Counties in Texas by farms

Parker County had the highest farms of 254 counties in 2002, at 3,215. Loving County had the lowest, at 14. The median was 669 and the figure for Texas was 228,926. Source: the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

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Highest3,215Parker County
Median669254 counties
Texas228,926History

Map of counties, 2002

Anderson County: 1,735 countAndrews County: 169 countAngelina County: 931 countAransas County: 62 countArcher County: 495 countArmstrong County: 269 countAtascosa County: 1,539 countAustin County: 2,086 countBailey County: 436 countBandera County: 780 countBastrop County: 2,187 countBaylor County: 253 countBee County: 866 countBell County: 2,080 countBexar County: 2,385 countBlanco County: 784 countBorden County: 132 countBosque County: 1,285 countBowie County: 1,337 countBrazoria County: 2,455 countBrazos County: 1,350 countBrewster County: 136 countBriscoe County: 264 countBrooks County: 351 countBrown County: 1,347 countBurleson County: 1,550 countBurnet County: 1,370 countCaldwell County: 1,402 countCalhoun County: 328 countCallahan County: 893 countCameron County: 1,120 countCamp County: 399 countCarson County: 363 countCass County: 956 countCastro County: 535 countChambers County: 610 countCherokee County: 1,508 countChildress County: 300 countClay County: 892 countCochran County: 292 countCoke County: 335 countColeman County: 829 countCollin County: 2,135 countCollingsworth County: 449 countColorado County: 1,770 countComal County: 852 countComanche County: 1,352 countConcho County: 411 countCooke County: 1,765 countCoryell County: 1,221 countCottle County: 233 countCrane County: 44 countCrockett County: 198 countCrosby County: 373 countCulberson County: 74 countDallam County: 412 countDallas County: 730 countDawson County: 581 countDeaf Smith County: 703 countDelta County: 507 countDenton County: 2,358 countDeWitt County: 1,786 countDickens County: 396 countDimmit County: 268 countDonley County: 440 countDuval County: 1,228 countEastland County: 1,166 countEctor County: 287 countEdwards County: 349 countEllis County: 2,089 countEl Paso County: 600 countErath County: 1,977 countFalls County: 1,199 countFannin County: 1,976 countFayette County: 2,973 countFisher County: 595 countFloyd County: 551 countFoard County: 203 countFort Bend County: 1,560 countFranklin County: 549 countFreestone County: 1,468 countFrio County: 537 countGaines County: 724 countGalveston County: 664 countGarza County: 246 countGillespie County: 1,812 countGlasscock County: 199 countGoliad County: 984 countGonzales County: 1,816 countGray County: 351 countGrayson County: 2,597 countGregg County: 444 countGrimes County: 1,704 countGuadalupe County: 2,442 countHale County: 915 countHall County: 311 countHamilton County: 996 countHansford County: 290 countHardeman County: 344 countHardin County: 517 countHarris County: 2,452 countHarrison County: 1,116 countHartley County: 253 countHaskell County: 579 countHays County: 1,106 countHemphill County: 239 countHenderson County: 1,798 countHidalgo County: 2,104 countHill County: 2,014 countHockley County: 767 countHood County: 935 countHopkins County: 1,923 countHouston County: 1,514 countHoward County: 466 countHudspeth County: 131 countHunt County: 2,784 countHutchinson County: 262 countIrion County: 151 countJack County: 884 countJackson County: 917 countJasper County: 763 countJeff Davis County: 79 countJefferson County: 775 countJim Hogg County: 234 countJim Wells County: 912 countJohnson County: 2,579 