Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Cowlitz 
Douglas 
Ferry 
Franklin 
Garfield 
Grant 
Grays Harbor 
Island 
FARMS 
Land in farms 
farms, 2012 
492 
849 
255 
883 
211 
1,552 
557 
377 
2007 
481 
955 
232 
891 
239 
1,858 
628 
458 
acres, 2012 
39,009 
814,109 
792,250 
625,047 
308,486 
963,784 
119,440 
15,249 
2007 
30,702 
883,094 
749,452 
609,046 
308,212 
1,087,952 
119,267 
17,699 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
221 
545 
145 
563 
113 
1,047 
293 
219 
2007 
186 
581 
105 
597 
98 
1,158 
311 
237 
acres, 2012 
17,462 
191,252 
8,895 
261,364 
90,550 
525,432 
20,461 
6,454 
TENURE 
2007 
9,091 
183,242 
(D) 
(D) 
83,518 
(D) 
17,391 
7,019 
Full owners 
farms, 2012 
422 
590 
212 
549 
129 
951 
477 
286 
2007 
391 
688 
176 
553 
154 
1,201 
529 
385 
acres, 2012 
19,881 
148,474 
(D) 
168,279 
91,487 
250,571 
94,705 
7,767 
2007 
19,243 
188,954 
(D) 
182,405 
74,237 
300,292 
102,030 
9,634 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
173 
317 
111 
278 
45 
510 
233 
153 
2007 
133 
369 
65 
305 
32 
604 
257 
186 
acres, 2012 
2,723 
19,409 
4,226 
60,994 
13,873 
116,739 
4,524 
1,748 
2007 
(D) 
22,246 
(D) 
72,174 
12,499 
124,864 
(D) 
2,384 
Part owners 
farms, 2012 
56 
208 
40 
209 
48 
391 
66 
59 
2007 
84 
195 
53 
203 
56 
444 
79 
56 
acres, 2012 
18,472 
572,635 
(D) 
266,481 
158,603 
521,234 
23,671 
6,795 
2007 
(D) 
586,035 
(D) 
309,055 
189,843 
573,953 
16,626 
6,032 
Owned land in farms 
acres, 2012 
8,401 
229,712 
(D) 
114,090 
54,531 
227,659 
11,976 
3,519 
2007 
(D) 
229,696 
(D) 
184,246 
78,892 
244,247 
8,618 
2,902 
Rented land in farms 
acres, 2012 
10,071 
342,923 
34,324 
152,391 
104,072 
293,575 
11,695 
3,276 
2007 
6,316 
356,339 
36,348 
124,809 
110,951 
329,706 
8,008 
3,130 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
43 
183 
31 
186 
40 
353 
56 
49 
2007 
51 
158 
37 
177 
47 
389 
53 
45 
acres, 2012 
14,308 
140,211 
(D) 
140,500 
51,985 
297,648 
15,883 
4,389 
2007 
5,733 
130,434 
4,630 
137,883 
53,900 
316,303 
9,292 
3,227 
Tenants 
farms, 2012 
14 
51 
3 
125 
34 
210 
14 
32 
2007 
6 
72 
3 
135 
29 
213 
20 
17 
acres, 2012 
656 
93,000 
(D) 
190,287 
58,396 
191,979 
1,064 
687 
2007 
(D) 
108,105 
(D) 
117,586 
44,132 
213,707 
611 
2,033 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
5 
45 
3 
99 
28 
184 
4 
17 
2007 
2 
54 
3 
115 
19 
165 
1 
6 
acres, 2012 
431 
31,632 
(D) 
59,870 
24,692 
111,045 
54 
317 
2012 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
2007 
(D) 
30,562 
21 
(D) 
17,119 
(□) 
(D) 
1,408 
Total operators 
number 
811 
1,357 
448 
1,519 
356 
2,539 
892 
646 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
251 
433 
89 
389 
92 
793 
258 
141 
2 operators 
194 
355 
150 
396 
97 
590 
265 
212 
3 operators 
26 
47 
8 
68 
20 
136 
32 
18 
4 operators 
16 
7 
6 
23 
- 
21 
2 
4 
5 or more operators 
5 
7 
2 
7 
2 
12 
" 
2 
Total women operators 
number 
293 
403 
203 
441 
101 
695 
349 
297 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
240 
368 
179 
395 
99 
628 
307 
257 
2 operators 
13 
16 
9 
17 
1 
23 
21 
16 
3 operators 
9 
1 
2 
- 
- 
7 
- 
- 
4 operators 
- 
- 
- 
3 
- 
- 
- 
2 
5 or more operators 
- 
" 
- 
" 
" 
- 
2007 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
Total operators 
number 
798 
1,448 
367 
1,444 
380 
2,988 
1,049 
755 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
220 
561 
112 
449 
113 
987 
307 
181 
2 operators 
217 
322 
109 
360 
112 
682 
265 
259 
3 operators 
32 
55 
7 
60 
13 
149 
44 
16 
4 operators 
12 
12 
4 
16 
1 
22 
8 
2 
5 or more operators 
- 
5 
- 
6 
" 
18 
4 
- 
Total women operators 
number 
305 
413 
133 
375 
135 
784 
418 
353 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
278 
374 
125 
334 
115 
696 
328 
295 
2 operators 
9 
16 
4 
19 
10 
32 
34 
29 
3 operators 
3 
1 
- 
1 
- 
8 
3 
- 
4 operators 
- 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
5 or more operators 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 
1 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
farms, 2012 
393 
736 
174 
758 
191 
1,391 
433 
244 
2007 
382 
822 
182 
807 
200 
1,684 
465 
315 
acres, 2012 
34,337 
752,907 
774,191 
599,926 
301,450 
927,838 
114,353 
12,524 
2007 
26,233 
819,905 
735,722 
588,030 
281,582 
1,056,715 
110,139 
14,926 
Female 
farms, 2012 
99 
113 
81 
125 
20 
161 
124 
133 
2007 
99 
133 
50 
84 
39 
174 
163 
143 
acres, 2012 
4,672 
61,202 
18,059 
25,121 
7,036 
35,946 
5,087 
2,725 
Primary occupation: 
2007 
4,469 
63,189 
13,730 
21,016 
26,630 
31,237 
9,128 
2,773 
Farming 
2012 
230 
475 
133 
554 
120 
1,034 
249 
176 
2007 
213 
534 
104 
552 
115 
1,039 
276 
213 
Other 
2012 
262 
374 
122 
329 
91 
518 
308 
201 
Place of residence: 
2007 
268 
421 
128 
339 
124 
819 
352 
245 
On farm operated 
2012 
444 
526 
237 
663 
107 
1,076 
502 
317 
2007 
446 
595 
217 
682 
152 
1,420 
549 
399 
Not on farm operated 
2012 
48 
323 
18 
220 
104 
476 
55 
60 
2007 
35 
360 
15 
209 
87 
438 
79 
59 
-continued 
420 Washington 2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
