Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Washington 
Adams 
Asotin 
Benton 
Chelan 
Clallam 
Clark 
Columbia 
Farms 
number 
37,249 
713 
185 
1,509 
890 
1,929 
308 
Land in farms 
acres 
14,748,107 
1,036,975 
263,166 
703,505 
75,820 
74,758 
297,412 
Average size of farm 
acres 
396 
1,454 
1,423 
466 
85 
44 
39 
966 
Median size of farm 
acres 
24 
421 
151 
10 
20 
12 
10 
211 
Estimated market value of land and buildings: 
Average per farm 
dollars 
910,249 
1,790,387 
1,210,467 
1,276,306 
746,305 
549,722 
490,328 
1,038,700 
Average per acre 
dollars 
2,299 
1,231 
851 
2,738 
8,760 
12,464 
12,652 
1,076 
Estimated market value of all machinery and 
equipment 
$1,000 
3,672,289 
180,195 
19,121 
193,101 
57,357 
19,313 
74,842 
54,792 
Average per farm 
dollars 
98,588 
252,727 
103,356 
127,966 
64,446 
36,032 
38,798 
177,896 
Farms by size: 
1 to 9 acres 
10,559 
48 
38 
686 
292 
220 
851 
19 
1 0 to 49 acres 
12,980 
79 
27 
461 
351 
207 
814 
52 
50 to 1 79 acres 
6,537 
133 
31 
161 
175 
71 
195 
71 
1 80 to 499 acres 
3,071 
121 
15 
84 
46 
35 
59 
50 
500 to 999 acres 
1,508 
106 
19 
29 
14 
2 
6 
50 
1 ,000 acres or more 
2,594 
226 
55 
88 
12 
1 
4 
66 
Total cropland 
farms 
25,045 
621 
119 
813 
776 
306 
1,101 
260 
acres 
7,526,742 
815,010 
84,330 
519,123 
31,537 
8,124 
28,986 
184,477 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
20,846 
370 
74 
675 
734 
278 
1,022 
147 
acres 
4,342,904 
364,428 
35,811 
296,362 
23,458 
6,513 
24,099 
98,182 
Irrigated land 
farms 
14,736 
261 
29 
1,177 
783 
210 
438 
65 
acres 
1,633,571 
127,046 
482 
197,305 
22,778 
4,164 
3,721 
4,083 
Market value of agricultural products sold (see text) .... 
$1,000 
9,120,749 
430,155 
20,508 
923,163 
206,479 
10,648 
50,861 
57,732 
Average per farm 
dollars 
244,859 
603,302 
110,857 
611,772 
231,999 
19,865 
26,367 
187,443 
Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops 
$1,000 
6,492,042 
339,990 
16,376 
(D) 
202,854 
4,136 
18,856 
53,936 
Livestock, poultry, and their products 
$1,000 
2,628,708 
90,164 
4,133 
(□) 
3,625 
6,511 
32,005 
3,797 
Farms by value of sales: 
Less than $2,500 
16,900 
314 
86 
640 
180 
306 
1,091 
150 
$2,500 to $4,999 
4,084 
19 
16 
197 
74 
79 
306 
17 
$5,000 to $9,999 
3,542 
20 
8 
152 
52 
62 
216 
20 
$10,000 to $24,999 
3,398 
28 
12 
161 
133 
42 
167 
17 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,843 
20 
9 
73 
75 
20 
62 
19 
$50,000 to $99,999 
1,380 
31 
7 
60 
76 
6 
37 
11 
$100,000 or more 
6,102 
281 
47 
226 
300 
21 
50 
74 
Government payments 
farms 
7,235 
486 
91 
164 
62 
12 
46 
226 
$1,000 
159,269 
15,567 
2,504 
6,225 
658 
47 
293 
5,273 
Total income from farm-related sources, 
gross before taxes and expenses (see text) 
farms 
12,086 
396 
67 
336 
336 
125 
384 
135 
$1,000 
311,995 
23,802 
759 
14,776 
7,315 
2,622 
5,980 
3,160 
Total farm production expenses 
$1,000 
7,839,554 
338,575 
18,915 
784,532 
183,961 
16,534 
54,736 
37,522 
Average per farm 
dollars 
210,463 
474,860 
102,243 
519,902 
