Farm operations
359
Avg 65 ac / farm
2022 USDA Census TX · FIPS 48397 Bottom quartile by state sales LIGHT MIXED
Rockwall County, Texas - Farm Data
Agricultural and commodity intelligence for Rockwall County. Ranked #239 of 254 counties in Texas.
23,466 acres of agricultural land
- Cropland
- 47.1% 11,059 acres
- Other land
- 52.9% 12,407 acres
USDA NASS · 2022 Census of Agriculture
Rockwall County received $6.39 in Census government payments per agricultural acre, 1.0× the Texas county median of $6.14.
According to the USDA NASS 2022 Census of Agriculture.
- $6.39
- government payments per agricultural acre
- $6.14
- Texas county median per acre
- 1.04×
- 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, Rockwall County, Texas is a MIXED county with federal farm payments per acre that stamp LIGHT; commodity sales sit well below state median and it shows above-typical federal dependence.
Commodity sales
$5.4M
0.10× state median -- Well below state median
Federal payments
$150K
2.8% of sales -- Above-typical dependence
Net farm income
$-4.2M
2022 cash income -- Net loss
F
Farm economy grade: F -- Rockwall 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 Rockwall County Farm Data Shows
Rockwall County, Texas reads as a MIXED county with LIGHT federal payment intensity. In the NASS Census vocabulary this portal uses, cropland is 25% to 50% of agricultural land with the balance in pasture, range, woodland or farmsteads, so row-crop and livestock-side programs are both in play; payments per agricultural acre fall in the second-lowest national quintile, $3.41 to $6.98 an acre, which is light 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 Rockwall County
Nearest NASS federal-payment peers and $/acre poles for Rockwall (LIGHT · MIXED), replacing the old fixed Related and same-state alphabetical strip.
LIGHT MIXED
Montgomery County, PA · LIGHT
$150K federal receipts is higher by - than Rockwall; land stamp CROP-LED vs MIXED.
Citrus County, FL · TRACE
$151K federal receipts is higher by $1K than Rockwall; land stamp PASTURE-LED vs MIXED.
Albany County, NY · TRACE
$151K federal receipts is higher by $1K than Rockwall; land stamp CROP-LED vs MIXED.
Allegheny County, PA · LIGHT
$151K federal receipts is higher by $1K than Rockwall; land stamp MIXED vs MIXED.
Ohio County (LIGHT $/acre pole)
Ohio sits near Rockwall on payments-per-acre ($6.46) while total receipts differ.
Gallatin County (LIGHT $/acre pole)
Gallatin sits near Rockwall on payments-per-acre ($6.31) while total receipts differ.
Texas ERS state roll-up
Rockwall stamps LIGHT · MIXED 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 Rockwall under the LIGHT intensity band.
What to do with this
Where to go after Rockwall 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 Rockwall County, Texas?
Rockwall County, Texas has 359 farms (2022 USDA Census). Average farm size 65 acres; land stamp MIXED.
What is the total agricultural production value of Rockwall County?
Rockwall County's total commodity sales are $5.4M (2022 Census of Agriculture), ranking #239 among 254 counties in Texas.
How much federal farm assistance does Rockwall County receive?
Rockwall County received $150K in federal government farm program receipts (2022), stamping LIGHT on NASS payments-per-acre ($6.39/acre) with a MIXED land mix.
What is the net farm income in Rockwall County?
Net cash farm income for operations in Rockwall County is $-4.2M (2022 Census of Agriculture).
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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 LIGHT · land stamp MIXED (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.