Farm operations
333
Avg 1,757 ac / farm
2022 USDA Census TX · FIPS 48129 333 farms Upper-middle (#83/254) 14% cropland MID PASTURE-LED
Donley County, Texas - Farm Data
Agricultural and commodity intelligence for Donley County. Ranked #83 of 254 counties in Texas.
585K acres of agricultural land
- Cropland
- 13.5% 79K acres
- Other land
- 86.5% 506K acres
USDA NASS · 2022 Census of Agriculture
Donley County received $8.08 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.
- $8.08
- government payments per agricultural acre
- $6.14
- Texas county median per acre
- 1.32×
- 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.
333 farms · $85.0M sales
Donley County, Texas reports 333 farms and $85.0M in commodity sales in the 2022 USDA NASS Census of Agriculture, ranking #647 of 2943 U.S. counties by federal farm program payments. According to the Census extract on PlainFarmData, in-state commodity-sales rank is #83 of 254 counties in Texas; Census county totals are not a roll-up of USDA ERS state payment series.
- In-state sales rank #83 of 254
- National payments rank #647 of 2943
- Govt payments / sales ratio 5.6%
Commodity sales
$85.0M
1.6× state median -- Above state median
Federal payments
$4.7M
5.6% of sales -- Above-typical dependence
Net farm income
$25.3M
2022 cash income -- Typical net income
C
Farm economy grade: C -- Donley County's net farm income sits at the 54th percentile among 3,046 NASS-reporting counties nationally (2022 Census). Percentile-benchmarked, not a same-state comparison like the tier label above.
What the Donley County Farm Data Shows
Donley County, Texas reported 333 farm operations in the 2022 USDA Census of Agriculture, generating $85.0M in total commodity sales and receiving $4.7M in federal farm program payments. Intensity stamp MID ($8.08/acre); land stamp PASTURE-LED. Net cash farm income came in at $25.3M. In-state sales rank #83 of 254 in Texas.
Of 585,161 acres agricultural land, cropland is only 78,918 acres (13.5%) - 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
$8.08 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
585,161 acres
Cropland
78,918 acres
Avg Farm Size
1,757 ac
Cropland share of agricultural land 13.5%
78,918 cropland acres · PASTURE-LED stamp.
Land Use Breakdown
| Category | Acres | Share of Ag Land |
|---|---|---|
| Total agricultural land | 585,161 | 100.0% |
| Cropland | 78,918 | 13.5% |
| Pasture, range, woodland, other | 506,243 | 86.5% |
| Average farm size | 1,757 | acres / farm |
Frequently Asked Questions
How many farms are in Donley County, Texas?
Donley County, Texas has 333 farms (2022 USDA Census). Average farm size 1,757 acres; land stamp PASTURE-LED.
What is the total agricultural production value of Donley County?
Donley County's total commodity sales are $85.0M (2022 Census of Agriculture), ranking #83 among 254 counties in Texas.
How much federal farm assistance does Donley County receive?
Donley County received $4.7M in federal government farm program receipts (2022), stamping MID on NASS payments-per-acre ($8.08/acre) with a PASTURE-LED land mix.
What is the net farm income in Donley County?
Net cash farm income for operations in Donley County is $25.3M (2022 Census of Agriculture).
Read with Donley County
Nearest NASS federal-payment peers and $/acre poles for Donley (MID · PASTURE-LED), replacing the old fixed Related and same-state alphabetical strip.
MID PASTURE-LED
Freeborn County, MN · HEAVY
$4.7M federal receipts is lower by $1K than Donley; land stamp CROP-HEAVY vs PASTURE-LED.
Carroll County, AR · DENSE
$4.7M federal receipts is higher by $3K than Donley; land stamp PASTURE-LED vs PASTURE-LED.
Fayette County, IL · HEAVY
$4.7M federal receipts is lower by $7K than Donley; land stamp CROP-HEAVY vs PASTURE-LED.
Northampton County, NC · DENSE
$4.7M federal receipts is lower by $10K than Donley; land stamp CROP-LED vs PASTURE-LED.
Dickens County (MID $/acre pole)
Dickens sits near Donley on payments-per-acre ($8.16) while total receipts differ.
Victoria County (MID $/acre pole)
Victoria sits near Donley on payments-per-acre ($8.23) while total receipts differ.
Texas ERS state roll-up
Donley stamps MID · PASTURE-LED inside Texas's NASS county table, open the state ERS payment stack next.
Census payments leaderboard (#647)
Donley ranks #647 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
Donley County, Texas stamps MID · PASTURE-LED in the 2022 NASS Census, ranking #647 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.