Farm Census

Navajo County, Arizona

Farms, crops and livestock in the 2022 Census of Agriculture

3,269 farms4,637,488 acres in farms$48.0 million in farm sales

Among US counties with published figures, Navajo County ranks third for land in farms and eighth for horses and ponies.

Its median farm size is the third-smallest of the 2,894 counties with at least 100 farms.

Withheld groups: 86.2%Withheld groups86.2%Vegetables and melons: 4.6%4.6%Nursery and greenhouse: 2.6%2.6%Sheep and goats: 2.0%2.0%Hay and other crops: 1.8%1.8%Horses and mules: 1.3%1.3%Grains and oilseeds: 1.0%1.0%Fruit and nuts: 0.3%Poultry and eggs: 0.2%Other animals: 0.1%Withheld groups: 86.2%Withheld groups86.2%Vegetables and melons: 4.6%4.6%Nursery and greenhouse: 2.6%2.6%Sheep and goats: 2.0%2.0%Hay and other crops: 1.8%1.8%Horses and mules: 1.3%Grains and oilseeds: 1.0%Fruit and nuts: 0.3%Poultry and eggs: 0.2%Other animals: 0.1%
Farm sales by product group, 2022, sized by value. Withheld to protect individual farms: cattle and calves, hogs and pigs and aquaculture products.
Sales by product group
Product groupSalesRank in state
Vegetables, melons and potatoes$2.2 million6th of 11
Nursery, greenhouse and floriculture crops$1.3 million4th of 8
Sheep, goats, wool, mohair and goat milk$971,0003rd of 12
Hay and other crops$846,00011th of 15
Horses, ponies, mules, burros and donkeys$600,0008th of 13
Grains, oilseeds, dry beans and dry peas$478,0008th of 10
Fruit, tree nuts and berries$129,0007th of 9
Poultry and eggs$99,0005th of 11
Other animals and animal products$41,0006th of 8

What the fields held

Navajo County harvested 2,911 acres of cropland in 2022, 11th of 13 counties in Arizona. Hay and haylage covered acreage equal to 48% of that, vegetables 13%.

CropAcresShare of US
Hay and haylage1,390under 0.1%
Vegetables381under 0.1%
of which potatoes5under 0.1%
Orchard land43under 0.1%
of which grapes4under 0.1%
of which apples9under 0.1%
Corn for grain5under 0.1%
Dry edible beans3under 0.1%
Berries3under 0.1%

Withheld to protect individual farms: corn for silage, almonds and pecans.

How much of the county is farmland

Share of the county land in farms72.8%

Navajo County ranks second of 15 counties in Arizona on this measure.

  • 35,267 acres of cropland, 1% of farmland
  • 3,989,790 acres of pastureland, 86% of farmland
  • 4,679 acres irrigated

Farm sizes

The typical farm in Navajo County is smaller than the national median of 72 acres, at 3 acres. The average, pulled up by the largest operations, is 1,419 acres, eighth-largest of 14 in Arizona. The most common size class is 1–9 acres, with 66.5% of farms. Farms of 1,000 acres or more are 4.5% of the total.

1–967%10–4916%50–1798%180–4992%500–9993%1,000–1,9992%2,000+2%
Navajo County US · farms by size

Barns, pens and pastures

AnimalsHeadShare of US
Sheep and lambs39,9270.78%
Horses and ponies9,9190.41%
Goats10,0940.40%
Beef cows13,865under 0.1%
Cattle and calves20,363under 0.1%
Laying hens3,842under 0.1%
Turkeys232under 0.1%
Milk cows10under 0.1%

Withheld: hogs and pigs.

Who farms here

Decisions on Navajo County's 3,269 farms are made by 5,696 producers. Their average age is 59.6, 0.5 years below the Arizona average. Women are 51.0% of them.

Under 359%35–4410%45–5414%55–6425%65–7423%75+18%
Navajo County US · producers by age

Five years earlier

Measure2017Change to 2022
Farms4,205−22.3%
Land in farms, acres4,413,121+5.1%
Average farm size, acres1,049+35.3%
Farm products sold (current dollars)$49.9 million−3.8%
Sheep and lambs, head47,767−16.4%
Horses and ponies, head14,870−33.3%
Goats, head16,778−39.8%
Beef cows, head19,836−30.1%

Nearest rivals

Counties with a similar sales mix

Navajo County accounts for 0.9% of farm sales in Arizona and 19.6% of the farms in Arizona. Rank Arizona counties for sheep and lambs.

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