Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) in Wyoming

CRP rental payments by fiscal year in Wyoming


CRP rental payments by county, 2017-2021


Conservation practices installed on CRP acres, cumulative, as of January 2020, Wyoming

RankPracticeAcresPercent
1Grass plantings - introduced97,08347.2%
2Existing grass70,94234.5%
3CRP grasslands - native grasses20,0669.8%
4State acres for wildlife enhancement9,6764.7%
5CRP grasslands - introduced grasses1,7500.9%
6Riparian buffers1,7210.8%
7Grass plantings - native1,6190.8%
8Wildlife habitat1,3200.6%
9Marginal pasture buffers - wildlife1,1070.5%
10Pollinator habitat2300.1%
11Field windbreaks104< 0.1%
12Wildlife food plots15< 0.1%
13Existing trees12< 0.1%
14Shelterbelts2< 0.1%
15Tree plantings - softwoods2< 0.1%
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 Total Acres205,648 

CRP rental payments by county, 2017-2021

RankStateCRP Rental Payments, 2017-2020
1Goshen County, Wyoming$7,615,747
2Laramie County, Wyoming$4,583,070
3Platte County, Wyoming$4,414,393
4Campbell County, Wyoming$1,177,808
5Niobrara County, Wyoming$1,116,357
6Lincoln County, Wyoming$267,224
7Converse County, Wyoming$228,522
8Sheridan County, Wyoming$176,635
9Crook County, Wyoming$144,360
10Hot Springs County, Wyoming$124,326
11Weston County, Wyoming$108,409
12Washakie County, Wyoming$67,140
13Big Horn County, Wyoming$34,729
14Park County, Wyoming$30,818
15Carbon County, Wyoming$16,525
16Johnson County, Wyoming$15,333
17Fremont County, Wyoming$6,632
18Albany County, Wyoming$3,380
19Natrona County, Wyoming$3,187
20Uinta County, Wyoming$1,145
21Sublette County, Wyoming$1,050
22Sweetwater County, Wyoming$0
23Teton County, Wyoming$0
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USDA Census of Agriculture Data for Wyoming, 2017

Land in Wyoming, 2017

Land typeAcres
Number of Farms:11,938
Total Acres in Farms:29,004,884
Cropland Acres:2,587,456
Permanent pasture and rangeland:25,703,123
Woodland Acres:486,883

Livestock in Wyoming, 2017

LivestockNumber of Animals
Cattle and calves inventory1,308,867
Sheep and lambs inventory367,702
Hogs and pigs inventory89,780
Layers inventory 29,550
Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold5,731

Crops in Wyoming, 2017

 

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