Table 8. Farms, Land in Farms, Value of Land and Buildings, and Land Use: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Washington 
Adams 
Asotin 
Benton 
Chelan 
Clallam 
Clark 
Columbia 
FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 
Farms 
number, 2012 
37,249 
713 
185 
1,509 
890 
536 
1,929 
308 
2007 
39,284 
782 
192 
1,630 
979 
512 
2,101 
283 
Land in farms 
acres, 2012 
14,748,107 
1,036,975 
263,166 
703,505 
75,820 
23,640 
74,758 
297,412 
2007 
14,972,789 
1,098,487 
273,860 
632,636 
93,883 
22,822 
78,359 
313,307 
Average size of farm 
acres, 2012 
396 
1,454 
1,423 
466 
85 
44 
39 
966 
2007 
381 
1,405 
1,426 
388 
96 
45 
37 
1,107 
Estimated market value of land and buildings 
farms, 2012 
37,249 
713 
185 
1,509 
890 
536 
1,929 
308 
2007 
39,284 
782 
192 
1,630 
979 
512 
2,101 
283 
$1,000, 2012 
33,905,871 
1,276,546 
223,936 
1,925,946 
664,212 
294,651 
945,843 
319,920 
2007 
29,822,309 
1,124,757 
227,546 
1,469,847 
683,504 
239,370 
1,036,654 
312,662 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
910,249 
1,790,387 
1,210,467 
1,276,306 
746,305 
549,722 
490,328 
1,038,700 
2007 
759,146 
1,438,309 
1,185,136 
901,747 
698,166 
467,520 
493,410 
1,104,813 
Average per acre 
dollars, 2012 
2,299 
1,231 
851 
2,738 
8,760 
12,464 
12,652 
1,076 
2007 
1,992 
1,024 
831 
2,323 
7,280 
10,489 
13,230 
998 
2012 farms by value group: 
$1 to $49,999 
2,184 
46 
12 
102 
30 
25 
71 
17 
$50,000 to $99,999 
2,070 
40 
9 
131 
41 
27 
63 
27 
$100,000 to $199,999 
5,446 
126 
28 
384 
94 
74 
256 
38 
$200,000 to $499,999 
15,162 
183 
47 
539 
353 
244 
1,048 
102 
$500,000 to $999,999 
6,299 
99 
34 
165 
201 
105 
355 
46 
$1,000,000 to $1,999,999 
2,851 
75 
23 
81 
111 
34 
88 
33 
$2,000,000 to $4,999,999 
2,248 
94 
26 
60 
53 
24 
35 
37 
$5,000,000 to $9,999,999 
618 
31 
3 
14 
4 
1 
9 
6 
$10,000,000 or more 
371 
19 
3 
33 
3 
2 
4 
2 
Approximate land area 
acres, 2012 
42,531,819 
1,231,986 
407,167 
1,088,246 
1,869,145 
1,112,513 
402,563 
555,936 
Proportion in farms 
percent, 2012 
34.7 
84.2 
64.6 
64.6 
4.1 
2.1 
18.6 
53.5 
2012 size of farm: 
1 to 9 acres 
farms 
10,559 
48 
38 
686 
292 
220 
851 
19 
acres 
48,650 
225 
98 
3,057 
1,301 
1,056 
4,175 
92 
1 0 to 49 acres 
farms 
12,980 
79 
27 
461 
351 
207 
814 
52 
acres 
294,392 
1,940 
666 
9,514 
8,321 
4,458 
17,328 
1,415 
50 to 69 acres 
farms 
1,826 
28 
10 
33 
69 
22 
71 
13 
acres 
105,323 
1,543 
558 
1,866 
4,096 
1,265 
4,037 
734 
70 to 99 acres 
farms 
2,018 
21 
8 
60 
49 
26 
67 
27 
acres 
164,501 
1,788 
680 
5,036 
4,064 
2,078 
5,401 
2,185 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
farms 
1,513 
36 
9 
49 
35 
19 
29 
19 
acres 
174,267 
4,351 
1,093 
5,496 
4,092 
2,225 
3,229 
2,179 
1 40 to 1 79 acres 
farms 
1,180 
48 
4 
19 
22 
4 
28 
12 
acres 
186,465 
7,582 
626 
3,017 
3,429 
659 
4,418 
1,870 
180 to 219 acres 
farms 
739 
19 
5 
14 
16 
8 
24 
12 
acres 
146,175 
3,771 
998 
2,769 
3,133 
1,514 
4,783 
2,298 
220 to 259 acres 
farms 
527 
25 
- 
21 
7 
7 
13 
11 
acres 
125,101 
5,926 
- 
5,049 
1,682 
1,690 
3,124 
2,603 
260 to 499 acres 
farms 
1,805 
77 
10 
49 
23 
