Farm operations
289
Avg 3,148 ac / farm
2022 USDA Census TX · FIPS 48435 289 farms Bottom quartile (#194/254) 2% cropland TRACE PASTURE-LED
Sutton County, Texas - Farm Data
Agricultural and commodity intelligence for Sutton County. Ranked #194 of 254 counties in Texas.
910K acres of agricultural land
- Cropland
- 2.4% 22K acres
- Other land
- 97.6% 888K acres
USDA NASS · 2022 Census of Agriculture
Sutton County received $2.60 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.
- $2.60
- government payments per agricultural acre
- $6.14
- Texas county median per acre
- 0.42×
- 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.
289 farms · $20.4M sales
Sutton County, Texas reports 289 farms and $20.4M in commodity sales in the 2022 USDA NASS Census of Agriculture, ranking #1220 of 2943 U.S. counties by federal farm program payments. According to the Census extract on PlainFarmData, in-state commodity-sales rank is #194 of 254 counties in Texas; Census county totals are not a roll-up of USDA ERS state payment series.
- In-state sales rank #194 of 254
- National payments rank #1220 of 2943
- Govt payments / sales ratio 11.6%
Commodity sales
$20.4M
0.39× state median -- Well below state median
Federal payments
$2.4M
11.6% of sales -- High federal dependence
Net farm income
$920K
2022 cash income -- Below-typical net income
F
Farm economy grade: F -- Sutton County's net farm income sits at the 18th percentile among 3,046 NASS-reporting counties nationally (2022 Census). Percentile-benchmarked, not a same-state comparison like the tier label above.
What the Sutton County Farm Data Shows
Sutton County, Texas reported 289 farm operations in the 2022 USDA Census of Agriculture, generating $20.4M in total commodity sales and receiving $2.4M in federal farm program payments. Intensity stamp TRACE ($2.60/acre); land stamp PASTURE-LED. Net cash farm income came in at $920K. In-state sales rank #194 of 254 in Texas.
Of 909,743 acres agricultural land, cropland is only 21,768 acres (2.4%) - 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
$2.60 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
909,743 acres
Cropland
21,768 acres
Avg Farm Size
3,148 ac
Cropland share of agricultural land 2.4%
21,768 cropland acres · PASTURE-LED stamp.
Land Use Breakdown
| Category | Acres | Share of Ag Land |
|---|---|---|
| Total agricultural land | 909,743 | 100.0% |
| Cropland | 21,768 | 2.4% |
| Pasture, range, woodland, other | 887,975 | 97.6% |
| Average farm size | 3,148 | acres / farm |
Frequently Asked Questions
How many farms are in Sutton County, Texas?
Sutton County, Texas has 289 farms (2022 USDA Census). Average farm size 3,148 acres; land stamp PASTURE-LED.
What is the total agricultural production value of Sutton County?
Sutton County's total commodity sales are $20.4M (2022 Census of Agriculture), ranking #194 among 254 counties in Texas.
How much federal farm assistance does Sutton County receive?
Sutton County received $2.4M in federal government farm program receipts (2022), stamping TRACE on NASS payments-per-acre ($2.60/acre) with a PASTURE-LED land mix.
What is the net farm income in Sutton County?
Net cash farm income for operations in Sutton County is $920K (2022 Census of Agriculture).
Read with Sutton County
Nearest NASS federal-payment peers and $/acre poles for Sutton (TRACE · PASTURE-LED), replacing the old fixed Related and same-state alphabetical strip.
TRACE PASTURE-LED
Holt County, MO · MID
$2.4M federal receipts is higher by $5K than Sutton; land stamp CROP-HEAVY vs PASTURE-LED.
Suffolk City County, VA · DENSE
$2.4M federal receipts is lower by $5K than Sutton; land stamp CROP-HEAVY vs PASTURE-LED.
Hampden County, MA · DENSE
$2.4M federal receipts is lower by $8K than Sutton; land stamp MIXED vs PASTURE-LED.
Franklin County, VT · HEAVY
$2.4M federal receipts is higher by $8K than Sutton; land stamp MIXED vs PASTURE-LED.
Otero County (TRACE $/acre pole)
Otero sits near Sutton on payments-per-acre ($2.42) while total receipts differ.
Edwards County (TRACE $/acre pole)
Edwards sits near Sutton on payments-per-acre ($2.41) while total receipts differ.
Texas ERS state roll-up
Sutton stamps TRACE · PASTURE-LED inside Texas's NASS county table, open the state ERS payment stack next.
Census payments leaderboard (#1220)
Sutton ranks #1220 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
Sutton County, Texas stamps TRACE · PASTURE-LED in the 2022 NASS Census, ranking #1220 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.