Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Arizona 
Apache 
Cochise 
Coconino 
Gila 
Graham 
Greenlee 
La Paz 
Farms 
number 
20,005 
5,591 
1,093 
2,239 
195 
412 
159 
125 
Land in farms 
acres 
26,249,195 
5,597,672 
916,672 
5,815,557 
1,189,016 
1,251,228 
52,358 
(D) 
Average size of farm 
acres 
1,312 
1,001 
839 
2,597 
6,098 
3,037 
329 
(D) 
Median size of farm 
acres 
5 
4 
80 
5 
15 
14 
36 
95 
Estimated market value of land and buildings: 
Average per farm 
dollars 
844,065 
192,667 
1,175,308 
543,405 
1,993,176 
1,752,110 
514,127 
2,513,651 
Average per acre 
dollars 
643 
192 
1,401 
209 
327 
577 
1,561 
1,285 
Estimated market value of all machinery and 
equipment 
$1,000 
1 ,254,469 
105,629 
88,789 
53,134 
10,851 
58,994 
11,260 
43,246 
Average per farm 
dollars 
63,624 
19,364 
81,234 
23,742 
56,516 
144,593 
70,820 
345,969 
Farms by size: 
1 to 9 acres 
11,911 
3,531 
182 
1,803 
73 
162 
22 
17 
1 0 to 49 acres 
4,082 
1,257 
297 
257 
55 
91 
62 
27 
50 to 1 79 acres 
1,517 
372 
232 
72 
33 
57 
30 
35 
1 80 to 499 acres 
882 
196 
137 
22 
8 
37 
21 
10 
500 to 999 acres 
513 
55 
56 
16 
7 
24 
17 
11 
1 ,000 acres or more 
1,100 
180 
189 
69 
19 
41 
7 
25 
Total cropland 
farms 
8,144 
2,235 
496 
539 
45 
226 
80 
84 
acres 
1,150,811 
26,467 
123,311 
8,322 
2,818 
41,699 
5,226 
120,001 
Flarvested cropland 
farms 
5,587 
1,072 
327 
421 
35 
201 
57 
79 
acres 
890,130 
(D) 
65,277 
1,793 
(D) 
37,341 
(D) 
104,082 
Irrigated land 
farms 
5,839 
875 
374 
333 
48 
238 
93 
81 
acres 
880,613 
9,776 
65,483 
1,946 
838 
36,922 
5,398 
93,178 
Market value of agricultural products sold (see text) .... 
$1,000 
3,732,113 
24,194 
149,998 
25,812 
3,752 
170,885 
9,737 
183,243 
Average per farm 
dollars 
186,559 
4,327 
137,235 
1 1 ,528 
19,240 
414,769 
61,239 
1 ,465,943 
Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops 
$1,000 
2,076,568 
13,197 
(D) 
2,358 
343 
165,860 
2,418 
(D) 
Livestock, poultry, and their products 
$1,000 
1,655,545 
10,998 
(D) 
23,454 
3,409 
5,025 
7,319 
(D) 
Farms by value of sales: 
Less than $2,500 
12,616 
4,499 
420 
1,661 
106 
187 
71 
33 
$2,500 to $4,999 
1,820 
396 
159 
214 
9 
55 
20 
7 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,501 
279 
103 
150 
14 
32 
16 
4 
$10,000 to $24,999 
1,503 
265 
133 
147 
34 
42 
12 
3 
$25,000 to $49,999 
672 
79 
85 
26 
14 
15 
13 
11 
$50,000 to $99,999 
442 
37 
48 
9 
9 
16 
3 
10 
$100,000 or more 
1,451 
36 
145 
32 
9 
65 
24 
57 
Government payments 
farms 
3,058 
832 
185 
514 
21 
158 
52 
43 
$1,000 
31,329 
973 
2,594 
987 
323 
3,056 
337 
2,011 
Total income from farm-related sources. 
