Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Jefferson 
King 
Kitsap 
Kittitas 
Klickitat 
Lewis 
Lincoln 
Mason 
FARMS 
Land in farms 
farms, 2012 
221 
1,837 
706 
1,006 
760 
1,647 
897 
377 
2007 
211 
1,790 
664 
1,038 
893 
1,717 
798 
471 
acres, 2012 
15,556 
46,717 
10,070 
183,124 
551,097 
132,839 
1,114,940 
23,743 
2007 
12,717 
49,285 
15,294 
191,087 
601,216 
131,554 
1,090,178 
25,185 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
122 
851 
327 
525 
365 
965 
461 
156 
2007 
119 
621 
269 
505 
358 
889 
437 
157 
acres, 2012 
2,903 
13,340 
1,913 
51,234 
80,898 
45,858 
383,304 
3,847 
TENURE 
2007 
1,999 
9,459 
2,211 
53,117 
87,324 
37,388 
386,081 
3,374 
Full owners 
farms, 2012 
183 
1,520 
621 
794 
564 
1,336 
531 
329 
2007 
172 
1,494 
570 
813 
692 
1,419 
439 
399 
acres, 2012 
10,762 
30,411 
8,248 
75,433 
170,715 
(D) 
242,195 
11,473 
2007 
8,209 
35,502 
12,534 
66,439 
211,180 
88,081 
208,901 
21,745 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
105 
652 
287 
383 
222 
721 
159 
142 
2007 
97 
469 
229 
364 
244 
661 
140 
137 
acres, 2012 
1,457 
6,206 
1,268 
16,442 
14,478 
16,033 
38,208 
1,957 
2007 
1,265 
5,309 
1,610 
20,629 
23,559 
17,963 
51,535 
(D) 
Part owners 
farms, 2012 
24 
167 
53 
170 
156 
261 
207 
34 
2007 
29 
164 
72 
197 
140 
251 
208 
47 
acres, 2012 
4,222 
14,337 
1,595 
99,435 
324,924 
(D) 
518,085 
(D) 
2007 
4,006 
11,612 
2,327 
114,202 
333,467 
37,633 
562,823 
2,023 
Owned land in farms 
acres, 2012 
2,467 
6,294 
745 
50,472 
195,771 
(D) 
199,170 
(D) 
2007 
2,607 
6,178 
1,637 
59,775 
207,831 
20,555 
203,013 
1,193 
Rented land in farms 
acres, 2012 
1,755 
8,043 
850 
48,963 
129,153 
23,838 
318,915 
1,610 
2007 
1,399 
5,434 
690 
54,427 
125,636 
17,078 
359,810 
830 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
15 
82 
21 
110 
119 
212 
179 
8 
2007 
17 
61 
28 
126 
94 
197 
176 
10 
acres, 2012 
(D) 
6,164 
592 
27,749 
50,049 
24,612 
185,150 
(D) 
2007 
695 
3,424 
401 
29,536 
52,947 
15,888 
189,951 
374 
Tenants 
farms, 2012 
14 
150 
32 
42 
40 
50 
159 
14 
2007 
10 
132 
22 
28 
61 
47 
151 
25 
acres, 2012 
572 
1,969 
227 
8,256 
55,458 
7,821 
354,660 
(D) 
2007 
502 
2,171 
433 
10,446 
56,569 
5,840 
318,454 
1,417 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
2 
117 
19 
32 
24 
32 
123 
6 
2007 
5 
91 
12 
15 
20 
31 
121 
10 
acres, 2012 
(D) 
970 
53 
7,043 
16,371 
5,213 
159,946 
(D) 
2012 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
2007 
39 
726 
200 
2,952 
10,818 
3,537 
144,595 
(D) 
Total operators 
number 
387 
3,151 
1,204 
1,638 
1,240 
2,728 
1,529 
635 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
84 
782 
248 
470 
365 
675 
387 
178 
2 operators 
111 
848 
426 
468 
347 
891 
417 
159 
3 operators 
23 
171 
25 
51 
36 
59 
77 
32 
4 operators 
3 
22 
6 
12 
6 
16 
8 
4 
5 or more operators 
- 
14 
1 
5 
6 
6 
8 
4 
Total women operators 
number 
157 
1,440 
578 
610 
486 
1,120 
524 
257 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
119 
1,182 
499 
552 
422 
1,017 
464 
215 
2 operators 
16 
107 
35 
25 
18 
41 
19 
14 
3 operators 
2 
12 
3 
- 
2 
7 
2 
2 
4 operators 
" 
2 
- 
2 
1 
- 
4 
2 
5 or more operators 
" 
- 
- 
- 
3 
- 
" 
2007 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
Total operators 
number 
357 
3,005 
1,133 
1,660 
1,527 
2,796 
1,272 
794 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
88 
783 
302 
481 
390 
759 
406 
216 
2 operators 
106 
866 
288 
503 
412 
867 
326 
207 
3 operators 
13 
102 
48 
46 
66 
69 
56 
38 
4 operators 
3 
27 
19 
6 
16 
15 
7 
7 
5 or more operators 
1 
12 
7 
2 
9 
7 
3 
3 
Total women operators 
number 
165 
1,391 
540 
598 
596 
1,150 
386 
338 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
133 
1,176 
422 
553 
496 
1,064 
358 
290 
2 operators 
16 
83 
59 
18 
31 
37 
14 
22 
3 operators 
- 
11 
- 
3 
10 
4 
- 
- 
4 operators 
4 
- 
- 
2 
- 
1 
5 or more operators 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
farms, 2012 
167 
1,228 
463 
794 
571 
1,340 
786 
273 
2007 
135 
1,136 
389 
886 
704 
1,354 
698 
353 
acres, 2012 
12,257 
36,853 
6,762 
170,091 
470,097 
117,291 
1,056,769 
21,863 
2007 
10,047 
34,743 
11,517 
179,147 
520,970 
111,490 
1,040,174 
20,985 
Female 
farms, 2012 
54 
609 
243 
212 
189 
307 
111 
104 
2007 
76 
654 
275 
152 
189 
363 
100 
118 
acres, 2012 
3,299 
9,864 
3,308 
13,033 
81,000 
15,548 
58,171 
1,880 
Primary occupation: 
2007 
2,670 
14,542 
3,777 
1 1 ,940 
80,246 
20,064 
50,004 
4,200 
Farming 
2012 
109 
814 
315 
492 
393 
676 
487 
153 
2007 
103 
753 
302 
441 
380 
710 
497 
165 
Other 
2012 
112 
1,023 
391 
514 
367 
971 
410 
224 
Place of residence: 
2007 
108 
1,037 
362 
597 
513 
1,007 
301 
306 
On farm operated 
2012 
181 
1,535 
643 
889 
627 
1,481 
641 
337 
2007 
175 
1,524 
600 
905 
718 
1,531 
542 
392 
Not on farm operated 
2012 
40 
302 
63 
117 
133 
166 
256 
40 
2007 
36 
266 
64 
133 
175 
186 
256 
79 
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2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data Washington 421 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
