Table 51 . Selected Characteristics of Farms by North American Industry Classification System: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
NAICS code (see text) 
Farms 
Land in farms 
Harvested 
cropland 
(acres) 
Estimated market value of 
selected capital assets, 
average per farm (dollars) 
Market value of agricultural 
products sold ($1,000) 
(acres) 
Land and 
buildings 
Machinery and 
equipment 
Total 
Crops 
Livestock, 
poultry, and 
their products 
Total 
36,180 
31,886,676 
5,182,628 
1,128,277 
110,134 
7,780,874 
2,434,583 
5,346,292 
Crop production (111) 
15,882 
13,620,794 
4,284,770 
1 ,224,329 
150,100 
2,423,006 
2,285,020 
137,986 
Oilseed and grain farming (1111) 
3,951 
8,053,284 
3,461,826 
2,445,230 
350,218 
1,464,865 
1,369,162 
95,703 
Soybean farming (1 1 1 1 1) 
4 
2,310 
69 
511,460 
31,375 
25 
25 
- 
Oilseed (except soybean) farming (11112) 
17 
20,969 
9,404 
1,588,093 
203,197 
2,127 
(D) 
(D) 
Dry pea and bean farming (1 1 1 13) 
38 
22,973 
10,974 
934,775 
129,787 
4,277 
(□) 
(□) 
Wheat farming (11114) 
1,964 
4,675,792 
1,819,079 
2,198,579 
264,419 
384,258 
(D) 
(D) 
Corn farming (11115) 
1,457 
2,061,724 
1,095,052 
2,664,739 
435,473 
861,115 
817,927 
43,188 
Rice farming (11116) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other grain farming (1 1 1 19) 
471 
1,269,516 
527,248 
2,963,920 
469,688 
213,062 
182,360 
30,702 
Vegetable and melon farmi ng ( 1 1 1 21 ) 
455 
208,032 
134,269 
1 ,233,462 
367,689 
302,821 
300,489 
2,332 
Potato farming (111211) 
110 
149,779 
94,983 
2,968,464 
1,071,986 
207,217 
206,335 
882 
Other vegetable (except potato) and melon 
farming (111219) 
345 
58,253 
39,286 
680,273 
143,131 
95,604 
94,154 
1,450 
Fruit and tree nut farming (1113) 
577 
21,427 
7,074 
435,409 
47,824 
23,550 
23,344 
206 
Orange groves (1 1 131) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Citrus (except orange) groves (11132) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Noncitrus fruit and tree nut farming (11133) 
577 
21,427 
7,074 
435,409 
47,824 
23,550 
23,344 
206 
Apple orchards (1 1 1331) 
158 
5,219 
1,564 
366,719 
37,640 
3,062 
2,917 
145 
Grape vineyards (1 1 1332) 
109 
3,756 
988 
497,742 
48,715 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Strawberry farming (1 11333) 
5 
(D) 
(D) 
165,200 
(D) 
2 
2 
Berry (except strawberry) farming (1 11334) .... 
