Cotton is Texas's top field crop. It 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.
10 | 250,000 or more | 19 | 5,000 to 9,999 | ||
17 | 100,000 to 249,999 | 8 | 2,500 to 4,999 | ||
21 | 50,000 to 99,999 | 7 | 1,000 to 2,499 | ||
25 | 25,000 to 49,999 | 3 | 1 to 1,000 | ||
18 | 10,000 to 24,999 | 126 | None | ||
Rank | Name | Agricultural District | Bales of Cotton Produced, 2017 | Change From 2012 |
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1 | Lubbock | Southern High Plains | 415,871 | 173,832 |
2 | Hale | Northern High Plains | 365,894 | 145,282 |
3 | Lynn | Southern High Plains | 359,583 | 172,476 |
4 | Floyd | Northern High Plains | 323,467 | 162,423 |
5 | Dawson | Southern High Plains | 314,844 | 138,687 |
6 | Gaines | Southern High Plains | 312,727 | 60,310 |
7 | Terry | Southern High Plains | 290,740 | 144,775 |
8 | Nueces | Coastal Bend | 289,469 | 228,946 |
9 | Lamb | Southern High Plains | 273,568 | 121,225 |
10 | Crosby | Southern High Plains | 270,513 | 81,734 |
11 | Hockley | Southern High Plains | 233,521 | 44,554 |
12 | San Patricio | Coastal Bend | 232,509 | 152,089 |
13 | Cochran | Southern High Plains | 189,612 | 111,687 |
14 | Swisher | Northern High Plains | 189,255 | 118,412 |
15 | Yoakum | Southern High Plains | 169,701 | 78,444 |
16 | Martin | Southern High Plains | 165,294 | 117,407 |
17 | Glasscock | Southern High Plains | 162,971 | 101,480 |
18 | Wharton | Upper Coast | 157,263 | -30,899 |
19 | Hidalgo | Lower Valley | 146,612 | 49,328 |
20 | Carson | Northern High Plains | 143,430 | 98,940 |
21 | Hall | Northern Low Plains | 140,136 | 93,549 |
22 | Cameron | Lower Valley | 135,431 | 47,331 |
23 | Hansford | Northern High Plains | 122,438 | 99,911 |
24 | Bailey | Southern High Plains | 118,408 | 88,056 |
25 | Willacy | Lower Valley | 117,017 | 64,188 |
26 | Nolan | Southern Low Plains | 108,219 | 73,241 |
27 | Parmer | Northern High Plains | 101,477 | 35,034 |
28 | Castro | Northern High Plains | 93,083 | 9,443 |
29 | Fort Bend | Upper Coast | 90,437 | -1,868 |
30 | Jones | Southern Low Plains | 89,483 | 53,886 |
31 | Collingsworth | Northern Low Plains | 88,075 | 33,100 |
32 | Haskell | Southern Low Plains | 86,759 | 65,516 |
33 | Ochiltree | Northern High Plains | 85,295 | 68,516 |
34 | Runnels | Southern Low Plains | 77,086 | 52,493 |
35 | Jackson | Upper Coast | 75,650 | 38,296 |
36 | Sherman | Northern High Plains | 75,466 | 31,056 |
37 | Scurry | Southern Low Plains | 71,525 | 40,326 |
38 | Fisher | Southern Low Plains | 71,013 | 24,416 |
39 | Wilbarger | Northern Low Plains | 70,058 | 61,563 |
40 | Moore | Northern High Plains | 69,830 | 35,299 |
41 | Tom Green | Edwards Plateau | 69,204 | 14,136 |
42 | Deaf Smith | Northern High Plains | 68,084 | 54,393 |
43 | Howard | Southern High Plains | 65,942 | 53,519 |
44 | Childress | Northern Low Plains | 58,640 | 39,657 |
45 | Borden | Northern Low Plains | 56,010 | 46,176 |
46 | Garza | Northern Low Plains | 55,443 | 31,193 |
47 | Matagorda | Upper Coast | 54,073 | 13,892 |
48 | Briscoe | Northern High Plains | 53,897 | 26,927 |
