Table 67. Summary by Legal Status For Tax Purposes: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Corporation 
Other- 
Item 
Family held 
Other than family held 
cooperative. 
Total 
Total 
1 0 or less 
stockholders 
Total 
1 0 or less 
stockholders 
estate or trust, 
institutional, etc. 
FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 
Farms 
number 
1,316 
1,177 
1,154 
139 
120 
383 
percent 
3.0 
2.7 
2.7 
0.3 
0.3 
0.9 
Land in farms 
acres 
742,289 
690,184 
662,125 
52,105 
48,417 
202,812 
Average size of farm 
acres 
564 
586 
574 
375 
403 
530 
MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL 
PRODUCTS SOLD AND GOVERNMENT 
PAYMENTS 
Total 
farms 
1,316 
1,177 
1,154 
139 
120 
383 
$1,000 
1,045,715 
766,289 
691,394 
279,425 
141,821 
39,216 
Average per farm 
dollars 
794,616 
651,053 
599,128 
2,010,254 
1,181,841 
102,391 
Farms by economic class: 
Less than $1 ,000 (see text) 
205 
178 
178 
27 
27 
111 
$1,000 to $2,499 
99 
85 
80 
14 
9 
59 
$2,500 to $4,999 
111 
99 
97 
12 
10 
44 
$5,000 to $9,999 
100 
85 
83 
15 
15 
52 
$10,000 to $24,999 
146 
134 
133 
12 
12 
41 
$25,000 to $49,999 
106 
102 
100 
4 
4 
23 
$50,000 to $99,999 
60 
57 
55 
3 
3 
17 
$100,000 to $249,999 
79 
66 
66 
13 
13 
11 
$250,000 to $499,999 
49 
46 
44 
3 
3 
1 
$500,000 to $999,999 
158 
151 
151 
7 
7 
20 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
203 
174 
167 
29 
17 
4 
$1,000,000 to $2,499,999 
116 
108 
106 
8 
8 
2 
$2,500,000 to $4,999,999 
45 
42 
42 
3 
2 
1 
$5,000,000 or more 
42 
24 
19 
18 
7 
1 
Total sales 
farms 
1,316 
1,177 
1,154 
139 
120 
383 
$1,000 
1,039,857 
760,806 
685,938 
279,051 
141,461 
37,708 
Grains, oilseeds, dry beans, and 
dry peas 
farms 
145 
131 
129 
14 
14 
29 
$1,000 
47,242 
44,895 
(D) 
2,346 
2,346 
4,380 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
91 
83 
83 
8 
8 
15 
$1,000 
46,301 
44,009 
44,009 
2,292 
2,292 
4,171 
Corn 
farms 
103 
92 
92 
11 
11 
28 
$1,000 
20,488 
19,373 
19,373 
1,115 
1,115 
1,962 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
57 
51 
51 
6 
6 
12 
$1,000 
19,775 
18,714 
18,714 
1,061 
1,061 
1,749 
Wheat 
farms 
55 
50 
50 
5 
5 
11 
$1,000 
8,357 
7,823 
7,823 
534 
534 
624 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
32 
27 
27 
5 
5 
7 
$1,000 
7,648 
7,114 
7,114 
534 
534 
594 
Soybeans 
farms 
83 
79 
77 
4 
4 
20 
$1,000 
18,108 
17,430 
(D) 
677 
677 
1,569 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
69 
65 
65 
4 
4 
11 
$1,000 
1 7,783 
17,106 
17,106 
677 
677 
1,484 
Sorghum 
farms 
9 
8 
8 
1 
1 
6 
$1,000 
(D) 
92 
92 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Barley 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
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 
16 
14 
14 
2 
2 
8 
$1,000 
(D) 
176 
176 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Tobacco 
farms 
_ 
_ 
_ 
_ 
_ 
_ 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Cotton and cottonseed 
farms 
58 
51 
51 
7 
7 
13 
$1,000 
20,304 
1 7,735 
17,735 
2,569 
2,569 
533 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
54 
48 
48 
6 
6 
3 
$1,000 
(D) 
17,661 
17,661 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Vegetables, melons, potatoes, 
and sweet potatoes 
farms 
27 
22 
21 
5 
5 
11 
$1,000 
2,189 
2,142 
(D) 
48 
48 
142 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
7 
7 
7 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
1,965 
1,965 
1,965 
- 
- 
- 
Fruits, tree nuts, and berries 
farms 
51 
50 
50 
1 
1 
21 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
6 
6 
6 
- 
- 
1 
$1,000 
2,248 
2,248 
2,248 
- 
- 
(D) 
Fruits and tree nuts 
farms 
35 
34 
34 
1 
1 
17 
$1,000 
(D) 
2,700 
2,700 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
6 
6 
6 
1 
$1,000 
2,248 
2,248 
2,248 
- 
- 
(D) 
Berries 
farms 
18 
18 
18 
- 
- 
6 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
24 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, 
and sod (see text) 
farms 
162 
145 
140 
17 
17 
11 
$1,000 
172,749 
135,507 
117,020 
37,242 
37,242 
3,006 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
99 
87 
82 
12 
12 
8 
$1,000 
171,592 
134,383 
115,896 
37,209 
37,209 
2,954 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data Alabama 133 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
