Carbon County, Wyoming
Carbon County, WY: non-irrigated cash rent $17 an acre (2022); land and buildings $971 an acre in the 2022 census. County averages from public records, not an appraisal of any farm. FIPS 56007. Figures as of 2026-09-20.
Irrigated cash rent in Carbon County runs $24 per acre, against $971 per acre for land and buildings in the 2022 census. Irrigation covers 96 percent of harvested cropland, and none of that water comes from groundwater as of 2015. Land value rose 76.5 percent from 2017-2022, 12 percent a year. Drought has touched the county in 327 of 1357 weeks from 2000-2025, with 2003 the worst year at 52 weeks; 2021-2025 saw 31 such weeks. July nightly lows have warmed 0.4 F per decade since 1976, and the 2017-2026 average of 51.6 F sits above the 1991-2020 normal of 50.6 F. Wind operations already total 1754.6 MW, with 3556.6 MW more proposed.
too few 2022 county surveys in the state to compare
WY median $78 · lowest of 15
WY median $1,248 · 8th lowest of 22
WY median 33% · 10th highest of 23
Cash rent
Dollars per acre, USDA NASS county survey. A break in a line is a year with no published survey; nothing is drawn across it.
Land value
Corn yield
Crop insurance record
Claims paid divided by total premium (the farmer share plus the federal subsidy), each closed crop year since 1989. Above the dashed line, the county's insurance book paid out more than it took in. 2026, still open, is left out.
Drought and weather
Weeks per year, U.S. Drought Monitor, with half the county or more in D2 (severe) drought or worse.
Land, water and programs
Acres enrolled in the Conservation Reserve Program, USDA FSA, by fiscal year.
Next door
| County | Dry rent | Irr. rent | Land value | Claims per $100 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carbon County | — | $24 | $971 | — |
| Jackson County, CO | $15 2024 | $100 2023 | $2,216 | — |
| Moffat County, CO | $20 2024 | $91 2023 | $1,560 | — |
| Routt County, CO | $17 | $42 2025 | $4,101 | — |
| Albany County | — | $40 2025 | $1,040 | — |
| Converse County | — | — | $709 | — |
| Fremont County | $15 2025 | $78 | $1,882 | $1.81 |
| Natrona County | — | $89 | $825 | — |
| Sweetwater County | $33 | $44 | $387 | — |
| Median next door | $25 2 co. | $78 | $1,300 | $1.81 1 co. |
Counties that share a stretch of boundary. An older rent carries its year and stays out of the median.
Cite this page
AGSIST Farmland Atlas. Carbon County, Wyoming. Figures as of 2026-09-20, from USDA NASS, USDA RMA, USDA FSA, the U.S. Drought Monitor and NOAA. https://agsist.com/farmland-atlas/wyoming/carbon-countyEvery figure is a county average from the sources named below. Ranks count counties with 10,000 acres or more in farms, in the same survey year for rent, within the state. Methods: how each figure is built. Downloads: all counties, CSV.
Sources, dates and arithmetic
"Figures as of" is the date this page's numbers last changed; it moves only when a figure on the page does. Source files and their retrieval dates are listed on the data page.
Rent: USDA NASS Cash Rents Survey, county. Land value: Census of Agriculture, operators' estimate of land and buildings. Yield: NASS county corn yields, trend fitted here over every published year since 2008. Loss ratio: claims (indemnity) divided by total premium, USDA RMA Summary of Business, 1989 on, open crop year left out. Drought: U.S. Drought Monitor, weeks with half the county or more in D2 or worse. July lows: NOAA nClimDiv county monthly minimum temperature. A dash means the record does not carry the figure or the source withheld it; the reason is printed beside it.