Farm operations
167
Avg 3,354 ac / farm
2022 USDA Census TX · FIPS 48233 167 farms Upper-middle (#113/254) 17% cropland MID PASTURE-LED
Hutchinson County, Texas - Farm Data
Agricultural and commodity intelligence for Hutchinson County. Ranked #113 of 254 counties in Texas.
560K acres of agricultural land
- Cropland
- 16.9% 95K acres
- Other land
- 83.1% 465K acres
USDA NASS · 2022 Census of Agriculture
Hutchinson County received $8.37 in Census government payments per agricultural acre, 1.4× the Texas county median of $6.14.
According to the USDA NASS 2022 Census of Agriculture.
- $8.37
- government payments per agricultural acre
- $6.14
- Texas county median per acre
- 1.36×
- 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.
167 farms · $62.3M sales
Hutchinson County, Texas reports 167 farms and $62.3M in commodity sales in the 2022 USDA NASS Census of Agriculture, ranking #657 of 2943 U.S. counties by federal farm program payments. According to the Census extract on PlainFarmData, in-state commodity-sales rank is #113 of 254 counties in Texas; Census county totals are not a roll-up of USDA ERS state payment series.
- In-state sales rank #113 of 254
- National payments rank #657 of 2943
- Govt payments / sales ratio 7.5%
Commodity sales
$62.3M
1.2× state median -- Near state median
Federal payments
$4.7M
7.5% of sales -- Above-typical dependence
Net farm income
$25.8M
2022 cash income -- Typical net income
C
Farm economy grade: C -- Hutchinson County's net farm income sits at the 54th percentile among 3,046 NASS-reporting counties nationally (2022 Census). Percentile-benchmarked, not a same-state comparison like the tier label above.
What the Hutchinson County Farm Data Shows
Hutchinson County, Texas reported 167 farm operations in the 2022 USDA Census of Agriculture, generating $62.3M in total commodity sales and receiving $4.7M in federal farm program payments. Intensity stamp MID ($8.37/acre); land stamp PASTURE-LED. Net cash farm income came in at $25.8M. In-state sales rank #113 of 254 in Texas.
Of 560,153 acres agricultural land, cropland is only 94,673 acres (16.9%) - a PASTURE-LED mix where livestock forage and disaster titles (LFP/ELAP) usually outweigh row-crop commodity programs. Federal intensity is MID; pair the ABS payment peers below before treating any single county as representative of Texas.
Land Use
$8.37 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
560,153 acres
Cropland
94,673 acres
Avg Farm Size
3,354 ac
Cropland share of agricultural land 16.9%
94,673 cropland acres · PASTURE-LED stamp.
Land Use Breakdown
| Category | Acres | Share of Ag Land |
|---|---|---|
| Total agricultural land | 560,153 | 100.0% |
| Cropland | 94,673 | 16.9% |
| Pasture, range, woodland, other | 465,480 | 83.1% |
| Average farm size | 3,354 | acres / farm |
Frequently Asked Questions
How many farms are in Hutchinson County, Texas?
Hutchinson County, Texas has 167 farms (2022 USDA Census). Average farm size 3,354 acres; land stamp PASTURE-LED.
What is the total agricultural production value of Hutchinson County?
Hutchinson County's total commodity sales are $62.3M (2022 Census of Agriculture), ranking #113 among 254 counties in Texas.
How much federal farm assistance does Hutchinson County receive?
Hutchinson County received $4.7M in federal government farm program receipts (2022), stamping MID on NASS payments-per-acre ($8.37/acre) with a PASTURE-LED land mix.
What is the net farm income in Hutchinson County?
Net cash farm income for operations in Hutchinson County is $25.8M (2022 Census of Agriculture).
Read with Hutchinson County
Nearest NASS federal-payment peers and $/acre poles for Hutchinson (MID · PASTURE-LED), replacing the old fixed Related and same-state alphabetical strip.
MID PASTURE-LED
Clay County, TX · LIGHT
$4.7M federal receipts is higher by $7K than Hutchinson; land stamp PASTURE-LED vs PASTURE-LED.
Bent County, CO · LIGHT
$4.7M federal receipts is higher by $9K than Hutchinson; land stamp PASTURE-LED vs PASTURE-LED.
Franklin County, LA · DENSE
$4.7M federal receipts is higher by $10K than Hutchinson; land stamp CROP-LED vs PASTURE-LED.
Dickens County, TX · MID
$4.7M federal receipts is higher by $11K than Hutchinson; land stamp PASTURE-LED vs PASTURE-LED.
Buffalo County (MID $/acre pole)
Buffalo sits near Hutchinson on payments-per-acre ($8.28) while total receipts differ.
Victoria County (MID $/acre pole)
Victoria sits near Hutchinson on payments-per-acre ($8.23) while total receipts differ.
Texas ERS state roll-up
Hutchinson stamps MID · PASTURE-LED inside Texas's NASS county table, open the state ERS payment stack next.
Census payments leaderboard (#657)
Hutchinson ranks #657 of 2943 on NASS federal farm program payments under the MID intensity band.
Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.
What to do with this
Hutchinson County, Texas stamps MID · PASTURE-LED in the 2022 NASS Census, ranking #657 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.