El Dorado County, California · 2022 Census of Agriculture

What does El Dorado County, California grow?

Name: El Dorado County, California agriculture: crops and livestock, 2022
Creator: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service
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Of the crops tracked here, El Dorado County's biggest by acreage is grapes (2,100 acres). Its farms sold $32.2 million of crops and livestock in 2022, 49th of 56 counties in California.

Farm sales, 2022: $32.2 million2228th of 3,050 US counties
Farms: 1,20493,239 acres of farmland
Crops vs. livestock: 73% cropsshare of farm sales
Items reported: 6044 published, 15 withheld, 1 under half a unit

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Value of crops and livestock sold by county, 2022 Census of Agriculture

Under $14M$14M to $56M$56M to $210M$210M to $700M$700M to $2.1B$2.1B+

Withheld to protect individual farms

El Dorado County

$32.2 million

under 1% of California farm sales. No. 49 of 56 counties with published figures.

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Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, 2022 Census of Agriculture.

What does El Dorado County grow the most of?

Crops ranked by acres harvested (bearing acres for orchards), 2022 Census of Agriculture.

1Grapes23rd in California*2,100 acres
2Apples6th in California*381 acres
3Walnuts16th in California*190 acres
4Hay52nd in California*105 acres
5Pears3rd in California*96 acres
6Peaches13th in California*72 acres
7Sweet cherries12th in California*71 acres
8Plums11th in California*39 acres
9Olives25th in California*37 acres
10Blueberries5th in California*34 acres

How does El Dorado County rank?

Each item's rank among counties in California and in the US, by the 2022 Census of Agriculture measure shown. An asterisk means the rank is among counties with published figures; a county whose figure is withheld could rank higher.

El Dorado County rankings, 2022 Census of Agriculture, top 15 by share of CA
Item	Amount	State rank	US rank	Share of CA	Measure
Tart cherries	1 acre	2*	71*	7%	bearing acres
Apples	381 acres	6*	68*	4%	bearing acres
Goats	1,704 goats	23*	268*	1%	head on farms
Pears	96 acres	3*	16*	1%	bearing acres
Hogs	415 hogs	21*	949*	under 1%	head on farms
Raspberries	24 acres	6*	20*	under 1%	bearing acres
Honey	90,142 pounds	28	212*	under 1%	production
Sheep	1,655 sheep	29*	541*	under 1%	head on farms
Chile peppers	10 acres	14*	90*	under 1%	acres harvested
Grapes	2,100 acres	23*	41*	under 1%	bearing acres
Pumpkins	12 acres	26*	619*	under 1%	acres harvested
Sweet cherries	71 acres	12*	42*	under 1%	bearing acres
Peaches	72 acres	13*	74*	under 1%	bearing acres
Apricots	8 acres	13*	23*	under 1%	bearing acres
Cattle	7,497 cattle	44	2,043*	under 1%	head on farms

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El Dorado County rankings, items 16 to 44
Item	Amount	State rank	US rank	Share of CA	Measure
Nectarines	16 acres	7*	15*	under 1%	bearing acres
Olives	37 acres	25*	31*	under 1%	bearing acres
Plums	39 acres	11*	22*	under 1%	bearing acres
Eggs	7,659 laying hens	13*	493*	under 1%	head on farms
Bell peppers	6 acres	20*	254*	under 1%	acres harvested
Squash	3 acres	31*	638*	under 1%	acres harvested
Artichokes	2 acres	9*	12*	under 1%	acres harvested
Green peas	1 acre	12*	286*	under 1%	acres harvested
Green beans	2 acres	18*	640*	under 1%	acres harvested
Watermelon	3 acres	19*	595*	under 1%	acres harvested
Cantaloupe	4 acres	22*	307*	under 1%	acres harvested
Cucumbers	1 acre	34*	834*	under 1%	acres harvested
Turkeys	268 turkeys	10*	337*	under 1%	head on farms
Corn	672 bushels	23*	2,264*	under 1%	production
Honeydew	1 acre	18*	69*	under 1%	acres harvested
Sweet corn	2 acres	24*	1,099*	under 1%	acres harvested
Tomatoes	13 acres	29*	355*	under 1%	acres harvested
Potatoes	1 acre	22*	889*	under 1%	acres harvested
Strawberries	2 acres	13*	289*	under 1%	bearing acres
Milk	49 milk cows	21*	1,021*	under 1%	head on farms
Onions	1 acre	29*	440*	under 1%	acres harvested
Carrots	1 acre	23*	340*	under 1%	acres harvested
Lemons	1 acre	15*	41*	under 1%	bearing acres
Hay	103 tons	52*	2,970*	under 1%	production
Broccoli	1 acre	26*	334*	under 1%	acres harvested
Chickens	1,441 broiler chickens	14*	828*	under 1%	head sold
Almonds	1 acre	21*	29*	under 1%	bearing acres
Blueberries	34 acres	5*	129*		bearing acres
Walnuts	190 acres	16*	17*		bearing acres

Also reported here, but withheld by NASS to protect individual farms: sunflowers, lettuce, cauliflower, cabbage, spinach, garlic, oranges, grapefruit, tangerines, blackberries, figs, pomegranates, kiwifruit, pecans and hazelnuts.

Reported at less than half a unit (for example, under half an acre): avocados.

What livestock does El Dorado County raise?

El Dorado County livestock and poultry, 2022 Census of Agriculture
Animal	Head	State rank	Measure
Laying hens	7,659	13*	head on farms
Cattle	7,497	44	head on farms
Goats	1,704	23*	head on farms
Sheep	1,655	29*	head on farms
Broiler chickens	1,441	14*	head sold
Hogs	415	21*	head on farms
Turkeys	268	10*	head on farms
Milk cows	49	21*	head on farms

Other farm counties in California

Top California counties by farm sales, 2022
County	Farm sales
Fresno County	$7 billion
Tulare County	$6.4 billion
Monterey County	$5.5 billion
Kern County	$5 billion
Merced County	$4 billion
Imperial County	$3 billion
San Joaquin County	$3 billion
Stanislaus County	$2.9 billion
Santa Barbara County	$2.6 billion
Kings County	$2.1 billion
Ventura County	$2.1 billion
Madera County	$2 billion

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About this data

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, 2022 Census of Agriculture, the only NASS source that covers every county. The Census is taken every five years; the next is for 2027. Values NASS withholds to avoid disclosing individual farms are shown as withheld, never as zero. Data processed 2026-11-06. Methodology.

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