Farm Census

Cochise County, Arizona

Farms, crops and livestock in the 2022 Census of Agriculture

1,002 farms1,035,831 acres in farms$341 million in farm sales

Among US counties with published figures, Cochise County ranks second for pecans.

Within Arizona, no other county with a published figure has more orchard land.

Measured in current dollars, its farm sales had the sixth-largest rise from 2017 to 2022 among the 1,136 counties that sold at least $100 million in 2017.

Withheld groups: 38.3%Withheld groups38.3%Fruit and nuts: 28.6%Fruit and nuts28.6%Grains and oilseeds: 20.9%Grains and oilseeds20.9%Hay and other crops: 7.8%Hay and other crops7.8%Vegetables and melons: 3.8%3.8%Sheep and goats: 0.2%Hogs and pigs: 0.2%Horses and mules: 0.2%Poultry and eggs: 0.1%Withheld groups: 38.3%Withheld groups38.3%Fruit and nuts: 28.6%Fruit and nuts28.6%Grains and oilseeds: 20.9%Grains and oilseeds20.9%Hay and other crops: 7.8%7.8%Vegetables and melons: 3.8%3.8%Sheep and goats: 0.2%Hogs and pigs: 0.2%Horses and mules: 0.2%Poultry and eggs: 0.1%
Farm sales by product group, 2022, sized by value. Withheld to protect individual farms: nursery and greenhouse crops, cotton, cattle and calves, milk and other animal products.
Sales by product group
Product groupSalesRank in state
Fruit, tree nuts and berries$97.3 million1st of 9
Grains, oilseeds, dry beans and dry peas$71.2 million2nd of 10
Hay and other crops$26.6 million6th of 15
Vegetables, melons and potatoes$12.9 million3rd of 11
Sheep, goats, wool, mohair and goat milk$631,0005th of 12
Hogs and pigs$567,0001st of 6
Horses, ponies, mules, burros and donkeys$533,00010th of 13
Poultry and eggs$481,0001st of 11

What the fields held

Cochise County harvested 106,382 acres of cropland in 2022, fourth of 13 counties in Arizona. Corn for grain covered acreage equal to 35% of that, hay and haylage 33%.

CropAcresShare of US
Corn for grain36,873under 0.1%
Hay and haylage35,4840.07%
Orchard land28,7930.46%
of which grapes1,0760.10%
of which apples34under 0.1%
of which pecans18,9653.1%
Grain sorghum4,8240.10%
Cotton3,8990.05%
Barley2,3970.10%
Corn for silage2,203under 0.1%
Vegetables1,749under 0.1%
Berries3under 0.1%

Withheld to protect individual farms: wheat, dry edible beans, potatoes and almonds.

How much of the county is farmland

Share of the county land in farms26.3%

Cochise County ranks eighth of 15 counties in Arizona on this measure.

  • 143,907 acres of cropland, 14% of farmland
  • 863,302 acres of pastureland, 83% of farmland
  • 5,319 acres of woodland, 1% of farmland
  • 108,237 acres irrigated

Farm sizes

Farms in Cochise County run larger than the national pattern: the median farm has 92 acres against 72 for the US. The average, pulled up by the largest operations, is 1,034 acres, tenth-largest of 14 in Arizona. The most common size class is 50–179 acres, with 26.0% of farms. Farms of 1,000 acres or more are 18.0% of the total.

1–915%10–4923%50–17926%180–49913%500–9996%1,000–1,9995%2,000+13%
Cochise County US · farms by size

Barns, pens and pastures

AnimalsHeadShare of US
Cattle and calves162,2000.18%
Horses and ponies2,4940.10%
Goats2,0020.08%
Sheep and lambs1,167under 0.1%
Laying hens6,049under 0.1%
Hogs and pigs843under 0.1%
Turkeys266under 0.1%

Withheld: beef cows, milk cows and broilers sold.

Who farms here

Decisions on Cochise County's 1,002 farms are made by 1,892 producers. Their average age is 58.9, 1.2 years below the Arizona average. Women are 40.9% of them.

Under 357%35–4415%45–5415%55–6422%65–7426%75+16%
Cochise County US · producers by age

Five years earlier

Measure2017Change to 2022
Farms1,083−7.5%
Land in farms, acres973,407+6.4%
Average farm size, acres899+15.0%
Farm products sold (current dollars)$145 million+100%
Orchard land, acres22,762+26.5%
Cattle and calves, head129,042+25.7%
Horses and ponies, head3,147−20.7%
Barley, acres1,780+34.7%

Nearest rivals

Counties with a similar sales mix

Cochise County accounts for 6.5% of farm sales in Arizona and 6.0% of the farms in Arizona. Rank Arizona counties for pecans.

Source: USDA NASS Census of Agriculture. How to read these pages.