Table 51. Selected Characteristics of Farms by North American Industry Classification System: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
NAICS code (see text) 
Farms 
Land in farms 
Flarvested 
cropland 
(acres) 
Estimated market value of 
selected capital assets, 
average per farm (dollars) 
Market value of agricultural 
products sold ($1 ,000) 
(acres) 
Land and 
buildings 
Machinery and 
equipment 
Total 
Crops 
Livestock, 
poultry, and 
their products 
Total 
43,223 
8,902,654 
2,158,026 
547,524 
71,211 
5,571,173 
1,314,971 
4,256,202 
Crop production (1 1 1) 
15,229 
4,480,707 
1,538,983 
718,538 
87,283 
1,289,025 
1,241,618 
47,407 
Oilseed and grain farming (1111) 
1,836 
958,438 
627,931 
1,498,775 
208,331 
409,755 
396,493 
13,262 
Soybean farming (11111) 
670 
273,507 
1 72,229 
1,196,849 
155,530 
103,838 
101,975 
1,863 
Oilseed (except soybean) farming (11112) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Dry pea and bean farming (11113) 
8 
492 
152 
172,812 
57,505 
142 
142 
- 
Wheat farming (11114) 
59 
26,430 
8,008 
1,036,505 
118,468 
2,914 
2,878 
35 
Corn farming (11115) 
721 
238,420 
121,728 
920,243 
111,917 
74,667 
72,383 
2,283 
Rice farming (11116) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other grain farming (11119) 
378 
419,589 
325,814 
3,237,646 
503,037 
228,195 
219,114 
9,081 
Vegetable and melon farming (11121) 
1,083 
85,652 
21,769 
256,193 
43,322 
45,839 
45,128 
711 
Potato farming (111211) 
30 
2,507 
1,499 
347,586 
85,934 
2,659 
2,630 
29 
Other vegetable (except potato) and melon 
farming (111219) 
1,053 
83,145 
20,270 
253,589 
42,108 
43,180 
42,498 
683 
Fruit and tree nut farming (1113) 
1,282 
169,716 
21,483 
452,077 
34,663 
22,680 
21,660 
1,020 
Orange groves (1 1 131) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Citrus (except orange) groves (1 1132) 
42 
2,885 
260 
308,646 
23,917 
459 
(D) 
(D) 
Noncitrus fruit and tree nut farming (1 1133) 
1,240 
166,831 
21,223 
456,935 
35,027 
22,221 
(D) 
(D) 
Apple orchards (111331) 
23 
1,685 
99 
302,597 
23,973 
129 
(D) 
(D) 
Grape vineyards (1 11332) 
104 
6,730 
759 
271,793 
37,955 
1,303 
1,274 
29 
Strawberry farming (1 11333) 
15 
375 
91 
119,705 
28,299 
355 
355 
- 
Berry (except strawberry) farming (1 11334) .... 
