Table 66. Summary by Combined Government Payments and 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 
81,660 
77,562 
95,653 
141,675 
133,988 
percent 
100.0 
3.9 
3.7 
4.5 
6.7 
6.4 
Land in farms 
acres 
914,527,657 
219,207,044 
131,617,885 
124,131,312 
125,463,052 
71,132,323 
Average size of farm 
acres 
434 
2,684 
1,697 
1,298 
886 
531 
MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL 
PRODUCTS SOLD AND GOVERNMENT 
PAYMENTS 
Total 
farms 
2,109,303 
81,660 
77,562 
95,653 
141,675 
133,988 
$1,000 
402,697,828 
266,669,029 
55,663,387 
34,462,874 
23,195,549 
9,574,519 
Average per farm 
dollars 
190,915 
3,265,602 
717,663 
360,291 
163,724 
71,458 
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 
- 
- 
- 
- 
133,988 
$100,000 to $249,999 
141,675 
- 
- 
- 
141,675 
- 
$250,000 to $499,999 
95,653 
- 
- 
95,653 
- 
- 
$500,000 to $999,999 
77,562 
_ 
77,562 
_ 
- 
- 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
81,660 
81,660 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1 ,000,000 to $2,499,999 
58,203 
58,203 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$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 
81,660 
77,562 
95,653 
141,675 
133,988 
$1,000 
394,644,481 
264,381,483 
54,255,881 
33,338,111 
22,220,966 
8,988,053 
Grains, oilseeds, dry beans, and 
dry peas 
farms 
503,315 
54,956 
58,020 
71,119 
92,303 
68,667 
$1,000 
131,135,151 
67,944,849 
29,055,092 
17,882,407 
10,551,343 
3,533,108 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
282,153 
52,044 
54,183 
62,605 
73,126 
40,195 
$1,000 
127,495,554 
67,879,405 
28,967,958 
17,694,216 
10,163,825 
2,790,149 
Corn 
farms 
361,744 
46,024 
48,158 
57,691 
71 ,230 
48,595 
$1,000 
67,250,120 
36,376,820 
14,744,543 
8,691,362 
4,912,969 
1,595,937 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
186,860 
42,934 
43,320 
46,703 
43,451 
10,452 
$1 ,000 
64,319,985 
36,303,991 
14,629,320 
8,441,195 
4,271,443 
674,036 
Wheat 
farms 
147,022 
23,363 
21,569 
24,413 
28,973 
18,989 
$1,000 
15,761,545 
7,576,917 
3,548,051 
2,359,412 
1 ,466,543 
497,024 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
59,629 
18,040 
14,416 
13,387 
10,634 
3,152 
$1,000 
14,233,998 
7,444,735 
3,379,159 
2,110,959 
1,092,303 
206,842 
Soybeans 
farms 
301,343 
39,121 
41,967 
49,234 
59,895 
41,509 
$1,000 
38,745,118 
18,277,523 
8,941,812 
5,775,136 
3,645,114 
1,282,512 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
153,923 
36,151 
37,351 
39,967 
33,887 
6,567 
$1,000 
35,880,465 
18,201,180 
8,816,735 
5,537,692 
2,905,762 
419,097 
Sorghum 
farms 
22,908 
3,970 
3,711 
3,939 
4,694 
2,862 
$1,000 
1 ,764,352 
830,528 
411,042 
260,788 
171,642 
56,436 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
8,021 
2,634 
2,194 
1,789 
1,186 
218 
$1,000 
1,513,409 
801,800 
378,008 
215,560 
104,249 
13,791 
Barley 
farms 
18,099 
3,190 
3,000 
3,465 
3,571 
1,865 
$1,000 
1,228,191 
644,570 
266,148 
173,663 
97,784 
27,007 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
5,565 
2,087 
1,500 
1,184 
658 
136 
$1,000 
1,080,828 
624,833 
242,068 
142,300 
62,911 
8,716 
Rice 
farms 
5,585 
2,413 
1,118 
972 
575 
288 
$1,000 
2,895,121 
2,112,889 
456,276 
237,537 
67,115 
16,463 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
5,059 
2,361 
1,095 
914 
502 
187 
$1 ,000 
2,880,278 
2,111,198 
455,609 
235,634 
64,896 
12,942 
Other grains, oilseeds, 
dry beans, and dry peas 
farms 
58,168 
7,791 
7,238 
8,655 
10,591 
7,364 
$1,000 
3,488,622 
2,123,519 
687,220 
384,508 
190,175 
57,728 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
12,801 
5,233 
3,491 
2,584 
1,290 
203 
$1,000 
3,169,224 
2,086,687 
637,281 
320,384 
1 1 1 ,044 
13,828 
Tobacco 
farms 
10,001 
975 
809 
1,289 
2,292 
1,565 
$1,000 
1,491,208 
747,973 
264,364 
212,832 
156,406 
64,167 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
4,303 
913 
720 
974 
1,144 
552 
$1,000 
1,376,417 
746,552 
261,982 
204,567 
127,324 
35,991 
Cotton and cottonseed 
farms 
18,143 
5,009 
3,899 
2,899 
2,993 
1,476 
$1,000 
6,137,649 
3,967,173 
1 ,259,328 
536,302 
278,098 
64,350 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
14,018 
4,842 
3,716 
2,620 
2,258 
582 
$1,000 
6,040,320 
3,962,792 
1,253,715 
528,076 
256,675 
39,063 
Vegetables, melons, potatoes, 
and sweet potatoes 
farms 
72,267 
5,825 
3,100 
3,382 
5,446 
5,999 
$1,000 
16,851,235 
14,642,939 
832,504 
458,920 
347,721 
205,131 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
14,071 
5,189 
2,254 
2,098 
2,551 
1,979 
$1,000 
16,310,154 
14,630,365 
816,186 
435,852 
297,475 
130,275 
Fruits, tree nuts, and berries 
farms 
105,737 
5,903 
4,056 
5,357 
10,373 
1 1 ,070 
$1,000 
25,869,700 
19,640,033 
2,167,409 
1,461,460 
1,281,632 
597,303 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
29,738 
5,444 
3,464 
4,564 
8,414 
7,852 
$1,000 
25,039,845 
19,631,583 
2,158,738 
1,450,547 
1,254,347 
544,630 
Fruits and tree nuts 
farms 
86,675 
5,230 
3,516 
4,640 
8,833 
9,259 
$1,000 
22,427,436 
16,821,823 
1,955,367 
1,328,180 
1,160,210 
533,614 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
26,754 
4,856 
3,108 
4,139 
7,612 
7,039 
$1,000 
21,711,516 
16,814,719 
1 ,948,473 
1,320,393 
1,139,372 
488,558 
Berries 
farms 
24,553 
973 
751 
1,022 
2,084 
2,361 
$1,000 
3,442,264 
2,818,210 
212,042 
133,280 
121,421 
63,689 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
3,186 
761 
408 
482 
806 
729 
$1,000 
3,308,904 
2,814,881 
207,946 
127,236 
108,905 
49,935 
Nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, 
and sod (see text) 
farms 
52,751 
3,012 
2,178 
3,012 
5,917 
6,713 
$1,000 
14,517,593 
11,163,903 
1,160,155 
798,843 
674,994 
356,082 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
16,399 
2,791 
1,927 
2,567 
4,569 
4,545 
$1,000 
14,066,634 
11,160,067 
1,155,971 
790,165 
649,944 
310,487 
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued 
118 United States 2012 Census of Agriculture - UNITED STATES DATA 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
