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 
Hale 
Henry 
Houston 
Jackson 
Jefferson 
Lamar 
Lauderdale 
FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 
Farms 
number, 2012 
456 
498 
816 
1,376 
394 
353 
1,466 
2007 
479 
478 
841 
1,523 
470 
422 
1,697 
Land in farms 
acres, 2012 
160,500 
169,809 
197,974 
231,845 
39,003 
82,282 
211,589 
2007 
169,287 
165,699 
204,645 
242,850 
40,455 
84,645 
227,692 
Average size of farm 
acres, 2012 
352 
341 
243 
168 
99 
233 
144 
2007 
353 
347 
243 
159 
86 
201 
134 
Estimated market value of land and buildings 
farms, 2012 
456 
498 
816 
1,376 
394 
353 
1,466 
2007 
479 
478 
841 
1,523 
470 
422 
1,697 
$1,000, 2012 
335,550 
379,574 
515,610 
605,858 
175,780 
121,547 
628,459 
2007 
309,634 
300,877 
434,883 
511,845 
138,962 
120,641 
530,324 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
735,855 
762,196 
631,875 
440,304 
446,143 
344,325 
428,689 
2007 
646,418 
629,450 
517,102 
336,077 
295,663 
285,879 
312,507 
Average per acre 
dollars, 2012 
2,091 
2,235 
2,604 
2,613 
4,507 
1,477 
2,970 
2007 
1,829 
1,816 
2,125 
2,108 
3,435 
1,425 
2,329 
2012 farms by value group: 
$1 to $49,999 
55 
25 
96 
116 
46 
51 
127 
$50,000 to $99,999 
44 
47 
89 
174 
51 
75 
193 
$100,000 to $199,999 
88 
68 
146 
292 
76 
72 
337 
$200,000 to $499,999 
106 
175 
247 
462 
153 
100 
548 
$500,000 to $999,999 
78 
86 
113 
198 
42 
37 
158 
$1,000,000 to $1,999,999 
44 
46 
62 
99 
11 
8 
65 
$2,000,000 to $4,999,999 
32 
42 
53 
27 
10 
8 
26 
$5,000,000 to $9,999,999 
7 
8 
7 
6 
4 
1 
9 
$10,000,000 or more 
2 
1 
3 
2 
1 
1 
3 
Approximate land area 
acres, 2012 
412,124 
359,520 
371,089 
689,836 
711,217 
387,101 
427,328 
Proportion in farms 
percent, 2012 
38.9 
47.2 
53.3 
33.6 
5.5 
21.3 
49.5 
2012 size of farm: 
1 to 9 acres 
farms 
33 
14 
58 
87 
86 
16 
106 
acres 
115 
64 
271 
450 
395 
66 
577 
1 0 to 49 acres 
farms 
90 
83 
259 
465 
150 
96 
567 
acres 
2,685 
2,399 
7,118 
13,178 
3,463 
2,795 
14,723 
50 to 69 acres 
farms 
29 
28 
76 
147 
27 
43 
164 
acres 
1,730 
1,663 
4,448 
8,696 
1,598 
2,551 
9,453 
70 to 99 acres 
farms 
40 
57 
78 
135 
48 
31 
145 
acres 
3,144 
4,634 
6,486 
11,150 
3,928 
2,645 
1 1 ,759 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
farms 
39 
51 
72 
138 
27 
40 
131 
acres 
4,447 
5,978 
8,372 
15,873 
3,208 
4,479 
14,890 
1 40 to 1 79 acres 
farms 
42 
41 
35 
80 
19 
28 
109 
acres 
6,410 
6,513 
5,691 
12,653 
3,121 
4,463 
17,051 
180 to 219 acres 
farms 
19 
46 
25 
60 
10 
15 
43 
acres 
3,737 
9,016 
4,936 
11,966 
1,976 
2,888 
8,719 
220 to 259 acres 
farms 
21 
19 
30 
60 
6 
17 
44 
acres 
4,939 
4,546 
7,041 
14,260 
1,434 
3,931 
10,599 
260 to 499 acres 
farms 
70 
74 
83 
121 
9 
37 
81 
acres 
24,492 
