Texas farms by county
2022 Census of Agriculture · 250 counties
230,662 farms125,471,325 acres in farms544 acres per farm on average
Texas farms sold $32.17 billion of products in 2022, third among the 50 states.
Among the states, it leads the nation in beef cows, cattle and calves, cotton and goats, ranks second in pecans and grain sorghum and ranks third in citrus and sugarcane.
Its average farm size is the 13th-largest among the states.
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 Texas is for them nationally.
| Crop or animal | Leading county | Its share of the state | Counties with figures |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cotton | Nueces County | 4.4% | 126 |
| Goats | Sutton County | 7.0% | 238 |
| Pecans | Comanche County | 9.3% | 123 |
| Grain sorghum | Nueces County | 10.7% | 100 |
| Beef cows | Lavaca County | 1.6% | 160 |
| Cattle and calves | Deaf Smith County | 5.6% | 250 |
| Sheep and lambs | Crockett County | 8.4% | 222 |
| Horses and ponies | Parker County | 4.4% | 250 |
| Rice | Wharton County | 32.2% | 13 |
| Peanuts | Gaines County | 35.7% | 17 |
| Hay and haylage | Lamar County | 1.8% | 247 |
| Broilers sold | Gonzales County | 13.3% | 113 |
| Milk cows | Hartley County | 14.5% | 38 |
| Corn for silage | Hartley County | 14.2% | 43 |
Every county in Texas
Sorted by farm sales. Linked counties have their own profile page, chosen because they stand out nationally or within the state. Left out because a core figure is withheld: 4 counties.
| County | Farms | Avg acres | Sales | Largest group |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deaf Smith County | 663 | 1,445 | $1.89B | Cattle and calves |
| Castro County | 415 | 1,375 | $1.84B | Cattle and calves |
| Hartley County | 224 | 4,176 | $1.74B | Cattle and calves |
| Parmer County | 477 | 1,182 | $1.38B | Cattle and calves |
| Dallam County | 323 | 2,975 | $1.09B | Cattle and calves |
| Gonzales County | 1,870 | 337 | $1.00B | Poultry and eggs |
| Sherman County | 282 | 2,093 | $988.2M | Cattle and calves |
| Hansford County | 137 | 4,710 | $899.6M | Grains and oilseeds |
| Swisher County | 441 | 1,230 | $749.5M | Cattle and calves |
| Randall County | 843 | 693 | $730.1M | Cattle and calves |
| Moore County | 218 | 2,346 | $706.9M | Cattle and calves |
| Shelby County | 799 | 316 | $625.8M | Poultry and eggs |
| Nacogdoches County | 1,014 | 207 | $578.9M | Poultry and eggs |
| Lamb County | 879 | 582 | $565.3M | Cattle and calves |
| Erath County | 2,400 | 281 | $490.0M | Milk |
| Hale County | 779 | 739 | $481.7M | Cattle and calves |
| Wharton County | 1,472 | 376 | $393.8M | Grains and oilseeds |
| Hidalgo County | 2,045 | 262 | $386.0M | Vegetables and melons |
| Bailey County | 389 | 1,361 | $385.1M | Cattle and calves |
| Ochiltree County | 285 | 1,529 | $378.1M | Grains and oilseeds |
| Hopkins County | 1,873 | 169 | $342.3M | Poultry and eggs |
| San Augustine County | 227 | 165 | $304.7M | Poultry and eggs |
| Gray County | 287 | 1,887 | $278.3M | Cattle and calves |
| Comanche County | 1,500 | 398 | $268.4M | Milk |
| Franklin County | 505 | 219 | $245.4M | Poultry and eggs |
| Leon County | 1,597 | 265 | $233.5M | Poultry and eggs |
| Wood County | 1,357 | 142 | $225.7M | Poultry and eggs |
| Titus County | 687 | 203 | $223.0M | Poultry and eggs |
| Robertson County | 1,351 | 340 | $217.7M | Poultry and eggs |
