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 
Mississippi 
Missouri 
Montana 
Nebraska 
Nevada 
New Hampshire 
FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 
Farms 
number, 2012 
38,076 
99,171 
28,008 
49,969 
4,137 
4,391 
2007 
41,959 
107,825 
29,524 
47,712 
3,131 
4,166 
Land in farms 
acres, 2012 
10,931,080 
28,266,137 
59,758,917 
45,331,783 
5,913,761 
474,065 
2007 
11,456,241 
29,026,573 
61,388,462 
45,480,358 
5,865,392 
471,911 
Average size of farm 
acres, 2012 
287 
285 
2,134 
907 
1,429 
108 
2007 
273 
269 
2,079 
953 
1,873 
113 
Estimated market value of land and buildings .... 
farms, 2012 
38,076 
99,171 
28,008 
49,969 
4,137 
4,391 
2007 
41,959 
107,825 
29,524 
47,712 
3,131 
4,166 
$1,000, 2012 
24,848,149 
78,885,012 
46,901,313 
107,896,486 
5,480,174 
1,975,281 
2007 
21,418,146 
63,237,014 
47,567,755 
52,692,729 
3,596,558 
2,326,230 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
652,593 
795,444 
1,674,568 
2,159,268 
1,324,673 
449,848 
2007 
510,454 
586,478 
1,611,155 
1,104,392 
1,148,693 
558,385 
Average per acre 
dollars, 2012 
2,273 
2,791 
785 
2,380 
927 
4,167 
2007 
1,870 
2,179 
775 
1,159 
613 
4,929 
2012 farms by value group: 
$1 to $49,999 
3,088 
5,619 
2,033 
3,814 
405 
404 
$50,000 to $99,999 
4,136 
7,666 
1,483 
3,084 
334 
235 
$100,000 to $199,999 
7,552 
19,005 
2,985 
5,746 
696 
705 
$200,000 to $499,999 
12,207 
34,168 
7,586 
10,048 
1,368 
1,961 
$500,000 to $999,999 
5,851 
16,577 
4,870 
6,446 
470 
721 
$1,000,000 to $1,999,999 
2,881 
8,206 
3,549 
6,675 
366 
234 
$2,000,000 to $4,999,999 
1,664 
5,421 
3,620 
8,091 
304 
112 
$5,000,000 to $9,999,999 
463 
1,660 
1,167 
3,903 
106 
14 
$10,000,000 or more 
234 
849 
715 
2,162 
88 
5 
Approximate land area 
acres, 2012 
30,031,272 
43,994,490 
93,149,727 
49,167,124 
70,260,056 
5,729,870 
Proportion in farms 
percent, 2012 
36.4 
64.2 
64.2 
92.2 
8.4 
8.3 
2012 size of farm: 
1 to 9 acres 
farms 
1,697 
3,544 
2,365 
3,520 
1,003 
953 
acres 
7,969 
16,950 
8,987 
13,272 
3,880 
(D) 
1 0 to 49 acres 
farms 
9,017 
21,706 
5,518 
8,125 
1,197 
1,482 
acres 
257,131 
614,612 
136,348 
203,321 
28,149 
35,851 
50 to 69 acres 
farms 
3,490 
7,104 
953 
1,667 
196 
379 
acres 
202,690 
414,091 
55,128 
97,350 
1 1 ,283 
21,905 
70 to 99 acres 
farms 
4,222 
11,101 
1,083 
2,691 
229 
357 
acres 
349,752 
910,477 
88,604 
219,222 
18,582 
30,045 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
farms 
4,167 
10,743 
1,084 
2,097 
198 
315 
acres 
482,906 
1 ,250,284 
125,724 
244,582 
22,540 
37,034 
1 40 to 1 79 acres 
farms 
2,992 
8,065 
1,358 
3,287 
122 
241 
acres 
470,205 
1 ,268,055 
214,616 
519,780 
19,311 
38,228 
180 to 219 acres 
farms 
2,331 
5,738 
670 
1,569 
75 
143 
acres 
460,755 
1,132,998 
131,949 
310,563 
15,057 
28,259 
220 to 259 acres 
farms 
1,478 
4,523 
551 
1,521 
65 
107 
acres 
351,976 
1 ,072,342 
131,433 
361,440 
15,283 
25,473 
260 to 499 acres 
farms 
4,193 
13,040 
2,614 
6,645 
269 
262 
acres 
1,471,027 
4,600,375 
934,877 
2,455,322 
