Table 64. Summary by Size of Farm: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Total 
1 to 9 
acres 
1 0 to 49 
acres 
50 to 69 
acres 
70 to 99 
acres 
100 to 139 
acres 
FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 
Farms 
.... number 
43,223 
2,919 
13,267 
4,235 
4,605 
4,342 
percent 
100.0 
6.8 
30.7 
9.8 
10.7 
10.0 
Land in farms 
acres 
8,902,654 
14,379 
362,197 
246,346 
377,435 
500,043 
Average size of farm 
acres 
206 
5 
27 
58 
82 
115 
MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL 
PRODUCTS SOLD AND GOVERNMENT 
PAYMENTS 
Total 
farms 
43,223 
2,919 
13,267 
4,235 
4,605 
4,342 
$1,000 
5,659,318 
196,674 
1,143,302 
328,613 
393,859 
441,610 
Average per farm 
dollars 
130,933 
67,377 
86,176 
77,595 
85,529 
101,707 
Farms by economic class: 
Less than $1 ,000 (see text) 
9,956 
1,220 
4,494 
1,075 
928 
838 
$1 ,000 to $2,499 
5,815 
616 
2,577 
600 
651 
467 
$2,500 to $4,999 
5,696 
366 
2,204 
689 
726 
544 
$5,000 to $9,999 
6,311 
318 
1,772 
810 
921 
835 
$10,000 to $24,999 
6,092 
191 
960 
537 
764 
909 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,833 
58 
206 
155 
227 
299 
$50,000 to $99,999 
1,589 
37 
119 
39 
52 
106 
$100,000 to $249,999 
991 
20 
79 
38 
26 
36 
$250,000 to $499,999 
698 
27 
121 
42 
40 
47 
$500,000 to $999,999 
1,756 
33 
501 
161 
158 
133 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
1,486 
33 
234 
89 
112 
128 
$1,000,000 to $2,499,999 
1,137 
21 
190 
76 
91 
104 
$2,500,000 to $4,999,999 
272 
4 
26 
12 
20 
20 
$5,000,000 or more 
77 
8 
18 
1 
1 
4 
Total sales 
farms 
43,223 
2,919 
13,267 
4,235 
4,605 
4,342 
$1,000 
5,571,173 
196,338 
1,139,064 
325,998 
390,175 
437,632 
Grains, oilseeds, dry beans, and 
dry peas 
farms 
3,095 
63 
457 
219 
203 
229 
$1,000 
435,465 
82 
2,730 
3,046 
2,961 
4,385 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1,147 
- 
- 
4 
1 
32 
$1,000 
410,996 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
2,003 
Corn 
farms 
2,052 
48 
314 
114 
139 
155 
$1,000 
176,920 
49 
1,361 
1,047 
1,219 
1,467 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
603 
- 
- 
- 
- 
3 
$1,000 
161,843 
- 
- 
- 
- 
165 
Wheat 
farms 
879 
2 
48 
35 
26 
29 
$1,000 
67,538 
(D) 
181 
392 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
309 
- 
- 
$1,000 
56,981 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Soybeans 
farms 
1,502 
6 
122 
97 
87 
85 
$1,000 
183,808 
26 
1,150 
1,520 
1,528 
2,426 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
734 
- 
- 
- 
1 
15 
$1,000 
168,178 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
Sorghum 
farms 
129 
- 
2 
5 
4 
3 
$1,000 
3,094 
- 
(D) 
50 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
15 
- 
- 
$1,000 
1,181 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Barley 
farms 
8 
5 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
73 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Rice 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other grains, oilseeds, 
dry beans, and dry peas 
farms 
308 
8 
31 
16 
10 
21 
$1,000 
4,032 
(D) 
(D) 
37 
(D) 
199 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
14 
- 
- 
$1,000 
1,382 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Tobacco 
farms 
1 
_ 
1 
_ 
_ 
_ 
$1,000 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Cotton and cottonseed 
farms 
925 
9 
25 
21 
34 
24 
$1,000 
254,506 
18 
239 
265 
928 
711 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
684 
- 
- 
- 
3 
3 
$1,000 
249,496 
- 
- 
- 
224 
(D) 
Vegetables, melons, potatoes, 
and sweet potatoes 
farms 
1,394 
265 
560 
98 
113 
102 
$1,000 
50,332 
1,930 
7,649 
2,186 
2,919 
2,405 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
120 
- 
32 
11 
9 
7 
$1,000 
37,286 
- 
2,183 
1,123 
1,938 
1,398 
Fruits, tree nuts, and berries 
farms 
1,261 
175 
437 
97 
100 
101 
$1,000 
23,872 
1,061 
4,414 
2,081 
1,019 
2,865 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
102 
2 
8 
10 
3 
18 
$1,000 
13,129 
(D) 
553 
1,106 
240 
2,093 
Fruits and tree nuts 
farms 
1,021 
130 
348 
78 
73 
90 
$1,000 
19,766 
589 
3,357 
1,600 
760 
2,284 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
86 
- 
6 
6 
3 
15 
$1,000 
11,109 
- 
345 
700 
240 
1,561 
Berries 
farms 
321 
58 
125 
25 
29 
20 
$1,000 
4,106 
472 
1,057 
481 
258 
581 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
14 
2 
2 
2 
- 
3 
$1,000 
1,810 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
504 
Nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, 
and sod (see text) 
farms 
655 
188 
224 
38 
25 
31 
$1,000 
242,589 
14,038 
30,220 
12,937 
5,855 
13,976 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
271 
43 
87 
12 
12 
15 
$1,000 
237,849 
12,529 
28,416 
12,532 
5,747 
13,719 
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued 
54 Alabama 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
