Farm operations
1,378
Avg 196 ac / farm
2022 USDA Census UT · FIPS 49005 Top quartile by state sales MID MIXED
Cache County, Utah - Farm Data
Agricultural and commodity intelligence for Cache County. Ranked #7 of 29 counties in Utah.
269,909 acres of agricultural land
- Cropland
- 41.9% 113,209 acres
- Other land
- 58.1% 156,700 acres
USDA NASS · 2022 Census of Agriculture
Cache County received $9.40 in Census government payments per agricultural acre, 1.2× the Utah county median of $7.53.
According to the USDA NASS 2022 Census of Agriculture.
- $9.40
- government payments per agricultural acre
- $7.53
- Utah county median per acre
- 1.25×
- 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.
According to the 2022 USDA NASS Census of Agriculture, Cache County, Utah is a MIXED county with federal farm payments per acre that stamp MID; commodity sales sit far above state median and it shows below-typical federal dependence.
Commodity sales
$188.6M
5.5× state median -- Far above state median
Federal payments
$2.5M
1.3% of sales -- Below-typical dependence
Net farm income
$48.1M
2022 cash income -- Well above-typical net income
C
Farm economy grade: C -- Cache County's net farm income sits at the 67th percentile among 3,046 NASS-reporting counties nationally (2022 Census). Percentile-benchmarked, not a same-state comparison like the tier label above.
What the Cache County Farm Data Shows
Cache County, Utah reads as a MIXED county with MID federal payment intensity. In the NASS Census vocabulary this portal uses, cropland is 25% to 50% of agricultural land with the balance in pasture, range, woodland or farmsteads, so row-crop and livestock-side programs are both in play; payments per agricultural acre fall in the middle national quintile, $6.98 to $11.30 an acre, a mid-range level of federal support for the land base.
The state comparisons on this page use the 29 of 29 Utah counties with published commodity sales, averaging the two central values when the count is even. Payments per acre use the 29 counties that report both receipts and acreage, and net-income peers are the 22 that reported a profit.
Pair the payment peers below before treating any single county as representative of Utah.
Read with Cache County
Nearest NASS federal-payment peers and $/acre poles for Cache (MID · MIXED), replacing the old fixed Related and same-state alphabetical strip.
MID MIXED
Benton County, AR · HEAVY
$2.5M federal receipts is higher by $3K than Cache; land stamp MIXED vs MIXED.
Mcpherson County, NE · LIGHT
$2.5M federal receipts is lower by $4K than Cache; land stamp PASTURE-LED vs MIXED.
Foard County, TX · LIGHT
$2.5M federal receipts is lower by $6K than Cache; land stamp PASTURE-LED vs MIXED.
ST Croix County, WI · MID
$2.5M federal receipts is higher by $6K than Cache; land stamp CROP-HEAVY vs MIXED.
Mayes County (MID $/acre pole)
Mayes sits near Cache on payments-per-acre ($9.40) while total receipts differ.
Haywood County (MID $/acre pole)
Haywood sits near Cache on payments-per-acre ($9.36) while total receipts differ.
Utah ERS state roll-up
Cache stamps MID · MIXED inside Utah's NASS county table, open the state ERS payment stack next.
Census payments leaderboard
Open the national ranking of U.S. counties by NASS federal farm program payments to see the counties around Cache under the MID intensity band.
What to do with this
From Cache County, Utah, these three pages are the natural next reads:
- 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.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many farms are in Cache County, Utah?
Cache County, Utah has 1,378 farms (2022 USDA Census). Average farm size 196 acres; land stamp MIXED.
What is the total agricultural production value of Cache County?
Cache County's total commodity sales are $188.6M (2022 Census of Agriculture), ranking #7 among 29 counties in Utah.
How much federal farm assistance does Cache County receive?
Cache County received $2.5M in federal government farm program receipts (2022), stamping MID on NASS payments-per-acre ($9.40/acre) with a MIXED land mix.
What is the net farm income in Cache County?
Net cash farm income for operations in Cache County is $48.1M (2022 Census of Agriculture).
State Overview
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Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service 2022 Census of Agriculture · 2022
Dollar values reflect calendar year 2022 farm operations data.
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Intensity stamp MID · land stamp MIXED (NASS payments-per-acre / cropland share bands).
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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.