Franklin Parish, Louisiana
Farms, crops and livestock in the 2022 Census of Agriculture
747 farms254,721 acres in farms$152 million in farm sales
No other county in Louisiana with a published figure has more corn for grain than Franklin Parish.
Its largest product group with a published figure, grains and oilseeds, makes up 77.5% of farm sales, against 36.4% across Louisiana.
Sales by product group
| Product group | Sales | Rank in state |
|---|---|---|
| Grains, oilseeds, dry beans and dry peas | $118 million | 4th of 42 |
| Vegetables, melons and potatoes | $11.9 million | 1st of 35 |
| Cotton and cottonseed | $9.4 million | 7th of 17 |
| Cattle and calves | $5.5 million | 19th of 55 |
| Aquaculture | $2.1 million | 16th of 28 |
| Hay and other crops | $1.0 million | 31st of 54 |
| Nursery, greenhouse and floriculture crops | $96,000 | 21st of 27 |
| Poultry and eggs | $47,000 | 36th of 46 |
| Fruit, tree nuts and berries | $30,000 | 40th of 43 |
| Sheep, goats, wool, mohair and goat milk | $12,000 | 27th of 34 |
| Horses, ponies, mules, burros and donkeys | $6,000 | 40th of 40 |
What the fields held
Franklin Parish harvested 157,446 acres of cropland in 2022, eighth of 61 counties in Louisiana. Soybeans covered acreage equal to 42% of that, corn for grain 41%.
| Crop | Acres | Share of US |
|---|---|---|
| Soybeans | 65,478 | 0.08% |
| Corn for grain | 63,870 | 0.08% |
| Cotton | 11,847 | 0.15% |
| Hay and haylage | 11,804 | under 0.1% |
| Vegetables | 3,364 | 0.08% |
| Wheat | 1,632 | under 0.1% |
| Rice | 409 | under 0.1% |
| Orchard land | 145 | under 0.1% |
| of which pecans | 145 | under 0.1% |
Withheld to protect individual farms: grain sorghum and potatoes.
How much of the county is farmland
Share of the county land in farms63.7%
Franklin Parish ranks sixth of 64 counties in Louisiana on this measure.
- 184,259 acres of cropland, 72% of farmland
- 27,731 acres of pastureland, 11% of farmland
- 40,844 acres of woodland, 16% of farmland
- 98,985 acres irrigated
Farm sizes
Farms in Franklin Parish run larger than the national pattern: the median farm has 100 acres against 72 for the US. The average, pulled up by the largest operations, is 341 acres, 20th-largest of 55 in Louisiana. The most common size class is 50–179 acres, with 41.4% of farms. Farms of 1,000 acres or more are 8.7% of the total.
Barns, pens and pastures
| Animals | Head | Share of US |
|---|---|---|
| Cattle and calves | 20,435 | under 0.1% |
| Horses and ponies | 318 | under 0.1% |
| Goats | 162 | under 0.1% |
| Laying hens | 993 | under 0.1% |
| Sheep and lambs | 11 | under 0.1% |
| Turkeys | 72 | under 0.1% |
Withheld: beef cows, milk cows and hogs and pigs.
Who farms here
Decisions on Franklin Parish's 747 farms are made by 1,220 producers. Their average age is 59.1, 1.1 years above the Louisiana average. Women are 33.4% of them.
Five years earlier
| Measure | 2017 | Change to 2022 |
|---|---|---|
| Farms | 797 | −6.3% |
| Land in farms, acres | 254,822 | −under 0.1% |
| Average farm size, acres | 320 | +6.6% |
| Farm products sold (current dollars) | $115 million | +31.7% |
| Cotton, acres | 9,223 | +28.5% |
| Corn for grain, acres | 73,816 | −13.5% |
| Soybeans, acres | 51,807 | +26.4% |
| Cattle and calves, head | 21,374 | −4.4% |
Nearest rivals
- Cotton between Jenkins County, GA and Lowndes County, MS
- Corn for grain between Pratt County, KS and Clay County, IL
- Vegetables between Martin County, MN and Lenoir County, NC
- Soybeans between Bond County, IL and Stark County, IL
Counties with a similar sales mix
- West Carroll Parish, Louisiana largest group: grains and oilseeds; mix match 99%
- Sandusky County, Ohio largest group: grains and oilseeds; mix match 99%
- Caroline County, Virginia largest group: grains and oilseeds; mix match 99%
Franklin Parish accounts for 3.2% of farm sales in Louisiana and 3.0% of the farms in Louisiana. Rank Louisiana counties for cotton.
Source: USDA NASS Census of Agriculture. How to read these pages.