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Counties in Washington by farms

Yakima County had the highest farms of 39 counties in 2012, at 3,143. Wahkiakum County had the lowest, at 109. The median was 883 and the figure for Washington was 37,249. Source: the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

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Highest3,143Yakima County
Lowest109Wahkiakum County
Median88339 counties
Washington37,249History

Map of counties, 2012

Adams County: 713 countAsotin County: 185 countBenton County: 1,509 countChelan County: 890 countClallam County: 536 countClark County: 1,929 countColumbia County: 308 countCowlitz County: 492 countDouglas County: 849 countFerry County: 255 countFranklin County: 883 countGarfield County: 211 countGrant County: 1,552 countGrays Harbor County: 557 countIsland County: 377 countJefferson County: 221 countKing County: 1,837 countKitsap County: 706 countKittitas County: 1,006 countKlickitat County: 760 countLewis County: 1,647 countLincoln County: 897 countMason County: 377 countOkanogan County: 1,449 countPacific County: 330 countPend Oreille County: 288 countPierce County: 1,478 countSan Juan County: 274 countSkagit County: 1,074 countSkamania County: 144 countSnohomish County: 1,438 countSpokane County: 2,501 countStevens County: 1,148 countThurston County: 1,336 countWahkiakum County: 109 countWalla Walla County: 943 countWhatcom County: 1,702 countWhitman County: 1,195 countYakima County: 3,143 count
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count, 2012. 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, 2012

Yakima County: 3,143 countYakima County3,143Spokane County: 2,501 countSpokane County2,501Clark County: 1,929 countClark County1,929King County: 1,837 countKing County1,837Whatcom County: 1,702 countWhatcom County1,702Lewis County: 1,647 countLewis County1,647Grant County: 1,552 countGrant County1,552Benton County: 1,509 countBenton County1,509Pierce County: 1,478 countPierce County1,478Okanogan County: 1,449 countOkanogan County1,449Snohomish County: 1,438 countSnohomish County1,438Thurston County: 1,336 countThurston County1,336Whitman County: 1,195 countWhitman County1,195Stevens County: 1,148 countStevens County1,148Skagit County: 1,074 countSkagit County1,074Kittitas County: 1,006 countKittitas County1,006Walla Walla County: 943 countWalla Walla County943Lincoln County: 897 countLincoln County897Chelan County: 890 countChelan County890Franklin County: 883 countFranklin County883Douglas County: 849 countDouglas County849Klickitat County: 760 countKlickitat County760Adams County: 713 countAdams County713Kitsap County: 706 countKitsap County706Grays Harbor County: 557 countGrays Harbor County557Clallam County: 536 countClallam County536Cowlitz County: 492 countCowlitz County492Island County: 377 countIsland County377Mason County: 377 countMason County377Pacific County: 330 countPacific County330Columbia County: 308 countColumbia County308Pend Oreille County: 288 countPend Oreille County288San Juan County: 274 countSan Juan County274Ferry County: 255 countFerry County255Jefferson County: 221 countJefferson County221Garfield County: 211 countGarfield County211Asotin County: 185 countAsotin County185Skamania County: 144 countSkamania County144Wahkiakum County: 109 countWahkiakum County109Yakima County: 3,143 countYakima County3,143Spokane County: 2,501 countSpokane County2,501Clark County: 1,929 countClark County1,929King County: 1,837 countKing County1,837Whatcom County: 1,702 countWhatcom County1,702Lewis County: 1,647 countLewis County1,647Grant County: 1,552 countGrant County1,552Benton County: 1,509 countBenton County1,509Pierce County: 1,478 countPierce County1,478Okanogan County: 1,449 countOkanogan County1,449Snohomish County: 1,438 countSnohomish County1,438Thurston County: 1,336 countThurston County1,336Whitman County: 1,195 countWhitman County1,195Stevens County: 1,148 countStevens County1,148Skagit County: 1,074 countSkagit County1,074Kittitas County: 1,006 countKittitas County1,006Walla Walla County: 943 countWalla Walla County943Lincoln County: 897 countLincoln County897Chelan County: 890 countChelan County890Franklin County: 883 countFranklin County883Douglas County: 849 countDouglas County849Klickitat County: 760 countKlickitat County760Adams County: 713 countAdams County713Kitsap County: 706 countKitsap County706Grays Harbor County: 557 countGrays Harbor County557Clallam County: 536 countClallam County536Cowlitz County: 492 countCowlitz County492Island County: 377 countIsland County377Mason County: 377 countMason County377Pacific County: 330 countPacific County330Columbia County: 308 countColumbia County308Pend Oreille County: 288 countPend Oreille County288San Juan County: 274 countSan Juan County274Ferry County: 255 countFerry County255Jefferson County: 221 countJefferson County221Garfield County: 211 countGarfield County211Asotin County: 185 countAsotin County185Skamania County: 144 countSkamania County144Wahkiakum County: 109 countWahkiakum County109
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

RankCounties2012
count
1Yakima County3,143
2Spokane County2,501
3Clark County1,929
4King County1,837
5Whatcom County1,702
6Lewis County1,647
7Grant County1,552
8Benton County1,509
9Pierce County1,478
10Okanogan County1,449
11Snohomish County1,438
12Thurston County1,336
13Whitman County1,195
14Stevens County1,148
15Skagit County1,074
16Kittitas County1,006
17Walla Walla County943
18Lincoln County897
19Chelan County890
20Franklin County883
21Douglas County849
22Klickitat County760
23Adams County713
24Kitsap County706
25Grays Harbor County557
26Clallam County536
27Cowlitz County492
28Island County377
28Mason County377
30Pacific County330
31Columbia County308
32Pend Oreille County288
33San Juan County274
34Ferry County255
35Jefferson County221
36Garfield County211
37Asotin County185
38Skamania County144
39Wahkiakum County109

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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.

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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, 2012) [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, 2012. 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=2012. 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, 2012. 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=2012.

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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, 2012 [Dataset]. Via Data Commons. Available at: https://www.nass.usda.gov/AgCensus/, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/farms/washington-counties?period=2012 (Accessed: 11 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest farms?

Yakima County, with 3,143 in 2012, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

Which county has the lowest farms?

Wahkiakum County, with 109 in 2012.

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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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