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 
Marion 
Marshall 
Mobile 
Monroe 
Montgomery 
Morgan 
Perry 
FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 
Farms 
number, 2012 
715 
1,505 
698 
480 
603 
1,237 
389 
2007 
787 
1,731 
876 
505 
620 
1,457 
390 
Land in farms 
acres, 2012 
113,773 
162,980 
88,789 
140,597 
220,066 
152,567 
157,250 
2007 
117,206 
154,548 
113,653 
118,805 
223,079 
161,531 
165,773 
Average size of farm 
acres, 2012 
159 
108 
127 
293 
365 
123 
404 
2007 
149 
89 
130 
235 
360 
111 
425 
Estimated market value of land and buildings 
farms, 2012 
715 
1,505 
698 
480 
603 
1,237 
389 
2007 
787 
1,731 
876 
505 
620 
1,457 
390 
$1,000, 2012 
252,710 
617,878 
360,657 
276,567 
577,467 
569,437 
275,966 
2007 
235,921 
572,925 
363,333 
212,880 
434,475 
462,158 
265,094 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
353,441 
410,550 
516,701 
576,181 
957,657 
460,337 
709,425 
2007 
299,773 
330,979 
414,764 
421,544 
700,766 
317,198 
679,727 
Average per acre 
dollars, 2012 
2,221 
3,791 
4,062 
1,967 
2,624 
3,732 
1,755 
2007 
2,013 
3,707 
3,197 
1,792 
1,948 
2,861 
1,599 
2012 farms by value group: 
$1 to $49,999 
91 
106 
57 
67 
32 
85 
70 
$50,000 to $99,999 
102 
171 
64 
77 
43 
117 
42 
$100,000 to $199,999 
180 
341 
135 
99 
89 
256 
81 
$200,000 to $499,999 
214 
545 
278 
119 
190 
419 
97 
$500,000 to $999,999 
86 
217 
89 
47 
110 
250 
43 
$1,000,000 to $1,999,999 
24 
89 
40 
47 
71 
84 
22 
$2,000,000 to $4,999,999 
15 
30 
27 
17 
44 
20 
26 
$5,000,000 to $9,999,999 
2 
6 
7 
5 
16 
3 
5 
$10,000,000 or more 
1 
- 
1 
2 
8 
3 
3 
Approximate land area 
acres, 2012 
475,067 
362,139 
786,805 
656,440 
501,944 
370,790 
460,585 
Proportion in farms 
percent, 2012 
23.9 
45.0 
11.3 
21.4 
43.8 
41.1 
34.1 
2012 size of farm: 
1 to 9 acres 
farms 
18 
117 
157 
37 
28 
76 
19 
acres 
79 
686 
809 
216 
101 
429 
66 
1 0 to 49 acres 
farms 
213 
683 
268 
141 
141 
471 
83 
acres 
6,026 
18,685 
6,204 
4,033 
3,560 
12,039 
2,431 
50 to 69 acres 
farms 
79 
157 
49 
36 
36 
137 
33 
acres 
4,655 
9,051 
2,936 
2,209 
2,030 
7,922 
1,944 
70 to 99 acres 
farms 
97 
136 
51 
50 
39 
114 
44 
acres 
8,073 
11,265 
4,235 
4,171 
3,197 
9,560 
3,587 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
farms 
78 
119 
47 
45 
80 
129 
45 
acres 
8,993 
13,764 
5,311 
5,298 
9,168 
15,190 
5,135 
1 40 to 1 79 acres 
farms 
67 
79 
19 
30 
35 
96 
24 
acres 
10,529 
12,377 
2,981 
4,726 
5,595 
15,023 
3,815 
180 to 219 acres 
farms 
37 
61 
29 
14 
31 
50 
26 
acres 
7,322 
11,906 
5,682 
2,798 
6,016 
9,963 
5,111 
220 to 259 acres 
farms 
29 
35 
22 
12 
26 
33 
7 
acres 
7,028 
8,341 
5,262 
2,911 
6,201 
7,801 
1,641 
260 to 499 acres 
farms 
70 
72 
25 
57 
71 
85 
34 
acres 
24,857 
25,176 
