Table 64. Summary by Size of Farm: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
140 to 179 
acres 
180 to 219 
acres 
220 to 259 
acres 
260 to 499 
acres 
500 to 999 
acres 
1,000 to 1,999 
acres 
2,000 or more 
acres 
FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 
Farms 
number 
129,026 
84,317 
63,636 
198,085 
142,555 
91,273 
82,207 
percent 
6.1 
4.0 
3.0 
9.4 
6.8 
4.3 
3.9 
Land in farms 
acres 
20,307,571 
16,661,826 
15,134,564 
70,623,350 
99,017,193 
125,084,593 
508,179,869 
Average size of farm 
acres 
157 
198 
238 
357 
695 
1,370 
6,182 
MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL 
PRODUCTS SOLD AND GOVERNMENT 
PAYMENTS 
Total 
farms 
129,026 
84,317 
63,636 
198,085 
142,555 
91,273 
82,207 
$1,000 
12,172,294 
9,747,829 
9,237,493 
42,328,992 
66,374,981 
74,082,726 
125,357,481 
Average per farm 
dollars 
94,340 
115,609 
145,161 
213,691 
465,610 
811,661 
1 ,524,900 
Farms by economic class: 
Less than $1 ,000 (see text) 
16,787 
8,920 
5,282 
12,950 
6,139 
2,949 
2,879 
$1 ,000 to $2,499 
8,561 
4,543 
2,668 
5,652 
1,908 
753 
447 
$2,500 to $4,999 
12,727 
6,316 
3,942 
8,185 
2,775 
980 
546 
$5,000 to $9,999 
19,826 
10,848 
6,759 
15,313 
4,873 
1,667 
867 
$10,000 to $24,999 
26,440 
1 7,495 
12,758 
31,463 
12,713 
4,018 
2,074 
$25,000 to $49,999 
14,996 
1 1 ,459 
9,151 
28,155 
14,344 
5,432 
2,948 
$50,000 to $99,999 
13,615 
9,731 
7,836 
24,991 
17,073 
7,562 
4,974 
$100,000 to $249,999 
10,413 
10,049 
10,080 
36,045 
23,650 
13,161 
10,697 
$250,000 to $499,999 
2,321 
2,165 
2,686 
22,674 
28,036 
14,045 
12,240 
$500,000 to $999,999 
1,562 
1,335 
1,166 
6,769 
21,730 
21,379 
13,871 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
1,778 
1,456 
1,308 
5,888 
9,314 
19,327 
30,664 
$1,000,000 to $2,499,999 
1,247 
1,021 
904 
4,162 
6,618 
15,895 
19,897 
$2,500,000 to $4,999,999 
301 
278 
232 
1,122 
1,621 
2,146 
7,068 
$5,000,000 or more 
230 
157 
172 
604 
1,075 
1,286 
3,699 
Total sales 
farms 
129,026 
84,317 
63,636 
198,085 
142,555 
91,273 
82,207 
$1,000 
11,898,914 
9,539,131 
9,037,393 
41,345,055 
64,968,508 
72,422,104 
122,922,240 
Grains, oilseeds, dry beans, and 
dry peas 
farms 
34,631 
24,869 
21,961 
82,500 
79,530 
60,322 
50,702 
$1,000 
1 ,784,376 
1,596,736 
1 ,754,636 
10,965,947 
22,461,190 
33,376,861 
56,136,825 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
14,481 
12,388 
12,347 
57,183 
66,581 
54,828 
46,864 
$1,000 
1,388,350 
1 ,348,036 
1 ,557,550 
10,426,040 
22,171,140 
33,250,721 
56,049,063 
Corn 
farms 
25,197 
19,261 
17,096 
64,608 
62,221 
45,152 
32,943 
$1,000 
987,111 
884,018 
977,962 
6,142,941 
12,624,915 
17,943,921 
26,016,588 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
7,410 
6,885 
7,451 
39,106 
49,214 
39,734 
29,481 
$1,000 
646,303 
638,743 
781,312 
5,607,623 
12,332,498 
17,819,040 
25,936,179 
Wheat 
farms 
7,313 
5,285 
4,979 
22,329 
26,614 
26,845 
33,110 
$1,000 
116,997 
91,496 
102,202 
663,733 
1 ,445,539 
2,925,338 
10,235,366 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
277 
249 
387 
3,654 
10,220 
17,142 
27,511 
$1,000 
20,130 
18,308 
28,394 
308,557 
1 ,076,838 
2,680,092 
10,088,581 
Soybeans 
farms 
20,177 
15,429 
14,015 
55,541 
56,764 
42,018 
26,711 
$1,000 
608,743 
559,022 
603,574 
3,672,823 
7,420,712 
10,571,891 
14,216,974 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
3,459 
4,091 
5,097 
31,385 
45,226 
37,684 
24,645 
$1,000 
234,512 
293,083 
388,889 
3,067,227 
7,123,884 
10,459,389 
14,164,379 
Sorghum 
farms 
887 
580 
577 
2,964 
