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Douglas County, Washington · 2022 Census of Agriculture

What does Douglas County, Washington grow?

Of the crops tracked here, Douglas County's biggest by acreage are wheat (165,951 acres), apples (8,455 acres) and canola (7,600 acres). Its farms sold $255 million of crops and livestock in 2022, 13th of 39 counties in Washington.

Among US counties with published figures, it ranks near the top for pears (8th of 459 counties), apples (9th of 900 counties) and sweet cherries (12th of 191 counties).

Farm sales, 2022
$255 million625th of 3,050 US counties
Farms
618787,620 acres of farmland
Crops vs. livestock
96% cropsshare of farm sales
Items reported
2915 published, 14 withheld
Value of crops and livestock sold by county, 2022 Census of Agriculture
Under $5.2M$5.2M to $21M$21M to $78M$78M to $260M$260M to $780M$780M+
Douglas County
$255 million
2% of Washington farm sales. No. 13 of 39 counties reporting.

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, 2022 Census of Agriculture.

What does Douglas County grow the most of?

Crops ranked by acres harvested (bearing acres for orchards), 2022 Census of Agriculture.

  1. 1Wheat9th in Washington165,951 acres
  2. 2Apples6th in Washington8,455 acres
  3. 3Canola4th in Washington7,600 acres
  4. 4Hay16th in Washington6,165 acres
  5. 5Sweet cherries6th in Washington2,648 acres
  6. 6Pears4th in Washington929 acres
  7. 7Sunflowers6th in Washington*633 acres
  8. 8Corn7th in Washington*611 acres
  9. 9Grapes9th in Washington*109 acres

How does Douglas County rank?

Each item's rank among counties in Washington 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.

Douglas County rankings, 2022 Census of Agriculture
ItemAmountState rankUS rankShare of WAMeasure
Sweet cherries2,648 acres612*7%bearing acres
Canola13.3 million pounds442*6%production
Pears929 acres48*5%bearing acres
Apples8,455 acres69*5%bearing acres
Wheat7.2 million bushels9395%production
Sunflowers199,950 pounds6*166*3%production
Turkeys162 turkeys13475*3%head on farms
Cattle15,364 cattle17*1,482*1%head on farms
Hay20,716 tons161,462*under 1%production
Corn163,181 bushels7*1,792*under 1%production
Goats75 goats35*2,588*under 1%head on farms
Grapes109 acres9*131*under 1%bearing acres
Hogs12 hogs36*2,311*under 1%head on farms
Eggs495 laying hens29*2,140*under 1%head on farms
Milk8 milk cows21*1,364*under 1%head on farms

Also reported here, but withheld by NASS to protect individual farms: barley, oats, lentils, sweet corn, pumpkins, strawberries, blueberries, blackberries, peaches, nectarines, plums, apricots, sheep and honey.

What livestock does Douglas County raise?

Douglas County livestock and poultry, 2022 Census of Agriculture
AnimalHeadState rankMeasure
Cattle15,36417*head on farms
Laying hens49529*head on farms
Turkeys16213head on farms
Goats7535*head on farms
Hogs1236*head on farms
Milk cows821*head on farms

Other farm counties in Washington

Top Washington counties by farm sales, 2022
CountyFarm sales
Grant County$2.6 billion
Yakima County$2.3 billion
Benton County$1.2 billion
Franklin County$1 billion
Walla Walla County$779 million
Adams County$562 million
Whatcom County$510 million
Whitman County$465 million
Skagit County$367 million
Okanogan County$364 million
Snohomish County$281 million
Chelan County$270 million

What does Washington grow? State overview and county map →

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.