Farm operations
701
Avg 884 ac / farm
2022 USDA Census WA · FIPS 53039 Upper-middle by state sales HEAVY MIXED
Klickitat County, Washington - Farm Data
Agricultural and commodity intelligence for Klickitat County. Ranked #18 of 39 counties in Washington.
619,788 acres of agricultural land
- Cropland
- 36.0% 223,233 acres
- Other land
- 64.0% 396,555 acres
USDA NASS · 2022 Census of Agriculture
Klickitat County received $13.41 in Census government payments per agricultural acre, 1.4× the Washington county median of $9.34.
According to the USDA NASS 2022 Census of Agriculture.
- $13.41
- government payments per agricultural acre
- $9.34
- Washington county median per acre
- 1.44×
- 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, Klickitat County, Washington is a MIXED county with federal farm payments per acre that stamp HEAVY; commodity sales sit near state median and it shows above-typical federal dependence.
Commodity sales
$130.8M
1.3× state median -- Near state median
Federal payments
$8.3M
6.4% of sales -- Above-typical dependence
Net farm income
$17.4M
2022 cash income -- Typical net income
C
Farm economy grade: C -- Klickitat County's net farm income sits at the 47th percentile among 3,046 NASS-reporting counties nationally (2022 Census). Percentile-benchmarked, not a same-state comparison like the tier label above.
What the Klickitat County Farm Data Shows
Klickitat County, Washington reads as a MIXED county with HEAVY 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-highest national quintile, $11.30 to $18.39 an acre, heavy federal support relative to the acreage.
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 Klickitat County
Nearest NASS federal-payment peers and $/acre poles for Klickitat (HEAVY · MIXED), replacing the old fixed Related and same-state alphabetical strip.
HEAVY MIXED
San Diego County, CA · DENSE
$8.3M federal receipts is higher by $22K than Klickitat; land stamp MIXED vs MIXED.
Polk County, FL · HEAVY
$8.3M federal receipts is higher by $22K than Klickitat; land stamp MIXED vs MIXED.
Glasscock County, TX · HEAVY
$8.3M federal receipts is higher by $24K than Klickitat; land stamp MIXED vs MIXED.
Berrien County, MI · DENSE
$8.3M federal receipts is higher by $28K than Klickitat; land stamp CROP-HEAVY vs MIXED.
Hill County (HEAVY $/acre pole)
Hill sits near Klickitat on payments-per-acre ($13.42) while total receipts differ.
Howard County (HEAVY $/acre pole)
Howard sits near Klickitat on payments-per-acre ($13.37) while total receipts differ.
Washington ERS state roll-up
Klickitat stamps HEAVY · 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 Klickitat under the HEAVY intensity band.
What to do with this
From Klickitat County, Washington, these three pages are the natural next reads:
- 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 Klickitat County, Washington?
Klickitat County, Washington has 701 farms (2022 USDA Census). Average farm size 884 acres; land stamp MIXED.
What is the total agricultural production value of Klickitat County?
Klickitat County's total commodity sales are $130.8M (2022 Census of Agriculture), ranking #18 among 39 counties in Washington.
How much federal farm assistance does Klickitat County receive?
Klickitat County received $8.3M in federal government farm program receipts (2022), stamping HEAVY on NASS payments-per-acre ($13.41/acre) with a MIXED land mix.
What is the net farm income in Klickitat County?
Net cash farm income for operations in Klickitat County is $17.4M (2022 Census of Agriculture).
State Overview
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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 HEAVY · land stamp MIXED (NASS payments-per-acre / cropland share bands).
Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified. Verify with USDA NASS Census of Agriculture →
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.