Farm operations
2,188
Avg 235 ac / farm
2022 USDA Census TX · FIPS 48097 2,188 farms Top quartile (#57/254) 29% cropland MID MIXED
Cooke County, Texas - Farm Data
Agricultural and commodity intelligence for Cooke County. Ranked #57 of 254 counties in Texas.
513K acres of agricultural land
- Cropland
- 28.7% 147K acres
- Other land
- 71.3% 366K acres
USDA NASS · 2022 Census of Agriculture
Cooke County received $9.88 in Census government payments per agricultural acre, 1.6× the Texas county median of $6.14.
According to the USDA NASS 2022 Census of Agriculture.
- $9.88
- government payments per agricultural acre
- $6.14
- Texas county median per acre
- 1.61×
- 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.
2,188 farms · $109.5M sales
Cooke County, Texas reports 2,188 farms and $109.5M in commodity sales in the 2022 USDA NASS Census of Agriculture, ranking #611 of 2943 U.S. counties by federal farm program payments. According to the Census extract on PlainFarmData, in-state commodity-sales rank is #57 of 254 counties in Texas; Census county totals are not a roll-up of USDA ERS state payment series.
- In-state sales rank #57 of 254
- National payments rank #611 of 2943
- Govt payments / sales ratio 4.6%
Commodity sales
$109.5M
2.1× state median -- Above state median
Federal payments
$5.1M
4.6% of sales -- Above-typical dependence
Net farm income
$-32.5M
2022 cash income -- Net loss
F
Farm economy grade: F -- Cooke County's net farm income sits at the 0th percentile among 3,046 NASS-reporting counties nationally (2022 Census). Percentile-benchmarked, not a same-state comparison like the tier label above.
What the Cooke County Farm Data Shows
Cooke County, Texas reported 2,188 farm operations in the 2022 USDA Census of Agriculture, generating $109.5M in total commodity sales and receiving $5.1M in federal farm program payments. Intensity stamp MID ($9.88/acre); land stamp MIXED. Net cash farm income came in at $-32.5M. In-state sales rank #57 of 254 in Texas.
Of 513,278 acres agricultural land, cropland is 147,151 acres (28.7%) with the balance in pasture, range, woodland, or farmsteads, a MIXED footprint. Average farm size 235 acres. Federal intensity is MID; pair the ABS payment peers below before treating any single county as representative of Texas.
Land Use
$9.88 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
513,278 acres
Cropland
147,151 acres
Avg Farm Size
235 ac
Cropland share of agricultural land 28.7%
147,151 cropland acres · MIXED stamp.
Land Use Breakdown
| Category | Acres | Share of Ag Land |
|---|---|---|
| Total agricultural land | 513,278 | 100.0% |
| Cropland | 147,151 | 28.7% |
| Pasture, range, woodland, other | 366,127 | 71.3% |
| Average farm size | 235 | acres / farm |
Frequently Asked Questions
How many farms are in Cooke County, Texas?
Cooke County, Texas has 2,188 farms (2022 USDA Census). Average farm size 235 acres; land stamp MIXED.
What is the total agricultural production value of Cooke County?
Cooke County's total commodity sales are $109.5M (2022 Census of Agriculture), ranking #57 among 254 counties in Texas.
How much federal farm assistance does Cooke County receive?
Cooke County received $5.1M in federal government farm program receipts (2022), stamping MID on NASS payments-per-acre ($9.88/acre) with a MIXED land mix.
What is the net farm income in Cooke County?
Net cash farm income for operations in Cooke County is $-32.5M (2022 Census of Agriculture).
Read with Cooke County
Nearest NASS federal-payment peers and $/acre poles for Cooke (MID · MIXED), replacing the old fixed Related and same-state alphabetical strip.
MID MIXED
Worth County, GA · DENSE
$5.1M federal receipts is lower by $1K than Cooke; land stamp CROP-LED vs MIXED.
Wright County, MO · HEAVY
$5.1M federal receipts is lower by $12K than Cooke; land stamp PASTURE-LED vs MIXED.
Oglala Lakota County, SD · LIGHT
$5.1M federal receipts is higher by $13K than Cooke; land stamp PASTURE-LED vs MIXED.
Lafayette County, WI · HEAVY
$5.1M federal receipts is lower by $13K than Cooke; land stamp CROP-HEAVY vs MIXED.
Mclean County (MID $/acre pole)
Mclean sits near Cooke on payments-per-acre ($9.72) while total receipts differ.
Sublette County (MID $/acre pole)
Sublette sits near Cooke on payments-per-acre ($9.71) while total receipts differ.
Texas ERS state roll-up
Cooke stamps MID · MIXED inside Texas's NASS county table, open the state ERS payment stack next.
Census payments leaderboard (#611)
Cooke ranks #611 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
Cooke County, Texas stamps MID · MIXED in the 2022 NASS Census, ranking #611 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.