Table 8. Farms, Land in Farms, Value of Land and Buildings, and Land Use: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Spokane 
Stevens 
Thurston 
Wahkiakum 
Walla Walla 
Whatcom 
Whitman 
Yakima 
FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 
Farms 
number, 2012 
2,501 
1,148 
1,336 
109 
943 
1,702 
1,195 
3,143 
2007 
2,502 
1,258 
1,288 
119 
929 
1,483 
1,247 
3,540 
Land in farms 
acres, 2012 
537,406 
527,123 
76,638 
9,557 
645,121 
115,831 
1,275,110 
1,780,498 
2007 
626,329 
531,082 
80,617 
12,025 
682,350 
102,584 
1,271,141 
1,649,281 
Average size of farm 
acres, 2012 
215 
459 
57 
88 
684 
68 
1,067 
566 
2007 
250 
422 
63 
101 
734 
69 
1,019 
466 
Estimated market value of land and buildings 
farms, 2012 
2,501 
1,148 
1,336 
109 
943 
1,702 
1,195 
3,143 
2007 
2,502 
1,258 
1,288 
119 
929 
1,483 
1,247 
3,540 
$1,000, 2012 
1,528,328 
828,879 
665,914 
44,840 
1,345,587 
1,338,355 
1,781,304 
3,209,668 
2007 
1,472,539 
740,325 
689,613 
47,926 
1,176,333 
1,147,456 
1,418,993 
2,523,913 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
611,087 
722,020 
498,438 
411,379 
1,426,922 
786,342 
1,490,631 
1,021,211 
2007 
588,545 
588,494 
535,414 
402,743 
1,266,236 
773,740 
1,137,925 
712,970 
Average per acre 
dollars, 2012 
2,844 
1,572 
8,689 
4,692 
2,086 
11,554 
1,397 
1,803 
2007 
2,351 
1,394 
8,554 
3,986 
1,724 
11,186 
1,116 
1,530 
2012 farms by value group: 
$1 to $49,999 
161 
73 
61 
8 
52 
95 
94 
216 
$50,000 to $99,999 
111 
84 
54 
8 
49 
72 
73 
280 
$100,000 to $199,999 
372 
224 
173 
18 
112 
166 
113 
700 
$200,000 to $499,999 
1,140 
454 
698 
49 
360 
805 
291 
1,187 
$500,000 to $999,999 
415 
166 
221 
19 
131 
285 
192 
359 
$1,000,000 to $1,999,999 
164 
78 
87 
5 
106 
141 
143 
173 
$2,000,000 to $4,999,999 
103 
46 
31 
2 
75 
92 
226 
148 
$5,000,000 to $9,999,999 
26 
18 
9 
- 
31 
34 
46 
38 
$10,000,000 or more 
9 
5 
2 
- 
27 
12 
17 
42 
Approximate land area 
acres, 2012 
1,128,826 
1,585,746 
462,056 
168,560 
812,881 
1,348,398 
1,381,813 
2,749,142 
Proportion in farms 
percent, 2012 
47.6 
33.2 
16.6 
5.7 
79.4 
8.6 
92.3 
64.8 
2012 size of farm: 
1 to 9 acres 
farms 
432 
96 
590 
13 
215 
578 
86 
1,168 
acres 
2,123 
449 
2,729 
(D) 
929 
2,943 
430 
5,056 
1 0 to 49 acres 
farms 
1,061 
412 
470 
42 
285 
693 
171 
1,154 
acres 
23,342 
10,567 
10,702 
1,054 
6,534 
14,899 
3,678 
26,685 
50 to 69 acres 
farms 
141 
88 
61 
15 
30 
102 
50 
113 
acres 
7,969 
5,177 
3,493 
835 
1,748 
5,779 
2,954 
6,474 
70 to 99 acres 
farms 
174 
116 
65 
8 
32 
97 
34 
176 
acres 
14,129 
9,657 
5,269 
647 
2,609 
7,770 
2,782 
14,394 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
farms 
129 
95 
40 
14 
24 
62 
35 
109 
acres 
14,837 
11,019 
4,558 
1,551 
2,823 
7,262 
3,976 
12,555 
1 40 to 1 79 acres 
farms 
93 
57 
29 
4 
50 
26 
46 
69 
acres 
14,642 
8,928 
4,548 
(D) 
8,015 
4,080 
7,196 
10,961 
180 to 219 acres 
farms 
63 
42 
13 
4 
12 
23 
34 
54 
acres 
12,482 
8,376 
2,585 
810 
2,379 
4,576 
6,740 
10,644 
220 to 259 acres 
farms 
57 
23 
13 
- 
12 
15 
31 
33 
acres 
13,517 
5,497 
3,112 
- 
2,850 
3,522 
7,422 
7,854 
260 to 499 acres 
farms 
120 
