Farm operations
211
Avg 1,632 ac / farm
2022 USDA Census TX · FIPS 48127 211 farms Bottom quartile (#221/254) 12% cropland TRACE PASTURE-LED
Dimmit County, Texas - Farm Data
Agricultural and commodity intelligence for Dimmit County. Ranked #221 of 254 counties in Texas.
344K acres of agricultural land
- Cropland
- 12.1% 42K acres
- Other land
- 87.9% 303K acres
USDA NASS · 2022 Census of Agriculture
Dimmit County received $0.69 in Census government payments per agricultural acre, 0.1× the Texas county median of $6.14.
According to the USDA NASS 2022 Census of Agriculture.
- $0.69
- government payments per agricultural acre
- $6.14
- Texas county median per acre
- 0.11×
- 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.
211 farms · $10.6M sales
Dimmit County, Texas reports 211 farms and $10.6M in commodity sales in the 2022 USDA NASS Census of Agriculture, ranking #2473 of 2943 U.S. counties by federal farm program payments. According to the Census extract on PlainFarmData, in-state commodity-sales rank is #221 of 254 counties in Texas; Census county totals are not a roll-up of USDA ERS state payment series.
- In-state sales rank #221 of 254
- National payments rank #2473 of 2943
- Govt payments / sales ratio 2.2%
Commodity sales
$10.6M
0.20× state median -- Well below state median
Federal payments
$238K
2.2% of sales -- Above-typical dependence
Net farm income
$-13.3M
2022 cash income -- Net loss
F
Farm economy grade: F -- Dimmit County's net farm income sits at the 1th percentile among 3,046 NASS-reporting counties nationally (2022 Census). Percentile-benchmarked, not a same-state comparison like the tier label above.
What the Dimmit County Farm Data Shows
Dimmit County, Texas reported 211 farm operations in the 2022 USDA Census of Agriculture, generating $10.6M in total commodity sales and receiving $238K in federal farm program payments. Intensity stamp TRACE ($0.69/acre); land stamp PASTURE-LED. Net cash farm income came in at $-13.3M. In-state sales rank #221 of 254 in Texas.
Of 344,379 acres agricultural land, cropland is only 41,629 acres (12.1%) - a PASTURE-LED mix where livestock forage and disaster titles (LFP/ELAP) usually outweigh row-crop commodity programs. Federal intensity is TRACE; pair the ABS payment peers below before treating any single county as representative of Texas.
Land Use
$0.69 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
344,379 acres
Cropland
41,629 acres
Avg Farm Size
1,632 ac
Cropland share of agricultural land 12.1%
41,629 cropland acres · PASTURE-LED stamp.
Land Use Breakdown
| Category | Acres | Share of Ag Land |
|---|---|---|
| Total agricultural land | 344,379 | 100.0% |
| Cropland | 41,629 | 12.1% |
| Pasture, range, woodland, other | 302,750 | 87.9% |
| Average farm size | 1,632 | acres / farm |
Frequently Asked Questions
How many farms are in Dimmit County, Texas?
Dimmit County, Texas has 211 farms (2022 USDA Census). Average farm size 1,632 acres; land stamp PASTURE-LED.
What is the total agricultural production value of Dimmit County?
Dimmit County's total commodity sales are $10.6M (2022 Census of Agriculture), ranking #221 among 254 counties in Texas.
How much federal farm assistance does Dimmit County receive?
Dimmit County received $238K in federal government farm program receipts (2022), stamping TRACE on NASS payments-per-acre ($0.69/acre) with a PASTURE-LED land mix.
What is the net farm income in Dimmit County?
Net cash farm income for operations in Dimmit County is $-13.3M (2022 Census of Agriculture).
Read with Dimmit County
Nearest NASS federal-payment peers and $/acre poles for Dimmit (TRACE · PASTURE-LED), replacing the old fixed Related and same-state alphabetical strip.
TRACE PASTURE-LED
Polk County, TN · LIGHT
$238K federal receipts is higher by - than Dimmit; land stamp MIXED vs PASTURE-LED.
Payette County, ID · TRACE
$236K federal receipts is lower by $2K than Dimmit; land stamp MIXED vs PASTURE-LED.
Switzerland County, IN · LIGHT
$240K federal receipts is higher by $2K than Dimmit; land stamp CROP-LED vs PASTURE-LED.
Stone County, MS · LIGHT
$240K federal receipts is higher by $2K than Dimmit; land stamp MIXED vs PASTURE-LED.
Glades County (TRACE $/acre pole)
Glades sits near Dimmit on payments-per-acre ($0.74) while total receipts differ.
Loving County (TRACE $/acre pole)
Loving sits near Dimmit on payments-per-acre ($0.55) while total receipts differ.
Texas ERS state roll-up
Dimmit stamps TRACE · PASTURE-LED inside Texas's NASS county table, open the state ERS payment stack next.
Census payments leaderboard (#2473)
Dimmit ranks #2473 of 2943 on NASS federal farm program payments under the TRACE intensity band.
Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.
What to do with this
Dimmit County, Texas stamps TRACE · PASTURE-LED in the 2022 NASS Census, ranking #2473 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.