Farm Census

Lewis County, Washington

Farms, crops and livestock in the 2022 Census of Agriculture

1,565 farms118,915 acres in farms$198 million in farm sales

Among US counties with published figures, Lewis County ranks seventh for sales of Christmas trees.

Within Washington, no other county with a published figure has more broilers sold or turkeys.

Poultry and eggs: 37.4%Poultry and eggs37.4%Fruit and nuts: 13.1%Fruit and nuts13.1%Christmas trees: 10.7%Christmas trees10.7%Milk: 9.2%Milk9.2%Nursery and greenhouse: 7.8%7.8%Hay and other crops: 6.8%6.8%Aquaculture: 5.8%Aquaculture5.8%Cattle and calves: 4.7%Cattle and calves4.7%Vegetables and melons: 3.3%3.3%Grains and oilseeds: 0.5%Horses and mules: 0.4%0.4%Sheep and goats: 0.2%Other animals: 0.1%Hogs and pigs: 0.1%Poultry and eggs: 37.4%Poultry and eggs37.4%Fruit and nuts: 13.1%Fruit and nuts13.1%Christmas trees: 10.7%10.7%Milk: 9.2%Milk9.2%Nursery and greenhouse: 7.8%7.8%Hay and other crops: 6.8%6.8%Aquaculture: 5.8%Aquaculture5.8%Cattle and calves: 4.7%4.7%Vegetables and melons: 3.3%3.3%Grains and oilseeds: 0.5%Horses and mules: 0.4%Sheep and goats: 0.2%Other animals: 0.1%Hogs and pigs: 0.1%
Farm sales by product group, 2022, sized by value.
Sales by product group
Product groupSalesRank in state
Poultry and eggs$74.0 million1st of 28
Fruit, tree nuts and berries$25.9 million13th of 33
Christmas trees and short-rotation woody crops$21.1 million1st of 23
Milk from cows$18.2 million11th of 16
Nursery, greenhouse and floriculture crops$15.5 million9th of 26
Hay and other crops$13.4 million12th of 35
Aquaculture$11.4 million9th of 16
Cattle and calves$9.2 million15th of 33
Vegetables, melons and potatoes$6.5 million11th of 29
Grains, oilseeds, dry beans and dry peas$1.0 million21st of 29
Horses, ponies, mules, burros and donkeys$745,0009th of 35
Sheep, goats, wool, mohair and goat milk$466,0008th of 33
Other animals and animal products$171,00013th of 28
Hogs and pigs$111,00011th of 29

What the fields held

Lewis County harvested 43,326 acres of cropland in 2022, 14th of 33 counties in Washington. Hay and haylage covered acreage equal to 64% of that.

CropAcresShare of US
Hay and haylage27,7560.05%
Berries1,5610.44%
Wheat1,142under 0.1%
Vegetables965under 0.1%
of which potatoes2under 0.1%
Orchard land221under 0.1%
of which grapes16under 0.1%
of which apples28under 0.1%
Barley63under 0.1%

Withheld to protect individual farms: corn for silage and oats.

How much of the county is farmland

Share of the county land in farms7.7%

Lewis County ranks 25th of 39 counties in Washington on this measure.

  • 53,115 acres of cropland, 45% of farmland
  • 34,734 acres of pastureland, 29% of farmland
  • 30,180 acres of woodland, 25% of farmland
  • 9,520 acres irrigated

Farm sizes

The typical farm in Lewis County is smaller than the national median of 72 acres, at 29 acres. The average, pulled up by the largest operations, is 76 acres, 26th-largest of 39 in Washington. The most common size class is 10–49 acres, with 54.2% of farms. Fewer than 1% of farms have 1,000 acres or more.

1–916%10–4954%50–17920%180–4997%500–9992%1,000–1,9991%2,000+0%
Lewis County US · farms by size

Barns, pens and pastures

AnimalsHeadShare of US
Broilers sold in 202215,520,3560.17%
Horses and ponies2,0160.08%
Goats1,4930.06%
Milk cows3,631under 0.1%
Sheep and lambs1,711under 0.1%
Beef cows7,051under 0.1%
Cattle and calves20,014under 0.1%
Laying hens6,919under 0.1%
Turkeys735under 0.1%
Hogs and pigs407under 0.1%

Who farms here

Decisions on Lewis County's 1,565 farms are made by 2,787 producers. Their average age is 59.0, 0.3 years below the Washington average. Women are 43.8% of them.

Under 358%35–4411%45–5415%55–6425%65–7424%75+16%
Lewis County US · producers by age

Five years earlier

Measure2017Change to 2022
Farms1,723−9.2%
Land in farms, acres122,870−3.2%
Average farm size, acres71+7.0%
Farm products sold (current dollars)$136 million+44.9%
Berries, acres258+100%
Broilers sold, head16,574,130−6.4%
Horses and ponies, head2,196−8.2%
Goats, head1,274+17.2%

Nearest rivals

Counties with a similar sales mix

Lewis County accounts for 1.5% of farm sales in Washington and 4.9% of the farms in Washington. Rank Washington counties for berries.

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