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 
Louisiana 
Maine 
Maryland 
Massachusetts 
Michigan 
Minnesota 
FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 
Farms 
number, 2012 
28,093 
8,173 
12,256 
7,755 
52,194 
74,542 
2007 
30,106 
8,136 
12,834 
7,691 
56,014 
80,992 
Land in farms 
acres, 2012 
7,900,864 
1,454,104 
2,030,745 
523,517 
9,948,564 
26,035,838 
2007 
8,109,975 
1,347,566 
2,051,756 
517,879 
10,031,807 
26,917,962 
Average size of farm 
acres, 2012 
281 
178 
166 
68 
191 
349 
2007 
269 
166 
160 
67 
179 
332 
Estimated market value of land and buildings 
farms, 2012 
28,093 
8,173 
12,256 
7,755 
52,194 
74,542 
2007 
30,106 
8,136 
12,834 
7,691 
56,014 
80,992 
$1,000, 2012 
20,175,806 
3,356,102 
14,073,175 
5,460,071 
39,988,344 
109,879,162 
2007 
16,686,859 
2,968,067 
14,432,211 
6,376,531 
34,199,659 
69,164,551 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
718,179 
410,633 
1,148,268 
704,071 
766,148 
1 ,474,057 
2007 
554,270 
364,807 
1,124,529 
829,090 
610,556 
853,968 
Average per acre 
dollars, 2012 
2,554 
2,308 
6,930 
10,430 
4,020 
4,220 
2007 
2,058 
2,203 
7,034 
12,313 
3,409 
2,569 
2012 farms by value group: 
$1 to $49,999 
3,306 
735 
577 
626 
3,454 
3,380 
$50,000 to $99,999 
3,499 
615 
606 
360 
4,854 
3,983 
$100,000 to $199,999 
5,344 
1,758 
1,207 
803 
11,570 
10,526 
$200,000 to $499,999 
8,152 
3,301 
3,774 
2,840 
17,620 
22,607 
$500,000 to $999,999 
3,716 
1,216 
2,986 
1,863 
6,829 
12,686 
$1,000,000 to $1,999,999 
1,852 
373 
1,571 
756 
3,582 
8,290 
$2,000,000 to $4,999,999 
1,478 
144 
1,050 
392 
2,896 
7,681 
$5,000,000 to $9,999,999 
539 
24 
304 
99 
943 
3,473 
$10,000,000 or more 
207 
7 
181 
16 
446 
1,916 
Approximate land area 
acres, 2012 
27,650,970 
19,739,717 
6,251,852 
4,992,113 
36,187,416 
50,962,150 
Proportion in farms 
percent, 2012 
28.6 
7.4 
32.5 
10.5 
27.5 
51.1 
2012 size of farm: 
1 to 9 acres 
farms 
2,967 
1,239 
1,481 
2,322 
4,162 
3,488 
acres 
14,400 
4,841 
7,483 
9,616 
20,018 
16,736 
1 0 to 49 acres 
farms 
9,309 
2,278 
4,554 
2,913 
18,764 
15,292 
acres 
243,743 
58,579 
113,672 
69,842 
497,573 
421,279 
50 to 69 acres 
farms 
2,622 
622 
1,121 
570 
4,639 
4,341 
acres 
151,228 
35,743 
64,863 
33,043 
270,763 
253,541 
70 to 99 acres 
farms 
2,427 
857 
981 
555 
6,049 
7,394 
acres 
198,848 
69,833 
81,362 
45,932 
491,910 
602,732 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
farms 
2,306 
794 
964 
467 
4,225 
6,164 
acres 
265,218 
90,930 
112,940 
53,639 
492,076 
721,994 
1 40 to 1 79 acres 
farms 
1,368 
521 
629 
241 
2,721 
6,230 
acres 
215,181 
81,656 
100,146 
37,736 
427,361 
979,931 
180 to 219 acres 
farms 
1,031 
407 
427 
197 
1,934 
3,975 
acres 
203,675 
79,554 
83,935 
38,978 
381,740 
785,548 
220 to 259 acres 
farms 
771 
257 
306 
108 
1,340 
3,389 
acres 
183,157 
61,208 
72,603 
26,034 
318,170 
804,088 
260 to 499 acres 
farms 
2,043 
654 
861 
269 
3,766 
10,710 
acres 
718,587 
231,300 
301,412 
92,185 
1,319,691 
3,836,845 
