2022 USDA Census TX · FIPS 48405 Top quartile by state sales TRACE PASTURE-LED

San Augustine County, Texas - Farm Data

Agricultural and commodity intelligence for San Augustine County. Ranked #22 of 254 counties in Texas.

Agricultural land composition · 2022 USDA Census · data refreshed 2026-05-15
37,406 acres of agricultural land
Cropland
16.7% 6,238 acres
Other land
83.3% 31,168 acres
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USDA NASS · 2022 Census of Agriculture

San Augustine County received $0.88 in Census government payments per agricultural acre, 0.1× the Texas county median of $6.14.

According to the USDA NASS 2022 Census of Agriculture.

$0.88
government payments per agricultural acre
$6.14
Texas county median per acre
0.14×
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, San Augustine County, Texas is a PASTURE-LED county with federal farm payments per acre that stamp TRACE; commodity sales sit far above state median and it shows low federal dependence.

Farm operations

227

Avg 165 ac / farm

Commodity sales

$304.7M

5.8× state median -- Far above state median

Federal payments

$33K

0.0% of sales -- Low federal dependence

Net farm income

$138.3M

2022 cash income -- Well above-typical net income

A

Farm economy grade: A -- San Augustine County's net farm income sits at the 91th percentile among 3,046 NASS-reporting counties nationally (2022 Census). Percentile-benchmarked, not a same-state comparison like the tier label above.

What the San Augustine County Farm Data Shows

San Augustine County, Texas reads as a PASTURE-LED county with TRACE federal payment intensity. 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 agricultural acre fall in the lowest national quintile, under $3.41 an acre, so program receipts are a marginal line beside market revenue.

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.

What to do with this

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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 San Augustine County, Texas?
San Augustine County, Texas has 227 farms (2022 USDA Census). Average farm size 165 acres; land stamp PASTURE-LED.
What is the total agricultural production value of San Augustine County?
San Augustine County's total commodity sales are $304.7M (2022 Census of Agriculture), ranking #22 among 254 counties in Texas.
How much federal farm assistance does San Augustine County receive?
San Augustine County received $33K in federal government farm program receipts (2022), stamping TRACE on NASS payments-per-acre ($0.88/acre) with a PASTURE-LED land mix.
What is the net farm income in San Augustine County?
Net cash farm income for operations in San Augustine County is $138.3M (2022 Census of Agriculture).

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 TRACE · 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.

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.