Cotton Gins in the Texas Panhandle

Cottongins.org lists 21 active cotton gins in 13 of the Texas Panhandle's 26 counties, from Farwell on the New Mexico line to Wellington near the Oklahoma line. USDA NASS counted 20 active gins in these counties for the 2025 crop. There's no gin in Amarillo itself. The closest one on our list is Top of Texas Gin near Hereford, about 27 miles away.

  • 21gins listed
  • 13 of 26Panhandle counties with a gin
  • 20active gins, USDA NASS 2025 crop
  • 27 miAmarillo to the nearest gin

Western Panhandle: Hereford, Dimmitt, Tulia, Dumas & Spearman (15)

15 gins in Parmer, Deaf Smith, Castro, Swisher, Briscoe, Moore, Hansford, Carson and Gray counties.

Eastern Panhandle: Memphis, Wellington, Childress & Clarendon (6)

6 gins in Hall, Collingsworth, Childress and Donley counties.

GinTownCountyPhone
Farmers Co-op Gin (Childress)ChildressChildress County940-937-6201
Tri-County Co-op GinDodsonCollingsworth County806-493-4555
Farmers Co-op Gin (Wellington)WellingtonCollingsworth County806-447-2201
Donley County GinLelia LakeDonley County806-874-2428
Lakeview Farmers Co-op GinLakeviewHall County806-867-2931
Memphis Farmers Gin CoMemphisHall County806-259-2145

County names link to their county pages where we have one.

County pages in this region

Nearby cotton gins

Frequently asked questions

How many cotton gins are in the Texas Panhandle?

We list 21 active gins in 13 of the 26 Panhandle counties. USDA NASS counted 20 active gins in those counties for the 2025 crop, out of 150 in all of Texas.

Is there a cotton gin in Amarillo?

No gin on our list is in Potter or Randall County. The nearest, straight-line from downtown Amarillo, are Top of Texas Gin near Hereford (about 27 miles), Carson County Gin in White Deer (about 37 miles) and Hereford Farmers Gin (about 44 miles).

Which Panhandle county has the most cotton gins?

Parmer County, with 3 on our list (Farwell, Friona and the Clays Corner gin near Muleshoe). See the Parmer County page. Briscoe, Collingsworth, Deaf Smith, Hall, Hansford and Swisher have 2 each.

Is Lubbock in the Texas Panhandle?

Not by the official definition. The Panhandle is the 26 counties of the Panhandle Regional Planning Commission. Lubbock, Plainview and Levelland are in the South Plains region just south of it. See cotton gins in Lubbock & the South Plains.

How much cotton does the Panhandle gin?

USDA NASS doesn't publish county totals for any Panhandle county. Each has only one or two gins, so the numbers are withheld to protect individual gins' data. Statewide, Texas gins ginned 5,280,150 running bales of the 2025 crop, 39% of the U.S. total.

Sources: gin list from the cottongins.org directory (updated Oct 2026). Active-gin counts: USDA NASS, Cotton Ginnings 2025 Summary (May 2026). Region: the 26 counties of the Panhandle Regional Planning Commission. Distances are straight-line from downtown Amarillo.