Farm operations
258
Avg 2,205 ac / farm
2022 USDA Census TX · FIPS 48101 258 farms Lower-middle (#181/254) 17% cropland MID PASTURE-LED
Cottle County, Texas - Farm Data
Agricultural and commodity intelligence for Cottle County. Ranked #181 of 254 counties in Texas.
569K acres of agricultural land
- Cropland
- 17.3% 99K acres
- Other land
- 82.7% 470K acres
USDA NASS · 2022 Census of Agriculture
Cottle County received $10.72 in Census government payments per agricultural acre, 1.7× the Texas county median of $6.14.
According to the USDA NASS 2022 Census of Agriculture.
- $10.72
- government payments per agricultural acre
- $6.14
- Texas county median per acre
- 1.74×
- 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.
258 farms · $25.8M sales
Cottle County, Texas reports 258 farms and $25.8M in commodity sales in the 2022 USDA NASS Census of Agriculture, ranking #495 of 2943 U.S. counties by federal farm program payments. According to the Census extract on PlainFarmData, in-state commodity-sales rank is #181 of 254 counties in Texas; Census county totals are not a roll-up of USDA ERS state payment series.
- In-state sales rank #181 of 254
- National payments rank #495 of 2943
- Govt payments / sales ratio 23.7%
Commodity sales
$25.8M
0.49× state median -- Well below state median
Federal payments
$6.1M
23.7% of sales -- High federal dependence
Net farm income
$8.7M
2022 cash income -- Typical net income
D
Farm economy grade: D -- Cottle County's net farm income sits at the 36th percentile among 3,046 NASS-reporting counties nationally (2022 Census). Percentile-benchmarked, not a same-state comparison like the tier label above.
What the Cottle County Farm Data Shows
Cottle County, Texas reported 258 farm operations in the 2022 USDA Census of Agriculture, generating $25.8M in total commodity sales and receiving $6.1M in federal farm program payments. Intensity stamp MID ($10.72/acre); land stamp PASTURE-LED. Net cash farm income came in at $8.7M. In-state sales rank #181 of 254 in Texas.
Of 569,008 acres agricultural land, cropland is only 98,659 acres (17.3%) - 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
$10.72 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
569,008 acres
Cropland
98,659 acres
Avg Farm Size
2,205 ac
Cropland share of agricultural land 17.3%
98,659 cropland acres · PASTURE-LED stamp.
Land Use Breakdown
| Category | Acres | Share of Ag Land |
|---|---|---|
| Total agricultural land | 569,008 | 100.0% |
| Cropland | 98,659 | 17.3% |
| Pasture, range, woodland, other | 470,349 | 82.7% |
| Average farm size | 2,205 | acres / farm |
Frequently Asked Questions
How many farms are in Cottle County, Texas?
Cottle County, Texas has 258 farms (2022 USDA Census). Average farm size 2,205 acres; land stamp PASTURE-LED.
What is the total agricultural production value of Cottle County?
Cottle County's total commodity sales are $25.8M (2022 Census of Agriculture), ranking #181 among 254 counties in Texas.
How much federal farm assistance does Cottle County receive?
Cottle County received $6.1M in federal government farm program receipts (2022), stamping MID on NASS payments-per-acre ($10.72/acre) with a PASTURE-LED land mix.
What is the net farm income in Cottle County?
Net cash farm income for operations in Cottle County is $8.7M (2022 Census of Agriculture).
Read with Cottle County
Nearest NASS federal-payment peers and $/acre poles for Cottle (MID · PASTURE-LED), replacing the old fixed Related and same-state alphabetical strip.
MID PASTURE-LED
Desha County, AR · DENSE
$6.1M federal receipts is higher by $4K than Cottle; land stamp CROP-HEAVY vs PASTURE-LED.
Mason County, IL · DENSE
$6.1M federal receipts is lower by $6K than Cottle; land stamp CROP-HEAVY vs PASTURE-LED.
Weston County, WY · LIGHT
$6.1M federal receipts is lower by $9K than Cottle; land stamp PASTURE-LED vs PASTURE-LED.
Saint Landry County, LA · DENSE
$6.1M federal receipts is higher by $20K than Cottle; land stamp CROP-LED vs PASTURE-LED.
Knox County (MID $/acre pole)
Knox sits near Cottle on payments-per-acre ($10.68) while total receipts differ.
Kimball County (MID $/acre pole)
Kimball sits near Cottle on payments-per-acre ($10.78) while total receipts differ.
Texas ERS state roll-up
Cottle stamps MID · PASTURE-LED inside Texas's NASS county table, open the state ERS payment stack next.
Census payments leaderboard (#495)
Cottle ranks #495 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
Cottle County, Texas stamps MID · PASTURE-LED in the 2022 NASS Census, ranking #495 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.