Table 8. Farms, Land in Farms, Value of Land and Buildings, and Land Use: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Coosa 
Covington 
Crenshaw 
Cullman 
Dale 
Dallas 
DeKalb 
FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 
Farms 
number, 2012 
152 
1,051 
575 
2,007 
487 
506 
2,035 
2007 
207 
1,096 
638 
2,465 
528 
555 
2,426 
Land in farms 
acres, 2012 
35,946 
208,556 
129,893 
194,083 
129,788 
255,114 
229,294 
2007 
45,403 
200,141 
132,385 
229,791 
138,197 
257,015 
235,246 
Average size of farm 
acres, 2012 
236 
198 
226 
97 
267 
504 
113 
2007 
219 
183 
208 
93 
262 
463 
97 
Estimated market value of land and buildings 
farms, 2012 
152 
1,051 
575 
2,007 
487 
506 
2,035 
2007 
207 
1,096 
638 
2,465 
528 
555 
2,426 
$1,000, 2012 
74,475 
470,255 
263,569 
810,579 
325,771 
468,207 
869,125 
2007 
94,750 
448,529 
282,137 
854,613 
291,563 
423,841 
814,382 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
489,970 
447,435 
458,381 
403,876 
668,934 
925,310 
427,088 
2007 
457,731 
409,242 
442,221 
346,699 
552,202 
763,677 
335,689 
Average per acre 
dollars, 2012 
2,072 
2,255 
2,029 
4,176 
2,510 
1,835 
3,790 
2007 
2,087 
2,241 
2,131 
3,719 
2,110 
1,649 
3,462 
2012 farms by value group: 
$1 to $49,999 
14 
85 
48 
131 
34 
43 
200 
$50,000 to $99,999 
7 
112 
69 
184 
56 
53 
182 
$100,000 to $199,999 
39 
247 
106 
367 
80 
84 
476 
$200,000 to $499,999 
59 
374 
181 
832 
152 
151 
666 
$500,000 to $999,999 
19 
144 
98 
334 
82 
70 
304 
$1,000,000 to $1,999,999 
7 
57 
55 
130 
48 
46 
151 
$2,000,000 to $4,999,999 
6 
24 
18 
26 
30 
40 
52 
$5,000,000 to $9,999,999 
1 
7 
- 
3 
3 
14 
4 
$10,000,000 or more 
- 
1 
- 
- 
2 
5 
- 
Approximate land area 
acres, 2012 
416,593 
659,492 
389,658 
470,335 
359,136 
626,365 
497,340 
Proportion in farms 
percent, 2012 
8.6 
31.6 
33.3 
41.3 
36.1 
40.7 
46.1 
2012 size of farm: 
1 to 9 acres 
farms 
5 
34 
18 
120 
19 
27 
116 
acres 
34 
167 
101 
(D) 
87 
152 
623 
1 0 to 49 acres 
farms 
31 
296 
106 
835 
117 
89 
797 
acres 
826 
8,810 
3,473 
23,320 
3,101 
2,593 
22,534 
50 to 69 acres 
farms 
7 
110 
52 
221 
58 
38 
250 
acres 
(D) 
6,420 
3,085 
12,737 
3,428 
2,163 
14,651 
70 to 99 acres 
farms 
21 
149 
80 
259 
40 
51 
252 
acres 
1,782 
12,125 
6,623 
20,717 
3,309 
4,207 
20,422 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
farms 
23 
117 
60 
205 
59 
52 
211 
acres 
2,831 
13,585 
7,039 
23,389 
6,754 
5,865 
24,138 
1 40 to 1 79 acres 
farms 
13 
83 
51 
118 
26 
22 
92 
acres 
2,026 
12,991 
8,015 
18,382 
4,196 
3,299 
14,334 
180 to 219 acres 
farms 
6 
50 
34 
61 
22 
23 
75 
acres 
1,168 
9,866 
6,582 
11,914 
4,278 
4,498 
14,568 
220 to 259 acres 
farms 
5 
40 
40 
33 
21 
16 
50 
acres 
1,221 
9,523 
9,590 
7,921 
4,990 
3,893 
1 1 ,909 
260 to 499 acres 
farms 
23 
101 
63 
113 
