Table 67. Summary by Legal Status For Tax Purposes: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Partnership 
Item 
Total 
Family or 
individual 
Total 
Registered 
under 
state law 
FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 
Farms 
number 
2,109,303 
1,828,946 
137,987 
98,911 
percent 
100.0 
86.7 
6.5 
4.7 
Land in farms 
acres 
914,527,657 
562,433,686 
156,076,785 
128,378,262 
Average size of farm 
acres 
434 
308 
1,131 
1,298 
MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL 
PRODUCTS SOLD AND GOVERNMENT 
PAYMENTS 
Total 
farms 
2,109,303 
1 ,828,946 
137,987 
98,911 
$1,000 
402,697,828 
202,637,055 
87,447,400 
76,033,706 
Average per farm 
dollars 
190,915 
110,794 
633,737 
768,708 
Farms by economic class: 
Less than $1 ,000 (see text) 
428,810 
391,077 
17,393 
1 1 ,875 
$1 ,000 to $2,499 
236,501 
218,435 
8,990 
5,679 
$2,500 to $4,999 
231,388 
211,954 
9,749 
6,348 
$5,000 to $9,999 
248,616 
224,973 
12,416 
8,133 
$10,000 to $24,999 
271,511 
241 ,284 
15,998 
10,714 
$25,000 to $49,999 
161,939 
140,174 
11,518 
7,892 
$50,000 to $99,999 
133,988 
113,493 
10,650 
7,466 
$100,000 to $249,999 
141,675 
116,173 
12,660 
9,242 
$250,000 to $499,999 
95,653 
74,115 
9,924 
7,730 
$500,000 to $999,999 
77,562 
54,398 
10,019 
8,030 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
81,660 
42,870 
18,670 
15,802 
$1 ,000,000 to $2,499,999 
58,203 
34,136 
11,513 
9,477 
$2,500,000 to $4,999,999 
14,892 
6,462 
4,351 
3,780 
$5,000,000 or more 
8,565 
2,272 
2,806 
2,545 
Total sales 
farms 
2,109,303 
1,828,946 
137,987 
98,911 
$1,000 
394,644,481 
197,050,410 
86,062,466 
74,908,332 
Grains, oilseeds, dry beans, and 
dry peas 
farms 
503,315 
415,687 
45,750 
33,591 
$1,000 
131,135,151 
84,127,278 
26,479,621 
21,687,763 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
282,153 
218,182 
32,152 
24,672 
$1,000 
127,495,554 
80,926,544 
26,228,857 
21,518,790 
Corn 
farms 
361,744 
298,304 
33,294 
24,361 
$1,000 
67,250,120 
43,785,541 
12,650,069 
10,328,893 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
186,860 
142,907 
21,813 
16,897 
$1,000 
64,319,985 
41,222,973 
12,437,458 
10,185,446 
Wheat 
farms 
147,022 
113,996 
17,558 
13,406 
$1,000 
15,761,545 
9,431,527 
3,483,800 
2,839,084 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
59,629 
40,590 
9,845 
7,887 
$1,000 
14,233,998 
8,183,036 
3,332,539 
2,727,257 
Soybeans 
farms 
301,343 
249,598 
26,817 
19,440 
$1,000 
38,745,118 
25,968,869 
7,335,468 
5,973,448 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
153,923 
118,037 
17,780 
13,609 
$1,000 
35,880,465 
23,441,365 
7,145,505 
5,848,493 
Sorghum 
farms 
22,908 
17,289 
3,246 
2,489 
$1,000 
1,764,352 
1,005,884 
539,322 
429,955 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
8,021 
5,180 
1,793 
1,409 
$1,000 
1,513,409 
807,389 
511,955 
409,425 
Barley 
farms 
18,099 
13,173 
2,408 
1,914 
$1,000 
1,228,191 
674,382 
254,920 
211,622 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
5,565 
3,453 
901 
732 
$1,000 
1,080,828 
567,691 
234,838 
195,032 
Rice 
farms 
5,585 
2,926 
2,048 
1,798 
$1,000 
2,895,121 
1,081,434 
1,517,535 
1,360,098 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
5,059 
2,548 
1,964 
1,729 
$1,000 
2,880,278 
1,070,859 
1,514,836 
1,357,961 
Other grains, oilseeds, 
dry beans, and dry peas 
farms 
58,168 
47,041 
5,983 
4,422 
$1,000 
3,488,622 
2,179,642 
696,425 
542,582 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
12,801 
8,709 
1,919 
1,504 
$1,000 
3,169,224 
1 ,927,469 
662,061 
516,542 
Tobacco 
farms 
10,001 
8,563 
950 
570 
$1,000 
1,491,208 
978,164 
290,057 
210,246 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
4,303 
3,397 
577 
378 
$1,000 
1,376,417 
873,439 
282,945 
206,476 
Cotton and cottonseed 
farms 
18,143 
12,411 
3,850 
3,086 
$1,000 
6,137,649 
3,006,088 
2,322,323 
1 ,964,565 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
14,018 
9,001 
3,452 
2,787 
$1,000 
6,040,320 
2,927,070 
2,312,480 
1,957,062 
Vegetables, melons, potatoes, 
and sweet potatoes 
farms 
72,267 
58,682 
6,006 
4,768 
$1,000 
16,851,235 
4,329,659 
4,757,387 
4,439,402 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
14,071 
7,994 
2,518 
2,137 
$1,000 
16,310,154 
3,877,386 
4,716,117 
4,407,320 
Fruits, tree nuts, and berries 
farms 
105,737 
81,864 
10,619 
8,875 
$1,000 
25,869,700 
7,409,961 
7,125,996 
6,509,336 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
29,738 
16,725 
5,806 
5,078 
$1,000 
25,039,845 
6,734,861 
7,057,576 
6,453,512 
Fruits and tree nuts 
farms 
86,675 
66,428 
9,160 
7,721 
$1,000 
22,427,436 
6,648,380 
6,299,576 
5,713,843 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
26,754 
15,148 
5,371 
4,688 
$1,000 
21,711,516 
6,066,063 
6,239,545 
5,664,251 
Berries 
farms 
24,553 
19,607 
1,967 
1,567 
$1,000 
3,442,264 
761,581 
826,419 
795,493 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
3,186 
1,573 
503 
448 
$1,000 
3,308,904 
657,220 
814,873 
786,472 
Nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, 
and sod (see text) 
farms 
52,751 
36,062 
4,550 
3,818 
$1,000 
14,517,593 
2,398,031 
1,628,821 
1,490,760 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
16,399 
7,354 
1,944 
1,723 
$1,000 
14,066,634 
2,058,448 
1,593,848 
1 ,462,098 
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued 
146 United States 2012 Census of Agriculture - UNITED STATES DATA 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
