Table 69. Summary by Age and Primary Occupation of Principai Operator: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Total farming 
and other 
occupations 
Farming 
Item 
Total 
Age of operator (years) 
Under 25 
25 to 34 
35 to 44 
45 to 54 
55 to 64 
65 and over 
FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 
Farms 
number 
43,223 
19,114 
94 
592 
1,429 
2,863 
5,027 
9,109 
percent 
100.0 
44.2 
0.2 
1.4 
3.3 
6.6 
11.6 
21.1 
Land in farms 
acres 
8,902,654 
5,036,241 
26,378 
156,522 
417,392 
881,119 
1,390,194 
2,164,636 
Average size of farm 
acres 
206 
263 
281 
264 
292 
308 
277 
238 
MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL 
PRODUCTS SOLD AND GOVERNMENT 
PAYMENTS 
Total 
farms 
43,223 
19,114 
94 
592 
1,429 
2,863 
5,027 
9,109 
$1,000 
5,659,318 
4,741,691 
16,109 
206,714 
698,199 
1,318,859 
1,427,631 
1,074,179 
Average per farm 
dollars 
130,933 
248,074 
171,371 
349,179 
488,593 
460,656 
283,993 
117,925 
Farms by economic class: 
Less than $1 ,000 (see text) 
9,956 
3,134 
12 
71 
219 
484 
866 
1,482 
$1 ,000 to $2,499 
5,815 
1,859 
16 
92 
132 
236 
509 
874 
$2,500 to $4,999 
5,696 
1,975 
7 
17 
121 
244 
481 
1,105 
$5,000 to $9,999 
6,311 
2,628 
14 
67 
116 
231 
592 
1,608 
$1 0,000 to $24,999 
6,092 
2,846 
5 
65 
114 
288 
712 
1,662 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,833 
1,552 
5 
35 
97 
193 
349 
873 
$50,000 to $99,999 
1,589 
1,013 
11 
53 
78 
155 
265 
451 
$100,000 to $249,999 
991 
745 
3 
36 
83 
125 
219 
279 
$250,000 to $499,999 
698 
557 
5 
25 
80 
141 
163 
143 
$500,000 to $999,999 
1,756 
1,480 
13 
63 
160 
401 
479 
364 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
1,486 
1,325 
3 
68 
229 
365 
392 
268 
$1,000,000 to $2,499,999 
1,137 
1,015 
3 
55 
170 
262 
313 
212 
$2,500,000 to $4,999,999 
272 
247 
- 
9 
49 
83 
60 
46 
$5,000,000 or more 
77 
63 
- 
4 
10 
20 
19 
10 
Total sales 
farms 
43,223 
19,114 
94 
592 
1,429 
2,863 
5,027 
9,109 
$1,000 
5,571,173 
4,681,548 
15,936 
204,344 
691,693 
1,306,760 
1,410,433 
1 ,052,383 
Grains, oilseeds, dry beans, and 
dry peas 
farms 
3,095 
1,994 
5 
110 
214 
363 
535 
767 
$1,000 
435,465 
393,224 
2,452 
23,674 
39,686 
96,590 
121,023 
109,800 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1,147 
956 
5 
62 
119 
202 
296 
272 
$1,000 
410,996 
378,341 
2,452 
22,847 
38,100 
94,607 
117,156 
103,180 
Corn 
farms 
2,052 
1,342 
5 
66 
152 
263 
353 
503 
$1,000 
176,920 
162,685 
607 
7,088 
17,708 
39,328 
49,205 
48,749 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
603 
536 
5 
26 
80 
115 
163 
147 
$1,000 
161,843 
153,258 
607 
6,409 
16,763 
37,645 
46,616 
45,218 
Wheat 
farms 
879 
680 
5 
51 
83 
140 
199 
202 
$1,000 
67,538 
62,244 
398 
5,880 
6,532 
14,484 
18,047 
16,903 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
309 
276 
3 
13 
39 
64 
81 
76 
$1,000 
56,981 
53,681 
(D) 
5,000 
(D) 
12,849 
15,313 
14,621 
Soybeans 
farms 
1,502 
1,043 
5 
70 
110 
195 
292 
371 
$1,000 
183,808 
161,717 
1,447 
10,466 
14,330 
40,818 
52,144 
42,513 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
734 
611 
5 
36 
79 
126 
189 
176 
$1,000 
168,178 
151,805 
1,447 
9,642 
13,546 
38,972 
49,351 
38,846 
Sorghum 
farms 
129 
94 
- 
6 
18 
22 
22 
26 
$1,000 
3,094 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
595 
596 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
15 
15 
- 
1 
6 
4 
3 
1 
$1,000 
1,181 
1,181 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
304 
228 
(D) 
Barley 
farms 
8 
7 
- 
- 
- 
7 
$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 
234 
1 
30 
42 
71 
90 
$1,000 
4,032 
3,806 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
1,365 
1,031 
992 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
14 
14 
- 
1 
1 
11 
1 
- 
$1,000 
1,382 
1,382 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
1,085 
(D) 
- 
Tobacco 
farms 
1 
1 
_ 
_ 
_ 
_ 
_ 
1 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Cotton and cottonseed 
farms 
925 
764 
3 
24 
113 
155 
245 
224 
$1,000 
254,506 
236,415 
(D) 
(D) 
28,944 
50,616 
81,356 
66,356 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
684 
624 
2 
24 
91 
129 
210 
168 
$1,000 
249,496 
233,203 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
50,047 
80,562 
64,973 
Vegetables, melons, potatoes, 
and sweet potatoes 
farms 
1,394 
748 
30 
46 
126 
220 
326 
$1,000 
50,332 
41,136 
- 
825 
3,423 
9,974 
16,344 
10,569 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
120 
94 
- 
4 
13 
33 
23 
21 
$1,000 
37,286 
33,809 
- 
451 
2,989 
8,783 
14,375 
7,212 
Fruits, tree nuts, and berries 
farms 
1,261 
648 
7 
15 
27 
74 
167 
358 
$1,000 
23,872 
16,012 
(D) 
(D) 
369 
(D) 
4,726 
7,744 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
102 
73 
1 
- 
11 
23 
38 
$1 ,000 
13,129 
10,249 
- 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
3,352 
4,416 
Fruits and tree nuts 
farms 
1,021 
525 
7 
11 
19 
58 
125 
305 
$1,000 
19,766 
13,919 
(D) 
(D) 
248 
(D) 
3,758 
6,947 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
86 
64 
1 
- 
9 
19 
35 
$1,000 
11,109 
9,164 
- 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
2,633 
4,170 
Berries 
farms 
321 
163 
- 
6 
11 
18 
52 
76 
$1,000 
4,106 
2,093 
- 
24 
121 
183 
968 
797 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
14 
9 
- 
- 
- 
2 
4 
3 
$1,000 
1,810 
1,024 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
202 
Nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, 
and sod (see text) 
farms 
655 
380 
10 
30 
87 
140 
113 
$1,000 
242,589 
217,327 
- 
2,362 
11,788 
77,489 
95,679 
30,009 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
271 
208 
- 
6 
17 
62 
70 
53 
$1,000 
237,849 
214,592 
- 
2,289 
11,627 
77,030 
94,769 
28,877 
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued 
188 Aiabama 2012 Census of Agricuiture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
