Table 8. Farms, Land in Farms, Value of Land and Buildings, and Land Use: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Colorado 
Connecticut 
Delaware 
Florida 
Georgia 
Hawaii 
FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 
Farms 
number, 2012 
36,180 
5,977 
2,451 
47,740 
42,257 
7,000 
2007 
37,054 
4,916 
2,546 
47,463 
47,846 
7,521 
Land in farms 
acres, 2012 
31,886,676 
436,539 
508,652 
9,548,342 
9,620,836 
1,129,317 
2007 
31,604,911 
405,616 
510,253 
9,231,570 
10,150,539 
1,121,329 
Average size of farm 
acres, 2012 
881 
73 
208 
200 
228 
161 
2007 
853 
83 
200 
195 
212 
149 
Estimated market value of land and buildings 
farms, 2012 
36,180 
5,977 
2,451 
47,740 
42,257 
7,000 
2007 
37,054 
4,916 
2,546 
47,463 
47,846 
7,521 
$1,000, 2012 
40,821,073 
4,837,637 
4,153,426 
49,661,974 
29,676,310 
10,229,393 
2007 
33,058,456 
5,137,872 
5,279,399 
52,053,543 
31,635,808 
8,620,668 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
1,128,277 
809,375 
1,694,584 
1,040,259 
702,282 
1,461,342 
2007 
892,170 
1,045,133 
2,073,605 
1,096,718 
661,201 
1,146,213 
Average per acre 
dollars, 2012 
1,280 
1 1 ,082 
8,166 
5,201 
3,085 
9,058 
2007 
1,046 
12,667 
10,347 
5,639 
3,117 
7,688 
2012 farms by value group: 
$1 to $49,999 
2,158 
331 
132 
4,127 
3,202 
725 
$50,000 to $99,999 
2,145 
315 
106 
4,780 
3,690 
509 
$100,000 to $199,999 
4,290 
657 
187 
9,170 
7,692 
1,156 
$200,000 to $499,999 
12,084 
2,178 
733 
15,528 
13,801 
2,522 
$500,000 to $999,999 
6,814 
1,429 
572 
7,412 
7,221 
1,163 
$1,000,000 to $1,999,999 
3,901 
621 
305 
3,265 
3,636 
363 
$2,000,000 to $4,999,999 
3,185 
339 
242 
2,116 
2,238 
314 
$5,000,000 to $9,999,999 
1,050 
72 
92 
737 
563 
125 
$10,000,000 or more 
553 
35 
82 
605 
214 
123 
Approximate land area 
acres, 2012 
66,331,210 
3,099,212 
1,247,158 
34,323,981 
36,811,183 
4,110,412 
Proportion in farms 
percent, 2012 
48.1 
14.1 
40.8 
27.8 
26.1 
27.5 
2012 size of farm: 
1 to 9 acres 
farms 
4,251 
1,768 
452 
1 1 ,742 
3,025 
4,412 
acres 
19,584 
7,846 
2,022 
52,802 
14,844 
15,471 
1 0 to 49 acres 
farms 
10,008 
2,403 
933 
21,013 
13,834 
1,752 
acres 
282,655 
56,580 
20,906 
456,137 
369,626 
36,080 
50 to 69 acres 
farms 
1,629 
460 
143 
2,816 
4,202 
164 
acres 
94,061 
26,206 
8,366 
161,882 
242,449 
9,091 
70 to 99 acres 
farms 
2,578 
389 
158 
2,596 
4,061 
123 
acres 
207,575 
31,929 
13,200 
21 1 ,977 
336,233 
10,171 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
farms 
1,825 
279 
153 
2,093 
3,992 
120 
acres 
211,314 
32,214 
17,642 
239,706 
460,339 
13,689 
1 40 to 1 79 acres 
farms 
2,155 
189 
89 
1,259 
2,416 
73 
acres 
340,610 
29,474 
14,051 
197,047 
379,861 
1 1 ,478 
180 to 219 acres 
farms 
947 
142 
63 
972 
1,845 
46 
acres 
187,044 
27,784 
12,407 
192,634 
365,468 
9,059 
220 to 259 acres 
farms 
696 
60 
43 
710 
1,213 
27 
acres 
165,627 
14,152 
10,071 
169,127 
290,027 
6,377 
260 to 499 acres 
farms 
3,296 
177 
177 
1,846 
3,276 
99 
acres 
1,187,798 
