Farm operations
1,103
Avg 252 ac / farm
2022 USDA Census TX · FIPS 48041 1,103 farms Top quartile (#50/254) 10% cropland LIGHT PASTURE-LED
Brazos County, Texas - Farm Data
Agricultural and commodity intelligence for Brazos County. Ranked #50 of 254 counties in Texas.
278K acres of agricultural land
- Cropland
- 9.5% 26K acres
- Other land
- 90.5% 251K acres
USDA NASS · 2022 Census of Agriculture
Brazos County received $3.55 in Census government payments per agricultural acre, 0.6× the Texas county median of $6.14.
According to the USDA NASS 2022 Census of Agriculture.
- $3.55
- government payments per agricultural acre
- $6.14
- Texas county median per acre
- 0.58×
- 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.
1,103 farms · $122.9M sales
Brazos County, Texas reports 1,103 farms and $122.9M in commodity sales in the 2022 USDA NASS Census of Agriculture, ranking #1839 of 2943 U.S. counties by federal farm program payments. According to the Census extract on PlainFarmData, in-state commodity-sales rank is #50 of 254 counties in Texas; Census county totals are not a roll-up of USDA ERS state payment series.
- In-state sales rank #50 of 254
- National payments rank #1839 of 2943
- Govt payments / sales ratio 0.8%
Commodity sales
$122.9M
2.4× state median -- Above state median
Federal payments
$986K
0.8% of sales -- Below-typical dependence
Net farm income
$2.7M
2022 cash income -- Below-typical net income
D
Farm economy grade: D -- Brazos County's net farm income sits at the 23th percentile among 3,046 NASS-reporting counties nationally (2022 Census). Percentile-benchmarked, not a same-state comparison like the tier label above.
What the Brazos County Farm Data Shows
Brazos County, Texas reported 1,103 farm operations in the 2022 USDA Census of Agriculture, generating $122.9M in total commodity sales and receiving $986K in federal farm program payments. Intensity stamp LIGHT ($3.55/acre); land stamp PASTURE-LED. Net cash farm income came in at $2.7M. In-state sales rank #50 of 254 in Texas.
Of 277,682 acres agricultural land, cropland is only 26,326 acres (9.5%) - 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
$3.55 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
277,682 acres
Cropland
26,326 acres
Avg Farm Size
252 ac
Cropland share of agricultural land 9.5%
26,326 cropland acres · PASTURE-LED stamp.
Land Use Breakdown
| Category | Acres | Share of Ag Land |
|---|---|---|
| Total agricultural land | 277,682 | 100.0% |
| Cropland | 26,326 | 9.5% |
| Pasture, range, woodland, other | 251,356 | 90.5% |
| Average farm size | 252 | acres / farm |
Frequently Asked Questions
How many farms are in Brazos County, Texas?
Brazos County, Texas has 1,103 farms (2022 USDA Census). Average farm size 252 acres; land stamp PASTURE-LED.
What is the total agricultural production value of Brazos County?
Brazos County's total commodity sales are $122.9M (2022 Census of Agriculture), ranking #50 among 254 counties in Texas.
How much federal farm assistance does Brazos County receive?
Brazos County received $986K in federal government farm program receipts (2022), stamping LIGHT on NASS payments-per-acre ($3.55/acre) with a PASTURE-LED land mix.
What is the net farm income in Brazos County?
Net cash farm income for operations in Brazos County is $2.7M (2022 Census of Agriculture).
Read with Brazos County
Nearest NASS federal-payment peers and $/acre poles for Brazos (LIGHT · PASTURE-LED), replacing the old fixed Related and same-state alphabetical strip.
LIGHT PASTURE-LED
Somerset County, PA · LIGHT
$986K federal receipts is higher by - than Brazos; land stamp CROP-LED vs PASTURE-LED.
Larimer County, CO · TRACE
$987K federal receipts is higher by $1K than Brazos; land stamp PASTURE-LED vs PASTURE-LED.
Lowndes County, MS · MID
$985K federal receipts is lower by $1K than Brazos; land stamp MIXED vs PASTURE-LED.
Madison County, NY · LIGHT
$985K federal receipts is lower by $1K than Brazos; land stamp CROP-LED vs PASTURE-LED.
Elk County (LIGHT $/acre pole)
Elk sits near Brazos on payments-per-acre ($3.59) while total receipts differ.
ST Joseph County (LIGHT $/acre pole)
ST Joseph sits near Brazos on payments-per-acre ($3.61) while total receipts differ.
Texas ERS state roll-up
Brazos stamps LIGHT · PASTURE-LED inside Texas's NASS county table, open the state ERS payment stack next.
Census payments leaderboard (#1839)
Brazos ranks #1839 of 2943 on NASS federal farm program payments under the LIGHT intensity band.
Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.
What to do with this
Brazos County, Texas stamps LIGHT · PASTURE-LED in the 2022 NASS Census, ranking #1839 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.