Table 43. Grain Storage Capacity: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Grain storage capacity 
2012 
2007 1 
Farms 
Bushels 
Farms 
Bushels 
Grain storage capacity (see text) 
1,549 
61,803,046 
1,662 
69,147,864 
Average capacity per farm 
(X) 
39,899 
(X) 
41,605 
Capacity by bushels: 
1 to 4,999 bushels 
355 
532,145 
305 
636,679 
5,000 to 9,999 bushels 
143 
979,660 
172 
1,137,168 
10,000 to 19,999 bushels 
231 
3,081,987 
251 
3,413,690 
20,000 to 29,999 bushels 
183 
4,257,477 
180 
4,168,971 
30,000 to 49,999 bushels 
244 
9,127,470 
311 
11,691,445 
50,000 to 99,999 bushels 
241 
15,714,455 
284 
19,286,477 
100,000 to 249,999 bushels 
132 
17,897,432 
133 
17,696,014 
250,000 bushels or more 
20 
10,212,420 
26 
11,117,420 
Capacity by land in farms: 
1 to 9 acres 
51 
202,289 
31 
105,815 
1 0 to 49 acres 
94 
554,176 
89 
858,964 
50 to 69 acres 
23 
94,875 
15 
101,266 
70 to 99 acres 
41 
468,504 
23 
467,907 
100 to 139 acres 
28 
730,750 
32 
429,957 
140 to 179 acres 
28 
191,517 
38 
654,300 
180 to 219 acres 
35 
420,732 
34 
660,968 
220 to 259 acres 
21 
545,687 
35 
423,042 
260 to 499 acres 
136 
2,614,288 
141 
2,756,570 
500 to 999 acres 
219 
6,406,125 
244 
7,636,847 
1,000 to 1,999 acres 
255 
9,585,875 
334 
13,370,115 
2,000 to 4,999 acres 
394 
19,612,603 
416 
21,486,222 
5,000 acres or more 
224 
20,375,625 
230 
20,195,891 
Capacity by harvested cropland: 
0 to 9 acres 
267 
5,617,482 
272 
5,596,079 
1 0 to 49 acres 
77 
421,432 
75 
600,978 
50 to 69 acres 
24 
221,516 
24 
218,466 
70 to 99 acres 
31 
392,550 
29 
376,627 
100 to 139 acres 
53 
955,719 
60 
1,576,574 
140 to 179 acres 
38 
603,300 
46 
687,150 
180 to 219 acres 
31 
708,103 
35 
773,980 
220 to 259 acres 
31 
546,067 
27 
646,780 
260 to 499 acres 
202 
4,075,873 
176 
4,271,354 
500 to 999 acres 
232 
7,886,880 
288 
10,003,785 
1,000 to 1,999 acres 
310 
15,758,384 
374 
18,627,944 
2,000 to 4,999 acres 
216 
14,623,740 
226 
16,660,547 
5,000 acres or more 
37 
9,992,000 
30 
9,107,600 
Capacity by North American Industry Classification 
System (NAICS): 
Crop production (111) 
1,226 
56,119,966 
1,323 
60,554,469 
Animal production and aquaculture (112) 
323 
5,683,080 
339 
8,593,395 
1 2007 data may not include storage capacity for pulse crops. 
40 Washington 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
