Texas Counties: Cotton Produced in 2012

Cotton grows best in warm or hot climates that receive moderate rainfall. With adquate irrigation, it can be grown in dry areas.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture groups counties in each state into agricultural districts according to factors such as soil type, elevation, temperature, and need for irrigation. Texas has 15 USDA agricultural districts.

Map of Texas Counties By Cotton Production in 2012

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1	250,000 or more	14	5,000 to 9,999

10	100,000 to 249,999	15	2,500 to 4,999

14	50,000 to 99,999	16	1,000 to 2,499

22	25,000 to 49,999	9	1 to 1,000

33	10,000 to 24,999	120	None

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Table of Texas Counties Ordered By Cotton Production

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Rank	Name	Agricultural District	Bales of Cotton Produced, 2012
1	Gaines	Southern High Plains	252,417
2	Lubbock	Southern High Plains	242,039
3	Hale	Northern High Plains	220,612
4	Hockley	Southern High Plains	188,967
5	Crosby	Southern High Plains	188,779
6	Wharton	Upper Coast	188,162
7	Lynn	Southern High Plains	187,107
8	Dawson	Southern High Plains	176,157
9	Floyd	Northern High Plains	161,044
10	Lamb	Southern High Plains	152,343
11	Terry	Southern High Plains	145,965
12	Hidalgo	Lower Valley	97,284
13	Fort Bend	Upper Coast	92,305
14	Yoakum	Southern High Plains	91,257
15	Cameron	Lower Valley	88,100
16	Castro	Northern High Plains	83,640
17	San Patricio	Coastal Bend	80,420
18	Cochran	Southern High Plains	77,925
19	Swisher	Northern High Plains	70,843
20	Parmer	Northern High Plains	66,443
21	Glasscock	Southern High Plains	61,491
22	Nueces	Coastal Bend	60,523
23	Tom Green	Edwards Plateau	55,068
24	Collingsworth	Northern Low Plains	54,975
25	Willacy	Lower Valley	52,829
26	Martin	Southern High Plains	47,887
27	Fisher	Southern Low Plains	46,597
28	Hall	Northern Low Plains	46,587
29	Carson	Northern High Plains	44,490
30	Sherman	Northern High Plains	44,410
31	Medina	South Central	44,249
32	Refugio	Coastal Bend	42,856
33	Ellis	Blacklands	42,852
34	Uvalde	Edwards Plateau	42,186
35	Matagorda	Upper Coast	40,181
36	Jackson	Upper Coast	37,354
37	Robertson	East Texas South	36,617
38	Mitchell	Southern Low Plains	35,906
39	Jones	Southern Low Plains	35,597
40	Nolan	Southern Low Plains	34,978
41	Moore	Northern High Plains	34,531
42	Scurry	Southern Low Plains	31,199
43	Burleson	South Central	30,498
44	Bailey	Southern High Plains	30,352
45	Briscoe	Northern High Plains	26,970
46	Hill	Blacklands	26,004
47	Navarro	Blacklands	25,052
48	Runnels	Southern Low Plains	24,593
49	El Paso	Trans-Pecos	24,431
50	Garza	Northern Low Plains	24,250
51	Hutchinson	Northern High Plains	23,913
52	Williamson	Blacklands	23,296
53	Kleberg	Coastal Bend	22,868
54	Hansford	Northern High Plains	22,527
55	Calhoun	Upper Coast	21,945
56	Dickens	Northern Low Plains	21,360
57	Haskell	Southern Low Plains	21,243
58	Reagan	Edwards Plateau	19,301
59	Childress	Northern Low Plains	18,983
