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 
Pickens 
Pike 
Randolph 
Russell 
St. Clair 
Shelby 
Sumter 
FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 
Farms 
number, 2012 
433 
600 
611 
280 
540 
401 
428 
2007 
503 
709 
610 
303 
621 
474 
431 
Land in farms 
acres, 2012 
102,646 
167,272 
113,918 
117,351 
67,447 
58,452 
239,820 
2007 
130,751 
179,175 
114,717 
94,155 
71,574 
54,810 
180,931 
Average size of farm 
acres, 2012 
237 
279 
186 
419 
125 
146 
560 
2007 
260 
253 
188 
311 
115 
116 
420 
Estimated market value of land and buildings .... 
farms, 2012 
433 
600 
611 
280 
540 
401 
428 
2007 
503 
709 
610 
303 
621 
474 
431 
$1,000, 2012 
212,291 
381,023 
320,092 
265,375 
258,950 
245,468 
341,208 
2007 
245,323 
388,502 
278,014 
205,827 
252,400 
203,320 
260,957 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
490,280 
635,038 
523,882 
947,766 
479,536 
612,139 
797,216 
2007 
487,719 
547,958 
455,760 
679,298 
406,441 
428,945 
605,468 
Average per acre 
dollars, 2012 
2,068 
2,278 
2,810 
2,261 
3,839 
4,199 
1,423 
2007 
1,876 
2,168 
2,423 
2,186 
3,526 
3,710 
1,442 
2012 farms by value group: 
$1 to $49,999 
40 
55 
27 
23 
61 
38 
51 
$50,000 to $99,999 
51 
60 
65 
20 
57 
22 
57 
$100,000 to $199,999 
76 
107 
118 
29 
71 
69 
66 
$200,000 to $499,999 
168 
169 
208 
86 
169 
127 
102 
$500,000 to $999,999 
56 
107 
113 
56 
123 
80 
74 
$1,000,000 to $1,999,999 
26 
72 
57 
28 
39 
42 
45 
$2,000,000 to $4,999,999 
14 
23 
21 
32 
20 
19 
23 
$5,000,000 to $9,999,999 
1 
4 
1 
4 
- 
3 
6 
$10,000,000 or more 
1 
3 
1 
2 
- 
1 
4 
Approximate land area 
acres, 2012 
564,115 
430,147 
371,552 
410,339 
404,419 
502,370 
578,489 
Proportion in farms 
percent, 2012 
18.2 
38.9 
30.7 
28.6 
16.7 
11.6 
41.5 
2012 size of farm: 
1 to 9 acres 
farms 
21 
11 
26 
20 
50 
41 
17 
acres 
108 
60 
138 
99 
229 
156 
91 
1 0 to 49 acres 
farms 
102 
118 
144 
61 
189 
141 
80 
acres 
2,975 
3,347 
4,466 
1,880 
4,944 
3,615 
2,570 
50 to 69 acres 
farms 
46 
53 
67 
20 
50 
39 
27 
acres 
2,711 
3,063 
3,983 
1,169 
2,874 
2,175 
1,506 
70 to 99 acres 
farms 
61 
46 
82 
26 
60 
51 
26 
acres 
5,077 
3,786 
6,671 
2,130 
4,936 
4,152 
2,234 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
farms 
40 
61 
48 
32 
58 
25 
27 
acres 
4,589 
7,292 
5,506 
3,489 
6,817 
2,808 
3,186 
1 40 to 1 79 acres 
farms 
48 
46 
57 
17 
29 
22 
31 
acres 
7,462 
7,370 
8,976 
2,585 
4,493 
3,424 
4,863 
180 to 219 acres 
farms 
28 
39 
35 
12 
21 
17 
32 
acres 
5,546 
7,602 
6,875 
2,396 
4,030 
3,382 
6,420 
220 to 259 acres 
farms 
15 
31 
32 
7 
9 
8 
20 
acres 
3,516 
7,402 
7,522 
1,612 
2,152 
1,893 
4,788 
260 to 499 acres 
farms 
29 
107 
69 
24 
