Table 51. Selected Characteristics of Farms by North American Industry Classification System: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
NAICS code (see text) 
Farms 
Land in farms 
Flarvested 
cropland 
(acres) 
Estimated market value of 
selected capital assets, 
average per farm (dollars) 
Market value of agricultural 
products sold ($1 ,000) 
(acres) 
Land and 
buildings 
Machinery and 
equipment 
Total 
Crops 
Livestock, 
poultry, and 
their products 
Total 
2,109,303 
914,527,657 
314,964,600 
1,075,491 
115,706 
394,644,481 
212,397,074 
182,247,407 
Crop production (1 1 1) 
1 ,054,987 
454,064,220 
262,297,534 
1,389,537 
154,425 
209,421,055 
200,168,398 
9,252,657 
Oilseed and grain farming (1111) 
369,332 
289,765,872 
213,227,680 
2,597,711 
304,669 
127,712,682 
120,552,373 
7,160,309 
Soybean farming (11111) 
89,946 
39,465,959 
32,408,918 
1,710,895 
203,567 
16,070,358 
15,835,107 
235,251 
Oilseed (except soybean) farming (11112) 
1,079 
1,501,942 
1,103,482 
2,102,746 
373,523 
356,573 
351,653 
4,920 
Dry pea and bean farming (11113) 
1,000 
735,057 
533,503 
1,261,919 
243,900 
258,432 
255,631 
2,802 
Wheat farming (11114) 
38,542 
56,835,727 
29,831,424 
1 ,698,205 
252,229 
8,815,719 
8,368,777 
446,942 
Corn farming (11115) 
167,043 
107,075,030 
88,821,359 
3,025,711 
326,327 
65,231,965 
63,396,809 
1,835,157 
Rice farming (11116) 
3,170 
3,342,921 
2,607,924 
3,382,209 
501,559 
2,448,145 
2,419,709 
28,436 
Other grain farming (11119) 
68,552 
80,809,236 
57,921,070 
3,215,097 
404,722 
34,531,489 
29,924,687 
4,606,802 
Vegetable and melon farming (11121) 
43,021 
8,206,468 
5,333,376 
989,952 
136,977 
16,726,256 
16,624,257 
101,998 
Potato farming (111211) 
2,529 
2,630,696 
1 ,999,092 
3,479,248 
653,566 
4,010,500 
3,995,512 
14,989 
Other vegetable (except potato) and melon 
farming (111219) 
40,492 
5,575,772 
3,334,284 
834,478 
104,714 
12,715,756 
12,628,746 
87,010 
Fruit and tree nut farming (1113) 
93,020 
13,162,702 
5,641,474 
1,237,659 
80,147 
25,481,636 
25,346,460 
135,177 
Orange groves (11131) 
6,141 
1,268,406 
672,041 
1 ,473,809 
73,741 
1,981,134 
1,955,556 
25,579 
Citrus (except orange) groves (1 1132) 
2,839 
357,519 
175,912 
1,587,861 
55,259 
639,232 
632,859 
6,373 
Noncitrus fruit and tree nut farming (1 1133) 
84,040 
11,536,777 
4,793,521 
1,208,572 
81,456 
22,861,271 
22,758,045 
103,225 
Apple orchards (111331) 
8,921 
2,133,711 
418,403 
839,427 
90,124 
2,757,137 
2,750,702 
6,435 
Grape vineyards (1 11332) 
1 7,580 
2,683,393 
1,205,918 
1,928,296 
94,237 
6,836,734 
6,816,072 
20,661 
Strawberry farming (1 11333) 
1,545 
109,972 
67,848 
1,142,443 
130,620 
1 ,860,850 
1 ,860,428 
422 
Berry (except strawberry) farming (1 11334) .... 
