Farm operations
1,668
Avg 301 ac / farm
2022 USDA Census TX · FIPS 48185 1,668 farms Upper-middle (#85/254) 11% cropland TRACE PASTURE-LED
Grimes County, Texas - Farm Data
Agricultural and commodity intelligence for Grimes County. Ranked #85 of 254 counties in Texas.
503K acres of agricultural land
- Cropland
- 11.1% 56K acres
- Other land
- 88.9% 447K acres
USDA NASS · 2022 Census of Agriculture
Grimes County received $1.49 in Census government payments per agricultural acre, 0.2× the Texas county median of $6.14.
According to the USDA NASS 2022 Census of Agriculture.
- $1.49
- government payments per agricultural acre
- $6.14
- Texas county median per acre
- 0.24×
- 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.
1,668 farms · $83.2M sales
Grimes County, Texas reports 1,668 farms and $83.2M in commodity sales in the 2022 USDA NASS Census of Agriculture, ranking #1994 of 2943 U.S. counties by federal farm program payments. According to the Census extract on PlainFarmData, in-state commodity-sales rank is #85 of 254 counties in Texas; Census county totals are not a roll-up of USDA ERS state payment series.
- In-state sales rank #85 of 254
- National payments rank #1994 of 2943
- Govt payments / sales ratio 0.9%
Commodity sales
$83.2M
1.6× state median -- Above state median
Federal payments
$751K
0.9% of sales -- Below-typical dependence
Net farm income
$-4.8M
2022 cash income -- Net loss
F
Farm economy grade: F -- Grimes County's net farm income sits at the 4th percentile among 3,046 NASS-reporting counties nationally (2022 Census). Percentile-benchmarked, not a same-state comparison like the tier label above.
What the Grimes County Farm Data Shows
Grimes County, Texas reported 1,668 farm operations in the 2022 USDA Census of Agriculture, generating $83.2M in total commodity sales and receiving $751K in federal farm program payments. Intensity stamp TRACE ($1.49/acre); land stamp PASTURE-LED. Net cash farm income came in at $-4.8M. In-state sales rank #85 of 254 in Texas.
Of 502,510 acres agricultural land, cropland is only 55,748 acres (11.1%) - 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
$1.49 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
502,510 acres
Cropland
55,748 acres
Avg Farm Size
301 ac
Cropland share of agricultural land 11.1%
55,748 cropland acres · PASTURE-LED stamp.
Land Use Breakdown
| Category | Acres | Share of Ag Land |
|---|---|---|
| Total agricultural land | 502,510 | 100.0% |
| Cropland | 55,748 | 11.1% |
| Pasture, range, woodland, other | 446,762 | 88.9% |
| Average farm size | 301 | acres / farm |
Frequently Asked Questions
How many farms are in Grimes County, Texas?
Grimes County, Texas has 1,668 farms (2022 USDA Census). Average farm size 301 acres; land stamp PASTURE-LED.
What is the total agricultural production value of Grimes County?
Grimes County's total commodity sales are $83.2M (2022 Census of Agriculture), ranking #85 among 254 counties in Texas.
How much federal farm assistance does Grimes County receive?
Grimes County received $751K in federal government farm program receipts (2022), stamping TRACE on NASS payments-per-acre ($1.49/acre) with a PASTURE-LED land mix.
What is the net farm income in Grimes County?
Net cash farm income for operations in Grimes County is $-4.8M (2022 Census of Agriculture).
Read with Grimes County
Nearest NASS federal-payment peers and $/acre poles for Grimes (TRACE · PASTURE-LED), replacing the old fixed Related and same-state alphabetical strip.
TRACE PASTURE-LED
Santa Cruz County, AZ · LIGHT
$751K federal receipts is higher by - than Grimes; land stamp PASTURE-LED vs PASTURE-LED.
Johnson County, AR · MID
$752K federal receipts is higher by $1K than Grimes; land stamp MIXED vs PASTURE-LED.
Pulaski County, VA · MID
$750K federal receipts is lower by $1K than Grimes; land stamp MIXED vs PASTURE-LED.
Allendale County, SC · MID
$748K federal receipts is lower by $3K than Grimes; land stamp MIXED vs PASTURE-LED.
Palo Pinto County (TRACE $/acre pole)
Palo Pinto sits near Grimes on payments-per-acre ($1.41) while total receipts differ.
Huerfano County (TRACE $/acre pole)
Huerfano sits near Grimes on payments-per-acre ($1.59) while total receipts differ.
Texas ERS state roll-up
Grimes stamps TRACE · PASTURE-LED inside Texas's NASS county table, open the state ERS payment stack next.
Census payments leaderboard (#1994)
Grimes ranks #1994 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
Grimes County, Texas stamps TRACE · PASTURE-LED in the 2022 NASS Census, ranking #1994 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.