Table 69. Summary by Age and Primary Occupation of Principal Operator: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Other occupations 
Item 
Total 
Age of operator (years) 
Under 25 
25 to 34 
35 to 44 
45 to 54 
55 to 64 
65 and over 
FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 
Farms 
number 
1,101,399 
4,696 
59,743 
131,229 
283,735 
330,889 
291,107 
percent 
52.2 
0.2 
2.8 
6.2 
13.5 
15.7 
13.8 
Land in farms 
acres 
235,179,498 
545,288 
8,733,387 
34,038,041 
51,372,517 
69,779,936 
70,710,329 
Average size of farm 
acres 
214 
116 
146 
259 
181 
211 
243 
MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL 
PRODUCTS SOLD AND GOVERNMENT 
PAYMENTS 
Total 
farms 
1,101,399 
4,696 
59,743 
131,229 
283,735 
330,889 
291,107 
$1,000 
53,371 ,434 
146,679 
2,656,264 
8,089,478 
13,299,523 
16,473,848 
12,705,641 
Average per farm 
dollars 
48,458 
31,235 
44,462 
61,644 
46,873 
49,787 
43,646 
Farms by economic class: 
Less than $1 ,000 (see text) 
287,188 
926 
12,413 
33,124 
75,699 
88,521 
76,505 
$1 ,000 to $2,499 
163,942 
637 
7,862 
19,221 
41,677 
48,815 
45,730 
$2,500 to $4,999 
153,747 
594 
7,599 
17,664 
39,216 
45,348 
43,326 
$5,000 to $9,999 
154,941 
752 
8,179 
17,769 
38,905 
46,284 
43,052 
$10,000 to $24,999 
151,621 
756 
9,034 
17,658 
38,242 
45,843 
40,088 
$25,000 to $49,999 
76,376 
442 
5,454 
9,703 
19,485 
22,801 
18,491 
$50,000 to $99,999 
50,801 
314 
4,318 
7,137 
13,376 
14,765 
10,891 
$100,000 to $249,999 
35,800 
170 
3,093 
5,048 
9,626 
10,621 
7,242 
$250,000 to $499,999 
13,781 
57 
1,022 
2,005 
3,964 
3,967 
2,766 
$500,000 to $999,999 
7,121 
38 
449 
1,039 
1,893 
2,165 
1,537 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
6,081 
10 
320 
861 
1,652 
1,759 
1,479 
$1,000,000 to $2,499,999 
4,210 
9 
262 
640 
1,177 
1,167 
955 
$2,500,000 to $4,999,999 
953 
1 
36 
122 
252 
283 
259 
$5,000,000 or more 
918 
- 
22 
99 
223 
309 
265 
Total sales 
farms 
1,101,399 
4,696 
59,743 
131,229 
283,735 
330,889 
291,107 
$1,000 
51,533,610 
141,592 
2,577,896 
7,913,942 
12,906,090 
15,941,529 
12,052,561 
Grains, oilseeds, dry beans, and 
dry peas 
farms 
155,623 
1,162 
14,277 
22,398 
41,917 
44,522 
31,347 
$1,000 
11,873,403 
56,068 
941 ,643 
1 ,755,698 
3,287,530 
3,480,270 
2,352,193 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
50,803 
311 
4,957 
7,730 
14,058 
14,526 
9,221 
$1,000 
10,318,282 
41,679 
790,979 
1,540,580 
2,875,069 
3,039,593 
2,030,380 
Corn 
farms 
101,672 
720 
9,824 
15,378 
28,294 
28,728 
18,728 
$1,000 
6,007,761 
28,537 
504,244 
916,776 
1,691,344 
1,728,153 
1,138,707 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
28,600 
158 
2,851 
4,513 
8,117 
8,073 
4,888 
$1,000 
4,931,763 
19,587 
392,993 
760,985 
1 ,392,697 
1,425,923 
939,578 
Wheat 
farms 
33,395 
194 
2,652 
4,416 
8,856 
9,848 
7,429 
$1,000 
1,300,197 
7,051 
88,552 
171,024 
319,506 
389,541 
324,524 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
6,024 
24 
445 
804 
1,567 
1,785 
1,399 
$1,000 
906,230 
4,616 
55,545 
119,244 
214,616 
275,034 
237,175 
Soybeans 
farms 
85,551 
620 
7,757 
12,471 
23,315 
24,801 
16,587 
$1,000 
3,909,479 
17,690 
299,984 
566,915 
1,121,585 
1,163,950 
739,354 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
21,647 
90 
1,766 
3,233 
6,263 
6,500 
3,795 
$1,000 
2,837,869 
8,907 
195,845 
407,803 
831,221 
858,698 
535,395 