60	Victoria	Upper Coast	18,819
61	Knox	Southern Low Plains	18,650
62	Upton	Edwards Plateau	18,621
63	Concho	Edwards Plateau	17,749
64	Brazos	East Texas South	17,407
65	Ochiltree	Northern High Plains	16,779
66	Donley	Northern Low Plains	16,242
67	Hartley	Northern High Plains	15,675
68	Falls	Blacklands	15,216
69	Gray	Northern High Plains	14,499
70	Deaf Smith	Northern High Plains	13,691
71	Midland	Southern High Plains	13,467
72	Wheeler	Northern Low Plains	12,966
73	Zavala	South Texas	12,521
74	Howard	Southern High Plains	12,423
75	Jim Wells	South Texas	12,166
76	Bell	Blacklands	12,020
77	Starr	Lower Valley	11,063
78	Pecos	Trans-Pecos	11,007
79	Milam	Blacklands	10,974
80	McLennan	Blacklands	10,664
81	Borden	Northern Low Plains	9,834
82	Frio	South Texas	9,553
83	Dallam	Northern High Plains	8,688
84	Wilbarger	Northern Low Plains	8,495
85	Atascosa	South Texas	7,832
86	Hudspeth	Trans-Pecos	7,694
87	Karnes	South Central	7,610
88	Caldwell	South Central	6,944
89	Cottle	Northern Low Plains	6,847
90	Delta	Blacklands	6,232
91	Andrews	Southern High Plains	6,189
92	Guadalupe	South Central	6,181
93	Taylor	Southern Low Plains	5,848
94	Brazoria	Upper Coast	5,437
95	Houston	East Texas North	4,776
96	Colorado	South Central	4,767
97	Schleicher	Edwards Plateau	4,470
98	Motley	Northern Low Plains	4,106
99	Baylor	Southern Low Plains	3,303
100	Austin	South Central	3,275
101	Stonewall	Southern Low Plains	3,101
102	Comanche	Cross Timbers	3,089
103	Limestone	Blacklands	3,083
104	Wilson	South Central	3,064
105	Hardeman	Northern Low Plains	2,906
106	Randall	Northern High Plains	2,871
107	Reeves	Trans-Pecos	2,860
108	Culberson	Trans-Pecos	2,737
109	McCulloch	Edwards Plateau	2,536
110	Travis	South Central	2,469
111	Dimmit	South Texas	2,334
112	Bexar	South Central	2,279
113	Grimes	East Texas South	2,179
114	Washington	South Central	2,152
115	Wichita	Northern Low Plains	2,109
116	Coleman	Southern Low Plains	2,009
117	Roberts	Northern High Plains	1,542
118	Anderson	East Texas North	1,512
119	Kent	Northern Low Plains	1,276
120	Bosque	Blacklands	1,152
121	Lamar	Blacklands	1,134
122	Erath	Cross Timbers	1,125
123	Kinney	Edwards Plateau	1,118
124	Bee	South Central	1,070
125	Goliad	South Central	1,015
126	Montgomery	East Texas South	962
127	Potter	Northern High Plains	825
128	Fannin	Blacklands	739
129	Bastrop	South Central	671
130	Johnson	Blacklands	629
131	Coke	Edwards Plateau	625
132	Coryell	Blacklands	586
133	Young	Cross Timbers	496
134	DeWitt	South Central	338
135	Angelina	East Texas South	0
136	Aransas	Coastal Bend	0
137	Archer	Cross Timbers	0
138	Armstrong	Northern High Plains	0
139	Bandera	Edwards Plateau	0
140	Blanco	Edwards Plateau	0
141	Bowie	East Texas North	0
142	Brewster	Trans-Pecos	0
143	Brooks	South Texas	0
144	Brown	Cross Timbers	0
145	Burnet	Edwards Plateau	0
146	Callahan	Cross Timbers	0
147	Camp	East Texas North	0
148	Cass	East Texas North	0
149	Chambers	Upper Coast	0
150	Cherokee	East Texas North	0
151	Clay	Cross Timbers	0
152	Collin	Blacklands	0
153	Comal	South Central	0
