Table 42. Organic Agriculture: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Washington 
Adams 
Asotin 
Benton 
Chelan 
Clallam 
Clark 
Columbia 
TYPE OF PRODUCTION 
USDA National Organic Program certified 
organic production 
.... farms 
674 
11 
- 
26 
41 
8 
14 
- 
USDA National Organic Program organic 
production exempt from certification 
.... farms 
182 
2 
_ 
5 
2 
7 
12 
_ 
Acres transitioning into USDA National Organic Program 
organic production 
.... farms 
106 
4 
- 
- 
4 
2 
2 
- 
VALUE OF SALES OF CERTIFIED OR EXEMPT 
ORGANICALLY PRODUCED COMMODITIES 
Total organic product sales (see text) 
.... farms 
767 
10 
30 
42 
10 
25 
$1,000 
291,410 
7,796 
- 
24,248 
18,027 
(D) 
841 
- 
By value of sales: 
$1 to $4,999 
.... farms 
207 
_ 
_ 
6 
5 
7 
13 
_ 
$1,000 
408 
- 
- 
5 
10 
8 
27 
- 
$5,000 or more 
.... farms 
560 
10 
- 
24 
37 
3 
12 
- 
$1,000 
291,002 
7,796 
- 
24,244 
18,017 
(D) 
814 
- 
Item 
Cowlitz 
Douglas 
Ferry 
Franklin 
Garfield 
Grant 
Grays Plarbor 
Island 
TYPE OF PRODUCTION 
USDA National Organic Program certified 
organic production 
.... farms 
2 
26 
- 
30 
- 
69 
7 
15 
USDA National Organic Program organic 
production exempt from certification 
.... farms 
2 
_ 
_ 
_ 
_ 
2 
2 
6 
Acres transitioning into USDA National Organic Program 
organic production 
.... farms 
1 
2 
- 
2 
- 
8 
- 
3 
VALUE OF SALES OF CERTIFIED OR EXEMPT 
ORGANICALLY PRODUCED COMMODITIES 
Total organic product sales (see text) 
.... farms 
4 
25 
29 
66 
8 
21 
$1,000 
(D) 
5,447 
- 
17,416 
- 
108,636 
2,068 
259 
By value of sales: 
$1 to $4,999 
.... farms 
2 
2 
_ 
_ 
_ 
_ 
2 
14 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
25 
$5,000 or more 
.... farms 
2 
23 
- 
29 
- 
66 
6 
7 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
17,416 
- 
108,636 
(D) 
233 
Item 
Jefferson 
King 
Kitsap 
Kittitas 
Klickitat 
Lewis 
Lincoln 
Mason 
TYPE OF PRODUCTION 
USDA National Organic Program certified 
organic production 
.... farms 
15 
23 
10 
1 
24 
22 
9 
2 
USDA National Organic Program organic 
production exempt from certification 
.... farms 
2 
11 
8 
3 
7 
3 
_ 
2 
Acres transitioning into USDA National Organic Program 
organic production 
.... farms 
- 
5 
3 
4 
3 
5 
- 
- 
VALUE OF SALES OF CERTIFIED OR EXEMPT 
ORGANICALLY PRODUCED COMMODITIES 
Total organic product sales (see text) 
.... farms 
17 
27 
16 
4 
23 
24 
9 
2 
$1,000 
1,370 
11,870 
377 
(D) 
4,189 
4,220 
3,919 
(D) 
By value of sales: 
$1 to $4,999 
.... farms 
4 
9 
9 
3 
9 
4 
1 
2 
$1,000 
11 
22 
22 
9 
11 
2 
(D) 
(D) 
$5,000 or more 
.... farms 
13 
18 
7 
1 
14 
20 
8 
$1,000 
1,359 
11,848 
354 
(D) 
4,177 
4,218 
(D) 
- 
Item 
Okanogan 
Pacific 
Pend Oreille 
Pierce 
San Juan 
Skagit 
Skamania 
Snohomish 
TYPE OF PRODUCTION 
USDA National Organic Program certified 
organic production 
.... farms 
62 
2 
- 
11 
8 
40 
3 
14 
USDA National Organic Program organic 
production exempt from certification 
.... farms 
4 
1 
1 
13 
9 
21 
_ 
18 
Acres transitioning into USDA National Organic Program 
organic production 
.... farms 
13 
- 
- 
- 
1 
5 
- 
7 
VALUE OF SALES OF CERTIFIED OR EXEMPT 
ORGANICALLY PRODUCED COMMODITIES 
Total organic product sales (see text) 
.... farms 
55 
3 
1 
18 
16 
54 
3 
27 
$1,000 
6,999 
(D) 
(D) 
2,063 
220 
10,565 
104 
3,385 
By value of sales: 
$1 to $4,999 
.... farms 
12 
_ 
1 
9 
11 
23 
_ 
13 
$1,000 
18 
- 
(D) 
13 
27 
64 
- 
16 
$5,000 or more 
.... farms 
43 
3 
9 
5 
31 
3 
14 
$1,000 
6,981 
(D) 
- 
2,050 
193 
10,501 
104 
3,369 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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