Table 67. Summary by Legal Status For Tax Purposes: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Partnership 
Item 
Total 
Family or 
individual 
Total 
Registered 
under 
state law 
FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 
Farms 
number 
45,071 
39,351 
3,344 
2,469 
percent 
100.0 
87.3 
7.4 
5.5 
Land in farms 
acres 
13,810,786 
8,154,759 
4,299,853 
3,803,864 
Average size of farm 
acres 
306 
207 
1,286 
1,541 
MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL 
PRODUCTS SOLD AND GOVERNMENT 
PAYMENTS 
Total 
farms 
45,071 
39,351 
3,344 
2,469 
$1,000 
10,038,726 
5,304,156 
3,279,240 
2,954,583 
Average per farm 
dollars 
222,731 
134,791 
980,634 
1,196,672 
Farms by economic class: 
Less than $1 ,000 (see text) 
9,032 
8,449 
296 
172 
$1 ,000 to $2,499 
4,352 
4,099 
130 
66 
$2,500 to $4,999 
5,006 
4,701 
145 
85 
$5,000 to $9,999 
5,888 
5,398 
267 
158 
$10,000 to $24,999 
7,223 
6,599 
336 
198 
$25,000 to $49,999 
3,724 
3,350 
211 
123 
$50,000 to $99,999 
2,167 
1,870 
159 
99 
$100,000 to $249,999 
1,403 
1,117 
119 
93 
$250,000 to $499,999 
1,100 
811 
128 
100 
$500,000 to $999,999 
1,536 
1,071 
247 
193 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
3,640 
1,886 
1,306 
1,182 
$1,000,000 to $2,499,999 
2,922 
1,605 
976 
873 
$2,500,000 to $4,999,999 
578 
241 
265 
250 
$5,000,000 or more 
140 
40 
65 
59 
Total sales 
farms 
45,071 
39,351 
3,344 
2,469 
$1,000 
9,775,758 
5,191,871 
3,152,900 
2,839,759 
Grains, oilseeds, dry beans, and 
dry peas 
farms 
4,629 
2,609 
1,553 
1,400 
$1,000 
4,214,355 
1,348,485 
2,494,746 
2,288,772 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
3,739 
1,828 
1,501 
1,361 
$1,000 
4,197,447 
1 ,333,684 
2,493,609 
2,288,024 
Corn 
farms 
1,741 
814 
773 
713 
$1,000 
802,551 
249,201 
487,985 
448,378 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1,499 
626 
744 
687 
$1,000 
797,232 
245,432 
487,064 
447,508 
Wheat 
farms 
1,630 
873 
611 
551 
$1,000 
170,891 
52,791 
102,476 
92,817 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
853 
322 
456 
417 
$1,000 
154,162 
42,105 
97,904 
88,847 
Soybeans 
farms 
4,154 
2,250 
1,494 
1,347 
$1,000 
1,853,360 
606,582 
1,077,173 
996,382 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
3,258 
1,486 
1,417 
1,284 
$1,000 
1 ,835,309 
591,591 
1,075,220 
994,898 
Sorghum 
farms 
549 
266 
234 
214 
$1,000 
70,861 
23,258 
42,425 
39,373 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
349 
131 
187 
174 
$1,000 
66,570 
20,476 
41,187 
38,298 
Barley 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Rice 
farms 
2,345 
1,027 
1,046 
945 
$1,000 
1,314,526 
416,097 
783,217 
710,368 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
2,149 
904 
1,008 
910 
$1,000 
1 ,308,474 
412,369 
781,871 
709,149 
Other grains, oilseeds, 
dry beans, and dry peas 
farms 
46 
25 
15 
12 
$1,000 
2,166 
556 
1,471 
1,455 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
14 
3 
10 
10 
$1,000 
1,784 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Tobacco 
farms 
_ 
_ 
_ 
_ 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Cotton and cottonseed 
farms 
701 
287 
332 
311 
$1,000 
445,812 
127,327 
282,850 
264,613 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
638 
240 
324 
303 
$1,000 
443,955 
125,978 
282,633 
264,396 
Vegetables, melons, potatoes, 
and sweet potatoes 
farms 
634 
566 
34 
20 
$1,000 
36,577 
24,703 
8,799 
7,887 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
62 
40 
13 
8 
$1,000 
31,630 
20,305 
8,530 
7,712 
Fruits, tree nuts, and berries 
farms 
496 
405 
39 
31 
$1,000 
15,600 
8,945 
3,609 
3,306 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
57 
28 
12 
10 
$1,000 
11,364 
5,583 
(D) 
3,042 
Fruits and tree nuts 
farms 
368 
295 
34 
30 
$1,000 
12,386 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
52 
25 
12 
10 
$1,000 
9,203 
(D) 
2,156 
(D) 
Berries 
farms 
169 
139 
9 
4 
$1,000 
3,214 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
10 
5 
1 
1 
$1,000 
2,069 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, 
and sod (see text) 
farms 
286 
197 
26 
24 
$1,000 
41,784 
8,864 
6,684 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
91 
34 
14 
14 
$1,000 
39,540 
7,143 
(D) 
(D) 
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued 
132 Arkansas 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
