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 
2,155 
947 
696 
3,296 
2,930 
2,263 
3,602 
percent 
6.0 
2.6 
1.9 
9.1 
8.1 
6.3 
10.0 
Land in farms 
acres 
340,610 
187,044 
165,627 
1,187,798 
2,082,094 
3,153,532 
23,954,782 
Average size of farm 
acres 
158 
198 
238 
360 
711 
1,394 
6,650 
MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL 
PRODUCTS SOLD AND GOVERNMENT 
PAYMENTS 
Total 
farms 
2,155 
947 
696 
3,296 
2,930 
2,263 
3,602 
$1,000 
298,898 
267,767 
123,650 
650,517 
1,995,829 
1,143,783 
2,673,931 
Average per farm 
dollars 
138,700 
282,753 
177,658 
197,366 
681,170 
505,428 
742,346 
Farms by economic class: 
Less than $1 ,000 (see text) 
565 
250 
182 
552 
322 
148 
146 
$1,000 to $2,499 
156 
63 
39 
125 
71 
34 
12 
$2,500 to $4,999 
279 
81 
63 
182 
104 
30 
30 
$5,000 to $9,999 
363 
122 
117 
486 
183 
97 
43 
$10,000 to $24,999 
284 
155 
108 
678 
552 
223 
108 
$25,000 to $49,999 
203 
110 
54 
407 
513 
331 
195 
$50,000 to $99,999 
142 
56 
51 
307 
362 
422 
372 
$100,000 to $249,999 
110 
64 
54 
300 
368 
478 
820 
$250,000 to $499,999 
21 
19 
14 
176 
212 
183 
840 
$500,000 to $999,999 
12 
11 
9 
44 
147 
144 
506 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
20 
16 
5 
39 
96 
173 
530 
$1,000,000 to $2,499,999 
7 
6 
- 
16 
55 
136 
358 
$2,500,000 to $4,999,999 
5 
3 
- 
5 
15 
21 
110 
$5,000,000 or more 
8 
7 
5 
18 
26 
16 
62 
Total sales 
farms 
2,155 
947 
696 
3,296 
2,930 
2,263 
3,602 
$1,000 
294,869 
266,384 
122,032 
637,265 
1,975,230 
1,115,043 
2,584,081 
Grains, oilseeds, dry beans, and 
dry peas 
farms 
291 
121 
112 
694 
879 
917 
1,709 
$1,000 
14,651 
9,208 
10,185 
77,689 
145,519 
251,217 
946,143 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
107 
58 
58 
386 
539 
692 
1,485 
$1,000 
11,462 
8,053 
8,962 
70,531 
137,605 
245,838 
940,643 
Corn 
farms 
174 
89 
72 
386 
419 
443 
920 
$1,000 
11,955 
7,853 
8,308 
54,057 
99,027 
162,088 
497,201 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
99 
50 
49 
273 
321 
323 
693 
$1,000 
10,688 
7,075 
7,758 
51,641 
96,891 
159,592 
492,226 
Wheat 
farms 
126 
38 
45 
400 
579 
701 
1,493 
$1,000 
2,029 
666 
778 
13,649 
26,121 
63,263 
368,701 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1 
1 
3 
69 
209 
435 
1,229 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
200 
6,289 
17,638 
56,866 
361,901 
Soybeans 
farms 
8 
6 
12 
10 
46 
$1,000 
- 
- 
(D) 
191 
559 
1,022 
5,269 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
4 
7 
33 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
411 
977 
4,914 
Sorghum 
farms 
4 
2 
- 
49 
38 
69 
255 
$1,000 
63 
(D) 
- 
1,190 
1,321 
3,865 
13,570 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
7 
6 
14 
104 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
474 
891 
2,765 
1 1 ,044 
Barley 
farms 
9 
4 
8 
38 
60 
56 
51 
$1,000 
337 
(D) 
868 
2,874 
9,501 
13,215 
15,011 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
3 
1 
5 
22 
45 
47 
31 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
774 
2,530 
9,132 
12,967 
14,656 
Rice 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other grains, oilseeds, 
dry beans, and dry peas 
farms 
15 
24 
9 
117 
135 
135 
381 
$1,000 
267 
619 
(D) 
5,729 
8,990 
7,763 
46,389 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1 
3 
44 
52 
53 
226 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
4,336 
7,599 
5,894 
42,938 
Tobacco 
farms 
_ 
_ 
_ 
_ 
_ 
_ 
_ 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Cotton and cottonseed 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Vegetables, melons, potatoes, 
and sweet potatoes 
farms 
20 
14 
16 
54 
70 
55 
62 
$1,000 
1,569 
3,500 
2,091 
17,758 
29,376 
74,013 
142,999 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
6 
9 
5 
37 
55 
52 
48 
$1,000 
1,455 
3,469 
1,971 
17,394 
29,266 
73,975 
142,876 
Fruits, tree nuts, and berries 
farms 
14 
8 
7 
8 
5 
5 
6 
$1,000 
(D) 
533 
114 
86 
(D) 
(D) 
374 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
2 
2 
1 
- 
2 
1 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
Fruits and tree nuts 
farms 
14 
7 
7 
7 
5 
5 
6 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
(□) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
2 
2 
1 
- 
2 
- 
1 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
Berries 
farms 
2 
1 
1 
2 
- 
- 
1 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, 
and sod (see text) 
farms 
12 
20 
2 
23 
29 
8 
11 
$1,000 
10,037 
10,241 
(D) 
59,346 
24,991 
3,823 
1,025 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
7 
11 
16 
15 
7 
4 
$1,000 
10,029 
10,174 
- 
59,191 
24,891 
(D) 
966 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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