Farm operations
33
Avg 45 ac / farm
2022 USDA Census WV · FIPS 54109 Bottom quartile by state sales LIGHT MIXED
Wyoming County, West Virginia - Farm Data
Agricultural and commodity intelligence for Wyoming County. Ranked #52 of 55 counties in West Virginia.
1,494 acres of agricultural land
- Cropland
- 25.6% 383 acres
- Other land
- 74.4% 1,111 acres
USDA NASS · 2022 Census of Agriculture
Wyoming County received $5.35 in Census government payments per agricultural acre, 2.9× the West Virginia county median of $1.84.
According to the USDA NASS 2022 Census of Agriculture.
- $5.35
- government payments per agricultural acre
- $1.84
- West Virginia county median per acre
- 2.91×
- West Virginia 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, Wyoming County, West Virginia is a MIXED county with federal farm payments per acre that stamp LIGHT; commodity sales sit well below state median and it shows above-typical federal dependence.
Commodity sales
$155K
0.032× state median -- Well below state median
Federal payments
$8K
5.2% of sales -- Above-typical dependence
Net farm income
-
2022 cash income
What the Wyoming County Farm Data Shows
Wyoming County, West Virginia reads as a MIXED county with LIGHT federal payment intensity. In the NASS Census vocabulary this portal uses, cropland is 25% to 50% of agricultural land with the balance in pasture, range, woodland or farmsteads, so row-crop and livestock-side programs are both in play; payments per agricultural acre fall in the second-lowest national quintile, $3.41 to $6.98 an acre, which is light federal support for the land base.
The state comparisons on this page use the 55 of 55 West Virginia counties with published commodity sales, averaging the two central values when the count is even. Payments per acre use the 50 counties that report both receipts and acreage, and net-income peers are the 22 that reported a profit.
Net cash farm income was not published for Wyoming County (NASS confidentiality withhold). Pair the payment peers below before treating any single county as representative of West Virginia.
Read with Wyoming County
Nearest NASS federal-payment peers and $/acre poles for Wyoming (LIGHT · MIXED), replacing the old fixed Related and same-state alphabetical strip.
LIGHT MIXED
Leslie County, KY · TRACE
$8K federal receipts is higher by - than Wyoming; land stamp PASTURE-LED vs MIXED.
Jasper County, TX · TRACE
$8K federal receipts is higher by - than Wyoming; land stamp PASTURE-LED vs MIXED.
Dickenson County, VA · TRACE
$8K federal receipts is higher by - than Wyoming; land stamp PASTURE-LED vs MIXED.
Douglas County, WI · TRACE
$8K federal receipts is higher by - than Wyoming; land stamp MIXED vs MIXED.
Gwinnett County (LIGHT $/acre pole)
Gwinnett sits near Wyoming on payments-per-acre ($5.56) while total receipts differ.
Gilpin County (LIGHT $/acre pole)
Gilpin sits near Wyoming on payments-per-acre ($5.83) while total receipts differ.
West Virginia ERS state roll-up
Wyoming stamps LIGHT · MIXED inside West Virginia'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 Wyoming under the LIGHT intensity band.
What to do with this
Three places to go next from Wyoming County, West Virginia:
- See how West Virginia compares nationally on ERS farm payments and income. West Virginia 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 Wyoming County, West Virginia?
Wyoming County, West Virginia has 33 farms (2022 USDA Census). Average farm size 45 acres; land stamp MIXED.
What is the total agricultural production value of Wyoming County?
Wyoming County's total commodity sales are $155K (2022 Census of Agriculture), ranking #52 among 55 counties in West Virginia.
How much federal farm assistance does Wyoming County receive?
Wyoming County received $8K in federal government farm program receipts (2022), stamping LIGHT on NASS payments-per-acre ($5.35/acre) with a MIXED land mix.
What is the net farm income in Wyoming County?
Net cash farm income was not published for Wyoming County. NASS withholds this figure for counties with too few farm operations to protect individual respondents' confidentiality.
State Overview
West Virginia
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Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service 2022 Census of Agriculture · 2022
Dollar values reflect calendar year 2022 farm operations data.
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Intensity stamp LIGHT · land stamp MIXED (NASS payments-per-acre / cropland share bands).
Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified. Verify with USDA NASS Census of Agriculture →
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.