Farm operations
140
Avg 1,542 ac / farm
2022 USDA Census NV · FIPS 32033 Lower-middle by state sales LIGHT PASTURE-LED
White Pine County, Nevada - Farm Data
Agricultural and commodity intelligence for White Pine County. Ranked #9 of 17 counties in Nevada.
215,932 acres of agricultural land
- Cropland
- 14.6% 31,623 acres
- Other land
- 85.4% 184,309 acres
USDA NASS · 2022 Census of Agriculture
White Pine County received $5.29 in Census government payments per agricultural acre, 1.0× the Nevada county median of $5.07.
According to the USDA NASS 2022 Census of Agriculture.
- $5.29
- government payments per agricultural acre
- $5.07
- Nevada county median per acre
- 1.04×
- 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.
According to the 2022 USDA NASS Census of Agriculture, White Pine County, Nevada is a PASTURE-LED county with federal farm payments per acre that stamp LIGHT; commodity sales sit near state median and it shows above-typical federal dependence.
Commodity sales
$38.6M
0.82× state median -- Near state median
Federal payments
$1.1M
3.0% of sales -- Above-typical dependence
Net farm income
$11.3M
2022 cash income -- Typical net income
D
Farm economy grade: D -- White Pine County's net farm income sits at the 39th percentile among 3,046 NASS-reporting counties nationally (2022 Census). Percentile-benchmarked, not a same-state comparison like the tier label above.
What the White Pine County Farm Data Shows
White Pine County, Nevada reads as a PASTURE-LED county with LIGHT 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-lowest national quintile, $3.41 to $6.98 an acre, which is light federal support for the land base.
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.
Pair the payment peers below before treating any single county as representative of Nevada.
Read with White Pine County
Nearest NASS federal-payment peers and $/acre poles for White Pine (LIGHT · PASTURE-LED), replacing the old fixed Related and same-state alphabetical strip.
LIGHT PASTURE-LED
Lee County, FL · HEAVY
$1.1M federal receipts is higher by $1K than White Pine; land stamp MIXED vs PASTURE-LED.
Monroe County, KY · MID
$1.1M federal receipts is lower by $1K than White Pine; land stamp MIXED vs PASTURE-LED.
Hancock County, IN · LIGHT
$1.1M federal receipts is higher by $3K than White Pine; land stamp CROP-HEAVY vs PASTURE-LED.
Adair County, KY · MID
$1.1M federal receipts is higher by $6K than White Pine; land stamp MIXED vs PASTURE-LED.
Preble County (LIGHT $/acre pole)
Preble sits near White Pine on payments-per-acre ($5.29) while total receipts differ.
Hempstead County (LIGHT $/acre pole)
Hempstead sits near White Pine on payments-per-acre ($5.26) while total receipts differ.
Nevada ERS state roll-up
White Pine stamps LIGHT · PASTURE-LED inside Nevada'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 White Pine under the LIGHT intensity band.
What to do with this
Three ways to keep going from White Pine 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 White Pine County, Nevada?
White Pine County, Nevada has 140 farms (2022 USDA Census). Average farm size 1,542 acres; land stamp PASTURE-LED.
What is the total agricultural production value of White Pine County?
White Pine County's total commodity sales are $38.6M (2022 Census of Agriculture), ranking #9 among 17 counties in Nevada.
How much federal farm assistance does White Pine County receive?
White Pine County received $1.1M in federal government farm program receipts (2022), stamping LIGHT on NASS payments-per-acre ($5.29/acre) with a PASTURE-LED land mix.
What is the net farm income in White Pine County?
Net cash farm income for operations in White Pine County is $11.3M (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 LIGHT · land stamp PASTURE-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.