Farm operations
2,011
Avg 282 ac / farm
2022 USDA Census TX · FIPS 48217 2,011 farms Top quartile (#47/254) 43% cropland HEAVY MIXED
Hill County, Texas - Farm Data
Agricultural and commodity intelligence for Hill County. Ranked #47 of 254 counties in Texas.
567K acres of agricultural land
- Cropland
- 43.4% 246K acres
- Other land
- 56.6% 321K acres
USDA NASS · 2022 Census of Agriculture
Hill County received $13.42 in Census government payments per agricultural acre, 2.2× the Texas county median of $6.14.
According to the USDA NASS 2022 Census of Agriculture.
- $13.42
- government payments per agricultural acre
- $6.14
- Texas county median per acre
- 2.18×
- 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.
2,011 farms · $129.9M sales
Hill County, Texas reports 2,011 farms and $129.9M in commodity sales in the 2022 USDA NASS Census of Agriculture, ranking #379 of 2943 U.S. counties by federal farm program payments. According to the Census extract on PlainFarmData, in-state commodity-sales rank is #47 of 254 counties in Texas; Census county totals are not a roll-up of USDA ERS state payment series.
- In-state sales rank #47 of 254
- National payments rank #379 of 2943
- Govt payments / sales ratio 5.9%
Commodity sales
$129.9M
2.5× state median -- Above state median
Federal payments
$7.6M
5.9% of sales -- Above-typical dependence
Net farm income
$36.8M
2022 cash income -- Well above-typical net income
C
Farm economy grade: C -- Hill County's net farm income sits at the 62th percentile among 3,046 NASS-reporting counties nationally (2022 Census). Percentile-benchmarked, not a same-state comparison like the tier label above.
What the Hill County Farm Data Shows
Hill County, Texas reported 2,011 farm operations in the 2022 USDA Census of Agriculture, generating $129.9M in total commodity sales and receiving $7.6M in federal farm program payments. Intensity stamp HEAVY ($13.42/acre); land stamp MIXED. Net cash farm income came in at $36.8M. In-state sales rank #47 of 254 in Texas.
Of 566,852 acres agricultural land, cropland is 246,249 acres (43.4%) with the balance in pasture, range, woodland, or farmsteads, a MIXED footprint. Average farm size 282 acres. Federal intensity is HEAVY; pair the ABS payment peers below before treating any single county as representative of Texas.
Land Use
$13.42 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
566,852 acres
Cropland
246,249 acres
Avg Farm Size
282 ac
Cropland share of agricultural land 43.4%
246,249 cropland acres · MIXED stamp.
Land Use Breakdown
| Category | Acres | Share of Ag Land |
|---|---|---|
| Total agricultural land | 566,852 | 100.0% |
| Cropland | 246,249 | 43.4% |
| Pasture, range, woodland, other | 320,603 | 56.6% |
| Average farm size | 282 | acres / farm |
Frequently Asked Questions
How many farms are in Hill County, Texas?
Hill County, Texas has 2,011 farms (2022 USDA Census). Average farm size 282 acres; land stamp MIXED.
What is the total agricultural production value of Hill County?
Hill County's total commodity sales are $129.9M (2022 Census of Agriculture), ranking #47 among 254 counties in Texas.
How much federal farm assistance does Hill County receive?
Hill County received $7.6M in federal government farm program receipts (2022), stamping HEAVY on NASS payments-per-acre ($13.42/acre) with a MIXED land mix.
What is the net farm income in Hill County?
Net cash farm income for operations in Hill County is $36.8M (2022 Census of Agriculture).
Read with Hill County
Nearest NASS federal-payment peers and $/acre poles for Hill (HEAVY · MIXED), replacing the old fixed Related and same-state alphabetical strip.
HEAVY MIXED
Brooks County, GA · DENSE
$7.6M federal receipts is lower by $16K than Hill; land stamp CROP-LED vs MIXED.
Otero County, CO · HEAVY
$7.6M federal receipts is higher by $37K than Hill; land stamp PASTURE-LED vs MIXED.
Mendocino County, CA · MID
$7.6M federal receipts is lower by $40K than Hill; land stamp PASTURE-LED vs MIXED.
Major County, OK · HEAVY
$7.6M federal receipts is higher by $40K than Hill; land stamp MIXED vs MIXED.
Klickitat County (HEAVY $/acre pole)
Klickitat sits near Hill on payments-per-acre ($13.41) while total receipts differ.
Howard County (HEAVY $/acre pole)
Howard sits near Hill on payments-per-acre ($13.37) while total receipts differ.
Texas ERS state roll-up
Hill stamps HEAVY · MIXED inside Texas's NASS county table, open the state ERS payment stack next.
Census payments leaderboard (#379)
Hill ranks #379 of 2943 on NASS federal farm program payments under the HEAVY intensity band.
Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.
What to do with this
Hill County, Texas stamps HEAVY · MIXED in the 2022 NASS Census, ranking #379 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.