Farm Census

Glenn County, California

Farms, crops and livestock in the 2022 Census of Agriculture

1,084 farms484,172 acres in farms$548 million in farm sales

Among US counties with published figures, Glenn County ranks seventh for almonds and ninth for orchard land.

Its largest product group with a published figure, fruit and nuts, makes up 52.5% of farm sales, against 39.2% across California.

Fruit and nuts: 52.5%Fruit and nuts52.5%Grains and oilseeds: 20.4%Grains and oilseeds20.4%Milk: 13.5%Milk13.5%Cattle and calves: 7.6%7.6%Hay and other crops: 3.2%3.2%Withheld groups: 2.0%2.0%Other animals: 0.4%Sheep and goats: 0.3%Poultry and eggs: 0.1%Fruit and nuts: 52.5%Fruit and nuts52.5%Grains and oilseeds: 20.4%20.4%Milk: 13.5%Milk13.5%Cattle and calves: 7.6%7.6%Hay and other crops: 3.2%3.2%Withheld groups: 2.0%2.0%Other animals: 0.4%Sheep and goats: 0.3%Poultry and eggs: 0.1%
Farm sales by product group, 2022, sized by value. Withheld to protect individual farms: vegetables and melons, cotton, hogs and pigs and horses and mules.
Sales by product group
Product groupSalesRank in state
Fruit, tree nuts and berries$288 million16th of 52
Grains, oilseeds, dry beans and dry peas$112 million4th of 34
Milk from cows$74.0 million13th of 19
Cattle and calves$41.8 million10th of 52
Hay and other crops$17.4 million17th of 43
Other animals and animal products$2.4 million12th of 36
Sheep, goats, wool, mohair and goat milk$1.6 million14th of 45
Poultry and eggs$382,00021st of 41

What the fields held

Glenn County harvested 186,455 acres of cropland in 2022, 12th of 54 counties in California. Orchard land covered acreage equal to 66% of that, rice 19%.

CropAcresShare of US
Orchard land122,3932.0%
of which almonds77,8914.8%
of which grapes36under 0.1%
of which citrus185under 0.1%
Rice35,1541.5%
Hay and haylage18,561under 0.1%
Corn for silage3,4570.06%
Corn for grain3,414under 0.1%
Wheat1,864under 0.1%
Vegetables1,535under 0.1%
of which potatoes1under 0.1%
Sunflower743under 0.1%
Oats6600.07%
Barley655under 0.1%

Withheld to protect individual farms: cotton, dry edible beans, apples, pecans and berries.

How much of the county is farmland

Share of the county land in farms57.6%

Glenn County ranks 11th of 55 counties in California on this measure.

  • 241,032 acres of cropland, 50% of farmland
  • 207,200 acres of pastureland, 43% of farmland
  • 16,836 acres of woodland, 3% of farmland
  • 198,569 acres irrigated

Farm sizes

Farms in Glenn County run larger than the national pattern: the median farm has 75 acres against 72 for the US. The average, pulled up by the largest operations, is 447 acres, 21st-largest of 52 in California. The most common size class is 10–49 acres, with 31.8% of farms. Farms of 1,000 acres or more are 10.0% of the total.

1–914%10–4932%50–17921%180–49917%500–9996%1,000–1,9996%2,000+4%
Glenn County US · farms by size

Barns, pens and pastures

AnimalsHeadShare of US
Milk cows13,4910.14%
Goats3,4060.13%
Cattle and calves52,3250.06%
Beef cows15,7060.05%
Sheep and lambs1,758under 0.1%
Horses and ponies701under 0.1%
Laying hens2,702under 0.1%
Hogs and pigs344under 0.1%
Turkeys12under 0.1%

Withheld: broilers sold.

Who farms here

Decisions on Glenn County's 1,084 farms are made by 2,114 producers. Their average age is 56.8, 3.1 years below the California average. Women are 36.0% of them.

Under 3511%35–4414%45–5416%55–6423%65–7424%75+13%
Glenn County US · producers by age

Five years earlier

Measure2017Change to 2022
Farms1,173−7.6%
Land in farms, acres466,734+3.7%
Average farm size, acres398+12.3%
Farm products sold (current dollars)$629 million−12.8%
Almonds, acres61,470+26.7%
Orchard land, acres111,054+10.2%
Rice, acres81,735−57.0%
Milk cows, head15,533−13.1%

Nearest rivals

Counties with a similar sales mix

Glenn County accounts for 0.9% of farm sales in California and 1.7% of the farms in California. Rank California counties for almonds.

Source: USDA NASS Census of Agriculture. How to read these pages.