| McLennan County | 3,140 | 176 | $210.1M | Cattle and calves |
| Anderson County | 1,741 | 207 | $190.1M | Poultry and eggs |
| Falls County | 1,146 | 426 | $188.9M | Cattle and calves |
| Madison County | 819 | 262 | $185.1M | Poultry and eggs |
| Camp County | 416 | 128 | $183.0M | Poultry and eggs |
| Gaines County | 624 | 1,298 | $169.5M | Hay and other crops |
| Van Zandt County | 3,206 | 130 | $168.3M | Nursery and greenhouse |
| Frio County | 592 | 957 | $167.8M | Cattle and calves |
| Floyd County | 457 | 1,389 | $165.6M | Cotton |
| Lubbock County | 1,286 | 362 | $160.3M | Cotton |
| Matagorda County | 814 | 670 | $157.1M | Grains and oilseeds |
| Milam County | 2,048 | 241 | $156.4M | Poultry and eggs |
| Wilson County | 2,503 | 157 | $146.6M | Cattle and calves |
| Hemphill County | 213 | 2,722 | $146.5M | Cattle and calves |
| Cass County | 939 | 148 | $144.5M | Poultry and eggs |
| Nueces County | 549 | 967 | $140.0M | Cotton |
| Denton County | 2,936 | 93 | $135.5M | Horses and mules |
| Hill County | 2,011 | 282 | $129.9M | Grains and oilseeds |
| Cameron County | 1,248 | 167 | $128.8M | Grains and oilseeds |
| Wheeler County | 467 | 1,252 | $123.5M | Hay and other crops |
| Brazos County | 1,103 | 252 | $122.9M | Poultry and eggs |
| Freestone County | 1,291 | 288 | $122.8M | Poultry and eggs |
| Carson County | 367 | 1,587 | $122.2M | Grains and oilseeds |
| Cherokee County | 1,411 | 231 | $120.9M | Nursery and greenhouse |
| Bowie County | 1,267 | 202 | $116.8M | Poultry and eggs |
| Archer County | 457 | 1,265 | $116.4M | Milk |
| Brazoria County | 2,538 | 165 | $112.2M | Nursery and greenhouse |
| Cooke County | 2,188 | 235 | $109.5M | Cattle and calves |
| Waller County | 1,545 | 137 | $106.6M | Nursery and greenhouse |
| Rusk County | 1,309 | 164 | $105.0M | Poultry and eggs |
| Burleson County | 1,528 | 197 | $104.4M | Poultry and eggs |
| Colorado County | 1,702 | 266 | $103.7M | Grains and oilseeds |
| Fannin County | 2,108 | 198 | $103.7M | Cattle and calves |
| Tom Green County | 1,392 | 674 | $102.0M | Cattle and calves |
| San Patricio County | 620 | 542 | $101.2M | Cotton |
| Hamilton County | 964 | 535 | $100.7M | Milk |
| Terry County | 669 | 850 | $100.2M | Hay and other crops |
| Oldham County | 178 | 5,034 | $99.8M | Cattle and calves |
| Red River County | 1,041 | 463 | $99.7M | Cattle and calves |
| Collin County | 2,330 | 85 | $98.8M | Cattle and calves |
| Panola County | 744 | 191 | $96.2M | Poultry and eggs |
| Williamson County | 2,352 | 162 | $95.7M | Grains and oilseeds |
| Limestone County | 1,263 | 363 | $95.6M | Cattle and calves |
| Willacy County | 345 | 852 | $95.4M | Cotton |
| Guadalupe County | 2,369 | 123 | $94.1M | Poultry and eggs |
| Uvalde County | 580 | 1,712 | $90.6M | Cattle and calves |
| Bell County | 2,330 | 213 | $90.1M | Grains and oilseeds |
| Houston County | 1,411 | 343 | $90.0M | Cattle and calves |
| Lee County | 1,720 | 199 | $89.2M | Cattle and calves |
| Harris County | 1,531 | 126 | $89.0M | Nursery and greenhouse |
| Grayson County | 2,851 | 139 | $87.1M | Cattle and calves |
| Zavala County | 212 | 3,494 | $86.8M | Vegetables and melons |
| Lamar County | 1,865 | 275 | $85.5M | Cattle and calves |
| Donley County | 333 | 1,757 | $85.0M | Cattle and calves |
| Upshur County | 1,373 | 110 | $84.7M | Poultry and eggs |
| Grimes County | 1,668 | 301 | $83.2M | Cattle and calves |
