Table 69. Summary by Age and Primary Occupation of Principai Operator: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Total farming 
and other 
occupations 
Farming 
Item 
Total 
Age of operator (years) 
Under 25 
25 to 34 
35 to 44 
45 to 54 
55 to 64 
65 and over 
FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 
Farms 
number 
45,071 
21,315 
101 
936 
1,859 
3,511 
5,499 
9,409 
percent 
100.0 
47.3 
0.2 
2.1 
4.1 
7.8 
12.2 
20.9 
Land in farms 
acres 
13,810,786 
10,343,566 
29,113 
478,401 
1,323,067 
2,260,952 
3,062,967 
3,189,066 
Average size of farm 
acres 
306 
485 
288 
511 
712 
644 
557 
339 
MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL 
PRODUCTS SOLD AND GOVERNMENT 
PAYMENTS 
Total 
farms 
45,071 
21,315 
101 
936 
1,859 
3,511 
5,499 
9,409 
$1,000 
10,038,726 
8,968,756 
19,746 
455,394 
1,434,421 
2,536,135 
2,688,276 
1 ,834,783 
Average per farm 
dollars 
222,731 
420,772 
195,506 
486,532 
771,609 
722,340 
488,866 
195,003 
Farms by economic class: 
Less than $1 ,000 (see text) 
9,032 
2,715 
7 
119 
224 
391 
703 
1,271 
$1 ,000 to $2,499 
4,352 
1,292 
13 
64 
73 
181 
322 
639 
$2,500 to $4,999 
5,006 
1,593 
2 
65 
69 
216 
385 
856 
$5,000 to $9,999 
5,888 
2,217 
19 
37 
139 
265 
523 
1,234 
$1 0,000 to $24,999 
7,223 
3,363 
17 
97 
181 
377 
758 
1,933 
$25,000 to $49,999 
3,724 
2,037 
2 
68 
103 
242 
516 
1,106 
$50,000 to $99,999 
2,167 
1,431 
12 
47 
79 
190 
350 
753 
$100,000 to $249,999 
1,403 
1,055 
8 
82 
120 
181 
268 
396 
$250,000 to $499,999 
1,100 
917 
2 
83 
113 
182 
267 
270 
$500,000 to $999,999 
1,536 
1,326 
14 
91 
179 
335 
384 
323 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
3,640 
3,369 
5 
183 
579 
951 
1,023 
628 
$1,000,000 to $2,499,999 
2,922 
2,695 
5 
156 
470 
746 
823 
495 
$2,500,000 to $4,999,999 
578 
548 
- 
24 
90 
160 
156 
118 
$5,000,000 or more 
140 
126 
- 
3 
19 
45 
44 
15 
Total sales 
farms 
45,071 
21,315 
101 
936 
1,859 
3,511 
5,499 
9,409 
$1,000 
9,775,758 
8,742,004 
19,042 
440,916 
1,401,314 
2,480,123 
2,620,152 
1,780,457 
Grains, oilseeds, dry beans, and 
dry peas 
farms 
4,629 
3,783 
28 
318 
611 
844 
1,060 
922 
$1,000 
4,214,355 
4,041,164 
11,883 
254,523 
683,379 
1,104,816 
1,200,172 
786,391 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
3,739 
3,356 
28 
295 
554 
762 
967 
750 
$1,000 
4,197,447 
4,032,229 
11,883 
253,876 
682,227 
1,103,326 
1,198,186 
782,730 
Corn 
farms 
1,741 
1,567 
10 
141 
292 
372 
448 
304 
$1,000 
802,551 
763,608 
819 
61,196 
145,319 
224,407 
203,588 
128,279 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1,499 
1,413 
9 
134 
268 
342 
412 
248 
$1,000 
797,232 
759,692 
(D) 
(D) 
144,648 
223,606 
202,673 
126,948 
Wheat 
farms 
1,630 
1,373 
9 
91 
213 
316 
392 
352 
$1,000 
170,891 
160,064 
(D) 
(D) 
20,599 
46,391 
47,482 
37,332 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
853 
807 
5 
47 
121 
210 
234 
190 
$1,000 
154,162 
146,697 
312 
6,567 
18,175 
43,745 
43,828 
34,069 
Soybeans 
farms 
4,154 
3,504 
25 
297 
561 
799 
1,007 
815 
$1,000 
1,853,360 
1,776,111 
5,288 
101,401 
291,967 
473,769 
