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Counties in Washington by farms

Yakima County had the highest farms of 39 counties in 2002, at 3,730. Skamania County had the lowest, at 99. The median was 872 and the figure for Washington was 35,939. Source: the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

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Highest3,730Yakima County
Lowest99Skamania County
Median87239 counties
Washington35,939History

Map of counties, 2002

Adams County: 717 countAsotin County: 180 countBenton County: 1,313 countChelan County: 1,193 countClallam County: 455 countClark County: 1,596 countColumbia County: 255 countCowlitz County: 532 countDouglas County: 947 countFerry County: 207 countFranklin County: 943 countGarfield County: 198 countGrant County: 1,801 countGrays Harbor County: 510 countIsland County: 348 countJefferson County: 207 countKing County: 1,548 countKitsap County: 587 countKittitas County: 931 countKlickitat County: 702 countLewis County: 1,402 countLincoln County: 747 countMason County: 320 countOkanogan County: 1,486 countPacific County: 341 countPend Oreille County: 263 countPierce County: 1,474 countSan Juan County: 225 countSkagit County: 872 countSkamania County: 99 countSnohomish County: 1,574 countSpokane County: 2,225 countStevens County: 1,269 countThurston County: 1,155 countWahkiakum County: 125 countWalla Walla County: 890 countWhatcom County: 1,485 countWhitman County: 1,087 countYakima County: 3,730 count
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count, 2002. Source: USDA NASS, Census of Agriculture: number of farms, nation, states and counties (1997 to 2022) via Data Commons. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2002

Yakima County: 3,730 countYakima County3,730Spokane County: 2,225 countSpokane County2,225Grant County: 1,801 countGrant County1,801Clark County: 1,596 countClark County1,596Snohomish County: 1,574 countSnohomish County1,574King County: 1,548 countKing County1,548Okanogan County: 1,486 countOkanogan County1,486Whatcom County: 1,485 countWhatcom County1,485Pierce County: 1,474 countPierce County1,474Lewis County: 1,402 countLewis County1,402Benton County: 1,313 countBenton County1,313Stevens County: 1,269 countStevens County1,269Chelan County: 1,193 countChelan County1,193Thurston County: 1,155 countThurston County1,155Whitman County: 1,087 countWhitman County1,087Douglas County: 947 countDouglas County947Franklin County: 943 countFranklin County943Kittitas County: 931 countKittitas County931Walla Walla County: 890 countWalla Walla County890Skagit County: 872 countSkagit County872Lincoln County: 747 countLincoln County747Adams County: 717 countAdams County717Klickitat County: 702 countKlickitat County702Kitsap County: 587 countKitsap County587Cowlitz County: 532 countCowlitz County532Grays Harbor County: 510 countGrays Harbor County510Clallam County: 455 countClallam County455Island County: 348 countIsland County348Pacific County: 341 countPacific County341Mason County: 320 countMason County320Pend Oreille County: 263 countPend Oreille County263Columbia County: 255 countColumbia County255San Juan County: 225 countSan Juan County225Ferry County: 207 countFerry County207Jefferson County: 207 countJefferson County207Garfield County: 198 countGarfield County198Asotin County: 180 countAsotin County180Wahkiakum County: 125 countWahkiakum County125Skamania County: 99 countSkamania County99Yakima County: 3,730 countYakima County3,730Spokane County: 2,225 countSpokane County2,225Grant County: 1,801 countGrant County1,801Clark County: 1,596 countClark County1,596Snohomish County: 1,574 countSnohomish County1,574King County: 1,548 countKing County1,548Okanogan County: 1,486 countOkanogan County1,486Whatcom County: 1,485 countWhatcom County1,485Pierce County: 1,474 countPierce County1,474Lewis County: 1,402 countLewis County1,402Benton County: 1,313 countBenton County1,313Stevens County: 1,269 countStevens County1,269Chelan County: 1,193 countChelan County1,193Thurston County: 1,155 countThurston County1,155Whitman County: 1,087 countWhitman County1,087Douglas County: 947 countDouglas County947Franklin County: 943 countFranklin County943Kittitas County: 931 countKittitas County931Walla Walla County: 890 countWalla Walla County890Skagit County: 872 countSkagit County872Lincoln County: 747 countLincoln County747Adams County: 717 countAdams County717Klickitat County: 702 countKlickitat County702Kitsap County: 587 countKitsap County587Cowlitz County: 532 countCowlitz County532Grays Harbor County: 510 countGrays Harbor County510Clallam County: 455 countClallam County455Island County: 348 countIsland County348Pacific County: 341 countPacific County341Mason County: 320 countMason County320Pend Oreille County: 263 countPend Oreille County263Columbia County: 255 countColumbia County255San Juan County: 225 countSan Juan County225Ferry County: 207 countFerry County207Jefferson County: 207 countJefferson County207Garfield County: 198 countGarfield County198Asotin County: 180 countAsotin County180Wahkiakum County: 125 countWahkiakum County125Skamania County: 99 countSkamania County99
count. Source: USDA NASS, Census of Agriculture: number of farms, nation, states and counties (1997 to 2022) via Data Commons. Retrieved 2026-10-11.

