Farm Census

Park County, Wyoming

Farms, crops and livestock in the 2022 Census of Agriculture

871 farms686,973 acres in farms$86.9 million in farm sales

Park County's largest product group with a published figure, hay and other crops, makes up 27.4% of farm sales, against 11.5% across Wyoming.

Its farms account for 5.4% of all farm sales in Wyoming, the sixth-largest share among the state's 23 counties.

Withheld groups: 39.8%Withheld groups39.8%Hay and other crops: 27.4%Hay and other crops27.4%Grains and oilseeds: 26.6%Grains and oilseeds26.6%Sheep and goats: 2.5%2.5%Other animals: 1.4%1.4%Horses and mules: 1.3%1.3%Poultry and eggs: 0.7%0.7%Hogs and pigs: 0.2%Vegetables and melons: 0.1%Withheld groups: 39.8%Withheld groups39.8%Hay and other crops: 27.4%27.4%Grains and oilseeds: 26.6%Grains and oilseeds26.6%Sheep and goats: 2.5%2.5%Other animals: 1.4%1.4%Horses and mules: 1.3%Poultry and eggs: 0.7%Hogs and pigs: 0.2%Vegetables and melons: 0.1%
Farm sales by product group, 2022, sized by value. Withheld to protect individual farms: fruit and nuts, nursery and greenhouse crops, cattle and calves, milk and aquaculture products.
Sales by product group
Product groupSalesRank in state
Hay and other crops$23.8 million1st of 18
Grains, oilseeds, dry beans and dry peas$23.1 million4th of 11
Sheep, goats, wool, mohair and goat milk$2.2 million8th of 19
Other animals and animal products$1.3 million3rd of 16
Horses, ponies, mules, burros and donkeys$1.1 million5th of 19
Poultry and eggs$606,0001st of 23
Hogs and pigs$134,0001st of 7
Vegetables, melons and potatoes$91,0004th of 9

What the fields held

Park County harvested 89,206 acres of cropland in 2022, fourth of 23 counties in Wyoming. Hay and haylage covered acreage equal to 51% of that, barley 18%.

CropAcresShare of US
Hay and haylage45,6180.08%
Barley16,3920.67%
Sugar beets9,5700.83%
Corn for grain8,136under 0.1%
Dry edible beans2,4720.20%
Corn for silage1,692under 0.1%
Wheat1,606under 0.1%
Oats374under 0.1%
Orchard land19under 0.1%
of which apples15under 0.1%
Vegetables9under 0.1%
of which potatoes2under 0.1%

Withheld to protect individual farms: soybeans, sunflower and berries.

How much of the county is farmland

Share of the county land in farms15.5%

Park County ranks 21st of 23 counties in Wyoming on this measure.

  • 129,215 acres of cropland, 19% of farmland
  • 560,612 acres of pastureland, 82% of farmland
  • 4,876 acres of woodland, 1% of farmland
  • 104,747 acres irrigated

Farm sizes

The typical farm in Park County is smaller than the national median of 72 acres, at 60 acres. The average, pulled up by the largest operations, is 789 acres, 21st-largest of 23 in Wyoming. The most common size class is 10–49 acres, with 31.6% of farms. Farms of 1,000 acres or more are 11.6% of the total.

1–914%10–4932%50–17925%180–49912%500–9996%1,000–1,9995%2,000+6%
Park County US · farms by size

Barns, pens and pastures

AnimalsHeadShare of US
Sheep and lambs17,1650.34%
Horses and ponies5,3040.22%
Cattle and calves36,082under 0.1%
Goats828under 0.1%
Laying hens2,816under 0.1%
Hogs and pigs226under 0.1%
Turkeys156under 0.1%
Broilers sold in 2022362under 0.1%

Withheld: beef cows and milk cows.

Who farms here

Decisions on Park County's 871 farms are made by 1,654 producers. Their average age is 58.4, 0.1 years below the Wyoming average. Women are 41.1% of them.

Under 359%35–4413%45–5414%55–6423%65–7427%75+14%
Park County US · producers by age

Five years earlier

Measure2017Change to 2022
Farms1,008−13.6%
Land in farms, acres929,926−26.1%
Average farm size, acres923−14.5%
Farm products sold (current dollars)$85.2 million+2.0%
Sugar beets, acres10,240−6.5%
Barley, acres19,091−14.1%
Sheep and lambs, head19,758−13.1%
Horses and ponies, head4,862+9.1%

Nearest rivals

Counties with a similar sales mix

Park County accounts for 8.3% of the farms in Wyoming. Rank Wyoming counties for sugar beets.

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