| Medina County | 2,204 | 288 | $82.6M | Cattle and calves |
| Hunt County | 3,504 | 101 | $82.4M | Cattle and calves |
| Clay County | 881 | 772 | $80.9M | Cattle and calves |
| Lipscomb County | 283 | 1,961 | $80.7M | Cattle and calves |
| Jackson County | 825 | 428 | $80.3M | Grains and oilseeds |
| Fayette County | 2,905 | 162 | $78.7M | Cattle and calves |
| Ellis County | 2,563 | 147 | $78.3M | Grains and oilseeds |
| Jones County | 988 | 571 | $73.8M | Cattle and calves |
| Coryell County | 1,435 | 356 | $73.5M | Cattle and calves |
| Bexar County | 2,107 | 118 | $73.2M | Nursery and greenhouse |
| Starr County | 1,126 | 416 | $73.0M | Cattle and calves |
| Jim Wells County | 960 | 415 | $72.6M | Cattle and calves |
| Victoria County | 1,412 | 373 | $72.0M | Grains and oilseeds |
| Smith County | 2,495 | 101 | $70.9M | Nursery and greenhouse |
| Angelina County | 838 | 92 | $70.0M | Poultry and eggs |
| Armstrong County | 184 | 2,509 | $69.3M | Grains and oilseeds |
| Bosque County | 1,384 | 424 | $69.2M | Cattle and calves |
| Parker County | 4,379 | 78 | $68.5M | Horses and mules |
| Lavaca County | 2,735 | 198 | $66.2M | Cattle and calves |
| Johnson County | 2,745 | 105 | $66.0M | Cattle and calves |
| Atascosa County | 1,673 | 411 | $65.1M | Cattle and calves |
| Navarro County | 2,213 | 212 | $65.0M | Cattle and calves |
| Fort Bend County | 1,233 | 260 | $64.8M | Grains and oilseeds |
| Hudspeth County | 162 | 16,309 | $64.4M | Hay and other crops |
| Travis County | 870 | 228 | $63.4M | Cattle and calves |
| Caldwell County | 1,329 | 184 | $62.7M | Cattle and calves |
| Hockley County | 897 | 610 | $62.3M | Cotton |
| Hutchinson County | 167 | 3,354 | $62.3M | Grains and oilseeds |
| Montague County | 1,644 | 283 | $62.1M | Cattle and calves |
| Runnels County | 1,039 | 647 | $61.6M | Cattle and calves |
| Wise County | 3,528 | 98 | $58.9M | Cattle and calves |
| Bastrop County | 1,871 | 141 | $58.6M | Cattle and calves |
| Austin County | 1,930 | 134 | $57.4M | Cattle and calves |
| Yoakum County | 276 | 1,600 | $56.9M | Cotton |
| Hardeman County | 315 | 1,336 | $56.0M | Grains and oilseeds |
| Morris County | 335 | 135 | $55.4M | Poultry and eggs |
| Briscoe County | 152 | 3,854 | $54.9M | Cattle and calves |
| Crosby County | 440 | 1,309 | $54.4M | Cotton |
| Chambers County | 491 | 405 | $53.2M | Grains and oilseeds |
| Baylor County | 229 | 2,424 | $53.1M | Cattle and calves |
| Dawson County | 518 | 1,110 | $52.6M | Cotton |
| Kleberg County | 380 | 1,239 | $51.8M | Cattle and calves |
| Washington County | 2,137 | 175 | $51.8M | Cattle and calves |
| Fisher County | 558 | 694 | $51.6M | Cattle and calves |
| Cochran County | 349 | 1,244 | $50.9M | Cotton |
| Mason County | 650 | 911 | $50.2M | Cattle and calves |
| Haskell County | 518 | 1,047 | $49.7M | Cotton |
| Kaufman County | 2,478 | 113 | $49.4M | Cattle and calves |
| Pecos County | 249 | 12,104 | $48.9M | Cattle and calves |
| Palo Pinto County | 1,147 | 530 | $48.6M | Cattle and calves |
| Potter County | 243 | 2,392 | $47.4M | Cattle and calves |
| Lynn County | 512 | 1,107 | $46.4M | Cotton |
| Wichita County | 632 | 473 | $45.4M | Cattle and calves |
| Coleman County | 1,071 | 708 | $44.6M | Cattle and calves |
| Maverick County | 234 | 1,409 | $44.3M | Hay and other crops |
| Mills County | 874 | 432 | $44.2M | Cattle and calves |
| Henderson County | 1,891 | 139 | $44.2M | Cattle and calves |
