Farm operations
549
Avg 2,741 ac / farm
2022 USDA Census WY · FIPS 56011 549 farms Upper-middle (#8/23) 10% cropland LIGHT PASTURE-LED
Crook County, Wyoming - Farm Data
Agricultural and commodity intelligence for Crook County. Ranked #8 of 23 counties in Wyoming.
1.50M acres of agricultural land
- Cropland
- 10.1% 151K acres
- Other land
- 89.9% 1.35M acres
USDA NASS · 2022 Census of Agriculture
Crook County received $6.85 in Census government payments per agricultural acre, 1.5× the Wyoming county median of $4.50.
According to the USDA NASS 2022 Census of Agriculture.
- $6.85
- government payments per agricultural acre
- $4.50
- Wyoming county median per acre
- 1.52×
- 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.
549 farms · $75.2M sales
Crook County, Wyoming reports 549 farms and $75.2M in commodity sales in the 2022 USDA NASS Census of Agriculture, ranking #249 of 2943 U.S. counties by federal farm program payments. According to the Census extract on PlainFarmData, in-state commodity-sales rank is #8 of 23 counties in Wyoming; Census county totals are not a roll-up of USDA ERS state payment series.
- In-state sales rank #8 of 23
- National payments rank #249 of 2943
- Govt payments / sales ratio 13.7%
Commodity sales
$75.2M
1.2× state median -- Near state median
Federal payments
$10.3M
13.7% of sales -- High federal dependence
Net farm income
$13.8M
2022 cash income -- Typical net income
C
Farm economy grade: C -- Crook County's net farm income sits at the 43th percentile among 3,046 NASS-reporting counties nationally (2022 Census). Percentile-benchmarked, not a same-state comparison like the tier label above.
What the Crook County Farm Data Shows
Crook County, Wyoming reported 549 farm operations in the 2022 USDA Census of Agriculture, generating $75.2M in total commodity sales and receiving $10.3M in federal farm program payments. Intensity stamp LIGHT ($6.85/acre); land stamp PASTURE-LED. Net cash farm income came in at $13.8M. In-state sales rank #8 of 23 in Wyoming.
Of 1,504,643 acres agricultural land, cropland is only 151,456 acres (10.1%) - a PASTURE-LED mix where livestock forage and disaster titles (LFP/ELAP) usually outweigh row-crop commodity programs. Federal intensity is LIGHT; pair the ABS payment peers below before treating any single county as representative of Wyoming.
Land Use
$6.85 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
1,504,643 acres
Cropland
151,456 acres
Avg Farm Size
2,741 ac
Cropland share of agricultural land 10.1%
151,456 cropland acres · PASTURE-LED stamp.
Land Use Breakdown
| Category | Acres | Share of Ag Land |
|---|---|---|
| Total agricultural land | 1,504,643 | 100.0% |
| Cropland | 151,456 | 10.1% |
| Pasture, range, woodland, other | 1,353,187 | 89.9% |
| Average farm size | 2,741 | acres / farm |
Frequently Asked Questions
How many farms are in Crook County, Wyoming?
Crook County, Wyoming has 549 farms (2022 USDA Census). Average farm size 2,741 acres; land stamp PASTURE-LED.
What is the total agricultural production value of Crook County?
Crook County's total commodity sales are $75.2M (2022 Census of Agriculture), ranking #8 among 23 counties in Wyoming.
How much federal farm assistance does Crook County receive?
Crook County received $10.3M in federal government farm program receipts (2022), stamping LIGHT on NASS payments-per-acre ($6.85/acre) with a PASTURE-LED land mix.
What is the net farm income in Crook County?
Net cash farm income for operations in Crook County is $13.8M (2022 Census of Agriculture).
Read with Crook County
Nearest NASS federal-payment peers and $/acre poles for Crook (LIGHT · PASTURE-LED), replacing the old fixed Related and same-state alphabetical strip.
LIGHT PASTURE-LED
Audubon County, IA · DENSE
$10.3M federal receipts is higher by $2K than Crook; land stamp CROP-HEAVY vs PASTURE-LED.
Mitchell County, GA · DENSE
$10.3M federal receipts is higher by $8K than Crook; land stamp CROP-LED vs PASTURE-LED.
Kiowa County, OK · DENSE
$10.4M federal receipts is higher by $60K than Crook; land stamp MIXED vs PASTURE-LED.
Lincoln County, MN · DENSE
$10.2M federal receipts is lower by $80K than Crook; land stamp CROP-HEAVY vs PASTURE-LED.
Quay County (LIGHT $/acre pole)
Quay sits near Crook on payments-per-acre ($6.87) while total receipts differ.
Malheur County (MID $/acre pole)
Malheur sits near Crook on payments-per-acre ($7.72) while total receipts differ.
Wyoming ERS state roll-up
Crook stamps LIGHT · PASTURE-LED inside Wyoming's NASS county table, open the state ERS payment stack next.
Census payments leaderboard (#249)
Crook ranks #249 of 2943 on NASS federal farm program payments under the LIGHT intensity band.
Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.
What to do with this
Crook County, Wyoming stamps LIGHT · PASTURE-LED in the 2022 NASS Census, ranking #249 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.