Farm operations
311
Avg 9,217 ac / farm
2022 USDA Census WY · FIPS 56007 311 farms Upper-middle (#7/23) 7% cropland TRACE PASTURE-LED
Carbon County, Wyoming - Farm Data
Agricultural and commodity intelligence for Carbon County. Ranked #7 of 23 counties in Wyoming.
2.87M acres of agricultural land
- Cropland
- 6.5% 186K acres
- Other land
- 93.5% 2.68M acres
USDA NASS · 2022 Census of Agriculture
Carbon County received $1.41 in Census government payments per agricultural acre, 0.3× the Wyoming county median of $4.50.
According to the USDA NASS 2022 Census of Agriculture.
- $1.41
- government payments per agricultural acre
- $4.50
- Wyoming county median per acre
- 0.31×
- 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.
311 farms · $77.5M sales
Carbon County, Wyoming reports 311 farms and $77.5M in commodity sales in the 2022 USDA NASS Census of Agriculture, ranking #764 of 2943 U.S. counties by federal farm program payments. According to the Census extract on PlainFarmData, in-state commodity-sales rank is #7 of 23 counties in Wyoming; Census county totals are not a roll-up of USDA ERS state payment series.
- In-state sales rank #7 of 23
- National payments rank #764 of 2943
- Govt payments / sales ratio 5.2%
Commodity sales
$77.5M
1.3× state median -- Near state median
Federal payments
$4.0M
5.2% of sales -- Above-typical dependence
Net farm income
$18.6M
2022 cash income -- Typical net income
C
Farm economy grade: C -- Carbon 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 Carbon County Farm Data Shows
Carbon County, Wyoming reported 311 farm operations in the 2022 USDA Census of Agriculture, generating $77.5M in total commodity sales and receiving $4.0M in federal farm program payments. Intensity stamp TRACE ($1.41/acre); land stamp PASTURE-LED. Net cash farm income came in at $18.6M. In-state sales rank #7 of 23 in Wyoming.
Of 2,866,440 acres agricultural land, cropland is only 186,334 acres (6.5%) - 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 Wyoming.
Land Use
$1.41 per acre of agricultural land · the median Wyoming county receives $4.50. Payments per acre normalise federal support for farm size; both figures come from the same USDA NASS 2022 Census county table.
Total Ag Land
2,866,440 acres
Cropland
186,334 acres
Avg Farm Size
9,217 ac
Cropland share of agricultural land 6.5%
186,334 cropland acres · PASTURE-LED stamp.
Land Use Breakdown
| Category | Acres | Share of Ag Land |
|---|---|---|
| Total agricultural land | 2,866,440 | 100.0% |
| Cropland | 186,334 | 6.5% |
| Pasture, range, woodland, other | 2,680,106 | 93.5% |
| Average farm size | 9,217 | acres / farm |
Frequently Asked Questions
How many farms are in Carbon County, Wyoming?
Carbon County, Wyoming has 311 farms (2022 USDA Census). Average farm size 9,217 acres; land stamp PASTURE-LED.
What is the total agricultural production value of Carbon County?
Carbon County's total commodity sales are $77.5M (2022 Census of Agriculture), ranking #7 among 23 counties in Wyoming.
How much federal farm assistance does Carbon County receive?
Carbon County received $4.0M in federal government farm program receipts (2022), stamping TRACE on NASS payments-per-acre ($1.41/acre) with a PASTURE-LED land mix.
What is the net farm income in Carbon County?
Net cash farm income for operations in Carbon County is $18.6M (2022 Census of Agriculture).
Read with Carbon County
Nearest NASS federal-payment peers and $/acre poles for Carbon (TRACE · PASTURE-LED), replacing the old fixed Related and same-state alphabetical strip.
TRACE PASTURE-LED
Duplin County, NC · HEAVY
$4.1M federal receipts is higher by $2K than Carbon; land stamp CROP-LED vs PASTURE-LED.
Horry County, SC · DENSE
$4.1M federal receipts is higher by $8K than Carbon; land stamp CROP-LED vs PASTURE-LED.
Fall River County, SD · LIGHT
$4.1M federal receipts is higher by $8K than Carbon; land stamp PASTURE-LED vs PASTURE-LED.
Washakie County, WY · MID
$4.1M federal receipts is higher by $8K than Carbon; land stamp PASTURE-LED vs PASTURE-LED.
Union County (TRACE $/acre pole)
Union sits near Carbon on payments-per-acre ($2.01) while total receipts differ.
Coconino County (TRACE $/acre pole)
Coconino sits near Carbon on payments-per-acre ($0.79) while total receipts differ.
Wyoming ERS state roll-up
Carbon stamps TRACE · PASTURE-LED inside Wyoming's NASS county table, open the state ERS payment stack next.
Census payments leaderboard (#764)
Carbon ranks #764 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
Carbon County, Wyoming stamps TRACE · PASTURE-LED in the 2022 NASS Census, ranking #764 of 2943 U.S. counties by federal farm program payments. Three places to go next:
- 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.
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.