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 
24,816 
17,275 
5,843 
1,698 
1 1 ,796 
13,020 
percent 
100.0 
69.6 
23.5 
6.8 
47.5 
52.5 
Land in farms 
acres 
11,760,109 
5,327,970 
5,500,719 
931 ,420 
5,183,471 
6,576,638 
Average size of farm 
acres 
474 
308 
941 
549 
439 
505 
MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL 
PRODUCTS SOLD AND GOVERNMENT 
PAYMENTS 
Total 
farms 
24,816 
17,275 
5,843 
1,698 
1 1 ,796 
13,020 
$1,000 
7,901,235 
3,315,366 
3,748,569 
837,301 
2,781,549 
5,119,686 
Average per farm 
dollars 
318,393 
191,917 
641,549 
493,110 
235,804 
393,217 
Farms by economic class: 
Less than $1 ,000 (see text) 
4,895 
4,272 
486 
137 
2,220 
2,675 
$1,000 to $2,499 
2,702 
2,394 
230 
78 
1,227 
1,475 
$2,500 to $4,999 
2,813 
2,386 
350 
77 
1,341 
1,472 
$5,000 to $9,999 
2,707 
2,155 
421 
131 
1,274 
1,433 
$10,000 to $24,999 
2,908 
2,113 
583 
212 
1,481 
1,427 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,964 
1,269 
536 
159 
997 
967 
$50,000 to $99,999 
1,634 
897 
510 
227 
843 
791 
$100,000 to $249,999 
1,868 
811 
794 
263 
962 
906 
$250,000 to $499,999 
1,274 
411 
670 
193 
633 
641 
$500,000 to $999,999 
871 
225 
537 
109 
405 
466 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
1,180 
342 
726 
112 
413 
767 
$1,000,000 to $2,499,999 
636 
148 
429 
59 
228 
408 
$2,500,000 to $4,999,999 
302 
88 
183 
31 
105 
197 
$5,000,000 or more 
242 
106 
114 
22 
80 
162 
Total sales 
farms 
24,816 
17,275 
5,843 
1,698 
1 1 ,796 
13,020 
$1,000 
7,801,446 
3,272,495 
3,700,812 
828,139 
2,739,811 
5,061,636 
Grains, oilseeds, dry beans, and 
dry peas 
farms 
5,410 
2,020 
2,619 
771 
2,878 
2,532 
$1,000 
1 ,448,089 
265,717 
948,527 
233,846 
589,230 
858,859 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
3,329 
846 
1,927 
556 
1,682 
1,647 
$1,000 
1,407,457 
245,325 
933,419 
228,713 
565,646 
841,811 
Corn 
farms 
1,583 
534 
827 
222 
847 
736 
$1,000 
289,487 
72,700 
182,531 
34,256 
131,860 
157,627 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
949 
259 
561 
129 
478 
471 
$1,000 
274,270 
66,102 
176,074 
32,094 
123,262 
151,008 
Wheat 
farms 
3,142 
954 
1,682 
506 
1,634 
1,508 
$1,000 
711,299 
118,760 
471,308 
121,231 
269,715 
441,583 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1,850 
379 
1,156 
315 
862 
988 
$1,000 
683,170 
108,283 
458,314 
116,573 
252,847 
430,324 
Soybeans 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sorghum 
farms 
5 
4 
1 
- 
4 
1 
$1,000 
44 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Barley 
farms 
2,333 
788 
1,266 
279 
1,215 
1,118 
$1,000 
306,136 
59,511 
198,400 
48,225 
122,451 
183,685 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1,062 
235 
678 
149 
523 
539 
$1,000 
283,072 
50,800 
186,865 
45,406 
110,005 
173,067 
Rice 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other grains, oilseeds, 
dry beans, and dry peas 
farms 
1,489 
370 
831 
288 
819 
670 
$1,000 
141,124 
(D) 
(D) 
30,134 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
693 
75 
462 
156 
371 
322 
$1,000 
126,111 
9,805 
89,407 
26,899 
55,946 
70,165 
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 
576 
662 
226 
698 
766 
$1,000 
967,476 
115,458 
690,053 
161,965 
300,966 
666,511 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
786 
124 
529 
133 
357 
429 
$1,000 
960,497 
112,422 
687,677 
160,397 
297,072 
663,424 
Fruits, tree nuts, and berries 
farms 
501 
419 
56 
26 
199 
302 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
3,752 
107 
16,773 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
38 
27 
11 
- 
19 
19 
$1,000 
19,973 
16,480 
3,492 
- 
15,476 
4,497 
Fruits and tree nuts 
farms 
343 
304 
32 
7 
144 
199 
$1,000 
22,440 
18,818 
3,586 
36 
16,531 
5,909 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
36 
26 
10 
- 
18 
18 
$1,000 
19,807 
16,410 
3,397 
- 
15,406 
4,401 
Berries 
farms 
211 
166 
26 
19 
85 
126 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
165 
71 
242 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
2 
1 
1 
- 
1 
1 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
Nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, 
and sod (see text) 
farms 
576 
434 
88 
54 
252 
324 
$1,000 
53,157 
28,041 
17,775 
7,341 
20,570 
32,587 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
170 
111 
41 
18 
72 
98 
$1,000 
47,938 
23,949 
17,125 
6,864 
18,075 
29,863 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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