The district has several unique geographic regions which transverse the terrain. These regions have specific soil, rainfall, plant, animal and agricultural features. The major geographic regions include the Brazos River Basin or Valley, Trinity River Basin, Coastal Prairies, East Texas Forest, Big Thicket, Blackland Prairie, and Coastal Marshes. The large population in this region support these industries with the needed workforce and these industries provide the economic base for this very viable and growing region of the state. Education of a future workforce to support these industries is provided by several colleges and universities within Southeast Extension District 9.
Agricultural production continues to be a viable economic force within the district.
Livestock production in the district is composed primarily of the production of feeder calves, stocker cattle and breeder cattle. Poultry production has increased in the district with the establishment of a poultry processing plant in the Bryan-College Station area. Estimations indicate that annually 552,000 feeder calves and stocker cattle are produced in the district. Southeast Extension District 9 is composed of 18 counties which include Brazoria, Brazos, Burleson, Chambers, Fort Bend, Galveston, Grimes, Harris, Hardin, Jefferson, Lee, Liberty, Madison, Montgomery, Orange, San Jacinto, Walker, and Waller.