Farm operations
1,126
Avg 416 ac / farm
2022 USDA Census TX · FIPS 48427 1,126 farms Upper-middle (#96/254) 18% cropland HEAVY PASTURE-LED
Starr County, Texas - Farm Data
Agricultural and commodity intelligence for Starr County. Ranked #96 of 254 counties in Texas.
468K acres of agricultural land
- Cropland
- 18.3% 86K acres
- Other land
- 81.7% 383K acres
USDA NASS · 2022 Census of Agriculture
Starr County received $12.73 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.
- $12.73
- government payments per agricultural acre
- $6.14
- Texas county median per acre
- 2.07×
- 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.
1,126 farms · $73.0M sales
Starr County, Texas reports 1,126 farms and $73.0M in commodity sales in the 2022 USDA NASS Census of Agriculture, ranking #504 of 2943 U.S. counties by federal farm program payments. According to the Census extract on PlainFarmData, in-state commodity-sales rank is #96 of 254 counties in Texas; Census county totals are not a roll-up of USDA ERS state payment series.
- In-state sales rank #96 of 254
- National payments rank #504 of 2943
- Govt payments / sales ratio 8.2%
Commodity sales
$73.0M
1.4× state median -- Near state median
Federal payments
$6.0M
8.2% of sales -- Above-typical dependence
Net farm income
$22.5M
2022 cash income -- Typical net income
C
Farm economy grade: C -- Starr County's net farm income sits at the 52th percentile among 3,046 NASS-reporting counties nationally (2022 Census). Percentile-benchmarked, not a same-state comparison like the tier label above.
What the Starr County Farm Data Shows
Starr County, Texas reported 1,126 farm operations in the 2022 USDA Census of Agriculture, generating $73.0M in total commodity sales and receiving $6.0M in federal farm program payments. Intensity stamp HEAVY ($12.73/acre); land stamp PASTURE-LED. Net cash farm income came in at $22.5M. In-state sales rank #96 of 254 in Texas.
Of 468,257 acres agricultural land, cropland is only 85,536 acres (18.3%) - a PASTURE-LED mix where livestock forage and disaster titles (LFP/ELAP) usually outweigh row-crop commodity programs. Federal intensity is HEAVY; pair the ABS payment peers below before treating any single county as representative of Texas.
Land Use
$12.73 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
468,257 acres
Cropland
85,536 acres
Avg Farm Size
416 ac
Cropland share of agricultural land 18.3%
85,536 cropland acres · PASTURE-LED stamp.
Land Use Breakdown
| Category | Acres | Share of Ag Land |
|---|---|---|
| Total agricultural land | 468,257 | 100.0% |
| Cropland | 85,536 | 18.3% |
| Pasture, range, woodland, other | 382,721 | 81.7% |
| Average farm size | 416 | acres / farm |
Frequently Asked Questions
How many farms are in Starr County, Texas?
Starr County, Texas has 1,126 farms (2022 USDA Census). Average farm size 416 acres; land stamp PASTURE-LED.
What is the total agricultural production value of Starr County?
Starr County's total commodity sales are $73.0M (2022 Census of Agriculture), ranking #96 among 254 counties in Texas.
How much federal farm assistance does Starr County receive?
Starr County received $6.0M in federal government farm program receipts (2022), stamping HEAVY on NASS payments-per-acre ($12.73/acre) with a PASTURE-LED land mix.
What is the net farm income in Starr County?
Net cash farm income for operations in Starr County is $22.5M (2022 Census of Agriculture).
Read with Starr County
Nearest NASS federal-payment peers and $/acre poles for Starr (HEAVY · PASTURE-LED), replacing the old fixed Related and same-state alphabetical strip.
HEAVY PASTURE-LED
Pipestone County, MN · DENSE
$6.0M federal receipts is lower by $4K than Starr; land stamp CROP-HEAVY vs PASTURE-LED.
Gage County, NE · MID
$6.0M federal receipts is higher by $6K than Starr; land stamp CROP-HEAVY vs PASTURE-LED.
Torrance County, NM · LIGHT
$5.9M federal receipts is lower by $10K than Starr; land stamp PASTURE-LED vs PASTURE-LED.
Clay County, SD · DENSE
$5.9M federal receipts is lower by $21K than Starr; land stamp CROP-HEAVY vs PASTURE-LED.
Scurry County (HEAVY $/acre pole)
Scurry sits near Starr on payments-per-acre ($12.64) while total receipts differ.
Klamath County (HEAVY $/acre pole)
Klamath sits near Starr on payments-per-acre ($12.63) while total receipts differ.
Texas ERS state roll-up
Starr stamps HEAVY · PASTURE-LED inside Texas's NASS county table, open the state ERS payment stack next.
Census payments leaderboard (#504)
Starr ranks #504 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
Starr County, Texas stamps HEAVY · PASTURE-LED in the 2022 NASS Census, ranking #504 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.