Table 68. Summary by North American Industry Classification System: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Other crop farming - con. 
(1119) 
Animal 
aquaculture 
and 
other animal 
production 
(1125,1129) 
Item 
Cotton 
farming 
(11192) 
Sugarcane 
farming, hay 
farming, and 
all other 
crop farming 
(11193, 11194 
11199) 
Beef cattle 
ranching 
and farming 
(112111) 
Cattle 
feedlots 
(112112) 
Dairy cattle 
and milk 
production 
(11212) 
Flog and pig 
farming 
(1122) 
Poultry and 
egg production 
(1123) 
Sheep and 
goat 
farming 
(1124) 
FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 
Farms 
.. number 
8,915 
482,790 
619,172 
13,734 
46,005 
21,687 
52,849 
73,272 
227,597 
percent 
0.4 
22.9 
29.4 
0.7 
2.2 
1.0 
2.5 
3.5 
10.8 
Land in farms 
acres 
11,157,031 
125,695,523 
336,701,440 
1 1 ,894,596 
18,627,762 
5,207,594 
6,352,747 
1 1 ,729,223 
69,950,075 
Average size of farm 
acres 
1,251 
260 
544 
866 
405 
240 
120 
160 
307 
MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL 
PRODUCTS SOLD AND GOVERNMENT 
PAYMENTS 
Total 
farms 
8,915 
482,790 
619,172 
13,734 
46,005 
21,687 
52,849 
73,272 
227,597 
$1,000 
4,909,955 
20,409,420 
33,899,953 
38,263,902 
41,477,199 
22,736,585 
43,772,933 
796,299 
6,019,031 
Average per farm 
....dollars 
550,752 
42,274 
54,750 
2,786,071 
901,580 
1,048,397 
828,264 
10,868 
26,446 
Farms by economic class: 
Less than $1 ,000 (see text) 
11 
99,566 
120,022 
14 
1,497 
4,229 
16,654 
33,656 
128,652 
$1 ,000 to $2,499 
25 
102,024 
63,150 
35 
52 
3,289 
6,719 
15,722 
24,325 
$2,500 to $4,999 
67 
84,604 
81,459 
50 
110 
1,655 
2,633 
9,024 
19,907 
$5,000 to $9,999 
183 
75,108 
98,309 
357 
220 
1,256 
1,555 
6,193 
17,903 
$10,000 to $24,999 
521 
61,253 
110,787 
2,048 
489 
947 
1,003 
5,066 
17,589 
$25,000 to $49,999 
775 
25,928 
58,019 
2,097 
1,522 
420 
492 
1,764 
8,620 
$50,000 to $99,999 
1,039 
13,441 
36,550 
1,832 
5,023 
416 
489 
902 
4,288 
$100,000 to $249,999 
1,863 
9,122 
26,402 
1,789 
14,250 
790 
963 
538 
2,971 
$250,000 to $499,999 
1,521 
4,443 
12,654 
1,433 
10,594 
1,044 
2,612 
213 
1,436 
$500,000 to $999,999 
1,701 
3,537 
7,161 
1,444 
5,466 
1,894 
7,092 
107 
813 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
1,209 
3,764 
4,659 
2,635 
6,782 
5,747 
12,637 
87 
1,093 
$1,000,000 to $2,499,999 
950 
2,514 
3,362 
1,293 
3,596 
3,521 
9,253 
60 
695 
$2,500,000 to $4,999,999 
224 
850 
839 
491 
1,537 
1,446 
2,353 
15 
262 
$5,000,000 or more 
35 
400 
458 
851 
1,649 
780 
1,031 
12 
136 
Total sales 
farms 
8,915 
482,790 
619,172 
13,734 
46,005 
21,687 
52,849 
73,272 
227,597 
$1,000 
4,661,521 
18,840,487 
32,966,557 
38,183,948 
41,032,301 
22,645,102 
43,703,626 
766,044 
5,925,849 
Grains, oilseeds, dry beans, and 
dry peas 
farms 
3,772 
28,562 
39,714 
7,073 
27,579 
6,171 
4,460 
1,223 
4,090 
$1,000 
690,358 
3,326,411 
2,487,201 
1,557,009 
2,134,600 
2,159,871 
694,673 
16,963 
524,325 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
2,276 
9,576 
9,954 
4,235 
9,998 
4,724 
2,116 
75 
1,138 
$1,000 
659,335 
3,086,372 
2,121,284 
1 ,502,072 
1 ,848,490 
2,134,833 
658,134 
9,428 
496,981 
Corn 
farms 
1,554 
16,970 
25,174 
6,324 
24,172 
5,467 
3,490 
749 
2,953 
$1,000 
258,064 
1 ,425,048 
1,206,257 
1,113,838 
1,418,365 
1,413,228 
382,786 
7,694 
301,541 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
997 
4,786 
5,049 
3,403 
7,022 
3,973 
1,447 
22 
844 
$1,000 
245,924 
1,287,431 
989,538 
1 ,060,228 
1,147,524 
1,383,545 
350,419 
3,287 
282,297 
Wheat 
farms 
1,492 
10,023 
11,915 
1,337 
5,070 
1,165 
1,383 
141 
878 
$1,000 
121,496 
908,455 
634,006 
78,398 
