Table 67. Summary by Legal Status For Tax Purposes: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Corporation 
Other- 
Item 
Family held 
Other than family held 
cooperative. 
Total 
Total 
10 or less 
stockholders 
Total 
10 or less 
stockholders 
estate or trust, 
institutional, etc. 
FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 
Farms 
number 
106,716 
95,142 
92,834 
1 1 ,574 
10,438 
35,654 
percent 
5.1 
4.5 
4.4 
0.5 
0.5 
1.7 
Land in farms 
acres 
131,272,892 
118,795,904 
110,824,629 
12,476,988 
8,794,912 
64,744,294 
Average size of farm 
acres 
1,230 
1,249 
1,194 
1,078 
843 
1,816 
MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL 
PRODUCTS SOLD AND GOVERNMENT 
PAYMENTS 
Total 
farms 
106,716 
95,142 
92,834 
1 1 ,574 
10,438 
35,654 
$1,000 
105,815,058 
84,556,854 
76,617,922 
21,258,204 
12,443,158 
6,798,315 
Average per farm 
dollars 
991,558 
888,744 
825,322 
1,836,721 
1,192,102 
190,675 
Farms by economic class: 
Less than $1 ,000 (see text) 
12,761 
10,808 
10,585 
1,953 
1,820 
7,579 
$1 ,000 to $2,499 
5,076 
4,323 
4,185 
753 
684 
4,000 
$2,500 to $4,999 
5,613 
4,808 
4,680 
805 
742 
4,072 
$5,000 to $9,999 
6,815 
5,911 
5,736 
904 
847 
4,412 
$10,000 to $24,999 
9,426 
8,221 
8,083 
1,205 
1,133 
4,803 
$25,000 to $49,999 
7,359 
6,503 
6,381 
856 
808 
2,888 
$50,000 to $99,999 
7,540 
6,675 
6,507 
865 
794 
2,305 
$100,000 to $249,999 
10,434 
9,437 
9,269 
997 
918 
2,408 
$250,000 to $499,999 
10,256 
9,556 
9,361 
700 
656 
1,358 
$500,000 to $999,999 
12,309 
11,597 
1 1 ,398 
712 
641 
836 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
19,127 
17,303 
16,649 
1,824 
1,395 
993 
$1,000,000 to $2,499,999 
11,971 
1 1 ,229 
11,000 
742 
648 
583 
$2,500,000 to $4,999,999 
3,878 
3,480 
3,338 
398 
309 
201 
$5,000,000 or more 
3,278 
2,594 
2,311 
684 
438 
209 
Total sales 
farms 
106,716 
95,142 
92,834 
1 1 ,574 
10,438 
35,654 
$1,000 
104,877,779 
83,668,156 
75,749,444 
21,209,623 
12,398,923 
6,653,827 
Grains, oilseeds, dry beans, and 
dry peas 
farms 
35,662 
33,692 
33,053 
1,970 
1,778 
6,216 
$1,000 
19,185,626 
18,186,390 
17,739,985 
999,236 
810,257 
1 ,342,626 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
28,683 
27,339 
26,848 
1,344 
1,208 
3,136 
$1,000 
19,050,440 
18,062,455 
17,619,145 
987,986 
800,113 
1,289,712 
Corn 
farms 
26,075 
24,806 
24,384 
1,269 
1,154 
4,071 
$1,000 
10,128,332 
9,603,092 
9,406,017 
525,240 
411,936 
686,179 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
20,268 
19,435 
19,122 
833 
759 
1,872 
$1,000 
10,011,832 
9,494,078 
9,299,321 
517,754 
404,885 
647,723 
Wheat 
farms 
13,434 
12,739 
12,487 
695 
622 
2,034 
$1,000 
2,645,239 
2,498,326 
2,412,293 
146,913 
115,280 
200,980 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
8,487 
8,098 
7,931 
389 
341 
707 
$1,000 
2,538,649 
2,398,439 
2,314,386 
140,210 
109,191 
179,773 
Soybeans 
farms 
21,440 
20,425 
20,126 
1,015 
939 
3,488 
$1,000 
5,100,019 
4,881,092 
4,784,058 
218,927 
208,759 
340,762 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
16,655 
16,025 
15,808 
630 
585 
1,451 
$1,000 
4,990,277 
4,779,280 
4,684,004 
210,997 
201,368 
303,318 
Sorghum 
farms 
1,947 
1,828 
