Economy thumb|right|Area affected by 1930s Dust Bowl Cattle raising was the most important economic activity before and after statehood. Farming rose in importance after the 1890s. Despite the occurrence of the Dust Bowl these two sectors have recovered and prospered. By 1990, Texas County led the state in producing grain sorghums, with 4.2 million bushels, or one-quarter of the state's harvest, and was the state's fourth-largest wheat-producing county, harvesting 10.3 million bushels. By 1997 it was the state's top producer of both hogs and cattle. Texas County was the fifth-ranked county in the entire nation in 2017 for the number of hogs produced (1,094,877), and pork producer Seaboard Foods is the county's primary employer.
Economy thumb|right|Area affected by 1930s Dust Bowl Cattle raising was the most important economic activity before and after statehood. Farming rose in importance after the 1890s. Despite the occurrence of the Dust Bowl these two sectors have recovered and prospered. By 1990, Texas County led the state in producing grain sorghums, with 4.2 million bushels, or one-quarter of the state's harvest and was the state's fourth-largest wheat-producing county, harvesting 10.3 million bushels. By 1997 it was the state's top producer of both hogs and cattle. Texas County was the fifth-ranked county in the entire nation in 2017 for the number of hogs produced (1,094,877), and pork producer Seaboard Foods is the county's primary employer.