Table 68. Summary by North American Industry Classification System: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Other crop farming 
(1119) 
Item 
Total 
Oilseed and 
grain farming 
(1111) 
Vegetable 
and melon 
farming 
(1112) 
Fruit and 
tree nut 
farming 
(1113) 
Greenhouse, 
nursery, and 
floriculture 
production 
(1114) 
Total 
Tobacco 
farming 
(11191) 
FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 
Farms 
.. number 
2,109,303 
369,332 
43,021 
93,020 
52,777 
496,837 
5,132 
percent 
100.0 
17.5 
2.0 
4.4 
2.5 
23.6 
0.2 
Land in farms 
acres 
914,527,657 
289,765,872 
8,206,468 
13,162,702 
4,502,514 
138,426,664 
1,574,110 
Average size of farm 
acres 
434 
785 
191 
142 
85 
279 
307 
MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL 
PRODUCTS SOLD AND GOVERNMENT 
PAYMENTS 
Total 
farms 
2,109,303 
369,332 
43,021 
93,020 
52,777 
496,837 
5,132 
$1,000 
402,697,828 
132,007,894 
16,793,520 
25,558,209 
14,761,236 
26,611,066 
1,291,691 
Average per farm 
....dollars 
190,915 
357,423 
390,356 
274,760 
279,691 
53,561 
251,693 
Farms by economic class: 
Less than $1 ,000 (see text) 
428,810 
3,374 
2,326 
12,770 
6,027 
99,589 
12 
$1 ,000 to $2,499 
236,501 
7,516 
4,086 
5,628 
3,903 
102,076 
27 
$2,500 to $4,999 
231,388 
12,263 
6,347 
8,712 
4,450 
84,778 
107 
$5,000 to $9,999 
248,616 
20,840 
8,129 
12,167 
6,087 
75,600 
309 
$10,000 to $24,999 
271,511 
37,233 
8,350 
15,486 
9,966 
62,547 
773 
$25,000 to $49,999 
161,939 
41,382 
4,238 
10,000 
5,824 
27,561 
858 
$50,000 to $99,999 
133,988 
52,204 
2,828 
8,581 
5,443 
15,432 
952 
$100,000 to $249,999 
141,675 
67,421 
2,021 
8,144 
4,523 
11,863 
878 
$250,000 to $499,999 
95,653 
51,418 
1,137 
4,204 
2,380 
6,528 
564 
$500,000 to $999,999 
77,562 
42,150 
1,031 
3,088 
1,718 
5,598 
360 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
81,660 
33,531 
2,528 
4,240 
2,456 
5,265 
292 
$1,000,000 to $2,499,999 
58,203 
27,701 
1,140 
2,477 
1,400 
3,705 
241 
$2,500,000 to $4,999,999 
14,892 
4,811 
638 
873 
515 
1,112 
38 
$5,000,000 or more 
8,565 
1,019 
750 
890 
541 
448 
13 
Total sales 
farms 
2,109,303 
369,332 
43,021 
93,020 
52,777 
496,837 
5,132 
$1,000 
394,644,481 
127,712,682 
16,726,256 
25,481,636 
14,736,375 
24,764,106 
1,262,097 
Grains, oilseeds, dry beans, and 
dry peas 
farms 
503,315 
368,989 
6,520 
1,807 
1,376 
34,313 
1,979 
$1,000 
131,135,151 
115,922,477 
1,192,147 
188,364 
63,364 
4,194,158 
1 77,389 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
282,153 
234,472 
2,076 
586 
276 
12,503 
651 
$1,000 
127,495,554 
113,426,297 
1,163,287 
175,654 
53,029 
3,906,062 
160,356 
Corn 
farms 
361 ,744 
268,990 
3,110 
937 
764 
19,614 
1,090 
$1,000 
67,250,120 
59,221,887 
361,934 
74,046 
27,221 
1,721,324 
38,212 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
186,860 
157,846 
880 
290 
109 
5,975 
192 
$1,000 
64,319,985 
57,104,782 
346,838 
67,890 
21,328 
1,562,310 
28,956 
Wheat 
farms 
147,022 
110,339 
1,680 
548 
301 
12,265 
750 
$1,000 
15,761,545 
13,126,702 
467,812 
42,367 
9,895 
1,066,580 
36,628 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
59,629 
48,982 
938 
186 
56 
4,477 
213 
$1,000 
14,233,998 
12,003,582 
456,850 
36,811 
6,750 
939,251 
28,467 
Soybeans 
farms 
