Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Maricopa 
Mohave 
Navajo 
Pima 
Pinal 
Santa Cruz 
Yavapai 
Yuma 
Farms 
number 
2,479 
335 
3,846 
855 
938 
236 
940 
562 
Land in farms 
acres 
475,898 
1 ,244,343 
4,323,178 
(D) 
1,174,727 
214,930 
824,506 
214,675 
Average size of farm 
acres 
192 
3,714 
1,124 
(D) 
1,252 
911 
877 
382 
Median size of farm 
acres 
5 
31 
2 
9 
25 
41 
12 
18 
Estimated market value of land and buildings: 
Average per farm 
dollars 
1,087,145 
1 ,792,486 
291,214 
1,651,870 
2,979,540 
1 ,390,783 
1,382,518 
2,758,097 
Average per acre 
dollars 
5,663 
483 
259 
521 
2,379 
1,527 
1,576 
7,220 
Estimated market value of all machinery and 
equipment 
$1,000 
281,556 
25,374 
77,550 
55,252 
177,151 
8,409 
48,175 
209,100 
Average per farm 
dollars 
113,577 
75,743 
20,925 
64,622 
189,669 
35,630 
51,250 
372,064 
Farms by size: 
1 to 9 acres 
1,495 
130 
3,094 
431 
348 
41 
399 
183 
1 0 to 49 acres 
601 
68 
416 
248 
182 
84 
258 
179 
50 to 1 79 acres 
147 
35 
124 
66 
105 
42 
115 
52 
1 80 to 499 acres 
94 
22 
81 
30 
89 
23 
45 
67 
500 to 999 acres 
66 
30 
42 
26 
95 
8 
33 
27 
1 ,000 acres or more 
76 
50 
89 
54 
119 
38 
90 
54 
Total cropland 
farms 
988 
107 
1,706 
253 
530 
53 
333 
469 
acres 
222,469 
29,054 
20,050 
36,717 
302,591 
1,238 
10,720 
200,128 
Flarvested cropland 
farms 
816 
85 
1,098 
200 
451 
40 
256 
449 
acres 
197,101 
(D) 
(D) 
28,735 
226,962 
757 
4,520 
184,351 
Irrigated land 
farms 
1,156 
95 
869 
251 
540 
61 
357 
468 
acres 
192,871 
20,814 
6,540 
32,404 
223,626 
1,812 
7,602 
181,403 
Market value of agricultural products sold (see text) .... 
$1,000 
1,003,475 
30,184 
64,515 
97,287 
927,737 
14,658 
41,628 
985,009 
Average per farm 
dollars 
404,790 
90,103 
16,774 
113,786 
989,058 
62,109 
44,285 
1 ,752,684 
Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops 
$1,000 
446,895 
20,790 
5,836 
74,684 
315,577 
692 
10,607 
(D) 
Livestock, poultry, and their products 
$1,000 
556,580 
9,394 
58,678 
22,603 
612,160 
13,966 
31,021 
(D) 
Farms by value of sales: 
Less than $2,500 
1,211 
150 
2,902 
392 
321 
101 
452 
110 
$2,500 to $4,999 
219 
42 
363 
107 
52 
20 
109 
48 
$5,000 to $9,999 
251 
30 
289 
89 
99 
12 
76 
57 
$10,000 to $24,999 
235 
37 
195 
95 
100 
30 
108 
67 
$25,000 to $49,999 
131 
18 
46 
44 
54 
29 
42 
65 
$50,000 to $99,999 
83 
18 
29 
40 
31 
14 
40 
55 
$100,000 or more 
349 
40 
22 
88 
281 
30 
113 
160 
Government payments 
farms 
241 
38 
505 
45 
261 
37 
30 
96 
$1,000 
5,379 
1,242 
832 
1,085 
9,558 
996 
141 
1,815 
Total income from farm-related sources. 
