Farm operations
108
Avg 426 ac / farm
2022 USDA Census UT · FIPS 49031 108 farms Upper-middle (#14/29) 32% cropland HEAVY MIXED
Piute County, Utah - Farm Data
Agricultural and commodity intelligence for Piute County. Ranked #14 of 29 counties in Utah.
46K acres of agricultural land
- Cropland
- 32.1% 15K acres
- Other land
- 67.9% 31K acres
USDA NASS · 2022 Census of Agriculture
Piute County received $12.97 in Census government payments per agricultural acre, 1.7× the Utah county median of $7.53.
According to the USDA NASS 2022 Census of Agriculture.
- $12.97
- government payments per agricultural acre
- $7.53
- Utah county median per acre
- 1.72×
- 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.
108 farms · $38.9M sales
Piute County, Utah reports 108 farms and $38.9M in commodity sales in the 2022 USDA NASS Census of Agriculture, ranking #2116 of 2943 U.S. counties by federal farm program payments. According to the Census extract on PlainFarmData, in-state commodity-sales rank is #14 of 29 counties in Utah; Census county totals are not a roll-up of USDA ERS state payment series.
- In-state sales rank #14 of 29
- National payments rank #2116 of 2943
- Govt payments / sales ratio 1.5%
Commodity sales
$38.9M
1.1× state median -- Near state median
Federal payments
$597K
1.5% of sales -- Below-typical dependence
Net farm income
$14.8M
2022 cash income -- Typical net income
C
Farm economy grade: C -- Piute County's net farm income sits at the 44th percentile among 3,046 NASS-reporting counties nationally (2022 Census). Percentile-benchmarked, not a same-state comparison like the tier label above.
What the Piute County Farm Data Shows
Piute County, Utah reported 108 farm operations in the 2022 USDA Census of Agriculture, generating $38.9M in total commodity sales and receiving $597K in federal farm program payments. Intensity stamp HEAVY ($12.97/acre); land stamp MIXED. Net cash farm income came in at $14.8M. In-state sales rank #14 of 29 in Utah.
Of 46,033 acres agricultural land, cropland is 14,788 acres (32.1%) with the balance in pasture, range, woodland, or farmsteads, a MIXED footprint. Average farm size 426 acres. Federal intensity is HEAVY; pair the ABS payment peers below before treating any single county as representative of Utah.
Land Use
$12.97 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
46,033 acres
Cropland
14,788 acres
Avg Farm Size
426 ac
Cropland share of agricultural land 32.1%
14,788 cropland acres · MIXED stamp.
Land Use Breakdown
| Category | Acres | Share of Ag Land |
|---|---|---|
| Total agricultural land | 46,033 | 100.0% |
| Cropland | 14,788 | 32.1% |
| Pasture, range, woodland, other | 31,245 | 67.9% |
| Average farm size | 426 | acres / farm |
Frequently Asked Questions
How many farms are in Piute County, Utah?
Piute County, Utah has 108 farms (2022 USDA Census). Average farm size 426 acres; land stamp MIXED.
What is the total agricultural production value of Piute County?
Piute County's total commodity sales are $38.9M (2022 Census of Agriculture), ranking #14 among 29 counties in Utah.
How much federal farm assistance does Piute County receive?
Piute County received $597K in federal government farm program receipts (2022), stamping HEAVY on NASS payments-per-acre ($12.97/acre) with a MIXED land mix.
What is the net farm income in Piute County?
Net cash farm income for operations in Piute County is $14.8M (2022 Census of Agriculture).
Read with Piute County
Nearest NASS federal-payment peers and $/acre poles for Piute (HEAVY · MIXED), replacing the old fixed Related and same-state alphabetical strip.
HEAVY MIXED
St. Johns County, FL · DENSE
$597K federal receipts is higher by - than Piute; land stamp CROP-LED vs MIXED.
Franklin County, MO · TRACE
$598K federal receipts is higher by $1K than Piute; land stamp MIXED vs MIXED.
Jefferson County, PA · MID
$598K federal receipts is higher by $1K than Piute; land stamp CROP-LED vs MIXED.
Mcmullen County, TX · TRACE
$596K federal receipts is lower by $1K than Piute; land stamp PASTURE-LED vs MIXED.
Curry County (HEAVY $/acre pole)
Curry sits near Piute on payments-per-acre ($12.99) while total receipts differ.
Okaloosa County (HEAVY $/acre pole)
Okaloosa sits near Piute on payments-per-acre ($13.02) while total receipts differ.
Utah ERS state roll-up
Piute stamps HEAVY · MIXED inside Utah's NASS county table, open the state ERS payment stack next.
Census payments leaderboard (#2116)
Piute ranks #2116 of 2943 on NASS federal farm program payments under the HEAVY intensity band.
Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.
What to do with this
Piute County, Utah stamps HEAVY · MIXED in the 2022 NASS Census, ranking #2116 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.