Farm operations
738
Avg 224 ac / farm
2022 USDA Census WA · FIPS 53037 Lower-middle by state sales LIGHT MIXED
Kittitas County, Washington - Farm Data
Agricultural and commodity intelligence for Kittitas County. Ranked #23 of 39 counties in Washington.
165,205 acres of agricultural land
- Cropland
- 35.8% 59,201 acres
- Other land
- 64.2% 106,004 acres
USDA NASS · 2022 Census of Agriculture
Kittitas County received $6.74 in Census government payments per agricultural acre, 0.7× the Washington county median of $9.34.
According to the USDA NASS 2022 Census of Agriculture.
- $6.74
- government payments per agricultural acre
- $9.34
- Washington county median per acre
- 0.72×
- Washington median per acre
Payments per acre use the same NASS county table for receipts and acreage. Census county totals are not a roll-up of the USDA ERS state payment series.
According to the 2022 USDA NASS Census of Agriculture, Kittitas County, Washington is a MIXED county with federal farm payments per acre that stamp LIGHT; commodity sales sit near state median and it shows below-typical federal dependence.
Commodity sales
$75.6M
0.74× state median -- Near state median
Federal payments
$1.1M
1.5% of sales -- Below-typical dependence
Net farm income
$10.4M
2022 cash income -- Below-typical net income
D
Farm economy grade: D -- Kittitas County's net farm income sits at the 38th percentile among 3,046 NASS-reporting counties nationally (2022 Census). Percentile-benchmarked, not a same-state comparison like the tier label above.
What the Kittitas County Farm Data Shows
Kittitas County, Washington reads as a MIXED county with LIGHT federal payment intensity. In the NASS Census vocabulary this portal uses, cropland is 25% to 50% of agricultural land with the balance in pasture, range, woodland or farmsteads, so row-crop and livestock-side programs are both in play; payments per agricultural acre fall in the second-lowest national quintile, $3.41 to $6.98 an acre, which is light federal support for the land base.
The state comparisons on this page use the 39 of 39 Washington counties with published commodity sales, averaging the two central values when the count is even. Payments per acre use the 37 counties that report both receipts and acreage, and net-income peers are the 31 that reported a profit.
Pair the payment peers below before treating any single county as representative of Washington.
Read with Kittitas County
Nearest NASS federal-payment peers and $/acre poles for Kittitas (LIGHT · MIXED), replacing the old fixed Related and same-state alphabetical strip.
LIGHT MIXED
Livingston County, KY · MID
$1.1M federal receipts is higher by $1K than Kittitas; land stamp CROP-LED vs MIXED.
Worcester County, MD · MID
$1.1M federal receipts is higher by $1K than Kittitas; land stamp CROP-LED vs MIXED.
Lawrence County, IL · LIGHT
$1.1M federal receipts is higher by $2K than Kittitas; land stamp CROP-HEAVY vs MIXED.
Clinton County, IN · LIGHT
$1.1M federal receipts is lower by $3K than Kittitas; land stamp CROP-HEAVY vs MIXED.
Washington County (LIGHT $/acre pole)
Washington sits near Kittitas on payments-per-acre ($6.73) while total receipts differ.
Rush County (LIGHT $/acre pole)
Rush sits near Kittitas on payments-per-acre ($6.73) while total receipts differ.
Washington ERS state roll-up
Kittitas stamps LIGHT · MIXED inside Washington's NASS county table, open the state ERS payment stack next.
Census payments leaderboard
Open the national ranking of U.S. counties by NASS federal farm program payments to see the counties around Kittitas under the LIGHT intensity band.
What to do with this
Three places to go next from Kittitas County, Washington:
- See how Washington compares nationally on ERS farm payments and income. Washington state page
- Browse the full county table to compare payment intensity across the country. All counties
- Understand what actually drives county-level farm payments. Read the guide
County figures (2022 NASS Census of Agriculture) are a separate population from USDA ERS state and national payment series and must not be summed together.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many farms are in Kittitas County, Washington?
Kittitas County, Washington has 738 farms (2022 USDA Census). Average farm size 224 acres; land stamp MIXED.
What is the total agricultural production value of Kittitas County?
Kittitas County's total commodity sales are $75.6M (2022 Census of Agriculture), ranking #23 among 39 counties in Washington.
How much federal farm assistance does Kittitas County receive?
Kittitas County received $1.1M in federal government farm program receipts (2022), stamping LIGHT on NASS payments-per-acre ($6.74/acre) with a MIXED land mix.
What is the net farm income in Kittitas County?
Net cash farm income for operations in Kittitas County is $10.4M (2022 Census of Agriculture).
State Overview
Washington
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Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service 2022 Census of Agriculture · 2022
Dollar values reflect calendar year 2022 farm operations data.
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Intensity stamp LIGHT · land stamp MIXED (NASS payments-per-acre / cropland share bands).
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County farm figures on this page are rendered from the USDA NASS 2022 Census of Agriculture, no number is typed in by an editor. Census county totals are not a roll-up of the USDA ERS state payment series. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error.