Table 69. Summary by Age and Primary Occupation of Principai Operator: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Total farming 
and other 
occupations 
Farming 
Item 
Total 
Age of operator (years) 
Under 25 
25 to 34 
35 to 44 
45 to 54 
55 to 64 
65 and over 
FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 
Farms 
number 
20,005 
13,219 
93 
256 
823 
2,350 
3,752 
5,945 
percent 
100.0 
66.1 
0.5 
1.3 
4.1 
11.7 
18.8 
29.7 
Land in farms 
acres 
26,249,195 
7,314,348 
1,281 
256,650 
960,614 
949,255 
3,066,802 
2,079,746 
Average size of farm 
acres 
1,312 
553 
14 
1,003 
1,167 
404 
817 
350 
MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL 
PRODUCTS SOLD AND GOVERNMENT 
PAYMENTS 
Total 
farms 
20,005 
13,219 
93 
256 
823 
2,350 
3,752 
5,945 
$1,000 
3,763,442 
3,244,401 
530 
146,896 
568,198 
929,002 
885,722 
714,053 
Average per farm 
dollars 
188,125 
245,435 
5,699 
573,813 
690,398 
395,320 
236,067 
120,110 
Farms by economic class: 
Less than $1 ,000 (see text) 
10,134 
6,618 
61 
99 
388 
1,214 
1,834 
3,022 
$1 ,000 to $2,499 
2,297 
1,413 
7 
10 
90 
225 
414 
667 
$2,500 to $4,999 
1,895 
1,164 
8 
29 
59 
169 
336 
563 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,522 
966 
1 
10 
64 
162 
267 
462 
$1 0,000 to $24,999 
1,507 
976 
9 
13 
61 
190 
244 
459 
$25,000 to $49,999 
700 
481 
1 
12 
24 
86 
137 
221 
$50,000 to $99,999 
482 
350 
6 
6 
10 
67 
113 
148 
$100,000 to $249,999 
555 
445 
- 
26 
29 
77 
120 
193 
$250,000 to $499,999 
266 
219 
- 
15 
18 
35 
77 
74 
$500,000 to $999,999 
237 
217 
_ 
14 
21 
44 
88 
50 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
410 
370 
- 
22 
59 
81 
122 
86 
$1,000,000 to $2,499,999 
166 
154 
- 
8 
31 
34 
52 
29 
$2,500,000 to $4,999,999 
104 
92 
- 
4 
9 
14 
36 
29 
$5,000,000 or more 
140 
124 
- 
10 
19 
33 
34 
28 
Total sales 
farms 
20,005 
13,219 
93 
256 
823 
2,350 
3,752 
5,945 
$1,000 
3,732,113 
3,217,643 
484 
145,249 
564,511 
924,150 
876,791 
706,459 
Grains, oilseeds, dry beans, and 
dry peas 
farms 
2,015 
1,647 
1 
31 
132 
294 
479 
710 
$1,000 
(D) 
213,404 
(D) 
9,858 
(D) 
45,626 
76,882 
45,964 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
379 
345 
17 
48 
65 
123 
92 
$1,000 
225,124 
210,273 
- 
9,460 
34,872 
45,126 
76,061 
44,754 
Corn 
farms 
196 
159 
- 
4 
25 
39 
46 
45 
$1,000 
74,434 
70,240 
- 
1,993 
12,705 
22,394 
21,788 
1 1 ,360 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
137 
124 
- 
4 
25 
31 
35 
29 
$1,000 
73,627 
69,543 
- 
1,993 
12,705 
22,198 
21,532 
11,115 
Wheat 
farms 
225 
201 
- 
12 
22 
36 
78 
53 
$1,000 
95,014 
85,580 
- 
3,412 
13,547 
1 1 ,783 
34,329 
22,509 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
175 
162 
- 
12 
21 
24 
66 
39 
$1,000 
93,877 
84,754 
- 
3,412 
(D) 
(D) 
34,069 
22,165 
Soybeans 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sorghum 
farms 
100 
89 
- 
9 
10 
26 
23 
21 
$1,000 
17,610 
(D) 
- 
1,892 
(D) 
2,871 
5,710 
3,860 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
74 
65 
- 
8 
8 
17 
19 
13 
$1,000 
17,123 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
2,714 
5,621 
3,771 
Barley 
farms 
177 
157 
- 
13 
27 
18 
51 
48 
$1,000 
26,968 
26,416 
- 
2,004 
5,774 
2,830 
10,539 
5,269 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
115 
112 
- 
5 
25 
14 
41 
27 
$1,000 
25,668 
25,392 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
2,761 
10,272 
4,942 
Rice 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other grains, oilseeds, 
dry beans, and dry peas 
farms 
1,556 
1,263 
1 
9 
85 
224 
351 
593 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
555 
(D) 
5,748 
4,516 
2,966 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
40 
38 
4 
4 
10 
15 
5 
$1,000 
13,308 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
599 
5,479 
4,091 
2,378 
Tobacco 
farms 
_ 
_ 
_ 
_ 
. 
_ 
_ 
_ 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Cotton and cottonseed 
farms 
388 
351 
6 
25 
43 
52 
129 
96 
$1,000 
224,486 
210,481 
265 
12,581 
40,360 
31,755 
74,446 
51,076 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
350 
321 
- 
25 
42 
50 
119 
85 
$1,000 
223,549 
209,661 
- 
12,581 
(D) 
(D) 
74,256 
50,841 
Vegetables, melons, potatoes, 
and sweet potatoes 
farms 
1,750 
1,413 
5 
18 
77 
287 
472 
554 
$1,000 
764,062 
635,056 
13 
(D) 
(D) 
130,336 
300,204 
158,795 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
152 
139 
- 
1 
12 
41 
54 
31 
$1,000 
750,746 
624,341 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
128,183 
296,722 
154,305 
Fruits, tree nuts, and berries 
farms 
966 
568 
_ 
6 
27 
90 
139 
306 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
33,406 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
161 
133 
- 
3 
11 
27 
49 
43 
$1,000 
109,880 
76,606 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
32,608 
17,825 
Fruits and tree nuts 
farms 
957 
561 
- 
6 
27 
88 
139 
301 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
33,406 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
161 
133 
- 
3 
11 
27 
49 
43 
$1,000 
109,880 
76,606 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
18,630 
32,608 
(D) 
Berries 
farms 
15 
13 
- 
2 
- 
11 
$1,000 
68 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, 
and sod (see text) 
farms 
453 
284 
6 
28 
44 
117 
89 
$1,000 
315,548 
150,411 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
32,355 
39,607 
43,286 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
156 
118 
- 
3 
7 
22 
48 
38 
$1,000 
313,327 
148,957 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
32,107 
39,114 
42,685 
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued 
188 Arizona 2012 Census of Agricuiture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
