Farm operations
760
Avg 2,194 ac / farm
2022 USDA Census UT · FIPS 49037 Lower-middle by state sales TRACE PASTURE-LED
San Juan County, Utah - Farm Data
Agricultural and commodity intelligence for San Juan County. Ranked #19 of 29 counties in Utah.
1,667,744 acres of agricultural land
- Cropland
- 6.8% 114,059 acres
- Other land
- 93.2% 1,553,685 acres
USDA NASS · 2022 Census of Agriculture
San Juan County received $2.24 in Census government payments per agricultural acre, 0.3× the Utah county median of $7.53.
According to the USDA NASS 2022 Census of Agriculture.
- $2.24
- government payments per agricultural acre
- $7.53
- Utah county median per acre
- 0.30×
- 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, San Juan County, Utah is a PASTURE-LED county with federal farm payments per acre that stamp TRACE; commodity sales sit near state median and it shows high federal dependence.
Commodity sales
$22.1M
0.64× state median -- Near state median
Federal payments
$3.7M
16.9% of sales -- High federal dependence
Net farm income
$-3.4M
2022 cash income -- Net loss
F
Farm economy grade: F -- San Juan County's net farm income sits at the 5th percentile among 3,046 NASS-reporting counties nationally (2022 Census). Percentile-benchmarked, not a same-state comparison like the tier label above.
What the San Juan County Farm Data Shows
San Juan County, Utah reads as a PASTURE-LED county with TRACE federal payment intensity. In the NASS Census vocabulary this portal uses, cropland is under 25% of agricultural land, a mix where livestock forage and disaster titles (LFP/ELAP) usually outweigh row-crop commodity programs; payments per agricultural acre fall in the lowest national quintile, under $3.41 an acre, so program receipts are a marginal line beside market revenue.
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 San Juan County
Nearest NASS federal-payment peers and $/acre poles for San Juan (TRACE · PASTURE-LED), replacing the old fixed Related and same-state alphabetical strip.
TRACE PASTURE-LED
Buffalo County, SD · HEAVY
$3.7M federal receipts is higher by $4K than San Juan; land stamp MIXED vs PASTURE-LED.
Jefferson County, OR · LIGHT
$3.7M federal receipts is lower by $5K than San Juan; land stamp PASTURE-LED vs PASTURE-LED.
Bedford County, VA · DENSE
$3.7M federal receipts is lower by $11K than San Juan; land stamp MIXED vs PASTURE-LED.
Champaign County, IL · LIGHT
$3.7M federal receipts is lower by $13K than San Juan; land stamp CROP-HEAVY vs PASTURE-LED.
Union County (TRACE $/acre pole)
Union sits near San Juan on payments-per-acre ($2.01) while total receipts differ.
Laramie County (TRACE $/acre pole)
Laramie sits near San Juan on payments-per-acre ($2.84) while total receipts differ.
Utah ERS state roll-up
San Juan stamps TRACE · PASTURE-LED 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 San Juan under the TRACE intensity band.
What to do with this
Three places to go next from San Juan County, Utah:
- 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 San Juan County, Utah?
San Juan County, Utah has 760 farms (2022 USDA Census). Average farm size 2,194 acres; land stamp PASTURE-LED.
What is the total agricultural production value of San Juan County?
San Juan County's total commodity sales are $22.1M (2022 Census of Agriculture), ranking #19 among 29 counties in Utah.
How much federal farm assistance does San Juan County receive?
San Juan County received $3.7M in federal government farm program receipts (2022), stamping TRACE on NASS payments-per-acre ($2.24/acre) with a PASTURE-LED land mix.
What is the net farm income in San Juan County?
Net cash farm income for operations in San Juan County is $-3.4M (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.
PlainFarmData is an independent data portal, not affiliated with USDA, FSA, or any government agency. For official program eligibility or application guidance, contact your local USDA Farm Service Agency office.
Intensity stamp TRACE · land stamp PASTURE-LED (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.