Farm operations
335
Avg 135 ac / farm
2022 USDA Census TX · FIPS 48343 335 farms Upper-middle (#121/254) 24% cropland MID PASTURE-LED
Morris County, Texas - Farm Data
Agricultural and commodity intelligence for Morris County. Ranked #121 of 254 counties in Texas.
45K acres of agricultural land
- Cropland
- 23.9% 11K acres
- Other land
- 76.1% 34K acres
USDA NASS · 2022 Census of Agriculture
Morris County received $9.95 in Census government payments per agricultural acre, 1.6× the Texas county median of $6.14.
According to the USDA NASS 2022 Census of Agriculture.
- $9.95
- government payments per agricultural acre
- $6.14
- Texas county median per acre
- 1.62×
- 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.
335 farms · $55.4M sales
Morris County, Texas reports 335 farms and $55.4M in commodity sales in the 2022 USDA NASS Census of Agriculture, ranking #2233 of 2943 U.S. counties by federal farm program payments. According to the Census extract on PlainFarmData, in-state commodity-sales rank is #121 of 254 counties in Texas; Census county totals are not a roll-up of USDA ERS state payment series.
- In-state sales rank #121 of 254
- National payments rank #2233 of 2943
- Govt payments / sales ratio 0.8%
Commodity sales
$55.4M
1.1× state median -- Near state median
Federal payments
$449K
0.8% of sales -- Below-typical dependence
Net farm income
$19.7M
2022 cash income -- Typical net income
C
Farm economy grade: C -- Morris County's net farm income sits at the 49th percentile among 3,046 NASS-reporting counties nationally (2022 Census). Percentile-benchmarked, not a same-state comparison like the tier label above.
What the Morris County Farm Data Shows
Morris County, Texas reported 335 farm operations in the 2022 USDA Census of Agriculture, generating $55.4M in total commodity sales and receiving $449K in federal farm program payments. Intensity stamp MID ($9.95/acre); land stamp PASTURE-LED. Net cash farm income came in at $19.7M. In-state sales rank #121 of 254 in Texas.
Of 45,116 acres agricultural land, cropland is only 10,784 acres (23.9%) - 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
$9.95 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
45,116 acres
Cropland
10,784 acres
Avg Farm Size
135 ac
Cropland share of agricultural land 23.9%
10,784 cropland acres · PASTURE-LED stamp.
Land Use Breakdown
| Category | Acres | Share of Ag Land |
|---|---|---|
| Total agricultural land | 45,116 | 100.0% |
| Cropland | 10,784 | 23.9% |
| Pasture, range, woodland, other | 34,332 | 76.1% |
| Average farm size | 135 | acres / farm |
Frequently Asked Questions
How many farms are in Morris County, Texas?
Morris County, Texas has 335 farms (2022 USDA Census). Average farm size 135 acres; land stamp PASTURE-LED.
What is the total agricultural production value of Morris County?
Morris County's total commodity sales are $55.4M (2022 Census of Agriculture), ranking #121 among 254 counties in Texas.
How much federal farm assistance does Morris County receive?
Morris County received $449K in federal government farm program receipts (2022), stamping MID on NASS payments-per-acre ($9.95/acre) with a PASTURE-LED land mix.
What is the net farm income in Morris County?
Net cash farm income for operations in Morris County is $19.7M (2022 Census of Agriculture).
Read with Morris County
Nearest NASS federal-payment peers and $/acre poles for Morris (MID · PASTURE-LED), replacing the old fixed Related and same-state alphabetical strip.
MID PASTURE-LED
Douglas County, KS · TRACE
$450K federal receipts is higher by $1K than Morris; land stamp CROP-LED vs PASTURE-LED.
Clermont County, OH · LIGHT
$450K federal receipts is higher by $1K than Morris; land stamp CROP-LED vs PASTURE-LED.
York County, ME · MID
$451K federal receipts is higher by $2K than Morris; land stamp MIXED vs PASTURE-LED.
Clearfield County, PA · LIGHT
$451K federal receipts is higher by $2K than Morris; land stamp MIXED vs PASTURE-LED.
Camp County (MID $/acre pole)
Camp sits near Morris on payments-per-acre ($9.68) while total receipts differ.
Hancock County (MID $/acre pole)
Hancock sits near Morris on payments-per-acre ($10.24) while total receipts differ.
Texas ERS state roll-up
Morris stamps MID · PASTURE-LED inside Texas's NASS county table, open the state ERS payment stack next.
Census payments leaderboard (#2233)
Morris ranks #2233 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
Morris County, Texas stamps MID · PASTURE-LED in the 2022 NASS Census, ranking #2233 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.