Farm operations
282
Avg 2,093 ac / farm
2022 USDA Census TX · FIPS 48421 282 farms Top quartile (#7/254) 68% cropland DENSE CROP-LED
Sherman County, Texas - Farm Data
Agricultural and commodity intelligence for Sherman County. Ranked #7 of 254 counties in Texas.
590K acres of agricultural land
- Cropland
- 68.4% 404K acres
- Other land
- 31.6% 186K acres
USDA NASS · 2022 Census of Agriculture
Sherman County received $20.24 in Census government payments per agricultural acre, 3.3× the Texas county median of $6.14.
According to the USDA NASS 2022 Census of Agriculture.
- $20.24
- government payments per agricultural acre
- $6.14
- Texas county median per acre
- 3.29×
- 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.
282 farms · $988.2M sales
Sherman County, Texas reports 282 farms and $988.2M in commodity sales in the 2022 USDA NASS Census of Agriculture, ranking #187 of 2943 U.S. counties by federal farm program payments. According to the Census extract on PlainFarmData, in-state commodity-sales rank is #7 of 254 counties in Texas; Census county totals are not a roll-up of USDA ERS state payment series.
- In-state sales rank #7 of 254
- National payments rank #187 of 2943
- Govt payments / sales ratio 1.2%
Commodity sales
$988.2M
18.9× state median -- Far above state median
Federal payments
$11.9M
1.2% of sales -- Below-typical dependence
Net farm income
$275.7M
2022 cash income -- Well above-typical net income
A
Farm economy grade: A -- Sherman County's net farm income sits at the 98th percentile among 3,046 NASS-reporting counties nationally (2022 Census). Percentile-benchmarked, not a same-state comparison like the tier label above.
What the Sherman County Farm Data Shows
Sherman County, Texas reported 282 farm operations in the 2022 USDA Census of Agriculture, generating $988.2M in total commodity sales and receiving $11.9M in federal farm program payments. Intensity stamp DENSE ($20.24/acre); land stamp CROP-LED. Net cash farm income came in at $275.7M. In-state sales rank #7 of 254 in Texas.
Of 590,226 acres agricultural land, cropland dominates at 403,875 acres (68.4%) - a CROP-LED profile where ARC/PLC eligibility and crop insurance density matter more than pasture-side disaster titles. Federal intensity is DENSE; pair the ABS payment peers below before treating any single county as representative of Texas.
Land Use
$20.24 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
590,226 acres
Cropland
403,875 acres
Avg Farm Size
2,093 ac
Cropland share of agricultural land 68.4%
403,875 cropland acres · CROP-LED stamp.
Land Use Breakdown
| Category | Acres | Share of Ag Land |
|---|---|---|
| Total agricultural land | 590,226 | 100.0% |
| Cropland | 403,875 | 68.4% |
| Pasture, range, woodland, other | 186,351 | 31.6% |
| Average farm size | 2,093 | acres / farm |
Frequently Asked Questions
How many farms are in Sherman County, Texas?
Sherman County, Texas has 282 farms (2022 USDA Census). Average farm size 2,093 acres; land stamp CROP-LED.
What is the total agricultural production value of Sherman County?
Sherman County's total commodity sales are $988.2M (2022 Census of Agriculture), ranking #7 among 254 counties in Texas.
How much federal farm assistance does Sherman County receive?
Sherman County received $11.9M in federal government farm program receipts (2022), stamping DENSE on NASS payments-per-acre ($20.24/acre) with a CROP-LED land mix.
What is the net farm income in Sherman County?
Net cash farm income for operations in Sherman County is $275.7M (2022 Census of Agriculture).
Read with Sherman County
Nearest NASS federal-payment peers and $/acre poles for Sherman (DENSE · CROP-LED), replacing the old fixed Related and same-state alphabetical strip.
DENSE CROP-LED
Butte County, SD · MID
$11.9M federal receipts is lower by $48K than Sherman; land stamp PASTURE-LED vs CROP-LED.
Logan County, CO · MID
$11.9M federal receipts is lower by $57K than Sherman; land stamp MIXED vs CROP-LED.
Rolette County, ND · DENSE
$11.9M federal receipts is lower by $70K than Sherman; land stamp CROP-LED vs CROP-LED.
Sac County, IA · DENSE
$11.9M federal receipts is lower by $92K than Sherman; land stamp CROP-HEAVY vs CROP-LED.
Hawaii County (DENSE $/acre pole)
Hawaii sits near Sherman on payments-per-acre ($20.32) while total receipts differ.
Wallace County (DENSE $/acre pole)
Wallace sits near Sherman on payments-per-acre ($20.01) while total receipts differ.
Texas ERS state roll-up
Sherman stamps DENSE · CROP-LED inside Texas's NASS county table, open the state ERS payment stack next.
Census payments leaderboard (#187)
Sherman ranks #187 of 2943 on NASS federal farm program payments under the DENSE intensity band.
Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.
What to do with this
Sherman County, Texas stamps DENSE · CROP-LED in the 2022 NASS Census, ranking #187 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.