Farm Census

Arizona farms by county

2022 Census of Agriculture · 15 counties

16,710 farms25,525,087 acres in farms1,528 acres per farm on average

Arizona farms sold $5.20 billion of products in 2022, 30th among the 50 states.

Its average farm size is the sixth-largest among the states.

Vegetables and melons: 27.5%Vegetables and melons27.5%Milk: 22.4%Milk22.4%Cattle and calves: 14.0%Cattle and calves14.0%Hay and other crops: 13.6%Hay and other crops13.6%Withheld groups: 7.6%Withheld groups7.6%Grains and oilseeds: 5.4%5.4%Fruit and nuts: 4.5%4.5%Nursery and greenhouse: 4.2%4.2%Horses and mules: 0.4%Other animals: 0.2%Sheep and goats: 0.1%Vegetables and melons: 27.5%Vegetables and melons27.5%Milk: 22.4%Milk22.4%Cattle and calves: 14.0%Cattle and calves14.0%Hay and other crops: 13.6%Hay and other crops13.6%Withheld groups: 7.6%7.6%Grains and oilseeds: 5.4%5.4%Fruit and nuts: 4.5%4.5%Nursery and greenhouse: 4.2%4.2%Horses and mules: 0.4%Other animals: 0.2%Sheep and goats: 0.1%
What Arizona farms sold in 2022. Withheld to protect individual farms: cotton, Christmas trees, hogs and pigs, poultry and eggs and aquaculture products.

Which county leads each crop and animal

The county with the largest published figure for each item, and how much of the state total it holds. Items are ordered by how important Arizona is for them nationally.

Crop or animalLeading countyIts share of the stateCounties with figures
PecansCochise County62.0%3
VegetablesYuma County77.4%13
Sheep and lambsApache County46.9%12
Horses and poniesApache County29.0%15
Milk cowsMaricopa County51.6%10
GoatsApache County42.0%12
CottonPinal County52.4%7
Cattle and calvesPinal County27.4%13
Orchard landCochise County49.2%12
CitrusYuma County64.9%3
Corn for silagePinal County54.0%5
Hay and haylageMaricopa County32.9%13
BarleyPinal County44.7%5
Beef cowsCoconino County15.7%12

Every county in Arizona

Sorted by farm sales. Linked counties have their own profile page, chosen because they stand out nationally or within the state.

CountyFarmsAvg acresSalesLargest group
Maricopa County1,527329$1.56BMilk
Yuma County397534$1.51BVegetables and melons
Pinal County7182,056$1.17BCattle and calves
Cochise County1,0021,034$340.5MFruit and nuts
La Paz County1072,202$270.6MHay and other crops
Pima County4784,761$98.0MNursery and greenhouse
Graham County3593,387$57.0MCotton
Mohave County2742,751$56.6MHay and other crops
Navajo County3,2691,419$48.0MVegetables and melons
Yavapai County727910$34.0MCattle and calves
Coconino County2,0572,680$22.6MCattle and calves
Apache County5,3431,036$17.0MCattle and calves
Santa Cruz County166718$11.3MCattle and calves
Gila County1916,953$9.4MCattle and calves
Greenlee County95245$3.1MCattle and calves

Five years earlier

Measure2017Change to 2022
Farms19,086−12.4%
Land in farms, acres26,125,819−2.3%
Average farm size, acres1,369+11.6%
Farm products sold (current dollars)$3.85 billion+35.1%

Source: USDA NASS, 2022 and 2017 Census of Agriculture. How to read these pages.