Farm operations
537
Avg 193 ac / farm
2022 USDA Census UT · FIPS 49051 537 farms Bottom quartile (#25/29) 13% cropland TRACE PASTURE-LED
Wasatch County, Utah - Farm Data
Agricultural and commodity intelligence for Wasatch County. Ranked #25 of 29 counties in Utah.
103K acres of agricultural land
- Cropland
- 12.5% 13K acres
- Other land
- 87.5% 90K acres
USDA NASS · 2022 Census of Agriculture
Wasatch County received $2.52 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.
- $2.52
- government payments per agricultural acre
- $7.53
- Utah county median per acre
- 0.34×
- 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.
537 farms · $14.1M sales
Wasatch County, Utah reports 537 farms and $14.1M in commodity sales in the 2022 USDA NASS Census of Agriculture, ranking #2437 of 2943 U.S. counties by federal farm program payments. According to the Census extract on PlainFarmData, in-state commodity-sales rank is #25 of 29 counties in Utah; Census county totals are not a roll-up of USDA ERS state payment series.
- In-state sales rank #25 of 29
- National payments rank #2437 of 2943
- Govt payments / sales ratio 1.8%
Commodity sales
$14.1M
0.41× state median -- Well below state median
Federal payments
$261K
1.8% of sales -- Above-typical dependence
Net farm income
$-80K
2022 cash income -- Net loss
F
Farm economy grade: F -- Wasatch County's net farm income sits at the 14th percentile among 3,046 NASS-reporting counties nationally (2022 Census). Percentile-benchmarked, not a same-state comparison like the tier label above.
What the Wasatch County Farm Data Shows
Wasatch County, Utah reported 537 farm operations in the 2022 USDA Census of Agriculture, generating $14.1M in total commodity sales and receiving $261K in federal farm program payments. Intensity stamp TRACE ($2.52/acre); land stamp PASTURE-LED. Net cash farm income came in at $-80K. In-state sales rank #25 of 29 in Utah.
Of 103,438 acres agricultural land, cropland is only 12,962 acres (12.5%) - 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
$2.52 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
103,438 acres
Cropland
12,962 acres
Avg Farm Size
193 ac
Cropland share of agricultural land 12.5%
12,962 cropland acres · PASTURE-LED stamp.
Land Use Breakdown
| Category | Acres | Share of Ag Land |
|---|---|---|
| Total agricultural land | 103,438 | 100.0% |
| Cropland | 12,962 | 12.5% |
| Pasture, range, woodland, other | 90,476 | 87.5% |
| Average farm size | 193 | acres / farm |
Frequently Asked Questions
How many farms are in Wasatch County, Utah?
Wasatch County, Utah has 537 farms (2022 USDA Census). Average farm size 193 acres; land stamp PASTURE-LED.
What is the total agricultural production value of Wasatch County?
Wasatch County's total commodity sales are $14.1M (2022 Census of Agriculture), ranking #25 among 29 counties in Utah.
How much federal farm assistance does Wasatch County receive?
Wasatch County received $261K in federal government farm program receipts (2022), stamping TRACE on NASS payments-per-acre ($2.52/acre) with a PASTURE-LED land mix.
What is the net farm income in Wasatch County?
Net cash farm income for operations in Wasatch County is $-80K (2022 Census of Agriculture).
Read with Wasatch County
Nearest NASS federal-payment peers and $/acre poles for Wasatch (TRACE · PASTURE-LED), replacing the old fixed Related and same-state alphabetical strip.
TRACE PASTURE-LED
Trinity County, CA · LIGHT
$261K federal receipts is higher by - than Wasatch; land stamp PASTURE-LED vs PASTURE-LED.
Washington County, AL · LIGHT
$260K federal receipts is lower by $1K than Wasatch; land stamp PASTURE-LED vs PASTURE-LED.
Grant County, NE · TRACE
$260K federal receipts is lower by $1K than Wasatch; land stamp PASTURE-LED vs PASTURE-LED.
Houston County, TN · LIGHT
$262K federal receipts is higher by $1K than Wasatch; land stamp MIXED vs PASTURE-LED.
Boyle County (TRACE $/acre pole)
Boyle sits near Wasatch on payments-per-acre ($2.52) while total receipts differ.
Decatur County (TRACE $/acre pole)
Decatur sits near Wasatch on payments-per-acre ($2.55) while total receipts differ.
Utah ERS state roll-up
Wasatch stamps TRACE · PASTURE-LED inside Utah's NASS county table, open the state ERS payment stack next.
Census payments leaderboard (#2437)
Wasatch ranks #2437 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
Wasatch County, Utah stamps TRACE · PASTURE-LED in the 2022 NASS Census, ranking #2437 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.