Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP) in Washington
The state-level CSP data only includes practices that had more than four contracts in a state for a particular year. Because of this, the data contained within the state pages will not sum up to the total payments by practice on the national page.
CSP payments by fiscal year in Washington
CSP payments by county, 2017-2022
Practices and enhancements on CSP acres, 2017-2022, Washington
| Rank | Practice | Payments, 2017-2022 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cropland Annual Payment | $74,861,884 |
| 2 | Rangeland Annual Payment | $6,026,502 |
| 3 | Existing Activity Payment-Land Use | $3,429,009 |
| 4 | Reduce risks of nutrient losses to surface water by utilizing precision ag technologies | $2,306,662 |
| 5 | Reduce risk of pesticides in surface water by utilizing precision pesticide application techniques | $1,800,969 |
| 6 | Improving nutrient uptake efficiency and reducing risk of nutrient losses to surface water | $1,732,294 |
| 7 | Non-Industrial Private Forest Land Annual Payment | $885,177 |
| 8 | Improving nutrient uptake efficiency and reducing risks to air quality - emissions of GHGs | $791,263 |
| 9 | Pasture Annual Payment | $631,085 |
| 10 | Existing Activity Payment-Resource Concern | $613,051 |
| 11 | Reduce risk of pesticides in surface water by utilizing IPM PAMS techniques | $612,848 |
| 12 | Improving nutrient uptake efficiency and reducing risk of nutrient losses  | $445,459 |
| 13 | Reduce risks of nutrient loss to surface water by utilizing precision agriculture technologies | $435,406 |
| 14 | Associated Ag Land | $431,200 |
| 15 | Pest Management Conservation System | $421,904 |
| 16 | Reduce risks of nutrient losses to ground water by utilizing precision agriculture technologies to p | $405,125 |
| 17 | Farmstead | $361,789 |
| 18 | Reduce risk of pesticides in water and air by utilizing IPM PAMS techniques | $358,220 |
| 19 | Reduced tillage to increase soil health and soil organic matter content | $324,517 |
| 20 | Improving nutrient uptake efficiency and reducing risk of nutrient losses to groundwater | $207,287 |
| 21 | Reduce risk of pesticides in surface water by utilizing precision pesticide application techniques | $145,445 |
| 22 | Residue and Tillage Management- Reduced Till | $127,724 |
| 23 | Nutrient Management | $89,887 |
| 24 | Supplemental Payment | $89,772 |
| 25 | Reduced tillage to reduce wind erosion | $73,195 |
| 26 | Reduced tillage to increase soil health and soil organic matter content | $64,858 |
| 27 | Biochar production from woody residue | $63,757 |
| 28 | Cover Crop | $51,213 |
| 29 | Minimum Payment Adjustment | $42,914 |
| 30 | Enhancement - Pest Management | $40,585 |
| 31 | Resource conserving crop rotation | $38,867 |
| 32 | Reduced tillage to reduce soil erosion | $30,318 |
| 33 | Snags- den trees- and coarse woody debris for wildlife habitat | $27,348 |
| 34 | Residue and Tillage Management- No Till | $27,225 |
| 35 | No till system to increase soil health and soil organic matter content | $23,675 |
| 36 | Reduced tillage to reduce water erosion | $21,535 |
| 37 | Herbaceous Weed Treatment  | $19,976 |
| 38 | Cover crop to suppress excessive weed pressures and break pest cycles | $19,596 |
| 39 | Harvest of crops (hay or small grains) using measures that allow desired species to flush or escape | $15,937 |
| 40 | Herbaceous weed control (plant pest pressures) for desired plant communities/habitats | $15,466 |
| 41 | Conservation Crop Rotation | $15,438 |
| 42 | Enhancement - Soil Management | $14,346 |
| 43 | Tree/shrub planting for wildlife cover | $13,125 |
| 44 | Conservation cover to provide food habitat for pollinators and beneficial insects | $10,871 |
| 45 | No till to increase plant-available moisture: moisture management | $9,809 |
| 46 | Forest Stand Improvement | $8,891 |
| 47 | Tree/shrub planting for wildlife food | $8,325 |
| 48 | Snags- den trees- and coarse woody debris for wildlife habitat | $4,239 |
| 49 | Prescribed Grazing | $3,953 |
| 50 | Conservation Cover | $3,723 |
| 51 | Upland Wildlife Habitat Management | $1,878 |
| 52 | Maintaining and improving forest soil quality | $1,197 |
| 53 | Tree/Shrub Establishment | $1,187 |
| 54 | Brush Management | $624 |
| 55 | Field Border | $359 |
| 56 | Structures for Wildlife | $348 |
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| Total Payments, 2017-2022 | 98,209,257 | |
NRCS 2024 climate smart practice.
