Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Idaho 
Ada 
Adams 
Bannock 
Bear Lake 
Benewah 
Bingham 
Farms 
number 
24,816 
1,233 
234 
819 
493 
274 
1,265 
Land in farms 
acres 
11,760,109 
144,049 
136,227 
295,095 
257,863 
146,615 
869,512 
Average size of farm 
acres 
474 
117 
582 
360 
523 
535 
687 
Median size of farm 
acres 
57 
10 
125 
62 
160 
86 
32 
Estimated market value of land and buildings: 
Average per farm 
dollars 
1,052,941 
616,596 
885,517 
651,077 
743,225 
848,998 
1,536,482 
Average per acre 
dollars 
2,222 
5,278 
1,521 
1,807 
1,421 
1,587 
2,235 
Estimated market value of all machinery and 
equipment 
$1,000 
3,569,402 
87,472 
15,731 
68,124 
49,946 
29,301 
246,091 
Average per farm 
dollars 
143,835 
70,943 
67,227 
83,180 
101,311 
106,938 
194,539 
Farms by size: 
1 to 9 acres 
4,861 
484 
20 
175 
52 
13 
354 
1 0 to 49 acres 
7,031 
503 
63 
207 
72 
83 
360 
50 to 1 79 acres 
5,103 
161 
54 
187 
145 
91 
195 
1 80 to 499 acres 
3,575 
47 
50 
118 
102 
41 
140 
500 to 999 acres 
1,728 
10 
24 
54 
56 
21 
69 
1 ,000 acres or more 
2,518 
28 
23 
78 
66 
25 
147 
Total cropland 
farms 
18,024 
808 
135 
578 
397 
219 
802 
acres 
5,793,347 
53,441 
19,849 
164,069 
112,489 
81,697 
369,534 
Flarvested cropland 
farms 
15,104 
745 
129 
431 
330 
159 
702 
acres 
4,504,676 
49,728 
15,071 
87,970 
72,873 
63,174 
323,495 
Irrigated land 
farms 
15,732 
1,082 
148 
480 
307 
17 
993 
acres 
3,365,292 
55,254 
19,038 
52,557 
54,502 
913 
333,434 
Market value of agricultural products sold (see text) .... 
$1,000 
7,801,446 
220,989 
13,549 
54,273 
29,506 
23,854 
453,267 
Average per farm 
dollars 
314,372 
179,229 
57,902 
66,268 
59,850 
87,057 
358,314 
Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops 
$1,000 
3,443,012 
44,599 
3,401 
36,125 
10,447 
23,114 
375,047 
Livestock, poultry, and their products 
$1,000 
4,358,435 
176,390 
10,148 
18,148 
19,059 
740 
78,220 
Farms by value of sales: 
Less than $2,500 
8,969 
547 
95 
406 
143 
147 
423 
$2,500 to $4,999 
2,487 
209 
11 
93 
37 
22 
105 
$5,000 to $9,999 
2,367 
146 
30 
79 
53 
24 
149 
$10,000 to $24,999 
2,537 
141 
28 
86 
66 
29 
114 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,842 
60 
32 
52 
62 
14 
84 
$50,000 to $99,999 
1,518 
33 
11 
28 
54 
8 
90 
$100,000 or more 
5,096 
97 
27 
75 
78 
30 
300 
Government payments 
farms 
9,350 
126 
39 
303 
232 
125 
429 
$1,000 
99,789 
704 
104 
3,067 
1,316 
1,516 
5,568 
Total income from farm-related sources. 
gross before taxes and expenses (see text) 
farms 
8,513 
297 
96 
199 
140 
99 
449 
$1,000 
218,282 
5,262 
1,127 
1,768 
721 
2,665 
24,607 
Total farm production expenses 
$1,000 
6,642,131 
207,309 
1 1 ,248 
50,214 
23,859 
20,137 
393,443 
Average per farm 
dollars 
267,655 
168,134 
48,068 
61,311 
48,396 
73,494 
311,022 
Net cash farm income of operation (see text) 
farms 
24,816 
1,233 
234 
819 
493 
274 
1,265 
$1,000 
1,477,387 
19,646 
3,532 
8,895 
7,684 
7,897 
90,000 
Average per farm 
dollars 
59,534 
15,934 
15,093 
10,860 
15,586 
28,821 
71,146 
Principal operator by primary occupation: 
Farming 
number 
12,349 
538 
125 
349 
231 
125 
740 
Other 
number 
12,467 
695 
109 
470 
262 
149 
525 
Principal operator by days worked off farm: 
Any 
number 
15,343 
775 
128 
502 
314 
161 
763 
200 days or more 
number 
9,857 
523 
68 
319 
187 
100 
485 
Livestock and poultry: 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
10,957 
500 
118 
337 
297 
84 
642 
number 
2,397,541 
124,626 
13,875 
23,228 
28,200 
1,691 
79,635 
Beef cows 
farms 
8,336 
333 
98 
261 
243 
75 
460 
number 
485,025 
8,984 
5,767 
10,311 
17,022 
(D) 
24,496 
Milk cows 
farms 
934 
50 
- 
16 
26 
2 
66 
number 
578,761 
19,915 
- 
2,071 
1,017 
(D) 
8,489 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
9,157 
412 
103 
313 
278 
59 
552 
number 
1,838,956 
112,233 
10,984 
11,921 
16,694 
733 
44,825 
Flogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
680 
32 
4 
16 
25 
14 
37 
number 
(D) 
2,991 
10 
143 
206 
50 
589 
Flogs and pigs sold 
farms 
683 
32 
- 
17 
24 
9 
48 
number 
144,932 
4,063 
- 
180 
296 
28 
860 
Sheep and lambs inventory 
farms 
1,241 
76 
8 
17 
35 
11 
54 
number 
231,078 
1,375 
773 
1,807 
5,724 
224 
18,408 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
3,005 
222 
36 
89 
30 
43 
126 
number 
655,346 
5,936 
360 
3,340 
409 
554 
1,903 
Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold 
farms 
202 
16 
2 
6 
3 
2 
12 
number 
10,053 
654 
(D) 
210 
75 
(D) 
467 
Selected crops harvested: 
Corn for grain 
farms 
965 
52 
1 
- 
- 
- 
13 
acres 
135,010 
5,571 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
2,473 
bushels 
26,226,728 
1,117,056 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
478,749 
Corn for silage or greenchop 
farms 
1,077 
45 
1 
- 
- 
- 
31 
acres 
232,143 
8,032 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
4,488 
tons 
6,320,137 
219,780 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
122,951 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
3,145 
85 
4 
72 
29 
33 
227 
acres 
1,250,494 
6,954 
(D) 
35,191 
8,490 
31,802 
145,820 
bushels 
96,837,345 
745,929 
(D) 
1,628,846 
274,552 
2,011,625 
15,269,685 
Winter wheat for grain 
farms 
2,222 
60 
3 
51 
5 
28 
151 
acres 
738,354 
4,971 
48 
19,719 
1,409 
25,209 
93,977 
bushels 
59,767,034 
549,728 
933 
1,127,078 
57,679 
1,644,067 
9,934,333 
Spring wheat for grain 
farms 
1,604 
35 
2 
44 
25 
13 
143 
acres 
499,623 
1,983 
(D) 
15,472 
7,081 
5,543 
(D) 
bushels 
36,302,985 
196,201 
(D) 
501,768 
216,873 
320,308 
5,256,946 
--continued 
226 Idaho 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