gross before taxes and expenses (see text) 
farms 
2,991 
252 
355 
134 
28 
99 
47 
29 
$1,000 
95,875 
660 
4,456 
2,065 
276 
1,339 
1,281 
3,628 
Total farm production expenses 
$1,000 
3,258,922 
43,682 
139,313 
36,323 
6,799 
179,576 
9,986 
152,145 
Average per farm 
dollars 
162,905 
7,813 
127,460 
16,223 
34,868 
435,864 
62,806 
1,217,160 
Net cash farm income of operation (see text) 
farms 
20,005 
5,591 
1,093 
2,239 
195 
412 
159 
125 
$1,000 
600,395 
-17,855 
17,734 
-7,459 
-2,448 
-4,295 
1,369 
36,736 
Average per farm 
dollars 
30,012 
-3,193 
16,225 
-3,331 
-12,555 
-10,426 
8,610 
293,889 
Principal operator by primary occupation: 
Farming 
number 
13,219 
4,099 
613 
1,624 
114 
187 
92 
92 
Other 
number 
6,786 
1,492 
480 
615 
81 
225 
67 
33 
Principal operator by days worked off farm: 
Any 
number 
10,819 
2,774 
613 
1,252 
113 
275 
97 
45 
200 days or more 
number 
6,299 
1,448 
344 
741 
41 
124 
61 
39 
Livestock and poultry: 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
6,029 
1,568 
388 
996 
109 
170 
59 
35 
number 
911,334 
32,682 
56,725 
49,318 
10,626 
12,635 
7,837 
1 1 ,437 
Beef cows 
farms 
4,851 
1,201 
328 
810 
92 
150 
50 
31 
number 
197,901 
21,180 
(D) 
30,369 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Milk cows 
farms 
239 
15 
28 
9 
2 
1 
7 
1 
number 
193,621 
42 
(D) 
19 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
3,364 
632 
346 
481 
69 
104 
55 
27 
number 
676,935 
12,920 
31,357 
(D) 
5,401 
6,171 
5,916 
4,577 
Flogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
509 
89 
66 
67 
1 
9 
3 
9 
number 
(D) 
233 
1,131 
225 
(D) 
56 
7 
(D) 
Flogs and pigs sold 
farms 
354 
38 
66 
31 
3 
13 
4 
5 
number 
(D) 
124 
1,696 
507 
13 
142 
42 
(D) 
Sheep and lambs inventory 
farms 
7,447 
3,534 
53 
1,322 
9 
17 
12 
5 
number 
180,551 
63,942 
4,000 
46,864 
485 
177 
(D) 
54 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
2,456 
527 
241 
223 
23 
44 
18 
5 
number 
(D) 
4,346 
15,117 
1,923 
632 
2,570 
287 
215 
Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold 
farms 
91 
7 
15 
1 
- 
6 
- 
- 
number 
39,310 
85 
19,660 
(D) 
- 
151 
- 
- 
Selected crops harvested: 
Corn for grain 
farms 
80 
- 
36 
- 
- 
7 
7 
- 
acres 
29,480 
- 
18,776 
- 
- 
5,570 
(D) 
- 
bushels 
5,910,931 
- 
3,826,964 
- 
- 
1,305,334 
40,282 
- 
Corn for silage or greenchop 
farms 
133 
- 
1 
- 
3 
3 
5 
- 
acres 
36,620 
- 
(D) 
- 
75 
(D) 
333 
- 
tons 
1,012,718 
- 
(D) 
- 
1,500 
12,156 
(D) 
- 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
225 
1 
4 
- 
- 
7 
15 
acres 
102,581 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
1,670 
- 
9,190 
bushels 
9,500,997 
(D) 
151,883 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
763,886 
Winter wheat for grain 
farms 
20 
1 
- 
- 
2 
- 
- 
acres 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
bushels 
329,497 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
Spring wheat for grain 
farms 
4 
1 
- 
- 
2 
- 
- 
acres 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
bushels 
11,731 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
--continued 
226 Arizona 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
