Farm operations
11
Avg 38,563 ac / farm
2022 USDA Census TX · FIPS 48301 11 farms Bottom quartile (#251/254) 0% cropland TRACE PASTURE-LED
Loving County, Texas - Farm Data
Agricultural and commodity intelligence for Loving County. Ranked #251 of 254 counties in Texas.
424K acres of agricultural land
- Cropland
- 0.2% 783 acres
- Other land
- 99.8% 423K acres
USDA NASS · 2022 Census of Agriculture
Loving County received $0.55 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.
- $0.55
- government payments per agricultural acre
- $6.14
- Texas county median per acre
- 0.09×
- 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.
11 farms · $1.5M sales
Loving County, Texas reports 11 farms and $1.5M in commodity sales in the 2022 USDA NASS Census of Agriculture, ranking #2478 of 2943 U.S. counties by federal farm program payments. According to the Census extract on PlainFarmData, in-state commodity-sales rank is #251 of 254 counties in Texas; Census county totals are not a roll-up of USDA ERS state payment series.
- In-state sales rank #251 of 254
- National payments rank #2478 of 2943
- Govt payments / sales ratio 15.2%
Commodity sales
$1.5M
0.030× state median -- Well below state median
Federal payments
$235K
15.2% of sales -- High federal dependence
Net farm income
-
2022 cash income
What the Loving County Farm Data Shows
Loving County, Texas reported 11 farm operations in the 2022 USDA Census of Agriculture, generating $1.5M in total commodity sales and receiving $235K in federal farm program payments. Intensity stamp TRACE ($0.55/acre); land stamp PASTURE-LED. Net cash farm income was not published (NASS confidentiality withhold). In-state sales rank #251 of 254 in Texas.
Of 424,193 acres agricultural land, cropland is only 783 acres (0.2%) - a PASTURE-LED mix where livestock forage and disaster titles (LFP/ELAP) usually outweigh row-crop commodity programs. Federal intensity is TRACE; pair the ABS payment peers below before treating any single county as representative of Texas.
Land Use
$0.55 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
424,193 acres
Cropland
783 acres
Avg Farm Size
38,563 ac
Cropland share of agricultural land 0.2%
783 cropland acres · PASTURE-LED stamp.
Land Use Breakdown
| Category | Acres | Share of Ag Land |
|---|---|---|
| Total agricultural land | 424,193 | 100.0% |
| Cropland | 783 | 0.2% |
| Pasture, range, woodland, other | 423,410 | 99.8% |
| Average farm size | 38,563 | acres / farm |
Frequently Asked Questions
How many farms are in Loving County, Texas?
Loving County, Texas has 11 farms (2022 USDA Census). Average farm size 38,563 acres; land stamp PASTURE-LED.
What is the total agricultural production value of Loving County?
Loving County's total commodity sales are $1.5M (2022 Census of Agriculture), ranking #251 among 254 counties in Texas.
How much federal farm assistance does Loving County receive?
Loving County received $235K in federal government farm program receipts (2022), stamping TRACE on NASS payments-per-acre ($0.55/acre) with a PASTURE-LED land mix.
What is the net farm income in Loving County?
Net cash farm income was not published for Loving County. NASS withholds this figure for counties with too few farm operations to protect individual respondents' confidentiality.
Read with Loving County
Nearest NASS federal-payment peers and $/acre poles for Loving (TRACE · PASTURE-LED), replacing the old fixed Related and same-state alphabetical strip.
TRACE PASTURE-LED
Jackson County, KY · TRACE
$235K federal receipts is higher by - than Loving; land stamp MIXED vs PASTURE-LED.
Tarrant County, TX · TRACE
$235K federal receipts is higher by - than Loving; land stamp PASTURE-LED vs PASTURE-LED.
Charles City County, VA · MID
$235K federal receipts is higher by - than Loving; land stamp CROP-LED vs PASTURE-LED.
Payette County, ID · TRACE
$236K federal receipts is higher by $1K than Loving; land stamp MIXED vs PASTURE-LED.
Grant County (TRACE $/acre pole)
Grant sits near Loving on payments-per-acre ($0.53) while total receipts differ.
Valencia County (TRACE $/acre pole)
Valencia sits near Loving on payments-per-acre ($0.42) while total receipts differ.
Texas ERS state roll-up
Loving stamps TRACE · PASTURE-LED inside Texas's NASS county table, open the state ERS payment stack next.
Census payments leaderboard (#2478)
Loving ranks #2478 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
Loving County, Texas stamps TRACE · PASTURE-LED in the 2022 NASS Census, ranking #2478 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.