Glasscock County, Texas
Farms, crops and livestock in the 2022 Census of Agriculture
188 farms517,077 acres in farms$28.6 million in farm sales
Glasscock County's harvested cropland had the steepest loss from 2017 to 2022 among the 1,579 counties with at least 50,000 harvested acres in 2017.
Its largest product group with a published figure, cotton, makes up 24.9% of farm sales, against 4.4% across Texas.
Sales by product group
| Product group | Sales | Rank in state |
|---|---|---|
| Cotton and cottonseed | $7.1 million | 54th of 116 |
| Cattle and calves | $6.7 million | 176th of 230 |
| Vegetables, melons and potatoes | $6.3 million | 16th of 109 |
| Hay and other crops | $4.7 million | 66th of 213 |
| Grains, oilseeds, dry beans and dry peas | $2.6 million | 109th of 173 |
| Sheep, goats, wool, mohair and goat milk | $943,000 | 42nd of 201 |
| Fruit, tree nuts and berries | $191,000 | 95th of 138 |
What the fields held
Glasscock County harvested 24,609 acres of cropland in 2022, 137th of 220 counties in Texas. Cotton covered acreage equal to 56% of that, hay and haylage 21%.
| Crop | Acres | Share of US |
|---|---|---|
| Cotton | 13,816 | 0.18% |
| Hay and haylage | 5,156 | under 0.1% |
| Wheat | 1,672 | under 0.1% |
| Vegetables | 1,478 | under 0.1% |
| Corn for silage | 1,440 | under 0.1% |
| Corn for grain | 382 | under 0.1% |
| Orchard land | 299 | under 0.1% |
| of which pecans | 299 | under 0.1% |
Withheld to protect individual farms: soybeans and grain sorghum.
How much of the county is farmland
Share of the county land in farms89.7%
Glasscock County ranks 86th of 250 counties in Texas on this measure.
- 162,479 acres of cropland, 31% of farmland
- 362,078 acres of pastureland, 70% of farmland
- 15,617 acres irrigated
Barns, pens and pastures
| Animals | Head | Share of US |
|---|---|---|
| Sheep and lambs | 5,447 | 0.11% |
| Goats | 630 | under 0.1% |
| Beef cows | 4,273 | under 0.1% |
| Horses and ponies | 223 | under 0.1% |
| Cattle and calves | 5,716 | under 0.1% |
| Laying hens | 139 | under 0.1% |
Withheld: hogs and pigs.
Who farms here
Decisions on Glasscock County's 188 farms are made by 352 producers. Their average age is 57.6, 2.3 years below the Texas average. Women are 31.2% of them.
Five years earlier
| Measure | 2017 | Change to 2022 |
|---|---|---|
| Farms | 175 | +7.4% |
| Land in farms, acres | 496,214 | +4.2% |
| Average farm size, acres | 2,836 | −3.0% |
| Farm products sold (current dollars) | $50.6 million | −43.6% |
| Cotton, acres | 128,853 | −89.3% |
| Sheep and lambs, head | 3,689 | +47.7% |
| Pecans, acres | 1,223 | −75.6% |
| Vegetables, acres | 444 | +100% |
Nearest rivals
- Cotton between Panola County, MS and Kleberg County, TX
- Sheep and lambs between Kingsbury County, SD and McLennan County, TX
- Pecans between Atkinson County, GA and Santa Rosa County, FL
- Vegetables between Wicomico County, MD and Porter County, IN
Counties with a similar sales mix
- Jackson County, Florida largest group: hay and other crops; mix match 91%
- Conecuh County, Alabama largest group: cattle and calves; mix match 88%
- Yalobusha County, Mississippi largest group: cotton; mix match 87%
Glasscock County accounts for 0.1% of farm sales in Texas and 0.1% of the farms in Texas. Rank Texas counties for cotton.
Source: USDA NASS Census of Agriculture. How to read these pages.