49 | Gray | Northern High Plains | 48,145 | 33,646 |
50 | Hartley | Northern High Plains | 47,016 | 31,341 |
51 | Williamson | Blacklands | 46,472 | 23,176 |
52 | Jim Wells | South Texas | 42,797 | 30,631 |
53 | Medina | South Central | 41,141 | -3,108 |
54 | Upton | Edwards Plateau | 41,139 | 22,518 |
55 | Ellis | Blacklands | 40,985 | -1,867 |
56 | Navarro | Blacklands | 40,942 | 15,890 |
57 | Kleberg | Coastal Bend | 40,798 | 17,930 |
58 | Dallam | Northern High Plains | 40,764 | 32,076 |
59 | Dickens | Northern Low Plains | 40,752 | 19,392 |
60 | Hutchinson | Northern High Plains | 40,295 | 16,382 |
61 | Mitchell | Southern Low Plains | 39,983 | 4,077 |
62 | Refugio | Coastal Bend | 39,714 | -3,142 |
63 | Victoria | Upper Coast | 37,131 | 18,312 |
64 | Reagan | Edwards Plateau | 35,984 | 16,683 |
65 | Bee | South Central | 35,572 | 34,502 |
66 | Uvalde | Edwards Plateau | 34,735 | -7,451 |
67 | El Paso | Trans-Pecos | 33,569 | 9,138 |
68 | Donley | Northern Low Plains | 31,721 | 15,479 |
69 | Hill | Blacklands | 31,676 | 5,672 |
70 | Calhoun | Upper Coast | 30,877 | 8,932 |
71 | Cottle | Northern Low Plains | 29,876 | 23,029 |
72 | Concho | Edwards Plateau | 29,619 | 11,870 |
73 | Brazos | East Texas South | 25,489 | 8,082 |
74 | Wichita | Northern Low Plains | 24,389 | 22,280 |
75 | Knox | Southern Low Plains | 23,020 | 4,370 |
76 | Stonewall | Southern Low Plains | 22,259 | 19,158 |
77 | Milam | Blacklands | 20,936 | 9,962 |
78 | Robertson | East Texas South | 20,767 | -15,850 |
79 | Burleson | South Central | 20,068 | -10,430 |
80 | Zavala | South Texas | 19,746 | 7,225 |
81 | McLennan | Blacklands | 19,722 | 9,058 |
82 | Wheeler | Northern Low Plains | 18,910 | 5,944 |
83 | Taylor | Southern Low Plains | 18,696 | 12,848 |
84 | Frio | South Texas | 16,549 | 6,996 |
85 | Randall | Northern High Plains | 15,702 | 12,831 |
86 | Midland | Southern High Plains | 13,565 | 98 |
87 | Armstrong | Northern High Plains | 12,353 | 12,353 |
88 | Falls | Blacklands | 12,031 | -3,185 |
89 | Bell | Blacklands | 10,669 | -1,351 |
90 | Andrews | Southern High Plains | 10,336 | 4,147 |
91 | Baylor | Southern Low Plains | 10,196 | 6,893 |
92 | Caldwell | South Central | 9,096 | 2,152 |
93 | Hunt | Blacklands | 8,548 | 8,548 |
94 | Lamar | Blacklands | 8,426 | 7,292 |
95 | Wilson | South Central | 8,379 | 5,315 |
96 | Schleicher | Edwards Plateau | 8,339 | 3,869 |
97 | McCulloch | Edwards Plateau | 8,332 | 5,796 |
98 | Starr | Lower Valley | 7,860 | -3,203 |
99 | Comanche | Cross Timbers | 7,690 | 4,601 |
100 | Pecos | Trans-Pecos | 7,320 | -3,687 |
101 | Hardeman | Northern Low Plains | 7,007 | 4,101 |
102 | Bosque | Blacklands | 6,646 | 5,494 |
103 | Coleman | Southern Low Plains | 6,513 | 4,504 |
104 | Motley | Northern Low Plains | 6,495 | 2,389 |
105 | Karnes | South Central | 6,166 | -1,444 |
106 | Denton | Blacklands | 5,806 | 5,806 |
107 | Hudspeth | Trans-Pecos | 5,725 | -1,969 |
108 | Limestone | Blacklands | 5,677 | 2,594 |
109 | Atascosa | South Texas | 5,517 | -2,315 |
