Total population (1990 census): 4,866,692
State Capital: Olympia
For CropSELECT see county pages.
Crop Statistics (1997 US Census of Agriculture)
| Cereals | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Maize=Corn | 514 | 84300 | 1616361 bu | |
| Sweet Corn for Seed | 16 | 789 | 1061001 | |
| Wheat | 4097 | 2422506 | 151124143 bu | |
| Spring Wheat for Grain | 1723 | 379142 | 20973057 bu | |
| Winter Wheat for Grain | 3677 | 2043364 | 130151086 bu | |
| Barley | 1787 | 436299 | 30939269 bu | |
| Buckwheat | 16 | 2557 | 78292 bu | |
| Canola | 84 | 12686 | 16390655 lbs | |
| Flaxseed | 4 | 108 | 1380 bu | |
| Mustard Seed | 26 | 2966 | 3067167 lbs | |
| Oats | 286 | 13081 | 1032614 bu | |
| Popcorn | 18 | 2117 | 3393768 lbs shelled | |
| Rye | 7 | 151 | 3154 bu | |
| Sunflower Seed | 13 | 758 | 853708 lbs | |
| Triticale | 15 | 1172 | 36232 bu | |
| Grain Legumes | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Dry Edible Beans | 315 | 37155 | 819343 cwt | |
| Dry Lima Beans | 5 | 343 | 8944 cwt | |
| Dry Edible Peas | 488 | 126975 | 261428743 lbs | |
| Lentils | 244 | 83459 | 111413341 lbs | |
| Forages | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Field Seed and Grass Seed Crops | 378 | 71993 | X | |
| Alfalfa Seed | 77 | 13197 | 10124226 lbs | |
| Austrian Winter Peas | 20 | 1552 | 2881323 | |
| Bentgrass Seed | 3 | 134 | 32500 lbs | |
| Bromegrass Seed | 10 | 501 | 248525 lbs | |
| Fescue Seed | 20 | 3263 | 3046854 lbs | |
| Kentucky Bluegrass Seed | 194 | 45103 | 24584310 | |
| Red Clover Seed | 16 | 1114 | 510130 lbs | |
| Ryegrass Seed | 11 | 1075 | 1516815 lbs | |
| Sudangrass Seed | 4 | 143 | 199116 lbs | |
| Sugar Beets for Seed | 3 | 82 | 161950 | |
| Wheatgrass Seed | 22 | 2997 | 1015436 lbs | |
| Other Seeds | 37 | 2822 | 1879977 lbs | |
| Total Hay* | 10108 | 800677 | 3013551 tons, dry | |
| Alfalfa Hay | 5005 | 448822 | 2078423 tons, dry | |
| Small Grain Hay | 998 | 37336 | 89401 tons, dry | |
| Tame Hay | 3361 | 164130 | 429767 tons, dry | |
| Wild Hay | 1828 | 62205 | 97084 tons dry | |
| Grass Silage | 1051 | 88184 | 956635 tons, grn | |
| Corn for Silage or Green Chop | 633 | 53417 | 1340460 tons, grn | |
| Vegetables | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Asparagus | 325 | 20187 | ||
| Green Lima Beans | 74 | 6058 | ||
| Snap Beans | 149 | 1691 | ||
| Beets | 78 | 91 | ||
| Sugar Beets for Sugar | 58 | 17626 | 587718 tons | |
| Broccoli | 56 | D | ||
| Head Cabbage | 69 | 597 | ||
| Cantaloups | 55 | 148 | ||
| Carrots | 134 | 9315 | ||
| Cauliflower | 24 | D | ||
| Celery | 11 | 90 | ||
| Chinese Peas | 76 | 2774 | ||
| Cucumbers and Pickles | 134 | 3221 | ||
| Eggplant | 22 | 13 | ||
| Garlic | 90 | 414 | ||
| Herbs, Fresh Cut | 55 | 208 | ||
| Honeydew Melons | 8 | 13 | ||
| Lettuce and Romaine | 96 | 768 | ||
| Mustard Greens | 24 | 42 | ||
| Dry Onions | 165 | 17716 | ||
| Green Onions | 35 | 135 | ||
| Green Peas | 358 | 51722 | ||
| Hot Peppers | 37 | 48 | ||
