Farm operations
558
Avg 559 ac / farm
2022 USDA Census UT · FIPS 49045 558 farms Upper-middle (#9/29) 7% cropland MID PASTURE-LED
Tooele County, Utah - Farm Data
Agricultural and commodity intelligence for Tooele County. Ranked #9 of 29 counties in Utah.
312K acres of agricultural land
- Cropland
- 7.0% 22K acres
- Other land
- 93.0% 290K acres
USDA NASS · 2022 Census of Agriculture
Tooele County received $7.53 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.
- $7.53
- government payments per agricultural acre
- $7.53
- Utah county median per acre
- 1.00×
- 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.
558 farms · $66.9M sales
Tooele County, Utah reports 558 farms and $66.9M in commodity sales in the 2022 USDA NASS Census of Agriculture, ranking #1228 of 2943 U.S. counties by federal farm program payments. According to the Census extract on PlainFarmData, in-state commodity-sales rank is #9 of 29 counties in Utah; Census county totals are not a roll-up of USDA ERS state payment series.
- In-state sales rank #9 of 29
- National payments rank #1228 of 2943
- Govt payments / sales ratio 3.5%
Commodity sales
$66.9M
1.9× state median -- Above state median
Federal payments
$2.3M
3.5% of sales -- Above-typical dependence
Net farm income
$19.7M
2022 cash income -- Typical net income
C
Farm economy grade: C -- Tooele County's net farm income sits at the 49th percentile among 3,046 NASS-reporting counties nationally (2022 Census). Percentile-benchmarked, not a same-state comparison like the tier label above.
What the Tooele County Farm Data Shows
Tooele County, Utah reported 558 farm operations in the 2022 USDA Census of Agriculture, generating $66.9M in total commodity sales and receiving $2.3M in federal farm program payments. Intensity stamp MID ($7.53/acre); land stamp PASTURE-LED. Net cash farm income came in at $19.7M. In-state sales rank #9 of 29 in Utah.
Of 311,828 acres agricultural land, cropland is only 21,715 acres (7.0%) - 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
$7.53 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
311,828 acres
Cropland
21,715 acres
Avg Farm Size
559 ac
Cropland share of agricultural land 7.0%
21,715 cropland acres · PASTURE-LED stamp.
Land Use Breakdown
| Category | Acres | Share of Ag Land |
|---|---|---|
| Total agricultural land | 311,828 | 100.0% |
| Cropland | 21,715 | 7.0% |
| Pasture, range, woodland, other | 290,113 | 93.0% |
| Average farm size | 559 | acres / farm |
Frequently Asked Questions
How many farms are in Tooele County, Utah?
Tooele County, Utah has 558 farms (2022 USDA Census). Average farm size 559 acres; land stamp PASTURE-LED.
What is the total agricultural production value of Tooele County?
Tooele County's total commodity sales are $66.9M (2022 Census of Agriculture), ranking #9 among 29 counties in Utah.
How much federal farm assistance does Tooele County receive?
Tooele County received $2.3M in federal government farm program receipts (2022), stamping MID on NASS payments-per-acre ($7.53/acre) with a PASTURE-LED land mix.
What is the net farm income in Tooele County?
Net cash farm income for operations in Tooele County is $19.7M (2022 Census of Agriculture).
Read with Tooele County
Nearest NASS federal-payment peers and $/acre poles for Tooele (MID · PASTURE-LED), replacing the old fixed Related and same-state alphabetical strip.
MID PASTURE-LED
Pawnee County, KS · LIGHT
$2.3M federal receipts is higher by $1K than Tooele; land stamp CROP-HEAVY vs PASTURE-LED.
Bosque County, TX · LIGHT
$2.3M federal receipts is lower by $4K than Tooele; land stamp PASTURE-LED vs PASTURE-LED.
Uintah County, UT · TRACE
$2.4M federal receipts is higher by $4K than Tooele; land stamp PASTURE-LED vs PASTURE-LED.
Coles County, IL · MID
$2.4M federal receipts is higher by $5K than Tooele; land stamp CROP-HEAVY vs PASTURE-LED.
Kaufman County (MID $/acre pole)
Kaufman sits near Tooele on payments-per-acre ($7.55) while total receipts differ.
Weakley County (MID $/acre pole)
Weakley sits near Tooele on payments-per-acre ($7.51) while total receipts differ.
Utah ERS state roll-up
Tooele stamps MID · PASTURE-LED inside Utah's NASS county table, open the state ERS payment stack next.
Census payments leaderboard (#1228)
Tooele ranks #1228 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
Tooele County, Utah stamps MID · PASTURE-LED in the 2022 NASS Census, ranking #1228 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.