Sorghum 
farms 
4,708 
42 
368 
606 
1,234 
1,368 
1,090 
$1,000 
162,907 
715 
12,835 
20,982 
37,143 
51,095 
40,137 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
769 
6 
69 
98 
182 
246 
168 
$1,000 
109,438 
300 
8,169 
14,381 
22,677 
36,491 
27,420 
Barley 
farms 
2,927 
15 
226 
397 
803 
936 
550 
$1,000 
79,230 
434 
4,649 
21,317 
17,509 
22,966 
12,355 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
316 
2 
21 
58 
72 
107 
56 
$1,000 
55,655 
(D) 
(D) 
17,971 
11,051 
15,635 
8,161 
Rice 
farms 
740 
9 
70 
96 
198 
183 
184 
$1,000 
199,253 
47 
15,068 
23,365 
50,981 
54,145 
55,646 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
562 
- 
64 
79 
140 
144 
135 
$1,000 
194,663 
- 
14,878 
22,915 
49,325 
53,241 
54,303 
Other grains, oilseeds, 
dry beans, and dry peas 
farms 
1 1 ,944 
108 
937 
1,767 
3,240 
3,636 
2,256 
$1,000 
214,576 
1,594 
16,311 
35,318 
49,462 
70,421 
41 ,470 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
914 
12 
97 
161 
240 
261 
143 
$1,000 
158,490 
1,156 
10,380 
26,542 
35,401 
54,693 
30,318 
Tobacco 
farms 
2,293 
13 
250 
355 
637 
588 
450 
$1,000 
108,323 
267 
9,139 
16,494 
29,315 
33,656 
19,453 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
461 
1 
56 
56 
126 
139 
83 
$1,000 
77,846 
(D) 
(D) 
10,880 
20,771 
26,497 
13,662 
Cotton and cottonseed 
farms 
2,762 
6 
241 
356 
663 
799 
697 
$1,000 
410,694 
909 
24,844 
43,004 
94,470 
116,675 
130,792 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1,319 
6 
109 
184 
328 
377 
315 
$1,000 
380,357 
909 
22,094 
38,907 
87,535 
107,994 
122,919 
Vegetables, melons, potatoes, 
and sweet potatoes 
farms 
26,149 
166 
2,034 
3,680 
7,139 
8,134 
4,996 
$1,000 
2,017,900 
2,696 
45,057 
269,551 
322,086 
693,461 
685,049 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1,568 
5 
101 
212 
397 
477 
376 
$1,000 
1 ,844,089 
(D) 
(D) 
244,949 
275,193 
639,173 
651,149 
Fruits, tree nuts, and berries 
farms 
48,424 
117 
1,596 
4,288 
1 1 ,484 
16,065 
14,874 
$1,000 
4,749,993 
3,860 
119,969 
401,357 
1,054,803 
1,234,118 
1,935,886 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
8,522 
15 
277 
779 
2,001 
2,647 
2,803 
$1,000 
4,348,066 
3,121 
108,548 
368,798 
959,442 
1,101,705 
1 ,806,452 
Fruits and tree nuts 
farms 
40,246 
80 
1,077 
3,199 
9,245 
13,406 
13,239 
$1,000 
4,267,608 
3,692 
112,552 
307,771 
977,934 
1 ,075,402 
1 ,790,257 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
7,876 
15 
250 
698 
1,807 
2,448 
2,658 
$1,000 
3,914,120 
3,121 
103,481 
280,822 
896,342 
958,786 
1,671,569 
Berries 
farms 
10,194 
39 
563 
1,280 
2,829 
3,363 
2,120 
$1,000 
482,385 
168 
7,417 
93,585 
76,869 
158,716 
145,629 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
647 
- 
27 
81 
193 
202 
144 
$1,000 
430,392 
- 
4,882 
87,651 
61,932 
141,773 
134,154 
Nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, 
and sod (see text) 
farms 
21,586 
84 
1,129 
2,308 
5,714 
7,392 
4,959 
$1,000 
3,185,813 
1,479 
98,234 
283,648 
814,188 
1,218,081 
770,184 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
4,637 
13 
186 
479 
1,284 
1,585 
1,090 
$1,000 
2,994,282 
829 
88,428 
262,898 
762,962 
1,153,077 
726,087 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - UNITED STATES DATA 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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