Washington County, Colorado · 2022 Census of Agriculture
What does Washington County, Colorado grow?
Livestock brings in most of the farm sales in Washington County, Colorado (53% in 2022). At the end of 2022 its farms had 70,884 cattle. Of the crops tracked here, its biggest by acreage are wheat (168,440 acres), corn (102,358 acres) and hay (38,315 acres). Its farms sold $242 million of crops and livestock in 2022, 8th of 60 counties in Colorado.
- Farm sales, 2022
- $242 million671st of 3,050 US counties
- Farms
- 7091,381,696 acres of farmland
- Crops vs. livestock
- 47% cropsshare of farm sales
- Items reported
- 1711 published, 6 withheld
County map
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, 2022 Census of Agriculture.
What does Washington County grow the most of?
Crops ranked by acres harvested (bearing acres for orchards), 2022 Census of Agriculture.
How does Washington County rank?
Each item's rank among counties in Colorado and in the US, by the 2022 Census of Agriculture measure shown. An asterisk means the rank is among counties with published figures; a county whose figure is withheld could rank higher.
| Item | Amount | State rank | US rank | Share of CO | Measure |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sugar beets | 68,242 tons | 4 | 62* | 11% | production |
| Wheat | 3.4 million bushels | 3 | 131 | 9% | production |
| Corn | 6.6 million bushels | 7 | 603 | 5% | production |
| Dry beans | 2.8 million pounds | 4* | 104* | 5% | production |
| Sunflowers | 1.5 million pounds | 8* | 124* | 3% | production |
| Sorghum | 301,751 bushels | 9 | 143* | 3% | production |
| Cattle | 70,884 cattle | 9 | 249* | 3% | head on farms |
| Hay | 68,638 tons | 14 | 353* | 2% | production |
| Goats | 615 goats | 22* | 1,047* | 1% | head on farms |
| Sheep | 1,027 sheep | 24* | 894* | under 1% | head on farms |
| Soybeans | 72 bushels | 9* | 1,874* | under 1% | production |
Also reported here, but withheld by NASS to protect individual farms: potatoes, chickens, eggs, milk, hogs and honey.
What livestock does Washington County raise?
Other farm counties in Colorado
| County | Farm sales |
|---|---|
| Weld County | $2.4 billion |
| Yuma County | $1.1 billion |
| Morgan County | $766 million |
| Kit Carson County | $765 million |
| Logan County | $733 million |
| Prowers County | $430 million |
| Larimer County | $271 million |
| Phillips County | $237 million |
| Saguache County | $158 million |
| Rio Grande County | $151 million |
| Otero County | $133 million |
| Baca County | $131 million |
About this data
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, 2022 Census of Agriculture, the only NASS source that covers every county. The Census is taken every five years; the next is for 2027. Values NASS withholds to avoid disclosing individual farms are shown as withheld, never as zero. Data processed 2026-11-06. Methodology.