500 to 999 acres 
farms 
1,323 
332 
553 
81 
2,574 
7,293 
acres 
913,368 
224,441 
382,095 
51,587 
1 ,778,392 
5,076,809 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
farms 
1,051 
157 
265 
25 
1,417 
4,081 
acres 
1,444,081 
207,503 
357,256 
30,723 
1,906,091 
5,527,016 
2,000 acres or more 
farms 
875 
55 
114 
7 
603 
2,185 
acres 
3,349,378 
308,516 
352,978 
34,202 
2,044,779 
7,009,319 
2007 size of farm: 
1 to 9 acres 
farms 
3,282 
1,046 
1,554 
2,199 
4,219 
3,687 
acres 
16,707 
4,304 
7,667 
(D) 
21,026 
18,838 
1 0 to 49 acres 
farms 
10,394 
2,383 
4,589 
2,885 
20,726 
16,927 
acres 
268,376 
61,782 
115,477 
68,928 
558,422 
465,583 
50 to 69 acres 
farms 
2,365 
734 
1,176 
545 
4,889 
4,570 
acres 
136,632 
42,415 
68,057 
31,773 
284,748 
266,586 
70 to 99 acres 
farms 
2,307 
852 
1,074 
561 
6,772 
7,577 
acres 
189,089 
69,912 
88,764 
46,327 
550,798 
617,303 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
farms 
2,230 
942 
1,116 
525 
4,607 
6,556 
acres 
255,998 
107,726 
128,925 
60,717 
534,164 
765,566 
1 40 to 1 79 acres 
farms 
1,555 
491 
701 
272 
2,938 
6,976 
acres 
244,920 
76,934 
110,737 
42,548 
460,022 
1 ,099,482 
180 to 219 acres 
farms 
1,180 
318 
482 
212 
1,994 
4,155 
acres 
232,769 
62,856 
95,458 
41,458 
392,840 
820,811 
220 to 259 acres 
farms 
881 
239 
362 
127 
1,386 
3,813 
acres 
209,407 
57,091 
86,114 
30,251 
329,719 
906,523 
260 to 499 acres 
farms 
2,489 
621 
875 
247 
3,895 
12,220 
acres 
871,082 
219,665 
306,247 
85,653 
1,378,106 
4,389,498 
500 to 999 acres 
farms 
1,501 
330 
539 
90 
2,619 
8,323 
acres 
1,028,969 
222,660 
369,302 
57,127 
1,812,327 
5,783,926 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
farms 
1,103 
131 
255 
24 
1,424 
4,264 
acres 
1,519,788 
174,762 
340,876 
32,389 
1 ,899,837 
5,809,990 
2,000 acres or more 
farms 
819 
49 
111 
4 
545 
1,924 
acres 
3,136,238 
247,459 
334,132 
(D) 
1,809,798 
5,973,856 
LAND IN FARMS ACCORDING TO USE 
Total cropland 
farms, 2012 
16,597 
5,864 
9,278 
5,249 
44,668 
67,285 
2007 
19,866 
6,557 
10,235 
5,508 
48,592 
71 ,970 
acres, 2012 
4,275,637 
477,343 
1,396,144 
160,789 
7,669,071 
21,597,136 
2007 
4,691,344 
529,253 
1,405,442 
187,406 
7,803,643 
21,948,603 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
12,918 
5,325 
7,530 
4,834 
37,479 
53,891 
2007 
13,783 
5,189 
8,278 
4,792 
37,868 
53,943 
acres, 2012 
3,447,617 
400,960 
1,280,965 
137,039 
7,057,978 
19,807,839 
2007 
3,342,048 
393,738 
1,246,603 
153,993 
6,859,081 
19,267,018 
Other pasture and grazing land that could have been 
used for crops without additional 
improvements (see text) 
farms, 2012 
1,775 
543 
766 
506 
3,717 
4,345 
2007 
6,203 
1,358 
2,371 
1,184 
10,274 
12,077 
acres, 2012 
217,145 
10,168 
15,176 
5,689 
90,469 
167,026 
2007 
635,317 
37,019 
(D) 
16,219 
309,101 
725,403 
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2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data United States 311 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
