Table 64. Summary by Size of Farm: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Total 
1 to 9 
acres 
1 0 to 49 
acres 
50 to 69 
acres 
70 to 99 
acres 
1 00 to 1 39 
acres 
FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 
Farms 
.... number 
2,109,303 
223,634 
589,549 
153,698 
184,942 
166,381 
percent 
100.0 
10.6 
27.9 
7.3 
8.8 
7.9 
Land in farms 
acres 
914,527,657 
996,831 
15,107,127 
8,919,687 
15,204,112 
19,290,934 
Average size of farm 
acres 
434 
4 
26 
58 
82 
116 
MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL 
PRODUCTS SOLD AND GOVERNMENT 
PAYMENTS 
Total 
farms 
2,109,303 
223,634 
589,549 
153,698 
184,942 
166,381 
$1,000 
402,697,828 
7,485,782 
23,728,069 
8,423,379 
11,482,554 
12,276,247 
Average per farm 
dollars 
190,915 
33,473 
40,248 
54,805 
62,087 
73,784 
Farms by economic class: 
Less than $1 ,000 (see text) 
428,810 
81,823 
197,386 
34,782 
32,506 
26,407 
$1 ,000 to $2,499 
236,501 
41,647 
1 1 1 ,566 
22,774 
21,649 
14,333 
$2,500 to $4,999 
231 ,388 
31,066 
91,948 
25,056 
28,058 
19,789 
$5,000 to $9,999 
248,616 
26,496 
75,093 
26,327 
32,460 
28,087 
$10,000 to $24,999 
271,511 
21,915 
56,379 
21,725 
31,878 
32,653 
$25,000 to $49,999 
161,939 
8,388 
22,735 
10,573 
16,908 
16,850 
$50,000 to $99,999 
133,988 
4,937 
12,882 
4,742 
10,940 
14,705 
$100,000 to $249,999 
141,675 
3,088 
8,939 
3,299 
4,844 
7,410 
$250,000 to $499,999 
95,653 
1,645 
3,730 
1,539 
2,134 
2,438 
$500,000 to $999,999 
77,562 
1,333 
3,844 
1,275 
1,640 
1,658 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
81,660 
1,296 
5,047 
1,606 
1,925 
2,051 
$1,000,000 to $2,499,999 
58,203 
906 
3,617 
1,123 
1,363 
1,450 
$2,500,000 to $4,999,999 
14,892 
235 
911 
288 
349 
341 
$5,000,000 or more 
8,565 
155 
519 
195 
213 
260 
Total sales 
farms 
2,109,303 
223,634 
589,549 
153,698 
184,942 
166,381 
$1,000 
394,644,481 
7,440,534 
23,467,130 
8,295,867 
1 1 ,270,946 
12,036,659 
Grains, oilseeds, dry beans, and 
dry peas 
farms 
503,315 
7,155 
49,181 
21,295 
35,280 
35,889 
$1,000 
131,135,151 
14,865 
447,448 
378,048 
918,595 
1 ,299,625 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
282,153 
- 
202 
1,108 
5,722 
10,449 
$1,000 
127,495,554 
- 
12,356 
68,659 
392,291 
831,347 
Corn 
farms 
361,744 
3,271 
27,561 
13,701 
24,429 
26,304 
$1,000 
67,250,120 
7,829 
238,599 
202,986 
510,883 
712,367 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
186,860 
- 
138 
563 
2,438 
4,440 
$1,000 
64,319,985 
- 
8,322 
36,006 
173,183 
340,776 
Wheat 
farms 
147,022 
489 
5,398 
2,947 
5,485 
6,228 
$1,000 
15,761,545 
754 
28,006 
23,515 
52,140 
76,460 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
59,629 
- 
1 
10 
33 
145 
$1,000 
14,233,998 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
2,037 
10,333 
Soybeans 
farms 
301 ,343 
2,139 
20,680 
10,221 
17,925 
19,723 
$1,000 
38,745,118 
4,758 
163,633 
137,176 
322,422 
463,389 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
153,923 
- 
10 
78 
622 
1,626 
$1,000 
35,880,465 
- 
755 
4,400 
37,212 
106,736 
Sorghum 
farms 
22,908 
57 
553 
313 
