Farm operations
367
Avg 1,587 ac / farm
2022 USDA Census TX · FIPS 48065 367 farms Top quartile (#52/254) 59% cropland HEAVY CROP-LED
Carson County, Texas - Farm Data
Agricultural and commodity intelligence for Carson County. Ranked #52 of 254 counties in Texas.
583K acres of agricultural land
- Cropland
- 58.8% 343K acres
- Other land
- 41.2% 240K acres
USDA NASS · 2022 Census of Agriculture
Carson County received $16.75 in Census government payments per agricultural acre, 2.7× the Texas county median of $6.14.
According to the USDA NASS 2022 Census of Agriculture.
- $16.75
- government payments per agricultural acre
- $6.14
- Texas county median per acre
- 2.73×
- 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.
367 farms · $122.2M sales
Carson County, Texas reports 367 farms and $122.2M in commodity sales in the 2022 USDA NASS Census of Agriculture, ranking #272 of 2943 U.S. counties by federal farm program payments. According to the Census extract on PlainFarmData, in-state commodity-sales rank is #52 of 254 counties in Texas; Census county totals are not a roll-up of USDA ERS state payment series.
- In-state sales rank #52 of 254
- National payments rank #272 of 2943
- Govt payments / sales ratio 8.0%
Commodity sales
$122.2M
2.3× state median -- Above state median
Federal payments
$9.8M
8.0% of sales -- Above-typical dependence
Net farm income
$49.5M
2022 cash income -- Well above-typical net income
C
Farm economy grade: C -- Carson County's net farm income sits at the 68th percentile among 3,046 NASS-reporting counties nationally (2022 Census). Percentile-benchmarked, not a same-state comparison like the tier label above.
What the Carson County Farm Data Shows
Carson County, Texas reported 367 farm operations in the 2022 USDA Census of Agriculture, generating $122.2M in total commodity sales and receiving $9.8M in federal farm program payments. Intensity stamp HEAVY ($16.75/acre); land stamp CROP-LED. Net cash farm income came in at $49.5M. In-state sales rank #52 of 254 in Texas.
Of 582,593 acres agricultural land, cropland dominates at 342,586 acres (58.8%) - a CROP-LED profile where ARC/PLC eligibility and crop insurance density matter more than pasture-side disaster titles. Federal intensity is HEAVY; pair the ABS payment peers below before treating any single county as representative of Texas.
Land Use
$16.75 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
582,593 acres
Cropland
342,586 acres
Avg Farm Size
1,587 ac
Cropland share of agricultural land 58.8%
342,586 cropland acres · CROP-LED stamp.
Land Use Breakdown
| Category | Acres | Share of Ag Land |
|---|---|---|
| Total agricultural land | 582,593 | 100.0% |
| Cropland | 342,586 | 58.8% |
| Pasture, range, woodland, other | 240,007 | 41.2% |
| Average farm size | 1,587 | acres / farm |
Frequently Asked Questions
How many farms are in Carson County, Texas?
Carson County, Texas has 367 farms (2022 USDA Census). Average farm size 1,587 acres; land stamp CROP-LED.
What is the total agricultural production value of Carson County?
Carson County's total commodity sales are $122.2M (2022 Census of Agriculture), ranking #52 among 254 counties in Texas.
How much federal farm assistance does Carson County receive?
Carson County received $9.8M in federal government farm program receipts (2022), stamping HEAVY on NASS payments-per-acre ($16.75/acre) with a CROP-LED land mix.
What is the net farm income in Carson County?
Net cash farm income for operations in Carson County is $49.5M (2022 Census of Agriculture).
Read with Carson County
Nearest NASS federal-payment peers and $/acre poles for Carson (HEAVY · CROP-LED), replacing the old fixed Related and same-state alphabetical strip.
HEAVY CROP-LED
Jackson County, FL · DENSE
$9.8M federal receipts is higher by $27K than Carson; land stamp MIXED vs CROP-LED.
Decatur County, GA · DENSE
$9.7M federal receipts is lower by $32K than Carson; land stamp CROP-LED vs CROP-LED.
Colusa County, CA · DENSE
$9.8M federal receipts is higher by $39K than Carson; land stamp CROP-LED vs CROP-LED.
Latah County, ID · DENSE
$9.7M federal receipts is lower by $47K than Carson; land stamp CROP-LED vs CROP-LED.
Kay County (HEAVY $/acre pole)
Kay sits near Carson on payments-per-acre ($16.76) while total receipts differ.
Livingston County (HEAVY $/acre pole)
Livingston sits near Carson on payments-per-acre ($16.76) while total receipts differ.
Texas ERS state roll-up
Carson stamps HEAVY · CROP-LED inside Texas's NASS county table, open the state ERS payment stack next.
Census payments leaderboard (#272)
Carson ranks #272 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
Carson County, Texas stamps HEAVY · CROP-LED in the 2022 NASS Census, ranking #272 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.