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 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS - Con 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
2012 
102 
612 
296 
343 
360 
601 
411 
157 
2007 
73 
516 
240 
353 
326 
556 
330 
127 
Any 
2012 
119 
1,225 
410 
663 
400 
1,046 
486 
220 
2007 
138 
1,274 
424 
685 
567 
1,161 
468 
344 
1 to 49 days 
2012 
17 
208 
39 
64 
57 
282 
74 
33 
2007 
21 
183 
57 
128 
75 
196 
88 
55 
50 to 99 days 
2012 
17 
99 
34 
36 
30 
59 
28 
16 
2007 
9 
118 
31 
50 
40 
99 
43 
36 
100 to 199 days 
2012 
16 
157 
38 
71 
82 
145 
43 
39 
2007 
40 
170 
85 
102 
93 
194 
71 
60 
200 days or more 
2012 
69 
761 
299 
492 
231 
560 
341 
132 
2007 
68 
803 
251 
405 
359 
672 
266 
193 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
2012 
9 
60 
40 
46 
28 
43 
22 
14 
2007 
2 
95 
8 
68 
50 
74 
24 
18 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
11 
109 
48 
57 
36 
85 
40 
17 
2007 
17 
198 
56 
101 
106 
165 
45 
40 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
55 
448 
155 
205 
132 
325 
109 
70 
2007 
39 
416 
171 
246 
205 
327 
142 
88 
10 years or more 
2012 
146 
1,220 
463 
698 
564 
1,194 
726 
276 
2007 
153 
1,081 
429 
623 
532 
1,151 
587 
325 
Average years on present farm 
2012 
19.1 
17.7 
17.4 
20.6 
20.9 
20.0 
23.5 
18.2 
2007 
19.5 
16.9 
17.4 
16.8 
17.2 
19.2 
21.4 
18.1 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
2012 
7 
48 
32 
32 
19 
33 
15 
5 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
5 
92 
44 
46 
27 
61 
30 
15 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
44 
390 
132 
182 
116 
285 
97 
60 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
1 0 years or more 
2012 
165 
1,307 
498 
746 
598 
1,268 
755 
297 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Average years on any farm 
2012 
22.6 
19.3 
19.3 
22.7 
23.5 
22.7 
26.2 
20.0 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
2012 
. 
68 
4 
. 
_ 
5 
5 
4 
2007 
3 
3 
11 
4 
9 
5 
- 
- 
25 to 34 years 
2012 
13 
75 
36 
46 
32 
35 
34 
25 
2007 
6 
43 
22 
57 
20 
55 
39 
12 
35 to 44 years 
2012 
12 
173 
83 
76 
61 
146 
97 
24 
2007 
15 
270 
64 
106 
60 
197 
66 
61 
45 to 54 years 
2012 
56 
459 
187 
219 
110 
320 
168 
61 
2007 
36 
537 
187 
264 
249 
431 
270 
143 
55 to 59 years 
2012 
25 
220 
99 
145 
94 
222 
208 
52 
2007 
38 
308 
117 
183 
151 
268 
134 
86 
60 to 64 years 
2012 
31 
252 
94 
158 
163 
355 
134 
67 
2007 
30 
216 
85 
150 
143 
268 
123 
49 
65 to 69 years 
2012 
35 
252 
91 
149 
123 
213 
120 
80 
2007 
42 
169 
86 
114 
127 
207 
66 
46 
70 years and over 
2012 
49 
338 
112 
213 
177 
351 
131 
64 
2007 
41 
244 
92 
160 
134 
286 
100 
74 
Average age 
2012 
59.5 
57.1 
56.6 
59.4 
60.7 
60.1 
57.8 
58.9 
2007 
60.1 
55.7 
56.4 
56.5 
58.0 
57.7 
56.1 
56.8 
INTERNET ACCESS (SEE TEXT) 
Internet access 
2012 
191 
1,587 
656 
826 
579 
1,325 
751 
300 
2007 
151 
1,400 
541 
717 
560 
1,216 
530 
325 
Dial-up service 
.farms, 2012 
15 
156 
56 
42 
56 
139 
72 
77 
DSL service 
.farms, 2012 
115 
464 
331 
531 
236 
788 
266 
101 
Cable modem service 
.farms, 2012 
23 
485 
204 
66 
52 
96 
61 
54 
Fiber-optic service 
.farms, 2012 
3 
27 
7 
18 
11 
102 
8 
10 
Mobile broadband plan for computer 
or cell phone 
.farms, 2012 
14 
361 
68 
111 
77 
112 
92 
55 
Satellite service 
.farms, 2012 
37 
181 
43 
76 
185 
276 
221 
23 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
.farms, 2012 
6 
65 
26 
13 
4 
20 
42 
21 
Other Internet service 
.farms, 2012 
2 
23 
8 
42 
15 
16 
55 
3 
TYPE OF ORGANIZATION (SEE TEXT) 
Operation with over 50 percent ownership interest held 
by operator and/or persons related to operator by 
blood/marriage/adoption farms, 2012 
206 
1,759 
690 
987 
727 
1,578 
858 
348 
acres, 2012 
13,790 
42,481 
9,374 
150,644 
491,925 
125,188 
1,048,901 
17,366 
Limited Liability Corporation 
.farms, 2012 
15 
181 
35 
52 
62 
67 
46 
36 
acres, 2012 
563 
6,466 
935 
16,157 
93,892 
9,804 
37,629 
3,447 
OPERATION'S LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX 
PURPOSES (SEE TEXT) 
Family or individual 
.farms, 2012 
174 
1,532 
628 
883 
645 
1,441 
528 
301 
2007 
184 
1,527 
584 
928 
759 
1,542 
470 
414 
acres, 2012 
11,857 
32,420 
8,187 
92,053 
353,076 
94,967 
341,089 
10,938 
2007 
10,505 
36,327 
(D) 
124,975 
376,309 
95,496 
399,563 
16,685 
Partnership 
.farms, 2012 
18 
126 
30 
47 
38 
74 
90 
15 
2007 
12 
101 
40 
42 
57 
100 
90 
20 
acres, 2012 
610 
5,762 
867 
64,493 
44,080 
16,820 
207,932 
4,076 
2007 
572 
4,210 
2,335 
39,228 
64,740 
20,247 
175,897 
2,034 
Corporation: 
Family-held 
.farms, 2012 
9 
117 
38 
56 
58 
73 
248 
29 
2007 
9 
129 
35 
49 
58 
57 
203 
19 
acres, 2012 
1,222 
5,482 
646 
19,835 
133,691 
17,493 
524,582 
7,356 
2007 
1,083 
6,094 
824 
19,655 
143,402 
14,298 
486,528 
5,295 
Other than family held 
.farms, 2012 
8 
19 
- 
6 
2 
3 
7 
5 
2007 
- 
20 
1 
8 
4 
2 
8 
4 
acres, 2012 
1,296 
1,104 
- 
3,659 
(D) 
(D) 
27,248 
(D) 
2007 
- 
2,354 
(D) 
4,708 
(D) 
(D) 
17,456 
(D) 
Other - cooperative, estate or trust, 
institutional, etc 
.farms, 2012 
12 
43 
10 
14 
17 
56 
24 
27 
2007 
6 
13 
4 
11 
15 
16 
27 
14 
acres, 2012 
571 
1,949 
370 
3,084 
(D) 
(D) 
14,089 
(D) 
2007 
557 
300 
(D) 
2,521 
(D) 
(D) 
10,734 
(D) 
-continued 
426 Washington 2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
