Farm Census

Louisiana farms by county

2022 Census of Agriculture · 64 counties

25,006 farms7,986,381 acres in farms319 acres per farm on average

Louisiana farms sold $4.81 billion of products in 2022, 32nd among the 50 states.

Among the states, it leads the nation in sugarcane and ranks second in rice.

Its average farm size is the 24th-largest among the states.

Grains and oilseeds: 36.4%Grains and oilseeds36.4%Hay and other crops: 25.9%Hay and other crops25.9%Poultry and eggs: 18.5%Poultry and eggs18.5%Cattle and calves: 5.1%5.1%Aquaculture: 4.4%Aquaculture4.4%Nursery and greenhouse: 3.2%3.2%Cotton: 3.1%Cotton3.1%Milk: 0.9%Milk0.9%Vegetables and melons: 0.9%0.9%Other animals: 0.6%0.6%Fruit and nuts: 0.5%0.5%Horses and mules: 0.4%0.4%Sheep and goats: under 0.1%Hogs and pigs: under 0.1%Grains and oilseeds: 36.4%Grains and oilseeds36.4%Hay and other crops: 25.9%25.9%Poultry and eggs: 18.5%Poultry and eggs18.5%Cattle and calves: 5.1%5.1%Aquaculture: 4.4%4.4%Nursery and greenhouse: 3.2%3.2%Cotton: 3.1%Cotton3.1%Milk: 0.9%0.9%Vegetables and melons: 0.9%0.9%Other animals: 0.6%Fruit and nuts: 0.5%Horses and mules: 0.4%Sheep and goats: under 0.1%Hogs and pigs: under 0.1%
What Louisiana farms sold in 2022. Withheld to protect individual farms: tobacco and Christmas trees.

Which county leads each crop and animal

The county with the largest published figure for each item, and how much of the state total it holds. Items are ordered by how important Louisiana is for them nationally.

Crop or animalLeading countyIts share of the stateCounties with figures
SugarcaneIberia Parish13.6%20
RiceAcadia Parish22.7%21
CottonTensas Parish20.7%17
PecansNatchitoches Parish9.5%33
Beef cowsCaddo Parish4.2%52
SoybeansConcordia Parish12.0%39
Broilers soldUnion Parish25.1%18
Horses and poniesSaint Tammany Parish10.4%60
Laying hensSaint Helena Parish66.7%55
Cattle and calvesCalcasieu Parish5.3%63
Hay and haylageDe Soto Parish6.8%61
GoatsTangipahoa Parish8.5%56
Corn for grainFranklin Parish14.0%28
Grain sorghumAvoyelles Parish38.1%11

Every county in Louisiana

Sorted by farm sales. Linked counties have their own profile page, chosen because they stand out nationally or within the state.

CountyFarmsAvg acresSalesLargest group
Vermilion Parish1,113287$210.3MHay and other crops
Acadia Parish754378$201.4MGrains and oilseeds
Union Parish414197$199.4MPoultry and eggs
Pointe Coupee Parish485428$191.2MHay and other crops
Iberia Parish307364$176.8MHay and other crops
Morehouse Parish325781$175.4MGrains and oilseeds
Rapides Parish754254$167.3MNursery and greenhouse
Avoyelles Parish868340$164.9MGrains and oilseeds
Franklin Parish747341$151.8MGrains and oilseeds
Sabine Parish382216$151.7MPoultry and eggs
Saint Landry Parish1,087246$150.3MGrains and oilseeds
Lincoln Parish325233$148.3MPoultry and eggs
Jefferson Davis Parish622479$136.5MGrains and oilseeds
East Carroll Parish273955$134.8MGrains and oilseeds
Madison Parish2261,041$132.6MGrains and oilseeds
Tensas Parish247916$128.4MGrains and oilseeds
Richland Parish556410$126.1MGrains and oilseeds
Catahoula Parish427677$124.2MGrains and oilseeds
Concordia Parish373809$123.0MGrains and oilseeds
Claiborne Parish231304$120.3MPoultry and eggs
Saint Martin Parish378271$117.3MHay and other crops
Saint Mary Parish75870$111.6MHay and other crops
Iberville Parish1561,116$103.3MHay and other crops
Natchitoches Parish468372$102.6MPoultry and eggs
Assumption Parish72895$102.4MHay and other crops
Evangeline Parish565312$76.9MGrains and oilseeds
Lafourche Parish339547$68.5MHay and other crops
Saint James Parish61723$63.5MHay and other crops
Jackson Parish187139$63.2MPoultry and eggs
West Baton Rouge Parish112417$61.1MHay and other crops
Washington Parish815118$57.7MMilk
Ouachita Parish428226$56.4MGrains and oilseeds
West Carroll Parish517245$55.5MGrains and oilseeds
Saint Helena Parish349150$54.2MPoultry and eggs
Tangipahoa Parish816106$49.1MNursery and greenhouse
Caddo Parish589264$48.4MGrains and oilseeds
Vernon Parish42983$40.2MPoultry and eggs
Bienville Parish150108$36.6MPoultry and eggs
Allen Parish356221$32.4MGrains and oilseeds
Winn Parish143175$31.3MPoultry and eggs
Ascension Parish265178$31.1MHay and other crops
St. John the Baptist Parish20944$30.4MHay and other crops
Lafayette Parish50285$28.5MHay and other crops
Red River Parish206562$25.8MCattle and calves
Terrebonne Parish137317$23.4MAquaculture
Calcasieu Parish787361$22.6MCattle and calves
De Soto Parish632251$19.4MCattle and calves
Beauregard Parish757207$19.2MCattle and calves
Livingston Parish40260$19.2MAquaculture
Saint Tammany Parish84573$17.7MNursery and greenhouse
East Feliciana Parish444320$17.6MCattle and calves
Plaquemines Parish1131,226$14.5MAquaculture
Webster Parish34689$12.9MPoultry and eggs
East Baton Rouge Parish435120$12.8MCattle and calves
Bossier Parish462228$11.8MCattle and calves
Grant Parish200204$11.4MGrains and oilseeds
Caldwell Parish241295$9.4MGrains and oilseeds
Saint Charles Parish44293$8.4M
Cameron Parish230669$8.0MCattle and calves
Saint Bernard Parish50785$6.2MAquaculture
West Feliciana Parish95387$5.9MCattle and calves
La Salle Parish20492$2.6MCattle and calves
Orleans Parish484$1.1MVegetables and melons
Jefferson Parish201,252$617KHay and other crops

Five years earlier

Measure2017Change to 2022
Farms27,386−8.7%
Land in farms, acres7,997,511−0.1%
Average farm size, acres292+9.2%
Farm products sold (current dollars)$3.17 billion+51.5%

Source: USDA NASS, 2022 and 2017 Census of Agriculture. How to read these pages.