60,753 
63,273 
652,943 
1,146,280 
33,869 
500 to 999 acres 
farms 
2,930 
67 
92 
1,259 
2,284 
57 
acres 
2,082,094 
44,545 
66,781 
858,650 
1,586,509 
40,987 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
farms 
2,263 
29 
90 
661 
1,375 
48 
acres 
3,153,532 
39,486 
115,410 
898,806 
1,824,621 
65,752 
2,000 acres or more 
farms 
3,602 
14 
58 
773 
734 
79 
acres 
23,954,782 
65,570 
164,523 
5,456,631 
2,604,579 
877,293 
2007 size of farm: 
1 to 9 acres 
farms 
4,276 
1,232 
651 
12,184 
3,504 
4,813 
acres 
20,120 
5,712 
2,549 
56,909 
18,271 
1 7,330 
1 0 to 49 acres 
farms 
9,359 
1,894 
802 
20,680 
16,243 
1,972 
acres 
262,041 
45,203 
18,684 
444,758 
431,191 
39,725 
50 to 69 acres 
farms 
1,631 
403 
154 
2,546 
4,568 
156 
acres 
94,680 
23,282 
8,952 
146,086 
263,461 
8,849 
70 to 99 acres 
farms 
2,717 
319 
177 
2,422 
4,347 
110 
acres 
217,999 
26,434 
14,721 
197,727 
358,966 
9,216 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
farms 
1,783 
364 
158 
2,129 
4,503 
94 
acres 
206,709 
41,496 
1 7,979 
245,375 
521,254 
10,410 
1 40 to 1 79 acres 
farms 
2,345 
201 
79 
1,446 
2,826 
63 
acres 
370,059 
31,426 
12,297 
227,084 
443,788 
9,748 
180 to 219 acres 
farms 
986 
144 
63 
923 
2,059 
35 
acres 
195,269 
28,152 
12,419 
182,959 
406,344 
6,780 
220 to 259 acres 
farms 
826 
58 
41 
645 
1,377 
17 
acres 
196,921 
13,699 
9,780 
153,623 
328,608 
4,055 
260 to 499 acres 
farms 
3,689 
198 
176 
1,893 
3,996 
102 
acres 
1,331,348 
67,447 
64,313 
677,051 
1,415,853 
34,313 
500 to 999 acres 
farms 
3,185 
63 
99 
1,225 
2,470 
44 
acres 
2,272,531 
40,546 
69,192 
833,620 
1,686,205 
29,813 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
farms 
2,521 
30 
99 
653 
1,253 
50 
acres 
3,552,054 
39,470 
131,204 
872,604 
1,704,301 
71,132 
2,000 acres or more 
farms 
3,736 
10 
47 
717 
700 
65 
acres 
22,885,180 
42,749 
148,163 
5,193,774 
2,572,297 
879,958 
LAND IN FARMS ACCORDING TO USE 
Total cropland 
farms, 2012 
24,009 
4,011 
1,658 
24,544 
28,360 
5,551 
2007 
24,938 
3,884 
1,989 
26,555 
31,924 
6,281 
acres, 2012 
10,649,747 
151,144 
439,157 
2,744,064 
4,190,918 
174,042 
2007 
1 1 ,483,936 
163,686 
432,773 
2,953,340 
4,478,168 
177,626 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
1 7,379 
3,781 
1,448 
21,011 
22,347 
5,293 
2007 
1 7,899 
3,517 
1,615 
20,486 
23,179 
6,044 
acres, 2012 
5,182,628 
126,835 
421,321 
2,184,485 
3,609,788 
99,031 
2007 
5,888,926 
136,833 
409,468 
2,112,129 
3,390,437 
103,120 
Other pasture and grazing land that could have been 
used for crops without additional 
improvements (see text) 
farms, 2012 
2,546 
381 
193 
2,611 
2,704 
204 
2007 
5,970 
836 
432 
7,331 
9,826 
366 
acres, 2012 
427,615 
11,131 
6,658 
277,91 1 
130,564 
7,538 
2007 
1,242,231 
12,514 
8,842 
571 ,490 
587,428 
23,493 
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2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data United States 309 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
