Nevada
Farm insurance in Nevada
Farm economy figures and market town pages for Nevada. Quotes do not bind coverage.
Farms in Nevada lean on a network of businesses: 54 agricultural support firms and 27 farm supply wholesalers with paid staff in 2023, per the Census Bureau. BLS counted 660 crop farmworkers on Nevada payrolls in May 2025, a figure that leaves out farm owners and family labor.
Nevada farm economy figures
| Statistic | Nevada |
|---|---|
| Agricultural and forestry support businesses | 54 |
| Agricultural and forestry support businesses: employees | 254 |
| Farm supply merchant wholesalers | 27 |
| Farm supply merchant wholesalers: employees | 169 |
| Nursery, garden center, and farm supply stores | 66 |
| Nursery, garden center, and farm supply stores: employees | 1,102 |
| All employer establishments | 77,297 |
| Crop, nursery, and greenhouse farmworkers (BLS, May 2025) | 660 |
| Median wage, crop farmworkers | $33,280 |
| Livestock farmworkers | 210 |
| Median wage, livestock farmworkers | $31,700 |
| Single-family share of housing (ACS) | 66% |
Census CBP 2023 (NAICS 115, 424910, 444220; all industries); BLS OEWS May 2025 (45-2092, 45-2093, 45-2091; payroll employees only); ACS 2020–2024. CBP does not count most crop and livestock farms themselves.
What moves a Nevada farm quote
Underwriters begin with acres and land use and the dwellings and farm buildings. Then they weigh machinery values, livestock, direct sales and agritourism, custom work, hired labor, distance to fire protection, and claims history.
Keep reading: a farm year and cost factors.
Insurance oversight
The Nevada Division of Insurance licenses insurers and agents operating in Nevada. Federal crop insurance runs through USDA's Risk Management Agency and approved insurers.
Nevada market towns
Ordered by the share of households with three or more vehicles (ACS), highest first.
- Ely
- Elko
- Sparks
- Yerington
- Boulder City
- Carson City
- Fernley
- North Las Vegas
- West Wendover
- Reno
- Winnemucca
- Las Vegas
- Henderson
- Mesquite
- Fallon
Farm coverage and guides
- The farmowners policy
- Farm liability
- Farm equipment and machinery
- Barns and outbuildings
- Livestock coverage
- Farm trucks and vehicles
- A farm year, season by season
- Agritourism and farm stands
- Crop insurance basics
- What affects farm insurance cost
- Farm application checklist
Every other Nevada community
Farms near any Nevada community can ask for a quote. Listed from smallest population to largest, with county:
Caliente (Lincoln County, pop. 964) · Wells (Elko County, pop. 1,242) · Lovelock (Pershing County, pop. 1,823) · Carlin (Elko County, pop. 2,000)
Farm insurance in Nevada: common questions
What does a Nevada farm policy cover?
Typically the farmhouse, farm buildings, machinery, livestock on named perils, harvested crops and supplies, and farm liability. Growing crops are insured separately.
How many farm supply businesses serve Nevada?
Census counted 27 farm supply merchant wholesalers and 54 agricultural and forestry support businesses with employees in Nevada in 2023.
Who oversees insurance companies in Nevada?
That is the job of the Nevada Division of Insurance. Crop insurance programs are administered federally through USDA's Risk Management Agency.
Do Nevada farms need workers' comp?
Agricultural workers' comp rules are set by Nevada and can differ from rules for other employers. Check with the state workers' compensation agency.
Built from 2023 Census business patterns, May 2025 BLS farm occupation estimates, and five-year ACS housing and vehicle data.
Last updated October 15, 2026 · How we research