Full ranking

RankCounties2002
count
1Yakima County3,730
2Spokane County2,225
3Grant County1,801
4Clark County1,596
5Snohomish County1,574
6King County1,548
7Okanogan County1,486
8Whatcom County1,485
9Pierce County1,474
10Lewis County1,402
11Benton County1,313
12Stevens County1,269
13Chelan County1,193
14Thurston County1,155
15Whitman County1,087
16Douglas County947
17Franklin County943
18Kittitas County931
19Walla Walla County890
20Skagit County872
21Lincoln County747
22Adams County717
23Klickitat County702
24Kitsap County587
25Cowlitz County532
26Grays Harbor County510
27Clallam County455
28Island County348
29Pacific County341
30Mason County320
31Pend Oreille County263
32Columbia County255
33San Juan County225
34Ferry County207
34Jefferson County207
36Garfield County198
37Asotin County180
38Wahkiakum County125
39Skamania County99

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Places from which 1,000 dollars or more of agricultural products were produced and sold, or normally would have been sold, during the census year, as counted by the USDA Census of Agriculture every five years.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the counties are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Census of Agriculture. Census of Agriculture: number of farms, nation, states and counties (1997 to 2022). Retrieved through Data Commons (datacommons.org). https://www.nass.usda.gov/AgCensus/. Retrieved 2026-10-11.

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U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service. (2026). Census of Agriculture: number of farms, nation, states and counties (1997 to 2022) (Counties in Washington by farms, 2002) [Data set]. Data Commons. Retrieved October 11, 2026, from https://www.nass.usda.gov/AgCensus/

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Census of Agriculture: number of farms, nation, states and counties (1997 to 2022), Counties in Washington by farms, 2002. U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service, 11 Oct. 2026, https://www.nass.usda.gov/AgCensus/. Data Commons, https://datacommons.org. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/farms/washington-counties?period=2002. Accessed 11 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service. 2026. Census of Agriculture: number of farms, nation, states and counties (1997 to 2022). Counties in Washington by farms, 2002. Dataset. Distributed by Data Commons. Accessed October 11, 2026. https://www.nass.usda.gov/AgCensus/. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/farms/washington-counties?period=2002.

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U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service (2026) Census of Agriculture: number of farms, nation, states and counties (1997 to 2022), Counties in Washington by farms, 2002 [Dataset]. Via Data Commons. Available at: https://www.nass.usda.gov/AgCensus/, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/farms/washington-counties?period=2002 (Accessed: 11 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest farms?

Yakima County, with 3,730 in 2002, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

Which county has the lowest farms?

Skamania County, with 99 in 2002.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service, Census of Agriculture: number of farms, nation, states and counties (1997 to 2022). Retrieved 2026-10-11.

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