Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) in Texas
CRP rental payments by fiscal year in Texas
CRP rental payments by county, 2017-2022
Conservation practices installed on CRP acres, cumulative, as of January 2020, Texas
| Rank | Practice | Acres | Percent |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grass plantings - native | 1,604,856 | 57.6% |
| 2 | Existing grass | 617,044 | 22.2% |
| 3 | Grass plantings - introduced | 271,236 | 9.7% |
| 4 | State acres for wildlife enhancement | 177,794 | 6.4% |
| 5 | Upland bird habitat buffers | 30,578 | 1.1% |
| 6 | CRP grasslands - native grasses | 28,519 | 1.0% |
| 7 | Wildlife habitat | 12,306 | 0.4% |
| 8 | Pollinator habitat | 12,013 | 0.4% |
| 9 | Riparian buffers | 11,396 | 0.4% |
| 10 | Wetland restoration | 5,331 | 0.2% |
| 11 | Wetland restoration - non-floodplain | 2,549 | 0.1% |
| 12 | Wildlife food plots | 2,356 | < 0.1% |
| 13 | CRP grasslands - introduced grasses | 1,730 | < 0.1% |
| 14 | Marginal pasture buffers - wildlife | 1,162 | < 0.1% |
| 15 | Tree plantings - softwoods | 1,150 | < 0.1% |
| 16 | Existing trees | 1,095 | < 0.1% |
| 17 | Grass waterways | 1,079 | < 0.1% |
| 18 | Wetland restoration - floodplain | 959 | < 0.1% |
| 19 | Wildlife corridors | 743 | < 0.1% |
| 20 | Filter strips | 551 | < 0.1% |
| 21 | Salinity reducing Vegetation | 406 | < 0.1% |
| 22 | Shallow water for wildlife | 83 | < 0.1% |
| 23 | Contour grass strips | 71 | < 0.1% |
| 24 | Tree plantings - hardwoods | 10 | < 0.1% |
| 25 | Marginal pasture buffers - wetland | 2 | < 0.1% |
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| Total Acres | 2,785,013 | ||
CRP rental payments by county, 2017-2022
| Rank | State | CRP Rental Payments, 2017-2022 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gaines County, Texas | $36,064,210 |
| 2 | Bailey County, Texas | $34,469,530 |
| 3 | Lamb County, Texas | $32,537,160 |
| 4 | Deaf Smith County, Texas | $31,153,596 |
| 5 | Swisher County, Texas | $24,038,225 |
| 6 | Floyd County, Texas | $23,245,830 |
| 7 | Hockley County, Texas | $22,641,194 |
| 8 | Terry County, Texas | $22,365,645 |
| 9 | Hale County, Texas | $19,958,371 |
| 10 | Castro County, Texas | $19,718,486 |
| 11 | Parmer County, Texas | $18,781,611 |
| 12 | Dallam County, Texas | $17,368,171 |
| 13 | Cochran County, Texas | $16,306,102 |
| 14 | Dawson County, Texas | $14,045,455 |
| 15 | Sherman County, Texas | $12,639,759 |
| 16 | Yoakum County, Texas | $12,635,440 |
| 17 | Randall County, Texas | $11,933,115 |
| 18 | Martin County, Texas | $11,883,142 |
| 19 | Dickens County, Texas | $10,185,771 |
| 20 | Hall County, Texas | $9,362,948 |
| 21 | Crosby County, Texas | $8,971,862 |
| 22 | Briscoe County, Texas | $8,732,481 |
| 23 | Lynn County, Texas | $8,438,745 |
| 24 | Carson County, Texas | $7,493,077 |
| 25 | Lubbock County, Texas | $7,275,170 |
| 26 | Andrews County, Texas | $7,046,640 |
| 27 | Collingsworth County, Texas | $6,874,338 |
| 28 | Hartley County, Texas | $6,393,618 |
| 29 | Howard County, Texas | $6,006,913 |
| 30 | Mitchell County, Texas | $5,983,681 |
| 31 | Motley County, Texas | $5,892,009 |
| 32 | Cottle County, Texas | $5,751,884 |
| 33 | Lipscomb County, Texas | $5,710,229 |
