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Converse County, Wyoming · 2022 Census of Agriculture

What does Converse County, Wyoming grow?

Livestock brings in most of the farm sales in Converse County, Wyoming (94% in 2022). At the end of 2022 its farms had 58,803 cattle and 48,111 sheep. Of the crops tracked here, its biggest by acreage is hay (38,227 acres). Its farms sold $56.8 million of crops and livestock in 2022, 15th of 23 counties in Wyoming.

Farm sales, 2022
$56.8 million1858th of 3,050 US counties
Farms
3142,394,957 acres of farmland
Crops vs. livestock
6% cropsshare of farm sales
Items reported
138 published, 5 withheld

County map

Value of crops and livestock sold by county, 2022 Census of Agriculture
Under $410K$410K to $1.6M$1.6M to $6.1M$6.1M to $20M$20M to $61M$61M+
Converse County: $56.8 million, 4%
Converse County
$56.8 million
4% of Wyoming farm sales. No. 15 of 23 counties reporting.

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, 2022 Census of Agriculture.

What does Converse County grow the most of?

Crops ranked by acres harvested (bearing acres for orchards), 2022 Census of Agriculture.

  1. 1Hay11th in Wyoming38,227 acres
  2. 2Barley160 acres

How does Converse County rank?

Each item's rank among counties in Wyoming and in the US, by the 2022 Census of Agriculture measure shown. An asterisk means the rank is among counties with published figures; a county whose figure is withheld could rank higher.

Converse County rankings, 2022 Census of Agriculture
ItemAmountState rankUS rankShare of WYMeasure
Sheep48,111 sheep110*16%head on farms
Cattle58,803 cattle10369*5%head on farms
Eggs1,143 laying hens111,606*4%head on farms
Hay73,257 tons11311*4%production
Turkeys13 turkeys14*1,566*1%head on farms
Goats129 goats192,395*1%head on farms
Milk21 milk cows4*1,158*under 1%head on farms
Hogs11 hogs15*2,322*under 1%head on farms

Also reported here, but withheld by NASS to protect individual farms: corn, wheat, barley, hops and pumpkins.

What livestock does Converse County raise?

Converse County livestock and poultry, 2022 Census of Agriculture
AnimalHeadState rankMeasure
Cattle58,80310head on farms
Sheep48,1111head on farms
Laying hens1,14311head on farms
Goats12919head on farms
Milk cows214*head on farms
Turkeys1314*head on farms
Hogs1115*head on farms

Other farm counties in Wyoming

Top Wyoming counties by farm sales, 2022
CountyFarm sales
Goshen County$205 million
Laramie County$163 million
Platte County$101 million
Fremont County$98.9 million
Big Horn County$91.5 million
Park County$86.9 million
Carbon County$77.5 million
Crook County$75.2 million
Albany County$68.3 million
Sheridan County$66.6 million
Campbell County$60.9 million
Washakie County$60.6 million

What does Wyoming grow? State overview and county map →

About this data

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, 2022 Census of Agriculture, the only NASS source that covers every county. The Census is taken every five years; the next is for 2027. Values NASS withholds to avoid disclosing individual farms are shown as withheld, never as zero. Data processed 2026-11-06. Methodology.