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Moore County, Texas · 2022 Census of Agriculture

What does Moore County, Texas grow?

Livestock brings in most of the farm sales in Moore County, Texas (89% in 2022). At the end of 2022 its farms had 185,142 cattle and 48,300 milk cows. Of the crops tracked here, its biggest by acreage are corn (23,824 acres), wheat (23,552 acres) and sorghum (12,567 acres). Its farms sold $707 million of crops and livestock in 2022, 11th of 252 counties in Texas.

Farm sales, 2022
$707 million100th of 3,050 US counties
Farms
218511,477 acres of farmland
Crops vs. livestock
11% cropsshare of farm sales
Items reported
129 published, 3 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
Moore County
$707 million
2% of Texas farm sales. No. 11 of 252 counties with published figures.

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

What does Moore County grow the most of?

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

  1. 1Corn15th in Texas*23,824 acres
  2. 2Wheat24th in Texas23,552 acres
  3. 3Sorghum16th in Texas*12,567 acres
  4. 4Hay122nd in Texas5,814 acres

How does Moore 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.

Moore County rankings, 2022 Census of Agriculture
ItemAmountState rankUS rankShare of TXMeasure
Milk48,300 milk cows6*37*8%head on farms
Corn3.2 million bushels15*892*2%production
Sorghum956,447 bushels16*72*2%production
Cattle185,142 cattle10491%head on farms
Wheat761,245 bushels24439*1%production
Hay18,777 tons1221,546*under 1%production
Goats460 goats173*1,360*under 1%head on farms
Sheep268 sheep170*1,907*under 1%head on farms
Eggs298 laying hens183*2,355*under 1%head on farms

Also reported here, but withheld by NASS to protect individual farms: soybeans, sunflowers and hogs.

What livestock does Moore County raise?

Moore County livestock and poultry, 2022 Census of Agriculture
AnimalHeadState rankMeasure
Cattle185,14210head on farms
Milk cows48,3006*head on farms
Goats460173*head on farms
Laying hens298183*head on farms
Sheep268170*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
Shelby County$626 million
Nacogdoches County$579 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.