| 34 | Childress County, Texas | $5,380,875 |
| 35 | Ochiltree County, Texas | $5,340,298 |
| 36 | Fisher County, Texas | $5,295,636 |
| 37 | Scurry County, Texas | $4,993,588 |
| 38 | Starr County, Texas | $4,876,305 |
| 39 | Oldham County, Texas | $4,729,964 |
| 40 | Wheeler County, Texas | $4,538,750 |
| 41 | Hidalgo County, Texas | $4,164,285 |
| 42 | Stonewall County, Texas | $3,944,328 |
| 43 | Jones County, Texas | $3,870,856 |
| 44 | Garza County, Texas | $3,559,306 |
| 45 | Kent County, Texas | $3,542,125 |
| 46 | Haskell County, Texas | $3,371,580 |
| 47 | Moore County, Texas | $3,355,947 |
| 48 | Donley County, Texas | $3,339,792 |
| 49 | Gray County, Texas | $2,983,963 |
| 50 | Armstrong County, Texas | $2,916,029 |
| 51 | Runnels County, Texas | $2,523,070 |
| 52 | Hardeman County, Texas | $2,426,884 |
| 53 | Hansford County, Texas | $2,385,840 |
| 54 | Midland County, Texas | $2,359,589 |
| 55 | Reeves County, Texas | $2,268,220 |
| 56 | Nolan County, Texas | $2,233,548 |
| 57 | Hemphill County, Texas | $1,605,194 |
| 58 | Pecos County, Texas | $1,527,400 |
| 59 | Red River County, Texas | $1,477,591 |
| 60 | Roberts County, Texas | $1,472,902 |
| 61 | Duval County, Texas | $1,346,944 |
| 62 | Foard County, Texas | $1,260,132 |
| 63 | Concho County, Texas | $1,201,802 |
| 64 | Potter County, Texas | $1,158,817 |
| 65 | Taylor County, Texas | $1,085,862 |
| 66 | Wilbarger County, Texas | $995,972 |
| 67 | Lamar County, Texas | $984,759 |
| 68 | King County, Texas | $980,754 |
| 69 | Knox County, Texas | $979,519 |
| 70 | Cameron County, Texas | $932,469 |
| 71 | Borden County, Texas | $931,979 |
| 72 | Jim Wells County, Texas | $919,827 |
| 73 | Hill County, Texas | $913,397 |
| 74 | Glasscock County, Texas | $623,066 |
| 75 | Willacy County, Texas | $612,013 |
| 76 | Hutchinson County, Texas | $560,889 |
| 77 | Jim Hogg County, Texas | $560,694 |
| 78 | Frio County, Texas | $490,818 |
| 79 | Uvalde County, Texas | $472,553 |
| 80 | Coleman County, Texas | $382,290 |
| 81 | Tom Green County, Texas | $377,228 |
| 82 | Zavala County, Texas | $327,713 |
| 83 | Limestone County, Texas | $279,090 |
| 84 | La Salle County, Texas | $270,359 |
| 85 | Fannin County, Texas | $266,968 |
| 86 | Williamson County, Texas | $265,960 |
| 87 | Navarro County, Texas | $252,194 |
| 88 | Live Oak County, Texas | $248,412 |
| 89 | Presidio County, Texas | $244,545 |
| 90 | McCulloch County, Texas | $215,482 |
| 91 | Clay County, Texas | $210,770 |
| 92 | Hopkins County, Texas | $203,160 |
| 93 | Brooks County, Texas | $201,760 |
| 94 | Maverick County, Texas | $198,076 |
| 95 | Reagan County, Texas | $198,006 |
| 96 | Grayson County, Texas | $188,473 |
| 97 | Fayette County, Texas | $183,856 |
| 98 | Medina County, Texas | $174,733 |
| 99 | Shackelford County, Texas | $173,054 |
| 100 | Ellis County, Texas | $164,056 |
| 101 | Crockett County, Texas | $155,620 |
| 102 | Hudspeth County, Texas | $148,045 |
| 103 | Ward County, Texas | $145,157 |
| 104 | Kleberg County, Texas | $137,829 |
| 105 | Schleicher County, Texas | $132,297 |
| 106 | Bowie County, Texas | $130,353 |
| 107 | Callahan County, Texas | $123,380 |
