Table 70. Summary by Tenure of Principal Operator and by Operators on Farm: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Tenure of principal operator 
Operators on farm 
Item 
Total 
Full owners 
Part owners 
Tenants 
One operator 
More than one 
operator 
FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 
Farms 
number 
20,005 
8,298 
2,653 
9,054 
9,701 
10,304 
percent 
100.0 
41.5 
13.3 
45.3 
48.5 
51.5 
Land in farms 
acres 
26,249,195 
22,798,557 
1,726,962 
1 ,723,676 
21,329,314 
4,919,881 
Average size of farm 
acres 
1,312 
2,747 
651 
190 
2,199 
477 
MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL 
PRODUCTS SOLD AND GOVERNMENT 
PAYMENTS 
Total 
farms 
20,005 
8,298 
2,653 
9,054 
9,701 
10,304 
$1,000 
3,763,442 
1,534,150 
1 ,096,742 
1,132,550 
1,467,047 
2,296,395 
Average per farm 
Farms by economic class: 
dollars 
188,125 
184,882 
413,397 
125,088 
151,226 
222,864 
Less than $1 ,000 (see text) 
10,134 
3,316 
1,257 
5,561 
5,042 
5,092 
$1,000 to $2,499 
2,297 
1,032 
261 
1,004 
1,077 
1,220 
$2,500 to $4,999 
1,895 
881 
185 
829 
899 
996 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,522 
810 
174 
538 
759 
763 
$10,000 to $24,999 
1,507 
863 
180 
464 
698 
809 
$25,000 to $49,999 
700 
430 
142 
128 
328 
372 
$50,000 to $99,999 
482 
270 
100 
112 
254 
228 
$100,000 to $249,999 
555 
356 
105 
94 
268 
287 
$250,000 to $499,999 
266 
114 
82 
70 
113 
153 
$500,000 to $999,999 
237 
98 
59 
80 
113 
124 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
410 
128 
108 
174 
150 
260 
$1,000,000 to $2,499,999 
166 
47 
40 
79 
65 
101 
$2,500,000 to $4,999,999 
104 
26 
31 
47 
35 
69 
$5,000,000 or more 
140 
55 
37 
48 
50 
90 
Total sales 
farms 
20,005 
8,298 
2,653 
9,054 
9,701 
10,304 
$1,000 
3,732,113 
1 ,525,364 
1,087,223 
1,119,525 
1 ,455,673 
2,276,440 
Grains, oilseeds, dry beans, and 
dry peas 
farms 
2,015 
171 
352 
1,492 
1,013 
1,002 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
96,375 
(D) 
78,406 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
379 
71 
133 
175 
168 
211 
$1,000 
225,124 
(D) 
95,432 
(D) 
76,304 
148,819 
Corn 
farms 
196 
67 
64 
65 
98 
98 
$1,000 
74,434 
19,793 
32,531 
22,110 
22,110 
52,324 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
137 
31 
47 
59 
59 
78 
$1,000 
73,627 
19,427 
32,315 
21,885 
21,556 
52,070 
Wheat 
farms 
225 
40 
85 
100 
99 
126 
$1,000 
95,014 
13,695 
40,167 
41,151 
33,234 
61,780 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
175 
20 
66 
89 
71 
104 
$1,000 
93,877 
13,344 
39,605 
40,928 
32,685 
61,191 
Soybeans 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sorghum 
farms 
100 
24 
36 
40 
32 
68 
$1,000 
17,610 
3,459 
6,576 
7,575 
5,557 
12,053 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
74 
12 
28 
34 
19 
55 
$1,000 
17,123 
3,305 
6,414 
7,404 
5,320 
1 1 ,803 
Barley 
farms 
177 
46 
57 
74 
72 
105 
$1,000 
26,968 
6,715 
7,737 
12,516 
9,018 
17,950 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
115 
19 
46 
50 
42 
73 
$1,000 
25,668 
6,240 
7,529 
1 1 ,899 
8,316 
17,351 
Rice 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other grains, oilseeds. 
dry beans, and dry peas 
farms 
1,556 
49 
209 
1,298 
790 
766 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
9,364 
(D) 
8,486 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
40 
12 
19 
9 
15 
25 
$1,000 
13,308 
(D) 
9,055 
(D) 
7,582 
5,725 
Tobacco 
farms 
_ 
_ 
_ 
_ 
_ 
_ 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Cotton and cottonseed 
farms 
388 
59 
134 
195 
189 
199 
$1,000 
224,486 
32,390 
71,360 
120,736 
80,387 
144,098 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
350 
49 
125 
176 
159 
191 
$1,000 
223,549 
32,137 
71,125 
120,286 
79,571 
143,978 
Vegetables, melons, potatoes. 
and sweet potatoes 
farms 
1,750 
416 
244 
1,090 
783 
967 
$1,000 
764,062 
51,357 
348,838 
363,867 
265,558 
498,505 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
152 
19 
42 
91 
56 
96 
$1,000 
750,746 
48,201 
346,652 
355,894 
259,899 
490,848 
Fruits, tree nuts, and berries 
farms 
966 
833 
98 
35 
508 
458 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
77,267 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
161 
119 
29 
13 
91 
70 
$1,000 
109,880 
(D) 
36,973 
(D) 
36,147 
73,733 
Fruits and tree nuts 
farms 
957 
825 
97 
35 
508 
449 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
161 
119 
29 
13 
91 
70 
$1,000 
109,880 
63,841 
(D) 
(D) 
36,147 
73,733 
Berries 
farms 
15 
14 
1 
3 
12 
$1,000 
68 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Nursery, greenhouse, floriculture. 
and sod (see text) 
farms 
453 
371 
38 
44 
210 
243 
$1,000 
315,548 
197,013 
63,769 
54,766 
196,055 
119,493 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
156 
118 
24 
14 
43 
113 
$1,000 
313,327 
195,170 
63,611 
54,546 
194,651 
118,676 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
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