Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Spokane 
Stevens 
Thurston 
Wahkiakum 
Walla Walla 
Whatcom 
Whitman 
Yakima 
FARMS 
Land in farms 
farms, 2012 
2,501 
1,148 
1,336 
109 
943 
1,702 
1,195 
3,143 
2007 
2,502 
1,258 
1,288 
119 
929 
1,483 
1,247 
3,540 
acres, 2012 
537,406 
527,123 
76,638 
9,557 
645,121 
115,831 
1,275,110 
1,780,498 
2007 
626,329 
531,082 
80,617 
12,025 
682,350 
102,584 
1,271,141 
1,649,281 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
1,402 
687 
647 
68 
532 
1,110 
709 
2,048 
2007 
1,254 
635 
494 
68 
455 
840 
708 
2,353 
acres, 2012 
289,301 
57,638 
18,357 
2,201 
280,934 
69,731 
659,460 
218,054 
TENURE 
2007 
297,843 
55,263 
18,066 
2,140 
282,092 
64,336 
685,419 
251,114 
Full owners 
farms, 2012 
1,982 
933 
1,150 
87 
684 
1,312 
691 
2,542 
2007 
1,936 
979 
1,097 
86 
655 
1,048 
707 
2,737 
acres, 2012 
166,591 
278,809 
48,906 
5,826 
194,363 
43,558 
259,030 
1,465,916 
2007 
194,396 
288,108 
55,829 
7,085 
227,068 
(D) 
320,521 
1,246,652 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
991 
517 
543 
53 
320 
774 
270 
1,562 
2007 
845 
436 
390 
45 
246 
487 
260 
1,731 
acres, 2012 
38,194 
21,830 
7,572 
974 
37,330 
12,663 
85,445 
70,582 
2007 
43,981 
20,789 
8,333 
1,008 
48,461 
11,518 
110,020 
101,139 
Part owners 
farms, 2012 
433 
187 
140 
22 
168 
302 
300 
477 
2007 
441 
229 
131 
31 
168 
344 
342 
665 
acres, 2012 
299,238 
241,603 
23,078 
3,731 
253,571 
60,489 
628,965 
266,497 
2007 
354,709 
224,152 
19,529 
(□) 
302,115 
(D) 
634,500 
372,689 
Owned land in farms 
acres, 2012 
118,062 
57,263 
8,827 
1,740 
103,861 
29,535 
233,064 
116,728 
2007 
116,594 
54,069 
9,393 
(D) 
123,774 
(D) 
231,872 
178,800 
Rented land in farms 
acres, 2012 
181,176 
184,340 
14,251 
1,991 
149,710 
30,954 
395,901 
149,769 
2007 
238,115 
170,083 
10,136 
2,440 
178,341 
28,311 
402,628 
193,889 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
350 
155 
83 
15 
137 
265 
271 
393 
2007 
331 
166 
69 
23 
132 
293 
291 
524 
acres, 2012 
198,768 
33,041 
9,286 
1,227 
141,467 
47,113 
374,778 
132,249 
2007 
209,747 
28,585 
7,931 
1,132 
150,283 
44,412 
390,898 
135,932 
Tenants 
farms, 2012 
86 
28 
46 
_ 
91 
88 
204 
124 
2007 
125 
50 
60 
2 
106 
91 
198 
138 
acres, 2012 
71,577 
6,711 
4,654 
- 
197,187 
11,784 
387,115 
48,085 
2007 
77,224 
18,822 
5,259 
(D) 
153,167 
10,191 
316,120 
29,940 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
61 
15 
21 
75 
71 
168 
93 
2007 
78 
33 
35 
- 
77 
60 
157 
98 
acres, 2012 
52,339 
2,767 
1,499 
- 
102,137 
9,955 
199,237 
15,223 
2012 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
2007 
44,115 
5,889 
1,802 
' 
83,348 
8,406 
184,501 
14,043 
Total operators 
number 
4,049 
1,824 
2,165 
166 
1,526 
2,697 
1,908 
4,936 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
1,131 
550 
620 
52 
470 
866 
628 
1,662 
2 operators 
1,247 
544 
638 
57 
397 
726 
459 
1,278 
3 operators 
101 
36 
57 
- 
60 
84 
87 
147 
4 operators 
16 
13 
12 
- 
14 
16 
15 
31 
5 or more operators 
6 
5 
9 
- 
2 
10 
6 
25 
Total women operators 
number 
1,548 
697 
910 
55 
509 
955 
589 
1,487 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
1,388 
648 
780 
55 
435 
807 
510 
1,361 
2 operators 
62 
23 
50 
- 
34 
64 
29 
55 
3 operators 
12 
1 
10 
- 
2 
2 
7 
4 
4 operators 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
1 
5 or more operators 
" 
- 
- 
" 
2 
" 
- 
2007 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
Total operators 
number 
4,023 
1,983 
2,087 
188 
1,492 
2,363 
2,012 
5,496 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
1,210 
607 
589 
56 
464 
725 
646 
1,940 
2 operators 
1,126 
598 
623 
59 
398 
676 
473 
1,372 
3 operators 
139 
41 
54 
2 
56 
62 
104 
156 
4 operators 
21 
6 
20 
2 
8 
15 
15 
44 
5 or more operators 
6 
6 
2 
- 
3 
5 
9 
28 
Total women operators 
number 
1,530 
741 
898 
65 
518 
848 
577 
1,678 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
1,340 
683 
763 
59 
463 
766 
519 
1,514 
2 operators 
86 
29 
54 
3 
26 
35 
26 
74 
3 operators 
6 
- 
9 
- 
1 
- 
2 
4 
4 operators 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
5 or more operators 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 
2 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
farms, 2012 
2,095 
947 
983 
103 
792 
1,382 
1,008 
2,826 
2007 
1,983 
1,060 
917 
108 
756 
1,215 
1,056 
3,047 
acres, 2012 
509,283 
509,659 
68,437 
9,082 
583,197 
108,404 
1,225,707 
1,755,285 
2007 
569,928 
506,206 
68,587 
11,218 
630,075 
95,969 
1,202,248 
1,601,917 
Female 
farms, 2012 
406 
201 
353 
6 
151 
320 
187 
317 
2007 
519 
198 
371 
11 
173 
268 
191 
493 
acres, 2012 
28,123 
17,464 
8,201 
475 
61,924 
7,427 
49,403 
25,213 
Primary occupation: 
2007 
56,401 
24,876 
12,030 
807 
52,275 
6,615 
68,893 
47,364 
Farming 
2012 
1,039 
536 
410 
55 
456 
773 
711 
1,632 
2007 
908 
599 
521 
63 
450 
671 
701 
1,827 
Other 
2012 
1,462 
612 
926 
54 
487 
929 
484 
1,511 
Place of residence: 
2007 
1,594 
659 
767 
56 
479 
812 
546 
1,713 
On farm operated 
2012 
2,201 
985 
1,238 
95 
667 
1,439 
815 
2,548 
2007 
2,166 
1,146 
1,179 
108 
654 
1,321 
799 
2,956 
Not on farm operated 
2012 
300 
163 
98 
14 
276 
263 
380 
595 
2007 
336 
112 
109 
11 
275 
162 
448 
584 
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2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data Washington 423 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
