Counties in Texas by farms

Parker County had the highest farms of 254 counties in 2007, at 3,677. Loving County had the lowest, at 9. The median was 706 and the figure for Texas was 247,437. Source: the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

Highest3,677Parker County
Median706254 counties
Texas247,437History

Top 40 counties, 2007

Parker County: 3,677 countParker County3,677Van Zandt County: 3,253 countVan Zandt County3,253Wise County: 3,164 countWise County3,164Hunt County: 3,139 countHunt County3,139Fayette County: 2,991 countFayette County2,991McLennan County: 2,798 countMcLennan County2,798Lavaca County: 2,747 countLavaca County2,747Johnson County: 2,746 countJohnson County2,746Williamson County: 2,728 countWilliamson County2,728Grayson County: 2,723 countGrayson County2,723Brazoria County: 2,580 countBrazoria County2,580Denton County: 2,575 countDenton County2,575Wilson County: 2,570 countWilson County2,570Kaufman County: 2,563 countKaufman County2,563Smith County: 2,514 countSmith County2,514Bexar County: 2,496 countBexar County2,496Guadalupe County: 2,462 countGuadalupe County2,462Ellis County: 2,415 countEllis County2,415Washington County: 2,399 countWashington County2,399Bell County: 2,384 countBell County2,384Collin County: 2,235 countCollin County2,235Harris County: 2,210 countHarris County2,210Bastrop County: 2,207 countBastrop County2,207Erath County: 2,189 countErath County2,189Hidalgo County: 2,151 countHidalgo County2,151Medina County: 2,139 countMedina County2,139Hill County: 2,113 countHill County2,113Austin County: 2,112 countAustin County2,112Fannin County: 2,110 countFannin County2,110Henderson County: 2,109 countHenderson County2,109Navarro County: 2,078 countNavarro County2,078Leon County: 2,066 countLeon County2,066Milam County: 2,045 countMilam County2,045Cooke County: 1,956 countCooke County1,956Hopkins County: 1,955 countHopkins County1,955Montgomery County: 1,886 countMontgomery County1,886Gonzales County: 1,861 countGonzales County1,861Gillespie County: 1,853 countGillespie County1,853Grimes County: 1,853 countGrimes County1,853Lee County: 1,844 countLee County1,844
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

