Farm operations
353
Avg 2,169 ac / farm
2022 USDA Census OR · FIPS 41037 Upper-middle by state sales MID PASTURE-LED
Lake County, Oregon - Farm Data
Agricultural and commodity intelligence for Lake County. Ranked #10 of 36 counties in Oregon.
765,761 acres of agricultural land
- Cropland
- 20.0% 153,269 acres
- Other land
- 80.0% 612,492 acres
USDA NASS · 2022 Census of Agriculture
Lake County received $7.00 in Census government payments per agricultural acre, 0.9× the Oregon county median of $8.18.
According to the USDA NASS 2022 Census of Agriculture.
- $7.00
- government payments per agricultural acre
- $8.18
- Oregon county median per acre
- 0.86×
- Oregon 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, Lake County, Oregon is a PASTURE-LED county with federal farm payments per acre that stamp MID; commodity sales sit above state median and it shows above-typical federal dependence.
Commodity sales
$175.7M
1.8× state median -- Above state median
Federal payments
$5.4M
3.1% of sales -- Above-typical dependence
Net farm income
$57.0M
2022 cash income -- Well above-typical net income
C
Farm economy grade: C -- Lake County's net farm income sits at the 72th percentile among 3,046 NASS-reporting counties nationally (2022 Census). Percentile-benchmarked, not a same-state comparison like the tier label above.
What the Lake County Farm Data Shows
Lake County, Oregon 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 36 of 36 Oregon counties with published commodity sales, averaging the two central values when the count is even. Payments per acre use the 36 counties that report both receipts and acreage, and net-income peers are the 30 that reported a profit.
Pair the payment peers below before treating any single county as representative of Oregon.
Read with Lake County
Nearest NASS federal-payment peers and $/acre poles for Lake (MID · PASTURE-LED), replacing the old fixed Related and same-state alphabetical strip.
MID PASTURE-LED
Knox County, IL · HEAVY
$5.4M federal receipts is lower by $2K than Lake; land stamp CROP-HEAVY vs PASTURE-LED.
Swift County, MN · HEAVY
$5.4M federal receipts is lower by $4K than Lake; land stamp CROP-HEAVY vs PASTURE-LED.
Leflore County, MS · HEAVY
$5.4M federal receipts is higher by $5K than Lake; land stamp CROP-HEAVY vs PASTURE-LED.
Yellowstone County, MT · LIGHT
$5.4M federal receipts is higher by $7K than Lake; land stamp PASTURE-LED vs PASTURE-LED.
Clay County (LIGHT $/acre pole)
Clay sits near Lake on payments-per-acre ($6.90) while total receipts differ.
Bingham County (LIGHT $/acre pole)
Bingham sits near Lake on payments-per-acre ($6.84) while total receipts differ.
Oregon ERS state roll-up
Lake stamps MID · PASTURE-LED inside Oregon'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 Lake under the MID intensity band.
What to do with this
Three places to go next from Lake County, Oregon:
- See how Oregon compares nationally on ERS farm payments and income. Oregon 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 Lake County, Oregon?
Lake County, Oregon has 353 farms (2022 USDA Census). Average farm size 2,169 acres; land stamp PASTURE-LED.
What is the total agricultural production value of Lake County?
Lake County's total commodity sales are $175.7M (2022 Census of Agriculture), ranking #10 among 36 counties in Oregon.
How much federal farm assistance does Lake County receive?
Lake County received $5.4M in federal government farm program receipts (2022), stamping MID on NASS payments-per-acre ($7.00/acre) with a PASTURE-LED land mix.
What is the net farm income in Lake County?
Net cash farm income for operations in Lake County is $57.0M (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.