Table 28. Sheep and Lambs - Inventory, Wool Production, and Sales by Size of Flock: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Sheep and lambs inventory 
Sheep and lambs inventory 
Wool production 
Sheep and lambs sold 
Total 
Ewes 1 year old or older 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Pounds 
Value 
($1,000) 
Farms 
Number 
Value 
($1,000) 
Total 
1,967 
44,863 
1,500 
26,318 
1,414 
284,134 
253 
1,000 
29,476 
5,888 
Farms with inventory of- 
1 to 24 
1,592 
12,830 
1,159 
6,649 
1,151 
82,129 
19 
663 
5,469 
945 
25 to 99 
328 
14,323 
299 
8,532 
231 
64,414 
30 
292 
9,020 
1,581 
100 to 299 
37 
6,083 
32 
3,572 
24 
27,311 
15 
35 
3,178 
603 
300 to 999 
7 
3,404 
7 
2,023 
5 
(D) 
(D) 
7 
(D) 
(D) 
1,000 to 2,499 
2 
(D) 
2 
(D) 
2 
(D) 
(D) 
2 
(D) 
(D) 
2,500 to 4,999 
1 
(D) 
1 
(D) 
1 
(D) 
(D) 
1 
(D) 
(D) 
5,000 or more 
" 
“ 
- 
- 
- 
- 
" 
No sheep and lambs as of 
Dec. 31, 2012 
(X) 
(X) 
(X) 
(X) 
62 
8,870 
1 
65 
786 
160 
Table 29. Ewes 1 Year Old or Older - Inventory, Wool Production, and Sales by Size of Ewe Flock: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Ewes 1 year old or older inventory 
Sheep and lambs inventory 
Wool production 
Sheep and lambs sold 
Total 
Ewes 1 year old or older 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Pounds 
Value 
($1,000) 
Farms 
Number 
Value 
($1,000) 
Total 
1,500 
40,700 
1,500 
26,318 
1,055 
257,492 
249 
852 
27,435 
5,485 
Farms with inventory of- 
1 to 24 
1,300 
1,300 
8,852 
914 
80,613 
29 
661 
6,634 
1,114 
25 to 99 
169 
169 
7,007 
119 
47,532 
18 
160 
6,720 
1,186 
100 to 199 
18 
18 
2,202 
11 
11,467 
13 
18 
(D) 
(D) 
200 to 499 
10 
4,024 
10 
2,715 
8 
23,385 
(D) 
10 
2,468 
485 
500 to 999 
1 
(D) 
1 
(D) 
1 
(D) 
(D) 
1 
(D) 
(D) 
1,000 to 2,499 
1 
(D) 
1 
(D) 
1 
(D) 
(D) 
1 
(D) 
(D) 
2,500 to 4,999 
1 
(D) 
1 
(D) 
1 
(D) 
(D) 
1 
(D) 
(D) 
5,000 or more 
" 
“ 
- 
- 
" 
- 
“ 
“ 
No ewes 1 year old or older as of 
Dec. 31, 2012 
467 
4,163 
(X) 
(X) 
421 
35,512 
5 
213 
2,827 
563 
Table 30. Goats, Kids, and Mohair - Inventory, Mohair Production, and Sales: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Inventory 
Sales 
2012 
2007 
2012 
2007 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Number 
Value 
($1,000) 
Farms 
Number 
Goats, all 
2,506 
27,062 
3,143 
32,840 
944 
12,515 
1,688 
1,077 
14,862 
Angora goats and kids 
151 
939 
200 
1,197 
23 
117 
10 
45 
294 
Milk goats and kids 
934 
9,095 
1,076 
8,168 
347 
3,160 
574 
342 
3,444 
Meat goats and other goats and kids 
1,792 
17,028 
2,478 
23,475 
665 
9,238 
1,104 
874 
11,124 
Mohair clipped 1 
pounds 
(X) 
(X) 
(X) 
(X) 
39 
4,884 
5 
105 
8,313 
1 2007 data for pounds sold are for farms with production, not necessarily sold. 
Table 31. Equine - Inventory and Sales: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Equine 
Farms 
Number 
Value 
($1,000) 
Equine 
Farms 
Number 
Value 
($1,000) 
INVENTORY 
SALES 
Total horses and ponies 
9,923 
64,616 
(X) 
Owned horses and ponies (see text) 
1,937 
5,180 
17,770 
Farms with- 
Farms by number sold- 
1 to 24 
9,585 
50,851 
(X) 
1 to 24 
1,923 
4,541 
16,175 
25 to 49 
269 
8,841 
(X) 
25 to 49 
11 
367 
1,490 
50 to 99 
63 
3,829 
(X) 
50 to 99 
1 
(D) 
(D) 
100 or more 
6 
1,095 
(X) 
100 or more 
2 
(D) 
(D) 
Owned horses and ponies (see text) 
9,516 
54,342 
(X) 
Total mules, burros, and donkeys 
99 
272 
129 
Farms with- 
Farms by number sold- 
1 to 24 
9,308 
45,981 
(X) 
1 to 24 
99 
272 
129 
25 to 49 
167 
5,521 
(X) 
25 to 49 
- 
- 
- 
50 to 99 
37 
2,250 
(X) 
50 or more 
- 
- 
- 
100 or more 
4 
590 
(X) 
Total mules, burros, and donkeys 
1,286 
3,615 
(X) 
Farms with- 
1 to 24 
1,278 
3,336 
(X) 
25 to 49 
8 
279 
(X) 
50 or more 
- 
- 
(X) 
24 Washington 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
