Table 67. Summary by Legal Status For Tax Purposes: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Partnership 
Item 
Total 
Family or 
individual 
Total 
Registered 
under 
state law 
FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 
Farms 
number 
2,451 
1,917 
161 
128 
percent 
100.0 
78.2 
6.6 
5.2 
Land in farms 
acres 
508,652 
264,023 
78,919 
67,520 
Average size of farm 
acres 
208 
138 
490 
528 
MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL 
PRODUCTS SOLD AND GOVERNMENT 
PAYMENTS 
Total 
farms 
2,451 
1,917 
161 
128 
$1,000 
1,283,691 
705,969 
144,600 
119,494 
Average per farm 
dollars 
523,742 
368,267 
898,135 
933,544 
Farms by economic class: 
Less than $1 ,000 (see text) 
361 
318 
24 
19 
$1 ,000 to $2,499 
166 
147 
4 
2 
$2,500 to $4,999 
161 
144 
7 
6 
$5,000 to $9,999 
158 
144 
7 
4 
$10,000 to $24,999 
244 
208 
8 
8 
$25,000 to $49,999 
195 
134 
8 
7 
$50,000 to $99,999 
142 
124 
10 
3 
$100,000 to $249,999 
157 
129 
5 
5 
$250,000 to $499,999 
119 
82 
17 
17 
$500,000 to $999,999 
374 
272 
20 
15 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
374 
215 
51 
42 
$1 ,000,000 to $2,499,999 
276 
177 
35 
28 
$2,500,000 to $4,999,999 
80 
34 
13 
11 
$5,000,000 or more 
18 
4 
3 
3 
Total sales 
farms 
2,451 
1,917 
161 
128 
$1,000 
1,274,014 
700,708 
143,076 
117,993 
Grains, oilseeds, dry beans, and 
dry peas 
farms 
929 
699 
73 
64 
$1,000 
345,316 
154,928 
59,754 
49,807 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
567 
391 
58 
51 
$1,000 
337,866 
148,862 
59,488 
(D) 
Corn 
farms 
758 
557 
60 
52 
$1,000 
185,554 
81,430 
30,755 
26,934 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
382 
244 
42 
37 
$1,000 
177,286 
74,367 
30,265 
26,526 
Wheat 
farms 
510 
348 
50 
44 
$1,000 
45,481 
18,076 
10,638 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
191 
92 
36 
31 
$1,000 
39,257 
13,301 
10,319 
(D) 
Soybeans 
farms 
734 
521 
69 
60 
$1,000 
102,033 
49,611 
16,141 
13,196 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
366 
224 
45 
40 
$1,000 
94,743 
43,927 
15,623 
12,748 
Sorghum 
farms 
17 
15 
1 
1 
$1,000 
378 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
2 
1 
1 
1 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Barley 
farms 
199 
122 
26 
24 
$1,000 
11,738 
5,450 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
69 
36 
12 
10 
$1,000 
9,471 
4,143 
(D) 
(D) 
Rice 
farms 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other grains, oilseeds. 
dry beans, and dry peas 
farms 
22 
10 
9 
9 
$1,000 
132 
(D) 
(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 
128 
22 
15 
$1,000 
60,953 
20,122 
9,282 
8,927 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
111 
52 
13 
12 
$1,000 
59,547 
19,308 
(D) 
8,864 
Fruits, tree nuts, and berries 
farms 
58 
39 
8 
5 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
6 
3 
1 
1 
$1,000 
1,915 
201 
(D) 
(D) 
Fruits and tree nuts 
farms 
14 
5 
1 
1 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
5 
2 
1 
1 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Berries 
farms 
53 
36 
7 
4 
$1,000 
370 
218 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
2 
1 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
Nursery, greenhouse, floriculture. 
and sod (see text) 
farms 
97 
46 
7 
7 
$1,000 
16,333 
1,450 
3,932 
3,932 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
37 
10 
6 
6 
$1,000 
15,402 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued 
130 Delaware 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
