Table 69. Summary by Age and Primary Occupation of Principal Operator: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Total farming 
and other 
occupations 
Farming 
Item 
Total 
Age of operator (years) 
Under 25 
25 to 34 
35 to 44 
45 to 54 
55 to 64 
65 and over 
FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 
Farms 
number 
24,816 
12,349 
71 
877 
979 
2,264 
3,665 
4,493 
percent 
100.0 
49.8 
0.3 
3.5 
3.9 
9.1 
14.8 
18.1 
Land in farms 
acres 
11,760,109 
9,583,392 
15,166 
541,242 
1,221,303 
2,058,611 
3,003,827 
2,743,243 
Average size of farm 
acres 
474 
776 
214 
617 
1,248 
909 
820 
611 
MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL 
PRODUCTS SOLD AND GOVERNMENT 
PAYMENTS 
Total 
farms 
24,816 
12,349 
71 
877 
979 
2,264 
3,665 
4,493 
$1,000 
7,901,235 
7,016,659 
5,120 
309,425 
764,085 
2,275,402 
2,391,420 
1,271,207 
Average per farm 
dollars 
318,393 
568,197 
72,108 
352,823 
780,475 
1,005,036 
652,502 
282,931 
Farms by economic class: 
Less than $1 ,000 (see text) 
4,895 
1,605 
12 
58 
91 
215 
478 
751 
$1 ,000 to $2,499 
2,702 
800 
- 
39 
38 
100 
275 
348 
$2,500 to $4,999 
2,813 
916 
6 
36 
60 
125 
251 
438 
$5,000 to $9,999 
2,707 
975 
5 
28 
48 
127 
283 
484 
$10,000 to $24,999 
2,908 
1,224 
15 
84 
66 
172 
283 
604 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,964 
1,096 
3 
77 
71 
156 
308 
481 
$50,000 to $99,999 
1,634 
1,088 
6 
100 
82 
221 
279 
400 
$100,000 to $249,999 
1,868 
1,526 
21 
186 
156 
302 
467 
394 
$250,000 to $499,999 
1,274 
1,168 
3 
155 
121 
285 
377 
227 
$500,000 to $999,999 
871 
831 
_ 
72 
107 
223 
270 
159 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
1,180 
1,120 
- 
42 
139 
338 
394 
207 
$1,000,000 to $2,499,999 
636 
609 
- 
25 
84 
169 
212 
119 
$2,500,000 to $4,999,999 
302 
292 
- 
9 
32 
92 
108 
51 
$5,000,000 or more 
242 
219 
- 
8 
23 
77 
74 
37 
Total sales 
farms 
24,816 
12,349 
71 
877 
979 
2,264 
3,665 
4,493 
$1,000 
7,801,446 
6,938,935 
5,006 
304,837 
756,311 
2,257,387 
2,365,052 
1,250,343 
Grains, oilseeds, dry beans, and 
dry peas 
farms 
5,410 
4,353 
25 
441 
461 
989 
1,339 
1,098 
$1,000 
1 ,448,089 
1,362,139 
1,966 
88,265 
167,406 
353,962 
478,185 
272,356 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
3,329 
3,026 
12 
323 
370 
751 
975 
595 
$1,000 
1,407,457 
1 ,333,994 
1,548 
85,278 
165,475 
348,495 
470,613 
262,584 
Corn 
farms 
1,583 
1,355 
12 
120 
158 
347 
434 
284 
$1,000 
289,487 
271,682 
808 
20,421 
31,339 
73,301 
89,410 
56,402 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
949 
869 
3 
84 
113 
228 
288 
153 
$1,000 
274,270 
259,585 
600 
19,654 
30,144 
70,145 
85,734 
53,309 
Wheat 
farms 
3,142 
2,657 
10 
277 
288 
637 
823 
622 
$1,000 
711,299 
669,121 
266 
41,891 
92,663 
177,002 
230,213 
127,087 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1,850 
1,717 
- 
163 
201 
459 
570 
324 
$1,000 
683,170 
646,762 
- 
38,917 
90,482 
1 72,379 
224,006 
120,978 
Soybeans 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sorghum 
farms 
5 
5 
- 
2 
- 
- 
2 
1 
$1,000 
44 
44 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Barley 
farms 
2,333 
1,910 
6 
154 
194 
446 
621 
489 
$1,000 
306,136 
285,481 
256 
12,901 
27,533 
69,203 
107,187 
68,401 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1,062 
986 
3 
84 
114 
252 
340 
193 
$1,000 
283,072 
267,871 
234 
11,426 
26,145 
65,707 
101,328 
63,031 
Rice 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other grains, oilseeds, 
dry beans, and dry peas 
farms 
1,489 
1,327 
16 
166 
155 
309 
424 
257 
$1,000 
141,124 
135,812 
636 
(D) 
15,870 
34,456 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
693 
665 
3 
80 
89 
176 
240 
77 
$1,000 
126,111 
122,877 
301 
11,011 
14,444 
31,791 
48,121 
1 7,209 
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 
1,136 
10 
97 
131 
288 
366 
244 
$1 ,000 
967,476 
914,179 
227 
40,038 
120,998 
262,110 
313,959 
176,847 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
786 
724 
- 
68 
83 
205 
241 
127 
$1,000 
960,497 
908,710 
- 
39,539 
120,214 
260,863 
312,415 
175,679 
Fruits, tree nuts, and berries 
farms 
501 
233 
_ 
10 
12 
28 
89 
94 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
2,922 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
38 
26 
- 
2 
1 
4 
12 
7 
$1,000 
19,973 
16,763 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
2,295 
(D) 
Fruits and tree nuts 
farms 
343 
151 
- 
4 
8 
17 
50 
72 
$1,000 
22,440 
17,868 
- 
192 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
36 
24 
- 
2 
1 
4 
10 
7 
$1,000 
19,807 
16,598 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
2,130 
(D) 
Berries 
farms 
211 
105 
- 
6 
5 
14 
50 
30 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
12 
50 
(D) 
97 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
2 
2 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2 
- 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
Nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, 
and sod (see text) 
farms 
576 
308 
21 
30 
56 
112 
89 
$1,000 
53,157 
37,827 
- 
892 
3,926 
10,616 
16,327 
6,066 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
170 
121 
- 
7 
16 
24 
48 
26 
$1,000 
47,938 
35,085 
- 
591 
3,711 
10,205 
15,385 
5,193 
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued 
188 Idaho 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
