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Counties in Washington by farms

Yakima County had the highest farms of 39 counties in 2017, at 2,952. Wahkiakum County had the lowest, at 145. The median was 772 and the figure for Washington was 35,793. Source: the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

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Highest2,952Yakima County
Lowest145Wahkiakum County
Median77239 counties
Washington35,793History

Map of counties, 2017

Adams County: 586 countAsotin County: 205 countBenton County: 1,520 countChelan County: 835 countClallam County: 528 countClark County: 1,978 countColumbia County: 257 countCowlitz County: 403 countDouglas County: 729 countFerry County: 252 countFranklin County: 772 countGarfield County: 226 countGrant County: 1,384 countGrays Harbor County: 469 countIsland County: 390 countJefferson County: 221 countKing County: 1,796 countKitsap County: 698 countKittitas County: 1,008 countKlickitat County: 750 countLewis County: 1,723 countLincoln County: 783 countMason County: 324 countOkanogan County: 1,192 countPacific County: 346 countPend Oreille County: 261 countPierce County: 1,607 countSan Juan County: 316 countSkagit County: 1,041 countSkamania County: 145 countSnohomish County: 1,558 countSpokane County: 2,425 countStevens County: 1,114 countThurston County: 1,200 countWahkiakum County: 145 countWalla Walla County: 903 countWhatcom County: 1,712 countWhitman County: 1,039 countYakima County: 2,952 count
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count, 2017. 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, 2017

Yakima County: 2,952 countYakima County2,952Spokane County: 2,425 countSpokane County2,425Clark County: 1,978 countClark County1,978King County: 1,796 countKing County1,796Lewis County: 1,723 countLewis County1,723Whatcom County: 1,712 countWhatcom County1,712Pierce County: 1,607 countPierce County1,607Snohomish County: 1,558 countSnohomish County1,558Benton County: 1,520 countBenton County1,520Grant County: 1,384 countGrant County1,384Thurston County: 1,200 countThurston County1,200Okanogan County: 1,192 countOkanogan County1,192Stevens County: 1,114 countStevens County1,114Skagit County: 1,041 countSkagit County1,041Whitman County: 1,039 countWhitman County1,039Kittitas County: 1,008 countKittitas County1,008Walla Walla County: 903 countWalla Walla County903Chelan County: 835 countChelan County835Lincoln County: 783 countLincoln County783Franklin County: 772 countFranklin County772Klickitat County: 750 countKlickitat County750Douglas County: 729 countDouglas County729Kitsap County: 698 countKitsap County698Adams County: 586 countAdams County586Clallam County: 528 countClallam County528Grays Harbor County: 469 countGrays Harbor County469Cowlitz County: 403 countCowlitz County403Island County: 390 countIsland County390Pacific County: 346 countPacific County346Mason County: 324 countMason County324San Juan County: 316 countSan Juan County316Pend Oreille County: 261 countPend Oreille County261Columbia County: 257 countColumbia County257Ferry County: 252 countFerry County252Garfield County: 226 countGarfield County226Jefferson County: 221 countJefferson County221Asotin County: 205 countAsotin County205Skamania County: 145 countSkamania County145Wahkiakum County: 145 countWahkiakum County145Yakima County: 2,952 countYakima County2,952Spokane County: 2,425 countSpokane County2,425Clark County: 1,978 countClark County1,978King County: 1,796 countKing County1,796Lewis County: 1,723 countLewis County1,723Whatcom County: 1,712 countWhatcom County1,712Pierce County: 1,607 countPierce County1,607Snohomish County: 1,558 countSnohomish County1,558Benton County: 1,520 countBenton County1,520Grant County: 1,384 countGrant County1,384Thurston County: 1,200 countThurston County1,200Okanogan County: 1,192 countOkanogan County1,192Stevens County: 1,114 countStevens County1,114Skagit County: 1,041 countSkagit County1,041Whitman County: 1,039 countWhitman County1,039Kittitas County: 1,008 countKittitas County1,008Walla Walla County: 903 countWalla Walla County903Chelan County: 835 countChelan County835Lincoln County: 783 countLincoln County783Franklin County: 772 countFranklin County772Klickitat County: 750 countKlickitat County750Douglas County: 729 countDouglas County729Kitsap County: 698 countKitsap County698Adams County: 586 countAdams County586Clallam County: 528 countClallam County528Grays Harbor County: 469 countGrays Harbor County469Cowlitz County: 403 countCowlitz County403Island County: 390 countIsland County390Pacific County: 346 countPacific County346Mason County: 324 countMason County324San Juan County: 316 countSan Juan County316Pend Oreille County: 261 countPend Oreille County261Columbia County: 257 countColumbia County257Ferry County: 252 countFerry County252Garfield County: 226 countGarfield County226Jefferson County: 221 countJefferson County221Asotin County: 205 countAsotin County205Skamania County: 145 countSkamania County145Wahkiakum County: 145 countWahkiakum County145
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

RankCounties2017
count
1Yakima County2,952
2Spokane County2,425
3Clark County1,978
4King County1,796
5Lewis County1,723
6Whatcom County1,712
7Pierce County1,607
8Snohomish County1,558
9Benton County1,520
10Grant County1,384
11Thurston County1,200
12Okanogan County1,192
13Stevens County1,114
14Skagit County1,041
15Whitman County1,039
16Kittitas County1,008
17Walla Walla County903
18Chelan County835
19Lincoln County783
20Franklin County772
21Klickitat County750
22Douglas County729
23Kitsap County698
24Adams County586
25Clallam County528
26Grays Harbor County469
27Cowlitz County403
28Island County390
29Pacific County346
30Mason County324
31San Juan County316
32Pend Oreille County261
33Columbia County257
34Ferry County252
35Garfield County226
36Jefferson County221
37Asotin County205
38Skamania County145
38Wahkiakum County145

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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, 2017) [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, 2017. 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=2017. 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, 2017. 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=2017.

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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, 2017 [Dataset]. Via Data Commons. Available at: https://www.nass.usda.gov/AgCensus/, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/farms/washington-counties?period=2017 (Accessed: 11 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest farms?

Yakima County, with 2,952 in 2017, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

Which county has the lowest farms?

Wahkiakum County, with 145 in 2017.

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