countJones County: 918 countKarnes County: 1,157 countKaufman County: 2,438 countKendall County: 967 countKenedy County: 28 countKent County: 182 countKerr County: 977 countKimble County: 528 countKing County: 41 countKinney County: 148 countKleberg County: 348 countKnox County: 271 countLamar County: 1,725 countLamb County: 931 countLampasas County: 861 countLa Salle County: 315 countLavaca County: 2,861 countLee County: 1,848 countLeon County: 1,908 countLiberty County: 1,596 countLimestone County: 1,430 countLipscomb County: 307 countLive Oak County: 845 countLlano County: 692 countLoving County: 14 countLubbock County: 1,142 countLynn County: 478 countMcCulloch County: 621 countMcLennan County: 2,571 countMcMullen County: 223 countMadison County: 890 countMarion County: 252 countMartin County: 379 countMason County: 633 countMatagorda County: 991 countMaverick County: 214 countMedina County: 1,951 countMenard County: 336 countMidland County: 477 countMilam County: 1,991 countMills County: 768 countMitchell County: 451 countMontague County: 1,399 countMontgomery County: 1,701 countMoore County: 276 countMorris County: 403 countMotley County: 201 countNacogdoches County: 1,290 countNavarro County: 1,864 countNewton County: 385 countNolan County: 516 countNueces County: 649 countOchiltree County: 367 countOldham County: 136 countOrange County: 496 countPalo Pinto County: 965 countPanola County: 948 countParker County: 3,215 countParmer County: 660 countPecos County: 270 countPolk County: 689 countPotter County: 305 countPresidio County: 123 countRains County: 584 countRandall County: 748 countReagan County: 123 countReal County: 301 countRed River County: 1,217 countReeves County: 166 countRefugio County: 274 countRoberts County: 94 countRobertson County: 1,555 countRockwall County: 385 countRunnels County: 897 countRusk County: 1,391 countSabine County: 219 countSan Augustine County: 308 countSan Jacinto County: 598 countSan Patricio County: 575 countSan Saba County: 706 countSchleicher County: 307 countScurry County: 674 countShackelford County: 252 countShelby County: 1,100 countSherman County: 322 countSmith County: 2,264 countSomervell County: 339 countStarr County: 870 countStephens County: 435 countSterling County: 66 countStonewall County: 316 countSutton County: 191 countSwisher County: 578 countTarrant County: 1,227 countTaylor County: 1,183 countTerrell County: 76 countTerry County: 620 countThrockmorton County: 257 countTitus County: 776 countTom Green County: 1,024 countTravis County: 1,306 countTrinity County: 555 countTyler County: 615 countUpshur County: 1,236 countUpton County: 83 countUvalde County: 686 countVal Verde County: 285 countVan Zandt County: 2,842 countVictoria County: 1,286 countWalker County: 1,043 countWaller County: 1,453 countWard County: 86 countWashington County: 2,303 countWebb County: 568 countWharton County: 1,538 countWheeler County: 565 countWichita County: 606 countWilbarger County: 502 countWillacy County: 334 countWilliamson County: 2,510 countWilson County: 2,157 countWinkler County: 44 countWise County: 2,696 countWood County: 1,495 countYoakum County: 298 countYoung County: 755 countZapata County: 388 countZavala County: 257 count
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  • 410 to 670
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  • 990 to 1,700
  • 1,700 and over
count, 2002. Source: USDA NASS, Census of Agriculture: number of farms, nation, states and counties (1997 to 2022) via Data Commons. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2002

