Farm operations
874
Avg 432 ac / farm
2022 USDA Census TX · FIPS 48333 874 farms Lower-middle (#141/254) 11% cropland MID PASTURE-LED
Mills County, Texas - Farm Data
Agricultural and commodity intelligence for Mills County. Ranked #141 of 254 counties in Texas.
378K acres of agricultural land
- Cropland
- 11.4% 43K acres
- Other land
- 88.6% 335K acres
USDA NASS · 2022 Census of Agriculture
Mills County received $7.75 in Census government payments per agricultural acre, 1.3× the Texas county median of $6.14.
According to the USDA NASS 2022 Census of Agriculture.
- $7.75
- government payments per agricultural acre
- $6.14
- Texas county median per acre
- 1.26×
- 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.
874 farms · $44.2M sales
Mills County, Texas reports 874 farms and $44.2M in commodity sales in the 2022 USDA NASS Census of Agriculture, ranking #1046 of 2943 U.S. counties by federal farm program payments. According to the Census extract on PlainFarmData, in-state commodity-sales rank is #141 of 254 counties in Texas; Census county totals are not a roll-up of USDA ERS state payment series.
- In-state sales rank #141 of 254
- National payments rank #1046 of 2943
- Govt payments / sales ratio 6.6%
Commodity sales
$44.2M
0.85× state median -- Near state median
Federal payments
$2.9M
6.6% of sales -- Above-typical dependence
Net farm income
$4.7M
2022 cash income -- Below-typical net income
D
Farm economy grade: D -- Mills County's net farm income sits at the 28th percentile among 3,046 NASS-reporting counties nationally (2022 Census). Percentile-benchmarked, not a same-state comparison like the tier label above.
What the Mills County Farm Data Shows
Mills County, Texas reported 874 farm operations in the 2022 USDA Census of Agriculture, generating $44.2M in total commodity sales and receiving $2.9M in federal farm program payments. Intensity stamp MID ($7.75/acre); land stamp PASTURE-LED. Net cash farm income came in at $4.7M. In-state sales rank #141 of 254 in Texas.
Of 378,004 acres agricultural land, cropland is only 43,079 acres (11.4%) - 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
$7.75 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
378,004 acres
Cropland
43,079 acres
Avg Farm Size
432 ac
Cropland share of agricultural land 11.4%
43,079 cropland acres · PASTURE-LED stamp.
Land Use Breakdown
| Category | Acres | Share of Ag Land |
|---|---|---|
| Total agricultural land | 378,004 | 100.0% |
| Cropland | 43,079 | 11.4% |
| Pasture, range, woodland, other | 334,925 | 88.6% |
| Average farm size | 432 | acres / farm |
Frequently Asked Questions
How many farms are in Mills County, Texas?
Mills County, Texas has 874 farms (2022 USDA Census). Average farm size 432 acres; land stamp PASTURE-LED.
What is the total agricultural production value of Mills County?
Mills County's total commodity sales are $44.2M (2022 Census of Agriculture), ranking #141 among 254 counties in Texas.
How much federal farm assistance does Mills County receive?
Mills County received $2.9M in federal government farm program receipts (2022), stamping MID on NASS payments-per-acre ($7.75/acre) with a PASTURE-LED land mix.
What is the net farm income in Mills County?
Net cash farm income for operations in Mills County is $4.7M (2022 Census of Agriculture).
Read with Mills County
Nearest NASS federal-payment peers and $/acre poles for Mills (MID · PASTURE-LED), replacing the old fixed Related and same-state alphabetical strip.
MID PASTURE-LED
Niobrara County, WY · TRACE
$2.9M federal receipts is higher by - than Mills; land stamp PASTURE-LED vs PASTURE-LED.
Ellsworth County, KS · MID
$2.9M federal receipts is lower by $5K than Mills; land stamp MIXED vs PASTURE-LED.
Worth County, MO · DENSE
$2.9M federal receipts is higher by $5K than Mills; land stamp CROP-LED vs PASTURE-LED.
Rice County, KS · MID
$2.9M federal receipts is lower by $6K than Mills; land stamp CROP-HEAVY vs PASTURE-LED.
Rich County (MID $/acre pole)
Rich sits near Mills on payments-per-acre ($7.81) while total receipts differ.
Lancaster County (MID $/acre pole)
Lancaster sits near Mills on payments-per-acre ($7.68) while total receipts differ.
Texas ERS state roll-up
Mills stamps MID · PASTURE-LED inside Texas's NASS county table, open the state ERS payment stack next.
Census payments leaderboard (#1046)
Mills ranks #1046 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
Mills County, Texas stamps MID · PASTURE-LED in the 2022 NASS Census, ranking #1046 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.