Farm operations
1,023
Avg 1,824 ac / farm
2022 USDA Census UT · FIPS 49047 1,023 farms Upper-middle (#11/29) 5% cropland TRACE PASTURE-LED
Uintah County, Utah - Farm Data
Agricultural and commodity intelligence for Uintah County. Ranked #11 of 29 counties in Utah.
1.87M acres of agricultural land
- Cropland
- 4.5% 84K acres
- Other land
- 95.5% 1.78M acres
USDA NASS · 2022 Census of Agriculture
Uintah County received $1.26 in Census government payments per agricultural acre, 0.2× the Utah county median of $7.53.
According to the USDA NASS 2022 Census of Agriculture.
- $1.26
- government payments per agricultural acre
- $7.53
- Utah county median per acre
- 0.17×
- 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.
1,023 farms · $62.9M sales
Uintah County, Utah reports 1,023 farms and $62.9M in commodity sales in the 2022 USDA NASS Census of Agriculture, ranking #1226 of 2943 U.S. counties by federal farm program payments. According to the Census extract on PlainFarmData, in-state commodity-sales rank is #11 of 29 counties in Utah; Census county totals are not a roll-up of USDA ERS state payment series.
- In-state sales rank #11 of 29
- National payments rank #1226 of 2943
- Govt payments / sales ratio 3.7%
Commodity sales
$62.9M
1.8× state median -- Above state median
Federal payments
$2.4M
3.7% of sales -- Above-typical dependence
Net farm income
$18.3M
2022 cash income -- Typical net income
C
Farm economy grade: C -- Uintah County's net farm income sits at the 48th percentile among 3,046 NASS-reporting counties nationally (2022 Census). Percentile-benchmarked, not a same-state comparison like the tier label above.
What the Uintah County Farm Data Shows
Uintah County, Utah reported 1,023 farm operations in the 2022 USDA Census of Agriculture, generating $62.9M in total commodity sales and receiving $2.4M in federal farm program payments. Intensity stamp TRACE ($1.26/acre); land stamp PASTURE-LED. Net cash farm income came in at $18.3M. In-state sales rank #11 of 29 in Utah.
Of 1,866,195 acres agricultural land, cropland is only 84,226 acres (4.5%) - a PASTURE-LED mix where livestock forage and disaster titles (LFP/ELAP) usually outweigh row-crop commodity programs. Federal intensity is TRACE; pair the ABS payment peers below before treating any single county as representative of Utah.
Land Use
$1.26 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
1,866,195 acres
Cropland
84,226 acres
Avg Farm Size
1,824 ac
Cropland share of agricultural land 4.5%
84,226 cropland acres · PASTURE-LED stamp.
Land Use Breakdown
| Category | Acres | Share of Ag Land |
|---|---|---|
| Total agricultural land | 1,866,195 | 100.0% |
| Cropland | 84,226 | 4.5% |
| Pasture, range, woodland, other | 1,781,969 | 95.5% |
| Average farm size | 1,824 | acres / farm |
Frequently Asked Questions
How many farms are in Uintah County, Utah?
Uintah County, Utah has 1,023 farms (2022 USDA Census). Average farm size 1,824 acres; land stamp PASTURE-LED.
What is the total agricultural production value of Uintah County?
Uintah County's total commodity sales are $62.9M (2022 Census of Agriculture), ranking #11 among 29 counties in Utah.
How much federal farm assistance does Uintah County receive?
Uintah County received $2.4M in federal government farm program receipts (2022), stamping TRACE on NASS payments-per-acre ($1.26/acre) with a PASTURE-LED land mix.
What is the net farm income in Uintah County?
Net cash farm income for operations in Uintah County is $18.3M (2022 Census of Agriculture).
Read with Uintah County
Nearest NASS federal-payment peers and $/acre poles for Uintah (TRACE · PASTURE-LED), replacing the old fixed Related and same-state alphabetical strip.
TRACE PASTURE-LED
Coles County, IL · MID
$2.4M federal receipts is higher by $1K than Uintah; land stamp CROP-HEAVY vs PASTURE-LED.
Sevier County, UT · DENSE
$2.4M federal receipts is higher by $1K than Uintah; land stamp MIXED vs PASTURE-LED.
Pawnee County, KS · LIGHT
$2.3M federal receipts is lower by $3K than Uintah; land stamp CROP-HEAVY vs PASTURE-LED.
Tooele County, UT · MID
$2.3M federal receipts is lower by $4K than Uintah; land stamp PASTURE-LED vs PASTURE-LED.
San Miguel County (TRACE $/acre pole)
San Miguel sits near Uintah on payments-per-acre ($1.35) while total receipts differ.
Colfax County (TRACE $/acre pole)
Colfax sits near Uintah on payments-per-acre ($1.09) while total receipts differ.
Utah ERS state roll-up
Uintah stamps TRACE · PASTURE-LED inside Utah's NASS county table, open the state ERS payment stack next.
Census payments leaderboard (#1226)
Uintah ranks #1226 of 2943 on NASS federal farm program payments under the TRACE intensity band.
Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.
What to do with this
Uintah County, Utah stamps TRACE · PASTURE-LED in the 2022 NASS Census, ranking #1226 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.