Parker County: 3,215 countParker County3,215Fayette County: 2,973 countFayette County2,973Lavaca County: 2,861 countLavaca County2,861Van Zandt County: 2,842 countVan Zandt County2,842Hunt County: 2,784 countHunt County2,784Wise County: 2,696 countWise County2,696Grayson County: 2,597 countGrayson County2,597Johnson County: 2,579 countJohnson County2,579McLennan County: 2,571 countMcLennan County2,571Williamson County: 2,510 countWilliamson County2,510Brazoria County: 2,455 countBrazoria County2,455Harris County: 2,452 countHarris County2,452Guadalupe County: 2,442 countGuadalupe County2,442Kaufman County: 2,438 countKaufman County2,438Bexar County: 2,385 countBexar County2,385Denton County: 2,358 countDenton County2,358Washington County: 2,303 countWashington County2,303Smith County: 2,264 countSmith County2,264Bastrop County: 2,187 countBastrop County2,187Wilson County: 2,157 countWilson County2,157Collin County: 2,135 countCollin County2,135Hidalgo County: 2,104 countHidalgo County2,104Ellis County: 2,089 countEllis County2,089Austin County: 2,086 countAustin County2,086Bell County: 2,080 countBell County2,080Hill County: 2,014 countHill County2,014Milam County: 1,991 countMilam County1,991Erath County: 1,977 countErath County1,977Fannin County: 1,976 countFannin County1,976Medina County: 1,951 countMedina County1,951Hopkins County: 1,923 countHopkins County1,923Leon County: 1,908 countLeon County1,908Navarro County: 1,864 countNavarro County1,864Lee County: 1,848 countLee County1,848Gonzales County: 1,816 countGonzales County1,816Gillespie County: 1,812 countGillespie County1,812Henderson County: 1,798 countHenderson County1,798DeWitt County: 1,786 countDeWitt County1,786Colorado County: 1,770 countColorado County1,770Cooke County: 1,765 countCooke County1,765Parker County: 3,215 countParker County3,215Fayette County: 2,973 countFayette County2,973Lavaca County: 2,861 countLavaca County2,861Van Zandt County: 2,842 countVan Zandt County2,842Hunt County: 2,784 countHunt County2,784Wise County: 2,696 countWise County2,696Grayson County: 2,597 countGrayson County2,597Johnson County: 2,579 countJohnson County2,579McLennan County: 2,571 countMcLennan County2,571Williamson County: 2,510 countWilliamson County2,510Brazoria County: 2,455 countBrazoria County2,455Harris County: 2,452 countHarris County2,452Guadalupe County: 2,442 countGuadalupe County2,442Kaufman County: 2,438 countKaufman County2,438Bexar County: 2,385 countBexar County2,385Denton County: 2,358 countDenton County2,358Washington County: 2,303 countWashington County2,303Smith County: 2,264 countSmith County2,264Bastrop County: 2,187 countBastrop County2,187Wilson County: 2,157 countWilson County2,157Collin County: 2,135 countCollin County2,135Hidalgo County: 2,104 countHidalgo County2,104Ellis County: 2,089 countEllis County2,089Austin County: 2,086 countAustin County2,086Bell County: 2,080 countBell County2,080Hill County: 2,014 countHill County2,014Milam County: 1,991 countMilam County1,991Erath County: 1,977 countErath County1,977Fannin County: 1,976 countFannin County1,976Medina County: 1,951 countMedina County1,951Hopkins County: 1,923 countHopkins County1,923Leon County: 1,908 countLeon County1,908Navarro County: 1,864 countNavarro County1,864Lee County: 1,848 countLee County1,848Gonzales County: 1,816 countGonzales County1,816Gillespie County: 1,812 countGillespie County1,812Henderson County: 1,798 countHenderson County1,798DeWitt County: 1,786 countDeWitt County1,786Colorado County: 1,770 countColorado County1,770Cooke County: 1,765 countCooke County1,765
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