| Jack County | 889 | 645 | $42.8M | Cattle and calves |
| Wilbarger County | 374 | 1,434 | $42.2M | Cattle and calves |
| Brown County | 1,680 | 283 | $42.0M | Cattle and calves |
| Presidio County | 147 | 16,076 | $41.5M | Hay and other crops |
| San Saba County | 865 | 836 | $41.5M | Cattle and calves |
| El Paso County | 581 | 464 | $41.3M | Cotton |
| Liberty County | 1,321 | 177 | $40.7M | Cattle and calves |
| Karnes County | 958 | 407 | $39.7M | Cattle and calves |
| Refugio County | 315 | 1,172 | $38.7M | Cotton |
| Gillespie County | 2,021 | 272 | $38.2M | Cattle and calves |
| Throckmorton County | 185 | 3,157 | $38.0M | Cattle and calves |
| Mitchell County | 459 | 1,269 | $38.0M | Cattle and calves |
| Eastland County | 1,210 | 429 | $37.0M | Cattle and calves |
| Bee County | 743 | 588 | $36.3M | Cattle and calves |
| Jefferson County | 612 | 568 | $35.2M | Cattle and calves |
| Culberson County | 73 | 26,478 | $34.1M | Vegetables and melons |
| Lampasas County | 1,076 | 417 | $33.1M | Cattle and calves |
| Dallas County | 647 | 104 | $32.7M | Nursery and greenhouse |
| Howard County | 407 | 1,414 | $32.6M | Cotton |
| Concho County | 400 | 1,573 | $32.3M | Cotton |
| Calhoun County | 257 | 506 | $32.0M | Cattle and calves |
| Rains County | 631 | 115 | $31.6M | Nursery and greenhouse |
| Webb County | 659 | 3,230 | $31.5M | Cattle and calves |
| DeWitt County | 1,533 | 268 | $31.4M | Cattle and calves |
| Collingsworth County | 285 | 1,886 | $30.7M | Cotton |
| Crockett County | 275 | 6,432 | $30.7M | Cattle and calves |
| Scurry County | 685 | 832 | $30.6M | Cotton |
| Burnet County | 1,428 | 298 | $29.9M | Cattle and calves |
| Young County | 873 | 553 | $29.8M | Cattle and calves |
| Hays County | 940 | 152 | $29.2M | Nursery and greenhouse |
| Glasscock County | 188 | 2,750 | $28.6M | Cotton |
| Jeff Davis County | 107 | 13,279 | $28.6M | Sheep and goats |
| Reeves County | 150 | 5,538 | $27.8M | Hay and other crops |
| Borden County | 102 | 5,616 | $27.7M | Cotton |
| Llano County | 798 | 654 | $27.3M | Cattle and calves |
| Schleicher County | 353 | 2,370 | $27.2M | Cattle and calves |
| Knox County | 259 | 2,101 | $26.7M | Cattle and calves |
| Childress County | 334 | 1,332 | $26.1M | Cotton |
| Cottle County | 258 | 2,205 | $25.8M | Cattle and calves |
| Walker County | 1,222 | 159 | $25.4M | Cattle and calves |
| Montgomery County | 1,299 | 77 | $25.1M | Cattle and calves |
| Tarrant County | 1,000 | 199 | $24.3M | Cattle and calves |
| Brooks County | 317 | 1,175 | $24.2M | Cattle and calves |
| Brewster County | 205 | 11,021 | $23.6M | Cattle and calves |
| Roberts County | 119 | 4,962 | $23.5M | Sheep and goats |
| Nolan County | 443 | 910 | $23.2M | Cattle and calves |
| Martin County | 395 | 1,460 | $22.7M | Hay and other crops |
| Callahan County | 1,050 | 446 | $22.7M | Cattle and calves |
| Hood County | 1,109 | 113 | $22.6M | Nursery and greenhouse |
| Goliad County | 1,092 | 381 | $22.0M | Cattle and calves |
| Taylor County | 1,222 | 299 | $20.5M | Cattle and calves |
| Sutton County | 289 | 3,148 | $20.4M | Cattle and calves |
| Delta County | 433 | 251 | $19.8M | Grains and oilseeds |
| McCulloch County | 562 | 975 | $19.4M | Cattle and calves |
| Midland County | 349 | 1,605 | $19.2M | Cattle and calves |
| Hall County | 407 | 882 | $19.1M | Cotton |