154	Cooke	Blacklands	0
155	Crane	Trans-Pecos	0
156	Crockett	Edwards Plateau	0
157	Dallas	Blacklands	0
158	Denton	Blacklands	0
159	Duval	South Texas	0
160	Eastland	Cross Timbers	0
161	Ector	Trans-Pecos	0
162	Edwards	Edwards Plateau	0
163	Fayette	South Central	0
164	Foard	Northern Low Plains	0
165	Franklin	East Texas North	0
166	Freestone	East Texas South	0
167	Galveston	Upper Coast	0
168	Gillespie	Edwards Plateau	0
169	Gonzales	South Central	0
170	Grayson	Blacklands	0
171	Gregg	East Texas North	0
172	Hamilton	Blacklands	0
173	Hardin	East Texas South	0
174	Harris	Upper Coast	0
175	Harrison	East Texas North	0
176	Hays	South Central	0
177	Hemphill	Northern High Plains	0
178	Henderson	East Texas North	0
179	Hood	Cross Timbers	0
180	Hopkins	East Texas North	0
181	Hunt	Blacklands	0
182	Irion	Edwards Plateau	0
183	Jack	Cross Timbers	0
184	Jasper	East Texas South	0
185	Jeff Davis	Trans-Pecos	0
186	Jefferson	Upper Coast	0
187	Jim Hogg	South Texas	0
188	Kaufman	Blacklands	0
189	Kendall	Edwards Plateau	0
190	Kenedy	South Texas	0
191	Kerr	Edwards Plateau	0
192	Kimble	Edwards Plateau	0
193	King	Northern Low Plains	0
194	La Salle	South Texas	0
195	Lampasas	Edwards Plateau	0
196	Lavaca	South Central	0
197	Lee	South Central	0
198	Leon	East Texas South	0
199	Liberty	Upper Coast	0
200	Lipscomb	Northern High Plains	0
201	Live Oak	South Texas	0
202	Llano	Edwards Plateau	0
203	Loving	Trans-Pecos	0
204	Madison	East Texas South	0
205	Marion	East Texas North	0
206	Mason	Edwards Plateau	0
207	Maverick	South Texas	0
208	McMullen	South Texas	0
209	Menard	Edwards Plateau	0
210	Mills	Cross Timbers	0
211	Montague	Cross Timbers	0
212	Morris	East Texas North	0
213	Nacogdoches	East Texas North	0
214	Newton	East Texas South	0
215	Oldham	Northern High Plains	0
216	Orange	Upper Coast	0
217	Palo Pinto	Cross Timbers	0
218	Panola	East Texas North	0
219	Parker	Cross Timbers	0
220	Polk	East Texas South	0
221	Presidio	Trans-Pecos	0
222	Rains	East Texas North	0
223	Real	Edwards Plateau	0
224	Red River	East Texas North	0
225	Rockwall	Blacklands	0
226	Rusk	East Texas North	0
227	Sabine	East Texas South	0
228	San Augustine	East Texas South	0
229	San Jacinto	East Texas South	0
230	San Saba	Edwards Plateau	0
231	Shackelford	Cross Timbers	0
232	Shelby	East Texas North	0
233	Smith	East Texas North	0
234	Somervell	Cross Timbers	0
235	Stephens	Cross Timbers	0
236	Sterling	Edwards Plateau	0
237	Sutton	Edwards Plateau	0
238	Tarrant	Blacklands	0
239	Terrell	Trans-Pecos	0
240	Throckmorton	Cross Timbers	0
241	Titus	East Texas North	0
242	Trinity	East Texas South	0
243	Tyler	East Texas South	0
244	Upshur	East Texas North	0
245	Val Verde	Edwards Plateau	0
246	Van Zandt	East Texas North	0
247	Walker	East Texas South	0
248	Waller	East Texas South	0
249	Ward	Trans-Pecos	0
250	Webb	South Texas	0
251	Winkler	Trans-Pecos	0
252	Wise	Cross Timbers	0
253	Wood	East Texas North	0
254	Zapata	South Texas	0
Total			4,722,051

Sources:

U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service Quick Stats Tools