Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Okanogan 
Pacific 
Pend Oreille 
Pierce 
San Juan 
Skagit 
Skamania 
Snohomish 
FARMS 
Land in farms 
farms, 2012 
1,449 
330 
288 
1,478 
274 
1,074 
144 
1,438 
2007 
1,662 
390 
316 
1,448 
291 
1,215 
123 
1,670 
acres, 2012 
1,205,285 
52,157 
43,619 
49,483 
15,669 
106,538 
6,473 
70,863 
2007 
1,205,229 
61,749 
55,109 
47,677 
21,472 
108,541 
5,472 
76,837 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
941 
226 
173 
603 
180 
612 
81 
609 
2007 
878 
258 
134 
497 
185 
640 
48 
616 
acres, 2012 
78,819 
6,529 
12,433 
9,643 
4,332 
57,055 
972 
23,425 
TENURE 
2007 
75,704 
8,406 
10,948 
12,100 
5,607 
58,163 
1,111 
25,965 
Full owners 
farms, 2012 
1,119 
267 
243 
1,305 
217 
834 
126 
1,209 
2007 
1,319 
306 
280 
1,238 
225 
929 
96 
1,376 
acres, 2012 
841,742 
33,117 
26,392 
36,095 
8,711 
(D) 
4,219 
43,982 
2007 
733,644 
(D) 
37,919 
30,926 
11,758 
37,640 
3,765 
42,336 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
687 
185 
134 
516 
136 
416 
69 
455 
2007 
661 
203 
113 
384 
138 
423 
39 
452 
acres, 2012 
25,675 
4,106 
5,564 
5,806 
1,618 
11,853 
639 
5,575 
2007 
33,470 
(D) 
4,966 
5,062 
2,309 
9,738 
(D) 
8,035 
Part owners 
farms, 2012 
284 
58 
42 
135 
39 
185 
15 
147 
2007 
286 
80 
33 
167 
44 
222 
23 
205 
acres, 2012 
348,141 
19,002 
16,537 
12,407 
5,486 
(D) 
1,984 
23,636 
2007 
457,240 
(D) 
17,010 
15,549 
7,678 
55,853 
1,592 
24,946 
Owned land in farms 
acres, 2012 
168,061 
14,999 
10,813 
4,869 
2,775 
(D) 
1,039 
10,739 
2007 
184,149 
(D) 
9,079 
8,024 
3,253 
23,025 
713 
9,824 
Rented land in farms 
acres, 2012 
180,080 
4,003 
5,724 
7,538 
2,711 
34,686 
945 
12,897 
2007 
273,091 
6,988 
7,931 
7,525 
4,425 
32,828 
879 
15,122 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
219 
37 
36 
69 
32 
158 
9 
105 
2007 
194 
54 
21 
99 
31 
170 
7 
126 
acres, 2012 
46,306 
2,407 
6,344 
3,614 
2,189 
36,451 
248 
16,026 
2007 
36,045 
4,090 
5,982 
6,508 
2,637 
36,735 
339 
16,208 
Tenants 
farms, 2012 
46 
5 
3 
38 
18 
55 
3 
82 
2007 
57 
4 
3 
43 
22 
64 
4 
89 
acres, 2012 
15,402 
38 
690 
981 
1,472 
(D) 
270 
3,245 
2007 
14,345 
(D) 
180 
1,202 
2,036 
15,048 
115 
9,555 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
35 
4 
3 
18 
12 
38 
3 
49 
2007 
23 
1 
- 
14 
16 
47 
2 
38 
acres, 2012 
6,838 
16 
525 
223 
525 
8,751 
85 
1,824 
2012 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
2007 
6,189 
(D) 
' 
530 
661 
11,690 
(D) 
1,722 
Total operators 
number 
2,320 
534 
472 
2,460 
472 
1,798 
252 
2,397 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
695 
160 
125 
617 
126 
466 
56 
647 
2 operators 
667 
144 
145 
768 
126 
531 
81 
694 
3 operators 
73 
22 
17 
75 
7 
51 
3 
72 
4 operators 
8 
2 
- 
13 
8 
18 
2 
15 
5 or more operators 
6 
2 
1 
5 
7 
8 
2 
10 
Total women operators 
number 
819 
187 
190 
1,098 
248 
727 
94 
1,115 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
744 
169 
168 
969 
177 
613 
81 
954 
2 operators 
29 
6 
11 
53 
18 
51 
5 
65 
3 operators 
4 
2 
- 
5 
1 
4 
1 
2 
4 operators 
- 
- 
- 
2 
8 
- 
- 
1 
5 or more operators 
1 
" 
- 
- 
" 
" 
3 
2007 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
Total operators 
number 
2,647 
653 
515 
2,417 
467 
1,953 
205 
2,842 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
837 
201 
142 
597 
139 
588 
46 
740 
2 operators 
705 
157 
158 
749 
134 
556 
73 
808 
3 operators 
94 
21 
13 
89 
14 
46 
3 
70 
4 operators 
14 
4 
- 
11 
2 
17 
1 
26 
5 or more operators 
12 
7 
3 
2 
2 
8 
" 
26 
Total women operators 
number 
1,006 
205 
233 
1,133 
238 
751 
78 
1,300 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
885 
193 
210 
965 
188 
633 
74 
1,027 
2 operators 
35 
6 
7 
75 
13 
43 
2 
104 
3 operators 
4 
- 
3 
6 
8 
6 
- 
11 
4 operators 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
8 
5 or more operators 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 
7 
2 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
farms, 2012 
1,189 
297 
238 
962 
164 
817 
113 
961 
2007 
1,348 
343 
230 
977 
192 
940 
98 
1,150 
acres, 2012 
1,166,669 
48,428 
40,112 
38,811 
10,884 
97,008 
6,119 
51,734 
2007 
1,131,788 
57,628 
42,888 
38,353 
13,618 
98,919 
5,151 
64,134 
Female 
farms, 2012 
260 
33 
50 
516 
110 
257 
31 
477 
2007 
314 
47 
86 
471 
99 
275 
25 
520 
acres, 2012 
38,616 
3,729 
3,507 
10,672 
4,785 
9,530 
354 
19,129 
Primary occupation: 
2007 
73,441 
4,121 
12,221 
9,324 
7,854 
9,622 
321 
12,703 
Farming 
2012 
703 
151 
109 
694 
145 
515 
66 
511 
2007 
743 
194 
112 
607 
113 
479 
54 
659 
Other 
2012 
746 
179 
179 
784 
129 
559 
78 
927 
Place of residence: 
2007 
919 
196 
204 
841 
178 
736 
69 
1,011 
On farm operated 
2012 
1,245 
259 
257 
1,373 
205 
908 
134 
1,276 
2007 
1,397 
300 
286 
1,315 
258 
1,042 
110 
1,459 
Not on farm operated 
2012 
204 
71 
31 
105 
69 
166 
10 
162 
2007 
265 
90 
30 
133 
33 
173 
13 
211 
-continued 
422 Washington 2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
