Farm Census

Clark County, Washington

Farms, crops and livestock in the 2022 Census of Agriculture

1,927 farms56,038 acres in farms$59.0 million in farm sales

Clark County's farms are among the smallest in the country: the average farm size is the seventh-smallest of the 2,894 counties with at least 100 farms.

Its average farm size had the eighth-largest decrease from 2017 to 2022 among the 1,674 counties with at least 500 farms in 2017.

Nursery and greenhouse: 32.3%Nursery and greenhouse32.3%Fruit and nuts: 13.1%Fruit and nuts13.1%Poultry and eggs: 12.4%Poultry and eggs12.4%Milk: 11.8%Milk11.8%Cattle and calves: 9.0%Cattle and calves9.0%Hay and other crops: 5.6%5.6%Christmas trees: 5.3%5.3%Horses and mules: 4.3%Horses and mules4.3%Vegetables and melons: 3.4%3.4%Sheep and goats: 0.9%0.9%Withheld groups: 0.8%0.8%Other animals: 0.7%0.7%Grains and oilseeds: 0.3%Nursery and greenhouse: 32.3%Nursery and greenhouse32.3%Fruit and nuts: 13.1%13.1%Poultry and eggs: 12.4%Poultry and eggs12.4%Milk: 11.8%Milk11.8%Cattle and calves: 9.0%9.0%Hay and other crops: 5.6%5.6%Christmas trees: 5.3%5.3%Horses and mules: 4.3%4.3%Vegetables and melons: 3.4%3.4%Sheep and goats: 0.9%Withheld groups: 0.8%Other animals: 0.7%Grains and oilseeds: 0.3%
Farm sales by product group, 2022, sized by value. Withheld to protect individual farms: hogs and pigs and aquaculture products.
Sales by product group
Product groupSalesRank in state
Nursery, greenhouse and floriculture crops$19.1 million8th of 26
Fruit, tree nuts and berries$7.7 million16th of 33
Poultry and eggs$7.3 million5th of 28
Milk from cows$7.0 million13th of 16
Cattle and calves$5.3 million17th of 33
Hay and other crops$3.3 million18th of 35
Christmas trees and short-rotation woody crops$3.1 million2nd of 23
Horses, ponies, mules, burros and donkeys$2.5 million1st of 35
Vegetables, melons and potatoes$2.0 million18th of 29
Sheep, goats, wool, mohair and goat milk$516,0004th of 33
Other animals and animal products$431,0008th of 28
Grains, oilseeds, dry beans and dry peas$174,00025th of 29

What the fields held

Clark County harvested 17,532 acres of cropland in 2022, 18th of 33 counties in Washington. Hay and haylage covered acreage equal to 77% of that.

CropAcresShare of US
Hay and haylage13,474under 0.1%
Berries8550.24%
Orchard land485under 0.1%
of which grapes182under 0.1%
of which apples34under 0.1%
Vegetables281under 0.1%
of which potatoes2under 0.1%
Barley123under 0.1%
Oats28under 0.1%

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

How much of the county is farmland

Share of the county land in farms13.9%

Clark County ranks 19th of 39 counties in Washington on this measure.

  • 22,009 acres of cropland, 39% of farmland
  • 18,193 acres of pastureland, 32% of farmland
  • 14,431 acres of woodland, 26% of farmland
  • 4,506 acres irrigated

Barns, pens and pastures

AnimalsHeadShare of US
Horses and ponies2,5660.11%
Goats1,6280.06%
Sheep and lambs2,397under 0.1%
Broilers sold in 20221,266,887under 0.1%
Beef cows3,926under 0.1%
Milk cows1,037under 0.1%
Cattle and calves8,920under 0.1%
Laying hens12,683under 0.1%
Hogs and pigs304under 0.1%
Turkeys259under 0.1%

Who farms here

Decisions on Clark County's 1,927 farms are made by 3,505 producers. Their average age is 59.4, 0.1 years above the Washington average. Women are 46.5% of them.

Under 356%35–4413%45–5416%55–6424%65–7425%75+16%
Clark County US · producers by age

Five years earlier

Measure2017Change to 2022
Farms1,978−2.6%
Land in farms, acres90,737−38.2%
Average farm size, acres46−37.0%
Farm products sold (current dollars)$47.7 million+23.6%
Berries, acres955−10.5%
Horses and ponies, head2,687−4.5%
Goats, head1,939−16.0%
Sheep and lambs, head2,016+18.9%

Nearest rivals

Counties with a similar sales mix

Clark County accounts for 0.5% of farm sales in Washington and 6.0% of the farms in Washington. Rank Washington counties for berries.

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