26,590 
30,936 
42,427 
3,148 
12,053 
27,713 
500 to 999 acres 
farms 
35 
46 
48 
50 
8 
18 
44 
acres 
24,002 
33,957 
31,986 
33,406 
5,126 
12,345 
29,383 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
farms 
22 
24 
38 
21 
2 
9 
21 
acres 
30,421 
32,826 
54,064 
27,571 
(D) 
10,680 
26,633 
2,000 acres or more 
farms 
16 
15 
14 
12 
2 
3 
11 
acres 
54,378 
41,623 
36,625 
40,215 
(D) 
23,386 
40,089 
2007 size of farm: 
1 to 9 acres 
farms 
18 
9 
52 
106 
75 
22 
118 
acres 
78 
41 
297 
579 
(D) 
80 
617 
1 0 to 49 acres 
farms 
101 
83 
261 
570 
202 
115 
676 
acres 
2,738 
2,513 
7,064 
15,589 
4,931 
3,189 
18,146 
50 to 69 acres 
farms 
30 
33 
59 
135 
45 
28 
162 
acres 
1,657 
1,877 
3,428 
7,748 
2,587 
1,742 
9,367 
70 to 99 acres 
farms 
53 
60 
104 
149 
34 
45 
203 
acres 
4,318 
5,061 
8,611 
12,284 
2,745 
3,903 
16,922 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
farms 
41 
45 
87 
153 
33 
48 
169 
acres 
4,609 
5,237 
9,980 
18,168 
3,845 
5,600 
19,841 
1 40 to 1 79 acres 
farms 
31 
45 
49 
84 
20 
48 
88 
acres 
4,914 
7,085 
7,636 
13,171 
3,133 
7,528 
13,602 
180 to 219 acres 
farms 
24 
32 
29 
60 
17 
27 
40 
acres 
4,744 
6,200 
5,564 
11,826 
3,402 
5,171 
7,976 
220 to 259 acres 
farms 
22 
17 
35 
46 
15 
19 
51 
acres 
5,098 
4,038 
8,401 
10,894 
3,702 
4,706 
12,200 
260 to 499 acres 
farms 
64 
72 
79 
122 
16 
44 
114 
acres 
23,550 
25,546 
29,632 
42,241 
5,221 
15,338 
39,383 
500 to 999 acres 
farms 
57 
44 
41 
62 
10 
18 
48 
acres 
38,379 
28,889 
27,178 
43,232 
6,253 
12,441 
33,585 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
farms 
22 
19 
22 
25 
2 
5 
19 
acres 
30,877 
24,619 
29,034 
32,128 
(D) 
7,923 
25,235 
2,000 acres or more 
farms 
16 
19 
23 
11 
1 
3 
9 
acres 
48,325 
54,593 
67,820 
34,990 
(D) 
17,024 
30,818 
LAND IN FARMS ACCORDING TO USE 
Total cropland 
farms, 2012 
264 
317 
538 
907 
195 
257 
916 
2007 
286 
338 
582 
1,069 
256 
293 
1,128 
acres, 2012 
29,891 
72,889 
97,381 
89,364 
9,086 
13,868 
99,952 
2007 
35,596 
79,687 
114,896 
112,500 
12,245 
18,567 
108,239 
Flarvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
199 
231 
402 
744 
164 
201 
731 
2007 
205 
221 
411 
830 
168 
206 
842 
acres, 2012 
1 7,729 
61,909 
86,755 
75,946 
6,645 
9,455 
86,455 
2007 
20,475 
56,660 
83,890 
82,433 
6,040 
9,029 
80,454 
Other pasture and grazing land that could have been 
used for crops without additional 
improvements (see text) 
farms, 2012 
36 
32 
64 
78 
16 
19 
101 
2007 
81 
100 
205 
346 
116 
79 
379 
acres, 2012 
5,490 
1,703 
3,038 
2,959 
522 
425 
4,220 
2007 
8,281 
7,578 
14,740 
19,351 
5,225 
4,862 
16,853 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data Alabama 311 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