NRCS 2024 provisional climate smart practice.
NCRS climate smart practices on CSP acres, 2017-2022, Washington
| Rank | Practice | Payments, 2017-2022 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Improving nutrient uptake efficiency and reducing risk of nutrient losses | $445,459 |
| 2 | Reduce risks of nutrient loss to surface water by utilizing precision agriculture technologies | $435,406 |
| 3 | Residue and Tillage Management- Reduced Till | $127,724 |
| 4 | Nutrient Management | $89,887 |
| 5 | Reduced tillage to increase soil health and soil organic matter content | $64,858 |
| 6 | Cover Crop | $51,213 |
| 7 | Resource conserving crop rotation | $38,867 |
| 8 | Reduced tillage to reduce soil erosion | $30,318 |
| 9 | Residue and Tillage Management- No Till | $27,225 |
| 10 | No till system to increase soil health and soil organic matter content | $23,675 |
| 11 | Herbaceous Weed Treatment | $19,976 |
| 12 | Conservation Crop Rotation | $15,438 |
| 13 | Forest Stand Improvement | $8,891 |
| 14 | Prescribed Grazing | $3,953 |
| 15 | Conservation Cover | $3,723 |
| 16 | Tree/Shrub Establishment | $1,187 |
| 17 | Brush Management | $624 |
| 18 | Field Border | $359 |
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| Total Climate Smart CSP payments, 2017-2022 | $1,388,783 | |
| Climate Smart CSP payments, 2017-2022 | $1,359,292 | |
| Provisional Climate Smart CSP payments, 2017-2022 | $29,491 | |
NRCS 2024 climate smart practice.
NRCS 2024 provisional climate smart practice.
CSP payments by county, 2017-2022
| Rank | State | CSP Payments, 2017-2022 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Whitman County, Washington | $58,649,466 |
| 2 | Douglas County, Washington | $54,843,935 |
| 3 | Adams County, Washington | $49,807,709 |
| 4 | Walla Walla County, Washington | $48,264,444 |
| 5 | Lincoln County, Washington | $44,868,537 |
| 6 | Franklin County, Washington | $33,146,858 |
| 7 | Grant County, Washington | $23,220,402 |
| 8 | Benton County, Washington | $19,147,273 |
| 9 | Columbia County, Washington | $14,606,587 |
| 10 | Garfield County, Washington | $12,608,492 |
| 11 | Klickitat County, Washington | $12,117,065 |
| 12 | Yakima County, Washington | $10,443,500 |
| 13 | Spokane County, Washington | $9,455,384 |
| 14 | Whatcom County, Washington | $9,258,458 |
| 15 | Asotin County, Washington | $6,903,192 |
| 16 | Skagit County, Washington | $1,850,977 |
| 17 | Lewis County, Washington | $1,761,778 |
| 18 | Okanogan County, Washington | $1,042,026 |
| 19 | Kittitas County, Washington | $916,080 |
| 20 | Snohomish County, Washington | $689,119 |
| 21 | Wahkiakum County, Washington | $355,282 |
| 22 | Stevens County, Washington | $233,617 |
| 23 | Pacific County, Washington | $219,374 |
| 24 | Mason County, Washington | $215,873 |
| 25 | Jefferson County, Washington | $175,561 |
| 26 | Grays Harbor County, Washington | $162,796 |
| 27 | Clallam County, Washington | $136,001 |
| 28 | Ferry County, Washington | $127,377 |
| 29 | Chelan County, Washington | $125,488 |
| 30 | Clark County, Washington | $122,954 |
| 31 | King County, Washington | $110,526 |
| 32 | Thurston County, Washington | $78,733 |
| 33 | Cowlitz County, Washington | $22,586 |
| 34 | Kitsap County, Washington | $11,776 |
| 35 | Island County, Washington | $3,070 |
| 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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The state-level CSP data only includes practices that had more than four contracts in a state for a particular year. Because of this, the data contained within the state pages will not sum up to the total payments by practice on the national page.
USDA Census of Agriculture Data for Washington, 2022
Land in Washington, 2022
| Land type | Acres |
|---|---|
| Number of Farms: | 32,076 |
| Total Acres in Farms: | 13,855,414 |
| Cropland Acres: | 7,368,459 |
| Permanent pasture and rangeland: | 4,305,079 |
| Woodland Acres: | 1,656,587 |
Livestock in Washington, 2022
| Livestock | Number of Animals |
|---|---|
| Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold | 25,904,999 |
| Layers inventory | 6,024,276 |
| Cattle and calves inventory | 1,123,261 |
| Sheep and lambs inventory | 44,421 |
| Hogs and pigs inventory | 17,707 |
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