Farm operations
426
Avg 60 ac / farm
2022 USDA Census TX · FIPS 48351 Bottom quartile by state sales UNPUB PASTURE-LED
Newton County, Texas - Farm Data
Agricultural and commodity intelligence for Newton County. Ranked #249 of 254 counties in Texas.
25,609 acres of agricultural land
- Cropland
- 20.7% 5,301 acres
- Other land
- 79.3% 20,308 acres
According to the 2022 USDA NASS Census of Agriculture, Newton County, Texas is a PASTURE-LED county with no published payments-per-acre stamp; commodity sales sit well below state median.
Commodity sales
$2.1M
0.040× state median -- Well below state median
Federal payments
-
USDA programs
Net farm income
$-3.9M
2022 cash income -- Net loss
F
Farm economy grade: F -- Newton County's net farm income sits at the 4th percentile among 3,046 NASS-reporting counties nationally (2022 Census). Percentile-benchmarked, not a same-state comparison like the tier label above.
What the Newton County Farm Data Shows
Newton County, Texas reads as a PASTURE-LED county with no published payments-per-acre stamp. 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 acre could not be stamped because NASS did not publish receipts or acreage for this county.
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.
Pair the payment peers below before treating any single county as representative of Texas.
Read with Newton County
Nearest NASS federal-payment peers and $/acre poles for Newton (UNPUB · PASTURE-LED), replacing the old fixed Related and same-state alphabetical strip.
UNPUB PASTURE-LED
What to do with this
Where to go after Newton 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 Newton County, Texas?
Newton County, Texas has 426 farms (2022 USDA Census). Average farm size 60 acres; land stamp PASTURE-LED.
What is the total agricultural production value of Newton County?
Newton County's total commodity sales are $2.1M (2022 Census of Agriculture), ranking #249 among 254 counties in Texas.
How much federal farm assistance does Newton County receive?
Newton County received - in federal government farm program receipts (2022), stamping UNPUB on NASS payments-per-acre with a PASTURE-LED land mix.
What is the net farm income in Newton County?
Net cash farm income for operations in Newton County is $-3.9M (2022 Census of Agriculture).
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 UNPUB · 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.