Table 44. Farms by Concentration of Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Characteristics 
All farms 
Fewest number of farms accounting for- 
1 0 percent of sales 
25 percent of sales 
50 percent of sales 
75 percent of sales 
Farms 
number 
2,109,303 
466 
4,326 
33,330 
119,908 
percent 
100.0 
(Z) 
0.2 
1.6 
5.7 
Land in farms 
acres 
914,527,657 
3,033,317 
20,137,622 
112,731,722 
284,978,008 
Average size of farm 
acres 
434 
6,509 
4,655 
3,382 
2,377 
Estimated market value of land and 
buildings 
farms 
2,109,303 
466 
4,326 
33,330 
119,908 
$1,000 
2,268,536,922 
14,781,759 
80,308,384 
364,684,994 
840,761,609 
Average per farm 
dollars 
1,075,491 
31,720,512 
18,564,120 
10,941,644 
7,011,722 
Average per acre 
dollars 
2,481 
4,873 
3,988 
3,235 
2,950 
Estimated market value of all machinery and 
equipment 
$1,000 
243,966,688 
2,209,971 
10,143,478 
40,931,676 
94,678,708 
percent 
100.0 
0.9 
4.2 
16.8 
38.8 
Land in farms according to use: 
Total cropland 
acres 
389,690,414 
2,050,316 
12,332,313 
71,315,743 
176,745,845 
Flarvested cropland 
acres 
314,964,600 
1,796,561 
1 1 ,255,626 
66,216,474 
161,655,681 
Pastureland, excluding woodland 
pastured 
acres 
428,112,127 
676,411 
6,573,420 
36,544,167 
95,626,584 
Market value of agricultural products 
sold (see text) 
$1,000 
394,644,481 
39,479,302 
98,663,309 
197,324,246 
295,984,043 
Average per farm 
dollars 
187,097 
84,719,532 
22,807,053 
5,920,319 
2,468,426 
Grains, oilseeds, dry beans, and 
dry peas 
farms 
503,315 
134 
1,657 
20,197 
82,925 
$1,000 
131,135,151 
356,678 
4,319,500 
35,238,534 
84,363,968 
Tobacco 
farms 
10,001 
1 
25 
359 
1,367 
$1,000 
1,491,208 
(D) 
61,322 
403,955 
896,015 
Cotton and cottonseed 
farms 
18,143 
14 
175 
2,241 
6,844 
$1,000 
6,137,649 
(D) 
508,299 
2,507,246 
4,637,324 
Vegetables, melons, potatoes, and 
sweet potatoes 
farms 
72,267 
60 
648 
3,316 
7,482 
$1,000 
16,851,235 
2,534,621 
8,336,575 
13,199,105 
15,144,244 
Fruits, tree nuts, and berries 
farms 
105,737 
69 
776 
3,198 
7,895 
$1,000 
25,869,700 
2,938,290 
10,289,255 
16,754,741 
20,881,634 
Fruits and tree nuts 
farms 
86,675 
59 
664 
2,824 
6,971 
$1,000 
22,427,436 
2,638,717 
8,584,704 
14,228,064 
17,940,202 
Berries 
farms 
24,553 
14 
147 
533 
1,324 
$1,000 
3,442,264 
299,572 
1,704,550 
2,526,677 
2,941,432 
Nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and 
sod (see text) 
farms 
52,751 
36 
351 
1,518 
4,022 
$1,000 
14,517,593 
1 ,498,492 
5,807,316 
9,516,400 
1 1 ,794,638 
Cut Christmas trees and short-rotation 
woody crops 
farms 
12,976 
- 
8 
55 
197 
$1,000 
332,870 
- 
49,718 
119,038 
171,702 
Cut Christmas trees 
farms 
12,068 
- 
8 
50 
177 
$1,000 
305,547 
- 
49,718 
106,832 
157,211 
Short rotation woody crops 
farms 
1,065 
- 
- 
5 
24 
$1,000 
27,323 
- 
- 
12,206 
14,491 
Other crops and hay (see text) 
farms 
478,632 
71 
718 
7,604 
27,445 
$1,000 
16,061,669 
616,214 
1,961,803 
5,999,134 
9,628,821 
Maple syrup (see text) 
farms 
8,063 
- 
4 
28 
119 
$1,000 
79,473 
- 
(D) 
1,517 
6,985 
Cattle and calves 
farms 
740,978 
279 
1,960 
12,879 
45,786 
$1,000 
76,380,153 
24,575,984 
34,862,682 
45,446,218 
55,645,053 
Milk from cows (see text) 
farms 
50,556 
38 
954 
4,211 
10,736 
$1,000 
35,512,120 
1 ,768,389 
13,678,352 
23,703,781 
28,791,109 
Flogs and pigs 
farms 
55,882 
37 
481 
4,465 
1 1 ,370 
$1,000 
22,492,61 1 
2,032,049 
7,353,558 
16,440,265 
21,319,526 
Sheep, goats, wool, mohair. 