63 
58 
122 
acres 
7,810 
35,550 
21,826 
38,751 
20,709 
20,333 
42,657 
500 to 999 acres 
farms 
13 
41 
56 
35 
37 
59 
52 
acres 
7,923 
25,617 
38,015 
22,471 
23,811 
43,723 
36,480 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
farms 
2 
18 
11 
5 
15 
45 
15 
acres 
(D) 
23,155 
14,599 
6,815 
19,710 
63,445 
19,143 
2,000 acres or more 
farms 
3 
12 
4 
2 
10 
26 
3 
acres 
7,600 
50,747 
10,945 
(D) 
35,415 
100,943 
7,835 
2007 size of farm: 
1 to 9 acres 
farms 
6 
40 
16 
150 
24 
40 
132 
acres 
26 
153 
87 
(D) 
141 
194 
(D) 
1 0 to 49 acres 
farms 
34 
302 
127 
1,081 
107 
116 
1,069 
acres 
1,146 
9,207 
3,596 
29,448 
3,048 
3,125 
28,913 
50 to 69 acres 
farms 
19 
100 
56 
263 
41 
24 
282 
acres 
1,125 
5,864 
3,265 
15,080 
2,361 
1,419 
16,495 
70 to 99 acres 
farms 
21 
162 
96 
319 
36 
37 
265 
acres 
1,791 
13,278 
7,867 
26,174 
3,050 
3,084 
21,371 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
farms 
29 
132 
95 
219 
73 
54 
245 
acres 
3,460 
15,496 
1 1 ,324 
25,354 
8,283 
6,136 
28,374 
1 40 to 1 79 acres 
farms 
15 
83 
54 
153 
37 
31 
119 
acres 
2,329 
13,097 
8,465 
24,049 
5,710 
4,937 
18,474 
180 to 219 acres 
farms 
17 
67 
42 
70 
44 
26 
72 
acres 
3,420 
13,229 
8,162 
13,664 
8,768 
5,163 
14,110 
220 to 259 acres 
farms 
9 
35 
32 
36 
30 
12 
75 
acres 
2,071 
8,298 
7,750 
8,636 
7,246 
2,915 
1 7,760 
260 to 499 acres 
farms 
30 
105 
61 
126 
68 
83 
108 
acres 
10,825 
37,688 
21,994 
44,139 
24,658 
30,373 
37,348 
500 to 999 acres 
farms 
24 
41 
43 
35 
46 
50 
45 
acres 
15,510 
27,130 
29,927 
22,565 
29,285 
35,096 
30,584 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
farms 
3 
20 
12 
12 
15 
59 
12 
acres 
3,700 
26,389 
16,714 
16,855 
21,167 
82,661 
15,450 
2,000 acres or more 
farms 
- 
9 
4 
1 
7 
23 
2 
acres 
- 
30,312 
13,234 
(D) 
24,480 
81,912 
(D) 
LAND IN FARMS ACCORDING TO USE 
Total cropland 
farms, 2012 
65 
658 
372 
1,206 
326 
313 
1,236 
2007 
104 
690 
409 
1,639 
371 
341 
1,614 
acres, 2012 
4,309 
65,452 
29,013 
58,390 
49,579 
76,806 
72,278 
2007 
8,465 
64,101 
33,501 
87,754 
54,167 
83,081 
91,656 
Flarvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
59 
469 
253 
1,065 
225 
220 
1,072 
2007 
72 
475 
276 
1,304 
231 
210 
1,310 
acres, 2012 
3,307 
49,093 
18,771 
49,623 
36,738 
49,019 
61,577 
2007 
Other pasture and grazing land that could have been 
4,423 
40,491 
13,717 
54,052 
32,447 
39,537 
63,371 
used for crops without additional 
improvements (see text) 
farms, 2012 
3 
70 
40 
103 
43 
43 
104 
2007 
39 
212 
127 
514 
130 
123 
481 
acres, 2012 
223 
3,346 
3,034 
3,216 
4,507 
5,323 
3,135 
2007 
2,598 
1 1 ,224 
10,844 
25,307 
13,377 
20,254 
19,083 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data Alabama 309 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