| Sweet Peppers | 72 | 493 | ||
| Potatoes | 415 | 155074 | 87208607 cwt | |
| Pumpkins | 172 | 1687 | ||
| Radishes | 32 | 327 | ||
| Rhubarb | 40 | 465 | ||
| Spinach | 50 | 464 | ||
| Squash | 135 | 878 | ||
| Sweet Corn | 580 | 86721 | ||
| Tomatoes | 128 | 351 | ||
| Turnips | 12 | 125 | ||
| Mixed Vegetables | 24 | 266 | ||
| Watermelons | 36 | 497 | ||
| Other Vegetables | 66 | 297 | ||
| Fruits and Nuts | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Apples | 4207 | 204674 | 52082160 trees | |
| Apricots | 272 | 1270 | 182723 trees | |
| Cherries, Total | 1801 | 22623 | 2868395 trees | |
| Sweet Cherries | 1763 | 21164 | 2631690 trees | |
| Tart Cherries | 167 | 1460 | 236705 trees | |
| Grapes | 799 | 40716 | 26416146 trees | |
| Kiwifruit | 13 | 5 | 804 trees | |
| Nectarines | 152 | 1165 | 214780 trees | |
| Peaches | 352 | 2755 | 532885 trees | |
| Pears | 1718 | 26586 | 4520684 trees | |
| Plums and Prunes | 213 | 775 | 124586 | |
| Filberts and Hazelnets | 105 | 430 | 43362 | |
| English Walnuts | 115 | 248 | 10128 in shell | |
| Other Fruits and Nuts | 31 | 64 | 6241 | |
| Other Nuts | 9 | 25 | 1231 | |
| Blackberries | 61 | 135 | 732333 lbs | |
| Tame Blueberries | 167 | 1311 | 7586371 lbs | |
| Boysenberries | 5 | 1 | 2202 lbs | |
| Cranberries | 113 | 1575 | 150804 cwt | |
| Currants | 9 | D | D | |
| Loganberries | 9 | 5 | 6463 lbs | |
| Raspberries | 344 | 7863 | 50830639 lbs | |
| Strawberries | 164 | 1268 | 8048610 lbs | |
| Other Berries | 5 | D | 4374 | |
| Other Crops | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Dill for Oil | 2 | D | D | |
| Herbs, Total | 67 | 756 | X | |
| Herbs, Dried | 13 | 548 | D | |
| Hops | 76 | 31861 | 55249823 lbs | |
| Mint for Oil | 201 | 41486 | 4001924 lbs | |
| Ginseng | 6 | D | D | |
| Other | 32 | 1097 | X | |
| Nursery and Greenhouse Crops, Cut Christmas Trees Harvested, Mushrooms, and Sod Grown for Sale | Farms | Sq. ft. under glass or other protection | Acres in the open | Sales ($1,000) |
| Nursery and Greenhouse Crops | 1909 | 17068520 | 46179 | 271580 |
| Nursery, Floriculture, Vegetable and Flower Seed Crops | 955 | X | 26909 | X |
| Floriculture Crops | 598 | 12447094 | 2304 | 102605 |
| Bedding and Garden Plants | 423 | 8580181 | 791 | 76106 |
| Cut Flowers and Cut Florist Greens | 170 | 873605 | 1462 | 10881 |
| Foliage Plants | 45 | 556440 | 32 | 4711 |
| Potted Flowering Plants | 118 | 2436868 | 20 | 10907 |
| Bulbs, Corms, Rhizomes, and Tubers | 76 | 256100 | 2971 | 12598 |
| Cut Christmas Trees Harvested | 578 | X | 6670 | 25597 |
| Mushrooms | 13 | D | X | D |
| Nursery Crops | 489 | 3504773 | 5314 | 76270 |
| Sod Harvested | 26 | X | 2325 | 11115 |
| Vegetable and Flower Seeds | 207 | D | 15140 | 17330 |
| Greenhouse Vegetables | 85 | 354553 | X | 3486 |
| Other Nursery and Greenhouse Crops | 404 | 57525 | 11455 | D |
*Alfalfa, grass silage, green chops etc.
D=Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual farms.
X=Not applicable.