Hopkins County is a livestock and forage county built on small and mid-sized operations, with 1,873 farms averaging 169 acres across 317,431 acres. Producers sold $342.3 million in agricultural products in 2022, 21st among Texas counties, with livestock, poultry, and products accounting for 96 percent of that value and crops just 4 percent.
Hay and haylage is the leading crop by a wide margin at 78,597 acres, feeding 110,911 head of cattle. Sulphur Springs was long the leading dairy county in Texas, peaking around 1990 with nearly 500 dairies producing almost 17 percent of the state total. Dairy remains real but much reduced: the county still sold $76.7 million in milk in 2022, 12th of the 93 Texas counties reporting milk, but poultry has overtaken it as the largest single sector at $179.3 million.
Agnomy connects Sulphur Springs-area producers with verified local service providers who understand repeated hay cuttings, poultry litter application, and pasture renovation, making it easier to find, book, and manage the services your operation depends on.
