Farm Census

Pointe Coupee Parish, Louisiana

Farms, crops and livestock in the 2022 Census of Agriculture

485 farms207,821 acres in farms$191 million in farm sales

Among US counties with published figures, Pointe Coupee Parish ranks fourth for sugarcane.

Within Louisiana, no other county with a published figure sells more farm products.

Hay and other crops: 72.0%Hay and other crops72.0%Grains and oilseeds: 22.9%Grains and oilseeds22.9%Cattle and calves: 3.2%Cattle and calves3.2%Withheld groups: 0.9%0.9%Fruit and nuts: 0.5%0.5%Vegetables and melons: 0.3%Horses and mules: 0.1%Poultry and eggs: under 0.1%Sheep and goats: under 0.1%Hogs and pigs: under 0.1%Hay and other crops: 72.0%Hay and other crops72.0%Grains and oilseeds: 22.9%Grains and oilseeds22.9%Cattle and calves: 3.2%3.2%Withheld groups: 0.9%Fruit and nuts: 0.5%Vegetables and melons: 0.3%Horses and mules: 0.1%Poultry and eggs: under 0.1%Sheep and goats: under 0.1%Hogs and pigs: under 0.1%
Farm sales by product group, 2022, sized by value. Withheld to protect individual farms: nursery and greenhouse crops, cotton, aquaculture products and other animal products.
Sales by product group
Product groupSalesRank in state
Hay and other crops$138 million2nd of 54
Grains, oilseeds, dry beans and dry peas$43.8 million17th of 42
Cattle and calves$6.1 million17th of 55
Fruit, tree nuts and berries$1.0 million5th of 43
Vegetables, melons and potatoes$504,00015th of 35
Horses, ponies, mules, burros and donkeys$272,00021st of 40
Poultry and eggs$36,00038th of 46
Sheep, goats, wool, mohair and goat milk$31,00016th of 34
Hogs and pigs$4,00025th of 30

What the fields held

Pointe Coupee Parish harvested 134,545 acres of cropland in 2022, 11th of 61 counties in Louisiana. Sugarcane covered acreage equal to 43% of that, soybeans 43%.

CropAcresShare of US
Sugarcane58,1736.4%
Soybeans57,2590.07%
Corn for grain6,855under 0.1%
Hay and haylage6,182under 0.1%
Orchard land3,1930.05%
Wheat2,901under 0.1%
Vegetables88under 0.1%
of which potatoes5under 0.1%
Grain sorghum30under 0.1%

Withheld to protect individual farms: cotton, oats, rice and pecans.

How much of the county is farmland

Share of the county land in farms58.3%

Pointe Coupee Parish ranks tenth of 64 counties in Louisiana on this measure.

  • 148,377 acres of cropland, 71% of farmland
  • 30,156 acres of pastureland, 15% of farmland
  • 15,685 acres of woodland, 8% of farmland
  • 12,458 acres irrigated

Farm sizes

The typical farm in Pointe Coupee Parish is smaller than the national median of 72 acres, at 70 acres. The average, pulled up by the largest operations, is 428 acres, 13th-largest of 55 in Louisiana. The most common size class is 10–49 acres, with 31.8% of farms. Farms of 1,000 acres or more are 10.3% of the total.

1–99%10–4932%50–17928%180–49913%500–9998%1,000–1,9993%2,000+8%
Pointe Coupee Parish US · farms by size

Barns, pens and pastures

AnimalsHeadShare of US
Beef cows9,066under 0.1%
Horses and ponies396under 0.1%
Cattle and calves14,175under 0.1%
Goats102under 0.1%
Sheep and lambs156under 0.1%
Laying hens842under 0.1%
Hogs and pigs64under 0.1%
Turkeys36under 0.1%

Withheld: broilers sold.

Who farms here

Decisions on Pointe Coupee Parish's 485 farms are made by 854 producers. Their average age is 58.8, 0.8 years above the Louisiana average. Women are 35.6% of them.

Under 354%35–4416%45–5413%55–6427%65–7427%75+13%
Pointe Coupee Parish US · producers by age

Five years earlier

Measure2017Change to 2022
Farms482+0.6%
Land in farms, acres187,674+10.7%
Average farm size, acres389+10.0%
Farm products sold (current dollars)$80.2 million+100%
Soybeans, acres57,109+0.3%
Orchard land, acres2,542+25.6%
Beef cows, head8,654+4.8%
Horses and ponies, head509−22.2%

Nearest rivals

Counties with a similar sales mix

Pointe Coupee Parish accounts for 4.0% of farm sales in Louisiana and 1.9% of the farms in Louisiana. Rank Louisiana counties for sugarcane.

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