Farm operations
264
Avg 74 ac / farm
2022 USDA Census WA · FIPS 53055 Bottom quartile by state sales LIGHT MIXED
San Juan County, Washington - Farm Data
Agricultural and commodity intelligence for San Juan County. Ranked #35 of 39 counties in Washington.
19,571 acres of agricultural land
- Cropland
- 40.5% 7,928 acres
- Other land
- 59.5% 11,643 acres
USDA NASS · 2022 Census of Agriculture
San Juan County received $3.68 in Census government payments per agricultural acre, 0.4× the Washington county median of $9.34.
According to the USDA NASS 2022 Census of Agriculture.
- $3.68
- government payments per agricultural acre
- $9.34
- Washington county median per acre
- 0.39×
- Washington 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, San Juan County, Washington is a MIXED county with federal farm payments per acre that stamp LIGHT; commodity sales sit well below state median and it shows below-typical federal dependence.
Commodity sales
$10.6M
0.10× state median -- Well below state median
Federal payments
$72K
0.7% of sales -- Below-typical dependence
Net farm income
$-991K
2022 cash income -- Net loss
F
Farm economy grade: F -- San Juan County's net farm income sits at the 9th percentile among 3,046 NASS-reporting counties nationally (2022 Census). Percentile-benchmarked, not a same-state comparison like the tier label above.
What the San Juan County Farm Data Shows
San Juan County, Washington reads as a MIXED county with LIGHT federal payment intensity. In the NASS Census vocabulary this portal uses, cropland is 25% to 50% of agricultural land with the balance in pasture, range, woodland or farmsteads, so row-crop and livestock-side programs are both in play; 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 39 of 39 Washington counties with published commodity sales, averaging the two central values when the count is even. Payments per acre use the 37 counties that report both receipts and acreage, and net-income peers are the 31 that reported a profit.
Pair the payment peers below before treating any single county as representative of Washington.
Read with San Juan County
Nearest NASS federal-payment peers and $/acre poles for San Juan (LIGHT · MIXED), replacing the old fixed Related and same-state alphabetical strip.
LIGHT MIXED
Carroll County, KY · TRACE
$72K federal receipts is higher by - than San Juan; land stamp MIXED vs MIXED.
Cherokee County, SC · TRACE
$72K federal receipts is higher by - than San Juan; land stamp MIXED vs MIXED.
Troup County, GA · TRACE
$71K federal receipts is lower by $1K than San Juan; land stamp PASTURE-LED vs MIXED.
Knox County, KY · TRACE
$73K federal receipts is higher by $1K than San Juan; land stamp MIXED vs MIXED.
Lincoln County (LIGHT $/acre pole)
Lincoln sits near San Juan on payments-per-acre ($3.67) while total receipts differ.
Baraga County (LIGHT $/acre pole)
Baraga sits near San Juan on payments-per-acre ($3.70) while total receipts differ.
Washington ERS state roll-up
San Juan stamps LIGHT · MIXED inside Washington'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 San Juan under the LIGHT intensity band.
What to do with this
Three places to go next from San Juan County, Washington:
- See how Washington compares nationally on ERS farm payments and income. Washington 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 San Juan County, Washington?
San Juan County, Washington has 264 farms (2022 USDA Census). Average farm size 74 acres; land stamp MIXED.
What is the total agricultural production value of San Juan County?
San Juan County's total commodity sales are $10.6M (2022 Census of Agriculture), ranking #35 among 39 counties in Washington.
How much federal farm assistance does San Juan County receive?
San Juan County received $72K in federal government farm program receipts (2022), stamping LIGHT on NASS payments-per-acre ($3.68/acre) with a MIXED land mix.
What is the net farm income in San Juan County?
Net cash farm income for operations in San Juan County is $-991K (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 LIGHT · land stamp MIXED (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.