110 | Fannin | Blacklands | 5,468 | 4,729 |
111 | Austin | South Central | 4,688 | 1,413 |
112 | Brown | Cross Timbers | 4,045 | 4,045 |
113 | Johnson | Blacklands | 3,631 | 3,002 |
114 | Throckmorton | Cross Timbers | 3,625 | 3,625 |
115 | Hays | South Central | 3,335 | 3,335 |
116 | Clay | Cross Timbers | 2,931 | 2,931 |
117 | Live Oak | South Texas | 2,817 | 2,817 |
118 | Bexar | South Central | 2,570 | 291 |
119 | Oldham | Northern High Plains | 1,972 | 1,972 |
120 | Guadalupe | South Central | 1,686 | -4,495 |
121 | Coke | Edwards Plateau | 1,597 | 972 |
122 | Travis | South Central | 1,462 | -1,007 |
123 | Kent | Northern Low Plains | 1,318 | 42 |
124 | Young | Cross Timbers | 1,131 | 635 |
125 | Hopkins | East Texas North | 1,052 | 1,052 |
126 | Shackelford | Cross Timbers | 946 | 946 |
127 | Hamilton | Blacklands | 934 | 934 |
128 | Collin | Blacklands | 788 | 788 |
129 | Anderson | East Texas North | 0 | -1,512 |
130 | Angelina | East Texas South | 0 | 0 |
131 | Aransas | Coastal Bend | 0 | 0 |
132 | Archer | Cross Timbers | 0 | 0 |
133 | Bandera | Edwards Plateau | 0 | 0 |
134 | Bastrop | South Central | 0 | -671 |
135 | Blanco | Edwards Plateau | 0 | 0 |
136 | Bowie | East Texas North | 0 | 0 |
137 | Brazoria | Upper Coast | 0 | -5,437 |
138 | Brewster | Trans-Pecos | 0 | 0 |
139 | Brooks | South Texas | 0 | 0 |
140 | Burnet | Edwards Plateau | 0 | 0 |
141 | Callahan | Cross Timbers | 0 | 0 |
142 | Camp | East Texas North | 0 | 0 |
143 | Cass | East Texas North | 0 | 0 |
144 | Chambers | Upper Coast | 0 | 0 |
145 | Cherokee | East Texas North | 0 | 0 |
146 | Colorado | South Central | 0 | -4,767 |
147 | Comal | South Central | 0 | 0 |
148 | Cooke | Blacklands | 0 | 0 |
149 | Coryell | Blacklands | 0 | -586 |
150 | Crane | Trans-Pecos | 0 | 0 |
151 | Crockett | Edwards Plateau | 0 | 0 |
152 | Culberson | Trans-Pecos | 0 | -2,737 |
153 | Dallas | Blacklands | 0 | 0 |
154 | Delta | Blacklands | 0 | -6,232 |
155 | DeWitt | South Central | 0 | -338 |
156 | Dimmit | South Texas | 0 | -2,334 |
157 | Duval | South Texas | 0 | 0 |
158 | Eastland | Cross Timbers | 0 | 0 |
159 | Ector | Trans-Pecos | 0 | 0 |
160 | Edwards | Edwards Plateau | 0 | 0 |
161 | Erath | Cross Timbers | 0 | -1,125 |
162 | Fayette | South Central | 0 | 0 |
163 | Foard | Northern Low Plains | 0 | 0 |
164 | Franklin | East Texas North | 0 | 0 |
165 | Freestone | East Texas South | 0 | 0 |
166 | Galveston | Upper Coast | 0 | 0 |
167 | Gillespie | Edwards Plateau | 0 | 0 |
168 | Goliad | South Central | 0 | -1,015 |
169 | Gonzales | South Central | 0 | 0 |
170 | Grayson | Blacklands | 0 | 0 |
171 | Gregg | East Texas North | 0 | 0 |
172 | Grimes | East Texas South | 0 | -2,179 |
173 | Hardin | East Texas South | 0 | 0 |
174 | Harris | Upper Coast | 0 | 0 |
175 | Harrison | East Texas North | 0 | 0 |
176 | Hemphill | Northern High Plains | 0 | 0 |
177 | Henderson | East Texas North | 0 | 0 |
178 | Hood | Cross Timbers | 0 | 0 |
179 | Houston | East Texas North | 0 | -4,776 |
180 | Irion | Edwards Plateau | 0 | 0 |
181 | Jack | Cross Timbers | 0 | 0 |
