Table 64. Summary by Size of Farm: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Total 
1 to 9 
acres 
1 0 to 49 
acres 
50 to 69 
acres 
70 to 99 
acres 
100 to 139 
acres 
FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 
Farms 
.... number 
2,451 
452 
933 
143 
158 
153 
percent 
100.0 
18.4 
38.1 
5.8 
6.4 
6.2 
Land in farms 
acres 
508,652 
2,022 
20,906 
8,366 
13,200 
17,642 
Average size of farm 
acres 
208 
4 
22 
59 
84 
115 
MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL 
PRODUCTS SOLD AND GOVERNMENT 
PAYMENTS 
Total 
farms 
2,451 
452 
933 
143 
158 
153 
$1,000 
1,283,691 
149,062 
322,054 
40,755 
61,046 
50,745 
Average per farm 
dollars 
523,742 
329,784 
345,181 
284,998 
386,366 
331,664 
Farms by economic class: 
Less than $1 ,000 (see text) 
361 
125 
210 
9 
7 
1 
$1 ,000 to $2,499 
166 
40 
102 
8 
9 
3 
$2,500 to $4,999 
161 
19 
101 
13 
19 
3 
$5,000 to $9,999 
158 
27 
95 
16 
12 
5 
$10,000 to $24,999 
244 
83 
76 
33 
20 
20 
$25,000 to $49,999 
195 
13 
68 
25 
35 
32 
$50,000 to $99,999 
142 
13 
27 
5 
13 
30 
$100,000 to $249,999 
157 
5 
8 
5 
7 
18 
$250,000 to $499,999 
119 
20 
15 
2 
3 
1 
$500,000 to $999,999 
374 
83 
106 
10 
8 
27 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
374 
24 
125 
17 
25 
13 
$1,000,000 to $2,499,999 
276 
22 
114 
14 
20 
13 
$2,500,000 to $4,999,999 
80 
1 
11 
3 
5 
- 
$5,000,000 or more 
18 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Total sales 
farms 
2,451 
452 
933 
143 
158 
153 
$1,000 
1,274,014 
148,967 
321,403 
40,613 
60,844 
50,529 
Grains, oilseeds, dry beans, and 
dry peas 
farms 
929 
19 
130 
56 
76 
103 
$1,000 
345,316 
56 
1,470 
1,625 
3,103 
5,353 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
567 
- 
- 
2 
21 
46 
$1,000 
337,866 
- 
- 
(D) 
1,723 
3,694 
Corn 
farms 
758 
14 
58 
42 
54 
86 
$1,000 
185,554 
41 
629 
1,090 
1,812 
2,718 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
382 
- 
- 
1 
16 
12 
$1,000 
177,286 
- 
- 
(D) 
1,235 
1,124 
Wheat 
farms 
510 
1 
26 
11 
11 
40 
$1,000 
45,481 
(D) 
109 
(D) 
103 
611 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
191 
- 
- 
1 
$1,000 
39,257 
- 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
Soybeans 
farms 
734 
5 
72 
28 
55 
80 
$1,000 
102,033 
(D) 
682 
(D) 
975 
1,885 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
366 
- 
2 
9 
$1,000 
94,743 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
597 
Sorghum 
farms 
17 
- 
4 
1 
- 
$1,000 
378 
- 
26 
(D) 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
2 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Barley 
farms 
199 
- 
9 
6 
9 
10 
$1,000 
11,738 
- 
25 
(D) 
212 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
69 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
9,471 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Rice 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other grains, oilseeds, 
dry beans, and dry peas 
farms 
22 
. 
. 
1 
. 
1 
$1,000 
132 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
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 
221 
30 
36 
6 
5 
23 
$1,000 
60,953 
261 
825 
650 
63 
1,147 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
111 
1 
6 
4 
- 
7 
$1,000 
59,547 
(D) 
541 
(D) 
- 
935 
Fruits, tree nuts, and berries 
farms 
58 
9 
29 
2 
4 
4 
$1,000 
(D) 
15 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
6 
- 
1 
1 
1 
$1,000 
1,915 
- 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
Fruits and tree nuts 
farms 
14 
- 
9 
- 
1 
- 
$1,000 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
5 
- 
1 
- 
1 
- 
$1,000 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
- 
Berries 
farms 
53 
9 
27 
2 
3 
4 
$1,000 
370 
15 
89 
(D) 
3 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
2 
- 
- 
- 
1 
$1,000 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
Nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, 
and sod (see text) 
farms 
97 
39 
28 
6 
3 
. 
$1,000 
16,333 
1,698 
5,186 
637 
(D) 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
37 
8 
12 
2 
1 
- 
$1,000 
15,402 
1,261 
4,925 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued 
52 Delaware 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
