Table 65. Summary by Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
All farms 
$1,000,000 or 
$500,000 to 
$250,000 to 
$100,000 to 
$50,000 to 
more 
$999,999 
$499,999 
$249,999 
$99,999 
LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX PURPOSES (SEE TEXT) 
Family or individual 
farms 
1 ,828,946 
41,287 
52,964 
72,607 
113,720 
109,743 
acres 
562,433,686 
86,757,460 
75,669,251 
79,494,215 
82,082,012 
48,808,061 
Partnership 
farms 
137,987 
18,247 
9,966 
9,855 
12,413 
10,259 
acres 
156,076,785 
65,191,671 
24,016,430 
19,524,504 
15,576,475 
7,431,947 
Registered under state law 
farms 
98,911 
15,459 
7,993 
7,710 
9,047 
7,211 
acres 
128,378,262 
55,352,588 
20,071,783 
16,173,787 
12,450,246 
5,788,256 
Corporation 
farms 
106,716 
18,714 
12,207 
10,284 
10,423 
7,250 
acres 
131,272,892 
53,770,106 
25,578,574 
18,577,643 
12,570,719 
5,381,918 
Family held 
farms 
95,142 
16,903 
1 1 ,502 
9,578 
9,443 
6,420 
acres 
118,795,904 
47,295,278 
24,455,136 
17,446,272 
11,839,389 
4,816,440 
More than 1 0 stockholders 
farms 
2,308 
651 
200 
186 
169 
158 
1 0 or less stockholders 
farms 
92,834 
16,252 
1 1 ,302 
9,392 
9,274 
6,262 
Other than family held 
farms 
1 1 ,574 
1,811 
705 
706 
980 
830 
acres 
12,476,988 
6,474,828 
1,123,438 
1,131,371 
731 ,330 
565,478 
More than 1 0 stockholders 
farms 
1,136 
10,438 
428 
66 
48 
76 
68 
1 0 or less stockholders 
farms 
1,383 
639 
658 
904 
762 
Other-cooperative, estate 
or trust, institutional, etc 
farms 
35,654 
977 
816 
1,326 
2,327 
2,114 
acres 
64,744,294 
7,170,077 
4,143,156 
3,523,146 
5,706,322 
2,356,307 
HIRED FARM LABOR 
Hired farm labor 
farms 
566,469 
67,928 
52,955 
53,949 
62,642 
44,986 
workers 
2,736,417 
1,137,542 
262,021 
225,897 
243,828 
147,349 
Workers by days worked: 
1 50 days or more 
farms 
256,887 
56,315 
35,732 
31,773 
30,888 
17,440 
workers 
999,596 
561,153 
105,006 
78,578 
68,889 
34,468 
Less than 1 50 days 
farms 
418,055 
43,131 
34,764 
36,517 
44,694 
34,402 
workers 
1,736,821 
576,389 
157,015 
147,319 
174,939 
112,881 
Migrant farm labor on farms with hired 
labor (see text) 
Migrant farm labor on farms reporting 
farms 
18,911 
5,638 
2,605 
2,458 
2,673 
1,406 
only contract labor (see text) 
farms 
3,360 
164 
180 
302 
555 
464 
Unpaid workers (see text) 
farms 
892,842 
21,278 
25,224 
33,975 
53,802 
52,786 
workers 
2,062,011 
44,928 
52,287 
75,379 
125,416 
125,970 
FARMS BY SIZE 
1 to 9 acres 
223,634 
1,292 
1,331 
1,643 
3,056 
4,835 
1 0 to 49 acres 
589,549 
5,040 
3,831 
3,726 
8,845 
12,704 
50 to 69 acres 
153,698 
1,605 
1,276 
1,529 
3,219 
4,527 
70 to 99 acres 
184,942 
1,921 
1,639 
2,116 
4,698 
10,333 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
166,381 
2,051 
1,650 
2,383 
7,053 
14,198 
1 40 to 1 79 acres 
129,026 
1,777 
1,537 
2,271 
9,785 
13,359 
180 to 219 acres 
84,317 
1,448 
1,311 
2,105 
9,567 
9,533 
220 to 259 acres 
