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Jim Wells County, Texas · 2022 Census of Agriculture

What does Jim Wells County, Texas grow?

Of the crops tracked here, Jim Wells County's biggest by acreage are sorghum (22,829 acres), corn (10,883 acres) and hay (7,906 acres). Its farms sold $72.6 million of crops and livestock in 2022, 97th of 252 counties in Texas.

Farm sales, 2022
$72.6 million1667th of 3,050 US counties
Farms
960398,796 acres of farmland
Crops vs. livestock
55% cropsshare of farm sales
Items reported
1912 published, 7 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
Jim Wells County
$72.6 million
under 1% of Texas farm sales. No. 97 of 252 counties with published figures.

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

What does Jim Wells County grow the most of?

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

  1. 1Sorghum10th in Texas*22,829 acres
  2. 2Corn41st in Texas*10,883 acres
  3. 3Hay164th in Texas7,906 acres
  4. 4Sunflowers5th in Texas*4,063 acres

How does Jim Wells 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.

Jim Wells County rankings, 2022 Census of Agriculture
ItemAmountState rankUS rankShare of TXMeasure
Sunflowers3.8 million pounds5*96*7%production
Sorghum1.3 million bushels10*50*2%production
Corn939,106 bushels41*1,292*under 1%production
Cattle28,174 cattle133945*under 1%head on farms
Goats1,436 goats99346*under 1%head on farms
Sheep1,000 sheep107*924*under 1%head on farms
Hay10,523 tons1642,088*under 1%production
Honey9,912 pounds63*799*under 1%production
Turkeys348 turkeys21*300*under 1%head on farms
Hogs202 hogs107*1,262*under 1%head on farms
Eggs3,954 laying hens72*742*under 1%head on farms
Chickens2,436 broiler chickens36*716*under 1%head sold

Also reported here, but withheld by NASS to protect individual farms: soybeans, wheat, dry beans, sugarcane, watermelon, grapes and pecans.

What livestock does Jim Wells County raise?

Jim Wells County livestock and poultry, 2022 Census of Agriculture
AnimalHeadState rankMeasure
Cattle28,174133head on farms
Laying hens3,95472*head on farms
Broiler chickens2,43636*head sold
Goats1,43699head on farms
Sheep1,000107*head on farms
Turkeys34821*head on farms
Hogs202107*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.