56 
30 
70 
acres 
9,863 
37,091 
24,258 
8,669 
19,673 
11,484 
25,507 
500 to 999 acres 
farms 
26 
62 
38 
28 
12 
23 
49 
acres 
17,319 
42,874 
24,800 
20,644 
8,709 
15,521 
32,887 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
farms 
10 
19 
10 
20 
6 
2 
27 
acres 
12,805 
24,120 
12,108 
27,719 
8,590 
(D) 
36,280 
2,000 acres or more 
farms 
7 
7 
3 
13 
- 
2 
22 
acres 
30,675 
23,265 
8,615 
44,959 
- 
(D) 
119,488 
2007 size of farm: 
1 to 9 acres 
farms 
27 
36 
19 
18 
44 
39 
35 
acres 
150 
176 
75 
64 
258 
215 
131 
1 0 to 49 acres 
farms 
123 
154 
144 
89 
243 
204 
71 
acres 
3,613 
4,362 
4,452 
2,261 
6,632 
5,223 
2,328 
50 to 69 acres 
farms 
42 
47 
70 
23 
52 
41 
39 
acres 
2,497 
2,706 
4,046 
1,305 
2,998 
2,344 
2,235 
70 to 99 acres 
farms 
68 
66 
93 
40 
71 
49 
28 
acres 
5,734 
5,425 
7,670 
3,322 
5,753 
4,025 
2,370 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
farms 
64 
81 
76 
16 
77 
27 
28 
acres 
7,245 
9,489 
8,544 
1,783 
8,844 
3,141 
3,301 
1 40 to 1 79 acres 
farms 
35 
57 
58 
17 
38 
28 
36 
acres 
5,520 
9,100 
9,104 
2,621 
6,042 
4,272 
5,773 
180 to 219 acres 
farms 
27 
41 
25 
19 
26 
20 
13 
acres 
5,310 
8,072 
4,947 
3,749 
5,139 
3,875 
2,676 
220 to 259 acres 
farms 
13 
27 
18 
10 
12 
8 
19 
acres 
3,092 
6,421 
4,272 
2,254 
(D) 
(D) 
4,585 
260 to 499 acres 
farms 
60 
109 
64 
27 
41 
38 
68 
acres 
20,850 
38,886 
22,472 
9,785 
14,902 
13,350 
24,180 
500 to 999 acres 
farms 
23 
56 
28 
22 
11 
18 
54 
acres 
16,216 
37,679 
18,294 
15,833 
7,358 
11,886 
40,204 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
farms 
10 
30 
6 
13 
4 
- 
19 
acres 
13,648 
41,109 
8,300 
17,921 
5,375 
- 
27,159 
2,000 acres or more 
farms 
11 
5 
9 
9 
2 
2 
21 
acres 
46,876 
15,750 
22,541 
33,257 
(D) 
(D) 
65,989 
LAND IN FARMS ACCORDING TO USE 
Total cropland 
farms, 2012 
245 
393 
324 
165 
310 
219 
285 
2007 
318 
479 
363 
181 
378 
300 
277 
acres, 2012 
24,587 
35,215 
14,445 
29,426 
13,620 
18,677 
33,260 
2007 
28,557 
52,990 
19,914 
24,328 
20,976 
21,070 
35,747 
Flarvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
177 
296 
283 
117 
271 
196 
203 
2007 
214 
348 
264 
113 
264 
236 
200 
acres, 2012 
16,428 
24,326 
11,155 
21,145 
1 1 ,028 
16,281 
17,146 
2007 
Other pasture and grazing land that could have been 
15,694 
26,625 
8,480 
11,591 
1 1 ,456 
14,516 
13,805 
used for crops without additional 
improvements (see text) 
farms, 2012 
23 
66 
33 
15 
32 
15 
40 
2007 
112 
144 
118 
60 
149 
99 
88 
acres, 2012 
597 
3,394 
1,282 
971 
903 
917 
5,229 
2007 
8,972 
14,146 
8,456 
5,817 
5,545 
3,863 
14,591 
--continued 
314 Alabama 2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
