Table 1. State Summary Highlights: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Colorado 
Connecticut 
Delaware 
Florida 
Georgia 
Flawaii 
Farms 
number 
36,180 
5,977 
2,451 
47,740 
42,257 
7,000 
Land in farms 
acres 
31,886,676 
436,539 
508,652 
9,548,342 
9,620,836 
1,129,317 
Average size of farm 
acres 
881 
73 
208 
200 
228 
161 
Median size of farm 
acres 
90 
22 
35 
20 
70 
5 
Estimated market value of land and buildings: 
Average per farm 
dollars 
1,128,277 
809,375 
1,694,584 
1,040,259 
702,282 
1,461,342 
Average per acre 
dollars 
1,280 
1 1 ,082 
8,166 
5,201 
3,085 
9,058 
Estimated market value of all machinery and 
equipment 
$1,000 
3,953,022 
352,391 
395,981 
2,904,423 
3,935,960 
307,994 
Average per farm 
dollars 
110,134 
58,958 
161,559 
60,845 
93,146 
43,999 
Farms by size: 
1 to 9 acres 
4,251 
1,768 
452 
1 1 .742 
3,025 
4,412 
1 0 to 49 acres 
10,008 
2,403 
933 
21,013 
13,834 
1,752 
50 to 1 79 acres 
8,187 
1,317 
543 
8,764 
14,671 
480 
1 80 to 499 acres 
4,939 
379 
283 
3,528 
6,334 
172 
500 to 999 acres 
2,930 
67 
92 
1,259 
2,284 
57 
1 ,000 acres or more 
5,865 
43 
148 
1,434 
2,109 
127 
Total cropland 
farms 
24,009 
4,011 
1,658 
24,544 
28,360 
5,551 
acres 
10,649,747 
151,144 
439,157 
2,744,064 
4,190,918 
174,042 
Flarvested cropland 
farms 
17,379 
3,781 
1,448 
21,011 
22,347 
5,293 
acres 
5,182,628 
126,835 
421,321 
2,184,485 
3,609,788 
99,031 
Irrigated land 
farms 
15,547 
1,011 
533 
11,744 
5,230 
2,498 
acres 
2,516,785 
9,272 
127,272 
1 ,493,320 
1,125,355 
81,813 
Market value of agricultural products sold (see text) .... 
$1,000 
7,780,874 
550,620 
1,274,014 
7,701,532 
9,255,125 
661,347 
Average per farm 
dollars 
215,060 
92,123 
519,794 
161,322 
219,020 
94,478 
Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops 
$1,000 
2,434,583 
389,137 
429,039 
5,969,399 
3,670,455 
538,873 
Livestock, poultry, and their products 
$1,000 
5,346,292 
161,482 
844,975 
1,732,133 
5,584,670 
122,474 
Farms by value of sales: 
Less than $2,500 
16,597 
2,652 
585 
21,263 
18,372 
2,130 
$2,500 to $4,999 
2,889 
820 
137 
4,980 
3,951 
$5,000 to $9,999 
3,065 
709 
145 
5,125 
4,139 
1,058 
$10,000 to $24,999 
3,525 
743 
240 
5,686 
4,704 
1,397 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,368 
352 
188 
2,998 
2,232 
684 
$50,000 to $99,999 
2,103 
243 
135 
2,464 
1,552 
$100,000 or more 
5,633 
458 
1,021 
5,224 
7,307 
Government payments 
farms 
11,115 
519 
917 
3,954 
14,533 
628 
$1,000 
165,576 
4,841 
9,677 
40,164 
142,322 
5,228 
Total income from farm-related sources. 
gross before taxes and expenses (see text) 
farms 
13,710 
2,070 
1,132 
10,253 
12,069 
1,276 
$1,000 
312,533 
56,573 
18,805 
241,016 
219,910 
36,663 
Total farm production expenses 
$1,000 
6,910,512 
586,466 
981,803 
6,484,515 
7,488,510 
659,262 
Average per farm 
dollars 
191,004 
98,120 
400,572 
135,830 
177,213 
94,180 
Net cash farm income of operation (see text) 
farms 
36,180 
5,977 
2,451 
47,740 
42,257 
7,000 
$1,000 
1,348,471 
25,568 
320,693 
1,498,196 
2,128,848 
43,976 
Average per farm 
dollars 
37,271 
4,278 
130,842 
31,382 
50,379 
6,282 
Principal operator by primary occupation: 
Farming 
number 
17,962 
2,766 
1,565 
22,902 
19,858 
3,642 
Other 
number 
18,218 
3,211 
886 
24,838 
22,399 
3,358 
Principal operator by days worked off farm: 
Any 
number 
22,459 
3,876 
1,085 
28,507 
24,459 
4,777 
200 days or more 
number 
13,722 
2,536 
756 
17,335 
16,199 
2,598 
Livestock and poultry: 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
13,970 
1,452 
431 
21,255 
17,188 
1,314 
number 
2,630,082 
48,278 
18,225 
1 ,675,323 
1,033,717 
133,957 
Beef cows 
farms 
11,267 
1,003 
296 
18,433 
15,175 
1,173 
number 
683,291 
8,080 
3,833 
982,790 
469,942 
(D) 
Milk cows 
farms 
517 
242 
77 
425 
348 
12 
number 
130,736 
17,740 
4,512 
123,220 
79,492 
(D) 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
11,570 
774 
293 
13,971 
13,982 
711 
number 
3,211,467 
14,691 
10,481 
860,429 
537,089 
56,159 
Flogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
1,001 
318 
59 
1,642 
866 
231 
number 
727,301 
4,737 
5,891 
14,915 
153,733 
11,441 
Flogs and pigs sold 
farms 
956 
335 
60 
1,104 
600 
131 
number 
2,784,645 
13,912 
23,422 
19,006 
696,608 
12,529 
Sheep and lambs inventory 
farms 
1,509 
498 
69 
1,161 
688 
353 
number 
401,376 
6,093 
1,040 
18,232 
21,798 
21,921 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
4,271 
1,062 
204 
5,328 
3,483 
523 
number 
4,195,691 
(D) 
(D) 
9,386,611 
17,445,067 
244,343 
Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold 
farms 
296 
193 
672 
388 
2,743 
22 
number 
37,956 
265,099 
211,576,121 
58,644,898 
1,369,162,943 
2,639 
Selected crops harvested: 
Corn for grain 
farms 
2,562 
92 
752 
606 
2,619 
15 
acres 
1,011,151 
6,548 
178,032 
39,330 
311,125 
5,198 
bushels 
121,002,552 
806,003 
23,812,299 
4,781,859 
52,451,141 
367,142 
Corn for silage or greenchop 
farms 
997 
212 
62 
99 
238 
1 
acres 
157,285 
21,436 
4,962 
27,715 
31,216 
(D) 
tons 
2,740,971 
429,697 
85,140 
500,959 
653,545 
(D) 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
3,660 
13 
510 
100 
1,480 
acres 
2,181,967 
(D) 
79,658 
15,456 
227,087 
- 
bushels 
67,665,715 
8,556 
5,888,816 
691,103 
10,870,821 
- 
Winter wheat for grain 
farms 
3,567 
13 
510 
100 
1,480 
- 
acres 
2,167,930 
(D) 
79,658 
15,456 
227,087 
- 
bushels 
66,668,395 
8,556 
5,888,816 
691,103 
10,870,821 
- 
Spring wheat for grain 
farms 
112 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
12,575 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
bushels 
818,214 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
--continued 
246 United States 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