63,636 
1,295 
1,156 
2,516 
9,791 
7,579 
260 to 499 acres 
198,085 
5,831 
6,481 
21,598 
35,650 
23,943 
500 to 999 acres 
142,555 
8,971 
20,669 
27,973 
23,435 
16,483 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
91,273 
18,196 
21,430 
14,062 
13,090 
7,066 
2,000 acres or more 
82,207 
29,798 
13,642 
12,150 
10,694 
4,806 
FARMS BY NORTH AMERICAN 
INDUSTRY CLASSIFICATION 
SYSTEM (NAICS) 
Oilseed and grain farming (1111) 
369,332 
31,685 
41,009 
50,695 
66,574 
51,864 
Vegetable and melon farming (1 1 12) 
43,021 
2,517 
1,024 
1,134 
1,998 
2,761 
Fruit and tree nut farming (1113) 
Greenhouse, nursery, and floriculture 
93,020 
4,234 
3,085 
4,164 
8,035 
8,501 
production (1 1 14) 
52,777 
2,451 
1,714 
2,380 
4,481 
5,410 
Other crop farming (1119) 
496,837 
5,046 
5,519 
6,295 
1 1 ,306 
13,181 
Tobacco farming (11191) 
5,132 
286 
354 
540 
855 
920 
Cotton farming (11192) 
Sugarcane farming, hay farming, and all 
8,915 
1,119 
1,626 
1,451 
1,778 
1,065 
other crop farming (1 1 1 93,1 1 1 94,1 1 1 99) 
482,790 
3,641 
3,539 
4,304 
8,673 
11,196 
Beef cattle ranching and farming (112111) 
619,172 
4,542 
6,941 
12,224 
25,135 
34,799 
Cattle feedlots (112112) 
13,734 
2,595 
1,439 
1,436 
1,755 
1,789 
Dairy cattle and milk production (1 1212) 
46,005 
6,642 
5,329 
10,426 
14,419 
5,202 
Hog and pig farming (1122) 
21,687 
5,726 
1,894 
1,052 
791 
419 
Poultry and egg production (1123) 
52,849 
12,615 
7,099 
2,621 
964 
475 
Sheep and goat farming (1124) 
Animal aquaculture and other animal 
73,272 
85 
101 
207 
508 
844 
production (1125, 1129) 
227,597 
1,087 
799 
1,438 
2,917 
4,121 
LIVESTOCK 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
913,246 
31,051 
32,367 
45,029 
69,166 
65,924 
number 
89,994,614 
36,536,495 
10,290,330 
9,977,661 
9,917,905 
6,002,661 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
243,071 
859 
1,020 
1,269 
2,707 
3,828 
10 to 49 
394,222 
3,900 
4,494 
5,952 
13,165 
20,312 
50 to 99 
118,394 
2,719 
3,696 
6,822 
18,688 
19,237 
100 to 199 
76,729 
3,331 
5,676 
13,553 
18,792 
16,544 
200 to 499 
52,878 
6,332 
11,119 
12,880 
13,662 
5,662 
500 or more 
27,952 
13,910 
6,362 
4,553 
2,152 
341 
Cows and heifers that calved 
farms 
777,943 
24,528 
26,087 
37,936 
59,642 
57,642 
number 
38,208,825 
10,982,467 
4,193,094 
4,697,223 
5,055,740 
3,329,074 
Beef cows 
farms 
727,906 
17,739 
20,581 
27,850 
45,982 
52,355 
number 
28,956,553 
4,354,650 
3,354,007 
3,826,134 
4,353,166 
3,184,773 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
261,017 
1,139 
1,429 
2,034 
3,940 
5,002 
10 to 49 
333,205 
4,978 
5,992 
8,110 
14,665 
20,652 
50 to 99 
71,184 
3,107 
4,127 
5,273 
10,312 
16,727 
100 to 199 
36,428 
3,085 
3,660 
5,400 
10,920 
8,655 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
108 United States 2012 Census of Agriculture - UNITED STATES DATA 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
