Table 44. Farms by North American Industry Classification System: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbois, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Alabama 
Autauga 
Baldwin 
Barbour 
Bibb 
Blount 
Total farms 
43,223 
389 
989 
571 
189 
1,241 
Oilseed and grain farming (1111) 
1,836 
22 
44 
9 
5 
23 
Vegetable and melon farming (1112) 
1,083 
37 
27 
3 
6 
52 
Fruit and tree nut farming (1113) 
1,282 
20 
193 
43 
4 
39 
Greenhouse, nursery, and floriculture 
production (1114) 
653 
7 
49 
5 
7 
11 
Other crop farming (1119) 
10,375 
114 
232 
231 
46 
195 
Tobacco farming (11191) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Cotton farming (1 1192) 
368 
10 
1 
5 
- 
1 
Sugarcane farming, hay farming, and all other 
crop farming (11193,11194,11199) 
10,007 
104 
231 
226 
46 
194 
Beef cattle ranching and farming (112111) 
17,698 
125 
256 
196 
69 
589 
Cattle feedlots (1121 12) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Dairy cattle and milk production (11212) 
87 
- 
3 
- 
- 
1 
Hog and pig farming (1122) 
177 
- 
1 
- 
1 
4 
Poultry and egg production (1123) 
3,815 
9 
31 
48 
10 
149 
Sheep and goat farming (1124) 
1,904 
28 
36 
15 
12 
56 
Animal aquaculture and other animal 
production (1 125,1 129) 
4,313 
27 
117 
21 
29 
122 
Item 
Bullock 
Butler 
Calhoun 
Chambers 
Cherokee 
Chilton 
Total farms 
273 
407 
592 
301 
561 
543 
Oilseed and grain farming (1111) 
8 
6 
15 
12 
48 
14 
Vegetable and melon farming (1112) 
6 
21 
13 
6 
2 
27 
Fruit and tree nut farming (1113) 
22 
24 
27 
6 
2 
56 
Greenhouse, nursery, and floriculture 
production (1114) 
3 
3 
11 
16 
9 
9 
Other crop farming (1119) 
65 
96 
102 
47 
145 
115 
Tobacco farming (11191) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Cotton farming (1 1192) 
- 
- 
1 
1 
44 
1 
Sugarcane farming, hay farming, and all other 
crop farming (11193,11194,11199) 
65 
96 
101 
46 
101 
114 
Beef cattle ranching and farming (112111) 
106 
160 
255 
148 
226 
205 
Cattle feedlots (112112) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Dairy cattle and milk production (1 1212) 
- 
- 
3 
4 
- 
- 
Hog and pig farming (1122) 
- 
1 
3 
4 
3 
- 
Poultry and egg production (1123) 
24 
52 
51 
8 
58 
20 
Sheep and goat farming (1124) 
12 
13 
18 
6 
17 
40 
Animal aquaculture and other animal 
production (1 125,1 129) 
27 
31 
94 
44 
51 
57 
Item 
Choctaw 
Clarke 
Clay 
Cleburne 
Coffee 
Colbert 
Conecuh 
Total farms 
248 
263 
401 
341 
899 
687 
346 
Oilseed and grain farming (1111) 
1 
8 
3 
12 
11 
54 
20 
Vegetable and melon farming (1112) 
11 
12 
7 
8 
13 
10 
10 
Fruit and tree nut farming (1113) 
2 
3 
10 
12 
42 
8 
16 
Greenhouse, nursery, and floriculture 
production (1114) 
3 
3 
9 
3 
9 
5 
3 
Other crop farming (1119) 
63 
54 
48 
47 
383 
164 
128 
Tobacco farming (11191) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Cotton farming (1 1192) 
3 
1 
- 
- 
21 
- 
11 
Sugarcane farming, hay farming, and all other 
crop farming (11193,11194,11199) 
60 
53 
48 
47 
362 
164 
117 
Beef cattle ranching and farming (112111) 
94 
103 
252 
146 
236 
286 
129 
Cattle feedlots (1121 12) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Dairy cattle and milk production (11212) 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
- 
Hog and pig farming (1122) 
5 
1 
2 
- 
- 
2 
- 
Poultry and egg production (1123) 
17 
11 
34 
64 
132 
45 
11 
Sheep and goat farming (1124) 
28 
17 
13 
10 
20 
27 
14 
Animal aquaculture and other animal 
production (1 125,1 129) 
24 
51 
23 
38 
53 
86 
15 
Item 
Coosa 
Covington 
Crenshaw 
Cullman 
Dale 
Dallas 
DeKalb 
Total farms 
152 
1,051 
575 
2,007 
487 
506 
2,035 
Oilseed and grain farming (1111) 
- 
23 
7 
45 
10 
28 
90 
Vegetable and melon farming (1112) 
6 
12 
6 
47 
7 
25 
27 
Fruit and tree nut farming (1113) 
8 
42 
14 
12 
50 
8 
13 
Greenhouse, nursery, and floriculture 
production (1114) 
- 
10 
2 
16 
9 
9 
9 
Other crop farming (1119) 
28 
397 
201 
290 
182 
157 
332 
Tobacco farming (11191) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Cotton farming (11192) 
- 
19 
1 
- 
2 
11 
4 
Sugarcane farming, hay farming, and all other 
crop farming (11193,11194,11199) 
28 
378 
200 
290 
180 
146 
328 
Beef cattle ranching and farming (112111) 
75 
367 
222 
965 
93 
203 
994 
Cattle feedlots (1121 12) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Dairy cattle and milk production (1 1212) 
- 
2 
- 
9 
- 
1 
1 
Hog and pig farming (1122) 
- 
2 
- 
5 
- 
4 
9 
Poultry and egg production (1123) 
6 
112 
89 
391 
63 
12 
336 
Sheep and goat farming (1124) 
8 
35 
11 
85 
16 
14 
70 
Animal aquaculture and other animal 
production (1 125,1 129) 
21 
49 
23 
142 
57 
45 
154 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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