Farm operations
685
Avg 832 ac / farm
2022 USDA Census TX · FIPS 48415 685 farms Lower-middle (#169/254) 41% cropland HEAVY MIXED
Scurry County, Texas - Farm Data
Agricultural and commodity intelligence for Scurry County. Ranked #169 of 254 counties in Texas.
570K acres of agricultural land
- Cropland
- 41.1% 234K acres
- Other land
- 58.9% 336K acres
USDA NASS · 2022 Census of Agriculture
Scurry County received $12.64 in Census government payments per agricultural acre, 2.1× the Texas county median of $6.14.
According to the USDA NASS 2022 Census of Agriculture.
- $12.64
- government payments per agricultural acre
- $6.14
- Texas county median per acre
- 2.06×
- 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.
685 farms · $30.6M sales
Scurry County, Texas reports 685 farms and $30.6M in commodity sales in the 2022 USDA NASS Census of Agriculture, ranking #410 of 2943 U.S. counties by federal farm program payments. According to the Census extract on PlainFarmData, in-state commodity-sales rank is #169 of 254 counties in Texas; Census county totals are not a roll-up of USDA ERS state payment series.
- In-state sales rank #169 of 254
- National payments rank #410 of 2943
- Govt payments / sales ratio 23.5%
Commodity sales
$30.6M
0.59× state median -- Near state median
Federal payments
$7.2M
23.5% of sales -- High federal dependence
Net farm income
$370K
2022 cash income -- Below-typical net income
F
Farm economy grade: F -- Scurry County's net farm income sits at the 16th percentile among 3,046 NASS-reporting counties nationally (2022 Census). Percentile-benchmarked, not a same-state comparison like the tier label above.
What the Scurry County Farm Data Shows
Scurry County, Texas reported 685 farm operations in the 2022 USDA Census of Agriculture, generating $30.6M in total commodity sales and receiving $7.2M in federal farm program payments. Intensity stamp HEAVY ($12.64/acre); land stamp MIXED. Net cash farm income came in at $370K. In-state sales rank #169 of 254 in Texas.
Of 569,946 acres agricultural land, cropland is 234,128 acres (41.1%) with the balance in pasture, range, woodland, or farmsteads, a MIXED footprint. Average farm size 832 acres. Federal intensity is HEAVY; pair the ABS payment peers below before treating any single county as representative of Texas.
Land Use
$12.64 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
569,946 acres
Cropland
234,128 acres
Avg Farm Size
832 ac
Cropland share of agricultural land 41.1%
234,128 cropland acres · MIXED stamp.
Land Use Breakdown
| Category | Acres | Share of Ag Land |
|---|---|---|
| Total agricultural land | 569,946 | 100.0% |
| Cropland | 234,128 | 41.1% |
| Pasture, range, woodland, other | 335,818 | 58.9% |
| Average farm size | 832 | acres / farm |
Frequently Asked Questions
How many farms are in Scurry County, Texas?
Scurry County, Texas has 685 farms (2022 USDA Census). Average farm size 832 acres; land stamp MIXED.
What is the total agricultural production value of Scurry County?
Scurry County's total commodity sales are $30.6M (2022 Census of Agriculture), ranking #169 among 254 counties in Texas.
How much federal farm assistance does Scurry County receive?
Scurry County received $7.2M in federal government farm program receipts (2022), stamping HEAVY on NASS payments-per-acre ($12.64/acre) with a MIXED land mix.
What is the net farm income in Scurry County?
Net cash farm income for operations in Scurry County is $370K (2022 Census of Agriculture).
Read with Scurry County
Nearest NASS federal-payment peers and $/acre poles for Scurry (HEAVY · MIXED), replacing the old fixed Related and same-state alphabetical strip.
HEAVY MIXED
Taylor County, IA · DENSE
$7.2M federal receipts is higher by $1K than Scurry; land stamp CROP-HEAVY vs MIXED.
Red Willow County, NE · HEAVY
$7.2M federal receipts is lower by $19K than Scurry; land stamp MIXED vs MIXED.
Greer County, OK · DENSE
$7.2M federal receipts is higher by $36K than Scurry; land stamp MIXED vs MIXED.
Jones County, SD · HEAVY
$7.2M federal receipts is higher by $40K than Scurry; land stamp MIXED vs MIXED.
Klamath County (HEAVY $/acre pole)
Klamath sits near Scurry on payments-per-acre ($12.63) while total receipts differ.
Burke County (HEAVY $/acre pole)
Burke sits near Scurry on payments-per-acre ($12.61) while total receipts differ.
Texas ERS state roll-up
Scurry stamps HEAVY · MIXED inside Texas's NASS county table, open the state ERS payment stack next.
Census payments leaderboard (#410)
Scurry ranks #410 of 2943 on NASS federal farm program payments under the HEAVY intensity band.
Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.
What to do with this
Scurry County, Texas stamps HEAVY · MIXED in the 2022 NASS Census, ranking #410 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.