Farm operations
723
Avg 265 ac / farm
2022 USDA Census TX · FIPS 48019 723 farms Bottom quartile (#242/254) 4% cropland TRACE PASTURE-LED
Bandera County, Texas - Farm Data
Agricultural and commodity intelligence for Bandera County. Ranked #242 of 254 counties in Texas.
191K acres of agricultural land
- Cropland
- 4.2% 8K acres
- Other land
- 95.8% 184K acres
USDA NASS · 2022 Census of Agriculture
Bandera County received $1.87 in Census government payments per agricultural acre, 0.3× the Texas county median of $6.14.
According to the USDA NASS 2022 Census of Agriculture.
- $1.87
- government payments per agricultural acre
- $6.14
- Texas county median per acre
- 0.31×
- Texas median per acre
Payments per acre use the same NASS county table for receipts and acreage. Census county totals are not a roll-up of the USDA ERS state payment series.
723 farms · $4.6M sales
Bandera County, Texas reports 723 farms and $4.6M in commodity sales in the 2022 USDA NASS Census of Agriculture, ranking #2318 of 2943 U.S. counties by federal farm program payments. According to the Census extract on PlainFarmData, in-state commodity-sales rank is #242 of 254 counties in Texas; Census county totals are not a roll-up of USDA ERS state payment series.
- In-state sales rank #242 of 254
- National payments rank #2318 of 2943
- Govt payments / sales ratio 7.8%
Commodity sales
$4.6M
0.089× state median -- Well below state median
Federal payments
$359K
7.8% of sales -- Above-typical dependence
Net farm income
$-12.4M
2022 cash income -- Net loss
F
Farm economy grade: F -- Bandera County's net farm income sits at the 1th percentile among 3,046 NASS-reporting counties nationally (2022 Census). Percentile-benchmarked, not a same-state comparison like the tier label above.
What the Bandera County Farm Data Shows
Bandera County, Texas reported 723 farm operations in the 2022 USDA Census of Agriculture, generating $4.6M in total commodity sales and receiving $359K in federal farm program payments. Intensity stamp TRACE ($1.87/acre); land stamp PASTURE-LED. Net cash farm income came in at $-12.4M. In-state sales rank #242 of 254 in Texas.
Of 191,495 acres agricultural land, cropland is only 7,984 acres (4.2%) - a PASTURE-LED mix where livestock forage and disaster titles (LFP/ELAP) usually outweigh row-crop commodity programs. Federal intensity is TRACE; pair the ABS payment peers below before treating any single county as representative of Texas.
Land Use
$1.87 per acre of agricultural land · the median Texas county receives $6.14. Payments per acre normalise federal support for farm size; both figures come from the same USDA NASS 2022 Census county table.
Total Ag Land
191,495 acres
Cropland
7,984 acres
Avg Farm Size
265 ac
Cropland share of agricultural land 4.2%
7,984 cropland acres · PASTURE-LED stamp.
Land Use Breakdown
| Category | Acres | Share of Ag Land |
|---|---|---|
| Total agricultural land | 191,495 | 100.0% |
| Cropland | 7,984 | 4.2% |
| Pasture, range, woodland, other | 183,511 | 95.8% |
| Average farm size | 265 | acres / farm |
Frequently Asked Questions
How many farms are in Bandera County, Texas?
Bandera County, Texas has 723 farms (2022 USDA Census). Average farm size 265 acres; land stamp PASTURE-LED.
What is the total agricultural production value of Bandera County?
Bandera County's total commodity sales are $4.6M (2022 Census of Agriculture), ranking #242 among 254 counties in Texas.
How much federal farm assistance does Bandera County receive?
Bandera County received $359K in federal government farm program receipts (2022), stamping TRACE on NASS payments-per-acre ($1.87/acre) with a PASTURE-LED land mix.
What is the net farm income in Bandera County?
Net cash farm income for operations in Bandera County is $-12.4M (2022 Census of Agriculture).
Read with Bandera County
Nearest NASS federal-payment peers and $/acre poles for Bandera (TRACE · PASTURE-LED), replacing the old fixed Related and same-state alphabetical strip.
TRACE PASTURE-LED
Madison County, GA · LIGHT
$359K federal receipts is higher by - than Bandera; land stamp MIXED vs PASTURE-LED.
Butler County, AL · LIGHT
$358K federal receipts is lower by $1K than Bandera; land stamp PASTURE-LED vs PASTURE-LED.
Pike County, MS · LIGHT
$360K federal receipts is higher by $1K than Bandera; land stamp MIXED vs PASTURE-LED.
Anderson County, SC · TRACE
$360K federal receipts is higher by $1K than Bandera; land stamp MIXED vs PASTURE-LED.
Grand County (TRACE $/acre pole)
Grand sits near Bandera on payments-per-acre ($1.88) while total receipts differ.
Harris County (TRACE $/acre pole)
Harris sits near Bandera on payments-per-acre ($1.87) while total receipts differ.
Texas ERS state roll-up
Bandera stamps TRACE · PASTURE-LED inside Texas's NASS county table, open the state ERS payment stack next.
Census payments leaderboard (#2318)
Bandera ranks #2318 of 2943 on NASS federal farm program payments under the TRACE intensity band.
Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.
What to do with this
Bandera County, Texas stamps TRACE · PASTURE-LED in the 2022 NASS Census, ranking #2318 of 2943 U.S. counties by federal farm program payments. Three places to go next:
- See how Texas compares nationally on ERS farm payments and income. Texas state page
- Browse the full county table to compare payment intensity across the country. All counties
- Understand what actually drives county-level farm payments. Read the guide
County figures (2022 NASS Census of Agriculture) are a separate population from USDA ERS state and national payment series and must not be summed together.
County farm figures on this page are rendered from the USDA NASS 2022 Census of Agriculture, no number is typed in by an editor. Census county totals are not a roll-up of the USDA ERS state payment series. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error.