Farm operations
3,504
Avg 101 ac / farm
2022 USDA Census TX · FIPS 48231 3,504 farms Upper-middle (#87/254) 42% cropland HEAVY MIXED
Hunt County, Texas - Farm Data
Agricultural and commodity intelligence for Hunt County. Ranked #87 of 254 counties in Texas.
355K acres of agricultural land
- Cropland
- 42.0% 149K acres
- Other land
- 58.0% 206K acres
USDA NASS · 2022 Census of Agriculture
Hunt County received $12.34 in Census government payments per agricultural acre, 2.0× the Texas county median of $6.14.
According to the USDA NASS 2022 Census of Agriculture.
- $12.34
- government payments per agricultural acre
- $6.14
- Texas county median per acre
- 2.01×
- 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.
3,504 farms · $82.4M sales
Hunt County, Texas reports 3,504 farms and $82.4M in commodity sales in the 2022 USDA NASS Census of Agriculture, ranking #700 of 2943 U.S. counties by federal farm program payments. According to the Census extract on PlainFarmData, in-state commodity-sales rank is #87 of 254 counties in Texas; Census county totals are not a roll-up of USDA ERS state payment series.
- In-state sales rank #87 of 254
- National payments rank #700 of 2943
- Govt payments / sales ratio 5.3%
Commodity sales
$82.4M
1.6× state median -- Above state median
Federal payments
$4.4M
5.3% of sales -- Above-typical dependence
Net farm income
$-12.6M
2022 cash income -- Net loss
F
Farm economy grade: F -- Hunt County's net farm income sits at the 1th percentile among 3,046 NASS-reporting counties nationally (2022 Census). Percentile-benchmarked, not a same-state comparison like the tier label above.
What the Hunt County Farm Data Shows
Hunt County, Texas reported 3,504 farm operations in the 2022 USDA Census of Agriculture, generating $82.4M in total commodity sales and receiving $4.4M in federal farm program payments. Intensity stamp HEAVY ($12.34/acre); land stamp MIXED. Net cash farm income came in at $-12.6M. In-state sales rank #87 of 254 in Texas.
Of 355,339 acres agricultural land, cropland is 149,373 acres (42.0%) with the balance in pasture, range, woodland, or farmsteads, a MIXED footprint. Average farm size 101 acres. Federal intensity is HEAVY; pair the ABS payment peers below before treating any single county as representative of Texas.
Land Use
$12.34 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
355,339 acres
Cropland
149,373 acres
Avg Farm Size
101 ac
Cropland share of agricultural land 42.0%
149,373 cropland acres · MIXED stamp.
Land Use Breakdown
| Category | Acres | Share of Ag Land |
|---|---|---|
| Total agricultural land | 355,339 | 100.0% |
| Cropland | 149,373 | 42.0% |
| Pasture, range, woodland, other | 205,966 | 58.0% |
| Average farm size | 101 | acres / farm |
Frequently Asked Questions
How many farms are in Hunt County, Texas?
Hunt County, Texas has 3,504 farms (2022 USDA Census). Average farm size 101 acres; land stamp MIXED.
What is the total agricultural production value of Hunt County?
Hunt County's total commodity sales are $82.4M (2022 Census of Agriculture), ranking #87 among 254 counties in Texas.
How much federal farm assistance does Hunt County receive?
Hunt County received $4.4M in federal government farm program receipts (2022), stamping HEAVY on NASS payments-per-acre ($12.34/acre) with a MIXED land mix.
What is the net farm income in Hunt County?
Net cash farm income for operations in Hunt County is $-12.6M (2022 Census of Agriculture).
Read with Hunt County
Nearest NASS federal-payment peers and $/acre poles for Hunt (HEAVY · MIXED), replacing the old fixed Related and same-state alphabetical strip.
HEAVY MIXED
Panola County, MS · DENSE
$4.4M federal receipts is lower by $4K than Hunt; land stamp CROP-LED vs MIXED.
Edgecombe County, NC · DENSE
$4.4M federal receipts is higher by $5K than Hunt; land stamp CROP-HEAVY vs MIXED.
Davis County, IA · DENSE
$4.4M federal receipts is lower by $8K than Hunt; land stamp CROP-LED vs MIXED.
Humphreys County, MS · DENSE
$4.4M federal receipts is lower by $8K than Hunt; land stamp CROP-HEAVY vs MIXED.
Solano County (HEAVY $/acre pole)
Solano sits near Hunt on payments-per-acre ($12.33) while total receipts differ.
Sullivan County (HEAVY $/acre pole)
Sullivan sits near Hunt on payments-per-acre ($12.42) while total receipts differ.
Texas ERS state roll-up
Hunt stamps HEAVY · MIXED inside Texas's NASS county table, open the state ERS payment stack next.
Census payments leaderboard (#700)
Hunt ranks #700 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
Hunt County, Texas stamps HEAVY · MIXED in the 2022 NASS Census, ranking #700 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.