Table 67. Summary by Legal Status For Tax Purposes: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Total 
Family or 
individual 
Partnership 
Total 
Registered 
under 
state law 
FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 
Farms 
number 
43,223 
39,417 
2,107 
1,376 
percent 
100.0 
91.2 
4.9 
3.2 
Land in farms 
acres 
8,902,654 
6,542,453 
1,415,100 
1 
,103,761 
Average size of farm 
acres 
206 
166 
672 
802 
MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL 
PRODUCTS SOLD AND GOVERNMENT 
PAYMENTS 
Total 
farms 
43,223 
39,417 
2,107 
1,376 
$1,000 
5,659,318 
3,867,713 
706,675 
595,721 
Average per farm 
dollars 
130,933 
98,123 
335,394 
432,937 
Farms by economic class: 
Less than $1 ,000 (see text) 
9,956 
9,357 
283 
178 
$1 ,000 to $2,499 
5,815 
5,469 
188 
117 
$2,500 to $4,999 
5,696 
5,327 
214 
133 
$5,000 to $9,999 
6,311 
5,919 
240 
137 
$10,000 to $24,999 
6,092 
5,601 
304 
185 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,833 
2,515 
189 
95 
$50,000 to $99,999 
1,589 
1,375 
137 
82 
$100,000 to $249,999 
991 
796 
105 
77 
$250,000 to $499,999 
698 
569 
79 
65 
$500,000 to $999,999 
1,756 
1,447 
131 
106 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
1,486 
1,042 
237 
201 
$1,000,000 to $2,499,999 
1,137 
845 
174 
146 
$2,500,000 to $4,999,999 
272 
175 
51 
44 
$5,000,000 or more 
77 
22 
12 
11 
Total sales 
farms 
43,223 
39,417 
2,107 
1,376 
$1,000 
5,571,173 
3,806,805 
686,804 
578,623 
Grains, oilseeds, dry beans, and 
dry peas 
farms 
3,095 
2,584 
337 
252 
$1,000 
435,465 
219,336 
164,507 
143,946 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1,147 
810 
231 
191 
$1,000 
410,996 
198,172 
162,351 
142,611 
Corn 
farms 
2,052 
1,680 
241 
191 
$1,000 
176,920 
86,382 
68,088 
59,434 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
603 
392 
142 
122 
$1,000 
161,843 
73,859 
66,461 
58,162 
Wheat 
farms 
879 
659 
154 
124 
$1,000 
67,538 
33,261 
25,296 
22,655 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
309 
172 
98 
86 
$1,000 
56,981 
24,749 
23,990 
21,749 
Soybeans 
farms 
1,502 
1,185 
214 
163 
$1,000 
183,808 
95,425 
68,706 
59,891 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
734 
497 
157 
131 
$1,000 
168,178 
81,638 
67,273 
58,934 
Sorghum 
farms 
129 
92 
22 
14 
$1,000 
3,094 
(D) 
(D) 
646 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
15 
6 
9 
7 
$1,000 
1,181 
(D) 
(D) 
478 
Barley 
farms 
8 
7 
1 
- 
$1,000 
73 
(D) 
(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 
241 
43 
36 
$1,000 
4,032 
2,295 
1,470 
1,319 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
14 
9 
5 
4 
$1,000 
1,382 
490 
893 
(D) 
Tobacco 
farms 
1 
1 
_ 
_ 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Cotton and cottonseed 
farms 
925 
647 
207 
170 
$1,000 
254,506 
116,158 
117,511 
101,599 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
684 
441 
186 
157 
$1,000 
249,496 
111,941 
117,058 
101,237 
Vegetables, melons, potatoes. 
and sweet potatoes 
farms 
1,394 
1,271 
85 
43 
$1,000 
50,332 
37,200 
10,801 
7,895 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
120 
92 
21 
11 
$1,000 
37,286 
25,423 
9,897 
7,379 
Fruits, tree nuts, and berries 
farms 
1,261 
1,110 
79 
50 
$1,000 
23,872 
(D) 
(D) 
1,472 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
102 
76 
19 
10 
$1,000 
13,129 
(D) 
(D) 
1,010 
Fruits and tree nuts 
farms 
1,021 
908 
61 
39 
$1,000 
19,766 
14,938 
(D) 
1,149 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
86 
65 
14 
7 
$1,000 
11,109 
7,427 
(D) 
742 
Berries 
farms 
321 
272 
25 
16 
$1,000 
4,106 
(D) 
(D) 
323 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
14 
11 
3 
1 
$1,000 
1,810 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Nursery, greenhouse, floriculture. 
and sod (see text) 
farms 
655 
412 
70 
57 
$1,000 
242,589 
40,672 
26,162 
23,538 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
271 
123 
41 
32 
$1,000 
237,849 
37,458 
25,846 
23,286 
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued 
132 Alabama 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
