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 
Elmore 
Escambia 
Etowah 
Fayette 
Franklin 
Geneva 
Greene 
FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 
Farms 
number, 2012 
552 
454 
853 
414 
825 
1,017 
304 
2007 
626 
502 
1,004 
401 
958 
1,108 
316 
Land in farms 
acres, 2012 
90,346 
107,369 
86,137 
81,087 
150,496 
218,805 
120,390 
2007 
102,816 
112,841 
94,201 
78,799 
140,861 
220,676 
135,652 
Average size of farm 
acres, 2012 
164 
236 
101 
196 
182 
215 
396 
2007 
164 
225 
94 
197 
147 
199 
429 
Estimated market value of land and buildings .... 
farms, 2012 
552 
454 
853 
414 
825 
1,017 
304 
2007 
626 
502 
1,004 
401 
958 
1,108 
316 
$1,000, 2012 
286,866 
243,829 
306,541 
172,189 
316,685 
472,931 
244,396 
2007 
267,890 
237,735 
283,436 
133,992 
297,540 
455,869 
209,723 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
519,685 
537,069 
359,368 
415,916 
383,861 
465,026 
803,933 
2007 
427,939 
473,576 
282,306 
334,144 
310,585 
411,435 
663,679 
Average per acre 
dollars, 2012 
3,175 
2,271 
3,559 
2,124 
2,104 
2,161 
2,030 
2007 
2,606 
2,107 
3,009 
1,700 
2,112 
2,066 
1,546 
2012 farms by value group: 
$1 to $49,999 
46 
76 
71 
43 
76 
71 
45 
$50,000 to $99,999 
70 
64 
113 
57 
91 
112 
26 
$100,000 to $199,999 
109 
91 
163 
73 
201 
216 
59 
$200,000 to $499,999 
178 
119 
336 
155 
284 
380 
64 
$500,000 to $999,999 
87 
44 
115 
55 
113 
139 
30 
$1,000,000 to $1,999,999 
37 
33 
43 
16 
37 
53 
49 
$2,000,000 to $4,999,999 
21 
23 
12 
15 
22 
41 
25 
$5,000,000 to $9,999,999 
2 
2 
- 
- 
1 
5 
4 
$10,000,000 or more 
2 
2 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2 
Approximate land area 
acres, 2012 
395,831 
604,851 
342,613 
401,718 
405,644 
367,621 
414,150 
Proportion in farms 
percent, 2012 
22.8 
17.8 
25.1 
20.2 
37.1 
59.5 
29.1 
2012 size of farm: 
1 to 9 acres 
farms 
52 
50 
71 
29 
27 
40 
17 
acres 
262 
263 
(D) 
116 
132 
225 
86 
1 0 to 49 acres 
farms 
204 
150 
365 
73 
185 
281 
62 
acres 
5,231 
4,370 
9,874 
2,140 
5,538 
8,034 
1,350 
50 to 69 acres 
farms 
52 
43 
87 
43 
91 
87 
22 
acres 
3,035 
2,465 
5,129 
(D) 
(D) 
4,971 
1,286 
70 to 99 acres 
farms 
55 
38 
83 
65 
109 
125 
19 
acres 
4,658 
3,115 
6,775 
5,170 
9,074 
10,152 
1,588 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
farms 
35 
32 
76 
48 
87 
123 
25 
acres 
4,073 
3,639 
8,641 
5,654 
9,990 
14,266 
2,908 
1 40 to 1 79 acres 
farms 
26 
27 
36 
30 
92 
81 
32 
acres 
3,984 
4,215 
5,654 
4,707 
14,239 
12,647 
5,109 
180 to 219 acres 
farms 
27 
22 
35 
23 
51 
54 
9 
acres 
5,309 
4,314 
6,831 
4,542 
10,160 
10,718 
1,767 
220 to 259 acres 
farms 
15 
7 
25 
18 
25 
31 
11 
acres 
3,589 
1,692 
5,938 
4,309 
5,967 
7,389 
2,687 
260 to 499 acres 
farms 
43 
22 
50 
52 
94 
95 
34 
acres 