RankCounties2007
count
1Parker County3,677
2Van Zandt County3,253
3Wise County3,164
4Hunt County3,139
5Fayette County2,991
6McLennan County2,798
7Lavaca County2,747
8Johnson County2,746
9Williamson County2,728
10Grayson County2,723
11Brazoria County2,580
12Denton County2,575
13Wilson County2,570
14Kaufman County2,563
15Smith County2,514
16Bexar County2,496
17Guadalupe County2,462
18Ellis County2,415
19Washington County2,399
20Bell County2,384
21Collin County2,235
22Harris County2,210
23Bastrop County2,207
24Erath County2,189
25Hidalgo County2,151
26Medina County2,139
27Hill County2,113
28Austin County2,112
29Fannin County2,110
30Henderson County2,109
31Navarro County2,078
32Leon County2,066
33Milam County2,045
34Cooke County1,956
35Hopkins County1,955
36Montgomery County1,886
37Gonzales County1,861
38Gillespie County1,853
38Grimes County1,853
40Lee County1,844
41Lamar County1,817
42DeWitt County1,811
43Atascosa County1,810
44Colorado County1,790
45Anderson County1,771
46Brown County1,726
47Wood County1,718
48Waller County1,640
49Cherokee County1,625
50Bowie County1,610
51Liberty County1,589
52Burleson County1,582
53Houston County1,562
53Robertson County1,562
55Montague County1,545
56Burnet County1,531
57Rusk County1,521
58Duval County1,507
58Upshur County1,507
60Wharton County1,506
61Limestone County1,494
62Freestone County1,473
63Comanche County1,451
64Caldwell County1,421
65Fort Bend County1,404
66Bosque County1,399
67Victoria County1,351
68Brazos County1,350
69Coryell County1,339
70Eastland County1,324
71Falls County1,295
72Taylor County1,292
73Nacogdoches County1,277
74Tarrant County1,248
75Cameron County1,241
76Kerr County1,226
77Travis County1,214
78Karnes County1,208
79Red River County1,206
80Harrison County1,205
80Lubbock County1,205
82Palo Pinto County1,194
83Walker County1,188
84Tom Green County1,180
85Kendall County1,164
86Hays County1,136
87Shelby County1,123
88Angelina County1,109
88Jim Wells County1,109
90Starr County1,104
91Goliad County1,083
92Hood County1,076
93Cass County1,067
94Callahan County1,058
95Madison County1,057
96Jones County1,053
97Hamilton County1,045
98Panola County1,042
99Coleman County1,003
100Lamb County987
101Bandera County972
102Lampasas County966
103Hale County957
104Runnels County953
105Bee County952
106Comal County939
107Clay County931
108Mills County921
109Jasper County920
110Matagorda County903
111Jack County902
112Live Oak County896
113Blanco County888
114Randall County887
115Jackson County847
116Hockley County842
117Gaines County825
118Polk County812
119Titus County810
120Young County806
121Jefferson County793
122Tyler County792
123Llano County791
124Dallas County755
125San Saba County725
126Frio County724
127Nueces County712
128Hardin County699
129McCulloch County694
130Galveston County692
131Uvalde County690
132San Jacinto County688
133Scurry County681
134Orange County675
135Webb County663
136Fisher County661
137Wichita County658
138Rains County657
139San Patricio County652
140Chambers County650
140Floyd County650
142Mason County647
143Kimble County639
144Deaf Smith County637
145Terry County624
146Midland County601
147El Paso County590
148Nolan County580
149Trinity County576
150Bailey County564
150Franklin County564
152Dawson County555
152Parmer County555
154Haskell County553
155Delta County538
156Swisher County527
157Howard County519
157Mitchell County519
159Archer County513
160Wheeler County507
161Lynn County506
162Brooks County494
163Stephens County487
164Gregg County486
165Castro County485
166Camp County482
167Edwards County480
168Martin County464
169Wilbarger County461
170Zapata County459
171Morris County457
172Dallam County452
173Dickens County446
174Collingsworth County442
175Coke County430
176Carson County422
177Concho County418
178Newton County403
179Val Verde County402
180La Salle County399
181Donley County392
182Gray County391
183Dimmit County388
184Hall County382
184Ochiltree County382
186Stonewall County376
187Childress County374
188Crosby County371
189Somervell County366
190Sherman County362
191Menard County356
192Willacy County352
193Kleberg County349
194Yoakum County348
195Rockwall County347
196San Augustine County346
197Cochran County341
198Briscoe County333
199Hardeman County332
199Schleicher County332
201Maverick County312
202Zavala County311
203Ector County301
203Real County301
205Garza County300
206Cottle County299
207Refugio County295
208Lipscomb County294
209Armstrong County291
209Calhoun County291
211Pecos County287
212Moore County283
213Hartley County282
214Potter County279
215Baylor County268
216Throckmorton County264
217Hutchinson County259
218Marion County258
219Shackelford County254
220Hansford County242
221Jim Hogg County240
222Sutton County234
223Hemphill County233
224Motley County229
225McMullen County225
226Sabine County223
227Reeves County221
228Kinney County220
229Knox County219
230Foard County212
230Kent County212
232Glasscock County185
233Crockett County183
234Andrews County175
235Hudspeth County169
236Brewster County158
237Irion County156
238Oldham County150
239Presidio County148
240Reagan County137
241Ward County119
242Borden County116
243Upton County110
244Roberts County108
245Terrell County107
246Jeff Davis County105
247Aransas County94
248Sterling County74
249King County64
250Culberson County55

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, 2007) [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, 2007. 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=2007. 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, 2007. 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?period=2007.

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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, 2007 [Dataset]. Via Data Commons. Available at: https://www.nass.usda.gov/AgCensus/, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/farms/texas-counties?period=2007 (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, 2007}},
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  publisher = {Data Commons},
  url = {https://www.nass.usda.gov/AgCensus/},
  urldate = {2026-10-11},
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