Table 44. Farms by Concentration of Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Characteristics 
All farms 
Fewest number of farms accounting for- 
1 0 percent of sales 
25 percent of sales 
50 percent of sales 
75 percent of sales 
Farms 
number 
43,223 
37 
237 
900 
2,232 
percent 
100.0 
0.1 
0.5 
2.1 
5.2 
Land in farms 
acres 
8,902,654 
14,808 
334,519 
801,267 
1,531,008 
Average size of farm 
acres 
206 
400 
1,411 
890 
686 
Estimated market value of land and 
buildings 
farms 
43,223 
37 
237 
900 
2,232 
$1,000 
23,665,643 
101,536 
1,120,442 
2,670,985 
4,856,461 
Average per farm 
dollars 
547,524 
2,744,223 
4,727,602 
2,967,761 
2,175,834 
Average per acre 
dollars 
2,658 
6,857 
3,349 
3,333 
3,172 
Estimated market value of all machinery and 
equipment 
$1,000 
3,077,900 
43,141 
221,403 
460,513 
816,108 
percent 
100.0 
1.4 
7.2 
15.0 
26.5 
Land in farms according to use: 
Total cropland 
acres 
2,758,521 
2,834 
235,591 
538,162 
962,616 
Flarvested cropland 
acres 
2,158,026 
1,928 
227,933 
512,926 
894,936 
Pastureland, excluding woodland 
pastured 
acres 
2,426,803 
7,487 
57,761 
143,923 
322,402 
Market value of agricultural products 
sold (see text) 
$1,000 
5,571,173 
561,391 
1,392,815 
2,785,924 
4,178,714 
Average per farm 
dollars 
128,894 
15,172,739 
5,876,855 
3,095,471 
1,872,184 
Grains, oilseeds, dry beans, and 
dry peas 
farms 
3,095 
3 
64 
212 
480 
$1,000 
435,465 
(D) 
83,140 
173,302 
276,282 
Tobacco 
farms 
1 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Cotton and cottonseed 
farms 
925 
- 
47 
139 
294 
$1,000 
254,506 
- 
54,902 
111,000 
177,758 
Vegetables, melons, potatoes, and 
sweet potatoes 
farms 
1,394 
- 
5 
17 
42 
$1,000 
50,332 
- 
7,602 
15,009 
22,168 
Fruits, tree nuts, and berries 
farms 
1,261 
- 
3 
15 
33 
$1,000 
23,872 
- 
(D) 
619 
4,128 
Fruits and tree nuts 
farms 
1,021 
- 
3 
11 
26 
$1,000 
19,766 
- 
(D) 
600 
4,082 
Berries 
farms 
321 
- 
5 
9 
$1,000 
4,106 
- 
- 
20 
46 
Nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and 
sod (see text) 
farms 
655 
5 
15 
28 
71 
$1,000 
242,589 
92,668 
126,557 
147,150 
192,823 
Cut Christmas trees and short-rotation 
woody crops 
farms 
67 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Cut Christmas trees 
farms 
52 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
476 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Short rotation woody crops 
farms 
15 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other crops and hay (see text) 
farms 
8,389 
3 
67 
295 
728 
$1,000 
307,345 
(D) 
38,993 
91,638 
161,648 
Maple syrup (see text) 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Cattle and calves 
farms 
17,620 
6 
96 
384 
938 
$1,000 
429,349 
(D) 
40,805 
73,717 
134,432 
Milk from cows (see text) 
farms 
73 
3 
10 
19 
$1,000 
28,113 
- 
(D) 
9,373 
17,113 
Flogs and pigs 
farms 
379 
- 
5 
10 
21 
$1,000 
33,424 
- 
14,631 
20,545 
29,901 
Sheep, goats, wool, mohair. 
and milk (see text) 
farms 
2,120 
- 
3 
6 
20 
$1,000 
5,675 
- 
(D) 
71 
922 
Florses, ponies, mules, burros. 
and donkeys 
farms 
2,120 
- 
3 
14 
37 
$1,000 
13,402 
- 
(D) 
18 
315 
Poultry and eggs 
farms 
4,739 
28 
169 
705 
1,684 
$1,000 
3,624,852 
418,704 
962,143 
2,063,956 
3,065,439 
Aquaculture 
farms 
279 
3 
9 
21 
43 
$1,000 
117,920 
(D) 
58,392 
79,496 
95,687 
Other animals and other animal 
products (see text) 
farms 
847 
- 
3 
5 
15 
$1,000 
3,467 
- 
(D) 
30 
99 
Value of organically produced 
commodities (see text) 
farms 
27 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Value of landlords' share 
of total sales (see text) 
farms 
660 
- 
13 
44 
99 
$1,000 
22,595 
- 
4,816 
10,318 
15,412 
Total farm production expenses 
farms 
43,223 
37 
237 
900 
2,232 
$1,000 
4,736,277 
450,793 
1,063,697 
2,136,211 
3,251,690 
Selected farm production expenses: 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners purchased 
farms 
22,361 
6 
110 
403 
1,090 
$1,000 
241,072 
3,868 
40,984 
76,950 
122,705 
Chemicals purchased 
farms 
20,270 
20 
165 
626 
1,555 
$1,000 
146,534 
7,336 
30,887 
58,475 
91,864 
Livestock and poultry purchased 
or leased (see text) 
farms 
11,777 
31 
187 
765 
1,850 
$1,000 
751,245 
268,075 
355,926 
499,118 
633,487 
Feed purchased 
farms 
29,985 
13 
175 
771 
1,931 
$1,000 
2,195,586 
57,814 
371,950 
1 ,039,228 
1,671,989 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
farms 
41,638 
36 
236 
898 
2,230 
$1,000 
179,640 
7,509 
23,931 
48,650 
81,313 
Utilities (see text) 
farms 
25,817 
37 
237 
900 
2,232 
$1,000 
118,590 
12,025 
23,112 
42,991 
71,209 
Flired farm labor 
farms 
11,216 
37 
210 
711 
1,578 
$1,000 
225,716 
34,874 
63,582 
90,482 
128,758 
Interest expense 
farms 
13,750 
18 
179 
735 
1,690 
$1,000 
145,257 
2,370 
1 1 ,944 
33,482 
58,626 
Government payments 
farms 
12,958 
6 
117 
405 
963 
$1,000 
88,145 
58 
7,070 
14,797 
27,130 
Inventory of selected livestock: 
Cattle and calves 
farms 
21,149 
7 
107 
420 
1,028 
number 
1,236,467 
2,907 
36,127 
105,205 
236,696 
Milk cows 
farms 
219 
- 
3 
10 
19 
number 
9,116 
- 
(D) 
2,541 
4,988 
Flogs and pigs 
farms 
689 
- 
4 
10 
24 
number 
142,555 
- 
30,720 
47,528 
126,794 
36 Alabama 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