554,137 
349,549 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
3,258 
3,024 
20 
261 
498 
704 
898 
643 
$1,000 
1 ,835,309 
1,765,180 
5,121 
100,490 
290,787 
471,687 
551,454 
345,640 
Sorghum 
farms 
549 
497 
2 
34 
87 
111 
175 
88 
$1,000 
70,861 
66,333 
(D) 
(D) 
11,125 
20,369 
23,772 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
349 
323 
18 
55 
90 
118 
42 
$1,000 
66,570 
62,389 
- 
2,764 
10,351 
19,989 
22,444 
6,841 
Barley 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Rice 
farms 
2,345 
2,137 
17 
177 
378 
502 
623 
440 
$1,000 
1,314,526 
1 ,272,932 
5,367 
80,425 
214,185 
339,092 
370,565 
263,298 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
2,149 
2,005 
15 
168 
353 
476 
590 
403 
$1,000 
1 ,308,474 
1,268,788 
(D) 
80,206 
(D) 
338,259 
369,542 
262,107 
Other grains, oilseeds, 
dry beans, and dry peas 
farms 
46 
39 
2 
7 
6 
14 
10 
$1,000 
2,166 
2,116 
- 
(D) 
184 
788 
629 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
14 
14 
- 
2 
2 
4 
6 
$1,000 
1,784 
1,784 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
527 
- 
Tobacco 
farms 
_ 
- 
_ 
_ 
- 
_ 
_ 
_ 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Cotton and cottonseed 
farms 
701 
663 
2 
67 
108 
151 
187 
148 
$1,000 
445,812 
434,167 
(D) 
(D) 
76,969 
107,697 
137,422 
86,598 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
638 
612 
2 
64 
98 
141 
175 
132 
$1,000 
443,955 
432,667 
(D) 
(D) 
76,652 
107,382 
137,079 
86,154 
Vegetables, melons, potatoes, 
and sweet potatoes 
farms 
634 
329 
21 
33 
62 
82 
131 
$1,000 
36,577 
33,832 
- 
242 
8,934 
6,009 
15,260 
3,387 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
62 
55 
- 
2 
8 
12 
20 
13 
$1,000 
31,630 
31,015 
- 
(D) 
8,608 
5,501 
14,518 
(D) 
Fruits, tree nuts, and berries 
farms 
496 
262 
_ 
20 
26 
31 
65 
120 
$1,000 
15,600 
10,261 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
1,433 
1,721 
4,992 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
57 
35 
- 
2 
2 
5 
7 
19 
$1,000 
1 1 ,364 
7,760 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
1,248 
845 
3,900 
Fruits and tree nuts 
farms 
368 
195 
- 
9 
18 
24 
55 
89 
$1,000 
12,386 
7,835 
- 
261 
593 
1,328 
1,447 
4,206 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
52 
31 
- 
2 
2 
5 
5 
17 
$1,000 
9,203 
5,958 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
663 
3,433 
Berries 
farms 
169 
92 
- 
14 
9 
11 
14 
44 
$1,000 
3,214 
2,426 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
105 
274 
786 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
10 
6 
- 
2 
1 
1 
2 
$1,000 
2,069 
1,709 
- 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, 
and sod (see text) 
farms 
286 
165 
. 
5 
16 
50 
46 
48 
$1,000 
41,784 
29,111 
- 
106 
3,842 
8,681 
8,742 
7,740 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
91 
61 
- 
1 
7 
23 
17 
13 
$1,000 
39,540 
27,837 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
8,414 
8,394 
7,283 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
186 Arkansas 2012 Census of Agricuiture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