RankCounties2002
count
1Parker County3,215
2Fayette County2,973
3Lavaca County2,861
4Van Zandt County2,842
5Hunt County2,784
6Wise County2,696
7Grayson County2,597
8Johnson County2,579
9McLennan County2,571
10Williamson County2,510
11Brazoria County2,455
12Harris County2,452
13Guadalupe County2,442
14Kaufman County2,438
15Bexar County2,385
16Denton County2,358
17Washington County2,303
18Smith County2,264
19Bastrop County2,187
20Wilson County2,157
21Collin County2,135
22Hidalgo County2,104
23Ellis County2,089
24Austin County2,086
25Bell County2,080
26Hill County2,014
27Milam County1,991
28Erath County1,977
29Fannin County1,976
30Medina County1,951
31Hopkins County1,923
32Leon County1,908
33Navarro County1,864
34Lee County1,848
35Gonzales County1,816
36Gillespie County1,812
37Henderson County1,798
38DeWitt County1,786
39Colorado County1,770
40Cooke County1,765
41Anderson County1,735
42Lamar County1,725
43Grimes County1,704
44Montgomery County1,701
45Liberty County1,596
46Fort Bend County1,560
47Robertson County1,555
48Burleson County1,550
49Atascosa County1,539
50Wharton County1,538
51Houston County1,514
52Cherokee County1,508
53Wood County1,495
54Freestone County1,468
55Waller County1,453
56Limestone County1,430
57Caldwell County1,402
58Montague County1,399
59Rusk County1,391
60Burnet County1,370
61Comanche County1,352
62Brazos County1,350
63Brown County1,347
64Bowie County1,337
65Travis County1,306
66Nacogdoches County1,290
67Victoria County1,286
68Bosque County1,285
69Upshur County1,236
70Duval County1,228
71Tarrant County1,227
72Coryell County1,221
73Red River County1,217
74Falls County1,199
75Taylor County1,183
76Eastland County1,166
77Karnes County1,157
78Lubbock County1,142
79Cameron County1,120
80Harrison County1,116
81Hays County1,106
82Shelby County1,100
83Walker County1,043
84Tom Green County1,024
85Hamilton County996
86Matagorda County991
87Goliad County984
88Kerr County977
89Kendall County967
90Palo Pinto County965
91Cass County956
92Panola County948
93Hood County935
94Angelina County931
94Lamb County931
96Jones County918
97Jackson County917
98Hale County915
99Jim Wells County912
100Runnels County897
101Callahan County893
102Clay County892
103Madison County890
104Jack County884
105Starr County870
106Bee County866
107Lampasas County861
108Comal County852
109Live Oak County845
110Coleman County829
111Blanco County784
112Bandera County780
113Titus County776
114Jefferson County775
115Mills County768
116Hockley County767
117Jasper County763
118Young County755
119Randall County748
120Dallas County730
121Gaines County724
122San Saba County706
123Deaf Smith County703
124Llano County692
125Polk County689
126Uvalde County686
127Scurry County674
128Galveston County664
129Parmer County660
130Nueces County649
131Mason County633
132McCulloch County621
133Terry County620
134Tyler County615
135Chambers County610
136Wichita County606
137El Paso County600
138San Jacinto County598
139Fisher County595
140Rains County584
141Dawson County581
142Haskell County579
143Swisher County578
144San Patricio County575
145Webb County568
146Wheeler County565
147Trinity County555
148Floyd County551
149Franklin County549
150Frio County537
151Castro County535
152Kimble County528
153Hardin County517
154Nolan County516
155Delta County507
156Wilbarger County502
157Orange County496
158Archer County495
159Lynn County478
160Midland County477
161Howard County466
162Mitchell County451
163Collingsworth County449
164Gregg County444
165Donley County440
166Bailey County436
167Stephens County435
168Dallam County412
169Concho County411
170Morris County403
171Camp County399
172Dickens County396
173Zapata County388
174Newton County385
174Rockwall County385
176Martin County379
177Crosby County373
178Ochiltree County367
179Carson County363
180Brooks County351
180Gray County351
182Edwards County349
183Kleberg County348
184Hardeman County344
185Somervell County339
186Menard County336
187Coke County335
188Willacy County334
189Calhoun County328
190Sherman County322
191Stonewall County316
192La Salle County315
193Hall County311
194San Augustine County308
195Lipscomb County307
195Schleicher County307
197Potter County305
198Real County301
199Childress County300
200Yoakum County298
201Cochran County292
202Hansford County290
203Ector County287
204Val Verde County285
205Moore County276
206Refugio County274
207Knox County271
208Pecos County270
209Armstrong County269
210Dimmit County268
211Briscoe County264
212Hutchinson County262
213Throckmorton County257
213Zavala County257
215Baylor County253
215Hartley County253
217Marion County252
217Shackelford County252
219Garza County246
220Hemphill County239
221Jim Hogg County234
222Cottle County233
223McMullen County223
224Sabine County219
225Maverick County214
226Foard County203
227Motley County201
228Glasscock County199
229Crockett County198
230Sutton County191
231Kent County182
232Andrews County169
233Reeves County166
234Irion County151
235Kinney County148
236Brewster County136
236Oldham County136
238Borden County132
239Hudspeth County131
240Presidio County123
240Reagan County123
242Roberts County94
243Ward County86
244Upton County83
245Jeff Davis County79
246Terrell County76
247Culberson County74
248Sterling County66
249Aransas County62
250Crane County44

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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.

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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, 2002) [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, 2002. 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?period=2002. Accessed 11 Oct. 2026.

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  title = {{Census of Agriculture: number of farms, nation, states and counties (1997 to 2022): Counties in Texas by farms, 2002}},
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