Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Wyoming 
Albany 
Big Horn 
Campbell 
Carbon 
Converse 
Crook 
Fremont 
Farms 
number 
11,736 
448 
627 
744 
319 
410 
482 
1,363 
Land in farms 
acres 
30,363,641 
1,964,445 
302,555 
2,878,017 
2,374,154 
2,447,448 
1,586,809 
1,710,015 
Average size of farm 
acres 
2,587 
4,385 
483 
3,868 
7,442 
5,969 
3,292 
1,255 
Median size of farm 
acres 
200 
305 
120 
300 
820 
596 
910 
118 
Estimated market value of land and buildings: 
Average per farm 
dollars 
1,759,200 
2,466,013 
736,719 
2,239,153 
4,187,090 
2,256,332 
2,920,596 
1,091,768 
Average per acre 
dollars 
680 
562 
1,527 
579 
563 
378 
887 
870 
Estimated market value of all machinery and 
equipment 
$1,000 
1,340,393 
44,717 
73,110 
70,412 
46,037 
51,373 
62,717 
141,059 
Average per farm 
dollars 
114,212 
99,815 
116,603 
94,639 
144,318 
125,299 
130,119 
103,491 
Farms by size: 
1 to 9 acres 
1,086 
42 
58 
44 
16 
24 
23 
149 
1 0 to 49 acres 
2,291 
78 
143 
182 
36 
51 
27 
355 
50 to 1 79 acres 
2,353 
70 
165 
123 
45 
67 
80 
320 
1 80 to 499 acres 
1,743 
54 
94 
61 
31 
56 
70 
261 
500 to 999 acres 
1,109 
42 
82 
38 
38 
47 
44 
115 
1 ,000 acres or more 
3,154 
162 
85 
296 
153 
165 
238 
163 
Total cropland 
farms 
6,688 
195 
399 
278 
176 
178 
297 
928 
acres 
2,418,931 
120,437 
99,230 
140,702 
126,434 
60,858 
151,291 
167,985 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
5,558 
163 
359 
176 
159 
149 
197 
849 
acres 
1,440,605 
70,376 
83,518 
34,207 
95,838 
31,056 
59,072 
147,043 
Irrigated land 
farms 
5,739 
175 
484 
21 
178 
151 
35 
1,032 
acres 
1,435,710 
94,448 
108,707 
1,814 
165,476 
31,920 
7,752 
157,073 
Market value of agricultural products sold (see text) .... 
$1,000 
1,689,416 
93,412 
88,836 
67,160 
78,578 
48,588 
67,064 
102,482 
Average per farm 
dollars 
143,952 
208,508 
141,685 
90,269 
246,325 
118,508 
139,137 
75,188 
Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops 
$1,000 
438,958 
8,023 
53,075 
3,540 
11,219 
6,163 
5,761 
50,986 
Livestock, poultry, and their products 
$1,000 
1,250,458 
85,389 
35,761 
63,620 
67,358 
42,425 
61,303 
51,496 
Farms by value of sales: 
Less than $2,500 
4,300 
174 
237 
301 
88 
118 
164 
523 
$2,500 to $4,999 
799 
39 
42 
70 
16 
35 
18 
96 
$5,000 to $9,999 
915 
20 
44 
65 
35 
23 
24 
126 
$10,000 to $24,999 
1,161 
50 
62 
56 
28 
42 
39 
103 
$25,000 to $49,999 
875 
30 
48 
50 
10 
37 
51 
110 
$50,000 to $99,999 
923 
31 
50 
63 
24 
43 
57 
113 
$100,000 or more 
2,763 
104 
144 
139 
118 
112 
129 
292 
Government payments 
farms 
2,807 
38 
205 
153 
19 
65 
208 
234 
$1,000 
28,146 
473 
900 
2,305 
362 
1,303 
1,205 
2,052 
Total income from farm-related sources, 
gross before taxes and expenses (see text) 
farms 
4,265 
143 
270 
282 
121 
136 
217 
512 
$1,000 
71,021 
2,316 
4,341 
3,454 
2,836 
3,011 
4,267 
6,106 
Total farm production expenses 
$1,000 
1,552,595 
77,121 
72,084 
74,705 
77,182 
54,025 