gross before taxes and expenses (see text) 
farms 
638 
69 
251 
205 
317 
52 
271 
244 
$1,000 
26,763 
1,672 
702 
8,507 
24,833 
837 
2,891 
15,966 
Total farm production expenses 
$1,000 
947,157 
38,122 
80,310 
92,309 
792,224 
17,368 
52,515 
671,092 
Average per farm 
dollars 
382,072 
113,798 
20,881 
107,963 
844,589 
73,592 
55,867 
1,194,113 
Net cash farm income of operation (see text) 
farms 
2,479 
335 
3,846 
855 
938 
236 
940 
562 
$1,000 
88,459 
-5,024 
-14,261 
14,570 
169,903 
-876 
-7,856 
331,697 
Average per farm 
dollars 
35,683 
-14,998 
-3,708 
17,041 
181,133 
-3,713 
-8,357 
590,209 
Principal operator by primary occupation: 
Farming 
number 
1,263 
172 
2,905 
419 
589 
139 
603 
308 
Other 
number 
1,216 
163 
941 
436 
349 
97 
337 
254 
Principal operator by days worked off farm: 
Any 
number 
1,620 
180 
2,038 
490 
422 
135 
462 
303 
200 days or more 
number 
1,136 
143 
1,111 
288 
285 
61 
223 
254 
Livestock and poultry: 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
325 
143 
1,342 
211 
216 
108 
317 
42 
number 
181,835 
(D) 
26,133 
18,312 
306,517 
21,177 
43,144 
(D) 
Beef cows 
farms 
188 
131 
1,201 
166 
137 
99 
239 
28 
number 
4,413 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
10,220 
11,951 
28,042 
369 
Milk cows 
farms 
65 
4 
14 
33 
43 
8 
8 
1 
number 
104,295 
(D) 
29 
(D) 
71,139 
17 
21 
(D) 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
222 
126 
601 
154 
160 
97 
257 
33 
number 
79,599 
12,123 
13,809 
10,083 
273,139 
18,777 
33,028 
(D) 
Flogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
88 
12 
86 
31 
27 
3 
7 
11 
number 
3,357 
70 
(D) 
693 
68 
(D) 
34 
40 
Flogs and pigs sold 
farms 
71 
1 
50 
24 
21 
2 
9 
16 
number 
4,150 
(D) 
(D) 
2,641 
34 
(D) 
40 
373 
Sheep and lambs inventory 
farms 
118 
16 
2,219 
37 
41 
7 
38 
19 
number 
3,121 
(D) 
39,983 
570 
3,318 
85 
590 
(D) 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
303 
51 
489 
142 
124 
27 
179 
60 
number 
(D) 
1,386 
4,054 
3,126 
3,019 
698 
5,617 
1,133 
Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold 
farms 
31 
3 
7 
13 
- 
- 
8 
- 
number 
1,361 
90 
182 
(D) 
- 
- 
17,701 
- 
Selected crops harvested: 
Corn for grain 
farms 
12 
- 
1 
- 
12 
- 
1 
4 
acres 
1,374 
- 
(D) 
- 
2,983 
- 
(D) 
295 
bushels 
142,852 
- 
(D) 
- 
541,649 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
Corn for silage or greenchop 
farms 
58 
1 
10 
1 
48 
- 
3 
acres 
13,674 
(D) 
50 
(D) 
1 7,975 
- 
300 
- 
tons 
365,218 
(D) 
1,154 
(D) 
555,499 
- 
8,400 
- 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
44 
1 
5 
59 
2 
2 
85 
acres 
19,483 
- 
(D) 
3,559 
17,869 
(D) 
(D) 
48,887 
bushels 
1 ,847,354 
- 
(D) 
290,249 
1 ,639,298 
(D) 
(D) 
4,634,748 
Winter wheat for grain 
farms 
5 
- 
1 
- 
9 
2 
acres 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
- 
1,433 
- 
- 
(D) 
bushels 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
- 
97,122 
- 
- 
(D) 
Spring wheat for grain 
farms 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
bushels 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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