Table 44. Farms by Concentration of Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Characteristics 
All farms 
Fewest number of farms accounting for- 
1 0 percent of sales 
25 percent of sales 
50 percent of sales 
75 percent of sales 
Farms 
number 
2,451 
11 
56 
191 
451 
percent 
100.0 
0.4 
2.3 
7.8 
18.4 
Land in farms 
acres 
508,652 
31,899 
111,719 
204,670 
282,855 
Average size of farm 
acres 
208 
2,900 
1,995 
1,072 
627 
Estimated market value of land and 
buildings 
farms 
2,451 
11 
56 
191 
451 
$1,000 
4,153,426 
326,290 
919,872 
1,715,975 
2,294,183 
Average per farm 
dollars 
1,694,584 
29,662,724 
16,426,289 
8,984,163 
5,086,881 
Average per acre 
dollars 
8,166 
10,229 
8,234 
8,384 
8,111 
Estimated market value of all machinery and 
equipment 
$1,000 
395,981 
19,423 
59,493 
120,151 
190,475 
percent 
100.0 
4.9 
15.0 
30.3 
48.1 
Land in farms according to use: 
Total cropland 
acres 
439,157 
29,552 
105,952 
193,593 
263,177 
Flarvested cropland 
acres 
421,321 
29,182 
105,068 
191,781 
259,567 
Pastureland, excluding woodland 
pastured 
acres 
14,812 
(D) 
106 
929 
1,573 
Market value of agricultural products 
sold (see text) 
$1,000 
1,274,014 
133,341 
318,976 
637,161 
959,865 
Average per farm 
dollars 
519,794 
12,121,895 
5,695,992 
3,335,922 
2,128,304 
Grains, oilseeds, dry beans, and 
dry peas 
farms 
929 
8 
47 
127 
237 
$1,000 
345,316 
31,814 
123,488 
194,824 
247,547 
Tobacco 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Cotton and cottonseed 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Vegetables, melons, potatoes, and 
sweet potatoes 
farms 
221 
8 
24 
49 
82 
$1,000 
60,953 
17,411 
30,531 
44,792 
51,078 
Fruits, tree nuts, and berries 
farms 
58 
1 
1 
5 
8 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
1,574 
Fruits and tree nuts 
farms 
14 
1 
1 
2 
3 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Berries 
farms 
53 
1 
1 
5 
7 
$1,000 
370 
(D) 
(D) 
144 
(D) 
Nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and 
sod (see text) 
farms 
97 
2 
4 
8 
16 
$1,000 
16,333 
(D) 
(D) 
6,264 
10,718 
Cut Christmas trees and short-rotation 
woody crops 
farms 
25 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Cut Christmas trees 
farms 
25 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Short rotation woody crops 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other crops and hay (see text) 
farms 
306 
- 
4 
10 
23 
$1,000 
(D) 
- 
248 
400 
575 
Maple syrup (see text) 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Cattle and calves 
farms 
293 
1 
7 
18 
36 
$1,000 
9,489 
(D) 
3,764 
4,460 
5,634 
Milk from cows (see text) 
farms 
50 
1 
4 
10 
13 
$1,000 
16,593 
(D) 
3,270 
8,667 
10,571 
Flogs and pigs 
farms 
60 
3 
7 
8 
$1,000 
1,427 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Sheep, goats, wool, mohair. 
and milk (see text) 
farms 
89 
- 
- 
2 
11 
$1,000 
289 
- 
- 
(D) 
24 
Florses, ponies, mules, burros. 
and donkeys 
farms 
284 
- 
- 
- 
2 
$1,000 
4,782 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
Poultry and eggs 
farms 
764 
6 
33 
138 
361 
$1,000 
811,301 
83,036 
153,597 
376,477 
631,714 
Aquaculture 
farms 
4 
- 
- 
1 
1 
$1,000 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
Other animals and other animal 
products (see text) 
farms 
92 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Value of organically produced 
commodities (see text) 
farms 
16 
- 
- 
- 
1 
$1,000 
207 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
Value of landlords' share 
of total sales (see text) 
farms 
81 
1 
8 
16 
25 
$1,000 
4,922 
(D) 
2,134 
3,398 
3,841 
Total farm production expenses 
farms 
2,451 
11 
56 
191 
451 
$1,000 
981,803 
77,609 
201,145 
455,784 
712,812 
Selected farm production expenses: 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners purchased 
farms 
1,210 
8 
46 
125 
237 
$1,000 
52,806 
4,047 
13,208 
25,011 
33,814 
Chemicals purchased 
farms 
1,313 
9 
48 
148 
316 
$1,000 
32,280 
4,620 
9,873 
16,291 
21,788 
Livestock and poultry purchased 
or leased (see text) 
farms 
947 
6 
36 
145 
370 
$1,000 
94,265 
4,994 
13,646 
40,389 
70,403 
Feed purchased 
farms 
1,602 
5 
36 
147 
378 
$1,000 
503,159 
17,226 
68,451 
218,836 
381,198 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
farms 
2,358 
11 
56 
191 
450 
$1,000 
30,861 
3,223 
9,523 
15,859 
20,233 
Utilities (see text) 
farms 
1,850 
11 
56 
191 
451 
$1,000 
16,595 
1,525 
2,973 
6,375 
10,189 
Flired farm labor 
farms 
898 
11 
54 
156 
319 
$1,000 
50,307 
7,012 
15,485 
23,927 
32,805 
Interest expense 
farms 
1,033 
9 
43 
153 
326 
$1,000 
18,464 
915 
2,385 
6,883 
11,149 
Government payments 
farms 
917 
8 
38 
107 
228 
$1,000 
9,677 
283 
1,204 
2,619 
4,318 
Inventory of selected livestock: 
Cattle and calves 
farms 
431 
1 
7 
20 
42 
number 
18,225 
(D) 
4,019 
6,510 
8,091 
Milk cows 
farms 
77 
1 
4 
11 
14 
number 
4,512 
(D) 
860 
2,221 
2,743 
Flogs and pigs 
farms 
59 
2 
3 
4 
number 
5,891 
- 
(D) 
14 
34 
34 Delaware 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
