Table 64. Summary by Size of Farm: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Total 
1 to 9 
acres 
10 to 49 
acres 
50 to 69 
acres 
70 to 99 
acres 
100 to 139 
acres 
FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 
Farms 
.... number 
5,977 
1,768 
2,403 
460 
389 
279 
percent 
100.0 
29.6 
40.2 
7.7 
6.5 
4.7 
Land in farms 
acres 
436,539 
7,846 
56,580 
26,206 
31,929 
32,214 
Average size of farm 
acres 
73 
4 
24 
57 
82 
115 
MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL 
PRODUCTS SOLD AND GOVERNMENT 
PAYMENTS 
Total 
farms 
5,977 
1,768 
2,403 
460 
389 
279 
$1,000 
555,461 
30,832 
68,927 
39,740 
37,714 
41,978 
Average per farm 
dollars 
92,933 
17,439 
28,684 
86,392 
96,950 
150,458 
Farms by economic class: 
Less than $1 ,000 (see text) 
1,841 
599 
854 
142 
73 
57 
$1,000 to $2,499 
746 
308 
320 
40 
30 
23 
$2,500 to $4,999 
833 
268 
358 
60 
67 
42 
$5,000 to $9,999 
723 
235 
280 
61 
61 
35 
$10,000 to $24,999 
760 
206 
289 
65 
65 
49 
$25,000 to $49,999 
359 
71 
125 
34 
28 
28 
$50,000 to $99,999 
249 
41 
89 
18 
32 
14 
$100,000 to $249,999 
202 
23 
50 
27 
16 
14 
$250,000 to $499,999 
103 
14 
20 
4 
9 
8 
$500,000 to $999,999 
69 
2 
8 
5 
2 
5 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
92 
1 
10 
4 
6 
4 
$1,000,000 to $2,499,999 
54 
- 
5 
- 
4 
2 
$2,500,000 to $4,999,999 
14 
- 
3 
1 
- 
- 
$5,000,000 or more 
24 
1 
2 
3 
2 
2 
Total sales 
farms 
5,977 
1,768 
2,403 
460 
389 
279 
$1,000 
550,620 
30,522 
68,291 
39,444 
37,155 
41,473 
Grains, oilseeds, dry beans, and 
dry peas 
farms 
261 
18 
31 
4 
26 
19 
$1,000 
15,216 
(D) 
126 
(D) 
605 
173 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
58 
- 
6 
1 
$1,000 
12,776 
- 
- 
- 
360 
(D) 
Corn 
farms 
239 
10 
28 
4 
24 
19 
$1,000 
14,907 
8 
113 
(D) 
555 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
57 
- 
- 
6 
1 
$1,000 
12,575 
- 
- 
- 
360 
(□) 
Wheat 
farms 
13 
7 
- 
- 
1 
1 
$1,000 
62 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Soybeans 
farms 
8 
- 
1 
- 
2 
- 
$1,000 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sorghum 
farms 
3 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Barley 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Rice 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other grains, oilseeds, 
dry beans, and dry peas 
farms 
27 
1 
9 
. 
. 
. 
$1,000 
110 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Tobacco 
farms 
49 
3 
12 
6 
10 
2 
$1,000 
35,722 
(D) 
1,318 
367 
1,979 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
30 
8 
1 
5 
2 
$1,000 
35,359 
- 
1,228 
(D) 
1,871 
(D) 
Cotton and cottonseed 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Vegetables, melons, potatoes, 
and sweet potatoes 
farms 
952 
325 
378 
51 
48 
47 
$1,000 
36,386 
2,654 
7,718 
1,879 
2,149 
2,495 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
116 
1 
40 
10 
9 
12 
$1,000 
28,116 
(D) 
4,306 
1,105 
1,684 
2,111 
Fruits, tree nuts, and berries 
farms 
556 
163 
231 
41 
17 
29 
$1,000 
27,349 
702 
3,376 
1,539 
913 
3,038 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
75 
1 
16 
10 
5 
10 
$1,000 
23,821 
(D) 
1,701 
1,274 
690 
2,832 
Fruits and tree nuts 
farms 
314 
85 
125 
30 
11 
16 
$1,000 
21,629 
485 
2,527 
1,289 
719 
2,770 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
57 
1 
15 
6 
3 
9 
$1,000 
19,185 
(D) 
1,614 
938 
503 
2,630 
Berries 
farms 
371 
107 
165 
19 
12 
24 
$1,000 
5,720 
217 
850 
251 
194 
268 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
14 
- 
1 
- 
1 
- 
$1,000 
3,697 
- 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
- 
Nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, 
and sod (see text) 
farms 
880 
387 
289 
64 
56 
16 
$1,000 
252,923 
22,945 
43,567 
(D) 
26,828 
18,734 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
224 
66 
70 
23 
19 
7 
$1,000 
245,921 
19,900 
41,454 
(D) 
26,203 
18,544 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
54 Connecticut 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