4,079 
4,931 
6,857 
$1,000 
13,834 
9,629 
10,379 
77,543 
174,216 
371,902 
1 ,088,953 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
53 
33 
48 
423 
1,027 
2,155 
4,247 
$1,000 
4,157 
2,654 
3,893 
39,942 
117,891 
312,849 
1,029,967 
Barley 
farms 
948 
818 
692 
2,737 
2,638 
2,665 
4,612 
$1,000 
10,584 
10,565 
9,734 
67,842 
128,634 
230,187 
752,705 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
46 
54 
51 
415 
758 
1,331 
2,883 
$1,000 
3,736 
4,472 
4,578 
42,852 
99,965 
203,978 
719,497 
Rice 
farms 
182 
149 
147 
680 
975 
1,394 
1,575 
$1,000 
24,702 
21,520 
29,332 
195,216 
369,952 
729,238 
1,493,148 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
149 
113 
124 
629 
907 
1,334 
1,548 
$1,000 
23,695 
20,407 
28,573 
193,776 
367,896 
727,286 
1,492,319 
Other grains, oilseeds, 
dry beans, and dry peas 
farms 
3,677 
2,862 
2,529 
8,984 
7,902 
6,850 
10,156 
$1,000 
22,405 
20,487 
21,453 
145,850 
297,223 
604,382 
2,331,009 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
85 
85 
94 
837 
1,732 
3,086 
6,788 
$1,000 
6,755 
7,357 
8,669 
87,037 
232,413 
549,931 
2,270,237 
Tobacco 
farms 
588 
531 
432 
1,446 
1,243 
804 
420 
$1,000 
37,461 
43,849 
38,236 
195,011 
311,722 
338,069 
356,690 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
178 
185 
176 
797 
1,001 
699 
380 
$1,000 
29,224 
36,541 
32,743 
180,092 
305,587 
335,398 
355,903 
Cotton and cottonseed 
farms 
562 
462 
398 
2,107 
3,862 
4,659 
4,670 
$1,000 
26,138 
29,760 
29,829 
206,201 
783,917 
1,591,043 
3,435,950 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
183 
239 
233 
1,357 
3,275 
4,227 
4,350 
$1,000 
16,145 
24,836 
26,053 
186,652 
768,363 
1 ,579,442 
3,427,220 
Vegetables, melons, potatoes, 
and sweet potatoes 
farms 
2,407 
1,634 
1,220 
3,818 
3,335 
2,640 
2,487 
$1,000 
182,166 
190,118 
179,853 
947,884 
1 ,939,347 
3,056,990 
9,126,053 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
538 
457 
421 
1,677 
2,198 
2,099 
2,162 
$1,000 
161,143 
176,401 
169,085 
915,966 
1,920,163 
3,045,992 
9,120,427 
Fruits, tree nuts, and berries 
farms 
3,705 
2,418 
1,759 
4,879 
3,222 
1,864 
1,665 
$1,000 
973,853 
803,368 
823,988 
3,278,792 
3,501,440 
3,550,842 
8,395,341 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1,797 
1,245 
928 
2,764 
2,057 
1,252 
1,255 
$1,000 
951,612 
788,587 
814,091 
3,251,552 
3,483,760 
3,540,441 
8,387,573 
Fruits and tree nuts 
farms 
2,969 
1,960 
1,414 
4,117 
2,813 
1,656 
1,527 
$1,000 
844,800 
629,953 
576,470 
2,462,866 
2,954,477 
3,191,112 
7,897,863 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1,629 
1,097 
811 
2,448 
1,845 
1,105 
1,170 
$1,000 
827,236 
617,777 
568,565 
2,440,018 
2,939,398 
3,181,664 
7,890,840 
Berries 
farms 
935 
612 
449 
1,074 
569 
289 
204 
$1,000 
129,053 
173,415 
247,518 
815,925 
546,963 
359,730 
497,478 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
182 
163 
126 
385 
261 
172 
120 
$1,000 
123,007 
169,577 
244,576 
809,258 
543,269 
358,350 
496,421 
Nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, 
and sod (see text) 
farms 
1,379 
925 
634 
1,670 
1,021 
502 
347 
$1,000 
850,792 
532,804 
518,004 
1 ,578,659 
1,759,293 
1,076,013 
611,691 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
559 
435 
301 
924 
627 
345 
229 
$1,000 
840,396 
525,949 
513,462 
1,567,946 
1,753,196 
1 ,073,583 
610,060 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - UNITED STATES DATA 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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