Table 70. Summary by Tenure of Principal Operator and by Operators on Farm: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Tenure of principal operator 
Operators on farm 
Item 
Total 
Full owners 
Part owners 
Tenants 
One operator 
More than one 
operator 
FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 
Farms 
number 
2,109,303 
1,428,351 
533,070 
147,882 
1,181,152 
928,151 
percent 
100.0 
67.7 
25.3 
7.0 
56.0 
44.0 
Land in farms 
acres 
914,527,657 
336,233,189 
491 ,292,824 
87,001,644 
475,365,174 
439,162,483 
Average size of farm 
acres 
434 
235 
922 
588 
402 
473 
MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL 
PRODUCTS SOLD AND GOVERNMENT 
PAYMENTS 
Total 
farms 
2,109,303 
1,428,351 
533,070 
147,882 
1,181,152 
928,151 
$1,000 
402,697,828 
143,961,107 
214,414,787 
44,321 ,934 
186,527,996 
216,169,832 
Average per farm 
dollars 
190,915 
100,788 
402,226 
299,711 
157,920 
232,904 
Farms by economic class: 
Less than $1 ,000 (see text) 
428,810 
369,504 
36,472 
22,834 
228,722 
200,088 
$1 ,000 to $2,499 
236,501 
206,789 
20,190 
9,522 
133,308 
103,193 
$2,500 to $4,999 
231,388 
192,100 
28,575 
10,713 
131,457 
99,931 
$5,000 to $9,999 
248,616 
193,807 
41,539 
13,270 
141,901 
106,715 
$10,000 to $24,999 
271,511 
188,945 
64,707 
17,859 
155,785 
115,726 
$25,000 to $49,999 
161,939 
96,215 
52,147 
13,577 
94,502 
67,437 
$50,000 to $99,999 
133,988 
66,373 
52,919 
14,696 
79,659 
54,329 
$100,000 to $249,999 
141,675 
51,583 
72,716 
17,376 
84,359 
57,316 
$250,000 to $499,999 
95,653 
23,741 
60,700 
11,212 
54,989 
40,664 
$500,000 to $999,999 
77,562 
17,155 
52,351 
8,056 
41,520 
36,042 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
81,660 
22,139 
50,754 
8,767 
34,950 
46,710 
$1,000,000 to $2,499,999 
58,203 
14,543 
37,717 
5,943 
26,365 
31,838 
$2,500,000 to $4,999,999 
14,892 
4,208 
8,987 
1,697 
5,476 
9,416 
$5,000,000 or more 
8,565 
3,388 
4,050 
1,127 
3,109 
5,456 
Total sales 
farms 
2,109,303 
1,428,351 
533,070 
147,882 
1,181,152 
928,151 
$1,000 
394,644,481 
141,383,834 
209,804,306 
43,456,342 
182,265,444 
212,379,038 
Grains, oilseeds, dry beans, and 
dry peas 
farms 
503,315 
183,251 
260,822 
59,242 
304,628 
198,687 
$1,000 
131,135,151 
17,047,784 
96,225,527 
17,861,840 
65,223,339 
65,911,812 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
282,153 
56,812 
187,673 
37,668 
167,467 
114,686 
$1,000 
127,495,554 
15,228,773 
94,811,653 
17,455,128 
62,927,522 
64,568,032 
Corn 
farms 
361 ,744 
118,965 
202,452 
40,327 
216,447 
145,297 
$1,000 
67,250,120 
8,589,861 
50,055,084 
8,605,175 
33,398,772 
33,851,348 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
186,860 
32,256 
130,616 
23,988 
109,030 
77,830 
$1,000 
64,319,985 
7,365,056 
48,674,093 
8,280,837 
31,573,924 
32,746,061 
Wheat 
farms 
147,022 
39,413 
90,707 
16,902 
86,276 
60,746 
$1,000 
15,761,545 
2,435,904 
11,303,410 
2,022,231 
7,528,763 
8,232,783 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
59,629 
8,892 
43,248 
7,489 
32,400 
27,229 
$1,000 
14,233,998 
2,011,306 
10,376,159 
1 ,846,533 
6,591,787 
7,642,211 
Soybeans 
farms 
301,343 
91,758 
1 74,035 
35,550 
186,445 
114,898 
$1,000 
38,745,118 
4,635,542 
28,912,969 
5,196,607 
20,135,576 
18,609,542 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
153,923 
21,290 
113,375 
19,258 
91,253 
62,670 
$1,000 
35,880,465 
3,489,107 
27,547,615 
4,843,742 
18,275,036 
17,605,429 
Sorghum 
farms 
22,908 
5,474 
14,175 
3,259 
13,378 
9,530 
$1,000 
1 ,764,352 
266,847 
1,156,120 
