Counties in Texas by farms, 2022

Parker County had the highest farms of 254 counties in 2022, at 4,379. Loving County had the lowest, at 11. The median was 640 and the figure for Texas was 230,662. Source: the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

Highest4,379Parker County
Median640254 counties
Texas230,662History

Top 40 counties, 2022

Parker County: 4,379 countParker County4,379Wise County: 3,528 countWise County3,528Hunt County: 3,504 countHunt County3,504Van Zandt County: 3,206 countVan Zandt County3,206McLennan County: 3,140 countMcLennan County3,140Denton County: 2,936 countDenton County2,936Fayette County: 2,905 countFayette County2,905Grayson County: 2,851 countGrayson County2,851Johnson County: 2,745 countJohnson County2,745Lavaca County: 2,735 countLavaca County2,735Ellis County: 2,563 countEllis County2,563Brazoria County: 2,538 countBrazoria County2,538Wilson County: 2,503 countWilson County2,503Smith County: 2,495 countSmith County2,495Kaufman County: 2,478 countKaufman County2,478Erath County: 2,400 countErath County2,400Guadalupe County: 2,369 countGuadalupe County2,369Williamson County: 2,352 countWilliamson County2,352Bell County: 2,330 countBell County2,330Collin County: 2,330 countCollin County2,330Navarro County: 2,213 countNavarro County2,213Medina County: 2,204 countMedina County2,204Cooke County: 2,188 countCooke County2,188Washington County: 2,137 countWashington County2,137Fannin County: 2,108 countFannin County2,108Bexar County: 2,107 countBexar County2,107Milam County: 2,048 countMilam County2,048Hidalgo County: 2,045 countHidalgo County2,045Gillespie County: 2,021 countGillespie County2,021Hill County: 2,011 countHill County2,011Austin County: 1,930 countAustin County1,930Henderson County: 1,891 countHenderson County1,891Hopkins County: 1,873 countHopkins County1,873Bastrop County: 1,871 countBastrop County1,871Gonzales County: 1,870 countGonzales County1,870Lamar County: 1,865 countLamar County1,865Anderson County: 1,741 countAnderson County1,741Lee County: 1,720 countLee County1,720Colorado County: 1,702 countColorado County1,702Brown County: 1,680 countBrown County1,680
count. Source: USDA NASS, Census of Agriculture: number of farms, nation, states and counties (1997 to 2022) via Data Commons. Retrieved 2026-10-11.

