Table 70. Summary by Tenure of Principal Operator and by Operators on Farm: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Tenure of principal operator 
Operators on farm 
Item 
Total 
Full owners 
Part owners 
Tenants 
One operator 
More than one 
operator 
FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 
Farms 
number 
43,223 
30,909 
10,180 
2,134 
25,712 
17,511 
percent 
100.0 
71.5 
23.6 
4.9 
59.5 
40.5 
Land in farms 
acres 
8,902,654 
4,756,004 
3,670,234 
476,416 
5,222,530 
3,680,124 
Average size of farm 
acres 
206 
154 
361 
223 
203 
210 
MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL 
PRODUCTS SOLD AND GOVERNMENT 
PAYMENTS 
Total 
farms 
43,223 
30,909 
10,180 
2,134 
25,712 
17,511 
$1,000 
5,659,318 
3,116,528 
2,270,975 
271,816 
2,878,528 
2,780,790 
Average per farm 
Farms by economic class: 
dollars 
130,933 
100,829 
223,082 
127,374 
1 1 1 ,953 
158,802 
Less than $1 ,000 (see text) 
9,956 
8,450 
1,075 
431 
5,625 
4,331 
$1 ,000 to $2,499 
5,815 
4,991 
581 
243 
3,444 
2,371 
$2,500 to $4,999 
5,696 
4,558 
897 
241 
3,424 
2,272 
$5,000 to $9,999 
6,311 
4,629 
1,383 
299 
3,948 
2,363 
$10,000 to $24,999 
6,092 
3,766 
2,011 
315 
3,761 
2,331 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,833 
1,391 
1,266 
176 
1,845 
988 
$50,000 to $99,999 
1,589 
660 
796 
133 
1,011 
578 
$100,000 to $249,999 
991 
314 
576 
101 
638 
353 
$250,000 to $499,999 
698 
324 
312 
62 
394 
304 
$500,000 to $999,999 
1,756 
1,058 
620 
78 
927 
829 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
1,486 
768 
663 
55 
695 
791 
$1,000,000 to $2,499,999 
1,137 
596 
506 
35 
535 
602 
$2,500,000 to $4,999,999 
272 
131 
126 
15 
122 
150 
$5,000,000 or more 
77 
41 
31 
5 
38 
39 
Total sales 
farms 
43,223 
30,909 
10,180 
2,134 
25,712 
17,511 
$1,000 
5,571,173 
3,081,246 
2,225,655 
264,272 
2,827,940 
2,743,234 
Grains, oilseeds, dry beans, and 
dry peas 
farms 
3,095 
1,189 
1,584 
322 
2,022 
1,073 
$1,000 
435,465 
44,711 
325,807 
64,947 
210,621 
224,845 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1,147 
161 
826 
160 
690 
457 
$1,000 
410,996 
34,999 
313,857 
62,140 
192,846 
218,150 
Corn 
farms 
2,052 
801 
1,048 
203 
1,343 
709 
$1,000 
176,920 
18,891 
129,127 
28,902 
82,296 
94,624 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
603 
68 
454 
81 
365 
238 
$1,000 
161,843 
13,479 
121,370 
26,994 
71 ,868 
89,975 
Wheat 
farms 
879 
165 
600 
114 
540 
339 
$1,000 
67,538 
4,920 
53,612 
9,006 
34,682 
32,856 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
309 
19 
251 
39 
164 
145 
$1,000 
56,981 
3,121 
46,333 
7,527 
27,751 
29,230 
Soybeans 
farms 
1,502 
380 
906 
216 
969 
533 
$1,000 
183,808 
19,467 
138,511 
25,830 
90,254 
93,554 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
734 
90 
543 
101 
434 
300 
$1,000 
168,178 
14,882 
129,778 
23,519 
79,086 
89,092 
Sorghum 
farms 
129 
30 
85 
14 
63 
66 
$1,000 
3,094 
864 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
15 
4 
11 
3 
12 
$1,000 
1,181 
499 
682 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
Barley 
farms 
8 
5 
1 
2 
6 
2 
$1,000 
73 
4 
(D) 
(D) 
(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 
84 
189 
35 
177 
131 
$1,000 
4,032 
566 
2,499 
968 
2,120 
1,912 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
14 
1 
6 
7 
9 
5 
$1,000 
1,382 
(D) 
665 
(D) 
490 
893 
Tobacco 
farms 
1 
1 
_ 
_ 
1 
_ 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Cotton and cottonseed 
farms 
925 
175 
615 
135 
587 
338 
$1,000 
254,506 
1 7,973 
192,138 
44,395 
116,997 
137,509 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
684 
67 
501 
116 
423 
261 
$1,000 
249,496 
16,235 
189,285 
43,977 
113,583 
135,914 
Vegetables, melons, potatoes. 
and sweet potatoes 
farms 
1,394 
979 
311 
104 
785 
609 
$1,000 
50,332 
13,766 
32,240 
4,326 
24,319 
26,013 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
120 
40 
64 
16 
64 
56 
$1,000 
37,286 
5,520 
28,720 
3,046 
16,627 
20,658 
Fruits, tree nuts, and berries 
farms 
1,261 
1,044 
182 
35 
663 
598 
$1,000 
23,872 
(D) 
8,847 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
102 
58 
37 
7 
56 
46 
$1,000 
13,129 
(D) 
7,140 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Fruits and tree nuts 
farms 
1,021 
848 
151 
22 
561 
460 
$1,000 
19,766 
1 1 ,059 
7,900 
807 
10,058 
9,708 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
86 
48 
33 
5 
48 
38 
$1,000 
11,109 
4,170 
6,448 
491 
4,990 
6,119 
Berries 
farms 
321 
261 
45 
15 
130 
191 
$1,000 
4,106 
(D) 
947 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
14 
10 
4 
- 
8 
6 
$1,000 
1,810 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
Nursery, greenhouse, floriculture. 
and sod (see text) 
farms 
655 
504 
96 
55 
324 
331 
$1,000 
242,589 
165,051 
50,292 
27,245 
56,231 
186,358 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
271 
182 
57 
32 
112 
159 
$1,000 
237,849 
161,046 
49,885 
26,918 
53,695 
184,154 
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued 
214 Alabama 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
