Table 64. Summary by Size of Farm: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
140 to 179 
acres 
180 to 219 
acres 
220 to 259 
acres 
260 to 499 
acres 
500 to 999 
acres 
1,000 to 1,999 
acres 
2,000 or more 
acres 
FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 
Farms 
number 
2,533 
1,477 
1,189 
3,983 
3,230 
2,040 
2,434 
percent 
3.3 
1.9 
1.5 
5.1 
4.1 
2.6 
3.1 
Land in farms 
acres 
398,520 
292,751 
282,281 
1,428,792 
2,244,264 
2,800,180 
16,564,996 
Average size of farm 
acres 
157 
198 
237 
359 
695 
1,373 
6,806 
MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL 
PRODUCTS SOLD AND GOVERNMENT 
PAYMENTS 
Total 
farms 
2,533 
1,477 
1,189 
3,983 
3,230 
2,040 
2,434 
$1,000 
1,530,776 
1,032,589 
1,163,325 
4,797,702 
6,413,293 
6,585,677 
14,010,133 
Average per farm 
dollars 
604,333 
699,113 
978,406 
1,204,545 
1,985,540 
3,228,273 
5,756,012 
Farms by economic class: 
Less than $1 ,000 (see text) 
353 
158 
131 
381 
276 
93 
174 
$1,000 to $2,499 
105 
31 
21 
47 
34 
9 
13 
$2,500 to $4,999 
113 
49 
32 
110 
66 
31 
20 
$5,000 to $9,999 
145 
98 
57 
190 
108 
31 
24 
$10,000 to $24,999 
249 
116 
101 
355 
229 
159 
93 
$25,000 to $49,999 
143 
84 
82 
224 
212 
134 
105 
$50,000 to $99,999 
151 
79 
86 
181 
191 
144 
163 
$100,000 to $249,999 
314 
146 
89 
260 
210 
181 
354 
$250,000 to $499,999 
362 
199 
164 
466 
182 
122 
215 
$500,000 to $999,999 
311 
267 
186 
595 
395 
112 
172 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
287 
250 
240 
1,174 
1,327 
1,024 
1,101 
$1,000,000 to $2,499,999 
190 
178 
158 
743 
640 
343 
233 
$2,500,000 to $4,999,999 
49 
42 
33 
266 
352 
282 
229 
$5,000,000 or more 
48 
30 
49 
165 
335 
399 
639 
Total sales 
farms 
2,533 
1,477 
1,189 
3,983 
3,230 
2,040 
2,434 
$1,000 
1,525,079 
1,028,136 
1,158,463 
4,772,037 
6,381,186 
6,561,240 
13,984,366 
Grains, oilseeds, dry beans, and 
dry peas 
farms 
272 
206 
186 
799 
764 
531 
610 
$1,000 
29,798 
28,170 
(D) 
212,431 
334,292 
315,838 
721,092 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
172 
139 
140 
686 
682 
477 
556 
$1,000 
27,306 
26,780 
(D) 
209,683 
332,076 
314,608 
720,039 
Corn 
farms 
102 
71 
62 
246 
261 
194 
240 
$1,000 
6,885 
6,973 
(D) 
40,088 
70,576 
74,854 
192,874 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
51 
46 
43 
205 
229 
177 
225 
$1,000 
5,667 
6,297 
(D) 
38,931 
69,679 
74,327 
192,617 
Wheat 
farms 
60 
56 
45 
169 
239 
273 
393 
$1,000 
2,620 
3,581 
1,986 
14,582 
33,754 
51,687 
228,504 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
12 
24 
11 
95 
171 
221 
356 
$1,000 
1,055 
2,919 
1,011 
12,766 
31,809 
50,291 
227,579 
Soybeans 
farms 
- 
1 
- 
1 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sorghum 
farms 
14 
6 
6 
29 
34 
31 
34 
$1,000 
252 
(D) 
388 
(D) 
2,324 
4,856 
5,404 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1 
3 
8 
13 
20 
24 
$1,000 
(D) 
- 
352 
821 
1,877 
4,604 
5,158 
Barley 
farms 
4 
15 
11 
31 
27 
36 
89 
$1,000 
81 
294 
248 
1,320 
1,679 
4,758 
20,534 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1 
1 
2 
11 
13 
19 
56 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
844 
1,338 
4,480 
19,967 
Rice 
farms 
97 
68 
79 
355 
299 
138 
97 
$1,000 
18,923 
15,996 
23,075 
143,278 
207,174 
157,952 
193,732 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
97 
67 
79 
353 
295 
133 
96 
$1,000 
18,923 
(D) 
23,075 
(D) 
207,079 
157,846 
(D) 
Other grains, oilseeds, 
dry beans, and dry peas 
farms 
27 
28 
23 
141 
133 
128 
183 
$1,000 
1,038 
1,089 
1,279 
11,817 
18,784 
21,731 
80,044 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
7 
5 
10 
77 
90 
92 
145 
$1,000 
636 
697 
1,068 
10,665 
17,985 
20,939 
79,323 
Tobacco 
farms 
_ 
._ 
_ 
_ 
_ 
_ 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Cotton and cottonseed 
farms 
15 
16 
18 
81 
155 
171 
128 
$1,000 
2,111 
2,803 
2,067 
17,709 
78,315 
135,327 
414,370 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
13 
15 
14 
76 
153 
167 
128 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
2,030 
17,570 
(D) 
135,183 
414,370 
Vegetables, melons, potatoes, 
and sweet potatoes 
farms 
113 
95 
58 
232 
290 
277 
388 
$1,000 
40,392 
44,962 
42,756 
299,966 
688,339 
1,220,425 
3,703,493 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
48 
45 
36 
182 
267 
259 
375 
$1,000 
39,856 
44,330 
42,570 
299,363 
687,947 
1,220,230 
3,703,276 
Fruits, tree nuts, and berries 
farms 
1,099 
703 
516 
1,528 
1,132 
676 
672 
$1,000 
616,484 
527,869 
539,934 
2,286,164 
2,458,313 
2,473,046 
5,897,026 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
962 
626 
461 
1,413 
1,064 
637 
635 
$1,000 
614,091 
526,476 
539,128 
2,284,030 
2,456,817 
2,472,249 
5,896,374 
Fruits and tree nuts 
farms 
1,082 
681 
497 
1,488 
1,106 
660 
660 
$1,000 
553,267 
415,546 
361,809 
1,675,691 
2,122,955 
2,327,389 
5,693,353 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
950 
610 
440 
1,370 
1,044 
621 
622 
$1,000 
550,897 
414,150 
360,963 
1,673,548 
2,121,508 
2,326,592 
5,692,672 
Berries 
farms 
26 
29 
33 
84 
49 
22 
26 
$1,000 
63,217 
112,322 
178,126 
610,473 
335,357 
145,657 
203,673 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
13 
22 
27 
67 
36 
22 
26 
$1,000 
63,153 
112,318 
178,119 
610,288 
335,246 
145,657 
203,673 
Nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, 
and sod (see text) 
farms 
46 
26 
20 
60 
46 
35 
39 
$1,000 
118,010 
85,331 
122,914 
215,937 
341,949 
196,204 
144,877 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
24 
21 
13 
40 
29 
27 
24 
$1,000 
117,901 
(D) 
(D) 
215,673 
341,656 
196,051 
144,719 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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