8,716 
20,022 
24,970 
28,903 
1 1 ,887 
500 to 999 acres 
farms 
14 
32 
16 
33 
61 
32 
32 
acres 
8,701 
21,669 
1 1 ,286 
23,914 
41,194 
20,124 
24,453 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
farms 
10 
9 
7 
12 
36 
11 
23 
acres 
12,580 
13,252 
8,048 
16,947 
48,274 
16,893 
30,081 
2,000 acres or more 
farms 
3 
5 
8 
13 
19 
3 
19 
acres 
14,930 
16,808 
27,319 
53,352 
69,760 
8,720 
67,099 
2007 size of farm: 
1 to 9 acres 
farms 
20 
170 
158 
43 
39 
136 
15 
acres 
84 
991 
787 
201 
178 
673 
56 
1 0 to 49 acres 
farms 
217 
792 
375 
178 
163 
595 
85 
acres 
6,224 
21,674 
9,717 
5,115 
4,220 
15,371 
2,506 
50 to 69 acres 
farms 
82 
165 
50 
40 
39 
125 
21 
acres 
4,720 
9,536 
2,852 
2,375 
2,185 
7,166 
1,284 
70 to 99 acres 
farms 
101 
191 
70 
48 
32 
152 
31 
acres 
8,192 
15,464 
5,646 
3,979 
2,589 
12,872 
2,531 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
farms 
111 
142 
40 
39 
55 
139 
53 
acres 
12,736 
16,277 
4,630 
4,573 
6,434 
15,987 
6,256 
1 40 to 1 79 acres 
farms 
68 
80 
45 
15 
35 
93 
28 
acres 
10,793 
12,615 
6,959 
2,321 
5,603 
14,770 
4,474 
180 to 219 acres 
farms 
51 
55 
37 
25 
19 
56 
15 
acres 
10,045 
10,821 
7,165 
5,076 
3,762 
11,184 
3,027 
220 to 259 acres 
farms 
32 
20 
17 
15 
24 
34 
16 
acres 
7,720 
4,749 
4,073 
3,693 
5,667 
8,173 
3,788 
260 to 499 acres 
farms 
82 
84 
42 
46 
75 
72 
47 
acres 
28,112 
29,287 
15,044 
15,605 
27,327 
24,548 
16,358 
500 to 999 acres 
farms 
16 
22 
19 
27 
83 
44 
30 
acres 
9,736 
14,772 
13,043 
18,694 
60,623 
29,690 
22,619 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
farms 
4 
7 
17 
22 
32 
7 
34 
acres 
6,024 
10,096 
26,887 
32,538 
40,712 
10,797 
43,706 
2,000 acres or more 
farms 
3 
3 
6 
7 
24 
4 
15 
acres 
12,820 
8,266 
16,850 
24,635 
63,779 
10,300 
59,168 
LAND IN FARMS ACCORDING TO USE 
Total cropland 
farms, 2012 
409 
913 
449 
336 
341 
815 
251 
2007 
502 
1,176 
587 
371 
352 
966 
231 
acres, 2012 
21,799 
46,730 
36,600 
53,898 
61,164 
52,633 
39,485 
2007 
30,268 
61,494 
44,155 
45,873 
59,779 
72,794 
39,723 
Flarvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
298 
781 
390 
275 
263 
692 
171 
2007 
368 
948 
469 
284 
252 
745 
154 
acres, 2012 
12,993 
35,349 
31,637 
45,651 
34,182 
44,430 
27,258 
2007 
18,922 
38,563 
27,535 
35,413 
29,008 
45,038 
15,306 
Other pasture and grazing land that could have been 
used for crops without additional 
improvements (see text) 
farms, 2012 
42 
79 
51 
40 
38 
81 
34 
2007 
144 
321 
162 
91 
145 
325 
73 
acres, 2012 
3,224 
4,545 
1,522 
936 
9,470 
1,890 
3,106 
2007 
7,089 
13,053 
6,140 
4,049 
14,711 
18,024 
8,467 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data Alabama 313 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
