Table 70. Summary by Tenure of Principal Operator and by Operators on Farm: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Tenure of principal operator 
Operators on farm 
Item 
Total 
Full owners 
Part owners 
Tenants 
One operator 
More than one 
operator 
FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 
Farms 
number 
45,071 
30,753 
11,259 
3,059 
24,077 
20,994 
percent 
100.0 
68.2 
25.0 
6.8 
53.4 
46.6 
Land in farms 
acres 
13,810,786 
4,845,956 
6,352,486 
2,612,344 
6,664,215 
7,146,571 
Average size of farm 
acres 
306 
158 
564 
854 
277 
340 
MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL 
PRODUCTS SOLD AND GOVERNMENT 
PAYMENTS 
Total 
farms 
45,071 
30,753 
1 1 ,259 
3,059 
24,077 
20,994 
$1 ,000 
10,038,726 
3,911,033 
4,184,255 
1 ,943,438 
4,231,406 
5,807,319 
Average per farm 
dollars 
222,731 
127,176 
371,636 
635,318 
175,745 
276,618 
Farms by economic class: 
Less than $1 ,000 (see text) 
9,032 
7,892 
891 
249 
4,702 
4,330 
$1 ,000 to $2,499 
4,352 
3,742 
477 
133 
2,344 
2,008 
$2,500 to $4,999 
5,006 
3,993 
798 
215 
2,833 
2,173 
$5,000 to $9,999 
5,888 
4,337 
1,265 
286 
3,252 
2,636 
$10,000 to $24,999 
7,223 
4,776 
2,098 
349 
4,026 
3,197 
$25,000 to $49,999 
3,724 
1,994 
1,542 
188 
2,032 
1,692 
$50,000 to $99,999 
2,167 
992 
1,010 
165 
1,216 
951 
$100,000 to $249,999 
1,403 
522 
632 
249 
808 
595 
$250,000 to $499,999 
1,100 
467 
418 
215 
601 
499 
$500,000 to $999,999 
1,536 
699 
559 
278 
782 
754 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
3,640 
1,339 
1,569 
732 
1,481 
2,159 
$1,000,000 to $2,499,999 
2,922 
1,113 
1,241 
568 
1,237 
1,685 
$2,500,000 to $4,999,999 
578 
180 
265 
133 
198 
380 
$5,000,000 or more 
140 
46 
63 
31 
46 
94 
Total sales 
farms 
45,071 
30,753 
11,259 
3,059 
24,077 
20,994 
$1,000 
9,775,758 
3,857,441 
4,055,218 
1,863,099 
4,116,955 
5,658,803 
Grains, oilseeds, dry beans, and 
dry peas 
farms 
4,629 
1,007 
1,992 
1,630 
2,661 
1,968 
$1,000 
4,214,355 
413,065 
2,215,554 
1,585,737 
1,702,021 
2,512,334 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
3,739 
519 
1,782 
1,438 
1,991 
1,748 
$1,000 
4,197,447 
404,644 
2,210,978 
1 ,581 ,825 
1 ,689,528 
2,507,919 
Corn 
farms 
1,741 
243 
873 
625 
874 
867 
$1,000 
802,551 
65,989 
427,971 
308,590 
329,314 
473,236 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1,499 
148 
776 
575 
717 
782 
$1,000 
797,232 
63,994 
425,980 
307,257 
325,950 
471 ,282 
Wheat 
farms 
1,630 
291 
807 
532 
929 
701 
$1,000 
170,891 
19,939 
89,090 
61,862 
82,653 
88,238 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
853 
93 
448 
312 
431 
422 
$1,000 
154,162 
1 7,243 
80,245 
56,675 
72,750 
81,412 
Soybeans 
farms 
4,154 
790 
1,854 
1,510 
2,337 
1,817 
$1,000 
1,853,360 
193,933 
958,424 
701,003 
780,488 
1 ,072,872 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
3,258 
372 
1,634 
1,252 
1,671 
1,587 
$1,000 
1,835,309 
186,659 
953,314 
695,336 
767,204 
1,068,106 
Sorghum 
farms 
549 
68 
297 
184 
290 
259 
$1,000 
70,861 
6,340 
39,188 
25,333 
31,240 
39,622 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
349 
28 
194 
127 
160 
189 
$1,000 
66,570 
5,619 
36,857 
24,094 
28,513 
38,057 
Barley 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Rice 
farms 
2,345 
343 
1,092 
910 
1,145 
1,200 
$1,000 
1,314,526 
126,643 
699,720 
488,164 
478,001 
836,525 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
2,149 
274 
1,031 
844 
1,014 
1,135 
$1,000 
1 ,308,474 
124,608 
697,687 
486,178 
474,126 
834,347 
Other grains, oilseeds, 
dry beans, and dry peas 
farms 
46 
15 
23 
8 
18 
28 
$1,000 
2,166 
221 
1,160 
785 
325 
1,841 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
14 
2 
8 
4 
2 
12 
$1,000 
1,784 
(D) 
947 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Tobacco 
farms 
_ 
_ 
_ 
. 
_ 
_ 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Cotton and cottonseed 
farms 
701 
73 
347 
281 
319 
382 
$1,000 
445,812 
30,743 
231 ,299 
183,770 
159,740 
286,072 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
638 
46 
334 
258 
272 
366 
$1,000 
443,955 
30,012 
230,874 
183,069 
158,333 
285,623 
Vegetables, melons, potatoes, 
and sweet potatoes 
farms 
634 
503 
90 
41 
305 
329 
$1,000 
36,577 
7,243 
24,012 
5,321 
18,712 
17,864 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
62 
23 
30 
9 
33 
29 
$1,000 
31,630 
3,332 
23,330 
4,969 
16,199 
15,432 
Fruits, tree nuts, and berries 
farms 
496 
393 
85 
18 
232 
264 
$1,000 
15,600 
9,444 
5,225 
931 
7,674 
7,926 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
57 
37 
17 
3 
28 
29 
$1,000 
1 1 ,364 
6,136 
4,434 
794 
5,521 
5,843 
Fruits and tree nuts 
farms 
368 
288 
68 
12 
170 
198 
$1,000 
12,386 
7,828 
3,705 
853 
6,479 
5,907 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
52 
33 
16 
3 
25 
27 
$1,000 
9,203 
5,406 
3,003 
794 
4,741 
4,462 
Berries 
farms 
169 
140 
21 
8 
72 
97 
$1,000 
3,214 
1,616 
1,519 
79 
1,195 
2,019 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
10 
7 
3 
- 
6 
4 
$1,000 
2,069 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
780 
1,289 
Nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, 
and sod (see text) 
farms 
286 
242 
25 
19 
133 
153 
$1,000 
41,784 
29,187 
6,176 
6,421 
1 1 ,793 
29,992 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
91 
70 
11 
10 
34 
57 
$1,000 
39,540 
27,162 
6,025 
6,353 
10,661 
28,878 
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued 
212 Arkansas 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