66,716 
90,306 
Average per farm 
dollars 
132,293 
172,144 
114,966 
100,410 
241,950 
131,768 
138,414 
66,256 
Net cash farm income of operation (see text) 
farms 
11,736 
448 
627 
744 
319 
410 
482 
1,363 
$1,000 
235,988 
19,080 
21,993 
-1,786 
4,594 
-1,123 
5,820 
20,333 
Average per farm 
dollars 
20,108 
42,589 
35,077 
-2,400 
14,400 
-2,739 
12,074 
14,918 
Principal operator by primary occupation: 
Farming 
number 
5,845 
181 
341 
271 
192 
237 
298 
749 
Other 
number 
5,891 
267 
286 
473 
127 
173 
184 
614 
Principal operator by days worked off farm: 
Any 
number 
7,306 
315 
347 
533 
198 
195 
266 
804 
200 days or more 
number 
4,543 
228 
200 
401 
87 
121 
125 
482 
Livestock and poultry: 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
6,115 
211 
302 
420 
203 
263 
297 
643 
number 
1,307,731 
68,725 
48,455 
79,670 
91,045 
59,177 
71,368 
81,288 
Beef cows 
farms 
5,080 
173 
246 
332 
179 
221 
261 
533 
number 
664,254 
(D) 
23,826 
49,045 
50,196 
31,175 
36,143 
49,098 
Milk cows 
farms 
206 
2 
13 
11 
5 
11 
12 
23 
number 
6,194 
(D) 
16 
23 
11 
21 
19 
35 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
5,271 
203 
239 
347 
185 
237 
275 
509 
number 
1,067,003 
80,765 
28,856 
63,784 
74,428 
41,168 
52,180 
50,678 
Hogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
270 
15 
8 
33 
4 
11 
8 
38 
number 
85,432 
(D) 
(D) 
(□) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Hogs and pigs sold 
farms 
288 
16 
10 
28 
7 
13 
7 
39 
number 
456,300 
257 
87 
421 
21 
41 
178 
233 
Sheep and lambs inventory 
farms 
771 
28 
51 
48 
19 
41 
34 
124 
number 
354,785 
2,762 
17,356 
27,597 
10,290 
54,578 
11,369 
16,103 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
1,324 
60 
97 
85 
22 
52 
45 
169 
number 
26,612 
1,727 
2,148 
1,645 
246 
1,101 
1,007 
3,107 
Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold 
farms 
90 
18 
9 
4 
1 
2 
- 
15 
number 
4,567 
263 
119 
80 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
2,120 
Selected crops harvested: 
Corn for grain 
farms 
388 
1 
56 
- 
- 
- 
- 
68 
acres 
60,349 
(D) 
6,117 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2,815 
bushels 
8,472,807 
(D) 
761,569 
- 
- 
- 
- 
343,857 
Corn for silage or greenchop 
farms 
255 
2 
40 
- 
1 
10 
- 
35 
acres 
34,332 
(D) 
4,953 
- 
(D) 
1,682 
- 
2,314 
tons 
681,210 
(D) 
100,231 
- 
(D) 
37,520 
- 
44,651 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
375 
24 
23 
5 
22 
4 
acres 
131,905 
- 
2,796 
7,477 
- 
285 
4,636 
(D) 
bushels 
3,697,368 
- 
136,500 
184,676 
- 
5,500 
100,759 
(D) 
Winter wheat for grain 
farms 
298 
- 
8 
15 
- 
- 
18 
1 
acres 
120,113 
- 
(D) 
5,695 
- 
- 
4,081 
(D) 
bushels 
3,215,169 
- 
(D) 
142,534 
- 
- 
95,109 
(□) 
Spring wheat for grain 
farms 
60 
- 
15 
6 
- 
4 
4 
3 
acres 
(D) 
- 
2,184 
1,009 
- 
(D) 
555 
(D) 
bushels 
371,832 
109,770 
21,762 
- 
(D) 
5,650 
2,200 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
Wyoming 223 
