Table 8. Farms, Land in Farms, Value of Land and Buildings, and Land Use: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
United States 
Alabama 
Alaska 
Arizona 
Arkansas 
California 
FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 
Farms 
number, 2012 
2,109,303 
43,223 
762 
20,005 
45,071 
77,857 
2007 
2,204,792 
48,753 
686 
15,637 
49,346 
81,033 
Land in farms 
acres, 2012 
914,527,657 
8,902,654 
833,861 
26,249,195 
13,810,786 
25,569,001 
2007 
922,095,840 
9,033,537 
881,585 
26,117,899 
13,872,862 
25,364,695 
Average size of farm 
acres, 2012 
434 
206 
1,094 
1,312 
306 
328 
2007 
418 
185 
1,285 
1,670 
281 
313 
Estimated market value of land and buildings .... 
farms, 2012 
2,109,303 
43,223 
762 
20,005 
45,071 
77,857 
2007 
2,204,792 
48,753 
686 
15,637 
49,346 
81,033 
$1,000, 2012 
2,268,536,922 
23,665,643 
519,287 
16,885,510 
36,415,777 
160,524,953 
2007 
1,744,295,252 
20,704,133 
344,607 
19,545,145 
32,505,792 
162,533,390 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
1,075,491 
547,524 
681,479 
844,065 
807,965 
2,061,792 
2007 
791,138 
424,674 
502,342 
1 ,249,929 
658,732 
2,005,768 
Average per acre 
dollars, 2012 
2,481 
2,658 
623 
643 
2,637 
6,278 
2007 
1,892 
2,292 
391 
748 
2,343 
6,408 
2012 farms by value group: 
$1 to $49,999 
165,851 
3,899 
67 
9,181 
2,834 
3,768 
$50,000 to $99,999 
174,286 
4,612 
49 
2,529 
4,580 
2,993 
$100,000 to $199,999 
354,825 
8,442 
127 
1,935 
9,081 
6,849 
$200,000 to $499,999 
650,777 
14,660 
293 
3,109 
14,880 
22,324 
$500,000 to $999,999 
331,875 
6,549 
140 
1,436 
6,876 
17,939 
$1,000,000 to $1,999,999 
188,784 
3,082 
54 
671 
3,107 
9,621 
$2,000,000 to $4,999,999 
151,339 
1,522 
22 
566 
2,192 
8,056 
$5,000,000 to $9,999,999 
58,239 
305 
7 
285 
1,099 
3,283 
$10,000,000 or more 
33,327 
152 
3 
293 
422 
3,024 
Approximate land area 
acres, 2012 
2,260,583,852 
32,413,454 
365,336,931 
72,700,056 
33,303,026 
99,698,909 
Proportion in farms 
percent, 2012 
40.5 
27.5 
0.2 
36.1 
41.5 
25.6 
2012 size of farm: 
1 to 9 acres 
farms 
223,634 
2,919 
247 
11,911 
1,918 
24,637 
acres 
996,831 
14,379 
815 
34,077 
9,706 
95,670 
1 0 to 49 acres 
farms 
589,549 
13,267 
181 
4,082 
1 1 ,947 
25,811 
acres 
15,107,127 
362,197 
4,143 
82,190 
334,595 
584,643 
50 to 69 acres 
farms 
153,698 
4,235 
29 
398 
3,827 
3,700 
acres 
8,919,687 
246,346 
1,673 
22,582 
221,708 
212,480 
70 to 99 acres 
farms 
184,942 
4,605 
38 
354 
4,986 
3,601 
acres 
15,204,112 
377,435 
3,044 
28,652 
408,684 
294,439 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
farms 
166,381 
4,342 
43 
391 
4,737 
3,222 
acres 
19,290,934 
500,043 
4,920 
43,666 
548,445 
369,985 
1 40 to 1 79 acres 
farms 
129,026 
2,897 
35 
374 
3,081 
2,533 
acres 
20,307,571 
453,309 
5,483 
58,885 
483,179 
398,520 
180 to 219 acres 
farms 
84,317 
2,041 
25 
200 
2,343 
1,477 
acres 
16,661,826 
402,155 
4,877 
40,302 
462,715 
292,751 
220 to 259 acres 
farms 
63,636 
1,382 
14 
142 
1,654 
1,189 
acres 
15,134,564 
329,632 
3,281 
34,111 
393,781 
282,281 
260 to 499 acres 
farms 
198,085 
3,815 
64 
540 
4,725 
3,983 
acres 
70,623,350 
1 ,335,536 