160,478 
61,256 
63,634 
2,567 
47,850 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
585 
3,679 
3,131 
353 
695 
296 
339 
16 
160 
$1,000 
103,370 
807,414 
495,799 
63,783 
98,082 
45,787 
46,171 
1,301 
39,831 
Soybeans 
farms 
1,241 
7,725 
12,362 
3,818 
9,930 
4,687 
2,680 
297 
1,618 
$1,000 
183,361 
491 ,945 
476,210 
328,093 
476,044 
669,631 
234,544 
3,393 
150,532 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
770 
2,224 
2,512 
1,765 
2,726 
3,143 
1,138 
17 
634 
$1,000 
173,948 
413,727 
332,043 
286,666 
332,905 
634,383 
204,673 
1,172 
137,449 
Sorghum 
farms 
976 
1,514 
2,216 
209 
670 
115 
172 
19 
111 
$1,000 
97,079 
88,562 
68,424 
12,716 
15,244 
6,189 
4,311 
502 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
465 
397 
343 
59 
54 
31 
30 
1 
6 
$1,000 
86,161 
73,280 
45,057 
10,521 
9,616 
4,962 
2,393 
(D) 
(D) 
Barley 
farms 
65 
2,433 
1,746 
423 
2,271 
104 
326 
93 
205 
$1,000 
4,532 
173,578 
33,618 
8,193 
24,972 
3,183 
4,357 
1,863 
10,554 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
22 
694 
169 
18 
75 
10 
17 
9 
29 
$1,000 
3,687 
153,507 
19,692 
4,672 
11,900 
2,417 
1,547 
1,489 
9,293 
Rice 
farms 
39 
85 
27 
- 
5 
- 
4 
- 
13 
$1,000 
8,314 
41,432 
3,937 
- 
1,068 
- 
304 
- 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
31 
72 
17 
- 
2 
- 
2 
- 
5 
$1,000 
8,127 
41,154 
3,724 
- 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
Other grains, oilseeds, 
dry beans, and dry peas 
farms 
217 
6,091 
5,617 
843 
8,059 
371 
407 
391 
977 
$1,000 
17,512 
197,391 
64,748 
15,771 
38,429 
6,384 
4,738 
944 
10,870 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
51 
766 
282 
53 
63 
27 
18 
2 
28 
$1,000 
15,476 
161,699 
39,031 
12,115 
9,915 
4,443 
2,882 
(D) 
7,212 
Tobacco 
.... farms 
39 
1,251 
968 
57 
1,032 
58 
160 
4 
50 
$1,000 
6,038 
247,800 
34,170 
1,813 
35,394 
14,507 
31,832 
(D) 
6,377 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
31 
583 
164 
8 
135 
45 
97 
22 
$1,000 
5,896 
235,473 
21,361 
682 
13,465 
14,209 
30,479 
- 
5,870 
Cotton and cottonseed 
farms 
8,909 
3,508 
306 
6 
40 
46 
211 
8 
30 
$1,000 
3,394,427 
1 ,235,999 
23,497 
(D) 
8,425 
10,670 
44,928 
(D) 
7,330 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
6,821 
2,958 
121 
5 
35 
36 
151 
3 
16 
$1,000 
3,345,671 
1,222,558 
19,842 
(D) 
8,319 
10,373 
43,445 
(D) 
7,084 
Vegetables, melons, potatoes, 
and sweet potatoes 
farms 
185 
7,865 
2,214 
189 
1,393 
297 
886 
357 
1,388 
$1,000 
103,762 
1,285,059 
37,296 
9,729 
46,086 
13,181 
37,326 
1,406 
15,445 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
119 
1,840 
84 
42 
138 
72 
129 
2 
29 
$1,000 
102,463 
1,236,913 
24,184 
(D) 
32,380 
11,210 
32,133 
(D) 
9,886 
Fruits, tree nuts, and berries 
farms 
174 
5,459 
2,703 
77 
725 
96 
515 
233 
1,110 
$1,000 
20,369 
500,687 
55,351 
(D) 
127,440 
2,121 
20,950 
(D) 
9,086 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
53 
719 
149 
5 
166 
9 
54 
1 
21 
$1,000 
18,350 
469,736 
38,078 
(D) 
124,459 
1,515 
17,941 
(D) 
5,288 
Fruits and tree nuts 
farms 
162 
3,526 
2,106 
50 
364 
54 
332 
134 
673 
$1,000 
20,095 
453,854 
53,607 
1,768 
125,576 
1,614 
18,558 
332 
6,769 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
53 
627 
147 
5 
161 
7 
46 
- 
12 
$1,000 
(D) 
431 ,574 
37,866 
1,168 
123,670 
1,215 
1 6,349 
- 
3,717 
Berries 
farms 
12 
2,528 
679 
32 
407 
49 
219 
123 
506 
$1,000 
274 
46,833 
1,745 
(D) 
1,863 
507 
2,393 
(D) 
2,318 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - UNITED STATES DATA 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
United States 175 
