Farm operations
663
Avg 1,445 ac / farm
2022 USDA Census TX · FIPS 48117 Top quartile by state sales DENSE CROP-LED
Deaf Smith County, Texas - Farm Data
Agricultural and commodity intelligence for Deaf Smith County. Ranked #1 of 254 counties in Texas.
957,798 acres of agricultural land
- Cropland
- 56.4% 540,253 acres
- Other land
- 43.6% 417,545 acres
USDA NASS · 2022 Census of Agriculture
Deaf Smith County received $19.25 in Census government payments per agricultural acre, 3.1× the Texas county median of $6.14.
According to the USDA NASS 2022 Census of Agriculture.
- $19.25
- government payments per agricultural acre
- $6.14
- Texas county median per acre
- 3.13×
- 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.
According to the 2022 USDA NASS Census of Agriculture, Deaf Smith County, Texas is a CROP-LED county with federal farm payments per acre that stamp DENSE; commodity sales sit far above state median and it shows below-typical federal dependence.
Commodity sales
$1.9B
36.3× state median -- Far above state median
Federal payments
$18.4M
1.0% of sales -- Below-typical dependence
Net farm income
$446.5M
2022 cash income -- Well above-typical net income
A
Farm economy grade: A -- Deaf Smith County's net farm income sits at the 99th percentile among 3,046 NASS-reporting counties nationally (2022 Census). Percentile-benchmarked, not a same-state comparison like the tier label above.
What the Deaf Smith County Farm Data Shows
Deaf Smith County, Texas reads as a CROP-LED county with DENSE federal payment intensity. In the NASS Census vocabulary this portal uses, cropland is 50% to 75% of agricultural land, a profile where ARC/PLC eligibility and crop insurance density matter more than pasture-side disaster titles; payments per agricultural acre fall in the highest national quintile, $18.39 an acre or more, federal receipts concentrated on a small farmed base.
The state comparisons on this page use the 252 of 254 Texas counties with published commodity sales (2 withheld by NASS to protect respondents are left out, not counted as zero), averaging the two central values when the count is even. Payments per acre use the 249 counties that report both receipts and acreage, and net-income peers are the 147 that reported a profit.
Pair the payment peers below before treating any single county as representative of Texas.
Read with Deaf Smith County
Nearest NASS federal-payment peers and $/acre poles for Deaf Smith (DENSE · CROP-LED), replacing the old fixed Related and same-state alphabetical strip.
DENSE CROP-LED
Jackson County, OK · DENSE
$18.4M federal receipts is lower by $12K than Deaf Smith; land stamp CROP-LED vs CROP-LED.
Burleigh County, ND · DENSE
$18.7M federal receipts is higher by $236K than Deaf Smith; land stamp CROP-LED vs CROP-LED.
Umatilla County, OR · HEAVY
$18.1M federal receipts is lower by $352K than Deaf Smith; land stamp MIXED vs CROP-LED.
Mountrail County, ND · HEAVY
$18.8M federal receipts is higher by $356K than Deaf Smith; land stamp CROP-LED vs CROP-LED.
Morton County (DENSE $/acre pole)
Morton sits near Deaf Smith on payments-per-acre ($19.13) while total receipts differ.
Stanislaus County (DENSE $/acre pole)
Stanislaus sits near Deaf Smith on payments-per-acre ($19.65) while total receipts differ.
Texas ERS state roll-up
Deaf Smith stamps DENSE · CROP-LED inside Texas's NASS county table, open the state ERS payment stack next.
Census payments leaderboard
Open the national ranking of U.S. counties by NASS federal farm program payments to see the counties around Deaf Smith under the DENSE intensity band.
What to do with this
Three places to go next from Deaf Smith County, Texas:
- 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.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many farms are in Deaf Smith County, Texas?
Deaf Smith County, Texas has 663 farms (2022 USDA Census). Average farm size 1,445 acres; land stamp CROP-LED.
What is the total agricultural production value of Deaf Smith County?
Deaf Smith County's total commodity sales are $1.9B (2022 Census of Agriculture), ranking #1 among 254 counties in Texas.
How much federal farm assistance does Deaf Smith County receive?
Deaf Smith County received $18.4M in federal government farm program receipts (2022), stamping DENSE on NASS payments-per-acre ($19.25/acre) with a CROP-LED land mix.
What is the net farm income in Deaf Smith County?
Net cash farm income for operations in Deaf Smith County is $446.5M (2022 Census of Agriculture).
State Overview
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Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service 2022 Census of Agriculture · 2022
Dollar values reflect calendar year 2022 farm operations data.
PlainFarmData is an independent data portal, not affiliated with USDA, FSA, or any government agency. For official program eligibility or application guidance, contact your local USDA Farm Service Agency office.
Intensity stamp DENSE · land stamp CROP-LED (NASS payments-per-acre / cropland share bands).
NASS withholds commodity sales for 2 Texas counties with too few farm operations to publish without identifying individual producers. Those counties are excluded from the peer median on this page rather than counted as zero sales.
Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified. Verify with USDA NASS Census of Agriculture →
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.