and milk (see text) 
farms 
114,746 
4 
31 
391 
1,839 
$1,000 
939,662 
(D) 
83,149 
199,865 
344,315 
Florses, ponies, mules, burros. 
and donkeys 
farms 
114,255 
17 
79 
544 
1,949 
$1,000 
1,390,703 
140 
41,441 
166,984 
284,417 
Poultry and eggs 
farms 
137,541 
41 
572 
6,123 
18,797 
$1,000 
42,751,468 
2,860,513 
10,708,526 
26,310,110 
40,137,626 
Aquaculture 
farms 
5,533 
1 
24 
185 
650 
$1,000 
1,552,375 
(D) 
378,767 
809,644 
1,190,936 
Other animals and other animal 
products (see text) 
farms 
46,971 
5 
51 
304 
1,030 
$1,000 
1,228,315 
(D) 
223,047 
509,225 
752,714 
Value of organically produced 
commodities (see text) 
farms 
14,326 
35 
209 
644 
1,438 
$1,000 
3,120,717 
497,342 
1,045,712 
1 ,744,742 
2,275,662 
Value of landlords' share 
of total sales (see text) 
farms 
99,241 
10 
215 
4,823 
23,191 
$1,000 
7,205,804 
18,975 
204,347 
1,612,671 
4,624,697 
Total farm production expenses 
farms 
2,109,303 
466 
4,326 
33,330 
119,908 
$1,000 
328,939,354 
35,318,629 
84,581,539 
158,216,726 
231,165,645 
Selected farm production expenses: 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners purchased 
farms 
1,011,896 
243 
2,937 
26,122 
99,085 
$1,000 
28,532,713 
586,633 
2,483,716 
8,570,545 
17,474,987 
Chemicals purchased 
farms 
999,806 
296 
3,234 
28,291 
105,615 
$1,000 
16,459,840 
601,902 
2,508,969 
6,425,291 
11,198,187 
Livestock and poultry purchased 
or leased (see text) 
farms 
545,100 
329 
2,330 
17,136 
55,194 
$1,000 
41,586,018 
13,913,542 
21,632,695 
29,651,996 
35,907,158 
Feed purchased 
farms 
1 ,255,704 
354 
2,739 
20,021 
66,849 
$1,000 
75,706,467 
12,396,577 
27,670,831 
47,797,694 
62,390,861 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
farms 
1 ,987,747 
465 
4,311 
33,227 
119,520 
$1,000 
16,573,188 
565,956 
2,072,645 
5,352,286 
9,396,241 
Utilities (see text) 
farms 
1 ,352,944 
465 
4,325 
33,315 
119,873 
$1,000 
8,261,978 
507,955 
1,715,787 
3,436,046 
5,099,141 
Flired farm labor 
farms 
566,469 
462 
4,226 
30,393 
97,330 
$1,000 
26,986,669 
2,135,452 
7,881,625 
14,537,521 
19,646,869 
Interest expense 
farms 
783,952 
363 
3,419 
27,662 
96,474 
$1,000 
12,123,573 
293,047 
1,300,490 
3,443,422 
5,955,583 
Government payments 
farms 
811,387 
76 
1,702 
20,753 
85,019 
$1,000 
8,053,346 
3,243 
96,283 
1,019,917 
2,973,524 
Inventory of selected livestock: 
Cattle and calves 
farms 
913,246 
280 
1,996 
13,446 
47,978 
number 
89,994,614 
8,735,325 
17,464,664 
28,760,775 
42,316,526 
Milk cows 
farms 
64,098 
39 
953 
4,202 
10,797 
number 
9,252,272 
445,807 
3,320,306 
5,771,785 
7,101,071 
Flogs and pigs 
farms 
63,246 
36 
477 
4,285 
10,714 
number 
66,026,785 
5,950,770 
20,847,000 
44,969,424 
60,116,472 
48 United States 2012 Census of Agriculture - UNITED STATES DATA 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
