Kimble County, Texas
Farms, crops and livestock in the 2022 Census of Agriculture
619 farms421,491 acres in farms$7.2 million in farm sales
Among US counties with published figures, Kimble County ranks ninth for goats.
Its average farm size had the fifth-largest decrease from 2017 to 2022 among the 1,674 counties with at least 500 farms in 2017.
Sales by product group
| Product group | Sales | Rank in state |
|---|---|---|
| Cattle and calves | $4.6 million | 195th of 230 |
| Sheep, goats, wool, mohair and goat milk | $2.2 million | 19th of 201 |
| Fruit, tree nuts and berries | $164,000 | 98th of 138 |
| Hay and other crops | $95,000 | 207th of 213 |
| Horses, ponies, mules, burros and donkeys | $81,000 | 172nd of 207 |
| Other animals and animal products | $28,000 | 135th of 161 |
| Poultry and eggs | $27,000 | 135th of 168 |
What the fields held
Kimble County harvested 2,895 acres of cropland in 2022, 206th of 220 counties in Texas. Hay and haylage covered acreage equal to 71% of that, orchard land 29%.
| Crop | Acres | Share of US |
|---|---|---|
| Hay and haylage | 2,041 | under 0.1% |
| Orchard land | 851 | under 0.1% |
| of which pecans | 846 | 0.14% |
Withheld to protect individual farms: vegetables and grapes.
How much of the county is farmland
Share of the county land in farms52.6%
Kimble County ranks 196th of 250 counties in Texas on this measure.
- 21,071 acres of cropland, 5% of farmland
- 396,103 acres of pastureland, 94% of farmland
- 27,730 acres of woodland, 7% of farmland
- 1,329 acres irrigated
Farm sizes
Farms in Kimble County run larger than the national pattern: the median farm has 221 acres against 72 for the US. The average, pulled up by the largest operations, is 681 acres, 103rd-largest of 242 in Texas. The most common size class is 50–179 acres, with 26.2% of farms. Farms of 1,000 acres or more are 17.8% of the total.
Barns, pens and pastures
| Animals | Head | Share of US |
|---|---|---|
| Goats | 18,338 | 0.72% |
| Sheep and lambs | 6,037 | 0.12% |
| Beef cows | 5,147 | under 0.1% |
| Horses and ponies | 422 | under 0.1% |
| Cattle and calves | 8,368 | under 0.1% |
| Laying hens | 896 | under 0.1% |
| Hogs and pigs | 12 | under 0.1% |
Withheld: turkeys.
Who farms here
Decisions on Kimble County's 619 farms are made by 1,214 producers. Their average age is 62.6, 2.7 years above the Texas average. Women are 43.4% of them.
Five years earlier
| Measure | 2017 | Change to 2022 |
|---|---|---|
| Farms | 670 | −7.6% |
| Land in farms, acres | 746,308 | −43.5% |
| Average farm size, acres | 1,114 | −38.9% |
| Farm products sold (current dollars) | $10.9 million | −33.4% |
| Goats, head | 23,840 | −23.1% |
| Pecans, acres | 980 | −13.7% |
| Sheep and lambs, head | 9,291 | −35.0% |
| Beef cows, head | 8,502 | −39.5% |
Nearest rivals
- Goats between Apache County, AZ and Schleicher County, TX
- Pecans between McIntosh County, OK and Burleson County, TX
- Sheep and lambs between Jackson County, MI and Elkhart County, IN
- Beef cows between Buchanan County, IA and Jasper County, GA
Counties with a similar sales mix
- Moffat County, Colorado largest group: cattle and calves; mix match 99%
- Schleicher County, Texas largest group: cattle and calves; mix match 97%
- Uinta County, Wyoming largest group: cattle and calves; mix match 96%
Kimble County accounts for under 0.1% of farm sales in Texas and 0.3% of the farms in Texas. Rank Texas counties for goats.
Source: USDA NASS Census of Agriculture. How to read these pages.