1,784 
119 
101 
426 
$1,000 
199,889 
187,285 
180,428 
12,605 
1 1 ,082 
19,257 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
971 
909 
883 
62 
55 
77 
$1,000 
179,974 
168,404 
161,793 
11,570 
10,265 
14,090 
Barley 
farms 
2,276 
2,163 
2,076 
113 
82 
242 
$1,000 
283,326 
257,905 
239,025 
25,421 
1 1 ,062 
15,564 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1,154 
1,092 
1,051 
62 
42 
57 
$1,000 
264,528 
240,080 
221,954 
24,449 
10,245 
13,771 
Rice 
farms 
525 
460 
444 
65 
59 
86 
$1,000 
263,287 
226,528 
205,541 
36,758 
31,305 
32,865 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
484 
422 
406 
62 
56 
63 
$1,000 
262,193 
225,558 
204,571 
36,635 
31,181 
32,390 
Other grains, oilseeds, 
dry beans, and dry peas 
farms 
4,524 
4,314 
4,200 
210 
177 
620 
$1,000 
565,536 
532,162 
512,624 
33,373 
20,833 
47,019 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
2,055 
1,975 
1,922 
80 
63 
118 
$1,000 
536,685 
504,732 
485,860 
31,953 
19,620 
43,009 
Tobacco 
farms 
441 
412 
408 
29 
29 
47 
$1,000 
213,743 
195,556 
(D) 
18,187 
18,187 
9,244 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
313 
293 
291 
20 
20 
16 
$1,000 
211,233 
193,113 
(D) 
18,119 
18,119 
8,800 
Cotton and cottonseed 
farms 
1,673 
1,541 
1,516 
132 
116 
209 
$1,000 
741,514 
510,584 
(D) 
230,930 
51,801 
67,724 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1,447 
1,333 
1,309 
114 
100 
118 
$1,000 
735,323 
504,907 
482,010 
230,416 
(D) 
65,446 
Vegetables, melons, potatoes, 
and sweet potatoes 
farms 
6,251 
5,490 
5,334 
761 
661 
1,328 
$1,000 
7,481,683 
6,100,190 
5,499,066 
1 ,381 ,493 
999,015 
282,506 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
3,278 
2,966 
2,867 
312 
255 
281 
$1,000 
7,445,570 
6,069,349 
5,469,051 
1 ,376,220 
994,117 
271 ,080 
Fruits, tree nuts, and berries 
farms 
10,530 
9,249 
8,893 
1,281 
1,104 
2,724 
$1,000 
10,375,465 
8,480,232 
7,201,736 
1 ,895,233 
1,270,183 
958,278 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
6,198 
5,417 
5,132 
781 
640 
1,009 
$1,000 
10,312,452 
8,424,144 
7,146,683 
1 ,888,308 
1,263,761 
934,956 
Fruits and tree nuts 
farms 
8,679 
7,621 
7,304 
1,058 
892 
2,408 
$1,000 
8,700,711 
7,057,972 
6,058,135 
1,642,739 
1,061,871 
778,769 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
5,286 
4,612 
4,359 
674 
543 
949 
$1,000 
8,648,351 
7,011,612 
6,012,707 
1,636,739 
1 ,056,365 
757,558 
Berries 
farms 
2,505 
2,218 
2,164 
287 
270 
474 
$1,000 
1 ,674,754 
1 ,422,260 
1,143,601 
252,494 
208,311 
179,509 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1,044 
919 
881 
125 
112 
66 
$1,000 
1,659,957 
1,408,806 
1,130,287 
251,152 
206,989 
176,853 
Nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, 
and sod (see text) 
farms 
10,777 
9,128 
9,005 
1,649 
1,560 
1,362 
$1,000 
10,249,762 
7,995,942 
7,564,157 
2,253,820 
1,519,231 
240,979 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
6,782 
5,772 
5,688 
1,010 
940 
319 
$1,000 
10,185,124 
7,940,863 
7,509,621 
2,244,261 
1 ,509,785 
229,213 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - UNITED STATES DATA United States 147 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
