Table 64. Summary by Size of Farm: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Total 
1 to 9 
acres 
10 to 49 
acres 
50 to 69 
acres 
70 to 99 
acres 
1 00 to 1 39 
acres 
FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 
Farms 
.... number 
77,857 
24,637 
25,811 
3,700 
3,601 
3,222 
percent 
100.0 
31.6 
33.2 
4.8 
4.6 
4.1 
Land in farms 
acres 
25,569,001 
95,670 
584,643 
212,480 
294,439 
369,985 
Average size of farm 
acres 
328 
4 
23 
57 
82 
115 
MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL 
PRODUCTS SOLD AND GOVERNMENT 
PAYMENTS 
Total 
farms 
77,857 
24,637 
25,811 
3,700 
3,601 
3,222 
$1,000 
42,774,392 
665,257 
2,589,252 
1,046,966 
1,254,988 
1,684,434 
Average per farm 
dollars 
549,397 
27,002 
100,316 
282,964 
348,511 
522,791 
Farms by economic class: 
Less than $1 ,000 (see text) 
14,629 
5,817 
5,725 
552 
461 
508 
$1,000 to $2,499 
4,718 
2,696 
1,405 
122 
136 
99 
$2,500 to $4,999 
5,904 
3,321 
1,615 
207 
173 
167 
$5,000 to $9,999 
7,846 
4,523 
2,056 
255 
191 
168 
$10,000 to $24,999 
10,265 
4,735 
3,274 
306 
373 
275 
$25,000 to $49,999 
7,150 
1,902 
3,509 
315 
255 
185 
$50,000 to $99,999 
6,698 
885 
3,846 
453 
314 
205 
$100,000 to $249,999 
6,951 
375 
3,064 
783 
706 
469 
$250,000 to $499,999 
4,132 
186 
734 
453 
549 
500 
$500,000 to $999,999 
3,197 
106 
233 
131 
294 
395 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
6,367 
91 
350 
123 
149 
251 
$1,000,000 to $2,499,999 
3,015 
73 
201 
64 
67 
125 
$2,500,000 to $4,999,999 
1,480 
9 
91 
27 
42 
58 
$5,000,000 or more 
1,872 
9 
58 
32 
40 
68 
Total sales 
farms 
77,857 
24,637 
25,811 
3,700 
3,601 
3,222 
$1,000 
42,627,472 
663,142 
2,580,746 
1,043,900 
1,250,202 
1,678,975 
Grains, oilseeds, dry beans, and 
dry peas 
farms 
4,757 
147 
549 
164 
243 
286 
$1,000 
1,727,708 
(D) 
7,800 
6,909 
(D) 
22,035 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
3,235 
26 
62 
131 
164 
$1,000 
1,701,529 
- 
1,551 
4,615 
(D) 
19,434 
Corn 
farms 
1,796 
74 
248 
61 
116 
121 
$1,000 
419,544 
155 
3,783 
2,445 
(D) 
7,949 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1,130 
- 
9 
21 
59 
65 
$1,000 
407,430 
- 
505 
1,516 
(D) 
6,467 
Wheat 
farms 
1,499 
6 
121 
42 
38 
57 
$1,000 
341,702 
8 
847 
956 
1,190 
1,988 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
914 
- 
- 
1 
7 
16 
$1,000 
329,286 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
1,299 
Soybeans 
farms 
2 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sorghum 
farms 
200 
5 
18 
4 
8 
11 
$1,000 
(D) 
12 
182 
282 
103 
406 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
76 
- 
- 
2 
- 
5 
$1,000 
13,369 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
273 
Barley 
farms 
261 
12 
20 
7 
3 
6 
$1,000 
29,212 
(D) 
28 
(D) 
(D) 
202 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
105 
- 
2 
$1,000 
27,084 
- 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
Rice 
farms 
1,391 
10 
55 
41 
71 
81 
$1,000 
782,644 
(D) 
2,149 
(D) 
7,007 
10,591 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1,306 
17 
33 
63 
73 
$1,000 
780,488 
- 
1,005 
(D) 
6,811 
10,381 
Other grains, oilseeds, 
dry beans, and dry peas 
farms 
953 
54 
143 
24 
37 
32 
$1,000 
138,816 
70 
811 
467 
787 
900 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
438 
- 
- 
5 
1 
6 
$1,000 
132,134 
" 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
463 
Tobacco 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Cotton and cottonseed 
farms 
630 
9 
19 
7 
3 
8 
$1,000 
655,094 
(D) 
752 
411 
(D) 
932 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
584 
5 
5 
2 
6 
$1,000 
653,962 
- 
356 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Vegetables, melons, potatoes, 
and sweet potatoes 
farms 
6,155 
2,521 
1,654 
191 
174 
162 
$1,000 
6,327,838 
26,971 
107,456 
27,798 
44,457 
80,822 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1,961 
106 
381 
89 
82 
91 
$1,000 
6,293,658 
11,939 
93,730 
26,600 
43,828 
79,990 
Fruits, tree nuts, and berries 
farms 
36,574 
11,989 
12,958 
1,986 
1,830 
1,485 
$1,000 
17,638,972 
171,156 
1,049,716 
418,629 
559,809 
640,827 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
17,379 
568 
6,650 
1,528 
1,548 
1,287 
$1,000 
17,344,347 
46,054 
908,997 
408,753 
554,410 
636,970 
Fruits and tree nuts 
farms 
35,526 
11,559 
12,602 
1,948 
1,778 
1,465 
$1,000 
15,655,703 
154,093 
955,781 
370,861 
480,397 
544,561 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
16,846 
469 
6,449 
1,494 
1,511 
1,266 
$1,000 
15,369,315 
33,859 
818,234 
361,017 
475,028 
540,847 
Berries 
farms 
1,701 
684 
544 
70 
88 
46 
$1,000 
1,983,269 
17,063 
93,935 
47,768 
79,412 
96,266 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
610 
97 
195 
37 
40 
28 
$1,000 
1,972,002 
11,960 
89,284 
47,311 
78,952 
96,043 
Nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, 
and sod (see text) 
farms 
3,890 
2,266 
1,081 
107 
81 
83 
$1,000 
2,547,307 
245,352 
637,728 
103,359 
154,210 
181,435 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1,465 
584 
540 
61 
47 
55 
$1,000 
2,520,294 
226,964 
631,476 
102,917 
153,734 
181,082 
See tootnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
66 California 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
