Table 10. Irrigation: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Washington 
Adams 
Asotin 
Benton 
Chelan 
Clallam 
Clark 
Columbia 
Farms 
number, 2012 
14,736 
261 
29 
1,177 
783 
210 
438 
65 
2007 
15,492 
304 
42 
1,275 
920 
211 
348 
61 
Land in irrigated farms 
acres, 2012 
6,323,980 
462,400 
18,006 
458,410 
67,748 
8,816 
13,830 
122,397 
2007 
6,656,406 
532,033 
25,588 
377,331 
83,772 
10,761 
16,275 
139,566 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
12,135 
230 
21 
644 
714 
172 
417 
56 
2007 
11,961 
233 
24 
670 
833 
172 
297 
49 
acres, 2012 
2,051,720 
200,607 
2,158 
248,772 
23,299 
4,584 
6,481 
33,308 
2007 
2,087,567 
208,527 
691 
199,241 
25,414 
4,821 
7,712 
49,103 
Other cropland, excluding cropland pastured .. 
farms, 2012 
2,346 
84 
10 
116 
102 
37 
65 
27 
2007 
2,675 
94 
6 
171 
118 
34 
68 
22 
acres, 2012 
579,485 
128,496 
4,729 
81,888 
3,159 
254 
336 
19,902 
2007 
525,385 
121,569 
(D) 
51,926 
9,919 
430 
1,044 
22,536 
Pastureland, excluding woodland pastured 
farms, 2012 
6,543 
96 
18 
721 
175 
112 
184 
50 
2007 
7,626 
133 
28 
816 
207 
125 
181 
46 
acres, 2012 
2,663,127 
126,323 
7,509 
(D) 
11,339 
2,276 
2,340 
52,164 
2007 
2,771,751 
192,137 
3,100 
55,472 
(D) 
(D) 
3,655 
49,353 
Irrigated land 
acres, 2012 
1,633,571 
127,046 
482 
197,305 
22,778 
4,164 
3,721 
4,083 
2007 
1,735,917 
124,515 
307 
181,585 
28,230 
4,500 
4,413 
4,172 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
12,021 
227 
20 
644 
714 
164 
413 
52 
2007 
11,835 
232 
24 
670 
833 
163 
287 
41 
acres, 2012 
1,550,138 
122,892 
319 
189,833 
21,790 
3,072 
3,387 
3,635 
2007 
1,589,538 
120,873 
151 
170,308 
24,925 
3,164 
3,631 
3,486 
Pastureland and other land 
farms, 2012 
4,269 
64 
13 
659 
116 
85 
40 
24 
2007 
5,476 
106 
22 
753 
158 
76 
88 
28 
acres, 2012 
83,433 
4,154 
163 
7,472 
988 
1,092 
334 
448 
2007 
146,379 
3,642 
156 
11,277 
3,305 
1,336 
782 
686 
2012 irrigated acres by size of farm: 
1 to 9 acres 
farms 
4,922 
25 
11 
551 
250 
96 
244 
10 
acres irrigated 
13,406 
93 
15 
1,946 
851 
211 
377 
39 
1 0 to 49 acres 
farms 
4,858 
30 
5 
375 
309 
80 
135 
17 
acres irrigated 
62,030 
410 
59 
5,738 
5,157 
677 
701 
142 
50 to 69 acres 
farms 
675 
13 
2 
28 
69 
5 
14 
3 
acres irrigated 
22,994 
541 
(D) 
999 
2,770 
108 
175 
96 
70 to 99 acres 
farms 
761 
12 
1 
51 
46 
7 
14 
- 
acres irrigated 
38,976 
790 
(D) 
3,117 
2,402 
553 
242 
100 to 139 acres 
