye County's total commodity sales are $76.4M (2022 Census of Agriculture), ranking #5 among 17 counties in Nevada.
How much federal farm assistance does Nye County receive?
Nye County received $702K in federal government farm program receipts (2022), stamping HEAVY on NASS payments-per-acre ($14.14/acre) with a MIXED land mix.
What is the net farm income in Nye County?
Net cash farm income for operations in Nye County is $9.7M (2022 Census of Agriculture).
Read with Nye County
Nearest NASS federal-payment peers and $/acre poles for Nye (HEAVY · MIXED), replacing the old fixed Related and same-state alphabetical strip.
HEAVY MIXED
Kauai County, HI · LIGHT
$701K federal receipts is lower by $1K than Nye; land stamp PASTURE-LED vs MIXED.
Chester County, TN · MID
$703K federal receipts is higher by $1K than Nye; land stamp CROP-LED vs MIXED.
Lawrence County, PA · MID
$698K federal receipts is lower by $4K than Nye; land stamp CROP-LED vs MIXED.
Kerr County, TX · TRACE
$708K federal receipts is higher by $6K than Nye; land stamp PASTURE-LED vs MIXED.
Perry County (HEAVY $/acre pole)
Perry sits near Nye on payments-per-acre ($14.23) while total receipts differ.
Montgomery County (HEAVY $/acre pole)
Montgomery sits near Nye on payments-per-acre ($13.99) while total receipts differ.
Nevada ERS state roll-up
Nye stamps HEAVY · MIXED inside Nevada's NASS county table, open the state ERS payment stack next.
Census payments leaderboard (#2028)
Nye ranks #2028 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
Nye County, Nevada stamps HEAVY · MIXED in the 2022 NASS Census, ranking #2028 of 2943 U.S. counties by federal farm program payments. Three places to go next:
- 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.
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.