Grown Where

Shelby County, Texas · 2022 Census of Agriculture

What does Shelby County, Texas grow?

Livestock brings in most of the farm sales in Shelby County, Texas (99% in 2022). At the end of 2022 its farms had 1,166,616 laying hens, and sold 90,518,787 broiler chickens during the year. Of the crops tracked here, its biggest by acreage is hay (15,954 acres). Its farms sold $626 million of crops and livestock in 2022, 12th of 252 counties in Texas.

Farm sales, 2022
$626 million124th of 3,050 US counties
Farms
799252,770 acres of farmland
Crops vs. livestock
under 1% cropsshare of farm sales
Items reported
2816 published, 12 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
Shelby County
$626 million
2% of Texas farm sales. No. 12 of 252 counties with published figures.

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

What does Shelby County grow the most of?

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

  1. 1Hay68th in Texas15,954 acres
  2. 2Peaches8th in Texas*72 acres
  3. 3Watermelon22nd in Texas*48 acres
  4. 4Potatoes13th in Texas*13 acres
  5. 5Tomatoes16th in Texas*11 acres
  6. 6Sweet corn9th in Texas*9 acres
  7. 7Green beans7th in Texas*9 acres
  8. 8Squash24th in Texas*4 acres
  9. 9Cucumbers26th in Texas*4 acres

How does Shelby 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.

Shelby County rankings, 2022 Census of Agriculture, top 15 by share of TX
ItemAmountState rankUS rankShare of TXMeasure
Chickens90.5 million broiler chickens28*13%head sold
Eggs1.2 million laying hens2*34*5%head on farms
Peaches72 acres8*74*2%bearing acres
Tomatoes11 acres16*415*1%acres harvested
Hay38,640 tons68837*under 1%production
Cattle43,650 cattle88573*under 1%head on farms
Sweet corn9 acres9*747*under 1%acres harvested
Green beans9 acres7*259*under 1%acres harvested
Goats1,311 goats107407*under 1%head on farms
Watermelon48 acres22*149*under 1%acres harvested
Squash4 acres24*559*under 1%acres harvested
Potatoes13 acres13*251*under 1%acres harvested
Cucumbers4 acres26*403*under 1%acres harvested
Honey4,258 pounds92*1,268*under 1%production
Hogs579 hogs43*829*under 1%head on farms
Show all 16 items
Shelby County rankings, items 16 to 16
ItemAmountState rankUS rankShare of TXMeasure
Milk22 milk cows34*1,145*under 1%head on farms

Also reported here, but withheld by NASS to protect individual farms: corn, sorghum, sweet potatoes, carrots, green peas, cabbage, spinach, collard greens, cantaloupe, figs, pecans and sheep.

What livestock does Shelby County raise?

Shelby County livestock and poultry, 2022 Census of Agriculture
AnimalHeadState rankMeasure
Broiler chickens90,518,7872head sold
Laying hens1,166,6162*head on farms
Cattle43,65088head on farms
Goats1,311107head on farms
Hogs57943*head on farms
Milk cows2234*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
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.