Land in the county is used for recreation and agriculture. The recreation areas are hunting, fishing, wildlife and bird watching. The agricultural use is in rice, soybeans, forage, cattle and aquaculture enterprises. Some of the attractions are Texas Rice Festival, Texas Gatorfest, Houston Raceway Park, U.S. Wildlife Refugee and many more. These activities help to increase the economic development of the county.

Chambers County like other Texas counties is concentrating on growing a strong educational system and developing a strong economy that will prepare its citizens and its children for the 21st century. Texas Cooperative Extension in Chambers County serves a population of 26, 031. Our goal is to provide quality, reliable education programs that address the issues of importance to local citizens.

In 1999 the Texas Communities Future Forum was conducted in all 254 counties in Texas. From this process, the top issues of importance to the citizens of each county were identified. In Chambers County the top five issues included:

1. Improved economic development through tourism and agriculture diversification
2. Improved job skill education in order to increase employment opportunities
3. Better utilization of natural resources
4. Parent education classes to promote stronger families