Table 65. Summary by Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
All farms 
$1,000,000 or 
more 
$500,000 to 
$999,999 
$250,000 to 
$499,999 
$100,000 to 
$249,999 
$50,000 to 
$99,999 
FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 
Farms 
number 
2,109,303 
79,225 
75,953 
94,072 
138,883 
129,366 
percent 
100.0 
3.8 
3.6 
4.5 
6.6 
6.1 
Land in farms 
acres 
914,527,657 
212,889,314 
129,407,411 
121,119,508 
115,935,528 
63,978,233 
Average size of farm 
acres 
434 
2,687 
1,704 
1,288 
835 
495 
MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL 
PRODUCTS SOLD AND GOVERNMENT 
PAYMENTS 
Total 
farms 
2,109,303 
79,225 
75,953 
94,072 
138,883 
129,366 
$1,000 
402,697,828 
264,174,201 
56,060,566 
35,070,453 
23,737,963 
9,710,310 
Average per farm 
dollars 
190,915 
3,334,480 
738,095 
372,804 
170,921 
75,061 
Farms by economic class: 
Less than $1 ,000 (see text) 
428,810 
. 
. 
$1 ,000 to $2,499 
236,501 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$2,500 to $4,999 
231,388 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$5,000 to $9,999 
248,616 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$10,000 to $24,999 
271,511 
- 
- 
$25,000 to $49,999 
161,939 
_ 
_ 
_ 
_ 
_ 
$50,000 to $99,999 
133,988 
- 
- 
- 
- 
121,512 
$100,000 to $249,999 
141,675 
- 
- 
- 
133,266 
7,851 
$250,000 to $499,999 
95,653 
- 
- 
90,029 
5,61 6 
3 
$500,000 to $999,999 
77,562 
_ 
73,518 
4,043 
1 
_ 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
81,660 
79,225 
2,435 
- 
- 
- 
$1 ,000,000 to $2,499,999 
58,203 
55,768 
2,435 
- 
- 
- 
$2,500,000 to $4,999,999 
14,892 
14,892 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$5,000,000 or more 
8,565 
8,565 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Total sales 
farms 
2,109,303 
79,225 
75,953 
94,072 
138,883 
129,366 
$1,000 
394,644,481 
262,005,697 
54,685,873 
33,964,264 
22,822,425 
9,250,546 
Grains, oilseeds, dry beans, and 
dry peas 
farms 
503,315 
52,709 
56,570 
70,049 
91,409 
68,358 
$1,000 
131,135,151 
66,186,502 
29,405,781 
18,425,971 
11,012,418 
3,730,961 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
282,153 
49,830 
52,900 
61,864 
73,050 
44,509 
$1,000 
127,495,554 
66,122,061 
29,322,288 
18,245,459 
10,646,540 
3,159,207 
Corn 
farms 
361,744 
44,195 
47,309 
57,238 
70,887 
48,826 
$1,000 
67,250,120 
35,554,669 
14,986,511 
8,950,658 
5,087,307 
1,674,431 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
186,860 
41,192 
42,676 
46,731 
44,519 
1 1 ,742 
$1,000 
64,319,985 
35,484,200 
14,876,075 
8,712,758 
4,483,916 
763,037 
Wheat 
farms 
147,022 
22,419 
20,810 
24,005 
28,920 
18,981 
$1,000 
15,761,545 
7,317,472 
3,511,977 
2,447,384 
1,581,933 
538,109 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
59,629 
17,299 
13,925 
13,295 
11,139 
3,971 
$1,000 
14,233,998 
7,190,534 
3,349,271 
2,206,237 
1,217,753 
270,203 
Soybeans 
farms 
301,343 
37,461 
41,195 
48,818 
59,375 
41,748 
$1,000 
38,745,118 
17,751,360 
9,061,659 
5,920,898 
3,766,989 
1 ,347,404 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
153,923 
34,571 
36,780 
39,886 
35,059 
7,627 
$1,000 
35,880,465 
17,677,823 
8,941,590 
5,691,229 
3,077,602 
492,221 
Sorghum 
farms 
22,908 
3,782 
3,526 
3,913 
4,668 
2,931 
$1,000 
1,764,352 
804,854 
402,575 
273,019 
180,450 