22,689 
192,244 
1,661,683 
1 ,428,792 
500 to 999 acres 
farms 
142,555 
2,230 
37 
513 
2,598 
3,230 
acres 
99,017,193 
1 ,523,958 
23,413 
354,490 
1,769,199 
2,244,264 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
farms 
91,273 
911 
25 
429 
1,760 
2,040 
acres 
125,084,593 
1,217,464 
33,340 
587,800 
2,471,096 
2,800,180 
2,000 acres or more 
farms 
82,207 
579 
24 
671 
1,495 
2,434 
acres 
508,179,869 
2,140,200 
726,183 
24,770,196 
5,045,995 
16,564,996 
2007 size of farm: 
1 to 9 acres 
farms 
232,849 
3,374 
165 
9,873 
2,581 
25,278 
acres 
1,080,019 
17,368 
603 
25,464 
13,375 
100,816 
1 0 to 49 acres 
farms 
620,283 
16,215 
164 
2,657 
15,119 
28,080 
acres 
15,918,542 
443,231 
3,859 
57,354 
416,051 
637,914 
50 to 69 acres 
farms 
153,862 
4,480 
36 
264 
4,068 
3,776 
acres 
8,930,361 
259,199 
2,121 
15,026 
235,384 
217,567 
70 to 99 acres 
farms 
192,043 
5,319 
41 
383 
5,049 
3,678 
acres 
15,783,304 
437,757 
3,256 
31,032 
412,401 
300,943 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
farms 
175,146 
4,896 
46 
291 
4,544 
3,067 
acres 
20,313,722 
566,433 
5,462 
33,952 
526,197 
353,529 
1 40 to 1 79 acres 
farms 
139,479 
3,113 
33 
283 
3,255 
2,418 
acres 
21,954,090 
488,459 
5,171 
44,297 
511,959 
381,684 
180 to 219 acres 
farms 
87,502 
2,068 
20 
146 
2,123 
1,626 
acres 
17,283,570 
408,585 
3,925 
29,100 
418,315 
321,033 
220 to 259 acres 
farms 
68,313 
1,492 
18 
100 
1,690 
1,305 
acres 
16,258,454 
356,214 
4,227 
23,732 
401,900 
310,154 
260 to 499 acres 
farms 
212,553 
4,052 
73 
380 
4,777 
4,083 
acres 
75,892,077 
1,426,089 
26,041 
135,873 
1 ,694,363 
1,461,559 
500 to 999 acres 
farms 
149,713 
2,235 
38 
436 
2,959 
3,267 
acres 
104,140,461 
1,533,002 
24,895 
306,473 
2,028,825 
2,280,819 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
farms 
92,656 
960 
24 
309 
1,803 
2,194 
acres 
127,595,277 
1,297,715 
31,078 
446,604 
2,499,817 
2,999,788 
2,000 acres or more 
farms 
80,393 
549 
28 
515 
1,378 
2,261 
acres 
496,945,963 
1 ,799,485 
770,947 
24,968,992 
4,714,275 
15,998,889 
LAND IN FARMS ACCORDING TO USE 
Total cropland 
farms, 2012 
1,551,654 
26,707 
561 
8,144 
29,380 
57,731 
2007 
1 ,685,339 
31,773 
512 
7,475 
35,154 
61,215 
acres, 2012 
389,690,414 
2,758,521 
84,114 
1,150,811 
7,931,111 
9,591,783 
2007 
406,424,909 
3,142,958 
86,238 
1 ,205,425 
8,432,221 
9,464,647 
Flarvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
1 ,288,875 
21,283 
495 
5,587 
25,535 
53,372 
2007 
1,328,004 
23,336 
424 
4,993 
29,050 
53,000 
acres, 2012 
314,964,600 
2,158,026 
31,315 
890,130 
7,316,469 
8,007,461 
2007 
309,607,601 
1,994,743 
30,772 
832,406 
7,367,068 
7,633,173 
Other pasture and grazing land that could have been 
used for crops without additional 
improvements (see text) 
farms, 2012 
141,537 
2,792 
37 
939 
2,049 
2,879 
2007 
404,753 
10,126 
94 
1,431 
8,790 
10,890 
acres, 2012 
12,802,847 
157,488 
4,183 
85,278 
180,875 
492,270 
2007 
35,771,154 
626,995 
7,114 
(D) 
724,044 
800,204 
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308 United States 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
