Farm operations
330
Avg 621 ac / farm
2022 USDA Census UT · FIPS 49007 330 farms Bottom quartile (#26/29) 14% cropland LIGHT PASTURE-LED
Carbon County, Utah - Farm Data
Agricultural and commodity intelligence for Carbon County. Ranked #26 of 29 counties in Utah.
205K acres of agricultural land
- Cropland
- 14.4% 29K acres
- Other land
- 85.6% 175K acres
USDA NASS · 2022 Census of Agriculture
Carbon County received $5.88 in Census government payments per agricultural acre, 0.8× the Utah county median of $7.53.
According to the USDA NASS 2022 Census of Agriculture.
- $5.88
- government payments per agricultural acre
- $7.53
- Utah county median per acre
- 0.78×
- 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.
330 farms · $10.3M sales
Carbon County, Utah reports 330 farms and $10.3M in commodity sales in the 2022 USDA NASS Census of Agriculture, ranking #1721 of 2943 U.S. counties by federal farm program payments. According to the Census extract on PlainFarmData, in-state commodity-sales rank is #26 of 29 counties in Utah; Census county totals are not a roll-up of USDA ERS state payment series.
- In-state sales rank #26 of 29
- National payments rank #1721 of 2943
- Govt payments / sales ratio 11.7%
Commodity sales
$10.3M
0.30× state median -- Well below state median
Federal payments
$1.2M
11.7% of sales -- High federal dependence
Net farm income
$-303K
2022 cash income -- Net loss
F
Farm economy grade: F -- Carbon County's net farm income sits at the 12th percentile among 3,046 NASS-reporting counties nationally (2022 Census). Percentile-benchmarked, not a same-state comparison like the tier label above.
What the Carbon County Farm Data Shows
Carbon County, Utah reported 330 farm operations in the 2022 USDA Census of Agriculture, generating $10.3M in total commodity sales and receiving $1.2M in federal farm program payments. Intensity stamp LIGHT ($5.88/acre); land stamp PASTURE-LED. Net cash farm income came in at $-303K. In-state sales rank #26 of 29 in Utah.
Of 204,872 acres agricultural land, cropland is only 29,407 acres (14.4%) - a PASTURE-LED mix where livestock forage and disaster titles (LFP/ELAP) usually outweigh row-crop commodity programs. Federal intensity is LIGHT; pair the ABS payment peers below before treating any single county as representative of Utah.
Land Use
$5.88 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
204,872 acres
Cropland
29,407 acres
Avg Farm Size
621 ac
Cropland share of agricultural land 14.4%
29,407 cropland acres · PASTURE-LED stamp.
Land Use Breakdown
| Category | Acres | Share of Ag Land |
|---|---|---|
| Total agricultural land | 204,872 | 100.0% |
| Cropland | 29,407 | 14.4% |
| Pasture, range, woodland, other | 175,465 | 85.6% |
| Average farm size | 621 | acres / farm |
Frequently Asked Questions
How many farms are in Carbon County, Utah?
Carbon County, Utah has 330 farms (2022 USDA Census). Average farm size 621 acres; land stamp PASTURE-LED.
What is the total agricultural production value of Carbon County?
Carbon County's total commodity sales are $10.3M (2022 Census of Agriculture), ranking #26 among 29 counties in Utah.
How much federal farm assistance does Carbon County receive?
Carbon County received $1.2M in federal government farm program receipts (2022), stamping LIGHT on NASS payments-per-acre ($5.88/acre) with a PASTURE-LED land mix.
What is the net farm income in Carbon County?
Net cash farm income for operations in Carbon County is $-303K (2022 Census of Agriculture).
Read with Carbon County
Nearest NASS federal-payment peers and $/acre poles for Carbon (LIGHT · PASTURE-LED), replacing the old fixed Related and same-state alphabetical strip.
LIGHT PASTURE-LED
Fairfield County, OH · LIGHT
$1.2M federal receipts is lower by $1K than Carbon; land stamp CROP-HEAVY vs PASTURE-LED.
Lexington County, SC · HEAVY
$1.2M federal receipts is lower by $2K than Carbon; land stamp MIXED vs PASTURE-LED.
Zavala County, TX · TRACE
$1.2M federal receipts is higher by $2K than Carbon; land stamp PASTURE-LED vs PASTURE-LED.
Santa Cruz County, CA · DENSE
$1.2M federal receipts is lower by $3K than Carbon; land stamp MIXED vs PASTURE-LED.
Wood County (LIGHT $/acre pole)
Wood sits near Carbon on payments-per-acre ($5.86) while total receipts differ.
Dallas County (LIGHT $/acre pole)
Dallas sits near Carbon on payments-per-acre ($5.91) while total receipts differ.
Utah ERS state roll-up
Carbon stamps LIGHT · PASTURE-LED inside Utah's NASS county table, open the state ERS payment stack next.
Census payments leaderboard (#1721)
Carbon ranks #1721 of 2943 on NASS federal farm program payments under the LIGHT intensity band.
Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.
What to do with this
Carbon County, Utah stamps LIGHT · PASTURE-LED in the 2022 NASS Census, ranking #1721 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.