Farm operations
189
Avg 665 ac / farm
2022 USDA Census UT · FIPS 49025 189 farms Bottom quartile (#28/29) 4% cropland MID PASTURE-LED
Kane County, Utah - Farm Data
Agricultural and commodity intelligence for Kane County. Ranked #28 of 29 counties in Utah.
126K acres of agricultural land
- Cropland
- 3.7% 5K acres
- Other land
- 96.3% 121K acres
USDA NASS · 2022 Census of Agriculture
Kane County received $7.16 in Census government payments per agricultural acre, 1.0× the Utah county median of $7.53.
According to the USDA NASS 2022 Census of Agriculture.
- $7.16
- government payments per agricultural acre
- $7.53
- Utah county median per acre
- 0.95×
- 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.
189 farms · $5.6M sales
Kane County, Utah reports 189 farms and $5.6M in commodity sales in the 2022 USDA NASS Census of Agriculture, ranking #1892 of 2943 U.S. counties by federal farm program payments. According to the Census extract on PlainFarmData, in-state commodity-sales rank is #28 of 29 counties in Utah; Census county totals are not a roll-up of USDA ERS state payment series.
- In-state sales rank #28 of 29
- National payments rank #1892 of 2943
- Govt payments / sales ratio 16.2%
Commodity sales
$5.6M
0.16× state median -- Well below state median
Federal payments
$900K
16.2% of sales -- High federal dependence
Net farm income
$1.6M
2022 cash income -- Below-typical net income
D
Farm economy grade: D -- Kane County's net farm income sits at the 20th percentile among 3,046 NASS-reporting counties nationally (2022 Census). Percentile-benchmarked, not a same-state comparison like the tier label above.
What the Kane County Farm Data Shows
Kane County, Utah reported 189 farm operations in the 2022 USDA Census of Agriculture, generating $5.6M in total commodity sales and receiving $900K in federal farm program payments. Intensity stamp MID ($7.16/acre); land stamp PASTURE-LED. Net cash farm income came in at $1.6M. In-state sales rank #28 of 29 in Utah.
Of 125,662 acres agricultural land, cropland is only 4,641 acres (3.7%) - a PASTURE-LED mix where livestock forage and disaster titles (LFP/ELAP) usually outweigh row-crop commodity programs. Federal intensity is MID; pair the ABS payment peers below before treating any single county as representative of Utah.
Land Use
$7.16 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
125,662 acres
Cropland
4,641 acres
Avg Farm Size
665 ac
Cropland share of agricultural land 3.7%
4,641 cropland acres · PASTURE-LED stamp.
Land Use Breakdown
| Category | Acres | Share of Ag Land |
|---|---|---|
| Total agricultural land | 125,662 | 100.0% |
| Cropland | 4,641 | 3.7% |
| Pasture, range, woodland, other | 121,021 | 96.3% |
| Average farm size | 665 | acres / farm |
Frequently Asked Questions
How many farms are in Kane County, Utah?
Kane County, Utah has 189 farms (2022 USDA Census). Average farm size 665 acres; land stamp PASTURE-LED.
What is the total agricultural production value of Kane County?
Kane County's total commodity sales are $5.6M (2022 Census of Agriculture), ranking #28 among 29 counties in Utah.
How much federal farm assistance does Kane County receive?
Kane County received $900K in federal government farm program receipts (2022), stamping MID on NASS payments-per-acre ($7.16/acre) with a PASTURE-LED land mix.
What is the net farm income in Kane County?
Net cash farm income for operations in Kane County is $1.6M (2022 Census of Agriculture).
Read with Kane County
Nearest NASS federal-payment peers and $/acre poles for Kane (MID · PASTURE-LED), replacing the old fixed Related and same-state alphabetical strip.
MID PASTURE-LED
Boundary County, ID · HEAVY
$899K federal receipts is lower by $1K than Kane; land stamp CROP-LED vs PASTURE-LED.
Stokes County, NC · MID
$901K federal receipts is higher by $1K than Kane; land stamp MIXED vs PASTURE-LED.
Effingham County, GA · DENSE
$898K federal receipts is lower by $2K than Kane; land stamp MIXED vs PASTURE-LED.
Bledsoe County, TN · MID
$898K federal receipts is lower by $2K than Kane; land stamp MIXED vs PASTURE-LED.
Baxter County (MID $/acre pole)
Baxter sits near Kane on payments-per-acre ($7.05) while total receipts differ.
Mcnairy County (MID $/acre pole)
Mcnairy sits near Kane on payments-per-acre ($7.01) while total receipts differ.
Utah ERS state roll-up
Kane stamps MID · PASTURE-LED inside Utah's NASS county table, open the state ERS payment stack next.
Census payments leaderboard (#1892)
Kane ranks #1892 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
Kane County, Utah stamps MID · PASTURE-LED in the 2022 NASS Census, ranking #1892 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.