Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) in Washington

CRP rental payments by fiscal year in Washington

CRP rental payments by county, 2017-2021

Conservation practices installed on CRP acres, cumulative, as of January 2020, Washington

Rank	Practice	Acres	Percent
1	Grass plantings - native	498,643	42.3%
2	Grass plantings - introduced	262,735	22.3%
3	State acres for wildlife enhancement	111,345	9.4%
4	Wildlife habitat	106,058	9.0%
5	Existing grass	94,160	8.0%
6	Contour grass strips	41,580	3.5%
7	Filter strips	31,309	2.7%
8	Riparian buffers	17,749	1.5%
9	CRP grasslands - native grasses	4,850	0.4%
10	Pollinator habitat	3,140	0.3%
11	Tree plantings - softwoods	2,418	0.2%
12	Upland bird habitat buffers	1,553	0.1%
13	Rare and declining habitat	1,163	0.1%
14	Wildlife food plots	708	< 0.1%
15	Marginal pasture buffers - wildlife	631	< 0.1%
16	Marginal pasture buffers - wetland	540	< 0.1%
17	Existing trees	423	< 0.1%
18	Grass waterways	321	< 0.1%
19	CRP grasslands - introduced grasses	276	< 0.1%
20	Shallow water for wildlife	50	< 0.1%
21	Wildlife corridors	48	< 0.1%
22	Wetland restoration - floodplain	42	< 0.1%
23	Wetland restoration	15	< 0.1%
24	Shelterbelts	9	< 0.1%
25	Farmable wetland program - buffer	8	< 0.1%
26	Field windbreaks	5	< 0.1%
27	Wetland restoration - non-floodplain	5	< 0.1%
28	Farmable wetland program - wetland	2	< 0.1%
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	Total Acres	1,179,778

CRP rental payments by county, 2017-2021

Rank	State	CRP Rental Payments, 2017-2020
1	Whitman County, Washington	$39,588,784
2	Douglas County, Washington	$37,512,486
3	Walla Walla County, Washington	$35,251,889
4	Adams County, Washington	$33,094,659
5	Lincoln County, Washington	$30,917,562
6	Franklin County, Washington	$21,723,138
7	Grant County, Washington	$15,846,324
8	Benton County, Washington	$13,805,780
9	Columbia County, Washington	$10,189,404
10	Klickitat County, Washington	$8,787,165
11	Garfield County, Washington	$8,632,228
12	Yakima County, Washington	$7,088,986
13	Spokane County, Washington	$6,461,485
14	Whatcom County, Washington	$5,961,441
15	Asotin County, Washington	$4,722,596
16	Skagit County, Washington	$1,201,327
17	Lewis County, Washington	$1,130,842
18	Okanogan County, Washington	$742,072
19	Kittitas County, Washington	$537,639
20	Snohomish County, Washington	$470,194
21	Wahkiakum County, Washington	$251,249
22	Stevens County, Washington	$174,437
23	Pacific County, Washington	$160,553
24	Mason County, Washington	$141,551
25	Jefferson County, Washington	$125,313
26	Grays Harbor County, Washington	$105,079
27	Clallam County, Washington	$91,661
28	Clark County, Washington	$85,096
29	Chelan County, Washington	$83,570
30	Ferry County, Washington	$79,911
31	King County, Washington	$65,363
32	Thurston County, Washington	$53,162
33	Cowlitz County, Washington	$15,062
34	Kitsap County, Washington	$10,489
35	Island County, Washington	$2,046
36	Pierce County, Washington	$351
37	San Juan County, Washington	$0
38	Pend Oreille County, Washington	$0
39	Skamania County, Washington	$0
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USDA Census of Agriculture Data for Washington, 2017

Land in Washington, 2017

Land type	Acres
Number of Farms:	35,793
Total Acres in Farms:	14,679,857
Cropland Acres:	7,488,625
Permanent pasture and rangeland:	4,628,666
Woodland Acres:	2,044,726

Livestock in Washington, 2017

Livestock	Number of Animals
Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold	27,101,183
Layers inventory	7,128,683
Cattle and calves inventory	1,155,544
Sheep and lambs inventory	52,329
Hogs and pigs inventory	19,809

Crops in Washington, 2017

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