Table 70. Summary by Tenure of Principal Operator and by Operators on Farm: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Tenure of principal operator 
Operators on farm 
Item 
Total 
Full owners 
Part owners 
Tenants 
One operator 
More than one 
operator 
FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 
Farms 
number 
2,451 
1,666 
589 
196 
1,346 
1,105 
percent 
100.0 
68.0 
24.0 
8.0 
54.9 
45.1 
Land in farms 
acres 
508,652 
1 1 1 ,472 
326,143 
71,037 
227,051 
281,601 
Average size of farm 
acres 
208 
67 
554 
362 
169 
255 
MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL 
PRODUCTS SOLD AND GOVERNMENT 
PAYMENTS 
Total 
farms 
2,451 
1,666 
589 
196 
1,346 
1,105 
$1,000 
1,283,691 
669,439 
507,963 
106,289 
569,709 
713,983 
Average per farm 
dollars 
523,742 
401,824 
862,416 
542,292 
423,260 
646,138 
Farms by economic class: 
Less than $1 ,000 (see text) 
361 
333 
10 
18 
186 
175 
$1,000 to $2,499 
166 
159 
3 
4 
108 
58 
$2,500 to $4,999 
161 
136 
16 
9 
65 
96 
$5,000 to $9,999 
158 
130 
11 
17 
107 
51 
$10,000 to $24,999 
244 
188 
42 
14 
134 
110 
$25,000 to $49,999 
195 
129 
41 
25 
122 
73 
$50,000 to $99,999 
142 
64 
56 
22 
84 
58 
$100,000 to $249,999 
157 
48 
79 
30 
109 
48 
$250,000 to $499,999 
119 
57 
54 
8 
61 
58 
$500,000 to $999,999 
374 
209 
139 
26 
216 
158 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
374 
213 
138 
23 
154 
220 
$1,000,000 to $2,499,999 
276 
183 
83 
10 
122 
154 
$2,500,000 to $4,999,999 
80 
27 
45 
8 
27 
53 
$5,000,000 or more 
18 
3 
10 
5 
5 
13 
Total sales 
farms 
2,451 
1,666 
589 
196 
1,346 
1,105 
$1,000 
1,274,014 
667,354 
501,534 
105,125 
565,271 
708,743 
Grains, oilseeds, dry beans, and 
dry peas 
farms 
929 
326 
486 
117 
579 
350 
$1,000 
345,316 
41,580 
241,456 
62,280 
135,315 
210,001 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
567 
102 
386 
79 
339 
228 
$1,000 
337,866 
37,221 
239,107 
61,538 
130,498 
207,368 
Corn 
farms 
758 
214 
443 
101 
464 
294 
$1,000 
185,554 
21,700 
128,590 
35,265 
71,430 
114,125 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
382 
64 
273 
45 
203 
179 
$1,000 
177,286 
19,213 
124,041 
34,032 
65,684 
1 1 1 ,602 
Wheat 
farms 
510 
104 
330 
76 
296 
214 
$1,000 
45,481 
5,266 
31,085 
9,130 
16,483 
28,998 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
191 
22 
134 
35 
81 
110 
$1,000 
39,257 
4,051 
27,000 
8,207 
12,123 
27,134 
Soybeans 
farms 
734 
211 
417 
106 
456 
278 
$1,000 
102,033 
12,859 
73,513 
15,661 
42,347 
59,686 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
366 
47 
268 
51 
189 
177 
$1,000 
94,743 
10,038 
70,449 
14,256 
36,905 
57,838 
Sorghum 
farms 
17 
1 
11 
5 
13 
4 
$1,000 
378 
(D) 
268 
(D) 
248 
130 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
2 
1 
1 
1 
1 
$1,000 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Barley 
farms 
199 
37 
136 
26 
106 
93 
$1,000 
11,738 
(D) 
7,870 
(D) 
4,770 
6,967 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
69 
8 
45 
16 
30 
39 
$1,000 
9,471 
1,286 
6,226 
1,959 
3,479 
5,993 
Rice 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other grains, oilseeds, 
dry beans, and dry peas 
farms 
22 
2 
19 
1 
7 
15 
$1,000 
132 
(D) 
130 
(D) 
36 
95 
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 
86 
108 
27 
109 
112 
$1,000 
60,953 
3,632 
44,930 
12,392 
22,095 
38,858 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
111 
16 
79 
16 
51 
60 
$1,000 
59,547 
2,853 
44,481 
12,214 
21,364 
38,183 
Fruits, tree nuts, and berries 
farms 
58 
37 
17 
4 
24 
34 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
1,633 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
6 
2 
4 
6 
$1,000 
1,915 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
1,915 
Fruits and tree nuts 
farms 
14 
11 
3 
- 
1 
13 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
5 
2 
3 
- 
- 
5 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
Berries 
farms 
53 
34 
15 
4 
24 
29 
$1,000 
370 
177 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
2 
- 
2 
- 
- 
2 
$1,000 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
Nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, 
and sod (see text) 
farms 
97 
63 
14 
20 
41 
56 
$1,000 
16,333 
7,241 
4,089 
5,002 
5,516 
10,818 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
37 
21 
6 
10 
18 
19 
$1,000 
15,402 
6,618 
3,881 
4,902 
5,133 
10,269 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
Delaware 209 
