Table 61. Selected Farm Characteristics by Race: 2012 
[Data were collected for a maximum of three operators. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 
Any operator reporting race as- 
Any operator 
reporting ethnicity 
as Spanish, 
Hispanic, or 
Latino origin 
Characteristics 
American Indian 
or Alaska Native 
alone or in 
combination with 
other races 
Asian 
alone or in 
combination with 
other races 
Black or African 
American 
alone or in 
combination with 
other races 
Native Hawaiian 
or Other Pacific 
Islander alone or 
in combination with 
other races 
White 
alone or in 
combination with 
other races 
FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 
Farms 
. number 
971 
653 
114 
92 
36,525 
2,381 
Land in farms 
acres 
2,959,433 
82,069 
19,347 
3,182 
11,832,389 
459,256 
FARMS BY SIZE 
1 to 9 acres 
319 
294 
44 
32 
10,272 
959 
1 0 to 49 acres 
375 
204 
34 
46 
12,756 
811 
50 to 1 79 acres 
172 
85 
23 
13 
6,404 
385 
1 80 to 499 acres 
51 
36 
9 
- 
3,038 
103 
500 acres or more 
54 
34 
4 
1 
4,055 
123 
OWNED AND RENTED LAND IN FARMS 
Owned land in farms 
farms 
928 
529 
103 
88 
34,404 
2,250 
acres 
2,887,091 
61,980 
9,569 
(D) 
6,291,333 
308,036 
Rented or leased land in farms 
farms 
197 
204 
24 
8 
7,958 
453 
acres 
72,342 
20,089 
9,778 
(D) 
5,541,056 
151,220 
TENURE 
Full owners 
farms 
774 
449 
90 
84 
28,567 
1,928 
acres 
2,864,165 
47,428 
8,204 
1,795 
3,632,969 
146,317 
Part owners 
farms 
154 
80 
13 
4 
5,837 
322 
acres 
61,901 
29,087 
(D) 
(D) 
6,004,437 
288,582 
Tenants 
farms 
43 
124 
11 
4 
2,121 
131 
acres 
33,367 
5,554 
(D) 
(D) 
2,194,983 
24,357 
MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS 
SOLD AND GOVERNMENT PAYMENTS 
Total 
farms 
971 
653 
114 
92 
36,525 
2,381 
$1,000 
78,164 
134,073 
4,767 
3,428 
9,152,213 
1,019,007 
Market value of agricultural 
products sold 
farms 
971 
653 
114 
92 
36,525 
2,381 
$1,000 
76,783 
133,532 
4,521 
3,388 
8,993,707 
1,014,786 
Crops, including nursery and 
greenhouse crops 
farms 
391 
453 
49 
52 
16,866 
1,308 
$1,000 
60,077 
129,736 
4,426 
3,134 
6,376,250 
819,947 
Livestock, poultry, and 
their products 
farms 
451 
168 
48 
28 
14,315 
731 
$1,000 
16,706 
3,796 
95 
253 
2,617,457 
194,839 
Government payments 
farms 
73 
59 
5 
5 
7,177 
277 
$1,000 
1,381 
541 
245 
40 
158,506 
4,221 
FARMS BY ECONOMIC CLASS 
Less than $1 ,000 
290 
115 
38 
32 
10,084 
637 
$1,000 to $2,499 
151 
105 
30 
12 
4,600 
272 
$2,500 to $4,999 
136 
78 
18 
12 
4,331 
237 
$5,000 to $9,999 
117 
68 
13 
10 
3,913 
217 
$10,000 to $24,999 
117 
85 
3 
7 
3,820 
210 
$25,000 to $49,999 
53 
52 
5 
11 
2,141 
166 
$50,000 or more 
107 
150 
7 
8 
7,636 
642 
COMMODITY CREDIT CORPORATION (CCC) LOANS 
AND FEDERAL FARM PROGRAM PAYMENTS 
CCC loans (see text) 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
36 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
3,530 
- 
Conservation Reserve, Wetlands Reserve, 
Farmable Wetlands, or Conservation 
Reserve Enhancement Programs payments 
farms 
21 
22 
4 
2 
3,837 
77 
$1,000 
171 
176 
(D) 
(D) 
67,581 
1,324 
Other Federal farm program payments 
farms 
64 
44 
5 
4 
5,962 
245 
$1,000 
1,210 
365 
(D) 
(D) 
90,925 
2,897 
FARMS BY NORTH AMERICAN INDUSTRY 
CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM (NAICS) 
Oilseed and grain farming (1111) 
23 
20 
4 
3 
2,598 
58 
Vegetable and melon farming (1 1 12) 
79 
120 
15 
5 
1,795 
207 
Fruit and tree nut farming (1113) 
83 
159 
10 
15 
4,682 
780 
Greenhouse, nursery, and floriculture 
production (1 1 14) 
64 
106 
- 
10 
1,647 
68 
Other crop farming (1 1 1 9) 
151 
69 
19 
18 
7,827 
277 
Tobacco farming (11191) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Cotton farming (11192) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sugarcane farming, hay farming, and all other 
crop farming (1 1 1 93, 1 1 1 94, 1 1 1 99) 
151 
69 
19 
18 
7,827 
277 
Beef cattle ranching and farming (112111) 
285 
66 
37 
24 
8,884 
471 
Cattle feedlots (112112) 
2 
- 
- 
- 
116 
1 
Dairy cattle and milk production (11212) 
8 
- 
- 
- 
466 
40 
Hog and pig farming (1122) 
16 
3 
- 
1 
482 
27 
Poultry and egg production (1 123) 
46 
27 
1 
6 
1,000 
82 
Sheep and goat farming (1 1 24) 
25 
18 
12 
- 
1,393 
130 
Animal aquaculture and other animal 
production (1125, 1129) 
189 
65 
16 
10 
5,635 
240 
-continued 
56 Washington 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
