Farm Census

Goshen County, Wyoming

Farms, crops and livestock in the 2022 Census of Agriculture

736 farms1,256,152 acres in farms$205 million in farm sales

No other county in Wyoming with a published figure has more corn for grain or cattle and calves, or sells more farm products than Goshen County.

Its largest product group with a published figure, cattle and calves, makes up 73.1% of farm sales, against 67.4% across Wyoming.

Cattle and calves: 73.1%Cattle and calves73.1%Grains and oilseeds: 12.4%Grains and oilseeds12.4%Hay and other crops: 11.5%Hay and other crops11.5%Withheld groups: 2.2%2.2%Other animals: 0.7%0.7%Fruit and nuts: under 0.1%Poultry and eggs: under 0.1%Hogs and pigs: under 0.1%Cattle and calves: 73.1%Cattle and calves73.1%Grains and oilseeds: 12.4%12.4%Hay and other crops: 11.5%11.5%Withheld groups: 2.2%Other animals: 0.7%Fruit and nuts: under 0.1%Poultry and eggs: under 0.1%Hogs and pigs: under 0.1%
Farm sales by product group, 2022, sized by value. Withheld to protect individual farms: vegetables and melons, nursery and greenhouse crops, sheep and goat products and horses and mules.
Sales by product group
Product groupSalesRank in state
Cattle and calves$150 million1st of 19
Grains, oilseeds, dry beans and dry peas$25.4 million3rd of 11
Hay and other crops$23.6 million2nd of 18
Other animals and animal products$1.4 million2nd of 16
Fruit, tree nuts and berries$74,0002nd of 7
Poultry and eggs$64,0008th of 23
Hogs and pigs$6,0007th of 7

What the fields held

Goshen County harvested 107,234 acres of cropland in 2022, second of 23 counties in Wyoming. Hay and haylage covered acreage equal to 56% of that, corn for grain 18%.

CropAcresShare of US
Hay and haylage60,4280.11%
Corn for grain19,022under 0.1%
Wheat12,183under 0.1%
Barley4,4350.18%
Corn for silage3,1420.05%
Sunflower2,9370.18%
Dry edible beans2,2810.19%
Oats6970.08%
Soybeans689under 0.1%
Orchard land29under 0.1%

Withheld to protect individual farms: grain sorghum, sugar beets, potatoes, vegetables, apples and grapes.

How much of the county is farmland

Share of the county land in farms88.2%

Goshen County ranks second of 23 counties in Wyoming on this measure.

  • 241,931 acres of cropland, 19% of farmland
  • 993,257 acres of pastureland, 79% of farmland
  • 19,037 acres of woodland, 2% of farmland
  • 80,336 acres irrigated

Farm sizes

Farms in Goshen County run larger than the national pattern: the median farm has 311 acres against 72 for the US. The average, pulled up by the largest operations, is 1,707 acres, 16th-largest of 23 in Wyoming. The most common size class is 50–179 acres, with 24.7% of farms. Farms of 1,000 acres or more are 26.4% of the total.

1–93%10–4912%50–17925%180–49920%500–99914%1,000–1,9999%2,000+17%
Goshen County US · farms by size

Barns, pens and pastures

AnimalsHeadShare of US
Sheep and lambs6,8690.13%
Cattle and calves109,4490.12%
Beef cows35,1460.12%
Horses and ponies2,2080.09%
Goats858under 0.1%
Laying hens1,259under 0.1%
Milk cows17under 0.1%
Hogs and pigs16under 0.1%
Broilers sold in 2022158under 0.1%

Withheld: turkeys.

Who farms here

Decisions on Goshen County's 736 farms are made by 1,422 producers. Their average age is 59.1, 0.6 years above the Wyoming average. Women are 41.1% of them.

Under 3511%35–4411%45–5413%55–6423%65–7425%75+17%
Goshen County US · producers by age

Five years earlier

Measure2017Change to 2022
Farms842−12.6%
Land in farms, acres1,256,099+under 0.1%
Average farm size, acres1,492+14.4%
Farm products sold (current dollars)$202 million+1.4%
Dry edible beans, acres8,862−74.3%
Sunflower, acres1,158+100%
Barley, acres1,190+100%
Sheep and lambs, head1,328+100%

Nearest rivals

Counties with a similar sales mix

Goshen County accounts for 12.8% of farm sales in Wyoming and 7.0% of the farms in Wyoming. Rank Wyoming counties for dry edible beans.

Source: USDA NASS Census of Agriculture. How to read these pages.