63,288 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
8,021 
2,512 
2,091 
1,853 
1,260 
305 
$1,000 
1,513,409 
777,605 
371,533 
229,745 
114,671 
19,855 
Barley 
farms 
18,099 
3,073 
2,896 
3,431 
3,673 
1,889 
$1,000 
1,228,191 
629,174 
266,029 
174,267 
109,696 
28,460 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
5,565 
2,009 
1,468 
1,192 
744 
152 
$1,000 
1,080,828 
610,326 
242,732 
143,655 
74,277 
9,838 
Rice 
farms 
5,585 
2,313 
1,083 
991 
639 
311 
$1,000 
2,895,121 
2,058,801 
467,948 
260,811 
82,673 
19,048 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
5,059 
2,264 
1,061 
939 
569 
226 
$1,000 
2,880,278 
2,057,226 
467,245 
259,181 
80,573 
16,053 
Other grains, oilseeds, 
dry beans, and dry peas 
farms 
58,168 
7,485 
7,070 
8,589 
10,722 
7,366 
$1,000 
3,488,622 
2,068,090 
709,082 
398,934 
203,369 
60,221 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
12,801 
5,018 
3,481 
2,655 
1,410 
237 
$1,000 
3,169,224 
2,032,576 
661,109 
335,776 
123,380 
16,384 
Tobacco 
farms 
10,001 
955 
802 
1,257 
2,228 
1,543 
$1,000 
1,491,208 
740,757 
264,882 
211,548 
158,558 
66,181 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
4,303 
893 
715 
954 
1,136 
605 
$1,000 
1,376,417 
739,335 
262,545 
203,713 
130,771 
40,053 
Cotton and cottonseed 
farms 
18,143 
4,749 
3,849 
2,837 
2,951 
1,557 
$1,000 
6,137,649 
3,858,069 
1,288,079 
563,958 
305,735 
78,721 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
14,018 
4,594 
3,675 
2,575 
2,327 
847 
$1,000 
6,040,320 
3,853,867 
1 ,283,047 
555,939 
287,875 
59,592 
Vegetables, melons, potatoes, 
and sweet potatoes 
farms 
72,267 
5,768 
3,091 
3,362 
5,392 
5,919 
$1,000 
16,851,235 
14,627,538 
838,006 
462,198 
349,790 
205,209 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
14,071 
5,149 
2,253 
2,101 
2,552 
2,016 
$1,000 
16,310,154 
14,615,386 
821,824 
439,426 
300,469 
133,049 
Fruits, tree nuts, and berries 
farms 
105,737 
5,874 
4,051 
5,295 
10,219 
10,954 
$1,000 
25,869,700 
19,631,751 
2,170,928 
1 ,454,556 
1,280,295 
601,670 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
29,738 
5,428 
3,463 
4,519 
8,338 
7,990 
$1,000 
25,039,845 
19,623,550 
2,162,254 
1,443,867 
1,254,407 
555,767 
Fruits and tree nuts 
farms 
86,675 
5,203 
3,518 
4,584 
8,709 
9,162 
$1,000 
22,427,436 
16,813,856 
1,959,176 
1,321,404 
1,160,076 
537,224 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
26,754 
4,842 
3,107 
4,095 
7,557 
7,153 
$1,000 
21,711,516 
16,807,026 
1,952,192 
1,313,745 
1,140,685 
497,868 
Berries 
farms 
24,553 
969 
745 
1,009 
2,039 
2,344 
$1,000 
3,442,264 
2,817,895 
211,752 
133,152 
120,219 
64,446 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
3,186 
760 
407 
480 
791 
748 
$1,000 
3,308,904 
2,814,636 
207,648 
127,303 
107,951 
51,366 
Nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, 
and sod (see text) 
farms 
52,751 
2,998 
2,162 
2,997 
5,869 
6,654 
$1,000 
14,517,593 
11,158,782 
1,160,162 
800,845 
674,248 
356,685 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
16,399 
2,784 
1,913 
2,569 
4,550 
4,583 
$1,000 
14,066,634 
11,155,023 
1,156,019 
792,504 
649,743 
313,346 
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued 
92 United States 
2012 Census of Agriculture - UNITED STATES DATA 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
