2022 USDA Census TX · FIPS 48035 1,384 farms Upper-middle (#102/254) 12% cropland LIGHT PASTURE-LED

Bosque County, Texas - Farm Data

Agricultural and commodity intelligence for Bosque County. Ranked #102 of 254 counties in Texas.

Agricultural land composition · 2022 USDA Census
586K acres of agricultural land
Cropland
12.3% 72K acres
Other land
87.7% 514K acres
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USDA NASS · 2022 Census of Agriculture

Bosque County received $4.00 in Census government payments per agricultural acre, 0.7× the Texas county median of $6.14.

According to the USDA NASS 2022 Census of Agriculture.

$4.00
government payments per agricultural acre
$6.14
Texas county median per acre
0.65×
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.

1,384 farms · $69.2M sales

Bosque County, Texas reports 1,384 farms and $69.2M in commodity sales in the 2022 USDA NASS Census of Agriculture, ranking #1229 of 2943 U.S. counties by federal farm program payments. According to the Census extract on PlainFarmData, in-state commodity-sales rank is #102 of 254 counties in Texas; Census county totals are not a roll-up of USDA ERS state payment series.

  • In-state sales rank #102 of 254
  • National payments rank #1229 of 2943
  • Govt payments / sales ratio 3.4%

Farm operations

1,384

Avg 424 ac / farm

Commodity sales

$69.2M

1.3× state median -- Near state median

Federal payments

$2.3M

3.4% of sales -- Above-typical dependence

Net farm income

$-3.3M

2022 cash income -- Net loss

F

Farm economy grade: F -- Bosque County's net farm income sits at the 5th percentile among 3,046 NASS-reporting counties nationally (2022 Census). Percentile-benchmarked, not a same-state comparison like the tier label above.

What the Bosque County Farm Data Shows

Bosque County, Texas reported 1,384 farm operations in the 2022 USDA Census of Agriculture, generating $69.2M in total commodity sales and receiving $2.3M in federal farm program payments. Intensity stamp LIGHT ($4.00/acre); land stamp PASTURE-LED. Net cash farm income came in at $-3.3M. In-state sales rank #102 of 254 in Texas.

Of 586,420 acres agricultural land, cropland is only 72,399 acres (12.3%) - a PASTURE-LED mix where livestock forage and disaster titles (LFP/ELAP) usually outweigh row-crop commodity programs. Federal intensity is LIGHT; pair the ABS payment peers below before treating any single county as representative of Texas.

Land Use

$4.00 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
586,420 acres
Cropland
72,399 acres
Avg Farm Size
424 ac
Cropland share of agricultural land 12.3%

72,399 cropland acres · PASTURE-LED stamp.

Land Use Breakdown

Agricultural land use breakdown for Bosque County, Texas (2022 USDA Census of Agriculture)
Category Acres Share of Ag Land
Total agricultural land 586,420 100.0%
Cropland 72,399 12.3%
Pasture, range, woodland, other 514,021 87.7%
Average farm size 424 acres / farm

Frequently Asked Questions

How many farms are in Bosque County, Texas?
Bosque County, Texas has 1,384 farms (2022 USDA Census). Average farm size 424 acres; land stamp PASTURE-LED.
What is the total agricultural production value of Bosque County?
Bosque County's total commodity sales are $69.2M (2022 Census of Agriculture), ranking #102 among 254 counties in Texas.
How much federal farm assistance does Bosque County receive?
Bosque County received $2.3M in federal government farm program receipts (2022), stamping LIGHT on NASS payments-per-acre ($4.00/acre) with a PASTURE-LED land mix.
What is the net farm income in Bosque County?
Net cash farm income for operations in Bosque County is $-3.3M (2022 Census of Agriculture).

What to do with this

Bosque County, Texas stamps LIGHT · PASTURE-LED in the 2022 NASS Census, ranking #1229 of 2943 U.S. counties by federal farm program payments. Three places to go next:

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.

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