Table 69. Summary by Age and Primary Occupation of Principal Operator: 2012 (continued) 
[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 BY TYPE OF 
ORGANIZATION (SEE TEXT) 
Operation with 50 percent or more ownership 
interest held by operator and/or persons 
related by blood, marriage, 
or adoption 
farms 
35,620 
16,651 
111 
681 
1,307 
2,751 
4,887 
6,914 
acres 
10,757,375 
8,785,198 
9,134 
229,212 
779,225 
1,818,172 
3,096,129 
2,853,326 
Limited Liability Corporation 
farms 
2,788 
1,662 
12 
123 
209 
326 
477 
515 
acres 
1,200,467 
866,050 
652 
31,927 
109,758 
204,999 
261,000 
257,714 
LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX PURPOSES (SEE TEXT) 
Family or individual farms 
30,167 
13,128 
102 
525 
979 
1,989 
3,686 
5,847 
acres 
5,140,660 
3,751,662 
8,378 
134,331 
288,361 
683,785 
1,321,436 
1,315,371 
Partnership 
farms 
2,685 
1,651 
13 
77 
158 
349 
516 
538 
acres 
2,733,462 
2,433,052 
629 
52,072 
(D) 
577,649 
816,633 
(D) 
Registered under state law 
farms 
2,305 
1,461 
11 
73 
145 
314 
460 
458 
acres 
2,591,019 
2,328,750 
613 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
781,188 
736,328 
Corporation 
farms 
3,463 
2,463 
1 
104 
245 
570 
881 
662 
acres 
3,790,562 
3,402,220 
(D) 
(D) 
351,334 
782,752 
1,299,569 
902,840 
Family held 
farms 
3,157 
2,271 
1 
88 
226 
531 
805 
620 
acres 
3,466,028 
3,139,885 
(D) 
(D) 
325,244 
750,126 
1,135,131 
868,675 
More than 10 stockholders 
farms 
94 
72 
12 
22 
19 
19 
1 0 or less stockholders 
farms 
3,063 
2,199 
1 
88 
214 
509 
786 
601 
Other than family held 
farms 
306 
192 
- 
16 
19 
39 
76 
42 
acres 
324,534 
262,335 
- 
5,016 
26,090 
32,626 
164,438 
34,165 
More than 1 0 stockholders 
farms 
33 
29 
- 
- 
2 
9 
14 
4 
1 0 or less stockholders 
farms 
273 
163 
- 
16 
17 
30 
62 
38 
Other-cooperative, estate 
or trust, institutional, etc 
farms 
934 
408 
4 
26 
33 
68 
143 
134 
acres 
3,083,423 
2,225,559 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
24,725 
86,572 
(D) 
HIRED FARM LABOR 
Hired farm labor 
farms 
1 1 ,746 
7,845 
25 
261 
654 
1,592 
2,666 
2,647 
workers 
256,036 
209,555 
71 
4,916 
18,602 
62,159 
79,656 
44,151 
Workers by days worked: 
150 days or more 
farms 
6,067 
4,650 
17 
166 
458 
1,073 
1,661 
1,275 
workers 
56,387 
48,004 
41 
780 
3,987 
13,585 
19,487 
10,124 
Less than 150 days 
farms 
9,398 
6,238 
13 
191 
485 
1,238 
2,138 
2,173 
workers 
199,649 
161,551 
30 
4,136 
14,615 
48,574 
60,169 
34,027 
Migrant farm labor on farms with hired 
labor (see text) 
farms 
1,314 
991 
1 
22 
66 
238 
371 
293 
Migrant farm labor on farms reporting 
only contract labor (see text) 
farms 
83 
47 
- 
- 
2 
17 
8 
20 
Unpaid workers (see text) 
farms 
17,457 
7,663 
70 
316 
652 
1,275 
2,124 
3,226 
workers 
40,375 
17,166 
165 
801 
1,694 
3,080 
4,546 
6,880 
FARMS BY SIZE 
1 to 9 acres 
10,559 
3,699 
70 
216 
376 
600 
925 
1,512 
1 0 to 49 acres 
12,980 
5,464 
35 
170 
379 
812 
1,558 
2,510 
50 to 69 acres 
1,826 
928 
- 
44 
56 
128 
294 
406 
70 to 99 acres 
2,018 
1,039 
- 
46 
67 
164 
292 
470 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
1,513 
804 
4 
30 
47 
120 
238 
365 
140 to 179 acres 
1,180 
647 
- 
30 
32 
120 
188 
277 
180 to 219 acres 
739 
412 
4 
13 
29 
79 
132 
155 
220 to 259 acres 
527 
323 
1 
13 
27 
63 
102 
117 
260 to 499 acres 
1,805 
1,135 
1 
47 
90 
205 
358 
434 
500 to 999 acres 
1,508 
1,028 
2 
41 
104 
223 
338 
320 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
1,123 
859 
2 
39 
73 
164 
317 
264 
2,000 acres or more 
1,471 
1,312 
1 
43 
135 
298 
484 
351 
FARMS BY NORTH AMERICAN 
INDUSTRY CLASSIFICATION 
SYSTEM (NAICS) 
Oilseed and grain farming (1111) 
2,620 
2,096 
2 
140 
227 
428 
758 
541 
Vegetable and melon farming (1 1 12) 
1,924 
1,041 
14 
96 
127 
197 
316 
291 
Fruit and tree nut farming (1113) 
4,825 
2,874 
8 
93 
205 
586 
941 
1,041 
Greenhouse, nursery, and floriculture 
production (11 14) 
1,753 
906 
27 
38 
72 
140 
288 
341 
Other crop farming (1 1 19) 
7,926 
3,249 
15 
117 
235 
415 
862 
1,605 
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) 
7,926 
3,249 
15 
117 
235 
415 
862 
1,605 
Beef cattle ranching and farming (112111) 
9,008 
3,613 
12 
119 
217 
440 
905 
1,920 
Cattle feedlots (1121 12) 
116 
77 
- 
4 
4 
10 
16 
43 
Dairy cattle and milk production (1 1212) 
471 
397 
2 
12 
32 
116 
132 
103 
Hog and pig farming (1122) 
485 
179 
12 
3 
23 
66 
41 
34 
Poultry and egg production (1 123) 
1,016 
411 
8 
14 
46 
89 
113 
141 
Sheep and goat farming (1124) 
1,407 
525 
7 
19 
53 
114 
136 
196 
Animal aquaculture and other animal 
production (1125, 1129) 
5,698 
2,282 
13 
77 
174 
375 
718 
925 
LIVESTOCK 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
11,861 
5,538 
25 
178 
422 
889 
1,489 
2,535 
number 
1,162,792 
1,038,049 
1,351 
21,570 
160,716 
265,928 
266,192 
322,292 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
6,205 
2,163 
11 
96 
176 
286 
570 
1,024 
1 0 to 49 
3,869 
1,907 
12 
37 
129 
253 
483 
993 
50 to 99 
662 
468 
- 
21 
28 
80 
143 
196 
100 to 199 
430 
352 
1 
12 
28 
78 
94 
139 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
208 Washington 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
