Farm operations
183
Avg 7,498 ac / farm
2022 USDA Census WY · FIPS 56037 183 farms Bottom quartile (#21/23) 3% cropland TRACE PASTURE-LED
Sweetwater County, Wyoming - Farm Data
Agricultural and commodity intelligence for Sweetwater County. Ranked #21 of 23 counties in Wyoming.
1.37M acres of agricultural land
- Cropland
- 2.7% 37K acres
- Other land
- 97.3% 1.34M acres
USDA NASS · 2022 Census of Agriculture
Sweetwater County received $1.79 in Census government payments per agricultural acre, 0.4× the Wyoming county median of $4.50.
According to the USDA NASS 2022 Census of Agriculture.
- $1.79
- government payments per agricultural acre
- $4.50
- Wyoming county median per acre
- 0.40×
- 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.
183 farms · $18.6M sales
Sweetwater County, Wyoming reports 183 farms and $18.6M in commodity sales in the 2022 USDA NASS Census of Agriculture, ranking #1190 of 2943 U.S. counties by federal farm program payments. According to the Census extract on PlainFarmData, in-state commodity-sales rank is #21 of 23 counties in Wyoming; Census county totals are not a roll-up of USDA ERS state payment series.
- In-state sales rank #21 of 23
- National payments rank #1190 of 2943
- Govt payments / sales ratio 13.2%
Commodity sales
$18.6M
0.31× state median -- Well below state median
Federal payments
$2.5M
13.2% of sales -- High federal dependence
Net farm income
$6.6M
2022 cash income -- Typical net income
D
Farm economy grade: D -- Sweetwater County's net farm income sits at the 32th percentile among 3,046 NASS-reporting counties nationally (2022 Census). Percentile-benchmarked, not a same-state comparison like the tier label above.
What the Sweetwater County Farm Data Shows
Sweetwater County, Wyoming reported 183 farm operations in the 2022 USDA Census of Agriculture, generating $18.6M in total commodity sales and receiving $2.5M in federal farm program payments. Intensity stamp TRACE ($1.79/acre); land stamp PASTURE-LED. Net cash farm income came in at $6.6M. In-state sales rank #21 of 23 in Wyoming.
Of 1,372,065 acres agricultural land, cropland is only 36,859 acres (2.7%) - 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
$1.79 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
1,372,065 acres
Cropland
36,859 acres
Avg Farm Size
7,498 ac
Cropland share of agricultural land 2.7%
36,859 cropland acres · PASTURE-LED stamp.
Land Use Breakdown
| Category | Acres | Share of Ag Land |
|---|---|---|
| Total agricultural land | 1,372,065 | 100.0% |
| Cropland | 36,859 | 2.7% |
| Pasture, range, woodland, other | 1,335,206 | 97.3% |
| Average farm size | 7,498 | acres / farm |
Frequently Asked Questions
How many farms are in Sweetwater County, Wyoming?
Sweetwater County, Wyoming has 183 farms (2022 USDA Census). Average farm size 7,498 acres; land stamp PASTURE-LED.
What is the total agricultural production value of Sweetwater County?
Sweetwater County's total commodity sales are $18.6M (2022 Census of Agriculture), ranking #21 among 23 counties in Wyoming.
How much federal farm assistance does Sweetwater County receive?
Sweetwater County received $2.5M in federal government farm program receipts (2022), stamping TRACE on NASS payments-per-acre ($1.79/acre) with a PASTURE-LED land mix.
What is the net farm income in Sweetwater County?
Net cash farm income for operations in Sweetwater County is $6.6M (2022 Census of Agriculture).
Read with Sweetwater County
Nearest NASS federal-payment peers and $/acre poles for Sweetwater (TRACE · PASTURE-LED), replacing the old fixed Related and same-state alphabetical strip.
TRACE PASTURE-LED
Van Zandt County, TX · LIGHT
$2.5M federal receipts is lower by $2K than Sweetwater; land stamp PASTURE-LED vs PASTURE-LED.
Morgan County, IL · MID
$2.4M federal receipts is lower by $3K than Sweetwater; land stamp CROP-HEAVY vs PASTURE-LED.
Hopkins County, KY · MID
$2.4M federal receipts is lower by $4K than Sweetwater; land stamp CROP-LED vs PASTURE-LED.
Kane County, IL · HEAVY
$2.5M federal receipts is higher by $5K than Sweetwater; land stamp CROP-HEAVY vs PASTURE-LED.
Graham County (TRACE $/acre pole)
Graham sits near Sweetwater on payments-per-acre ($1.89) while total receipts differ.
Rio Arriba County (TRACE $/acre pole)
Rio Arriba sits near Sweetwater on payments-per-acre ($1.95) while total receipts differ.
Wyoming ERS state roll-up
Sweetwater stamps TRACE · PASTURE-LED inside Wyoming's NASS county table, open the state ERS payment stack next.
Census payments leaderboard (#1190)
Sweetwater ranks #1190 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
Sweetwater County, Wyoming stamps TRACE · PASTURE-LED in the 2022 NASS Census, ranking #1190 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.