97,419 
89,733 
500 to 999 acres 
farms 
2,323 
7,819 
2,560 
7,717 
294 
115 
acres 
1,586,926 
5,341,850 
1,850,987 
5,485,944 
196,419 
73,973 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
farms 
1,237 
3,757 
2,771 
5,844 
207 
21 
acres 
1 ,682,350 
5,064,749 
3,918,627 
8,056,785 
284,166 
(D) 
2,000 acres or more 
farms 
929 
2,031 
6,481 
5,286 
282 
16 
acres 
3,607,393 
6,579,354 
52,161,637 
27,364,202 
5,201,672 
60,653 
2007 size of farm: 
1 to 9 acres 
farms 
2,056 
3,868 
1,917 
2,270 
631 
754 
acres 
10,062 
20,683 
7,926 
10,538 
2,444 
3,336 
1 0 to 49 acres 
farms 
10,234 
25,186 
5,462 
6,581 
898 
1,405 
acres 
293,980 
715,590 
136,566 
167,006 
21,636 
35,090 
50 to 69 acres 
farms 
3,656 
7,573 
944 
1,456 
151 
363 
acres 
213,367 
441 ,329 
54,734 
84,379 
8,601 
20,992 
70 to 99 acres 
farms 
4,537 
12,287 
1,170 
2,825 
159 
357 
acres 
374,951 
1,006,179 
95,713 
229,180 
12,955 
29,640 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
farms 
4,882 
1 1 ,494 
1,184 
2,232 
141 
351 
acres 
566,942 
1 ,338,562 
137,945 
260,923 
15,764 
40,121 
1 40 to 1 79 acres 
farms 
3,444 
8,892 
1,673 
3,591 
120 
233 
acres 
542,269 
1,394,772 
264,227 
566,909 
19,052 
36,681 
180 to 219 acres 
farms 
2,433 
6,105 
853 
1,507 
100 
169 
acres 
481,542 
1,203,968 
168,087 
298,221 
19,830 
33,401 
220 to 259 acres 
farms 
1,732 
4,733 
643 
1,576 
64 
96 
acres 
411,969 
1,124,887 
153,471 
375,718 
15,099 
22,765 
260 to 499 acres 
farms 
4,458 
13,699 
2,968 
6,755 
203 
281 
acres 
1 ,568,828 
4,859,001 
1,068,160 
2,486,990 
73,620 
96,114 
500 to 999 acres 
farms 
2,283 
8,180 
2,919 
7,717 
217 
119 
acres 
1,556,189 
5,615,557 
2,083,004 
5,515,550 
145,685 
77,600 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
farms 
1,243 
3,887 
2,935 
5,965 
151 
26 
acres 
1,708,456 
5,278,212 
4,196,641 
8,254,188 
208,222 
35,112 
2,000 acres or more 
farms 
1,001 
1,921 
6,856 
5,237 
296 
12 
acres 
3,727,686 
6,027,833 
53,021,988 
27,230,756 
5,322,484 
41,059 
LAND IN FARMS ACCORDING TO USE 
Total cropland 
farms, 2012 
23,905 
76,746 
19,888 
40,472 
2,295 
2,606 
2007 
27,349 
86,299 
21,809 
40,798 
2,060 
2,929 
acres, 2012 
5,075,579 
15,259,319 
17,022,177 
21,597,393 
756,852 
98,268 
2007 
5,530,825 
16,405,595 
18,241,710 
21,486,025 
753,718 
128,938 
Flarvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
17,595 
64,722 
15,894 
35,747 
2,047 
2,416 
2007 
18,773 
69,585 
16,441 
34,715 
1,572 
2,494 
acres, 2012 
4,292,113 
12,917,688 
9,533,929 
18,812,755 
582,494 
87,382 
2007 
4,223,708 
12,980,113 
9,163,867 
18,169,876 
504,311 
99,520 
Other pasture and grazing land that could have been 
used for crops without additional 
improvements (see text) 
farms, 2012 
2,275 
6,973 
1,916 
2,243 
280 
247 
2007 
8,109 
21,757 
5,093 
6,045 
626 
734 
acres, 2012 
160,511 
567,132 
910,532 
322,093 
73,406 
2,858 
2007 
741,307 
1,858,684 
1,677,851 
891,810 
185,465 
17,435 
--continued 
312 United States 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
