Farm operations
178
Avg 2,344 ac / farm
2022 USDA Census TX · FIPS 48135 178 farms Bottom quartile (#244/254) 1% cropland TRACE PASTURE-LED
Ector County, Texas - Farm Data
Agricultural and commodity intelligence for Ector County. Ranked #244 of 254 counties in Texas.
417K acres of agricultural land
- Cropland
- 0.5% 2K acres
- Other land
- 99.5% 415K acres
USDA NASS · 2022 Census of Agriculture
Ector County received $0.34 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.
- $0.34
- government payments per agricultural acre
- $6.14
- Texas county median per acre
- 0.05×
- 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.
178 farms · $3.8M sales
Ector County, Texas reports 178 farms and $3.8M in commodity sales in the 2022 USDA NASS Census of Agriculture, ranking #2622 of 2943 U.S. counties by federal farm program payments. According to the Census extract on PlainFarmData, in-state commodity-sales rank is #244 of 254 counties in Texas; Census county totals are not a roll-up of USDA ERS state payment series.
- In-state sales rank #244 of 254
- National payments rank #2622 of 2943
- Govt payments / sales ratio 3.7%
Commodity sales
$3.8M
0.073× state median -- Well below state median
Federal payments
$141K
3.7% of sales -- Above-typical dependence
Net farm income
$-5.2M
2022 cash income -- Net loss
F
Farm economy grade: F -- Ector County's net farm income sits at the 3th percentile among 3,046 NASS-reporting counties nationally (2022 Census). Percentile-benchmarked, not a same-state comparison like the tier label above.
What the Ector County Farm Data Shows
Ector County, Texas reported 178 farm operations in the 2022 USDA Census of Agriculture, generating $3.8M in total commodity sales and receiving $141K in federal farm program payments. Intensity stamp TRACE ($0.34/acre); land stamp PASTURE-LED. Net cash farm income came in at $-5.2M. In-state sales rank #244 of 254 in Texas.
Of 417,245 acres agricultural land, cropland is only 1,934 acres (0.5%) - 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
$0.34 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
417,245 acres
Cropland
1,934 acres
Avg Farm Size
2,344 ac
Cropland share of agricultural land 0.5%
1,934 cropland acres · PASTURE-LED stamp.
Land Use Breakdown
| Category | Acres | Share of Ag Land |
|---|---|---|
| Total agricultural land | 417,245 | 100.0% |
| Cropland | 1,934 | 0.5% |
| Pasture, range, woodland, other | 415,311 | 99.5% |
| Average farm size | 2,344 | acres / farm |
Frequently Asked Questions
How many farms are in Ector County, Texas?
Ector County, Texas has 178 farms (2022 USDA Census). Average farm size 2,344 acres; land stamp PASTURE-LED.
What is the total agricultural production value of Ector County?
Ector County's total commodity sales are $3.8M (2022 Census of Agriculture), ranking #244 among 254 counties in Texas.
How much federal farm assistance does Ector County receive?
Ector County received $141K in federal government farm program receipts (2022), stamping TRACE on NASS payments-per-acre ($0.34/acre) with a PASTURE-LED land mix.
What is the net farm income in Ector County?
Net cash farm income for operations in Ector County is $-5.2M (2022 Census of Agriculture).
Read with Ector County
Nearest NASS federal-payment peers and $/acre poles for Ector (TRACE · PASTURE-LED), replacing the old fixed Related and same-state alphabetical strip.
TRACE PASTURE-LED
Columbia County, OR · TRACE
$141K federal receipts is higher by - than Ector; land stamp MIXED vs PASTURE-LED.
Grand Isle County, VT · MID
$141K federal receipts is higher by - than Ector; land stamp CROP-LED vs PASTURE-LED.
Mitchell County, NC · MID
$142K federal receipts is higher by $1K than Ector; land stamp MIXED vs PASTURE-LED.
Rutherford County, TN · TRACE
$140K federal receipts is lower by $1K than Ector; land stamp MIXED vs PASTURE-LED.
LA Salle County (TRACE $/acre pole)
LA Salle sits near Ector on payments-per-acre ($0.31) while total receipts differ.
Valencia County (TRACE $/acre pole)
Valencia sits near Ector on payments-per-acre ($0.42) while total receipts differ.
Texas ERS state roll-up
Ector stamps TRACE · PASTURE-LED inside Texas's NASS county table, open the state ERS payment stack next.
Census payments leaderboard (#2622)
Ector ranks #2622 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
Ector County, Texas stamps TRACE · PASTURE-LED in the 2022 NASS Census, ranking #2622 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.