472 
638 
$1,000 
1 ,764,352 
96 
3,037 
2,676 
4,651 
7,436 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
8,021 
- 
- 
8 
8 
19 
$1,000 
1,513,409 
- 
- 
520 
425 
1,111 
Barley 
farms 
18,099 
69 
747 
440 
777 
956 
$1,000 
1,228,191 
98 
3,150 
2,410 
5,050 
7,232 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
5,565 
- 
- 
- 
3 
24 
$1,000 
1,080,828 
- 
- 
- 
165 
1,585 
Rice 
farms 
5,585 
18 
107 
64 
134 
160 
$1,000 
2,895,121 
89 
3,138 
3,568 
9,957 
15,263 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
5,059 
- 
17 
35 
88 
115 
$1,000 
2,880,278 
- 
1,005 
2,611 
8,663 
14,048 
Other grains, oilseeds, 
dry beans, and dry peas 
farms 
58,168 
1,534 
3,709 
1,887 
3,888 
4,190 
$1,000 
3,488,622 
1,240 
7,884 
5,716 
13,494 
17,479 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
12,801 
- 
10 
14 
30 
40 
$1,000 
3,169,224 
- 
608 
948 
2,044 
3,226 
Tobacco 
farms 
10,001 
337 
1,224 
880 
1,100 
996 
$1,000 
1,491,208 
4,393 
41,485 
30,709 
44,254 
49,328 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
4,303 
9 
268 
149 
211 
250 
$1,000 
1,376,417 
481 
24,509 
14,816 
26,277 
34,846 
Cotton and cottonseed 
farms 
18,143 
56 
363 
203 
339 
462 
$1,000 
6,137,649 
184 
5,182 
4,019 
8,620 
16,807 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
14,018 
- 
5 
10 
28 
111 
$1,000 
6,040,320 
- 
356 
650 
1,960 
8,643 
Vegetables, melons, potatoes, 
and sweet potatoes 
farms 
72,267 
18,507 
22,771 
4,661 
4,766 
4,021 
$1,000 
16,851,235 
147,211 
484,104 
153,095 
201,965 
242,452 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
14,071 
335 
1,918 
677 
793 
796 
$1,000 
16,310,154 
32,500 
291,236 
1 1 1 ,630 
159,725 
205,886 
Fruits, tree nuts, and berries 
farms 
105,737 
29,854 
37,511 
6,702 
6,675 
5,483 
$1,000 
25,869,700 
294,093 
1 ,663,720 
669,669 
897,247 
1,017,348 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
29,738 
737 
9,779 
2,696 
2,749 
2,479 
$1,000 
25,039,845 
59,310 
1,301,491 
622,793 
854,475 
984,161 
Fruits and tree nuts 
farms 
86,675 
25,395 
30,198 
5,228 
5,142 
4,256 
$1,000 
22,427,436 
253,960 
1,437,188 
571,614 
763,047 
844,086 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
26,754 
596 
8,897 
2,427 
2,507 
2,222 
$1,000 
21,711,516 
43,610 
1,122,248 
532,683 
729,460 
818,018 
Berries 
farms 
24,553 
5,668 
9,313 
1,855 
1,966 
1,619 
$1,000 
3,442,264 
40,133 
226,532 
98,054 
134,200 
173,261 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
3,186 
139 
853 
259 
254 
272 
$1,000 
3,308,904 
15,461 
174,891 
87,501 
122,986 
163,606 
Nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, 
and sod (see text) 
farms 
52,751 
20,535 
17,716 
2,988 
2,760 
2,274 
$1,000 
14,517,593 
1 ,477,440 
3,481,277 
966,993 
902,671 
761,956 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
16,399 
4,643 
5,617 
988 
877 
854 
$1,000 
14,066,634 
1,291,239 
3,328,532 
941,668 
877,440 
743,162 
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued 
66 United States 
2012 Census of Agricuiture - UNiTED STATES DATA 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
