Table 1. Area Summary Highlights: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Alaska 
Aleutian Islands 
Anchorage 
Fairbanks 
Juneau 
Kenai Peninsula 
Farms 
number 
762 
40 
291 
217 
52 
162 
Land in farms 
acres 
833,861 
668,016 
36,378 
99,620 
707 
29,140 
Average size of farm 
acres 
1,094 
16,700 
125 
459 
14 
180 
Median size of farm 
acres 
33 
60 
29 
100 
5 
20 
Estimated market value of land and buildings: 
Average per farm 
dollars 
681,479 
703,491 
879,981 
580,385 
740,715 
435,878 
Average per acre 
dollars 
623 
42 
7,039 
1,264 
54,480 
2,423 
Estimated market value of all machinery and 
equipment 
$1,000 
66,633 
3,826 
26,915 
20,476 
7,913 
7,503 
Average per farm 
dollars 
87,445 
95,638 
92,493 
94,362 
152,175 
46,313 
Farms by size: 
1 to 9 acres 
247 
10 
97 
43 
35 
62 
1 0 to 49 acres 
181 
10 
68 
42 
13 
48 
50 to 1 79 acres 
145 
4 
58 
48 
4 
31 
1 80 to 499 acres 
103 
- 
51 
39 
- 
13 
500 to 999 acres 
37 
- 
14 
21 
- 
2 
1 ,000 acres or more 
49 
16 
3 
24 
- 
6 
Total cropland 
farms 
561 
22 
218 
182 
22 
117 
acres 
84,114 
1,034 
17,148 
61,394 
79 
4,459 
Flarvested cropland 
farms 
495 
19 
196 
151 
22 
107 
acres 
31,315 
(D) 
12,177 
16,708 
(D) 
2,359 
Irrigated land 
farms 
230 
18 
98 
49 
18 
47 
acres 
2,451 
24 
1,316 
1,017 
21 
73 
Market value of agricultural products sold (see text) .... 
$1,000 
58,925 
(D) 
30,019 
9,140 
12,412 
(D) 
Average per farm 
dollars 
77,329 
(D) 
103,158 
42,122 
238,687 
(D) 
Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops 
$1,000 
24,857 
338 
14,205 
7,749 
917 
1,647 
Livestock, poultry, and their products 
$1,000 
34,068 
(D) 
15,814 
1,391 
1 1 ,494 
(D) 
Farms by value of sales: 
Less than $2,500 
238 
11 
88 
67 
11 
61 
$2,500 to $4,999 
95 
5 
38 
26 
9 
17 
$5,000 to $9,999 
107 
5 
31 
32 
5 
34 
$10,000 to $24,999 
140 
10 
49 
47 
8 
26 
$25,000 to $49,999 
55 
5 
22 
11 
3 
14 
$50,000 to $99,999 
40 
1 
20 
11 
4 
4 
$100,000 or more 
87 
3 
43 
23 
12 
6 
Government payments 
farms 
195 
16 
51 
67 
7 
54 
$1,000 
2,432 
346 
354 
1,354 
25 
353 
Total income from farm-related sources. 
gross before taxes and expenses (see text) 
farms 
176 
4 
73 
62 
7 
30 
$1,000 
3,150 
(D) 
1,559 
583 
483 
(D) 
Total farm production expenses 
$1,000 
55,918 
2,404 
25,003 
10,035 
13,284 
5,191 
Average per farm 
dollars 
73,383 
60,111 
85,922 
46,244 
255,458 
32,046 
Net cash farm income of operation (see text) 
farms 
762 
40 
291 
217 
52 
162 
$1,000 
8,589 
1,890 
6,929 
1,043 
-363 
-909 
Average per farm 
dollars 
11,271 
47,241 
23,811 
4,805 
-6,987 
-5,612 
Principal operator by primary occupation: 
Farming 
number 
412 
18 
164 
104 
33 
93 
Other 
number 
350 
22 
127 
113 
19 
69 
Principal operator by days worked off farm: 
Any 
number 
440 
28 
165 
131 
24 
92 
200 days or more 
number 
232 
11 
85 
77 
12 
47 
Livestock and poultry: 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
134 
9 
54 
34 
1 
36 
number 
10,667 
7,315 
1,242 
1,624 
(D) 
(D) 
Beef cows 
farms 
98 
9 
36 
24 
1 
28 
number 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
908 
(D) 
(D) 
Milk cows 
farms 
28 
12 
12 
1 
3 
number 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
84 
(D) 
(D) 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
71 
4 
27 
22 
- 
18 
number 
1,000 
91 
308 
439 
- 
162 
Hogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
37 
- 
19 
13 
- 
5 
number 
1,009 
- 
579 
414 
- 
16 
Hogs and pigs sold 
farms 
42 
- 
15 
18 
1 
8 
number 
2,042 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
38 
Sheep and lambs inventory 
farms 
50 
2 
25 
14 
2 
7 
number 
773 
(D) 
326 
216 
(D) 
(D) 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
141 
8 
63 
33 
6 
31 
number 
8,265 
410 
5,099 
1,797 
281 
678 
Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold 
farms 
23 
5 
6 
7 
1 
4 
number 
2,044 
305 
710 
813 
(D) 
(D) 
Selected crops harvested: 
Corn for grain 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
tons 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
4 
- 
- 
4 
- 
- 
acres 
182 
- 
- 
182 
- 
- 
bushels 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
Winter wheat for grain 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
bushels 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Spring wheat for grain 
farms 
4 
- 
- 
4 
- 
- 
acres 
182 
- 
- 
182 
- 
- 
bushels 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
Durum wheat for grain 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
bushels 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
--continued 
208 Alaska 
2012 Census of Agriculture - Area Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