9,928 
1,041,594 
240,168 
612,296 
70,905 
1,342,637 
1 ,339,096 
3,541 
Tree nut farming (111335) 
23,414 
3,841,338 
2,101,087 
1,412,581 
95,737 
6,990,605 
6,942,604 
48,001 
Fruit and tree nut combination 
farming (1 11336) 
979 
247,633 
112,660 
2,040,442 
85,941 
468,648 
456,220 
12,428 
Other noncitrus fruit farming (111339) 
21,673 
1,479,136 
647,437 
796,601 
53,213 
2,604,659 
2,592,922 
1 1 ,737 
Greenhouse, nursery, and floriculture 
production (1114) 
52,777 
4,502,514 
1 ,483,765 
579,337 
76,097 
14,736,375 
14,694,443 
41,932 
Food crops grown under cover (1 1 1 41 ) 
3,138 
135,425 
23,943 
519,707 
90,989 
1,695,262 
1,693,031 
2,231 
Nursery and floriculture production (1 1142) 
49,639 
4,367,089 
1 ,459,822 
583,106 
75,155 
13,041,113 
13,001,412 
39,702 
Nursery and tree production (1 11421) 
32,048 
3,796,386 
1,306,906 
660,470 
77,300 
7,071,426 
7,040,218 
31,207 
Floriculture production (1 11422) 
17,591 
570,703 
152,916 
442,162 
71 ,249 
5,969,688 
5,961,193 
8,494 
Other crop farming (1119) 
496,837 
138,426,664 
36,611,239 
640,521 
66,443 
24,764,106 
22,950,865 
1,813,241 
Tobacco farming (1 1 191) 
5,132 
1,574,110 
803,519 
1,166,121 
171,288 
1,262,097 
1,210,614 
51,482 
Cotton farming (1 1192) 
8,915 
11,157,031 
7,232,673 
2,426,966 
460,959 
4,661,521 
4,610,462 
51,059 
Sugarcane farming (1 1193) 
526 
1,326,957 
934,255 
11,307,521 
1 ,028,993 
1,361,015 
1 ,356,475 
4,540 
Flay farming (11194) 
252,382 
53,007,901 
15,859,037 
549,579 
54,681 
5,924,002 
5,468,044 
455,959 
All other crop farming (1 1 1 99) 
229,882 
71,360,665 
1 1 ,781 ,755 
634,943 
59,511 
11,555,470 
10,305,269 
1,250,201 
Animal production (112) 
1,054,316 
460,463,437 
52,667,066 
761,245 
76,957 
185,223,427 
12,228,676 
172,994,750 
Cattle ranching and farming (1121) 
678,91 1 
367,223,798 
44,311,752 
867,342 
85,388 
112,182,806 
8,365,288 
103,817,518 
Beef cattle ranching and farming, 
including feedlots (1 121 1) 
632,906 
348,596,036 
32,125,853 
807,130 
70,509 
71,150,505 
5,500,152 
65,650,353 
Beef cattle ranching and farming (1 1 21 1 1 ) 
619,172 
336,701,440 
28,456,003 
780,064 
65,312 
32,966,557 
3,856,930 
29,109,627 
Cattle feedlots (11 21 12) 
13,734 
11,894,596 
3,669,850 
2,027,395 
304,741 
38,183,948 
1 ,643,222 
36,540,726 
Dairy cattle and milk production (1 1212) 
46,005 
18,627,762 
12,185,899 
1,695,697 
290,041 
41,032,301 
2,865,136 
38,167,165 
Flog and pig farming (1122) 
21,687 
5,207,594 
3,617,583 
1,458,975 
185,941 
22,645,102 
2,239,182 
20,405,920 
Poultry and egg production (1123) 
52,849 
6,352,747 
1,951,105 
649,289 
110,880 
43,703,626 
943,395 
42,760,231 
Chicken egg production (11231) 
27,995 
1,861,307 
389,376 
410,055 
73,342 
8,932,413 
174,297 
8,758,115 
Broilers and other meat-type chicken 
production (11232) 
16,324 
3,137,705 
1,058,726 
989,619 
158,631 
25,115,569 
489,383 
24,626,186 
Turkey production (11233) 
2,521 
779,300 
380,638 
1 ,462,762 
241,442 
5,732,622 
218,157 
5,514,465 
Poultry hatcheries (11234) 
291 
23,238 
1,774 
1 ,240,444 
973,988 
3,120,868 
1,375 
3,119,492 
Other poultry production (1 1239) 
5,718 
551,197 
120,591 
460,236 
56,854 
802,155 
60,182 
741 ,973 
Sheep and goat farming (1124) 
73,272 
11,729,223 
344,163 
311,113 
31,813 
766,044 
47,781 
718,263 
Sheep farming (11241) 
31,316 
7,911,730 
240,007 
385,414 
34,640 
572,472 
39,717 
532,755 
Goat farming (11242) 
41,956 
3,817,493 
104,156 
255,655 
29,707 
193,572 
8,063 
185,509 
Animal aquaculture (1125) 
4,095 
1 ,082,639 
27,109 
928,314 
117,705 
1,530,706 
11,142 
1,519,564 
Other animal production (1129) 
223,502 
68,867,436 
2,415,354 
542,244 
46,755 
4,395,143 
621,890 
3,773,253 
Apiculture (11291) 
7,358 
373,819 
14,540 
320,766 
50,834 
257,109 
3,814 
253,295 
Florse and other equine production (11292) 
172,043 
27,504,660 
888,078 
404,393 
42,075 
1,333,258 
19,888 
1,313,370 
Fur-bearing animal and rabbit 
production (11293) 
633 
22,524 
2,286 
209,962 
26,861 
13,491 
199 
13,292 
All other animal production (11299) 
43,468 
40,966,433 
1,510,450 
1,130,175 
64,915 
2,791,285 
597,989 
2,193,295 
Table 52. Energy: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Farms 
Item 
Farms 
Renewable energy producing systems 
57,299 
Renewable energy producing systems - Con. 
Solar panels 
36,331 
Biodiesel 
4,099 
Wind turbines 
9,054 
Ethanol 
2,364 
Methane digesters 
537 
Other 
1,243 
Geoexchange systems 
9,403 
Wind rights leased to others 
10,181 
Small hydro systems 
1,323 
2012 Census of Agriculture - UNITED STATES DATA 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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