Full ranking

RankCounties2022
count
1Parker County4,379
2Wise County3,528
3Hunt County3,504
4Van Zandt County3,206
5McLennan County3,140
6Denton County2,936
7Fayette County2,905
8Grayson County2,851
9Johnson County2,745
10Lavaca County2,735
11Ellis County2,563
12Brazoria County2,538
13Wilson County2,503
14Smith County2,495
15Kaufman County2,478
16Erath County2,400
17Guadalupe County2,369
18Williamson County2,352
19Bell County2,330
19Collin County2,330
21Navarro County2,213
22Medina County2,204
23Cooke County2,188
24Washington County2,137
25Fannin County2,108
26Bexar County2,107
27Milam County2,048
28Hidalgo County2,045
29Gillespie County2,021
30Hill County2,011
31Austin County1,930
32Henderson County1,891
33Hopkins County1,873
34Bastrop County1,871
35Gonzales County1,870
36Lamar County1,865
37Anderson County1,741
38Lee County1,720
39Colorado County1,702
40Brown County1,680
41Atascosa County1,673
42Grimes County1,668
43Montague County1,644
44Leon County1,597
45Waller County1,545
46DeWitt County1,533
47Harris County1,531
48Burleson County1,528
49Comanche County1,500
50Wharton County1,472
51Coryell County1,435
52Burnet County1,428
53Victoria County1,412
54Cherokee County1,411
54Houston County1,411
56Tom Green County1,392
57Bosque County1,384
58Upshur County1,373
59Wood County1,357
60Robertson County1,351
61Caldwell County1,329
62Liberty County1,321
63Rusk County1,309
64Montgomery County1,299
65Freestone County1,291
66Lubbock County1,286
67Bowie County1,267
68Limestone County1,263
69Cameron County1,248
70Fort Bend County1,233
71Taylor County1,222
71Walker County1,222
73Eastland County1,210
74Palo Pinto County1,147
75Falls County1,146
76Kendall County1,142
77Starr County1,126
78Hood County1,109
79Brazos County1,103
80Goliad County1,092
81Lampasas County1,076
82Coleman County1,071
83Callahan County1,050
84Duval County1,044
85Red River County1,041
86Runnels County1,039
87Harrison County1,015
88Nacogdoches County1,014
89Tarrant County1,000
90Jones County988
91Kerr County987
92Hamilton County964
93Jim Wells County960
94Karnes County958
95Hays County940
96Cass County939
97Jasper County919
98Hockley County897
99Jack County889
100Comal County888
101Clay County881
102Lamb County879
103Mills County874
104Young County873
105Travis County870
106San Saba County865
107Randall County843
108Angelina County838
109Jackson County825
110Madison County819
111Matagorda County814
112Shelby County799
113Llano County798
114Live Oak County793
115Hale County779
116Blanco County776
117Panola County744
118Bee County743
119Bandera County723
120Titus County687
121Scurry County685
122Terry County669
123Deaf Smith County663
124Webb County659
125Tyler County652
126Mason County650
127Dallas County647
128Wichita County632
129Rains County631
130Gaines County624
131San Patricio County620
132Kimble County619
133Jefferson County612
134Hardin County606
135Polk County594
136Frio County592
137San Jacinto County588
138El Paso County581
139Uvalde County580
140Galveston County563
141McCulloch County562
142Fisher County558
143Nueces County549
144Dawson County518
144Haskell County518
146Orange County513
147Lynn County512
148Franklin County505
149Dickens County498
150Chambers County491
151Parmer County477
152Wheeler County467
153Mitchell County459
154Archer County457
154Floyd County457
156Edwards County456
157Stephens County454
158Trinity County444
159Nolan County443
160Swisher County441
161Crosby County440
162Coke County433
162Delta County433
164Newton County426
165Camp County416
166Castro County415
167Hall County407
167Howard County407
169Gregg County403
170Concho County400
171Martin County395
172Bailey County389
173Kleberg County380
174Menard County374
174Wilbarger County374
176Carson County367
177Rockwall County359
178Schleicher County353
179Cochran County349
179Midland County349
181Willacy County345
182La Salle County344
182Stonewall County344
184Morris County335
185Childress County334
186Donley County333
186Val Verde County333
188Dallam County323
189Somervell County320
190Brooks County317
191Hardeman County315
191Refugio County315
193Zapata County305
194Sutton County289
195Gray County287
196Collingsworth County285
196Ochiltree County285
198Lipscomb County283
199Sherman County282
200Yoakum County276
201Crockett County275
202Knox County259
203Cottle County258
204Calhoun County257
205Garza County251
206Pecos County249
207Marion County244
208Potter County243
209Maverick County234
210Baylor County229
211San Augustine County227
212Hartley County224
213Moore County218
214Hemphill County213
214Motley County213
216Real County212
216Zavala County212
218Dimmit County211
219Jim Hogg County208
219Shackelford County208
221Brewster County205
222Kinney County190
223Glasscock County188
224Throckmorton County185
225Armstrong County184
225Foard County184
227Ector County178
227Oldham County178
229Sabine County173
230McMullen County171
231Hutchinson County167
232Hudspeth County162
233Irion County160
234Briscoe County152
235Reeves County150
236Andrews County149
237Presidio County147
238Hansford County137
238Kent County137
240Roberts County119
241Jeff Davis County107
242Borden County102
243Upton County101
244Reagan County91
245Aransas County79
246Culberson County73
247Sterling County70
248Terrell County60
249King County54
250Ward County52

Showing the top 250 of 254. The Excel download has every row.

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Places from which 1,000 dollars or more of agricultural products were produced and sold, or normally would have been sold, during the census year, as counted by the USDA Census of Agriculture every five years.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the counties are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

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Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Census of Agriculture. Census of Agriculture: number of farms, nation, states and counties (1997 to 2022). Retrieved through Data Commons (datacommons.org). https://www.nass.usda.gov/AgCensus/. Retrieved 2026-10-11.

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U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service. (2026). Census of Agriculture: number of farms, nation, states and counties (1997 to 2022) (Counties in Texas by farms, 2022) [Data set]. Data Commons. Retrieved October 11, 2026, from https://www.nass.usda.gov/AgCensus/

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Census of Agriculture: number of farms, nation, states and counties (1997 to 2022), Counties in Texas by farms, 2022. U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service, 11 Oct. 2026, https://www.nass.usda.gov/AgCensus/. Data Commons, https://datacommons.org. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/farms/texas-counties. Accessed 11 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service. 2026. Census of Agriculture: number of farms, nation, states and counties (1997 to 2022). Counties in Texas by farms, 2022. Dataset. Distributed by Data Commons. Accessed October 11, 2026. https://www.nass.usda.gov/AgCensus/. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/farms/texas-counties.

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U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service (2026) Census of Agriculture: number of farms, nation, states and counties (1997 to 2022), Counties in Texas by farms, 2022 [Dataset]. Via Data Commons. Available at: https://www.nass.usda.gov/AgCensus/, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/farms/texas-counties (Accessed: 11 October 2026).

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  author = {{U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service}},
  title = {{Census of Agriculture: number of farms, nation, states and counties (1997 to 2022): Counties in Texas by farms, 2022}},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {Data set},
  publisher = {Data Commons},
  url = {https://www.nass.usda.gov/AgCensus/},
  urldate = {2026-10-11},
  note = {Retrieved through Data Commons (https://datacommons.org). Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/farms/texas-counties. Publisher attribution: Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Census of Agriculture. Census of Agriculture: number of farms, nation, states and counties (1997 to 2022). Retrieved through Data Commons (datacommons.org). https://www.nass.usda.gov/AgCensus/. Retrieved 2026-10-11.},
}
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Parker County, with 4,379 in 2022, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

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