20 
22 
27 
acres 
650,461 
28,678 
3,263 
16,562 
8,278 
6,261 
7,899 
9,016 
500 to 999 acres 
farms 
1,508 
106 
19 
29 
14 
2 
6 
50 
acres 
1,056,164 
72,204 
14,614 
19,701 
9,603 
(D) 
3,990 
32,625 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
farms 
1,123 
90 
17 
27 
9 
1 
2 
27 
acres 
1,575,863 
133,398 
23,229 
39,953 
12,471 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
2,000 acres or more 
farms 
1,471 
136 
38 
61 
3 
2 
39 
acres 
10,220,745 
775,569 
217,341 
591,485 
15,350 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
2007 size of farm: 
1 to 9 acres 
farms 
9,211 
56 
51 
603 
323 
181 
710 
19 
acres 
44,360 
257 
179 
2,694 
1,457 
904 
(D) 
(D) 
1 0 to 49 acres 
farms 
14,790 
82 
28 
595 
370 
229 
1,043 
60 
acres 
343,160 
2,192 
807 
12,712 
8,913 
4,640 
22,785 
1,626 
50 to 69 acres 
farms 
1,959 
34 
6 
54 
70 
29 
92 
1 
acres 
113,333 
1,947 
315 
3,142 
3,980 
1,738 
5,291 
(D) 
70 to 99 acres 
farms 
2,188 
35 
4 
66 
65 
15 
95 
7 
acres 
178,155 
2,992 
294 
5,366 
5,305 
1,193 
7,877 
562 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
farms 
1,758 
24 
10 
42 
36 
14 
64 
22 
acres 
201,820 
2,725 
1,127 
4,818 
4,213 
1,567 
7,369 
2,573 
1 40 to 1 79 acres 
farms 
1,402 
58 
6 
43 
37 
13 
28 
12 
acres 
220,706 
9,345 
950 
6,782 
6,063 
2,106 
4,369 
1,888 
180 to 219 acres 
farms 
805 
22 
- 
19 
14 
12 
13 
9 
acres 
158,400 
4,310 
- 
3,768 
2,740 
2,302 
2,628 
1,733 
220 to 259 acres 
farms 
638 
25 
4 
21 
7 
3 
15 
10 
acres 
151,809 
6,105 
944 
4,997 
1,651 
(D) 
3,574 
2,381 
260 to 499 acres 
farms 
2,036 
97 
3 
42 
30 
12 
29 
41 
acres 
729,409 
34,227 
1,000 
15,088 
11,061 
4,409 
9,876 
15,876 
500 to 999 acres 
farms 
1,731 
112 
15 
41 
14 
3 
11 
36 
acres 
1,206,606 
77,160 
10,746 
28,621 
9,508 
2,173 
7,334 
23,797 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
farms 
1,218 
85 
24 
33 
7 
1 
- 
19 
acres 
1,688,140 
114,006 
34,986 
45,094 
9,222 
(D) 
- 
26,852 
2,000 acres or more 
farms 
1,548 
152 
41 
71 
6 
1 
47 
acres 
9,936,891 
843,221 
222,512 
499,554 
29,770 
(D) 
235,891 
LAND IN FARMS ACCORDING TO USE 
Total cropland 
farms, 2012 
25,045 
621 
119 
813 
776 
306 
1,101 
260 
2007 
26,005 
678 
119 
996 
885 
297 
1,281 
206 
acres, 2012 
7,526,742 
815,010 
84,330 
519,123 
31,537 
8,124 
28,986 
184,477 
2007 
7,609,210 
825,863 
80,438 
476,548 
43,503 
8,750 
34,296 
184,124 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
20,846 
370 
74 
675 
734 
278 
1,022 
147 
2007 
20,091 
375 
64 
700 
842 
256 
1,037 
126 
acres, 2012 
4,342,904 
364,428 
35,811 
296,362 
23,458 
6,513 
24,099 
98,182 
2007 
Other pasture and grazing land that could have been 
4,387,169 
368,235 
(D) 
251,332 
25,790 
6,995 
25,423 
105,501 
used for crops without additional 
improvements (see text) 
farms, 2012 
2,099 
24 
25 
64 
33 
32 
123 
17 
2007 
6,166 
89 
27 
246 
81 
80 
342 
51 
acres, 2012 
125,262 
860 
2,056 
570 
1,016 
298 
1,017 
2,893 
2007 
371,026 
25,888 
(D) 
12,043 
7,256 
1,205 
5,314 
4,379 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data Washington 271 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