15 
674 
19 
(□) 
12,787 
(□) 
(D) 
(D) 
Tree nut farming (1 1 1335) 
11 
680 
242 
463,347 
46,208 
47 
(D) 
(D) 
Fruit and tree nut combination 
farming (111336) 
2 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
_ 
Other noncitrus fruit farming (1 11339) 
277 
10,898 
4,239 
455,791 
56,187 
17,968 
17,933 
35 
Greenhouse, nursery, and floriculture 
production (1 1 14) 
576 
55,908 
20,031 
787,998 
110,795 
276,573 
276,225 
348 
Food crops grown under cover (11141) 
47 
4,395 
259 
772,505 
93,007 
20,669 
20,623 
46 
Nursery and floriculture production (1 1142) 
529 
51,513 
19,772 
789,374 
112,375 
255,904 
255,602 
303 
Nursery and tree production (1 11421) 
360 
46,764 
18,968 
842,714 
107,574 
151,840 
151,571 
269 
Floriculture production (111422) 
169 
4,749 
804 
675,752 
122,602 
104,064 
104,030 
33 
Other crop farming (1 1 19) 
10,323 
5,282,143 
661,570 
825,084 
70,548 
355,197 
315,801 
39,396 
T obacco farming (11191) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Cotton farming (1 1192) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sugarcane farming (1 1193) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Hay farming (1 1194) 
5,709 
2,856,529 
557,179 
966,662 
86,946 
259,740 
239,477 
20,262 
All other crop farming (11199) 
4,614 
2,425,614 
104,391 
649,907 
49,510 
95,457 
76,324 
19,133 
Animal production (112) 
20,298 
18,265,882 
897,858 
1,053,123 
79,028 
5,357,868 
149,562 
5,208,306 
Cattle ranching and farming (1 121) 
10,979 
15,373,410 
826,289 
1,375,536 
107,145 
4,878,833 
143,167 
4,735,666 
Beef cattle ranching and farming, 
including feedlots (11211) 
10,796 
15,271,413 
780,603 
1,353,390 
99,505 
4,240,767 
132,323 
4,108,444 
Beef cattle ranching and farming (112111) 
10,528 
14,521,367 
684,430 
1,310,839 
84,911 
958,445 
86,728 
871,717 
Cattle feedlots (1121 12) 
268 
750,046 
96,173 
3,024,921 
672,020 
3,282,322 
45,595 
3,236,727 
Dairy cattle and milk production (11212) 
183 
101,997 
45,686 
2,682,046 
557,197 
638,065 
10,843 
627,222 
Hog and pig farming (1122) 
343 
46,375 
3,370 
416,569 
72,716 
207,344 
(D) 
(D) 
Poultry and egg production (1123) 
611 
55,309 
2,281 
426,416 
51,019 
101,379 
(D) 
(D) 
Chicken egg production (11231) 
537 
41,187 
1,554 
400,860 
49,932 
97,798 
(D) 
(□) 
Broilers and other meat-type chicken 
production (1 1 232) 
8 
540 
(D) 
282,563 
50,172 
2 
2 
Turkey production (11233) 
7 
300 
430,787 
41,000 
34 
- 
34 
Poultry hatcheries (11234) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other poultry production (11239) 
59 
13,282 
(D) 
678,003 
62,216 
3,544 
164 
3,380 
Sheep and goat farming (1 1 24) 
1,212 
503,850 
13,905 
547,717 
42,877 
98,229 
2,536 
95,693 
Sheep farming (1 1241) 
620 
451,752 
12,538 
794,815 
51,981 
95,071 
2,477 
92,594 
Goat farming (11242) 
592 
52,098 
1,367 
288,932 
33,326 
3,158 
59 
3,099 
Animal aquaculture (1125) 
49 
2,924 
204 
692,647 
135,575 
14,227 
(D) 
(D) 
Other animal production (1 129) 
7,104 
2,284,014 
51,809 
728,192 
43,632 
57,858 
2,609 
55,249 
Apiculture (11291) 
103 
13,765 
786 
412,499 
42,179 
2,529 
14 
2,515 
Horse and other equine production (11292) 
4,897 
524,581 
28,679 
608,900 
42,208 
29,043 
525 
28,518 
Fur-bearing animal and rabbit 
production (11293) 
10 
270 
. 
222,215 
9,970 
25 
. 
25 
All other animal production (11299) 
2,094 
1,745,398 
22,344 
1,025,112 
47,335 
26,261 
2,070 
24,191 
Table 52. Energy: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Farms 
Item 
Farms 
Renewable energy producing systems 
2,013 
Renewable energy producing systems - Con. 
Solar panels 
1,636 
Biodiesel 
51 
Wind turbines 
339 
Ethanol 
25 
Methane digesters 
5 
Other 
36 
Geoexchange systems 
153 
Wind rights leased to others 
353 
Small hydro systems 
47 
40 Colorado 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
