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Briscoe County, Texas · 2022 Census of Agriculture

What does Briscoe County, Texas grow?

Livestock brings in most of the farm sales in Briscoe County, Texas (83% in 2022). At the end of 2022 its farms had 45,616 cattle. Of the crops tracked here, its biggest by acreage are wheat (9,443 acres), hay (4,684 acres) and sorghum (1,280 acres). Its farms sold $54.9 million of crops and livestock in 2022, 122nd of 252 counties in Texas.

Farm sales, 2022
$54.9 million1883rd of 3,050 US counties
Farms
152585,760 acres of farmland
Crops vs. livestock
17% cropsshare of farm sales
Items reported
126 published, 6 withheld
Value of crops and livestock sold by county, 2022 Census of Agriculture
Under $3.8M$3.8M to $15M$15M to $57M$57M to $190M$190M to $570M$570M+
Withheld to protect individual farms
Briscoe County
$54.9 million
under 1% of Texas farm sales. No. 122 of 252 counties with published figures.

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, 2022 Census of Agriculture.

What does Briscoe County grow the most of?

Crops ranked by acres harvested (bearing acres for orchards), 2022 Census of Agriculture.

  1. 1Wheat68th in Texas*9,443 acres
  2. 2Hay193rd in Texas*4,684 acres
  3. 3Sorghum86th in Texas*1,280 acres

How does Briscoe County rank?

Each item's rank among counties in Texas and in the US, by the 2022 Census of Agriculture measure shown. An asterisk means the rank is among counties with published figures; a county whose figure is withheld could rank higher.

Briscoe County rankings, 2022 Census of Agriculture
ItemAmountState rankUS rankShare of TXMeasure
Wheat199,233 bushels68*960*under 1%production
Cattle45,616 cattle78543*under 1%head on farms
Sorghum71,934 bushels86*268*under 1%production
Hay5,483 tons193*2,477*under 1%production
Goats103 goats227*2,489*under 1%head on farms
Hogs24 hogs187*2,192*under 1%head on farms

Also reported here, but withheld by NASS to protect individual farms: corn, peanuts, pecans, eggs, sheep and honey.

What livestock does Briscoe County raise?

Briscoe County livestock and poultry, 2022 Census of Agriculture
AnimalHeadState rankMeasure
Cattle45,61678head on farms
Goats103227*head on farms
Hogs24187*head on farms

Other farm counties in Texas

Top Texas counties by farm sales, 2022
CountyFarm sales
Deaf Smith County$1.9 billion
Castro County$1.8 billion
Hartley County$1.7 billion
Parmer County$1.4 billion
Dallam County$1.1 billion
Gonzales County$1 billion
Sherman County$988 million
Hansford County$900 million
Swisher County$750 million
Randall County$730 million
Moore County$707 million
Shelby County$626 million

What does Texas grow? State overview and county map →

About this data

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, 2022 Census of Agriculture, the only NASS source that covers every county. The Census is taken every five years; the next is for 2027. Values NASS withholds to avoid disclosing individual farms are shown as withheld, never as zero. Data processed 2026-11-06. Methodology.