225 
15,360 
1,230 
290,223 
27,145 
3,126 
(D) 
(D) 
T ree nut farming (111 335) 
684 
122,371 
15,084 
566,116 
34,161 
10,172 
9,595 
576 
Fruit and tree nut combination 
farming (1 11336) 
34 
1,728 
372 
273,847 
30,171 
463 
457 
6 
Other noncitrus fruit farming (111 339) 
155 
18,582 
3,588 
437,054 
51,688 
6,672 
6,372 
301 
Greenhouse, nursery, and floriculture 
production (1114) 
653 
81,060 
35,890 
544,015 
130,098 
251,403 
251,110 
293 
Food crops grown under cover (1 1 1 41 ) 
38 
1,743 
149 
214,680 
30,434 
3,828 
3,824 
4 
Nursery and floriculture production (1 1142) 
615 
79,317 
35,741 
564,364 
136,256 
247,575 
247,285 
289 
Nursery and tree production (1 11421) 
394 
69,274 
34,092 
653,646 
151,135 
154,470 
154,249 
221 
Floriculture production (1 11422) 
221 
10,043 
1,649 
405,192 
109,730 
93,105 
93,037 
69 
Other crop farming (1119) 
10,375 
3,185,841 
831,910 
672,637 
74,256 
559,348 
527,228 
32,120 
Tobacco farming (1 1 191) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Cotton farming (11192) 
368 
288,005 
222,387 
2,143,828 
378,540 
156,232 
151,956 
4,276 
Sugarcane farming (1 1193) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Flay farming (11194) 
4,419 
826,765 
207,831 
474,324 
50,173 
50,987 
44,464 
6,523 
All other crop farming (1 1199) 
5,588 
2,071,071 
401,692 
732,577 
73,258 
352,129 
330,808 
21,322 
Animal production (112) 
27,994 
4,421,947 
619,043 
454,491 
62,469 
4,282,148 
73,353 
4,208,795 
Cattle ranching and farming (1121) 
1 7,785 
3,297,166 
463,689 
457,083 
57,988 
400,161 
23,385 
376,776 
Beef cattle ranching and farming, 
including feedlots (1 121 1) 
17,698 
3,263,184 
452,831 
454,700 
57,734 
367,976 
21,270 
346,706 
Beef cattle ranching and farming (112111) 
17,698 
3,263,184 
452,831 
454,700 
57,734 
367,976 
21,270 
346,706 
Cattle feedlots (112112) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Dairy cattle and milk production (1 1212) 
87 
33,982 
10,858 
941,795 
109,672 
32,185 
2,116 
30,070 
Flog and pig farming (1122) 
177 
12,083 
1,657 
263,768 
43,567 
32,630 
673 
31,957 
Poultry and egg production (1123) 
3,815 
516,343 
126,352 
673,061 
113,677 
3,701,181 
45,262 
3,655,918 
Chicken egg production (1 1231) 
1,385 
103,208 
19,355 
417,665 
66,080 
434,265 
7,512 
426,753 
Broilers and other meat -type chicken 
production (11232) 
2,180 
386,730 
104,645 
869,084 
144,897 
2,868,067 
37,037 
2,831,031 
Turkey production (11233) 
10 
1,273 
69 
416,667 
45,103 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
Poultry hatcheries (11234) 
35 
1,325 
135 
712,400 
439,545 
382,842 
(D) 
(D) 
Other poultry production (1 1239) 
205 
23,807 
2,148 
319,787 
50,953 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Sheep and goat farming (1124) 
1,904 
80,551 
2,754 
174,825 
29,538 
5,215 
131 
5,084 
Sheep farming (11241) 
338 
18,742 
908 
219,027 
32,193 
2,330 
48 
2,282 
Goat farming (11242) 
1,566 
61,809 
1,846 
165,285 
28,964 
2,886 
83 
2,802 
Animal aquaculture (1125) 
209 
93,044 
7,250 
1,034,195 
216,088 
122,646 
1,126 
121,520 
Other animal production (1129) 
4,104 
422,760 
17,341 
348,532 
42,558 
20,316 
2,775 
17,541 
Apiculture (11291) 
158 
11,501 
(D) 
228,010 
41,197 
871 
(D) 
(D) 
Florse and other equine production (11292) 
3,433 
271,204 
10,696 
309,374 
40,885 
11,416 
204 
11,212 
Fur-bearing animal and rabbit 
production (11293) 
14 
687 
(D) 
253,929 
34,761 
79 
(D) 
(D) 
All other animal production (11299) 
499 
139,368 
6,370 
658,747 
54,719 
7,950 
2,558 
5,392 
Table 52. Energy: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Farms 
Item 
Farms 
Renewable energy producing systems 
371 
Renewable energy producing systems - Con. 
Solar panels 
235 
Biodiesel 
52 
Wind turbines 
15 
Ethanol 
42 
Methane digesters 
- 
Other 
17 
Geoexchange systems 
43 
Wind rights leased to others 
15 
Small hydro systems 
20 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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