14,457 
8,321 
16,107 
19,312 
33,292 
33,887 
12,392 
500 to 999 acres 
farms 
32 
40 
22 
20 
43 
65 
40 
acres 
20,961 
28,320 
15,023 
12,890 
26,964 
46,702 
28,452 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
farms 
5 
15 
2 
11 
19 
17 
22 
acres 
6,318 
18,533 
(D) 
13,461 
25,806 
20,910 
29,620 
2,000 acres or more 
farms 
6 
8 
1 
2 
2 
18 
11 
acres 
18,469 
28,122 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
48,904 
33,145 
2007 size of farm: 
1 to 9 acres 
farms 
56 
44 
105 
12 
32 
35 
19 
acres 
343 
236 
(D) 
57 
163 
216 
110 
1 0 to 49 acres 
farms 
241 
165 
424 
76 
254 
301 
45 
acres 
6,454 
4,435 
11,053 
2,327 
7,999 
9,271 
1,217 
50 to 69 acres 
farms 
43 
45 
123 
31 
104 
120 
28 
acres 
2,503 
2,594 
7,104 
1,790 
6,026 
6,950 
1,633 
70 to 99 acres 
farms 
70 
48 
110 
64 
154 
146 
23 
acres 
5,832 
3,979 
8,903 
5,336 
12,674 
12,081 
1,865 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
farms 
47 
37 
69 
57 
109 
133 
38 
acres 
5,448 
4,324 
7,850 
6,599 
12,590 
15,558 
4,371 
1 40 to 1 79 acres 
farms 
37 
22 
44 
41 
74 
82 
24 
acres 
5,811 
3,596 
6,779 
6,405 
1 1 ,586 
12,932 
3,694 
180 to 219 acres 
farms 
21 
16 
31 
17 
56 
57 
18 
acres 
4,159 
3,181 
6,159 
3,292 
11,119 
11,411 
3,538 
220 to 259 acres 
farms 
20 
18 
30 
18 
35 
46 
17 
acres 
4,683 
4,260 
7,047 
4,380 
(D) 
11,081 
4,121 
260 to 499 acres 
farms 
50 
40 
47 
49 
90 
98 
39 
acres 
17,650 
15,137 
16,229 
17,757 
31,929 
33,988 
14,305 
500 to 999 acres 
farms 
20 
44 
14 
31 
41 
57 
27 
acres 
14,252 
28,824 
10,011 
20,499 
25,822 
40,621 
18,717 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
farms 
17 
18 
5 
3 
8 
19 
22 
acres 
25,261 
22,807 
6,450 
(D) 
9,186 
26,025 
28,744 
2,000 acres or more 
farms 
4 
5 
2 
2 
1 
14 
16 
acres 
10,420 
19,468 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
40,542 
53,337 
LAND IN FARMS ACCORDING TO USE 
Total cropland 
farms, 2012 
309 
284 
480 
297 
483 
628 
207 
2007 
370 
346 
582 
298 
616 
736 
229 
acres, 2012 
30,244 
47,671 
19,480 
27,578 
35,004 
93,119 
21,842 
2007 
43,406 
58,335 
29,605 
24,062 
36,119 
89,968 
36,324 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
264 
219 
410 
229 
401 
427 
134 
2007 
253 
257 
446 
226 
431 
453 
152 
acres, 2012 
26,763 
41,843 
17,118 
22,343 
28,302 
67,510 
10,558 
2007 
28,202 
46,805 
19,001 
15,798 
18,008 
55,217 
1 1 ,346 
Other pasture and grazing land that could have been 
used for crops without additional 
improvements (see text) 
farms, 2012 
30 
34 
42 
20 
44 
81 
36 
2007 
99 
96 
199 
78 
225 
264 
74 
acres, 2012 
775 
981 
649 
1,337 
2,158 
4,830 
2,231 
2007 
8,728 
5,369 
8,146 
4,657 
13,201 
19,185 
12,504 
--continued 
310 Alabama 2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
