Farm operations
1,357
Avg 142 ac / farm
2022 USDA Census TX · FIPS 48499 1,357 farms Top quartile (#27/254) 24% cropland LIGHT PASTURE-LED
Wood County, Texas - Farm Data
Agricultural and commodity intelligence for Wood County. Ranked #27 of 254 counties in Texas.
193K acres of agricultural land
- Cropland
- 24.4% 47K acres
- Other land
- 75.6% 146K acres
USDA NASS · 2022 Census of Agriculture
Wood County received $5.86 in Census government payments per agricultural acre, 1.0× the Texas county median of $6.14.
According to the USDA NASS 2022 Census of Agriculture.
- $5.86
- government payments per agricultural acre
- $6.14
- Texas county median per acre
- 0.95×
- 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.
1,357 farms · $225.7M sales
Wood County, Texas reports 1,357 farms and $225.7M in commodity sales in the 2022 USDA NASS Census of Agriculture, ranking #1756 of 2943 U.S. counties by federal farm program payments. According to the Census extract on PlainFarmData, in-state commodity-sales rank is #27 of 254 counties in Texas; Census county totals are not a roll-up of USDA ERS state payment series.
- In-state sales rank #27 of 254
- National payments rank #1756 of 2943
- Govt payments / sales ratio 0.5%
Commodity sales
$225.7M
4.3× state median -- Above state median
Federal payments
$1.1M
0.5% of sales -- Below-typical dependence
Net farm income
$69.7M
2022 cash income -- Well above-typical net income
B
Farm economy grade: B -- Wood County's net farm income sits at the 77th percentile among 3,046 NASS-reporting counties nationally (2022 Census). Percentile-benchmarked, not a same-state comparison like the tier label above.
What the Wood County Farm Data Shows
Wood County, Texas reported 1,357 farm operations in the 2022 USDA Census of Agriculture, generating $225.7M in total commodity sales and receiving $1.1M in federal farm program payments. Intensity stamp LIGHT ($5.86/acre); land stamp PASTURE-LED. Net cash farm income came in at $69.7M. In-state sales rank #27 of 254 in Texas.
Of 193,055 acres agricultural land, cropland is only 47,126 acres (24.4%) - a PASTURE-LED mix where livestock forage and disaster titles (LFP/ELAP) usually outweigh row-crop commodity programs. Federal intensity is LIGHT; pair the ABS payment peers below before treating any single county as representative of Texas.
Land Use
$5.86 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
193,055 acres
Cropland
47,126 acres
Avg Farm Size
142 ac
Cropland share of agricultural land 24.4%
47,126 cropland acres · PASTURE-LED stamp.
Land Use Breakdown
| Category | Acres | Share of Ag Land |
|---|---|---|
| Total agricultural land | 193,055 | 100.0% |
| Cropland | 47,126 | 24.4% |
| Pasture, range, woodland, other | 145,929 | 75.6% |
| Average farm size | 142 | acres / farm |
Frequently Asked Questions
How many farms are in Wood County, Texas?
Wood County, Texas has 1,357 farms (2022 USDA Census). Average farm size 142 acres; land stamp PASTURE-LED.
What is the total agricultural production value of Wood County?
Wood County's total commodity sales are $225.7M (2022 Census of Agriculture), ranking #27 among 254 counties in Texas.
How much federal farm assistance does Wood County receive?
Wood County received $1.1M in federal government farm program receipts (2022), stamping LIGHT on NASS payments-per-acre ($5.86/acre) with a PASTURE-LED land mix.
What is the net farm income in Wood County?
Net cash farm income for operations in Wood County is $69.7M (2022 Census of Agriculture).
Read with Wood County
Nearest NASS federal-payment peers and $/acre poles for Wood (LIGHT · PASTURE-LED), replacing the old fixed Related and same-state alphabetical strip.
LIGHT PASTURE-LED
Kendall County, IL · MID
$1.1M federal receipts is higher by $1K than Wood; land stamp CROP-HEAVY vs PASTURE-LED.
Tompkins County, NY · HEAVY
$1.1M federal receipts is lower by $1K than Wood; land stamp CROP-LED vs PASTURE-LED.
Cattaraugus County, NY · LIGHT
$1.1M federal receipts is higher by $4K than Wood; land stamp CROP-LED vs PASTURE-LED.
Coos County, OR · MID
$1.1M federal receipts is lower by $4K than Wood; land stamp PASTURE-LED vs PASTURE-LED.
Carbon County (LIGHT $/acre pole)
Carbon sits near Wood on payments-per-acre ($5.88) while total receipts differ.
Waller County (LIGHT $/acre pole)
Waller sits near Wood on payments-per-acre ($5.78) while total receipts differ.
Texas ERS state roll-up
Wood stamps LIGHT · PASTURE-LED inside Texas's NASS county table, open the state ERS payment stack next.
Census payments leaderboard (#1756)
Wood ranks #1756 of 2943 on NASS federal farm program payments under the LIGHT intensity band.
Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.
What to do with this
Wood County, Texas stamps LIGHT · PASTURE-LED in the 2022 NASS Census, ranking #1756 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.