Table 44. Farms by Concentration of Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Characteristics 
All farms 
Fewest number of farms accounting for- 
1 0 percent of sales 
25 percent of sales 
50 percent of sales 
75 percent of sales 
Farms 
number 
20,005 
2 
10 
46 
168 
percent 
100.0 
(Z) 
(Z) 
0.2 
0.8 
Land in farms 
acres 
26,249,195 
(D) 
37,531 
160,492 
464,693 
Average size of farm 
acres 
1,312 
(D) 
3,753 
3,489 
2,766 
Estimated market value of land and 
buildings 
farms 
20,005 
2 
10 
46 
168 
$1,000 
16,885,510 
(D) 
271,901 
957,418 
2,450,992 
Average per farm 
dollars 
844,065 
(D) 
27,190,126 
20,813,426 
14,589,240 
Average per acre 
dollars 
643 
(D) 
7,245 
5,966 
5,274 
Estimated market value of all machinery and 
equipment 
$1,000 
1,254,469 
(D) 
72,413 
174,554 
346,024 
percent 
100.0 
(D) 
5.8 
13.9 
27.6 
Land in farms according to use: 
Total cropland 
acres 
1,150,811 
(D) 
31,218 
143,056 
412,193 
Flarvested cropland 
acres 
890,130 
(D) 
30,830 
139,728 
390,592 
Pastureland, excluding woodland 
pastured 
acres 
23,136,306 
- 
(D) 
5,532 
18,366 
Market value of agricultural products 
sold (see text) 
$1,000 
3,732,113 
(D) 
933,144 
1 ,873,429 
2,801,476 
Average per farm 
dollars 
186,559 
(D) 
93,314,404 
40,726,717 
16,675,452 
Grains, oilseeds, dry beans, and 
dry peas 
farms 
2,015 
1 
5 
21 
75 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
8,326 
39,966 
108,815 
Tobacco 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Cotton and cottonseed 
farms 
388 
- 
1 
10 
53 
$1,000 
224,486 
- 
(D) 
12,918 
91,363 
Vegetables, melons, potatoes, and 
sweet potatoes 
farms 
1,750 
- 
3 
19 
48 
$1,000 
764,062 
- 
153,219 
564,334 
722,038 
Fruits, tree nuts, and berries 
farms 
966 
- 
- 
5 
15 
$1,000 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
Fruits and tree nuts 
farms 
957 
- 
- 
5 
15 
$1,000 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
Berries 
farms 
15 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
68 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and 
sod (see text) 
farms 
453 
- 
2 
3 
15 
$1,000 
315,548 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
235,935 
Cut Christmas trees and short-rotation 
woody crops 
farms 
3 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Cut Christmas trees 
farms 
3 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Short rotation woody crops 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other crops and hay (see text) 
farms 
1,287 
- 
3 
17 
74 
$1,000 
425,203 
- 
(D) 
24,903 
176,878 
Maple syrup (see text) 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Cattle and calves 
farms 
3,364 
2 
4 
21 
64 
$1,000 
700,307 
(D) 
464,531 
504,313 
538,266 
Milk from cows (see text) 
farms 
104 
1 
18 
59 
$1,000 
762,957 
- 
(D) 
414,070 
733,374 
Flogs and pigs 
farms 
354 
- 
1 
1 
1 
$1,000 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Sheep, goats, wool, mohair. 
and milk (see text) 
farms 
4,250 
- 
- 
- 
1 
$1,000 
1 1 ,276 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
Florses, ponies, mules, burros. 
and donkeys 
farms 
1,954 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
31,801 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Poultry and eggs 
farms 
922 
- 
1 
1 
2 
$1,000 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Aquaculture 
farms 
34 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
5,363 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other animals and other animal 
products (see text) 
farms 
660 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Value of organically produced 
commodities (see text) 
farms 
75 
- 
- 
6 
9 
$1,000 
54,503 
- 
- 
49,067 
51,190 
Value of landlords' share 
of total sales (see text) 
farms 
80 
- 
- 
3 
6 
$1,000 
9,582 
- 
- 
3,616 
5,542 
Total farm production expenses 
farms 
20,005 
2 
10 
46 
168 
$1,000 
3,258,922 
(D) 
664,330 
1,431,264 
2,205,727 
Selected farm production expenses: 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners purchased 
farms 
3,430 
1 
6 
28 
117 
$1,000 
221,706 
(D) 
26,153 
81,058 
149,056 
Chemicals purchased 
farms 
3,407 
1 
6 
28 
117 
$1,000 
133,675 
(D) 
19,435 
56,458 
91,327 
Livestock and poultry purchased 
or leased (see text) 
farms 
3,226 
1 
3 
10 
33 
$1,000 
166,502 
(D) 
(D) 
108,809 
125,447 
Feed purchased 
farms 
16,346 
1 
5 
22 
66 
$1,000 
795,229 
(D) 
226,727 
455,558 
657,996 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
farms 
18,575 
1 
9 
45 
166 
$1,000 
189,338 
(D) 
22,490 
62,573 
100,428 
Utilities (see text) 
farms 
8,986 
2 
10 
46 
168 
$1,000 
156,545 
(D) 
12,246 
33,115 
81,151 
Flired farm labor 
farms 
4,851 
2 
10 
46 
166 
$1,000 
459,771 
(D) 
73,518 
181,938 
292,828 
Interest expense 
farms 
2,908 
1 
8 
36 
124 
$1,000 
78,184 
(D) 
16,069 
23,724 
38,854 
Government payments 
farms 
3,058 
2 
19 
95 
$1,000 
31,329 
- 
(D) 
1,383 
6,959 
Inventory of selected livestock: 
Cattle and calves 
farms 
6,029 
2 
4 
21 
65 
number 
911,334 
(D) 
295,151 
450,021 
579,699 
Milk cows 
farms 
239 
1 
18 
59 
number 
193,621 
- 
(D) 
101,684 
184,580 
Flogs and pigs 
farms 
509 
- 
1 
1 
1 
number 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
38 Arizona 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