| Motley County | 213 | 1,913 | $18.7M | Cotton |
| Blanco County | 776 | 466 | $18.2M | Cattle and calves |
| Dickens County | 498 | 1,156 | $17.4M | Cattle and calves |
| Shackelford County | 208 | 2,394 | $16.4M | Cattle and calves |
| Val Verde County | 333 | 4,256 | $15.5M | Sheep and goats |
| Duval County | 1,044 | 1,069 | $15.0M | Cattle and calves |
| Live Oak County | 793 | 522 | $15.0M | Cattle and calves |
| Stonewall County | 344 | 1,386 | $14.5M | Cattle and calves |
| Kendall County | 1,142 | 236 | $14.1M | Other animals |
| Jasper County | 919 | 69 | $13.2M | Nursery and greenhouse |
| King County | 54 | 10,410 | $13.1M | Cattle and calves |
| Harrison County | 1,015 | 120 | $13.0M | Cattle and calves |
| Galveston County | 563 | 61 | $12.8M | Nursery and greenhouse |
| Garza County | 251 | 1,623 | $12.1M | Cotton |
| Menard County | 374 | 1,535 | $12.1M | Cattle and calves |
| Foard County | 184 | 2,400 | $11.7M | Cattle and calves |
| Edwards County | 456 | 2,217 | $11.4M | Cattle and calves |
| Kerr County | 987 | 395 | $11.2M | Cattle and calves |
| Sterling County | 70 | 9,299 | $11.0M | Cattle and calves |
| Polk County | 594 | 140 | $10.9M | Cattle and calves |
| Coke County | 433 | 1,105 | $10.7M | Cattle and calves |
| Dimmit County | 211 | 1,632 | $10.6M | Vegetables and melons |
| Upton County | 101 | 5,138 | $10.4M | Cotton |
| Irion County | 160 | 4,201 | $9.9M | Cattle and calves |
| Kent County | 137 | 4,304 | $9.8M | Cattle and calves |
| Andrews County | 149 | 5,905 | $9.7M | Cattle and calves |
| McMullen County | 171 | 3,396 | $9.5M | Cattle and calves |
| Tyler County | 652 | 97 | $9.4M | Nursery and greenhouse |
| Stephens County | 454 | 853 | $9.3M | Cattle and calves |
| San Jacinto County | 588 | 114 | $9.2M | Cattle and calves |
| Reagan County | 91 | 8,183 | $8.8M | Cattle and calves |
| Jim Hogg County | 208 | 2,824 | $8.6M | Cattle and calves |
| Trinity County | 444 | 151 | $8.2M | Cattle and calves |
| La Salle County | 344 | 1,606 | $7.7M | Cattle and calves |
| Somervell County | 320 | 311 | $7.3M | Hay and other crops |
| Kimble County | 619 | 681 | $7.2M | Cattle and calves |
| Marion County | 244 | 232 | $7.2M | Hay and other crops |
| Terrell County | 60 | 13,356 | $6.2M | Cattle and calves |
| Comal County | 888 | 121 | $5.9M | Sheep and goats |
| Rockwall County | 359 | 65 | $5.4M | Cattle and calves |
| Zapata County | 305 | 942 | $5.2M | Cattle and calves |
| Hardin County | 606 | 61 | $4.6M | Cattle and calves |
| Bandera County | 723 | 265 | $4.6M | Cattle and calves |
| Orange County | 513 | 96 | $4.3M | Cattle and calves |
| Ector County | 178 | 2,344 | $3.8M | Cattle and calves |
| Kinney County | 190 | 3,242 | $3.8M | Cattle and calves |
| Gregg County | 403 | 65 | $2.7M | Cattle and calves |
| Real County | 212 | 1,375 | $2.6M | Cattle and calves |
| Aransas County | 79 | 543 | $2.2M | Cattle and calves |
| Newton County | 426 | 60 | $2.1M | Cattle and calves |
| Loving County | 11 | 38,563 | $1.5M | Grains and oilseeds |
| Crane County | 44 | 6,614 | $1.5M | Cattle and calves |
Five years earlier
| Measure | 2017 | Change to 2022 |
|---|---|---|
| Farms | 248,416 | −7.1% |
| Land in farms, acres | 127,036,184 | −1.2% |
| Average farm size, acres | 511 | +6.5% |
| Farm products sold (current dollars) | $24.92 billion | +29.1% |
Source: USDA NASS, 2022 and 2017 Census of Agriculture. How to read these pages.