Farm operations
213
Avg 2,722 ac / farm
2022 USDA Census TX · FIPS 48211 Top quartile by state sales LIGHT PASTURE-LED
Hemphill County, Texas - Farm Data
Agricultural and commodity intelligence for Hemphill County. Ranked #43 of 254 counties in Texas.
579,694 acres of agricultural land
- Cropland
- 5.0% 29,170 acres
- Other land
- 95.0% 550,524 acres
USDA NASS · 2022 Census of Agriculture
Hemphill County received $4.92 in Census government payments per agricultural acre, 0.8× the Texas county median of $6.14.
According to the USDA NASS 2022 Census of Agriculture.
- $4.92
- government payments per agricultural acre
- $6.14
- Texas county median per acre
- 0.80×
- 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.
According to the 2022 USDA NASS Census of Agriculture, Hemphill County, Texas is a PASTURE-LED county with federal farm payments per acre that stamp LIGHT; commodity sales sit above state median and it shows above-typical federal dependence.
Commodity sales
$146.5M
2.8× state median -- Above state median
Federal payments
$2.9M
1.9% of sales -- Above-typical dependence
Net farm income
$48.1M
2022 cash income -- Well above-typical net income
C
Farm economy grade: C -- Hemphill County's net farm income sits at the 67th percentile among 3,046 NASS-reporting counties nationally (2022 Census). Percentile-benchmarked, not a same-state comparison like the tier label above.
What the Hemphill County Farm Data Shows
Hemphill County, Texas reads as a PASTURE-LED county with LIGHT federal payment intensity. In the NASS Census vocabulary this portal uses, cropland is under 25% of agricultural land, a mix where livestock forage and disaster titles (LFP/ELAP) usually outweigh row-crop commodity programs; payments per agricultural acre fall in the second-lowest national quintile, $3.41 to $6.98 an acre, which is light federal support for the land base.
The state comparisons on this page use the 252 of 254 Texas counties with published commodity sales (2 withheld by NASS to protect respondents are left out, not counted as zero), averaging the two central values when the count is even. Payments per acre use the 249 counties that report both receipts and acreage, and net-income peers are the 147 that reported a profit.
Pair the payment peers below before treating any single county as representative of Texas.
Read with Hemphill County
Nearest NASS federal-payment peers and $/acre poles for Hemphill (LIGHT · PASTURE-LED), replacing the old fixed Related and same-state alphabetical strip.
LIGHT PASTURE-LED
Mitchell County, KS · LIGHT
$2.8M federal receipts is lower by $3K than Hemphill; land stamp CROP-LED vs PASTURE-LED.
Pershing County, NV · MID
$2.8M federal receipts is lower by $3K than Hemphill; land stamp PASTURE-LED vs PASTURE-LED.
Ottawa County, KS · MID
$2.9M federal receipts is higher by $4K than Hemphill; land stamp CROP-LED vs PASTURE-LED.
Wood County, WI · HEAVY
$2.8M federal receipts is lower by $9K than Hemphill; land stamp CROP-LED vs PASTURE-LED.
Marion County (LIGHT $/acre pole)
Marion sits near Hemphill on payments-per-acre ($4.71) while total receipts differ.
Mcculloch County (LIGHT $/acre pole)
Mcculloch sits near Hemphill on payments-per-acre ($5.13) while total receipts differ.
Texas ERS state roll-up
Hemphill stamps LIGHT · PASTURE-LED inside Texas's NASS county table, open the state ERS payment stack next.
Census payments leaderboard
Open the national ranking of U.S. counties by NASS federal farm program payments to see the counties around Hemphill under the LIGHT intensity band.
What to do with this
Where to go after Hemphill County, Texas:
- 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.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many farms are in Hemphill County, Texas?
Hemphill County, Texas has 213 farms (2022 USDA Census). Average farm size 2,722 acres; land stamp PASTURE-LED.
What is the total agricultural production value of Hemphill County?
Hemphill County's total commodity sales are $146.5M (2022 Census of Agriculture), ranking #43 among 254 counties in Texas.
How much federal farm assistance does Hemphill County receive?
Hemphill County received $2.9M in federal government farm program receipts (2022), stamping LIGHT on NASS payments-per-acre ($4.92/acre) with a PASTURE-LED land mix.
What is the net farm income in Hemphill County?
Net cash farm income for operations in Hemphill County is $48.1M (2022 Census of Agriculture).
State Overview
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Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service 2022 Census of Agriculture · 2022
Dollar values reflect calendar year 2022 farm operations data.
PlainFarmData is an independent data portal, not affiliated with USDA, FSA, or any government agency. For official program eligibility or application guidance, contact your local USDA Farm Service Agency office.
Intensity stamp LIGHT · land stamp PASTURE-LED (NASS payments-per-acre / cropland share bands).
NASS withholds commodity sales for 2 Texas counties with too few farm operations to publish without identifying individual producers. Those counties are excluded from the peer median on this page rather than counted as zero sales.
Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified. Verify with USDA NASS Census of Agriculture →
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.