Table 44. Farms by Concentration of Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Characteristics 
All farms 
Fewest number of farms accounting for- 
1 0 percent of sales 
25 percent of sales 
50 percent of sales 
75 percent of sales 
Farms 
number 
762 
2 
5 
12 
43 
percent 
100.0 
0.3 
0.7 
1.6 
5.6 
Land in farms 
acres 
833,861 
(D) 
103 
695 
38,404 
Average size of farm 
acres 
1,094 
(D) 
21 
58 
893 
Estimated market value of land and 
buildings 
farms 
762 
2 
5 
12 
43 
$1,000 
519,287 
(D) 
6,317 
37,312 
89,270 
Average per farm 
dollars 
681,479 
(D) 
1 ,263,333 
3,109,330 
2,076,049 
Average per acre 
dollars 
623 
(D) 
61,327 
53,686 
2,324 
Estimated market value of all machinery and 
equipment 
$1,000 
66,633 
(D) 
2,762 
7,457 
16,429 
percent 
100.0 
(D) 
4.1 
11.2 
24.7 
Land in farms according to use: 
Total cropland 
acres 
84,114 
- 
- 
(D) 
28,727 
Harvested cropland 
acres 
31,315 
- 
- 
(D) 
9,012 
Pastureland, excluding woodland 
pastured 
acres 
700,542 
- 
- 
- 
6,139 
Market value of agricultural products 
sold (see text) 
$1,000 
58,925 
(D) 
16,400 
30,277 
44,336 
Average per farm 
dollars 
77,329 
(D) 
3,280,000 
2,523,065 
1,031,069 
Grains, oilseeds, dry beans, and 
dry peas 
farms 
23 
- 
- 
- 
6 
$1,000 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
731 
Tobacco 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Cotton and cottonseed 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Vegetables, melons, potatoes, and 
sweet potatoes 
farms 
166 
- 
- 
1 
7 
$1,000 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
2,631 
Fruits, tree nuts, and berries 
farms 
56 
- 
- 
- 
2 
$1,000 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
Fruits and tree nuts 
farms 
12 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Berries 
farms 
49 
- 
- 
- 
2 
$1,000 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
Nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and 
sod (see text) 
farms 
198 
- 
- 
2 
15 
$1,000 
13,007 
- 
- 
(D) 
9,442 
Cut Christmas trees and short-rotation 
woody crops 
farms 
3 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Cut Christmas trees 
farms 
3 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Short rotation woody crops 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other crops and hay (see text) 
farms 
199 
- 
- 
- 
9 
$1,000 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
1,672 
Maple syrup (see text) 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Cattle and calves 
farms 
71 
- 
- 
- 
4 
$1,000 
1,085 
- 
- 
- 
179 
Milk from cows (see text) 
farms 
8 
- 
- 
- 
3 
$1,000 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
1,106 
Hogs and pigs 
farms 
42 
- 
- 
- 
1 
$1,000 
338 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
Sheep, goats, wool, mohair. 
and milk (see text) 
farms 
49 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Horses, ponies, mules, burros. 
and donkeys 
farms 
29 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
58 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Poultry and eggs 
farms 
123 
- 
- 
- 
2 
$1,000 
353 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
Aquaculture 
farms 
51 
2 
5 
9 
16 
$1,000 
29,774 
(D) 
16,400 
24,369 
28,476 
Other animals and other animal 
products (see text) 
farms 
80 
- 
- 
- 
1 
$1,000 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
Value of organically produced 
commodities (see text) 
farms 
20 
- 
- 
- 
1 
$1,000 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
Value of landlords' share 
of total sales (see text) 
farms 
9 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
11 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Total farm production expenses 
farms 
762 
2 
5 
12 
43 
$1,000 
55,918 
(D) 
5,801 
19,387 
32,857 
Selected farm production expenses: 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners purchased 
farms 
377 
- 
- 
3 
25 
$1,000 
3,240 
- 
- 
366 
1,520 
Chemicals purchased 
farms 
197 
- 
- 
3 
20 
$1,000 
367 
- 
- 
(D) 
159 
Livestock and poultry purchased 
or leased (see text) 
farms 
168 
- 
- 
- 
5 
$1,000 
569 
- 
- 
- 
77 
Feed purchased 
farms 
364 
2 
5 
9 
18 
$1,000 
6,386 
(D) 
1,685 
3,323 
4,207 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
farms 
716 
2 
5 
12 
43 
$1,000 
5,091 
(D) 
392 
1,037 
1,998 
Utilities (see text) 
farms 
525 
2 
5 
12 
42 
$1,000 
4,060 
(D) 
359 
1,521 
2,340 
Hired farm labor 
farms 
259 
2 
5 
12 
40 
$1,000 
18,647 
(D) 
2,759 
8,114 
12,695 
Interest expense 
farms 
195 
1 
1 
4 
23 
$1,000 
1,771 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
662 
Government payments 
farms 
195 
2 
11 
$1,000 
2,432 
- 
- 
(D) 
433 
Inventory of selected livestock: 
Cattle and calves 
farms 
134 
- 
- 
- 
6 
number 
10,667 
- 
- 
- 
1,120 
Milk cows 
farms 
28 
- 
- 
- 
3 
number 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
Hogs and pigs 
farms 
37 
- 
- 
- 
3 
number 
1,009 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
32 Alaska 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
