Table 69. Summary by Age and Primary Occupation of Principal Operator: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Total farming 
and other 
occupations 
Farming 
Item 
Total 
Age of operator (years) 
Under 25 
25 to 34 
35 to 44 
45 to 54 
55 to 64 
65 and over 
FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 
Farms 
number 
37,249 
17,650 
120 
732 
1,415 
2,976 
5,226 
7,181 
percent 
100.0 
47.4 
0.3 
2.0 
3.8 
8.0 
14.0 
19.3 
Land in farms 
acres 
14,748,107 
11,812,493 
9,298 
257,287 
1,025,375 
2,068,911 
3,524,210 
4,927,412 
Average size of farm 
acres 
396 
669 
77 
351 
725 
695 
674 
686 
MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL 
PRODUCTS SOLD AND GOVERNMENT 
PAYMENTS 
Total 
farms 
37,249 
17,650 
120 
732 
1,415 
2,976 
5,226 
7,181 
$1,000 
9,280,019 
8,300,502 
8,812 
172,061 
1,015,311 
2,190,191 
2,944,334 
1,969,793 
Average per farm 
dollars 
249,135 
470,283 
73,436 
235,057 
717,534 
735,951 
563,401 
274,306 
Farms by economic class: 
Less than $1 ,000 (see text) 
10,223 
3,360 
8 
114 
248 
439 
923 
1,628 
$1,000 to $2,499 
4,709 
1,530 
26 
48 
129 
204 
422 
701 
$2,500 to $4,999 
4,417 
1,698 
25 
61 
106 
252 
454 
800 
$5,000 to $9,999 
3,985 
1,599 
8 
63 
119 
196 
348 
865 
$10,000 to $24,999 
3,916 
1,829 
34 
95 
141 
218 
478 
863 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,203 
1,265 
1 
46 
94 
204 
332 
588 
$50,000 to $99,999 
1,568 
1,006 
3 
59 
63 
186 
303 
392 
$100,000 to $249,999 
2,110 
1,635 
7 
114 
130 
326 
534 
524 
$250,000 to $499,999 
1,304 
1,135 
5 
59 
95 
256 
418 
302 
$500,000 to $999,999 
1,194 
1,102 
_ 
41 
136 
259 
440 
226 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
1,620 
1,491 
3 
32 
154 
436 
574 
292 
$1,000,000 to $2,499,999 
994 
919 
2 
21 
93 
254 
364 
185 
$2,500,000 to $4,999,999 
341 
318 
1 
6 
29 
108 
120 
54 
$5,000,000 or more 
285 
254 
- 
5 
32 
74 
90 
53 
Total sales 
farms 
37,249 
17,650 
120 
732 
1,415 
2,976 
5,226 
7,181 
$1,000 
9,120,749 
8,179,958 
8,651 
168,606 
1,003,810 
2,163,383 
2,899,726 
1,935,783 
Grains, oilseeds, dry beans, and 
dry peas 
farms 
3,722 
3,018 
8 
178 
317 
639 
1,095 
781 
$1,000 
1,473,574 
1,394,225 
1,498 
49,399 
164,749 
329,301 
557,805 
291,473 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
2,616 
2,366 
5 
137 
261 
523 
902 
538 
$1,000 
1,455,780 
1,382,477 
1,485 
48,821 
163,496 
327,340 
554,177 
287,159 
Corn 
farms 
849 
690 
2 
40 
74 
178 
234 
162 
$1,000 
200,366 
193,870 
(D) 
(D) 
24,822 
55,975 
75,677 
33,423 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
470 
433 
1 
19 
49 
117 
163 
84 
$1,000 
193,992 
188,858 
(D) 
(D) 
24,201 
54,928 
74,204 
31,952 
Wheat 
farms 
2,870 
2,402 
5 
135 
252 
503 
901 
606 
$1,000 
1,056,341 
995,185 
981 
38,141 
113,601 
223,323 
400,828 
218,313 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
2,182 
1,978 
3 
111 
221 
429 
750 
464 
$1,000 
1,043,618 
986,427 
(D) 
(D) 
113,004 
221,698 
397,837 
215,342 
Soybeans 
farms 
2 
2 
- 
1 
- 
1 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
Sorghum 
farms 
2 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Barley 
farms 
813 
711 
3 
30 
101 
137 
265 
175 
$1,000 
61,677 
(□) 
(D) 
(D) 
7,057 
(D) 
24,415 
(□) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
390 
380 
1 
15 
46 
80 
153 
85 
$1,000 
54,098 
52,442 
(D) 
(D) 
5,924 
12,563 
22,060 
10,222 
Rice 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other grains, oilseeds, 
dry beans, and dry peas 
farms 
979 
846 
6 
54 
98 
185 
327 
176 
$1,000 
155,009 
146,256 
(D) 
(D) 
19,270 
36,532 
56,886 
27,770 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
573 
539 
1 
27 
71 
134 
217 
89 
$1,000 
148,644 
140,817 
(D) 
(D) 
18,741 
35,647 
54,721 
26,528 
Tobacco 
farms 
_ 
_ 
_ 
_ 
_ 
_ 
_ 
_ 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Cotton and cottonseed 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Vegetables, melons, potatoes, 
and sweet potatoes 
farms 
2,928 
1,734 
23 
171 
190 
336 
533 
481 
$1,000 
1,064,081 
965,033 
404 
20,879 
119,423 
210,743 
405,561 
208,024 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
674 
608 
2 
46 
56 
132 
249 
123 
$1,000 
1,049,399 
955,915 
(D) 
(D) 
118,214 
208,970 
402,994 
205,538 
Fruits, tree nuts, and berries 
farms 
5,495 
3,362 
14 
116 
244 
698 
1,089 
1,201 
$1,000 
2,931,370 
2,552,418 
43 
46,402 
207,922 
738,589 
941,300 
618,162 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
2,459 
1,957 
- 
49 
162 
478 
689 
579 
$1,000 
2,896,751 
2,533,739 
- 
45,715 
206,765 
735,556 
935,622 
610,081 
Fruits and tree nuts 
farms 
4,391 
2,789 
9 
66 
194 
599 
931 
990 
$1,000 
2,779,675 
2,430,300 
32 
34,406 
201,155 
707,739 
899,172 
587,796 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
2,249 
1,785 
- 
40 
145 
442 
629 
529 
$1,000 
2,750,951 
2,414,897 
- 
34,093 
200,332 
705,245 
894,444 
580,783 
Berries 
farms 
1,480 
774 
5 
61 
60 
150 
228 
270 
$1,000 
151,695 
122,118 
12 
11,996 
6,767 
30,849 
42,128 
30,366 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
229 
189 
- 
9 
20 
45 
62 
53 
$1,000 
145,161 
118,368 
- 
11,620 
6,425 
30,158 
41,075 
29,091 
Nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, 
and sod (see text) 
farms 
1,631 
946 
26 
52 
97 
182 
303 
286 
$1,000 
333,252 
234,248 
282 
1,758 
10,507 
41,157 
120,468 
60,076 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
306 
219 
- 
5 
18 
45 
87 
64 
$1,000 
318,361 
225,261 
- 
1,007 
9,755 
39,687 
117,405 
57,407 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
192 Washington 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
