1APPLES$2.389 billion
WASHINGTON STATE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE | 1111 WASHINGTON ST SE, OLYMPIA, WA 98504-2560 | AGR.WA.GOV
WASHINGTON AGRICULTURE
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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)
Grant1,552 farmsKittitas
1,006 farms
Clallam536 farms
Jefferson221 farms
GraysHarbor557 farms
Lewis1,647 farms
King1,837 farms
Pierce1,478 farms
Mason377 farms
Snohomish1,438 farms
Skagit1,074 farms
Whatcom1,483 farms
Okanogan1,449 Farms
Yakima3,143 farms
Skamania144 farms
Thurston1,336 farms
Chelan890 Farms
Klickitat760 farms
Pacific330 farms
Wahkiakum109 farms
Cowlitz492 farms
Clark1,929 farms
Garfield 211 farms
Asotin185 farms
Whitman1,195 farms
Adams713 farms
Lincoln897 farms
Ferry255 farms
Stevens1,148 farms
PendOreille
288 Farms
Spokane2,501 farms
Benton1,509 farms
Franklin883 farms
Columbia308 farmsWalla
Walla943 farms
Douglas849 farms
Island377 farms
San Juan274 farms
Kitsap706 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)
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2MILK$1.097 billion
3POTATOES$813 million
4CATTLE $704 million
WHEAT$656 million
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7HAY$478 million
8HOPS$382 million
9GRAPES$359 million
6CHERRIES$502 million
10PEARS$233 million
