Farm operations
400
Avg 1,573 ac / farm
2022 USDA Census TX · FIPS 48095 400 farms Lower-middle (#162/254) 23% cropland MID PASTURE-LED
Concho County, Texas - Farm Data
Agricultural and commodity intelligence for Concho County. Ranked #162 of 254 counties in Texas.
629K acres of agricultural land
- Cropland
- 23.0% 145K acres
- Other land
- 77.0% 485K acres
USDA NASS · 2022 Census of Agriculture
Concho County received $9.17 in Census government payments per agricultural acre, 1.5× the Texas county median of $6.14.
According to the USDA NASS 2022 Census of Agriculture.
- $9.17
- government payments per agricultural acre
- $6.14
- Texas county median per acre
- 1.49×
- 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.
400 farms · $32.3M sales
Concho County, Texas reports 400 farms and $32.3M in commodity sales in the 2022 USDA NASS Census of Agriculture, ranking #526 of 2943 U.S. counties by federal farm program payments. According to the Census extract on PlainFarmData, in-state commodity-sales rank is #162 of 254 counties in Texas; Census county totals are not a roll-up of USDA ERS state payment series.
- In-state sales rank #162 of 254
- National payments rank #526 of 2943
- Govt payments / sales ratio 17.9%
Commodity sales
$32.3M
0.62× state median -- Near state median
Federal payments
$5.8M
17.9% of sales -- High federal dependence
Net farm income
$6.0M
2022 cash income -- Below-typical net income
D
Farm economy grade: D -- Concho County's net farm income sits at the 31th percentile among 3,046 NASS-reporting counties nationally (2022 Census). Percentile-benchmarked, not a same-state comparison like the tier label above.
What the Concho County Farm Data Shows
Concho County, Texas reported 400 farm operations in the 2022 USDA Census of Agriculture, generating $32.3M in total commodity sales and receiving $5.8M in federal farm program payments. Intensity stamp MID ($9.17/acre); land stamp PASTURE-LED. Net cash farm income came in at $6.0M. In-state sales rank #162 of 254 in Texas.
Of 629,378 acres agricultural land, cropland is only 144,536 acres (23.0%) - a PASTURE-LED mix where livestock forage and disaster titles (LFP/ELAP) usually outweigh row-crop commodity programs. Federal intensity is MID; pair the ABS payment peers below before treating any single county as representative of Texas.
Land Use
$9.17 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
629,378 acres
Cropland
144,536 acres
Avg Farm Size
1,573 ac
Cropland share of agricultural land 23.0%
144,536 cropland acres · PASTURE-LED stamp.
Land Use Breakdown
| Category | Acres | Share of Ag Land |
|---|---|---|
| Total agricultural land | 629,378 | 100.0% |
| Cropland | 144,536 | 23.0% |
| Pasture, range, woodland, other | 484,842 | 77.0% |
| Average farm size | 1,573 | acres / farm |
Frequently Asked Questions
How many farms are in Concho County, Texas?
Concho County, Texas has 400 farms (2022 USDA Census). Average farm size 1,573 acres; land stamp PASTURE-LED.
What is the total agricultural production value of Concho County?
Concho County's total commodity sales are $32.3M (2022 Census of Agriculture), ranking #162 among 254 counties in Texas.
How much federal farm assistance does Concho County receive?
Concho County received $5.8M in federal government farm program receipts (2022), stamping MID on NASS payments-per-acre ($9.17/acre) with a PASTURE-LED land mix.
What is the net farm income in Concho County?
Net cash farm income for operations in Concho County is $6.0M (2022 Census of Agriculture).
Read with Concho County
Nearest NASS federal-payment peers and $/acre poles for Concho (MID · PASTURE-LED), replacing the old fixed Related and same-state alphabetical strip.
MID PASTURE-LED
Logan County, KS · MID
$5.8M federal receipts is lower by $14K than Concho; land stamp MIXED vs PASTURE-LED.
Red River County, TX · HEAVY
$5.8M federal receipts is higher by $22K than Concho; land stamp MIXED vs PASTURE-LED.
Baker County, OR · LIGHT
$5.8M federal receipts is higher by $30K than Concho; land stamp PASTURE-LED vs PASTURE-LED.
Nobles County, MN · HEAVY
$5.7M federal receipts is lower by $32K than Concho; land stamp CROP-HEAVY vs PASTURE-LED.
Pondera County (MID $/acre pole)
Pondera sits near Concho on payments-per-acre ($9.11) while total receipts differ.
Wheeler County (MID $/acre pole)
Wheeler sits near Concho on payments-per-acre ($9.09) while total receipts differ.
Texas ERS state roll-up
Concho stamps MID · PASTURE-LED inside Texas's NASS county table, open the state ERS payment stack next.
Census payments leaderboard (#526)
Concho ranks #526 of 2943 on NASS federal farm program payments under the MID intensity band.
Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.
What to do with this
Concho County, Texas stamps MID · PASTURE-LED in the 2022 NASS Census, ranking #526 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.