Farm operations
1,222
Avg 299 ac / farm
2022 USDA Census TX · FIPS 48441 1,222 farms Bottom quartile (#193/254) 44% cropland MID MIXED
Taylor County, Texas - Farm Data
Agricultural and commodity intelligence for Taylor County. Ranked #193 of 254 counties in Texas.
366K acres of agricultural land
- Cropland
- 44.0% 161K acres
- Other land
- 56.0% 205K acres
USDA NASS · 2022 Census of Agriculture
Taylor County received $8.80 in Census government payments per agricultural acre, 1.4× the Texas county median of $6.14.
According to the USDA NASS 2022 Census of Agriculture.
- $8.80
- government payments per agricultural acre
- $6.14
- Texas county median per acre
- 1.43×
- 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.
1,222 farms · $20.5M sales
Taylor County, Texas reports 1,222 farms and $20.5M in commodity sales in the 2022 USDA NASS Census of Agriculture, ranking #965 of 2943 U.S. counties by federal farm program payments. According to the Census extract on PlainFarmData, in-state commodity-sales rank is #193 of 254 counties in Texas; Census county totals are not a roll-up of USDA ERS state payment series.
- In-state sales rank #193 of 254
- National payments rank #965 of 2943
- Govt payments / sales ratio 15.7%
Commodity sales
$20.5M
0.39× state median -- Well below state median
Federal payments
$3.2M
15.7% of sales -- High federal dependence
Net farm income
$-14.0M
2022 cash income -- Net loss
F
Farm economy grade: F -- Taylor County's net farm income sits at the 1th percentile among 3,046 NASS-reporting counties nationally (2022 Census). Percentile-benchmarked, not a same-state comparison like the tier label above.
What the Taylor County Farm Data Shows
Taylor County, Texas reported 1,222 farm operations in the 2022 USDA Census of Agriculture, generating $20.5M in total commodity sales and receiving $3.2M in federal farm program payments. Intensity stamp MID ($8.80/acre); land stamp MIXED. Net cash farm income came in at $-14.0M. In-state sales rank #193 of 254 in Texas.
Of 365,679 acres agricultural land, cropland is 161,022 acres (44.0%) with the balance in pasture, range, woodland, or farmsteads, a MIXED footprint. Average farm size 299 acres. Federal intensity is MID; pair the ABS payment peers below before treating any single county as representative of Texas.
Land Use
$8.80 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
365,679 acres
Cropland
161,022 acres
Avg Farm Size
299 ac
Cropland share of agricultural land 44.0%
161,022 cropland acres · MIXED stamp.
Land Use Breakdown
| Category | Acres | Share of Ag Land |
|---|---|---|
| Total agricultural land | 365,679 | 100.0% |
| Cropland | 161,022 | 44.0% |
| Pasture, range, woodland, other | 204,657 | 56.0% |
| Average farm size | 299 | acres / farm |
Frequently Asked Questions
How many farms are in Taylor County, Texas?
Taylor County, Texas has 1,222 farms (2022 USDA Census). Average farm size 299 acres; land stamp MIXED.
What is the total agricultural production value of Taylor County?
Taylor County's total commodity sales are $20.5M (2022 Census of Agriculture), ranking #193 among 254 counties in Texas.
How much federal farm assistance does Taylor County receive?
Taylor County received $3.2M in federal government farm program receipts (2022), stamping MID on NASS payments-per-acre ($8.80/acre) with a MIXED land mix.
What is the net farm income in Taylor County?
Net cash farm income for operations in Taylor County is $-14.0M (2022 Census of Agriculture).
Read with Taylor County
Nearest NASS federal-payment peers and $/acre poles for Taylor (MID · MIXED), replacing the old fixed Related and same-state alphabetical strip.
MID MIXED
Coffey County, KS · MID
$3.2M federal receipts is lower by $1K than Taylor; land stamp CROP-LED vs MIXED.
Val Verde County, TX · TRACE
$3.2M federal receipts is higher by $2K than Taylor; land stamp PASTURE-LED vs MIXED.
Brown County, WI · HEAVY
$3.2M federal receipts is lower by $2K than Taylor; land stamp CROP-HEAVY vs MIXED.
Des Moines County, IA · DENSE
$3.2M federal receipts is higher by $3K than Taylor; land stamp CROP-HEAVY vs MIXED.
Nolan County (MID $/acre pole)
Nolan sits near Taylor on payments-per-acre ($8.80) while total receipts differ.
Dunn County (MID $/acre pole)
Dunn sits near Taylor on payments-per-acre ($8.73) while total receipts differ.
Texas ERS state roll-up
Taylor stamps MID · MIXED inside Texas's NASS county table, open the state ERS payment stack next.
Census payments leaderboard (#965)
Taylor ranks #965 of 2943 on NASS federal farm program payments under the MID intensity band.
Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.
What to do with this
Taylor County, Texas stamps MID · MIXED in the 2022 NASS Census, ranking #965 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.