Farm operations
498
Avg 1,156 ac / farm
2022 USDA Census TX · FIPS 48125 498 farms Bottom quartile (#202/254) 24% cropland MID PASTURE-LED
Dickens County, Texas - Farm Data
Agricultural and commodity intelligence for Dickens County. Ranked #202 of 254 counties in Texas.
576K acres of agricultural land
- Cropland
- 23.7% 136K acres
- Other land
- 76.3% 440K acres
USDA NASS · 2022 Census of Agriculture
Dickens County received $8.16 in Census government payments per agricultural acre, 1.3× the Texas county median of $6.14.
According to the USDA NASS 2022 Census of Agriculture.
- $8.16
- government payments per agricultural acre
- $6.14
- Texas county median per acre
- 1.33×
- 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.
498 farms · $17.4M sales
Dickens County, Texas reports 498 farms and $17.4M in commodity sales in the 2022 USDA NASS Census of Agriculture, ranking #653 of 2943 U.S. counties by federal farm program payments. According to the Census extract on PlainFarmData, in-state commodity-sales rank is #202 of 254 counties in Texas; Census county totals are not a roll-up of USDA ERS state payment series.
- In-state sales rank #202 of 254
- National payments rank #653 of 2943
- Govt payments / sales ratio 27.1%
Commodity sales
$17.4M
0.33× state median -- Well below state median
Federal payments
$4.7M
27.1% of sales -- High federal dependence
Net farm income
$3.2M
2022 cash income -- Below-typical net income
D
Farm economy grade: D -- Dickens County's net farm income sits at the 24th percentile among 3,046 NASS-reporting counties nationally (2022 Census). Percentile-benchmarked, not a same-state comparison like the tier label above.
What the Dickens County Farm Data Shows
Dickens County, Texas reported 498 farm operations in the 2022 USDA Census of Agriculture, generating $17.4M in total commodity sales and receiving $4.7M in federal farm program payments. Intensity stamp MID ($8.16/acre); land stamp PASTURE-LED. Net cash farm income came in at $3.2M. In-state sales rank #202 of 254 in Texas.
Of 575,827 acres agricultural land, cropland is only 136,259 acres (23.7%) - 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
$8.16 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
575,827 acres
Cropland
136,259 acres
Avg Farm Size
1,156 ac
Cropland share of agricultural land 23.7%
136,259 cropland acres · PASTURE-LED stamp.
Land Use Breakdown
| Category | Acres | Share of Ag Land |
|---|---|---|
| Total agricultural land | 575,827 | 100.0% |
| Cropland | 136,259 | 23.7% |
| Pasture, range, woodland, other | 439,568 | 76.3% |
| Average farm size | 1,156 | acres / farm |
Frequently Asked Questions
How many farms are in Dickens County, Texas?
Dickens County, Texas has 498 farms (2022 USDA Census). Average farm size 1,156 acres; land stamp PASTURE-LED.
What is the total agricultural production value of Dickens County?
Dickens County's total commodity sales are $17.4M (2022 Census of Agriculture), ranking #202 among 254 counties in Texas.
How much federal farm assistance does Dickens County receive?
Dickens County received $4.7M in federal government farm program receipts (2022), stamping MID on NASS payments-per-acre ($8.16/acre) with a PASTURE-LED land mix.
What is the net farm income in Dickens County?
Net cash farm income for operations in Dickens County is $3.2M (2022 Census of Agriculture).
Read with Dickens County
Nearest NASS federal-payment peers and $/acre poles for Dickens (MID · PASTURE-LED), replacing the old fixed Related and same-state alphabetical strip.
MID PASTURE-LED
Franklin County, LA · DENSE
$4.7M federal receipts is lower by $1K than Dickens; land stamp CROP-LED vs PASTURE-LED.
Bent County, CO · LIGHT
$4.7M federal receipts is lower by $2K than Dickens; land stamp PASTURE-LED vs PASTURE-LED.
Clay County, TX · LIGHT
$4.7M federal receipts is lower by $4K than Dickens; land stamp PASTURE-LED vs PASTURE-LED.
Darlington County, SC · DENSE
$4.7M federal receipts is higher by $10K than Dickens; land stamp CROP-LED vs PASTURE-LED.
Victoria County (MID $/acre pole)
Victoria sits near Dickens on payments-per-acre ($8.23) while total receipts differ.
Donley County (MID $/acre pole)
Donley sits near Dickens on payments-per-acre ($8.08) while total receipts differ.
Texas ERS state roll-up
Dickens stamps MID · PASTURE-LED inside Texas's NASS county table, open the state ERS payment stack next.
Census payments leaderboard (#653)
Dickens ranks #653 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
Dickens County, Texas stamps MID · PASTURE-LED in the 2022 NASS Census, ranking #653 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.