Farm Census

Washington farms by county

2022 Census of Agriculture · 39 counties

32,076 farms13,855,414 acres in farms432 acres per farm on average

Washington farms sold $12.75 billion of products in 2022, 16th among the 50 states.

Among the states, it leads the nation in apples, ranks second in grapes, potatoes and vegetables and ranks third in berries, canola and orchard land.

Its average farm size is the 16th-largest among the states.

Fruit and nuts: 29.7%Fruit and nuts29.7%Vegetables and melons: 14.7%Vegetables and melons14.7%Grains and oilseeds: 13.7%Grains and oilseeds13.7%Milk: 12.4%Milk12.4%Cattle and calves: 10.1%Cattle and calves10.1%Hay and other crops: 9.5%Hay and other crops9.5%Nursery and greenhouse: 4.0%4.0%Poultry and eggs: 2.9%2.9%Aquaculture: 2.3%Aquaculture2.3%Christmas trees: 0.3%0.3%Horses and mules: 0.1%Other animals: 0.1%Sheep and goats: 0.1%Hogs and pigs: under 0.1%Fruit and nuts: 29.7%Fruit and nuts29.7%Vegetables and melons: 14.7%14.7%Grains and oilseeds: 13.7%13.7%Milk: 12.4%Milk12.4%Cattle and calves: 10.1%10.1%Hay and other crops: 9.5%9.5%Nursery and greenhouse: 4.0%4.0%Poultry and eggs: 2.9%2.9%Aquaculture: 2.3%2.3%Christmas trees: 0.3%Horses and mules: 0.1%Other animals: 0.1%Sheep and goats: 0.1%Hogs and pigs: under 0.1%
What Washington farms sold in 2022.

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 Washington is for them nationally.

Crop or animalLeading countyIts share of the stateCounties with figures
ApplesGrant County32.6%36
PotatoesGrant County32.4%22
BerriesWhatcom County48.5%34
VegetablesGrant County31.1%32
GrapesBenton County40.8%31
WheatWhitman County21.0%24
CanolaWhitman County38.1%12
Orchard landYakima County26.4%37
Milk cowsYakima County39.3%24
BarleyWhitman County41.0%22
Dry edible beansGrant County54.1%6
Horses and poniesKing County10.2%39
Corn for silageYakima County34.0%15
Laying hensThurston County23.5%34

Every county in Washington

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

CountyFarmsAvg acresSalesLargest group
Grant County1,238819$2.61BFruit and nuts
Yakima County2,523711$2.27BFruit and nuts
Benton County1,338458$1.21BVegetables and melons
Franklin County751781$1.01BVegetables and melons
Walla Walla County894798$778.6MFruit and nuts
Adams County5581,759$561.6MVegetables and melons
Whatcom County1,58265$510.3MMilk
Whitman County9331,306$465.4MGrains and oilseeds
Skagit County882113$366.9MVegetables and melons
Okanogan County1,011930$363.7MFruit and nuts
Snohomish County1,41852$280.7MNursery and greenhouse
Chelan County71277$269.8MFruit and nuts
Douglas County6181,274$254.8MFruit and nuts
Lincoln County7191,543$208.9MGrains and oilseeds
Spokane County2,386240$205.0MGrains and oilseeds
Lewis County1,56576$197.6MPoultry and eggs
Thurston County1,10850$190.5MPoultry and eggs
Klickitat County701884$130.8MFruit and nuts
Pierce County1,34735$104.7MNursery and greenhouse
King County1,60429$102.7MNursery and greenhouse
Columbia County2991,010$94.9MGrains and oilseeds
Mason County368100$83.3MAquaculture
Kittitas County738224$75.6MHay and other crops
Pacific County290151$63.3MAquaculture
Clark County1,92729$59.0MNursery and greenhouse
Garfield County2041,287$54.4MGrains and oilseeds
Grays Harbor County369265$49.9MMilk
Stevens County944493$33.1MGrains and oilseeds
Cowlitz County36180$30.8MHay and other crops
Island County37745$23.5MCattle and calves
Asotin County1441,395$21.0MGrains and oilseeds
Clallam County51431$17.0MVegetables and melons
Jefferson County18846$16.2MAquaculture
Kitsap County57017$13.6MNursery and greenhouse
San Juan County26474$10.6MAquaculture
Skamania County13747$8.0MAquaculture
Pend Oreille County184206$7.2MHay and other crops
Ferry County1683,109$4.0MHay and other crops
Wahkiakum County14275$3.1MMilk

Five years earlier

Measure2017Change to 2022
Farms35,793−10.4%
Land in farms, acres14,679,857−5.6%
Average farm size, acres410+5.4%
Farm products sold (current dollars)$9.63 billion+32.4%

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