| 108 | Nueces County, Texas | $119,856 |
| 109 | Baylor County, Texas | $100,311 |
| 110 | Throckmorton County, Texas | $98,371 |
| 111 | Irion County, Texas | $94,794 |
| 112 | Coke County, Texas | $93,076 |
| 113 | Kenedy County, Texas | $82,251 |
| 114 | Falls County, Texas | $81,348 |
| 115 | Angelina County, Texas | $81,083 |
| 116 | Delta County, Texas | $77,132 |
| 117 | Menard County, Texas | $76,131 |
| 118 | Kinney County, Texas | $72,938 |
| 119 | Val Verde County, Texas | $70,777 |
| 120 | Goliad County, Texas | $63,089 |
| 121 | Atascosa County, Texas | $60,737 |
| 122 | McLennan County, Texas | $60,622 |
| 123 | Jack County, Texas | $58,136 |
| 124 | Hunt County, Texas | $57,767 |
| 125 | Terrell County, Texas | $57,018 |
| 126 | Montague County, Texas | $54,513 |
| 127 | Edwards County, Texas | $52,682 |
| 128 | Brewster County, Texas | $49,777 |
| 129 | Young County, Texas | $45,959 |
| 130 | Bosque County, Texas | $42,830 |
| 131 | Victoria County, Texas | $41,924 |
| 132 | Bell County, Texas | $41,076 |
| 133 | Trinity County, Texas | $40,261 |
| 134 | Washington County, Texas | $34,713 |
| 135 | Dimmit County, Texas | $34,353 |
| 136 | Rusk County, Texas | $33,413 |
| 137 | Hamilton County, Texas | $32,526 |
| 138 | Upton County, Texas | $32,251 |
| 139 | Culberson County, Texas | $31,835 |
| 140 | Brown County, Texas | $26,522 |
| 141 | Eastland County, Texas | $25,026 |
| 142 | Houston County, Texas | $24,909 |
| 143 | Jackson County, Texas | $24,198 |
| 144 | Colorado County, Texas | $22,482 |
| 145 | Mills County, Texas | $21,786 |
| 146 | Llano County, Texas | $20,908 |
| 147 | Gonzales County, Texas | $18,812 |
| 148 | Comanche County, Texas | $18,350 |
| 149 | Mason County, Texas | $18,038 |
| 150 | Kimble County, Texas | $17,945 |
| 151 | Archer County, Texas | $17,091 |
| 152 | Stephens County, Texas | $16,677 |
| 153 | Sutton County, Texas | $15,695 |
| 154 | Panola County, Texas | $14,566 |
| 155 | Gillespie County, Texas | $13,174 |
| 156 | Wichita County, Texas | $13,065 |
| 157 | Jeff Davis County, Texas | $12,799 |
| 158 | Karnes County, Texas | $12,662 |
| 159 | Caldwell County, Texas | $11,725 |
| 160 | Bastrop County, Texas | $11,289 |
| 161 | Kaufman County, Texas | $10,952 |
| 162 | Robertson County, Texas | $10,065 |
| 163 | Crane County, Texas | $9,511 |
| 164 | Calhoun County, Texas | $8,268 |
| 165 | Lavaca County, Texas | $8,220 |
| 166 | Milam County, Texas | $7,750 |
| 167 | Real County, Texas | $7,439 |
| 168 | Smith County, Texas | $7,075 |
| 169 | Bee County, Texas | $6,965 |
| 170 | Bandera County, Texas | $6,632 |
| 171 | Collin County, Texas | $6,330 |
| 172 | San Saba County, Texas | $5,859 |
| 173 | Kendall County, Texas | $5,584 |
| 174 | San Patricio County, Texas | $5,018 |
| 175 | Austin County, Texas | $4,610 |
| 176 | Hays County, Texas | $4,246 |
| 177 | Cherokee County, Texas | $3,831 |
| 178 | Burnet County, Texas | $3,366 |
| 179 | Lampasas County, Texas | $3,190 |
| 180 | Wharton County, Texas | $2,913 |
| 181 | Kerr County, Texas | $575 |
| 182 | Nacogdoches County, Texas | $213 |
| 183 | Anderson County, Texas | $0 |
| 184 | Aransas County, Texas | $0 |
| 185 | Bexar County, Texas | $0 |
