Table 4. Farm Production Expenses: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
2012 
2007 
Farms 
Expenses 
($1,000) 
Farms 
Expenses 
($1,000) 
Total farm production expenses 1 
farms 
37,249 
(X) 
39,284 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
7,839,554 
(X) 
5,390,313 
Average per farm 
dollars 
(X) 
210,463 
(X) 
137,214 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
8,502 
24,504 
9,646 
27,355 
$5,000 to $9,999 
8,067 
58,225 
8,218 
59,610 
$10,000 to $24,999 
8,693 
137,386 
9,161 
146,042 
$25,000 to $49,999 
3,645 
127,895 
4,068 
143,075 
$50,000 to $99,999 
2,273 
159,244 
2,480 
173,607 
$100,000 to $249,999 
2,342 
379,461 
2,392 
388,588 
$250,000 to $499,999 
1,388 
494,937 
1,499 
531,856 
$500,000 or more 
2,339 
6,457,902 
1,820 
3,920,180 
$500,000 to $999,999 
1,114 
784,207 
892 
619,039 
$1,000,000 to $2,499,999 
758 
1,158,314 
571 
874,205 
$2,500,000 or more 
467 
4,515,381 
357 
2,426,937 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil conditioners 
purchased 
farms 
14,658 
(X) 
17,083 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
519,041 
(X) 
380,358 
percent of total 
(X) 
6.6 
(X) 
7.1 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $499 
4,746 
904 
5,704 
1,140 
$500 to $999 
1,780 
1,201 
2,318 
1,523 
$1,000 to $4,999 
3,182 
7,133 
4,016 
8,924 
$5,000 to $9,999 
977 
6,612 
1,116 
7,662 
$10,000 to $24,999 
1,177 
18,944 
1,235 
19,495 
$25,000 to $49,999 
840 
29,759 
1,043 
37,234 
$50,000 to $99,999 
796 
57,012 
845 
58,412 
$100,000 or more 
1,160 
397,476 
806 
245,968 
Chemicals purchased 
farms 
16,822 
(X) 
16,386 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
498,212 
(X) 
317,784 
percent of total 
(X) 
6.4 
(X) 
5.9 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $499 
7,628 
1,261 
7,033 
1,221 
$500 to $999 
1,435 
922 
1,509 
978 
$1,000 to $4,999 
2,454 
5,821 
2,940 
6,903 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,036 
7,215 
1,160 
8,045 
$10,000 to $24,999 
1,460 
23,529 
1,517 
24,338 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,064 
37,192 
1,025 
35,717 
$50,000 or more 
1,745 
422,272 
1,202 
240,581 
$50,000 to $99,999 
833 
57,053 
634 
43,098 
$100,000 or more 
912 
365,219 
568 
197,483 
Seeds, plants, vines, and trees purchased 
farms 
11,669 
(X) 
11,005 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
273,805 
(X) 
200,704 
percent of total 
(X) 
3.5 
(X) 
3.7 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $499 
4,471 
807 
3,936 
749 
$500 to $999 
1,105 
732 
1,296 
863 
$1,000 to $4,999 
2,186 
5,046 
2,374 
5,522 
$5,000 to $9,999 
923 
6,334 
960 
6,691 
$10,000 to $24,999 
1,337 
21,256 
1,216 
18,982 
$25,000 or more 
1,647 
239,629 
1,223 
167,896 
$25,000 to $49,999 
741 
25,709 
603 
20,499 
$50,000 or more 
906 
213,920 
620 
147,397 
Livestock and poultry purchased 
or leased 
farms 
9,641 
(X) 
8,589 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
424,941 
(X) 
326,256 
percent of total 
(X) 
5.4 
(X) 
6.1 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
4,195 
1,315 
3,487 
1,246 
$1,000 to $4,999 
3,478 
8,250 
3,345 
7,427 
$5,000 to $9,999 
902 
6,063 
813 
5,475 
$10,000 to $24,999 
559 
8,469 
461 
6,817 
$25,000 to $49,999 
213 
7,321 
147 
4,928 
$50,000 to $99,999 
127 
8,139 
112 
7,711 
$100,000 to $249,999 
91 
15,594 
117 
18,359 
$250,000 or more 
76 
369,790 
107 
274,294 
$250,000 to $499,999 
23 
8,425 
47 
16,950 
$500,000 to $999,999 
27 
18,983 
30 
19,929 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
26 
342,382 
30 
237,415 
Breeding livestock purchased 
or leased 
farms 
4,250 
(X) 
4,247 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
36,085 
(X) 
37,873 
percent of total 
(X) 
0.5 
(X) 
0.7 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
1,577 
582 
1,570 
591 
$1,000 to $4,999 
1,720 
3,939 
1,784 
4,008 
$5,000 to $9,999 
402 
2,606 
428 
2,854 
$10,000 to $24,999 
308 
4,594 
253 
3,675 
$25,000 to $49,999 
100 
3,404 
85 
2,876 
$50,000 to $99,999 
95 
5,283 
60 
3,985 
$100,000 to $249,999 
34 
5,684 
42 
6,358 
$250,000 or more 
14 
9,994 
25 
13,526 
$250,000 to $499,999 
6 
2,395 
13 
(D) 
$500,000 to $999,999 
5 
3,224 
10 
6,264 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
3 
4,375 
2 
(D) 
Other livestock and poultry purchased 
or leased (see text) 
farms 
6,686 
(X) 
5,553 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
388,856 
(X) 
288,383 
percent of total 
(X) 
5.0 
(X) 
5.4 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
3,486 
994 
2,788 
921 
$1,000 to $4,999 
2,129 
4,898 
1,887 
4,067 
$5,000 to $9,999 
515 
3,467 
391 
2,618 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data Washington 11 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
