Farm operations
606
Avg 61 ac / farm
2022 USDA Census TX · FIPS 48199 606 farms Bottom quartile (#241/254) 17% cropland TRACE PASTURE-LED
Hardin County, Texas - Farm Data
Agricultural and commodity intelligence for Hardin County. Ranked #241 of 254 counties in Texas.
37K acres of agricultural land
- Cropland
- 17.3% 6K acres
- Other land
- 82.7% 30K acres
USDA NASS · 2022 Census of Agriculture
Hardin County received $2.82 in Census government payments per agricultural acre, 0.5× the Texas county median of $6.14.
According to the USDA NASS 2022 Census of Agriculture.
- $2.82
- government payments per agricultural acre
- $6.14
- Texas county median per acre
- 0.46×
- 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.
606 farms · $4.6M sales
Hardin County, Texas reports 606 farms and $4.6M in commodity sales in the 2022 USDA NASS Census of Agriculture, ranking #2687 of 2943 U.S. counties by federal farm program payments. According to the Census extract on PlainFarmData, in-state commodity-sales rank is #241 of 254 counties in Texas; Census county totals are not a roll-up of USDA ERS state payment series.
- In-state sales rank #241 of 254
- National payments rank #2687 of 2943
- Govt payments / sales ratio 2.2%
Commodity sales
$4.6M
0.089× state median -- Well below state median
Federal payments
$104K
2.2% of sales -- Above-typical dependence
Net farm income
$-8.2M
2022 cash income -- Net loss
F
Farm economy grade: F -- Hardin County's net farm income sits at the 2th percentile among 3,046 NASS-reporting counties nationally (2022 Census). Percentile-benchmarked, not a same-state comparison like the tier label above.
What the Hardin County Farm Data Shows
Hardin County, Texas reported 606 farm operations in the 2022 USDA Census of Agriculture, generating $4.6M in total commodity sales and receiving $104K in federal farm program payments. Intensity stamp TRACE ($2.82/acre); land stamp PASTURE-LED. Net cash farm income came in at $-8.2M. In-state sales rank #241 of 254 in Texas.
Of 36,858 acres agricultural land, cropland is only 6,385 acres (17.3%) - 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
$2.82 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
36,858 acres
Cropland
6,385 acres
Avg Farm Size
61 ac
Cropland share of agricultural land 17.3%
6,385 cropland acres · PASTURE-LED stamp.
Land Use Breakdown
| Category | Acres | Share of Ag Land |
|---|---|---|
| Total agricultural land | 36,858 | 100.0% |
| Cropland | 6,385 | 17.3% |
| Pasture, range, woodland, other | 30,473 | 82.7% |
| Average farm size | 61 | acres / farm |
Frequently Asked Questions
How many farms are in Hardin County, Texas?
Hardin County, Texas has 606 farms (2022 USDA Census). Average farm size 61 acres; land stamp PASTURE-LED.
What is the total agricultural production value of Hardin County?
Hardin County's total commodity sales are $4.6M (2022 Census of Agriculture), ranking #241 among 254 counties in Texas.
How much federal farm assistance does Hardin County receive?
Hardin County received $104K in federal government farm program receipts (2022), stamping TRACE on NASS payments-per-acre ($2.82/acre) with a PASTURE-LED land mix.
What is the net farm income in Hardin County?
Net cash farm income for operations in Hardin County is $-8.2M (2022 Census of Agriculture).
Read with Hardin County
Nearest NASS federal-payment peers and $/acre poles for Hardin (TRACE · PASTURE-LED), replacing the old fixed Related and same-state alphabetical strip.
TRACE PASTURE-LED
Lauderdale County, MS · TRACE
$104K federal receipts is higher by - than Hardin; land stamp PASTURE-LED vs PASTURE-LED.
Cleveland County, AR · TRACE
$103K federal receipts is lower by $1K than Hardin; land stamp PASTURE-LED vs PASTURE-LED.
Douglas County, CO · TRACE
$103K federal receipts is lower by $1K than Hardin; land stamp PASTURE-LED vs PASTURE-LED.
Taliaferro County, GA · MID
$105K federal receipts is higher by $1K than Hardin; land stamp PASTURE-LED vs PASTURE-LED.
Columbia County (TRACE $/acre pole)
Columbia sits near Hardin on payments-per-acre ($2.86) while total receipts differ.
Estill County (TRACE $/acre pole)
Estill sits near Hardin on payments-per-acre ($2.76) while total receipts differ.
Texas ERS state roll-up
Hardin stamps TRACE · PASTURE-LED inside Texas's NASS county table, open the state ERS payment stack next.
Census payments leaderboard (#2687)
Hardin ranks #2687 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
Hardin County, Texas stamps TRACE · PASTURE-LED in the 2022 NASS Census, ranking #2687 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.