Farm operations
551
Avg 829 ac / farm
2022 USDA Census WY · FIPS 56003 Top quartile by state sales MID PASTURE-LED
Big Horn County, Wyoming - Farm Data
Agricultural and commodity intelligence for Big Horn County. Ranked #5 of 23 counties in Wyoming.
456,535 acres of agricultural land
- Cropland
- 23.6% 107,765 acres
- Other land
- 76.4% 348,770 acres
USDA NASS · 2022 Census of Agriculture
Big Horn County received $8.72 in Census government payments per agricultural acre, 1.9× the Wyoming county median of $4.50.
According to the USDA NASS 2022 Census of Agriculture.
- $8.72
- government payments per agricultural acre
- $4.50
- Wyoming county median per acre
- 1.94×
- Wyoming 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, Big Horn County, Wyoming is a PASTURE-LED county with federal farm payments per acre that stamp MID; commodity sales sit above state median and it shows above-typical federal dependence.
Commodity sales
$91.5M
1.5× state median -- Above state median
Federal payments
$4.0M
4.4% of sales -- Above-typical dependence
Net farm income
$11.1M
2022 cash income -- Typical net income
D
Farm economy grade: D -- Big Horn County's net farm income sits at the 39th percentile among 3,046 NASS-reporting counties nationally (2022 Census). Percentile-benchmarked, not a same-state comparison like the tier label above.
What the Big Horn County Farm Data Shows
Big Horn County, Wyoming reads as a PASTURE-LED county with MID federal payment intensity. In the NASS Census vocabulary this portal uses, cropland is under 25% of agricultural land, a mix where livestock forage and disaster titles (LFP/ELAP) usually outweigh row-crop commodity programs; payments per agricultural acre fall in the middle national quintile, $6.98 to $11.30 an acre, a mid-range level of federal support for the land base.
The state comparisons on this page use the 23 of 23 Wyoming counties with published commodity sales, averaging the two central values when the count is even. Payments per acre use the 21 counties that report both receipts and acreage, and net-income peers are the 23 that reported a profit.
Pair the payment peers below before treating any single county as representative of Wyoming.
Read with Big Horn County
Nearest NASS federal-payment peers and $/acre poles for Big Horn (MID · PASTURE-LED), replacing the old fixed Related and same-state alphabetical strip.
MID PASTURE-LED
Whatcom County, WA · DENSE
$4.0M federal receipts is higher by $1K than Big Horn; land stamp CROP-LED vs PASTURE-LED.
Brown County, TX · MID
$4.0M federal receipts is lower by $4K than Big Horn; land stamp PASTURE-LED vs PASTURE-LED.
Lenoir County, NC · DENSE
$4.0M federal receipts is higher by $5K than Big Horn; land stamp CROP-HEAVY vs PASTURE-LED.
Hopkins County, TX · HEAVY
$4.0M federal receipts is higher by $13K than Big Horn; land stamp MIXED vs PASTURE-LED.
Caribou County (MID $/acre pole)
Caribou sits near Big Horn on payments-per-acre ($8.73) while total receipts differ.
Harper County (MID $/acre pole)
Harper sits near Big Horn on payments-per-acre ($8.73) while total receipts differ.
Wyoming ERS state roll-up
Big Horn stamps MID · PASTURE-LED inside Wyoming'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 Big Horn under the MID intensity band.
What to do with this
Where to go after Big Horn County, Wyoming:
- See how Wyoming compares nationally on ERS farm payments and income. Wyoming 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 Big Horn County, Wyoming?
Big Horn County, Wyoming has 551 farms (2022 USDA Census). Average farm size 829 acres; land stamp PASTURE-LED.
What is the total agricultural production value of Big Horn County?
Big Horn County's total commodity sales are $91.5M (2022 Census of Agriculture), ranking #5 among 23 counties in Wyoming.
How much federal farm assistance does Big Horn County receive?
Big Horn County received $4.0M in federal government farm program receipts (2022), stamping MID on NASS payments-per-acre ($8.72/acre) with a PASTURE-LED land mix.
What is the net farm income in Big Horn County?
Net cash farm income for operations in Big Horn County is $11.1M (2022 Census of Agriculture).
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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 MID · land stamp PASTURE-LED (NASS payments-per-acre / cropland share bands).
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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.