Table 70. Summary by Tenure of Principal Operator and by Operators on Farm: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Tenure of principal operator 
Operators on farm 
Item 
Total 
Full owners 
Part owners 
Tenants 
One operator 
More than one 
operator 
FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 
Farms 
number 
37,249 
29,070 
5,927 
2,252 
17,360 
19,889 
percent 
100.0 
78.0 
15.9 
6.0 
46.6 
53.4 
Land in farms 
acres 
14,748,107 
6,486,223 
6,043,663 
2,218,221 
7,446,747 
7,301,360 
Average size of farm 
acres 
396 
223 
1,020 
985 
429 
367 
MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL 
PRODUCTS SOLD AND GOVERNMENT 
PAYMENTS 
Total 
farms 
37,249 
29,070 
5,927 
2,252 
17,360 
19,889 
$1,000 
9,280,019 
3,759,481 
4,310,589 
1,209,948 
3,656,850 
5,623,169 
Average per farm 
dollars 
249,135 
129,325 
727,280 
537,277 
210,648 
282,728 
Farms by economic class: 
Less than $1 ,000 (see text) 
10,223 
9,380 
597 
246 
4,583 
5,640 
$1,000 to $2,499 
4,709 
4,315 
283 
111 
2,193 
2,516 
$2,500 to $4,999 
4,417 
3,925 
362 
130 
2,038 
2,379 
$5,000 to $9,999 
3,985 
3,356 
492 
137 
1,906 
2,079 
$10,000 to $24,999 
3,916 
3,054 
624 
238 
1,936 
1,980 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,203 
1,590 
435 
178 
1,136 
1,067 
$50,000 to $99,999 
1,568 
996 
407 
165 
789 
779 
$100,000 to $249,999 
2,110 
1,117 
744 
249 
1,031 
1,079 
$250,000 to $499,999 
1,304 
506 
569 
229 
649 
655 
$500,000 to $999,999 
1,194 
316 
620 
258 
530 
664 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
1,620 
515 
794 
311 
569 
1,051 
$1,000,000 to $2,499,999 
994 
290 
486 
218 
349 
645 
$2,500,000 to $4,999,999 
341 
119 
169 
53 
134 
207 
$5,000,000 or more 
285 
106 
139 
40 
86 
199 
Total sales 
farms 
37,249 
29,070 
5,927 
2,252 
17,360 
19,889 
$1,000 
9,120,749 
3,701,054 
4,241,263 
1,178,432 
3,591,369 
5,529,381 
Grains, oilseeds, dry beans, and 
dry peas 
farms 
3,722 
1,194 
1,768 
760 
1,773 
1,949 
$1,000 
1,473,574 
233,782 
844,695 
395,097 
503,417 
970,158 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
2,616 
559 
1,398 
659 
1,164 
1,452 
$1,000 
1,455,780 
224,979 
837,718 
393,083 
493,731 
962,049 
Corn 
farms 
849 
277 
447 
125 
413 
436 
$1,000 
200,366 
44,278 
127,687 
28,401 
75,418 
124,948 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
470 
99 
294 
77 
226 
244 
$1,000 
193,992 
41,971 
124,602 
27,419 
72,076 
121,916 
Wheat 
farms 
2,870 
809 
1,423 
638 
1,346 
1,524 
$1,000 
1,056,341 
161,975 
588,019 
306,347 
349,944 
706,397 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
2,182 
450 
1,152 
580 
942 
1,240 
$1,000 
1,043,618 
156,355 
582,286 
304,978 
342,737 
700,881 
Soybeans 
farms 
2 
- 
1 
1 
1 
1 
$1,000 
(□) 
- 
(□) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1 
- 
- 
1 
- 
1 
$1,000 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
Sorghum 
farms 
2 
1 
1 
- 
1 
1 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Barley 
farms 
813 
172 
441 
200 
398 
415 
$1,000 
61,677 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
390 
54 
214 
122 
173 
217 
$1,000 
54,098 
6,764 
29,029 
18,305 
20,990 
33,107 
Rice 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other grains, oilseeds, 
dry beans, and dry peas 
farms 
979 
248 
514 
217 
426 
553 
$1,000 
155,009 
18,863 
95,760 
40,386 
52,930 
102,078 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
573 
86 
338 
149 
223 
350 
$1,000 
148,644 
16,954 
92,807 
38,883 
49,451 
99,193 
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 
1,970 
566 
392 
1,138 
1,790 
$1,000 
1,064,081 
226,792 
642,905 
194,384 
343,824 
720,257 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
674 
145 
361 
168 
283 
391 
$1,000 
1,049,399 
216,893 
640,220 
192,287 
337,916 
711,483 
Fruits, tree nuts, and berries 
farms 
5,495 
4,346 
852 
297 
2,586 
2,909 
$1,000 
2,931,370 
1,334,044 
1,392,528 
204,799 
1,005,467 
1,925,903 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
2,459 
1,598 
661 
200 
1,153 
1,306 
$1,000 
2,896,751 
1,304,369 
1,389,425 
202,957 
986,746 
1,910,005 
Fruits and tree nuts 
farms 
4,391 
3,422 
719 
250 
2,157 
2,234 
$1,000 
2,779,675 
1,300,978 
1,310,890 
167,807 
967,091 
1,812,584 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
2,249 
1,492 
584 
173 
1,054 
1,195 
$1,000 
2,750,951 
1,276,305 
1,308,296 
166,350 
950,993 
1,799,958 
Berries 
farms 
1,480 
1,229 
187 
64 
571 
909 
$1,000 
151,695 
33,066 
81,638 
36,991 
38,376 
113,320 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
229 
107 
93 
29 
106 
123 
$1,000 
145,161 
27,727 
80,893 
36,541 
35,473 
109,688 
Nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, 
and sod (see text) 
farms 
1,631 
1,271 
168 
192 
691 
940 
$1,000 
333,252 
200,200 
69,784 
63,267 
97,900 
235,352 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
306 
203 
59 
44 
113 
193 
$1,000 
318,361 
189,173 
68,238 
60,950 
91,126 
227,234 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
218 Washington 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