206,697 
30,846 
28,375 
121,825 
Net cash farm income of operation (see text) 
farms 
37,249 
713 
185 
1,509 
890 
536 
1,929 
308 
$1,000 
1,752,459 
130,948 
4,857 
159,631 
30,492 
-3,218 
2,398 
28,644 
Average per farm 
dollars 
47,047 
183,658 
26,252 
105,786 
34,260 
-6,003 
1,243 
92,999 
Principal operator by primary occupation: 
Farming 
number 
17,650 
391 
112 
676 
496 
246 
682 
131 
Other 
number 
19,599 
322 
73 
833 
394 
290 
1,247 
177 
Principal operator by days worked off farm: 
Any 
number 
22,387 
396 
109 
948 
525 
308 
1,261 
147 
200 days or more 
number 
14,180 
268 
67 
710 
326 
181 
847 
105 
Livestock and poultry: 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
11,861 
131 
78 
573 
51 
207 
733 
71 
number 
1,162,792 
46,445 
10,348 
86,294 
586 
5,063 
16,169 
5,896 
Beef cows 
farms 
9,285 
114 
56 
464 
26 
170 
592 
61 
number 
211,852 
11,341 
3,960 
5,779 
(D) 
(D) 
4,698 
(D) 
Milk cows 
farms 
798 
7 
3 
23 
1 
9 
45 
2 
number 
266,989 
6,972 
3 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
3,574 
(D) 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
8,420 
104 
58 
421 
45 
119 
476 
64 
number 
877,290 
29,482 
3,939 
(D) 
329 
1,784 
8,184 
2,909 
Hogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
934 
5 
10 
39 
9 
19 
36 
5 
number 
19,861 
(D) 
107 
(□) 
55 
318 
636 
10 
Hogs and pigs sold 
farms 
1,303 
5 
7 
39 
21 
27 
68 
9 
number 
27,141 
(D) 
51 
1,929 
144 
396 
777 
44 
Sheep and lambs inventory 
farms 
1,967 
15 
7 
72 
23 
53 
106 
4 
number 
44,863 
1,078 
(D) 
1,371 
322 
882 
1,158 
212 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
6,276 
37 
25 
168 
73 
123 
457 
18 
number 
7,236,128 
(D) 
293 
4,530 
1,458 
3,311 
13,548 
230 
Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold 
farms 
527 
- 
3 
5 
4 
42 
- 
number 
28,252,490 
- 
- 
(D) 
27 
(D) 
2,546,036 
- 
Selected crops harvested: 
Corn for grain 
farms 
575 
65 
- 
9 
3 
- 
5 
2 
acres 
114,516 
13,646 
- 
14,038 
8 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
bushels 
23,824,561 
2,282,753 
- 
3,571,120 
1,232 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
Corn for silage or greenchop 
farms 
529 
13 
- 
13 
- 
1 
10 
acres 
93,239 
2,216 
- 
1,361 
- 
(D) 
2,181 
- 
tons 
2,320,924 
34,793 
- 
37,649 
- 
(D) 
35,590 
- 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
2,871 
224 
38 
48 
6 
2 
10 
94 
acres 
2,186,813 
276,807 
27,172 
119,533 
1,104 
(D) 
570 
74,251 
bushels 
141,020,565 
15,969,949 
1,628,205 
6,867,150 
21,069 
(D) 
31,817 
5,861,603 
Winter wheat for grain 
farms 
2,415 
204 
38 
46 
2 
2 
6 
88 
acres 
1,669,175 
258,623 
22,469 
96,099 
(D) 
(D) 
468 
55,052 
bushels 
112,180,184 
14,824,688 
1,428,433 
5,774,072 
(D) 
(D) 
25,838 
4,727,810 
Spring wheat for grain 
farms 
1,408 
71 
18 
19 
5 
2 
4 
41 
acres 
514,374 
18,184 
4,703 
23,434 
(D) 
(D) 
102 
(□) 
bushels 
(D) 
1,145,261 
199,772 
1,093,078 
(D) 
(D) 
5,979 
(D) 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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