Farm operations
760
Avg 524 ac / farm
2022 USDA Census UT · FIPS 49043 760 farms Lower-middle (#16/29) 8% cropland LIGHT PASTURE-LED
Summit County, Utah - Farm Data
Agricultural and commodity intelligence for Summit County. Ranked #16 of 29 counties in Utah.
398K acres of agricultural land
- Cropland
- 7.5% 30K acres
- Other land
- 92.5% 368K acres
USDA NASS · 2022 Census of Agriculture
Summit County received $4.22 in Census government payments per agricultural acre, 0.6× the Utah county median of $7.53.
According to the USDA NASS 2022 Census of Agriculture.
- $4.22
- government payments per agricultural acre
- $7.53
- Utah county median per acre
- 0.56×
- 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.
760 farms · $29.6M sales
Summit County, Utah reports 760 farms and $29.6M in commodity sales in the 2022 USDA NASS Census of Agriculture, ranking #1490 of 2943 U.S. counties by federal farm program payments. According to the Census extract on PlainFarmData, in-state commodity-sales rank is #16 of 29 counties in Utah; Census county totals are not a roll-up of USDA ERS state payment series.
- In-state sales rank #16 of 29
- National payments rank #1490 of 2943
- Govt payments / sales ratio 5.7%
Commodity sales
$29.6M
0.86× state median -- Near state median
Federal payments
$1.7M
5.7% of sales -- Above-typical dependence
Net farm income
$2.6M
2022 cash income -- Below-typical net income
D
Farm economy grade: D -- Summit County's net farm income sits at the 23th percentile among 3,046 NASS-reporting counties nationally (2022 Census). Percentile-benchmarked, not a same-state comparison like the tier label above.
What the Summit County Farm Data Shows
Summit County, Utah reported 760 farm operations in the 2022 USDA Census of Agriculture, generating $29.6M in total commodity sales and receiving $1.7M in federal farm program payments. Intensity stamp LIGHT ($4.22/acre); land stamp PASTURE-LED. Net cash farm income came in at $2.6M. In-state sales rank #16 of 29 in Utah.
Of 398,230 acres agricultural land, cropland is only 30,048 acres (7.5%) - 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
$4.22 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
398,230 acres
Cropland
30,048 acres
Avg Farm Size
524 ac
Cropland share of agricultural land 7.5%
30,048 cropland acres · PASTURE-LED stamp.
Land Use Breakdown
| Category | Acres | Share of Ag Land |
|---|---|---|
| Total agricultural land | 398,230 | 100.0% |
| Cropland | 30,048 | 7.5% |
| Pasture, range, woodland, other | 368,182 | 92.5% |
| Average farm size | 524 | acres / farm |
Frequently Asked Questions
How many farms are in Summit County, Utah?
Summit County, Utah has 760 farms (2022 USDA Census). Average farm size 524 acres; land stamp PASTURE-LED.
What is the total agricultural production value of Summit County?
Summit County's total commodity sales are $29.6M (2022 Census of Agriculture), ranking #16 among 29 counties in Utah.
How much federal farm assistance does Summit County receive?
Summit County received $1.7M in federal government farm program receipts (2022), stamping LIGHT on NASS payments-per-acre ($4.22/acre) with a PASTURE-LED land mix.
What is the net farm income in Summit County?
Net cash farm income for operations in Summit County is $2.6M (2022 Census of Agriculture).
Read with Summit County
Nearest NASS federal-payment peers and $/acre poles for Summit (LIGHT · PASTURE-LED), replacing the old fixed Related and same-state alphabetical strip.
LIGHT PASTURE-LED
Austin County, TX · LIGHT
$1.7M federal receipts is lower by $1K than Summit; land stamp PASTURE-LED vs PASTURE-LED.
Monroe County, AL · MID
$1.7M federal receipts is higher by $2K than Summit; land stamp MIXED vs PASTURE-LED.
Clinton County, NY · MID
$1.7M federal receipts is lower by $3K than Summit; land stamp CROP-LED vs PASTURE-LED.
Cayuga County, NY · MID
$1.7M federal receipts is higher by $4K than Summit; land stamp CROP-HEAVY vs PASTURE-LED.
Clay County (LIGHT $/acre pole)
Clay sits near Summit on payments-per-acre ($4.17) while total receipts differ.
Goliad County (LIGHT $/acre pole)
Goliad sits near Summit on payments-per-acre ($4.05) while total receipts differ.
Utah ERS state roll-up
Summit stamps LIGHT · PASTURE-LED inside Utah's NASS county table, open the state ERS payment stack next.
Census payments leaderboard (#1490)
Summit ranks #1490 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
Summit County, Utah stamps LIGHT · PASTURE-LED in the 2022 NASS Census, ranking #1490 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.