Farm operations
333
Avg 4,256 ac / farm
2022 USDA Census TX · FIPS 48465 333 farms Bottom quartile (#204/254) 0% cropland TRACE PASTURE-LED
Val Verde County, Texas - Farm Data
Agricultural and commodity intelligence for Val Verde County. Ranked #204 of 254 counties in Texas.
1.42M acres of agricultural land
- Cropland
- 0.3% 4K acres
- Other land
- 99.7% 1.41M acres
USDA NASS · 2022 Census of Agriculture
Val Verde County received $2.27 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.
- $2.27
- 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.
333 farms · $15.5M sales
Val Verde County, Texas reports 333 farms and $15.5M in commodity sales in the 2022 USDA NASS Census of Agriculture, ranking #964 of 2943 U.S. counties by federal farm program payments. According to the Census extract on PlainFarmData, in-state commodity-sales rank is #204 of 254 counties in Texas; Census county totals are not a roll-up of USDA ERS state payment series.
- In-state sales rank #204 of 254
- National payments rank #964 of 2943
- Govt payments / sales ratio 20.8%
Commodity sales
$15.5M
0.30× state median -- Well below state median
Federal payments
$3.2M
20.8% of sales -- High federal dependence
Net farm income
$1.1M
2022 cash income -- Below-typical net income
F
Farm economy grade: F -- Val Verde County's net farm income sits at the 19th percentile among 3,046 NASS-reporting counties nationally (2022 Census). Percentile-benchmarked, not a same-state comparison like the tier label above.
What the Val Verde County Farm Data Shows
Val Verde County, Texas reported 333 farm operations in the 2022 USDA Census of Agriculture, generating $15.5M in total commodity sales and receiving $3.2M in federal farm program payments. Intensity stamp TRACE ($2.27/acre); land stamp PASTURE-LED. Net cash farm income came in at $1.1M. In-state sales rank #204 of 254 in Texas.
Of 1,417,386 acres agricultural land, cropland is only 4,197 acres (0.3%) - 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
$2.27 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
1,417,386 acres
Cropland
4,197 acres
Avg Farm Size
4,256 ac
Cropland share of agricultural land 0.3%
4,197 cropland acres · PASTURE-LED stamp.
Land Use Breakdown
| Category | Acres | Share of Ag Land |
|---|---|---|
| Total agricultural land | 1,417,386 | 100.0% |
| Cropland | 4,197 | 0.3% |
| Pasture, range, woodland, other | 1,413,189 | 99.7% |
| Average farm size | 4,256 | acres / farm |
Frequently Asked Questions
How many farms are in Val Verde County, Texas?
Val Verde County, Texas has 333 farms (2022 USDA Census). Average farm size 4,256 acres; land stamp PASTURE-LED.
What is the total agricultural production value of Val Verde County?
Val Verde County's total commodity sales are $15.5M (2022 Census of Agriculture), ranking #204 among 254 counties in Texas.
How much federal farm assistance does Val Verde County receive?
Val Verde County received $3.2M in federal government farm program receipts (2022), stamping TRACE on NASS payments-per-acre ($2.27/acre) with a PASTURE-LED land mix.
What is the net farm income in Val Verde County?
Net cash farm income for operations in Val Verde County is $1.1M (2022 Census of Agriculture).
Read with Val Verde County
Nearest NASS federal-payment peers and $/acre poles for Val Verde (TRACE · PASTURE-LED), replacing the old fixed Related and same-state alphabetical strip.
TRACE PASTURE-LED
Des Moines County, IA · DENSE
$3.2M federal receipts is higher by $1K than Val Verde; land stamp CROP-HEAVY vs PASTURE-LED.
Wabasha County, MN · HEAVY
$3.2M federal receipts is higher by $1K than Val Verde; land stamp CROP-HEAVY vs PASTURE-LED.
Taylor County, TX · MID
$3.2M federal receipts is lower by $2K than Val Verde; land stamp MIXED vs PASTURE-LED.
Seminole County, GA · DENSE
$3.2M federal receipts is higher by $3K than Val Verde; land stamp CROP-HEAVY vs PASTURE-LED.
Socorro County (TRACE $/acre pole)
Socorro sits near Val Verde on payments-per-acre ($2.31) while total receipts differ.
Niobrara County (TRACE $/acre pole)
Niobrara sits near Val Verde on payments-per-acre ($2.22) while total receipts differ.
Texas ERS state roll-up
Val Verde stamps TRACE · PASTURE-LED inside Texas's NASS county table, open the state ERS payment stack next.
Census payments leaderboard (#964)
Val Verde ranks #964 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
Val Verde County, Texas stamps TRACE · PASTURE-LED in the 2022 NASS Census, ranking #964 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.