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1 APPLES $2.389 billion WASHINGTON STATE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE | 1111 WASHINGTON ST SE, OLYMPIA, WA 98504-2560 | AGR.WA.GOV WASHINGTON AGRICULTURE SNAPSHOT Washington farmers produce over 300 different commodities. Apples are not only Washington’s top crop, they represent 20% of the total value of ag production in the state. 35,900+ farms (2016) 800 organic farms 63% of farms are less than 50 acres Agriculture and food processing provide over 164,000 jobs in Washington (2013) of Washington’s farms are small farms – selling less than $250,000 per year... ... and small farms are 65% of Washington’s total farmland, far higher than the national average of 45%. 94% (2016) Grant 1,552 farms Kittitas 1,006 farms Clallam 536 farms Jefferson 221 farms Grays Harbor 557 farms Lewis 1,647 farms King 1,837 farms Pierce 1,478 farms Mason 377 farms Snohomish 1,438 farms Skagit 1,074 farms Whatcom 1,483 farms Okanogan 1,449 Farms Yakima 3,143 farms Skamania 144 farms Thurston 1,336 farms Chelan 890 Farms Klickitat 760 farms Pacific 330 farms Wahkiakum 109 farms Cowlitz 492 farms Clark 1,929 farms Garfield 211 farms Asotin 185 farms Whitman 1,195 farms Adams 713 farms Lincoln 897 farms Ferry 255 farms Stevens 1,148 farms Pend Oreille 288 Farms Spokane 2,501 farms Benton 1,509 farms Franklin 883 farms Columbia 308 farms Walla Walla 943 farms Douglas 849 farms Island 377 farms San Juan 274 farms Kitsap 706 farms Food processing generated more than $20.1 billion in revenues OVER 7,500 female farmers $10.6 billion In 2016, Washington agriculture production alone topped There are 170 farmers markets in 121 towns. King County alone has over 40. 95% of Washington farms are family farms More than half of Washington’s farmers farm part time in addition to another job. “Farming is my other job” AGR PUB 101-641 (R/10/17) Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, unless otherwise noted. *USDA statistics exclude cannabis. Do you need this publication in an alternate format? Please call the WSDA Receptionist at 360-902-1976 or TTY 800-833-6388. (2016) (2016 WA Dept. of Revenue) (2012) (2016) * 2 MILK $1.097 billion 3 POTATOES $813 million 4 CATTLE $704 million WHEAT $656 million 5 7 HAY $478 million 8 HOPS $382 million 9 GRAPES $359 million 6 CHERRIES $502 million 10 PEARS $233 million