farms 
565 
14 
- 
48 
26 
5 
8 
5 
acres irrigated 
38,543 
993 
- 
4,073 
1,606 
195 
345 
202 
140 to 179 acres 
farms 
387 
13 
1 
15 
19 
3 
7 
2 
acres irrigated 
38,616 
1,570 
(D) 
1,846 
1,331 
53 
346 
(D) 
180 to 219 acres 
farms 
264 
11 
11 
14 
2 
4 
1 
acres irrigated 
34,402 
1,979 
- 
1,716 
1,476 
(D) 
400 
(D) 
220 to 259 acres 
farms 
190 
5 
- 
17 
7 
4 
2 
- 
acres irrigated 
29,584 
1,066 
3,451 
443 
210 
(D) 
- 
260 to 499 acres 
farms 
731 
25 
2 
28 
22 
6 
6 
- 
acres irrigated 
166,387 
6,105 
(D) 
5,392 
2,167 
932 
693 
- 
500 to 999 acres 
farms 
571 
37 
3 
15 
10 
2 
3 
11 
acres irrigated 
237,401 
19,497 
153 
7,330 
1,463 
(D) 
(D) 
1,435 
1,000 to 1,999 acres 
farms 
371 
25 
1 
7 
8 
1 
4 
acres irrigated 
291,349 
21,147 
(D) 
8,020 
2,910 
- 
(D) 
327 
2,000 acres or more 
farms 
441 
51 
3 
31 
3 
- 
12 
acres irrigated 
659,883 
72,855 
(D) 
153,677 
202 
- 
- 
1,718 
2007 irrigated acres by size of farm: 
1 to 9 acres 
farms 
4,146 
37 
20 
489 
305 
77 
140 
6 
acres irrigated 
13,573 
165 
46 
1,811 
1,155 
167 
281 
27 
1 0 to 49 acres 
farms 
5,617 
46 
9 
507 
350 
92 
147 
20 
acres irrigated 
77,078 
709 
83 
7,643 
5,944 
662 
770 
256 
50 to 69 acres 
farms 
795 
22 
2 
44 
70 
8 
17 
- 
acres irrigated 
26,085 
728 
(D) 
1,954 
2,509 
(D) 
424 
- 
70 to 99 acres 
farms 
841 
20 
- 
54 
61 
7 
15 
- 
acres irrigated 
41,339 
1,336 
- 
3,353 
2,675 
328 
376 
- 
100 to 139 acres 
farms 
624 
7 
2 
34 
31 
7 
9 
2 
acres irrigated 
40,721 
584 
(D) 
2,691 
1,909 
261 
23 
(D) 
140 to 179 acres 
farms 
494 
10 
4 
31 
33 
6 
6 
3 
acres irrigated 
45,718 
994 
7 
3,790 
1,919 
348 
234 
(D) 
180 to 219 acres 
farms 
305 
8 
- 
15 
12 
5 
5 
3 
acres irrigated 
36,369 
906 
- 
1,967 
861 
354 
631 
(D) 
220 to 259 acres 
farms 
248 
9 
1 
17 
7 
- 
1 
acres irrigated 
36,556 
1,755 
(D) 
2,594 
531 
- 
(D) 
260 to 499 acres 
farms 
808 
32 
- 
23 
26 
6 
2 
2 
acres irrigated 
172,134 
8,883 
- 
4,710 
2,974 
1,692 
(D) 
(D) 
500 to 999 acres 
farms 
728 
31 
2 
21 
13 
2 
5 
6 
acres irrigated 
301,647 
16,171 
(D) 
10,597 
1,305 
(D) 
(D) 
87 
1,000 to 1,999 acres 
farms 
404 
21 
- 
10 
7 
1 
- 
3 
acres irrigated 
312,740 
16,995 
- 
9,791 
3,209 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
2,000 acres or more 
farms 
482 
61 
2 
30 
5 
- 
1 
16 
acres irrigated 
631,957 
75,289 
(D) 
130,684 
3,239 
- 
(D) 
2,407 
-continued 
286 Washington 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
