Farm operations
267
Avg 448 ac / farm
2022 USDA Census UT · FIPS 49001 267 farms Top quartile (#1/29) 29% cropland MID MIXED
Beaver County, Utah - Farm Data
Agricultural and commodity intelligence for Beaver County. Ranked #1 of 29 counties in Utah.
119K acres of agricultural land
- Cropland
- 28.6% 34K acres
- Other land
- 71.4% 85K acres
USDA NASS · 2022 Census of Agriculture
Beaver County received $10.92 in Census government payments per agricultural acre, 1.5× the Utah county median of $7.53.
According to the USDA NASS 2022 Census of Agriculture.
- $10.92
- government payments per agricultural acre
- $7.53
- Utah county median per acre
- 1.45×
- Utah median per acre
Payments per acre use the same NASS county table for receipts and acreage. Census county totals are not a roll-up of the USDA ERS state payment series.
267 farms · $271.7M sales
Beaver County, Utah reports 267 farms and $271.7M in commodity sales in the 2022 USDA NASS Census of Agriculture, ranking #1665 of 2943 U.S. counties by federal farm program payments. According to the Census extract on PlainFarmData, in-state commodity-sales rank is #1 of 29 counties in Utah; Census county totals are not a roll-up of USDA ERS state payment series.
- In-state sales rank #1 of 29
- National payments rank #1665 of 2943
- Govt payments / sales ratio 0.5%
Commodity sales
$271.7M
7.9× state median -- Far above state median
Federal payments
$1.3M
0.5% of sales -- Below-typical dependence
Net farm income
$29.7M
2022 cash income -- Typical net income
C
Farm economy grade: C -- Beaver County's net farm income sits at the 57th percentile among 3,046 NASS-reporting counties nationally (2022 Census). Percentile-benchmarked, not a same-state comparison like the tier label above.
What the Beaver County Farm Data Shows
Beaver County, Utah reported 267 farm operations in the 2022 USDA Census of Agriculture, generating $271.7M in total commodity sales and receiving $1.3M in federal farm program payments. Intensity stamp MID ($10.92/acre); land stamp MIXED. Net cash farm income came in at $29.7M. In-state sales rank #1 of 29 in Utah.
Of 119,496 acres agricultural land, cropland is 34,234 acres (28.6%) with the balance in pasture, range, woodland, or farmsteads, a MIXED footprint. Average farm size 448 acres. Federal intensity is MID; pair the ABS payment peers below before treating any single county as representative of Utah.
Land Use
$10.92 per acre of agricultural land · the median Utah county receives $7.53. Payments per acre normalise federal support for farm size; both figures come from the same USDA NASS 2022 Census county table.
Total Ag Land
119,496 acres
Cropland
34,234 acres
Avg Farm Size
448 ac
Cropland share of agricultural land 28.6%
34,234 cropland acres · MIXED stamp.
Land Use Breakdown
| Category | Acres | Share of Ag Land |
|---|---|---|
| Total agricultural land | 119,496 | 100.0% |
| Cropland | 34,234 | 28.6% |
| Pasture, range, woodland, other | 85,262 | 71.4% |
| Average farm size | 448 | acres / farm |
Frequently Asked Questions
How many farms are in Beaver County, Utah?
Beaver County, Utah has 267 farms (2022 USDA Census). Average farm size 448 acres; land stamp MIXED.
What is the total agricultural production value of Beaver County?
Beaver County's total commodity sales are $271.7M (2022 Census of Agriculture), ranking #1 among 29 counties in Utah.
How much federal farm assistance does Beaver County receive?
Beaver County received $1.3M in federal government farm program receipts (2022), stamping MID on NASS payments-per-acre ($10.92/acre) with a MIXED land mix.
What is the net farm income in Beaver County?
Net cash farm income for operations in Beaver County is $29.7M (2022 Census of Agriculture).
Read with Beaver County
Nearest NASS federal-payment peers and $/acre poles for Beaver (MID · MIXED), replacing the old fixed Related and same-state alphabetical strip.
MID MIXED
Franklin County, IN · MID
$1.3M federal receipts is higher by $1K than Beaver; land stamp CROP-LED vs MIXED.
Metcalfe County, KY · MID
$1.3M federal receipts is higher by $2K than Beaver; land stamp MIXED vs MIXED.
Irion County, TX · TRACE
$1.3M federal receipts is lower by $3K than Beaver; land stamp PASTURE-LED vs MIXED.
Franklin County, MA · HEAVY
$1.3M federal receipts is lower by $4K than Beaver; land stamp MIXED vs MIXED.
Bartholomew County (MID $/acre pole)
Bartholomew sits near Beaver on payments-per-acre ($10.84) while total receipts differ.
Calhoun County (MID $/acre pole)
Calhoun sits near Beaver on payments-per-acre ($11.02) while total receipts differ.
Utah ERS state roll-up
Beaver stamps MID · MIXED inside Utah's NASS county table, open the state ERS payment stack next.
Census payments leaderboard (#1665)
Beaver ranks #1665 of 2943 on NASS federal farm program payments under the MID intensity band.
Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.
What to do with this
Beaver County, Utah stamps MID · MIXED in the 2022 NASS Census, ranking #1665 of 2943 U.S. counties by federal farm program payments. Three places to go next:
- See how Utah compares nationally on ERS farm payments and income. Utah state page
- Browse the full county table to compare payment intensity across the country. All counties
- Understand what actually drives county-level farm payments. Read the guide
County figures (2022 NASS Census of Agriculture) are a separate population from USDA ERS state and national payment series and must not be summed together.
County farm figures on this page are rendered from the USDA NASS 2022 Census of Agriculture, no number is typed in by an editor. Census county totals are not a roll-up of the USDA ERS state payment series. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error.