182 | Jasper | East Texas South | 0 | 0 |
183 | Jeff Davis | Trans-Pecos | 0 | 0 |
184 | Jefferson | Upper Coast | 0 | 0 |
185 | Jim Hogg | South Texas | 0 | 0 |
186 | Kaufman | Blacklands | 0 | 0 |
187 | Kendall | Edwards Plateau | 0 | 0 |
188 | Kenedy | South Texas | 0 | 0 |
189 | Kerr | Edwards Plateau | 0 | 0 |
190 | Kimble | Edwards Plateau | 0 | 0 |
191 | King | Northern Low Plains | 0 | 0 |
192 | Kinney | Edwards Plateau | 0 | -1,118 |
193 | La Salle | South Texas | 0 | 0 |
194 | Lampasas | Edwards Plateau | 0 | 0 |
195 | Lavaca | South Central | 0 | 0 |
196 | Lee | South Central | 0 | 0 |
197 | Leon | East Texas South | 0 | 0 |
198 | Liberty | Upper Coast | 0 | 0 |
199 | Lipscomb | Northern High Plains | 0 | 0 |
200 | Llano | Edwards Plateau | 0 | 0 |
201 | Loving | Trans-Pecos | 0 | 0 |
202 | Madison | East Texas South | 0 | 0 |
203 | Marion | East Texas North | 0 | 0 |
204 | Mason | Edwards Plateau | 0 | 0 |
205 | Maverick | South Texas | 0 | 0 |
206 | McMullen | South Texas | 0 | 0 |
207 | Menard | Edwards Plateau | 0 | 0 |
208 | Mills | Cross Timbers | 0 | 0 |
209 | Montague | Cross Timbers | 0 | 0 |
210 | Montgomery | East Texas South | 0 | -962 |
211 | Morris | East Texas North | 0 | 0 |
212 | Nacogdoches | East Texas North | 0 | 0 |
213 | Newton | East Texas South | 0 | 0 |
214 | Orange | Upper Coast | 0 | 0 |
215 | Palo Pinto | Cross Timbers | 0 | 0 |
216 | Panola | East Texas North | 0 | 0 |
217 | Parker | Cross Timbers | 0 | 0 |
218 | Polk | East Texas South | 0 | 0 |
219 | Potter | Northern High Plains | 0 | -825 |
220 | Presidio | Trans-Pecos | 0 | 0 |
221 | Rains | East Texas North | 0 | 0 |
222 | Real | Edwards Plateau | 0 | 0 |
223 | Red River | East Texas North | 0 | 0 |
224 | Reeves | Trans-Pecos | 0 | -2,860 |
225 | Roberts | Northern High Plains | 0 | -1,542 |
226 | Rockwall | Blacklands | 0 | 0 |
227 | Rusk | East Texas North | 0 | 0 |
228 | Sabine | East Texas South | 0 | 0 |
229 | San Augustine | East Texas South | 0 | 0 |
230 | San Jacinto | East Texas South | 0 | 0 |
231 | San Saba | Edwards Plateau | 0 | 0 |
232 | Shelby | East Texas North | 0 | 0 |
233 | Smith | East Texas North | 0 | 0 |
234 | Somervell | Cross Timbers | 0 | 0 |
235 | Stephens | Cross Timbers | 0 | 0 |
236 | Sterling | Edwards Plateau | 0 | 0 |
237 | Sutton | Edwards Plateau | 0 | 0 |
238 | Tarrant | Blacklands | 0 | 0 |
239 | Terrell | Trans-Pecos | 0 | 0 |
240 | Titus | East Texas North | 0 | 0 |
241 | Trinity | East Texas South | 0 | 0 |
242 | Tyler | East Texas South | 0 | 0 |
243 | Upshur | East Texas North | 0 | 0 |
244 | Val Verde | Edwards Plateau | 0 | 0 |
245 | Van Zandt | East Texas North | 0 | 0 |
246 | Walker | East Texas South | 0 | 0 |
247 | Waller | East Texas South | 0 | 0 |
248 | Ward | Trans-Pecos | 0 | 0 |
249 | Washington | South Central | 0 | -2,152 |
250 | Webb | South Texas | 0 | 0 |
251 | Winkler | Trans-Pecos | 0 | 0 |
252 | Wise | Cross Timbers | 0 | 0 |
253 | Wood | East Texas North | 0 | 0 |
254 | Zapata | South Texas | 0 | 0 |
Total | 8,807,667 | 4,085,616 |