Farm operations
11
Avg 38,563 ac / farm
2022 USDA Census TX · FIPS 48301 Bottom quartile by state sales TRACE PASTURE-LED
Loving County, Texas - Farm Data
Agricultural and commodity intelligence for Loving County. Ranked #251 of 254 counties in Texas.
424,193 acres of agricultural land
- Cropland
- 0.2% 783 acres
- Other land
- 99.8% 423,410 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.
According to the 2022 USDA NASS Census of Agriculture, Loving County, Texas is a PASTURE-LED county with federal farm payments per acre that stamp TRACE; commodity sales sit well below state median and it shows high federal dependence.
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 reads as a PASTURE-LED county with TRACE federal payment intensity. In the NASS Census vocabulary this portal uses, cropland is under 25% of agricultural land, a mix where livestock forage and disaster titles (LFP/ELAP) usually outweigh row-crop commodity programs; payments per agricultural acre fall in the lowest national quintile, under $3.41 an acre, so program receipts are a marginal line beside market revenue.
The state comparisons on this page use the 252 of 254 Texas counties with published commodity sales (2 withheld by NASS to protect respondents are left out, not counted as zero), averaging the two central values when the count is even. Payments per acre use the 249 counties that report both receipts and acreage, and net-income peers are the 147 that reported a profit.
Net cash farm income was not published for Loving County (NASS confidentiality withhold). Pair the payment peers below before treating any single county as representative of Texas.
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
Open the national ranking of U.S. counties by NASS federal farm program payments to see the counties around Loving under the TRACE intensity band.
What to do with this
Where to go after Loving County, Texas:
- 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.
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.
State Overview
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Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service 2022 Census of Agriculture · 2022
Dollar values reflect calendar year 2022 farm operations data.
PlainFarmData is an independent data portal, not affiliated with USDA, FSA, or any government agency. For official program eligibility or application guidance, contact your local USDA Farm Service Agency office.
Intensity stamp TRACE · land stamp PASTURE-LED (NASS payments-per-acre / cropland share bands).
NASS withholds commodity sales for 2 Texas counties with too few farm operations to publish without identifying individual producers. Those counties are excluded from the peer median on this page rather than counted as zero sales.
Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified. Verify with USDA NASS Census of Agriculture →
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.