Farm operations
454
Avg 853 ac / farm
2022 USDA Census TX · FIPS 48429 454 farms Bottom quartile (#228/254) 8% cropland TRACE PASTURE-LED
Stephens County, Texas - Farm Data
Agricultural and commodity intelligence for Stephens County. Ranked #228 of 254 counties in Texas.
387K acres of agricultural land
- Cropland
- 7.5% 29K acres
- Other land
- 92.5% 359K acres
USDA NASS · 2022 Census of Agriculture
Stephens County received $2.28 in Census government payments per agricultural acre, 0.4× the Texas county median of $6.14.
According to the USDA NASS 2022 Census of Agriculture.
- $2.28
- government payments per agricultural acre
- $6.14
- Texas county median per acre
- 0.37×
- 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.
454 farms · $9.3M sales
Stephens County, Texas reports 454 farms and $9.3M in commodity sales in the 2022 USDA NASS Census of Agriculture, ranking #1907 of 2943 U.S. counties by federal farm program payments. According to the Census extract on PlainFarmData, in-state commodity-sales rank is #228 of 254 counties in Texas; Census county totals are not a roll-up of USDA ERS state payment series.
- In-state sales rank #228 of 254
- National payments rank #1907 of 2943
- Govt payments / sales ratio 9.5%
Commodity sales
$9.3M
0.18× state median -- Well below state median
Federal payments
$883K
9.5% of sales -- High federal dependence
Net farm income
$-4.3M
2022 cash income -- Net loss
F
Farm economy grade: F -- Stephens 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 Stephens County Farm Data Shows
Stephens County, Texas reported 454 farm operations in the 2022 USDA Census of Agriculture, generating $9.3M in total commodity sales and receiving $883K in federal farm program payments. Intensity stamp TRACE ($2.28/acre); land stamp PASTURE-LED. Net cash farm income came in at $-4.3M. In-state sales rank #228 of 254 in Texas.
Of 387,474 acres agricultural land, cropland is only 28,903 acres (7.5%) - a PASTURE-LED mix where livestock forage and disaster titles (LFP/ELAP) usually outweigh row-crop commodity programs. Federal intensity is TRACE; pair the ABS payment peers below before treating any single county as representative of Texas.
Land Use
$2.28 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
387,474 acres
Cropland
28,903 acres
Avg Farm Size
853 ac
Cropland share of agricultural land 7.5%
28,903 cropland acres · PASTURE-LED stamp.
Land Use Breakdown
| Category | Acres | Share of Ag Land |
|---|---|---|
| Total agricultural land | 387,474 | 100.0% |
| Cropland | 28,903 | 7.5% |
| Pasture, range, woodland, other | 358,571 | 92.5% |
| Average farm size | 853 | acres / farm |
Frequently Asked Questions
How many farms are in Stephens County, Texas?
Stephens County, Texas has 454 farms (2022 USDA Census). Average farm size 853 acres; land stamp PASTURE-LED.
What is the total agricultural production value of Stephens County?
Stephens County's total commodity sales are $9.3M (2022 Census of Agriculture), ranking #228 among 254 counties in Texas.
How much federal farm assistance does Stephens County receive?
Stephens County received $883K in federal government farm program receipts (2022), stamping TRACE on NASS payments-per-acre ($2.28/acre) with a PASTURE-LED land mix.
What is the net farm income in Stephens County?
Net cash farm income for operations in Stephens County is $-4.3M (2022 Census of Agriculture).
Read with Stephens County
Nearest NASS federal-payment peers and $/acre poles for Stephens (TRACE · PASTURE-LED), replacing the old fixed Related and same-state alphabetical strip.
TRACE PASTURE-LED
Perry County, IL · LIGHT
$883K federal receipts is higher by - than Stephens; land stamp CROP-HEAVY vs PASTURE-LED.
Van Buren County, AR · MID
$885K federal receipts is higher by $2K than Stephens; land stamp MIXED vs PASTURE-LED.
Owen County, IN · HEAVY
$885K federal receipts is higher by $2K than Stephens; land stamp CROP-LED vs PASTURE-LED.
Elk County, KS · LIGHT
$886K federal receipts is higher by $3K than Stephens; land stamp PASTURE-LED vs PASTURE-LED.
Texas County (TRACE $/acre pole)
Texas sits near Stephens on payments-per-acre ($2.31) while total receipts differ.
Blanco County (TRACE $/acre pole)
Blanco sits near Stephens on payments-per-acre ($2.21) while total receipts differ.
Texas ERS state roll-up
Stephens stamps TRACE · PASTURE-LED inside Texas's NASS county table, open the state ERS payment stack next.
Census payments leaderboard (#1907)
Stephens ranks #1907 of 2943 on NASS federal farm program payments under the TRACE intensity band.
Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.
What to do with this
Stephens County, Texas stamps TRACE · PASTURE-LED in the 2022 NASS Census, ranking #1907 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.