Farm Census

Wyoming farms by county

2022 Census of Agriculture · 23 counties

10,544 farms28,776,321 acres in farms2,729 acres per farm on average

Wyoming farms sold $1.60 billion of products in 2022, 39th among the 50 states.

Its average farm size is the largest among the states.

Cattle and calves: 67.4%Cattle and calves67.4%Hay and other crops: 11.5%Hay and other crops11.5%Grains and oilseeds: 9.6%9.6%Hogs and pigs: 3.2%3.2%Sheep and goats: 2.8%2.8%Milk: 1.9%Milk1.9%Horses and mules: 1.1%1.1%Other animals: 0.8%0.8%Nursery and greenhouse: 0.8%0.8%Vegetables and melons: 0.5%Aquaculture: 0.3%Poultry and eggs: 0.1%Cattle and calves: 67.4%Cattle and calves67.4%Hay and other crops: 11.5%11.5%Grains and oilseeds: 9.6%9.6%Hogs and pigs: 3.2%3.2%Sheep and goats: 2.8%2.8%Milk: 1.9%1.9%Horses and mules: 1.1%1.1%Other animals: 0.8%0.8%Nursery and greenhouse: 0.8%Vegetables and melons: 0.5%Aquaculture: 0.3%Poultry and eggs: 0.1%
What Wyoming farms sold in 2022. Withheld to protect individual farms: fruit and nuts and Christmas trees.

Which county leads each crop and animal

The county with the largest published figure for each item, and how much of the state total it holds. Items are ordered by how important Wyoming is for them nationally.

Crop or animalLeading countyIts share of the stateCounties with figures
Sheep and lambsConverse County15.7%21
BarleyBig Horn County31.0%15
Beef cowsCarbon County8.2%16
Sugar beetsPark County37.8%5
Horses and poniesFremont County11.1%23
Hay and haylageCrook County9.5%23
Cattle and calvesGoshen County8.8%23
Dry edible beansBig Horn County29.7%6
OatsBig Horn County18.1%8
Corn for silageBig Horn County21.8%10
GoatsBig Horn County23.7%21
SunflowerGoshen County52.9%1
WheatLaramie County68.1%10
Hogs and pigsPark County0.2%16

Every county in Wyoming

Sorted by farm sales. Linked counties have their own profile page, chosen because they stand out nationally or within the state.

CountyFarmsAvg acresSalesLargest group
Goshen County7361,707$204.6MCattle and calves
Laramie County8591,667$162.7MCattle and calves
Platte County4902,516$101.4MGrains and oilseeds
Fremont County9871,219$98.9MCattle and calves
Big Horn County551829$91.5MCattle and calves
Park County871789$86.9MHay and other crops
Carbon County3119,217$77.5MCattle and calves
Crook County5492,741$75.2MCattle and calves
Albany County3623,722$68.3MCattle and calves
Sheridan County7471,644$66.6MCattle and calves
Campbell County5484,743$60.9MCattle and calves
Washakie County2061,789$60.6MCattle and calves
Natrona County4025,103$59.5MCattle and calves
Sublette County2741,822$57.3MCattle and calves
Converse County3147,627$56.8MCattle and calves
Johnson County4025,060$54.8MCattle and calves
Niobrara County2205,990$52.0MCattle and calves
Lincoln County605489$47.1MCattle and calves
Weston County2624,972$43.2MCattle and calves
Uinta County3911,882$32.6MCattle and calves
Sweetwater County1837,498$18.6MHay and other crops
Hot Springs County1633,397$12.3MCattle and calves
Teton County111344$10.9MHay and other crops

Five years earlier

Measure2017Change to 2022
Farms11,938−11.7%
Land in farms, acres29,004,884−0.8%
Average farm size, acres2,430+12.3%
Farm products sold (current dollars)$1.47 billion+8.7%

Source: USDA NASS, 2022 and 2017 Census of Agriculture. How to read these pages.