Farm operations
881
Avg 772 ac / farm
2022 USDA Census TX · FIPS 48077 881 farms Upper-middle (#88/254) 17% cropland LIGHT PASTURE-LED
Clay County, Texas - Farm Data
Agricultural and commodity intelligence for Clay County. Ranked #88 of 254 counties in Texas.
680K acres of agricultural land
- Cropland
- 17.2% 117K acres
- Other land
- 82.8% 563K acres
USDA NASS · 2022 Census of Agriculture
Clay County received $6.90 in Census government payments per agricultural acre, 1.1× the Texas county median of $6.14.
According to the USDA NASS 2022 Census of Agriculture.
- $6.90
- government payments per agricultural acre
- $6.14
- Texas county median per acre
- 1.12×
- 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.
881 farms · $80.9M sales
Clay County, Texas reports 881 farms and $80.9M in commodity sales in the 2022 USDA NASS Census of Agriculture, ranking #656 of 2943 U.S. counties by federal farm program payments. According to the Census extract on PlainFarmData, in-state commodity-sales rank is #88 of 254 counties in Texas; Census county totals are not a roll-up of USDA ERS state payment series.
- In-state sales rank #88 of 254
- National payments rank #656 of 2943
- Govt payments / sales ratio 5.8%
Commodity sales
$80.9M
1.6× state median -- Above state median
Federal payments
$4.7M
5.8% of sales -- Above-typical dependence
Net farm income
$5.1M
2022 cash income -- Below-typical net income
D
Farm economy grade: D -- Clay County's net farm income sits at the 29th percentile among 3,046 NASS-reporting counties nationally (2022 Census). Percentile-benchmarked, not a same-state comparison like the tier label above.
What the Clay County Farm Data Shows
Clay County, Texas reported 881 farm operations in the 2022 USDA Census of Agriculture, generating $80.9M in total commodity sales and receiving $4.7M in federal farm program payments. Intensity stamp LIGHT ($6.90/acre); land stamp PASTURE-LED. Net cash farm income came in at $5.1M. In-state sales rank #88 of 254 in Texas.
Of 680,467 acres agricultural land, cropland is only 116,999 acres (17.2%) - 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
$6.90 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
680,467 acres
Cropland
116,999 acres
Avg Farm Size
772 ac
Cropland share of agricultural land 17.2%
116,999 cropland acres · PASTURE-LED stamp.
Land Use Breakdown
| Category | Acres | Share of Ag Land |
|---|---|---|
| Total agricultural land | 680,467 | 100.0% |
| Cropland | 116,999 | 17.2% |
| Pasture, range, woodland, other | 563,468 | 82.8% |
| Average farm size | 772 | acres / farm |
Frequently Asked Questions
How many farms are in Clay County, Texas?
Clay County, Texas has 881 farms (2022 USDA Census). Average farm size 772 acres; land stamp PASTURE-LED.
What is the total agricultural production value of Clay County?
Clay County's total commodity sales are $80.9M (2022 Census of Agriculture), ranking #88 among 254 counties in Texas.
How much federal farm assistance does Clay County receive?
Clay County received $4.7M in federal government farm program receipts (2022), stamping LIGHT on NASS payments-per-acre ($6.90/acre) with a PASTURE-LED land mix.
What is the net farm income in Clay County?
Net cash farm income for operations in Clay County is $5.1M (2022 Census of Agriculture).
Read with Clay County
Nearest NASS federal-payment peers and $/acre poles for Clay (LIGHT · PASTURE-LED), replacing the old fixed Related and same-state alphabetical strip.
LIGHT PASTURE-LED
Bent County, CO · LIGHT
$4.7M federal receipts is higher by $2K than Clay; land stamp PASTURE-LED vs PASTURE-LED.
Franklin County, LA · DENSE
$4.7M federal receipts is higher by $3K than Clay; land stamp CROP-LED vs PASTURE-LED.
Dickens County, TX · MID
$4.7M federal receipts is higher by $4K than Clay; land stamp PASTURE-LED vs PASTURE-LED.
Hutchinson County, TX · MID
$4.7M federal receipts is lower by $7K than Clay; land stamp PASTURE-LED vs PASTURE-LED.
Lake County (MID $/acre pole)
Lake sits near Clay on payments-per-acre ($7.00) while total receipts differ.
Brown County (LIGHT $/acre pole)
Brown sits near Clay on payments-per-acre ($6.49) while total receipts differ.
Texas ERS state roll-up
Clay stamps LIGHT · PASTURE-LED inside Texas's NASS county table, open the state ERS payment stack next.
Census payments leaderboard (#656)
Clay ranks #656 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
Clay County, Texas stamps LIGHT · PASTURE-LED in the 2022 NASS Census, ranking #656 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.