301,343 
253,654 
1,404 
304 
542 
10,047 
1,081 
$1,000 
38,745,118 
35,474,822 
127,332 
8,440 
23,151 
772,926 
97,620 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
153,923 
137,855 
511 
51 
125 
3,446 
452 
$1,000 
35,880,465 
33,138,495 
114,990 
5,854 
17,705 
674,130 
86,454 
Sorghum 
farms 
22,908 
16,549 
164 
62 
29 
2,592 
102 
$1,000 
1 ,764,352 
1,446,195 
16,360 
2,441 
(D) 
189,274 
3,634 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
8,021 
6,529 
60 
15 
5 
888 
26 
$1,000 
1,513,409 
1,260,037 
15,127 
1,905 
978 
161,820 
2,379 
Barley 
farms 
18,099 
9,845 
446 
68 
49 
2,523 
25 
$1,000 
1,228,191 
855,500 
104,373 
2,542 
713 
178,321 
212 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
5,565 
4,247 
254 
16 
5 
716 
- 
$1,000 
1,080,828 
768,116 
101,860 
2,176 
473 
157,194 
- 
Rice 
farms 
5,585 
5,293 
38 
79 
2 
124 
- 
$1,000 
2,895,121 
2,779,443 
20,126 
38,999 
(D) 
49,747 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
5,059 
4,833 
27 
68 
2 
103 
- 
$1,000 
2,880,278 
2,765,972 
20,065 
38,754 
(D) 
49,281 
- 
Other grains, oilseeds, 
dry beans, and dry peas 
farms 
58,168 
32,134 
2,379 
342 
232 
6,416 
108 
$1,000 
3,488,622 
3,015,845 
94,209 
19,529 
1,169 
215,987 
1,083 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
12,801 
11,080 
334 
85 
6 
823 
6 
$1,000 
3,169,224 
2,810,733 
86,956 
17,609 
(D) 
177,679 
504 
Tobacco 
.... farms 
10,001 
1,102 
106 
9 
33 
6,422 
5,132 
$1,000 
1,491,208 
132,444 
32,501 
(D) 
1,744 
1,199,928 
946,090 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
4,303 
532 
40 
1 
5 
3,254 
2,640 
$1,000 
1,376,417 
122,815 
31,610 
(D) 
(D) 
1,134,236 
892,867 
Cotton and cottonseed 
farms 
18,143 
4,513 
247 
151 
14 
12,571 
154 
$1,000 
6,137,649 
1,190,744 
126,320 
54,835 
2,082 
4,663,300 
32,874 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
14,018 
3,424 
213 
108 
10 
9,896 
117 
$1,000 
6,040,320 
1,164,296 
125,498 
53,953 
(D) 
4,600,153 
31,924 
Vegetables, melons, potatoes, 
and sweet potatoes 
farms 
72,267 
5,427 
42,579 
4,091 
5,123 
8,323 
273 
$1,000 
16,851,235 
648,901 
14,143,283 
398,142 
89,283 
1,411,157 
22,336 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
14,071 
2,056 
8,689 
481 
322 
2,027 
68 
$1,000 
16,310,154 
602,101 
13,796,915 
375,562 
57,996 
1,359,388 
20,013 
Fruits, tree nuts, and berries 
farms 
105,737 
1,651 
7,283 
82,694 
2,949 
5,701 
68 
$1,000 
25,869,700 
85,672 
532,936 
24,454,576 
56,731 
522,447 
1,391 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
29,738 
302 
596 
27,508 
148 
779 
7 
$1,000 
25,039,845 
73,131 
503,523 
23,744,056 
41,848 
488,776 
690 
Fruits and tree nuts 
farms 
86,675 
1,167 
3,365 
73,043 
1,685 
3,702 
14 
$1,000 
22,427,436 
77,607 
363,775 
21,261,767 
41,902 
474,162 
213 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
26,754 
258 
394 
24,933 
110 
681 
1 
$1,000 
21,711,516 
67,853 
348,952 
20,628,990 
31,731 
450,005 
(D) 
Berries 
farms 
24,553 
586 
4,799 
13,030 
1,528 
2,595 
55 
$1,000 
3,442,264 
8,065 
169,161 
3,192,809 
14,830 
48,285 
1,178 
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued 
174 United States 2012 Census of Agriculture - UNITED STATES DATA 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