92 
28 
7 
57 
63 
165 
94 
acres 
(D) 
35,232 
(D) 
2,362 
21,010 
22,536 
59,865 
34,380 
500 to 999 acres 
farms 
105 
74 
18 
1 
46 
33 
168 
67 
acres 
72,615 
(D) 
10,814 
(D) 
34,557 
22,253 
119,926 
46,582 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
farms 
56 
33 
8 
1 
82 
6 
175 
61 
acres 
76,322 
42,775 
10,150 
(D) 
117,324 
7,607 
249,591 
85,047 
2,000 acres or more 
farms 
70 
20 
1 
98 
4 
200 
45 
acres 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
444,343 
12,604 
810,550 
1,519,866 
2007 size of farm: 
1 to 9 acres 
farms 
330 
83 
425 
10 
200 
393 
69 
966 
acres 
1,704 
400 
(D) 
36 
928 
1,906 
386 
4,736 
1 0 to 49 acres 
farms 
1,040 
425 
565 
44 
269 
663 
175 
1,504 
acres 
23,560 
1 1 ,448 
13,117 
1,183 
5,828 
15,573 
3,608 
34,566 
50 to 69 acres 
farms 
131 
80 
56 
14 
39 
87 
41 
188 
acres 
7,541 
4,667 
3,264 
768 
2,196 
5,172 
2,344 
10,737 
70 to 99 acres 
farms 
197 
129 
58 
8 
31 
88 
39 
201 
acres 
15,925 
10,518 
4,625 
703 
2,567 
7,237 
3,115 
16,206 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
farms 
142 
115 
52 
18 
27 
70 
66 
140 
acres 
16,386 
13,062 
5,739 
2,053 
3,190 
8,228 
7,569 
16,015 
1 40 to 1 79 acres 
farms 
120 
84 
31 
5 
24 
33 
51 
92 
acres 
18,943 
13,231 
4,884 
796 
3,841 
5,100 
7,984 
14,510 
180 to 219 acres 
farms 
60 
62 
24 
4 
11 
26 
37 
68 
acres 
11,802 
12,262 
4,623 
(D) 
2,261 
5,106 
7,126 
13,270 
220 to 259 acres 
farms 
59 
30 
25 
4 
14 
14 
31 
52 
acres 
14,007 
7,236 
5,914 
940 
3,350 
3,336 
7,355 
12,420 
260 to 499 acres 
farms 
158 
118 
26 
10 
72 
77 
142 
117 
acres 
55,004 
(D) 
8,803 
3,612 
26,729 
27,397 
51,865 
42,780 
500 to 999 acres 
farms 
113 
76 
14 
2 
63 
26 
180 
104 
acres 
77,194 
(D) 
8,628 
(D) 
45,180 
15,911 
128,782 
71,476 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
farms 
73 
33 
10 
66 
6 
216 
56 
acres 
99,284 
42,819 
13,173 
- 
97,496 
7,618 
309,781 
75,729 
2,000 acres or more 
farms 
79 
23 
2 
- 
113 
- 
200 
52 
acres 
284,979 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
488,784 
- 
741,226 
1,336,836 
LAND IN FARMS ACCORDING TO USE 
Total cropland 
farms, 2012 
1,756 
805 
728 
79 
735 
1,229 
1,074 
2,223 
2007 
1,754 
786 
659 
86 
685 
1,010 
1,069 
2,711 
acres, 2012 
369,641 
88,785 
23,071 
2,701 
565,792 
78,744 
1,019,951 
306,851 
2007 
394,876 
88,344 
26,283 
4,660 
567,192 
73,705 
1,057,584 
344,505 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
1,402 
687 
647 
68 
532 
1,110 
709 
2,048 
2007 
1,254 
635 
494 
68 
455 
840 
708 
2,353 
acres, 2012 
289,301 
57,638 
18,357 
2,201 
280,934 
69,731 
659,460 
218,054 
2007 
Other pasture and grazing land that could have been 
297,843 
55,263 
18,066 
2,140 
282,092 
64,336 
685,419 
251,114 
used for crops without additional 
improvements (see text) 
farms, 2012 
134 
101 
97 
4 
38 
110 
46 
116 
2007 
403 
222 
202 
38 
129 
304 
181 
517 
acres, 2012 
4,613 
12,204 
2,162 
214 
1,704 
4,542 
3,289 
1,965 
2007 
21,717 
20,374 
6,081 
2,237 
12,691 
5,965 
20,090 
24,349 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data Washington 275 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
