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 
24,816 
4,861 
7,031 
1,204 
1,490 
1,273 
percent 
100.0 
19.6 
28.3 
4.9 
6.0 
5.1 
Land in farms 
acres 
11,760,109 
22,882 
164,591 
70,157 
121,032 
147,598 
Average size of farm 
acres 
474 
5 
23 
58 
81 
116 
MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL 
PRODUCTS SOLD AND GOVERNMENT 
PAYMENTS 
Total 
farms 
24,816 
4,861 
7,031 
1,204 
1,490 
1,273 
$1,000 
7,901,235 
76,061 
243,872 
53,745 
132,241 
174,815 
Average per farm 
dollars 
318,393 
15,647 
34,685 
44,639 
88,752 
137,326 
Farms by economic class: 
Less than $1 ,000 (see text) 
4,895 
1,764 
2,049 
195 
195 
179 
$1 ,000 to $2,499 
2,702 
1,079 
1,092 
155 
142 
68 
$2,500 to $4,999 
2,813 
878 
1,107 
169 
181 
147 
$5,000 to $9,999 
2,707 
550 
1,127 
165 
188 
137 
$10,000 to $24,999 
2,908 
325 
995 
208 
253 
187 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,964 
122 
382 
177 
253 
150 
$50,000 to $99,999 
1,634 
61 
127 
81 
200 
208 
$100,000 to $249,999 
1,868 
50 
62 
38 
45 
145 
$250,000 to $499,999 
1,274 
15 
34 
3 
15 
21 
$500,000 to $999,999 
871 
9 
22 
3 
1 
3 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
1,180 
8 
34 
10 
17 
28 
$1,000,000 to $2,499,999 
636 
5 
17 
7 
9 
11 
$2,500,000 to $4,999,999 
302 
1 
8 
2 
4 
8 
$5,000,000 or more 
242 
2 
9 
1 
4 
9 
Total sales 
farms 
24,816 
4,861 
7,031 
1,204 
1,490 
1,273 
$1,000 
7,801,446 
75,611 
241,604 
52,915 
130,576 
172,831 
Grains, oilseeds, dry beans, and 
dry peas 
farms 
5,410 
51 
405 
151 
306 
307 
$1,000 
1 ,448,089 
171 
5,367 
3,945 
9,817 
16,124 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
3,329 
- 
4 
20 
68 
151 
$1,000 
1,407,457 
- 
220 
1,256 
4,789 
12,589 
Corn 
farms 
1,583 
10 
106 
44 
111 
122 
$1,000 
289,487 
44 
1,718 
1,220 
4,046 
6,898 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
949 
- 
- 
2 
27 
62 
$1,000 
274,270 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
5,410 
Wheat 
farms 
3,142 
28 
155 
61 
116 
120 
$1,000 
711,299 
84 
1,629 
1,276 
2,434 
4,304 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1,850 
- 
- 
4 
7 
27 
$1,000 
683,170 
- 
- 
244 
420 
2,280 
Soybeans 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sorghum 
farms 
5 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
44 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Barley 
farms 
2,333 
13 
112 
45 
Ill 
Ill 
$1,000 
306,136 
42 
1,161 
770 
1,867 
2,990 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1,062 
- 
- 
- 
- 
21 
$1,000 
283,072 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1,357 
Rice 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other grains, oilseeds, 
dry beans, and dry peas 
farms 
1,489 
. 
72 
24 
58 
72 
$1,000 
141,124 
- 
860 
678 
1,470 
1,932 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
693 
- 
3 
3 
9 
6 
$1,000 
126,111 
- 
165 
213 
616 
466 
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 
1,464 
306 
176 
39 
33 
43 
$1,000 
967,476 
1,651 
2,704 
1,680 
2,517 
3,261 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
786 
- 
15 
10 
12 
11 
$1,000 
960,497 
- 
1,477 
(D) 
2,116 
2,618 
Fruits, tree nuts, and berries 
farms 
501 
219 
186 
29 
29 
11 
$1,000 
(D) 
878 
2,588 
559 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
38 
- 
13 
4 
5 
2 
$1,000 
19,973 
- 
1,161 
316 
(D) 
(D) 
Fruits and tree nuts 
farms 
343 
140 
126 
24 
20 
8 
$1,000 
22,440 
627 
2,307 
536 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
36 
- 
12 
4 
5 
2 
$1,000 
19,807 
- 
1,090 
316 
(D) 
(D) 
Berries 
farms 
211 
Ill 
72 
6 
14 
5 
$1,000 
(D) 
251 
281 
23 
57 
25 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
2 
- 
1 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
Nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, 
and sod (see text) 
farms 
576 
267 
175 
28 
21 
13 
$1,000 
53,157 
10,281 
15,335 
4,358 
(D) 
3,284 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
170 
40 
56 
15 
9 
7 
$1,000 
47,938 
7,851 
13,704 
4,181 
(D) 
3,170 
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued 
56 Idaho 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
