Farmers and ranchers in the county produced $110 million from livestock and $38 million from crops, or $148 million total, according to Wyoming Agricultural Statistics 2001, a publication of the Wyoming Department of Agriculture.

Fremont County was second, with $127 million, including $97 million in livestock and $30 million from crops.

The rest of the top ten comprised Platte, $110 million; Laramie, $99 million; Park, $91 million; Carbon, $90 million; Sheridan, $87 million; Campbell, $80 million; Converse, $79 million; and Big Horn, $77 million.

The top livestock counties, in order, were Goshen, Fremont, Platte, Carbon and Laramie. Leading crop-producing counties were Goshen, Park, Big Horn, Fremont and Laramie.

Goshen had the most cattle and was No. 1 in dry bean and corn grain production. The county was second in winter wheat and hay production, fourth in sugar beets, 11th in barley and 16th in oats.

Fremont County had the most hay production and the second-most cattle. The county was fifth in oats, dry beans and sugar beets.

Platte County was third in cattle, winter wheat, oats and corn grain.

Big Horn topped the state in oats and Converse was first in breeding sheep. Laramie led winter wheat production, while Park was No. 1 in both barley and sugar beets.

In 2000, Wyoming led the nation for average size farm or ranch, 3,761 acres. The state was second in wool and breeding sheep, third for total sheep and fourth in market sheep.

Other top-ten rankings included No. 5 in pinto beans and eighth in barley, dry beans, sugar beets and total agriculture land.

The 11th- through 20th-ranked counties were Albany, $67 million; Johnson, $63 million; Lincoln, $60 million; Natrona, $59 million; Crook, $58.5 million; Niobrara, $56 million; Sublette, $52 million; Uinta, $42.5 million; Washakie, $41 million; and Weston, $40 million.

The bottom three were Hot Springs, $25 million; Sweetwater, $19 million; and Teton, $11 million.

About 97 percent of forest and national park-rich Teton County is public land, and farm land makes up only 1.2 percent.

Sweetwater County is the states largest at 10,482 square miles, but much of it is desert and owned by the Bureau of Land Management. Seventy-two percent is public property, and ag land makes up 21 percent.

Seventy-three percent of Hot Springs County is farm or ranch land, but the county is the states smallest at 2,022 square miles.