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 National Resources InventoryWashington Statistics Sheet Go to NRI Web site FIC technical memo about the NRI Glossary of NRI-related terms
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1997-2002 |
2002-2007 |
1982-2007 |
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Agricultural land converted to developed land (acres) |
77,000 |
41,400 |
356,000 |
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Agricultural land at the beginning of the reporting period (acres) |
14,812,300 |
14,699,300 |
15,136,500 |
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Prime agricultural land converted to developed land (acres) |
28,100 |
15,800 |
124,700 |
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Prime agricultural land at the beginning of the reporting period (acres) |
1,745,000 |
1,694,500 |
1,856,200 |
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Rural land converted to developed land (acres) |
222,500 |
122,200 |
907,100 |
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Rural land at the beginning of the reporting period (acres) |
28,424,900 |
28,212,400 |
29,005,800 |
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Prime rural land converted to developed land (acres) |
37,300 |
22,100 |
157,900 |
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Prime rural land available at the beginning of the reporting period (acres) |
2,302,700 |
2,260,400 |
2,404,200 |
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Total surface area (acres) |
44,035,300 |
44,035,300 |
44,035,300 |
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 Census of Agriculture
 Go to Census of Agriculture Web site FIC technical memo about the Census of Agriculture |
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1997 |
2002 |
2007 |
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Farms |
40,113 |
35,939 |
39,284 |
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Land in farms (acres) |
15,778,606 |
15,318,008 |
14,972,789 |
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Total land area (acres) |
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42,588,197 |
42,540,079 |
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Full-time operators |
18,649 |
21,013 |
18,021 |
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Part-time operators |
21,464 |
14,926 |
21,263 |
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Percentage of operators 55 and older |
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50 |
57 |
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Land managed by operators 55 and older (acres) |
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8,690,036 |
9,635,990 |
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Market value of agricultural products sold ($1,000) |
4,947,886 |
5,330,740 |
6,792,856 |
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Percentage from crop production |
69 |
67 |
70 |
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Percentage from livestock production |
31 |
33 |
30 |
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