Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Washington 
Adams 
Asotin 
Benton 
Chelan 
Clallam 
Clark 
Columbia 
FARMS 
Land in farms 
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 
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 
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 
TENURE 
2007 
4,387,169 
368,235 
(D) 
251,332 
25,790 
6,995 
25,423 
105,501 
Full owners 
farms, 2012 
29,070 
432 
126 
1,261 
707 
438 
1,682 
229 
2007 
30,268 
498 
131 
1,373 
797 
393 
1,781 
206 
acres, 2012 
6,486,223 
289,112 
88,066 
277,593 
45,273 
14,892 
41,854 
88,070 
2007 
6,316,566 
271,612 
93,765 
198,952 
59,895 
14,260 
49,706 
94,964 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
14,551 
144 
39 
528 
559 
216 
860 
86 
2007 
13,646 
153 
31 
557 
680 
201 
817 
62 
acres, 2012 
924,177 
108,387 
8,714 
114,125 
12,588 
1,880 
9,411 
13,361 
2007 
975,131 
56,551 
(D) 
78,140 
16,552 
(D) 
10,624 
16,362 
Part owners 
farms, 2012 
5,927 
182 
48 
163 
125 
83 
182 
61 
2007 
6,593 
171 
49 
169 
125 
85 
252 
53 
acres, 2012 
6,043,663 
459,337 
144,088 
315,471 
25,302 
6,924 
29,503 
167,467 
2007 
6,651,624 
555,411 
148,187 
339,936 
32,471 
6,988 
24,912 
156,502 
Owned land in farms 
acres, 2012 
2,673,970 
239,167 
71,528 
199,523 
18,222 
1,702 
8,002 
82,385 
2007 
2,961,738 
285,018 
79,292 
220,581 
16,125 
2,193 
9,859 
75,096 
Rented land in farms 
acres, 2012 
3,369,693 
220,170 
72,560 
115,948 
7,080 
5,222 
21,501 
85,082 
2007 
3,689,886 
270,393 
68,895 
119,355 
16,346 
4,795 
15,053 
81,406 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
4,644 
150 
28 
96 
119 
56 
127 
47 
2007 
4,842 
141 
28 
91 
114 
48 
179 
44 
acres, 2012 
2,415,653 
152,878 
18,208 
141,879 
6,603 
3,430 
12,314 
62,803 
2007 
2,473,630 
198,899 
20,404 
140,003 
8,112 
3,329 
13,149 
57,652 
Tenants 
farms, 2012 
2,252 
99 
11 
85 
58 
15 
65 
18 
2007 
2,423 
113 
12 
88 
57 
34 
68 
24 
acres, 2012 
2,218,221 
288,526 
31,012 
110,441 
5,245 
1,824 
3,401 
41,875 
2007 
2,004,599 
271,464 
31,908 
93,748 
1,517 
1,574 
3,741 
61,841 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
1,651 
76 
7 
51 
56 
6 
35 
14 
2007 
1,603 
81 
5 
52 
48 
7 
41 
20 
acres, 2012 
1,003,074 
103,163 
8,889 
40,358 
4,267 
1,203 
2,374 
22,018 
2012 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
2007 
938,408 
112,785 
(D) 
33,189 
1,126 
(D) 
1,650 
31,487 
Total operators 
number 
60,912 
1,154 
317 
2,565 
1,383 
891 
3,072 
474 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
17,360 
382 
70 
622 
476 
243 
890 
171 
2 operators 
17,243 
263 
102 
764 
352 
263 
954 
117 
3 operators 
2,025 
50 
9 
90 
49 
19 
70 
17 
4 operators 
404 
9 
4 
25 
10 
3 
12 
2 
5 or more operators 
217 
9 
- 
8 
3 
8 
3 
1 
Total women operators 
number 
22,840 
360 
115 
941 
411 
379 
1,272 
180 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
20,043 
312 
102 
831 
377 
321 
1,139 
159 
2 operators 
1,118 
16 
5 
52 
14 
20 
56 
9 
3 operators 
122 
2 
1 
2 
2 
1 
7 
1 
4 operators 
29 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
5 or more operators 
14 
2 
- 
" 
" 
3 
" 
- 
2007 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
Total operators 
number 
63,645 
1,240 
321 
2,656 
1,528 
878 
3,432 
474 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
19,049 
444 
89 
812 
527 
203 
947 
145 
2 operators 
17,387 
255 
83 
689 
379 
266 
1,042 
107 
3 operators 
2,115 
59 
17 
85 
55 
29 
73 
19 
4 operators 
486 
13 
- 
25 
14 
14 
30 
7 
5 or more operators 
247 
11 
3 
19 
4 
- 
9 
5 
Total women operators 
number 
23,678 
320 
120 
955 
426 
393 
1,422 
163 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
20,589 
277 
93 
837 
391 
323 
1,230 
119 
2 operators 
1,254 
17 
6 
54 
16 
35 
68 
7 
3 operators 
125 
3 
5 
2 
1 
- 
9 
1 
4 operators 
24 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
1 
3 
5 or more operators 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 
20 
5 
3 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
farms, 2012 
29,730 
605 
157 
1,267 
769 
378 
1,483 
252 
2007 
31,194 
683 
157 
1,328 
866 
358 
1,622 
248 
acres, 2012 
13,972,060 
987,599 
231,779 
685,774 
62,030 
18,810 
65,659 
282,081 
2007 
14,091,177 
1,052,466 
262,138 
597,773 
90,897 
19,137 
66,488 
301,326 
Female 
farms, 2012 
7,519 
108 
28 
242 
121 
158 
446 
56 
2007 
8,090 
99 
35 
302 
113 
154 
479 
35 
acres, 2012 
776,047 
49,376 
31,387 
17,731 
13,790 
4,830 
9,099 
15,331 
Primary occupation: 
2007 
881,612 
46,021 
11,722 
34,863 
2,986 
3,685 
11,871 
11,981 
Farming 
2012 
17,650 
391 
112 
676 
496 
246 
682 
131 
2007 
18,021 
452 
102 
653 
542 
211 
816 
147 
Other 
2012 
19,599 
322 
73 
833 
394 
290 
1,247 
177 
Place of residence: 
2007 
21,263 
330 
90 
977 
437 
301 
1,285 
136 
On farm operated 
2012 
30,701 
401 
130 
1,204 
711 
482 
1,741 
181 
2007 
32,472 
427 
148 
1,322 
741 
471 
1,860 
160 
Not on farm operated 
2012 
6,548 
312 
55 
305 
179 
54 
188 
127 
2007 
6,812 
355 
44 
308 
238 
41 
241 
123 
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2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data Washington 419 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