341 ,385 
859,373 
904,978 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
8,021 
1,188 
5,460 
1,373 
4,383 
3,638 
$1,000 
1,513,409 
208,259 
998,998 
306,152 
707,650 
805,759 
Barley 
farms 
18,099 
4,948 
1 1 ,076 
2,075 
9,350 
8,749 
$1,000 
1,228,191 
203,222 
840,328 
184,641 
557,696 
670,495 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
5,565 
890 
3,874 
801 
2,873 
2,692 
$1,000 
1 ,080,828 
163,995 
749,540 
167,293 
480,510 
600,318 
Rice 
farms 
5,585 
1,072 
2,457 
2,056 
2,778 
2,807 
$1,000 
2,895,121 
401,137 
1,399,527 
1,094,457 
1 ,076,269 
1,818,852 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
5,059 
835 
2,288 
1,936 
2,428 
2,631 
$1,000 
2,880,278 
394,922 
1,394,711 
1,090,645 
1 ,066,335 
1,813,944 
Other grains, oilseeds, 
dry beans, and dry peas 
farms 
58,168 
18,414 
32,969 
6,785 
31,602 
26,566 
$1,000 
3,488,622 
515,271 
2,558,088 
415,263 
1 ,666,889 
1,821,733 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
12,801 
1,778 
9,294 
1,729 
6,780 
6,021 
$1,000 
3,169,224 
430,339 
2,360,257 
378,629 
1 ,483,963 
1 ,685,262 
Tobacco 
farms 
10,001 
3,525 
5,337 
1,139 
6,319 
3,682 
$1,000 
1,491,208 
174,509 
1,194,375 
122,325 
850,490 
640,719 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
4,303 
797 
3,112 
394 
2,711 
1,592 
$1,000 
1,376,417 
123,287 
1,145,745 
107,385 
778,824 
597,592 
Cotton and cottonseed 
farms 
18,143 
3,698 
10,575 
3,870 
1 1 ,286 
6,857 
$1 ,000 
6,137,649 
816,180 
3,964,545 
1 ,356,923 
2,863,956 
3,273,692 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
14,018 
1,961 
8,929 
3,128 
8,335 
5,683 
$1,000 
6,040,320 
780,338 
3,922,258 
1,337,724 
2,795,080 
3,245,240 
Vegetables, melons, potatoes, 
and sweet potatoes 
farms 
72,267 
43,990 
18,398 
9,879 
33,421 
38,846 
$1,000 
16,851,235 
2,991,535 
9,690,969 
4,168,730 
5,618,841 
1 1 ,232,394 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
14,071 
3,636 
7,852 
2,583 
6,296 
7,775 
$1 ,000 
16,310,154 
2,670,262 
9,548,822 
4,091,070 
5,358,629 
10,951,524 
Fruits, tree nuts, and berries 
farms 
105,737 
86,474 
13,864 
5,399 
53,238 
52,499 
$1,000 
25,869,700 
13,634,238 
8,911,269 
3,324,193 
11,119,991 
14,749,709 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
29,738 
20,921 
6,593 
2,224 
15,216 
14,522 
$1,000 
25,039,845 
12,932,357 
8,823,668 
3,283,820 
10,680,344 
14,359,501 
Fruits and tree nuts 
farms 
86,675 
71,939 
10,819 
3,917 
45,283 
41,392 
$1,000 
22,427,436 
12,712,527 
7,852,856 
1,862,053 
9,661,057 
12,766,379 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
26,754 
19,228 
5,804 
1,722 
13,835 
12,919 
$1,000 
21,711,516 
12,099,053 
7,782,717 
1,829,746 
9,270,321 
12,441,195 
Berries 
farms 
24,553 
18,666 
4,134 
1,753 
10,083 
14,470 
$1,000 
3,442,264 
921,711 
1,058,413 
1,462,141 
1 ,458,934 
1 ,983,330 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
3,186 
1,724 
921 
541 
1,460 
1,726 
$1,000 
3,308,904 
823,040 
1,033,176 
1 ,452,688 
1,402,940 
1 ,905,964 
Nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, 
and sod (see text) 
farms 
52,751 
40,227 
7,224 
5,300 
25,294 
27,457 
$1,000 
14,517,593 
7,921,666 
4,319,351 
2,276,576 
4,914,648 
9,602,944 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
16,399 
11,066 
3,233 
2,100 
7,132 
9,267 
$1,000 
14,066,634 
7,569,292 
4,262,758 
2,234,583 
4,686,165 
9,380,469 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - UNITED STATES DATA 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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