Table 1. Historical Highlights: 2012 and Earlier Census Years 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
All farms 
2012 
2007 
2002 
1997 
Not adjusted for coverage 
1997 
1992 
1987 
1982 
Farms 
... number 
24,816 
25,349 
25,017 
25,590 
22,314 
22,124 
24,142 
24,714 
Land in farms 
acres 
11,760,109 
11,497,383 
1 1 ,767,294 
12,057,001 
11,830,167 
13,468,992 
13,931,875 
13,921,639 
Average size of farm 
acres 
474 
454 
470 
471 
530 
609 
577 
563 
Estimated market value of 
land and buildings 
Average per farm 
dollars 
1,052,941 
894,497 
613,303 
487,885 
536,521 
410,206 
336,615 
459,965 
Average per acre 
dollars 
2,222 
1,972 
1,270 
1,035 
1,017 
682 
572 
814 
Estimated market value of all 
machinery and equipment ' 
....$1,000 
3,569,402 
2,899,269 
2,071,614 
1,847,075 
1,740,107 
1,496,916 
1,330,607 
1,454,150 
Average per farm 
dollars 
143,835 
114,383 
91,746 
72,191 
77,916 
67,841 
55,327 
59,016 
Farms by size: 
1 to 9 acres 
4,861 
4,891 
4,871 
4,320 
3,092 
2,785 
3,021 
2,953 
1 0 to 49 acres 
7,031 
7,497 
7,439 
6,857 
5,621 
5,017 
5,268 
5,296 
50 to 1 79 acres 
5,103 
5,225 
4,917 
5,294 
4,757 
5,070 
5,685 
6,129 
1 80 to 499 acres 
3,575 
3,445 
3,279 
4,016 
3,812 
4,182 
4,716 
4,887 
500 to 999 acres 
1,728 
1,808 
1,873 
2,243 
2,199 
2,270 
2,446 
2,562 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
1,308 
1,214 
1,346 
1,604 
1,582 
1,524 
1,697 
1,568 
2,000 acres or more 
1,210 
1,269 
1,292 
1,256 
1,251 
1,276 
1,309 
1,319 
Total cropland 
farms 
18,024 
18,782 
18,366 
20,485 
18,994 
19,204 
21,085 
22,031 
acres 
5,793,347 
5,918,899 
6,152,611 
6,435,446 
6,308,877 
6,301,862 
6,742,285 
6,484,076 
Flarvested cropland 
farms 
15,104 
13,975 
13,444 
16,388 
15,494 
16,023 
18,270 
19,596 
acres 
4,504,676 
4,225,786 
4,313,288 
4,581,227 
4,478,862 
4,225,273 
4,349,122 
4,887,805 
Irrigated land 
farms 
15,732 
16,124 
15,901 
16,683 
15,191 
15,487 
16,620 
1 7,355 
acres 
3,365,292 
3,299,889 
3,288,522 
3,543,805 
3,493,542 
3,260,006 
3,219,192 
3,450,443 
Market value of agricultural 
products sold (see text) 
....$1,000 
7,801,446 
5,688,765 
3,908,262 
3,388,296 
3,345,864 
2,964,216 
2,269,404 
2,231,605 
Average per farm 
dollars 
314,372 
224,418 
156,224 
132,407 
149,945 
133,982 
94,002 
90,297 
Crops, including nursery 
and greenhouse crops 
....$1,000 
3,443,012 
2,324,789 
1,787,172 
1,816,769 
1 ,773,699 
1,492,103 
1 ,097,255 
1,160,742 
Livestock, poultry, and 
their products 
....$1,000 
4,358,435 
3,363,976 
2,121,090 
1,571,526 
1,572,166 
1,472,113 
1,172,149 
1,070,863 
Farms by value of sales 
Less than $2,500 
8,969 
10,772 
1 1 ,587 
8,016 
5,663 
4,726 
5,329 
4,910 
$2,500 to $4,999 
2,487 
2,192 
2,123 
2,790 
2,350 
2,186 
2,519 
2,435 
$5,000 to $9,999 
2,367 
2,281 
1,998 
2,636 
2,362 
2,433 
2,627 
2,635 
$10,000 to $24,999 
2,537 
2,617 
2,444 
3,240 
3,182 
3,266 
3,646 
3,655 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,842 
1,666 
1,604 
2,131 
2,068 
2,370 
2,781 
3,042 
$50,000 to $99,999 
1,518 
1,505 
1,368 
1,939 
1,898 
2,253 
2,787 
3,306 
$100,000 to $499,999 
3,095 
2,661 
2,589 
3,533 