| 186 | Blanco County, Texas | $0 |
| 187 | Brazoria County, Texas | $0 |
| 188 | Brazos County, Texas | $0 |
| 189 | Burleson County, Texas | $0 |
| 190 | Camp County, Texas | $0 |
| 191 | Cass County, Texas | $0 |
| 192 | Chambers County, Texas | $0 |
| 193 | Comal County, Texas | $0 |
| 194 | Cooke County, Texas | $0 |
| 195 | Coryell County, Texas | $0 |
| 196 | Dallas County, Texas | $0 |
| 197 | Denton County, Texas | $0 |
| 198 | DeWitt County, Texas | $0 |
| 199 | Ector County, Texas | $0 |
| 200 | El Paso County, Texas | $0 |
| 201 | Erath County, Texas | $0 |
| 202 | Fort Bend County, Texas | $0 |
| 203 | Franklin County, Texas | $0 |
| 204 | Freestone County, Texas | $0 |
| 205 | Galveston County, Texas | $0 |
| 206 | Gregg County, Texas | $0 |
| 207 | Grimes County, Texas | $0 |
| 208 | Guadalupe County, Texas | $0 |
| 209 | Hardin County, Texas | $0 |
| 210 | Harris County, Texas | $0 |
| 211 | Harrison County, Texas | $0 |
| 212 | Henderson County, Texas | $0 |
| 213 | Hood County, Texas | $0 |
| 214 | Jasper County, Texas | $0 |
| 215 | Jefferson County, Texas | $0 |
| 216 | Johnson County, Texas | $0 |
| 217 | Lee County, Texas | $0 |
| 218 | Leon County, Texas | $0 |
| 219 | Liberty County, Texas | $0 |
| 220 | Loving County, Texas | $0 |
| 221 | McMullen County, Texas | $0 |
| 222 | Madison County, Texas | $0 |
| 223 | Marion County, Texas | $0 |
| 224 | Matagorda County, Texas | $0 |
| 225 | Montgomery County, Texas | $0 |
| 226 | Morris County, Texas | $0 |
| 227 | Newton County, Texas | $0 |
| 228 | Orange County, Texas | $0 |
| 229 | Palo Pinto County, Texas | $0 |
| 230 | Parker County, Texas | $0 |
| 231 | Polk County, Texas | $0 |
| 232 | Rains County, Texas | $0 |
| 233 | Refugio County, Texas | $0 |
| 234 | Rockwall County, Texas | $0 |
| 235 | Sabine County, Texas | $0 |
| 236 | San Augustine County, Texas | $0 |
| 237 | San Jacinto County, Texas | $0 |
| 238 | Shelby County, Texas | $0 |
| 239 | Somervell County, Texas | $0 |
| 240 | Sterling County, Texas | $0 |
| 241 | Tarrant County, Texas | $0 |
| 242 | Titus County, Texas | $0 |
| 243 | Travis County, Texas | $0 |
| 244 | Tyler County, Texas | $0 |
| 245 | Upshur County, Texas | $0 |
| 246 | Van Zandt County, Texas | $0 |
| 247 | Walker County, Texas | $0 |
| 248 | Waller County, Texas | $0 |
| 249 | Webb County, Texas | $0 |
| 250 | Wilson County, Texas | $0 |
| 251 | Winkler County, Texas | $0 |
| 252 | Wise County, Texas | $0 |
| 253 | Wood County, Texas | $0 |
| 254 | Zapata County, Texas | $0 |
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USDA Census of Agriculture Data for Texas, 2022
Land in Texas, 2022
| Land type | Acres |
|---|---|
| Number of Farms: | 230,662 |
| Total Acres in Farms: | 125,471,325 |
| Cropland Acres: | 27,903,626 |
| Permanent pasture and rangeland: | 88,472,861 |
| Woodland Acres: | 6,624,943 |
Livestock in Texas, 2022
| Livestock | Number of Animals |
|---|---|
| Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold | 709,585,824 |
| Layers inventory | 24,478,507 |
| Cattle and calves inventory | 12,543,300 |
| Hogs and pigs inventory | 1,188,820 |
| Sheep and lambs inventory | 612,917 |
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