Table 64. Summary by Size of Farm: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Total 
1 to 9 
acres 
1 0 to 49 
acres 
50 to 69 
acres 
70 to 99 
acres 
100 to 139 
acres 
FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 
Farms 
.... number 
45,071 
1,918 
1 1 ,947 
3,827 
4,986 
4,737 
percent 
100.0 
4.3 
26.5 
8.5 
11.1 
10.5 
Land in farms 
acres 
13,810,786 
9,706 
334,595 
221,708 
408,684 
548,445 
Average size of farm 
acres 
306 
5 
28 
58 
82 
116 
MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL 
PRODUCTS SOLD AND GOVERNMENT 
PAYMENTS 
Total 
farms 
45,071 
1,918 
1 1 ,947 
3,827 
4,986 
4,737 
$1,000 
10,038,726 
200,490 
950,314 
317,103 
459,838 
385,808 
Average per farm 
dollars 
222,731 
104,531 
79,544 
82,859 
92,226 
81,446 
Farms by economic class: 
Less than $1 ,000 (see text) 
9,032 
769 
4,372 
987 
972 
788 
$1 ,000 to $2,499 
4,352 
432 
2,097 
497 
497 
359 
$2,500 to $4,999 
5,006 
273 
1,975 
656 
783 
560 
$5,000 to $9,999 
5,888 
151 
1,654 
709 
1,027 
936 
$10,000 to $24,999 
7,223 
142 
859 
562 
942 
1,266 
$25,000 to $49,999 
3,724 
35 
200 
135 
294 
353 
$50,000 to $99,999 
2,167 
21 
63 
39 
112 
159 
$100,000 to $249,999 
1,403 
22 
49 
13 
44 
61 
$250,000 to $499,999 
1,100 
17 
117 
37 
62 
44 
$500,000 to $999,999 
1,536 
25 
218 
79 
97 
68 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
3,640 
31 
343 
113 
156 
143 
$1,000,000 to $2,499,999 
2,922 
18 
300 
94 
131 
127 
$2,500,000 to $4,999,999 
578 
4 
34 
17 
22 
15 
$5,000,000 or more 
140 
9 
9 
2 
3 
1 
Total sales 
farms 
45,071 
1,918 
1 1 ,947 
3,827 
4,986 
4,737 
$1,000 
9,775,758 
200,034 
946,064 
314,781 
455,775 
Grains, oilseeds, dry beans, and 
dry peas 
farms 
4,629 
8 
246 
112 
182 
203 
$1,000 
4,214,355 
26 
2,941 
2,377 
6,847 
9,155 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
3,739 
- 
5 
7 
51 
79 
$1,000 
4,197,447 
- 
271 
382 
3,763 
6,422 
Corn 
farms 
1,741 
- 
34 
9 
34 
26 
$1,000 
802,551 
- 
609 
288 
1,311 
1,444 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1,499 
- 
5 
1 
13 
14 
$1,000 
797,232 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
966 
1,230 
Wheat 
farms 
1,630 
4 
81 
34 
48 
57 
$1,000 
170,891 
17 
483 
380 
598 
1,129 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
853 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
154,162 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Soybeans 
farms 
4,154 
6 
166 
85 
127 
155 
$1,000 
1,853,360 
10 
1,562 
1,339 
3,309 
4,417 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
3,258 
- 
- 
2 
12 
24 
$1,000 
1 ,835,309 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
1,659 
Sorghum 
farms 
549 
- 
8 
4 
3 
9 
$1,000 
70,861 
- 
75 
10 
(D) 
298 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
349 
- 
- 
- 
2 
$1,000 
66,570 
- 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
Barley 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Rice 
farms 
2,345 
- 
9 
9 
30 
33 
$1,000 
1,314,526 
- 
190 
360 
1,538 
1,776 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
2,149 
- 
- 
2 
13 
15 
$1,000 
1,308,474 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
1,195 
Other grains, oilseeds, 
dry beans, and dry peas 
farms 
46 
. 
6 
5 
5 
$1,000 
2,166 
- 
23 
- 
(D) 
91 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
14 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
1,784 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Tobacco 
farms 
_ 
_ 
_ 
_ 
_ 
_ 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Cotton and cottonseed 
farms 
701 
- 
15 
6 
11 
5 
$1,000 
445,812 
- 
369 
(D) 
(D) 
310 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
638 
- 
- 
2 
2 
3 
$1,000 
443,955 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Vegetables, melons, potatoes, 
and sweet potatoes 
farms 
634 
132 
261 
48 
52 
41 
$1,000 
36,577 
947 
3,361 
642 
1,556 
700 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
62 
2 
18 
3 
3 
2 
$1,000 
31,630 
(D) 
1,573 
251 
1,048 
(D) 
Fruits, tree nuts, and berries 
farms 
496 
55 
183 
43 
43 
34 
$1,000 
15,600 
323 
1,815 
1,539 
338 
1,213 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
57 
- 
4 
12 
- 
5 
$1,000 
11,364 
- 
323 
1,146 
- 
914 
Fruits and tree nuts 
farms 
368 
31 
127 
38 
27 
26 
$1,000 
12,386 
97 
1,270 
1,170 
258 
1,122 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
52 
- 
2 
11 
- 
5 
$1,000 
9,203 
- 
(D) 
794 
- 
914 
Berries 
farms 
169 
27 
68 
15 
19 
10 
$1,000 
3,214 
225 
546 
369 
80 
91 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
10 
- 
2 
3 
- 
- 
$1,000 
2,069 
- 
(D) 
301 
- 
- 
Nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, 
and sod (see text) 
farms 
286 
94 
102 
10 
18 
17 
$1,000 
41,784 
5,156 
8,658 
884 
1,385 
867 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
91 
26 
24 
3 
3 
7 
$1,000 
39,540 
4,347 
7,967 
770 
(D) 
816 
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued 
54 Arkansas 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
