Farm operations
212
Avg 3,494 ac / farm
2022 USDA Census TX · FIPS 48507 212 farms Upper-middle (#81/254) 7% cropland TRACE PASTURE-LED
Zavala County, Texas - Farm Data
Agricultural and commodity intelligence for Zavala County. Ranked #81 of 254 counties in Texas.
741K acres of agricultural land
- Cropland
- 6.6% 49K acres
- Other land
- 93.4% 692K acres
USDA NASS · 2022 Census of Agriculture
Zavala County received $1.63 in Census government payments per agricultural acre, 0.3× the Texas county median of $6.14.
According to the USDA NASS 2022 Census of Agriculture.
- $1.63
- government payments per agricultural acre
- $6.14
- Texas county median per acre
- 0.27×
- 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.
212 farms · $86.8M sales
Zavala County, Texas reports 212 farms and $86.8M in commodity sales in the 2022 USDA NASS Census of Agriculture, ranking #1720 of 2943 U.S. counties by federal farm program payments. According to the Census extract on PlainFarmData, in-state commodity-sales rank is #81 of 254 counties in Texas; Census county totals are not a roll-up of USDA ERS state payment series.
- In-state sales rank #81 of 254
- National payments rank #1720 of 2943
- Govt payments / sales ratio 1.4%
Commodity sales
$86.8M
1.7× state median -- Above state median
Federal payments
$1.2M
1.4% of sales -- Below-typical dependence
Net farm income
$23.9M
2022 cash income -- Typical net income
C
Farm economy grade: C -- Zavala County's net farm income sits at the 53th percentile among 3,046 NASS-reporting counties nationally (2022 Census). Percentile-benchmarked, not a same-state comparison like the tier label above.
What the Zavala County Farm Data Shows
Zavala County, Texas reported 212 farm operations in the 2022 USDA Census of Agriculture, generating $86.8M in total commodity sales and receiving $1.2M in federal farm program payments. Intensity stamp TRACE ($1.63/acre); land stamp PASTURE-LED. Net cash farm income came in at $23.9M. In-state sales rank #81 of 254 in Texas.
Of 740,758 acres agricultural land, cropland is only 48,593 acres (6.6%) - 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
$1.63 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
740,758 acres
Cropland
48,593 acres
Avg Farm Size
3,494 ac
Cropland share of agricultural land 6.6%
48,593 cropland acres · PASTURE-LED stamp.
Land Use Breakdown
| Category | Acres | Share of Ag Land |
|---|---|---|
| Total agricultural land | 740,758 | 100.0% |
| Cropland | 48,593 | 6.6% |
| Pasture, range, woodland, other | 692,165 | 93.4% |
| Average farm size | 3,494 | acres / farm |
Frequently Asked Questions
How many farms are in Zavala County, Texas?
Zavala County, Texas has 212 farms (2022 USDA Census). Average farm size 3,494 acres; land stamp PASTURE-LED.
What is the total agricultural production value of Zavala County?
Zavala County's total commodity sales are $86.8M (2022 Census of Agriculture), ranking #81 among 254 counties in Texas.
How much federal farm assistance does Zavala County receive?
Zavala County received $1.2M in federal government farm program receipts (2022), stamping TRACE on NASS payments-per-acre ($1.63/acre) with a PASTURE-LED land mix.
What is the net farm income in Zavala County?
Net cash farm income for operations in Zavala County is $23.9M (2022 Census of Agriculture).
Read with Zavala County
Nearest NASS federal-payment peers and $/acre poles for Zavala (TRACE · PASTURE-LED), replacing the old fixed Related and same-state alphabetical strip.
TRACE PASTURE-LED
Stanly County, NC · MID
$1.2M federal receipts is higher by $1K than Zavala; land stamp CROP-LED vs PASTURE-LED.
Carbon County, UT · LIGHT
$1.2M federal receipts is lower by $2K than Zavala; land stamp PASTURE-LED vs PASTURE-LED.
Fairfield County, OH · LIGHT
$1.2M federal receipts is lower by $3K than Zavala; land stamp CROP-HEAVY vs PASTURE-LED.
Hempstead County, AR · LIGHT
$1.2M federal receipts is higher by $4K than Zavala; land stamp MIXED vs PASTURE-LED.
Sterling County (TRACE $/acre pole)
Sterling sits near Zavala on payments-per-acre ($1.65) while total receipts differ.
Todd County (TRACE $/acre pole)
Todd sits near Zavala on payments-per-acre ($1.56) while total receipts differ.
Texas ERS state roll-up
Zavala stamps TRACE · PASTURE-LED inside Texas's NASS county table, open the state ERS payment stack next.
Census payments leaderboard (#1720)
Zavala ranks #1720 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
Zavala County, Texas stamps TRACE · PASTURE-LED in the 2022 NASS Census, ranking #1720 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.