Farm operations
30
Avg 33,339 ac / farm
2022 USDA Census TX · FIPS 48261 30 farms Bottom quartile (#199/254) TRACE MIXED
Kenedy County, Texas - Farm Data
Agricultural and commodity intelligence for Kenedy County. Ranked #199 of 254 counties in Texas.
1.00M acres of agricultural land
- Cropland
- 0.0% 0 acres
- Other land
- 100.0% 1.00M acres
USDA NASS · 2022 Census of Agriculture
Kenedy County received $0.32 in Census government payments per agricultural acre, 0.1× the Texas county median of $6.14.
According to the USDA NASS 2022 Census of Agriculture.
- $0.32
- government payments per agricultural acre
- $6.14
- Texas county median per acre
- 0.05×
- 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.
30 farms · $18.8M sales
Kenedy County, Texas reports 30 farms and $18.8M in commodity sales in the 2022 USDA NASS Census of Agriculture, ranking #2353 of 2943 U.S. counties by federal farm program payments. According to the Census extract on PlainFarmData, in-state commodity-sales rank is #199 of 254 counties in Texas; Census county totals are not a roll-up of USDA ERS state payment series.
- In-state sales rank #199 of 254
- National payments rank #2353 of 2943
- Govt payments / sales ratio 1.7%
Commodity sales
$18.8M
0.36× state median -- Well below state median
Federal payments
$323K
1.7% of sales -- Above-typical dependence
Net farm income
$3.2M
2022 cash income -- Below-typical net income
D
Farm economy grade: D -- Kenedy County's net farm income sits at the 24th percentile among 3,046 NASS-reporting counties nationally (2022 Census). Percentile-benchmarked, not a same-state comparison like the tier label above.
What the Kenedy County Farm Data Shows
Kenedy County, Texas reported 30 farm operations in the 2022 USDA Census of Agriculture, generating $18.8M in total commodity sales and receiving $323K in federal farm program payments. Intensity stamp TRACE ($0.32/acre); land stamp MIXED. Net cash farm income came in at $3.2M. In-state sales rank #199 of 254 in Texas.
Of 1,000,174 acres agricultural land, cropland is mixed with the balance in pasture, range, woodland, or farmsteads, a MIXED footprint. Average farm size 33,339 acres. Federal intensity is TRACE; pair the ABS payment peers below before treating any single county as representative of Texas.
Land Use
$0.32 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
1,000,174 acres
Cropland
-
Avg Farm Size
33,339 ac
Land Use Breakdown
| Category | Acres | Share of Ag Land |
|---|---|---|
| Total agricultural land | 1,000,174 | 100.0% |
| Cropland | - | - |
| Pasture, range, woodland, other | - | - |
| Average farm size | 33,339 | acres / farm |
Frequently Asked Questions
How many farms are in Kenedy County, Texas?
Kenedy County, Texas has 30 farms (2022 USDA Census). Average farm size 33,339 acres; land stamp MIXED.
What is the total agricultural production value of Kenedy County?
Kenedy County's total commodity sales are $18.8M (2022 Census of Agriculture), ranking #199 among 254 counties in Texas.
How much federal farm assistance does Kenedy County receive?
Kenedy County received $323K in federal government farm program receipts (2022), stamping TRACE on NASS payments-per-acre ($0.32/acre) with a MIXED land mix.
What is the net farm income in Kenedy County?
Net cash farm income for operations in Kenedy County is $3.2M (2022 Census of Agriculture).
Read with Kenedy County
Nearest NASS federal-payment peers and $/acre poles for Kenedy (TRACE · MIXED), replacing the old fixed Related and same-state alphabetical strip.
TRACE MIXED
Hennepin County, MN · MID
$324K federal receipts is higher by $1K than Kenedy; land stamp CROP-LED vs MIXED.
Greene County, NY · MID
$322K federal receipts is lower by $1K than Kenedy; land stamp MIXED vs MIXED.
Scott County, AR · TRACE
$325K federal receipts is higher by $2K than Kenedy; land stamp MIXED vs MIXED.
Walker County, TX · TRACE
$325K federal receipts is higher by $2K than Kenedy; land stamp PASTURE-LED vs MIXED.
Grant County (TRACE $/acre pole)
Grant sits near Kenedy on payments-per-acre ($0.53) while total receipts differ.
Glades County (TRACE $/acre pole)
Glades sits near Kenedy on payments-per-acre ($0.74) while total receipts differ.
Texas ERS state roll-up
Kenedy stamps TRACE · MIXED inside Texas's NASS county table, open the state ERS payment stack next.
Census payments leaderboard (#2353)
Kenedy ranks #2353 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
Kenedy County, Texas stamps TRACE · MIXED in the 2022 NASS Census, ranking #2353 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.