Farm operations
549
Avg 967 ac / farm
2022 USDA Census TX · FIPS 48355 Top quartile by state sales MID CROP-LED
Nueces County, Texas - Farm Data
Agricultural and commodity intelligence for Nueces County. Ranked #45 of 254 counties in Texas.
530,663 acres of agricultural land
- Cropland
- 72.3% 383,446 acres
- Other land
- 27.7% 147,217 acres
USDA NASS · 2022 Census of Agriculture
Nueces County received $10.18 in Census government payments per agricultural acre, 1.7× the Texas county median of $6.14.
According to the USDA NASS 2022 Census of Agriculture.
- $10.18
- government payments per agricultural acre
- $6.14
- Texas county median per acre
- 1.66×
- 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, Nueces County, Texas is a CROP-LED county with federal farm payments per acre that stamp MID; commodity sales sit above state median and it shows above-typical federal dependence.
Commodity sales
$140.0M
2.7× state median -- Above state median
Federal payments
$5.4M
3.9% of sales -- Above-typical dependence
Net farm income
$26.3M
2022 cash income -- Typical net income
C
Farm economy grade: C -- Nueces County's net farm income sits at the 55th percentile among 3,046 NASS-reporting counties nationally (2022 Census). Percentile-benchmarked, not a same-state comparison like the tier label above.
What the Nueces County Farm Data Shows
Nueces County, Texas reads as a CROP-LED county with MID federal payment intensity. In the NASS Census vocabulary this portal uses, cropland is 50% to 75% of agricultural land, a profile where ARC/PLC eligibility and crop insurance density matter more than pasture-side disaster titles; payments per agricultural acre fall in the middle national quintile, $6.98 to $11.30 an acre, a mid-range level of federal support for the land base.
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 Nueces County
Nearest NASS federal-payment peers and $/acre poles for Nueces (MID · CROP-LED), replacing the old fixed Related and same-state alphabetical strip.
MID CROP-LED
Lane County, KS · HEAVY
$5.4M federal receipts is lower by $6K than Nueces; land stamp CROP-HEAVY vs CROP-LED.
Caldwell County, MO · DENSE
$5.4M federal receipts is higher by $6K than Nueces; land stamp CROP-LED vs CROP-LED.
Pickaway County, OH · DENSE
$5.4M federal receipts is lower by $17K than Nueces; land stamp CROP-HEAVY vs CROP-LED.
Bladen County, NC · DENSE
$5.4M federal receipts is lower by $20K than Nueces; land stamp MIXED vs CROP-LED.
Gray County (MID $/acre pole)
Gray sits near Nueces on payments-per-acre ($10.18) while total receipts differ.
Morgan County (MID $/acre pole)
Morgan sits near Nueces on payments-per-acre ($10.17) while total receipts differ.
Texas ERS state roll-up
Nueces stamps MID · CROP-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 Nueces under the MID intensity band.
What to do with this
Where to go after Nueces 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 Nueces County, Texas?
Nueces County, Texas has 549 farms (2022 USDA Census). Average farm size 967 acres; land stamp CROP-LED.
What is the total agricultural production value of Nueces County?
Nueces County's total commodity sales are $140.0M (2022 Census of Agriculture), ranking #45 among 254 counties in Texas.
How much federal farm assistance does Nueces County receive?
Nueces County received $5.4M in federal government farm program receipts (2022), stamping MID on NASS payments-per-acre ($10.18/acre) with a CROP-LED land mix.
What is the net farm income in Nueces County?
Net cash farm income for operations in Nueces County is $26.3M (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 MID · land stamp CROP-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.