3,510 
3,790 
3,791 
3,963 
$500,000 or more 
2,001 
1,655 
1,304 
1,305 
1,281 
1,100 
662 
664 
Farms by legal status for tax 
purposes (see text): 
Family or individual 
20,716 
21,308 
22,041 
21,669 
18,631 
18,534 
20,368 
20,950 
Partnership 
1,802 
2,124 
1,543 
2,089 
1,956 
2,074 
2,314 
2,312 
Corporation 
1,792 
1,533 
1,218 
1,523 
1,459 
1,287 
1,207 
1,175 
Other-cooperative, estate 
or trust, institutional, etc 
506 
384 
215 
309 
268 
229 
253 
277 
Principal operator by days of work 
off farm 
None 
9,473 
8,170 
10,348 
9,537 
8,856 
9,297 
10,101 
10,044 
Any 
15,343 
17,179 
14,669 
14,673 
12,230 
1 1 ,342 
12,614 
12,567 
200 days or more 
9,857 
10,332 
10,467 
9,759 
7,885 
7,214 
7,555 
7,425 
Principal operator by primary occupation: 
Farming 
12,349 
1 1 ,579 
13,857 
12,786 
12,049 
13,082 
14,550 
15,268 
Other 
12,467 
13,770 
11,160 
12,804 
10,265 
9,042 
9,592 
9,446 
Average age of principal operator 
years 
57.6 
56.5 
54.1 
52.8 
53.2 
52.2 
51.1 
49.6 
Total farm production 
expenses ' 
....$1,000 
6,642,131 
4,604,040 
3,440,579 
2,758,962 
2,705,028 
2,445,017 
1,862,264 
(NA) 
Selected farm production 
expenses ^ 
Livestock and poultry purchased 
or leased 
....$1,000 
633,046 
584,795 
616,224 
470,769 
469,600 
527,312 
394,684 
326,442 
Feed purchased 
....$1,000 
1,921,092 
1,137,906 
646,250 
451,913 
450,829 
347,903 
230,572 
233,142 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners purchased ® 
....$1,000 
593,119 
370,237 
202,192 
252,241 
245,440 
190,698 
148,396 
160,602 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
....$1,000 
318,433 
220,007 
109,251 
103,631 
100,076 
95,329 
83,022 
118,529 
Flired farm labor 
....$1,000 
592,484 
499,505 
369,892 
278,162 
270,843 
245,990 
181,790 
147,584 
Interest expense ® 
....$1,000 
233,928 
220,279 
192,730 
183,432 
178,482 
157,683 
158,965 
218,310 
Chemicals purchased 
....$1,000 
267,849 
160,030 
120,830 
122,359 
118,406 
82,374 
65,098 
52,652 
Livestock and poultry: 
Cattle and calves 
inventory 
farms 
10,957 
10,621 
10,902 
13,317 
12,063 
12,527 
13,481 
15,980 
number 
2,397,541 
2,236,147 
1,989,548 
1,862,639 
1,908,097 
1,812,720 
1,772,756 
1,925,419 
Beef cows 
farms 
8,336 
7,365 
7,902 
8,966 
8,405 
8,393 
8,604 
10,201 
number 
485,025 
476,292 
502,024 
531,661 
555,676 
565,016 
558,229 
614,385 
Milk cows 
farms 
934 
811 
982 
1,504 
1,404 
1,990 
2,769 
4,199 
number 
578,761 
536,463 
390,600 
265,038 
265,854 
181,785 
157,665 
178,082 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
9,157 
9,662 
9,035 
12,516 
11,684 
12,230 
13,321 
15,262 
number 
1 ,838,956 
1 ,829,456 
1 ,856,342 
1,567,003 
1 ,578,375 
1,646,112 
1,502,218 
1,490,079 
Hogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
680 
657 
841 
917 
714 
1,141 
1,258 
1,648 
number 
(D) 
32,794 
23,352 
33,875 
29,026 
67,343 
76,882 
80,957 
Hogs and pigs sold 
farms 
683 
728 
980 
729 
573 
940 
1,113 
1,355 
number 
144,932 
65,618 
39,482 
52,023 
44,626 
104,723 
119,188 
114,391 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data Idaho 7 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
