Farm operations
1,267
Avg 202 ac / farm
2022 USDA Census TX · FIPS 48037 1,267 farms Top quartile (#54/254) 26% cropland HEAVY MIXED
Bowie County, Texas - Farm Data
Agricultural and commodity intelligence for Bowie County. Ranked #54 of 254 counties in Texas.
256K acres of agricultural land
- Cropland
- 26.0% 67K acres
- Other land
- 74.0% 189K acres
USDA NASS · 2022 Census of Agriculture
Bowie County received $17.69 in Census government payments per agricultural acre, 2.9× the Texas county median of $6.14.
According to the USDA NASS 2022 Census of Agriculture.
- $17.69
- government payments per agricultural acre
- $6.14
- Texas county median per acre
- 2.88×
- 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.
1,267 farms · $116.8M sales
Bowie County, Texas reports 1,267 farms and $116.8M in commodity sales in the 2022 USDA NASS Census of Agriculture, ranking #680 of 2943 U.S. counties by federal farm program payments. According to the Census extract on PlainFarmData, in-state commodity-sales rank is #54 of 254 counties in Texas; Census county totals are not a roll-up of USDA ERS state payment series.
- In-state sales rank #54 of 254
- National payments rank #680 of 2943
- Govt payments / sales ratio 3.9%
Commodity sales
$116.8M
2.2× state median -- Above state median
Federal payments
$4.5M
3.9% of sales -- Above-typical dependence
Net farm income
$26.8M
2022 cash income -- Well above-typical net income
C
Farm economy grade: C -- Bowie County's net farm income sits at the 55th percentile among 3,046 NASS-reporting counties nationally (2022 Census). Percentile-benchmarked, not a same-state comparison like the tier label above.
What the Bowie County Farm Data Shows
Bowie County, Texas reported 1,267 farm operations in the 2022 USDA Census of Agriculture, generating $116.8M in total commodity sales and receiving $4.5M in federal farm program payments. Intensity stamp HEAVY ($17.69/acre); land stamp MIXED. Net cash farm income came in at $26.8M. In-state sales rank #54 of 254 in Texas.
Of 256,027 acres agricultural land, cropland is 66,589 acres (26.0%) with the balance in pasture, range, woodland, or farmsteads, a MIXED footprint. Average farm size 202 acres. Federal intensity is HEAVY; pair the ABS payment peers below before treating any single county as representative of Texas.
Land Use
$17.69 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
256,027 acres
Cropland
66,589 acres
Avg Farm Size
202 ac
Cropland share of agricultural land 26.0%
66,589 cropland acres · MIXED stamp.
Land Use Breakdown
| Category | Acres | Share of Ag Land |
|---|---|---|
| Total agricultural land | 256,027 | 100.0% |
| Cropland | 66,589 | 26.0% |
| Pasture, range, woodland, other | 189,438 | 74.0% |
| Average farm size | 202 | acres / farm |
Frequently Asked Questions
How many farms are in Bowie County, Texas?
Bowie County, Texas has 1,267 farms (2022 USDA Census). Average farm size 202 acres; land stamp MIXED.
What is the total agricultural production value of Bowie County?
Bowie County's total commodity sales are $116.8M (2022 Census of Agriculture), ranking #54 among 254 counties in Texas.
How much federal farm assistance does Bowie County receive?
Bowie County received $4.5M in federal government farm program receipts (2022), stamping HEAVY on NASS payments-per-acre ($17.69/acre) with a MIXED land mix.
What is the net farm income in Bowie County?
Net cash farm income for operations in Bowie County is $26.8M (2022 Census of Agriculture).
Read with Bowie County
Nearest NASS federal-payment peers and $/acre poles for Bowie (HEAVY · MIXED), replacing the old fixed Related and same-state alphabetical strip.
HEAVY MIXED
Washington County, MS · MID
$4.5M federal receipts is higher by $4K than Bowie; land stamp CROP-HEAVY vs MIXED.
Barren County, KY · DENSE
$4.5M federal receipts is higher by $5K than Bowie; land stamp CROP-LED vs MIXED.
Platte County, WY · LIGHT
$4.5M federal receipts is lower by $7K than Bowie; land stamp PASTURE-LED vs MIXED.
Bannock County, ID · MID
$4.5M federal receipts is higher by $8K than Bowie; land stamp MIXED vs MIXED.
Cass County (HEAVY $/acre pole)
Cass sits near Bowie on payments-per-acre ($17.71) while total receipts differ.
Shawano County (HEAVY $/acre pole)
Shawano sits near Bowie on payments-per-acre ($17.61) while total receipts differ.
Texas ERS state roll-up
Bowie stamps HEAVY · MIXED inside Texas's NASS county table, open the state ERS payment stack next.
Census payments leaderboard (#680)
Bowie ranks #680 of 2943 on NASS federal farm program payments under the HEAVY intensity band.
Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.
What to do with this
Bowie County, Texas stamps HEAVY · MIXED in the 2022 NASS Census, ranking #680 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.