Table 64. Summary by Size of Farm: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
140 to 179 
acres 
180 to 219 
acres 
220 to 259 
acres 
260 to 499 
acres 
500 to 999 
acres 
1,000 to 1,999 
acres 
2,000 or more 
acres 
FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 
Farms 
number 
2,416 
1,845 
1,213 
3,276 
2,284 
1,375 
734 
percent 
5.7 
4.4 
2.9 
7.8 
5.4 
3.3 
1.7 
Land in farms 
acres 
379,861 
365,468 
290,027 
1,146,280 
1,586,509 
1,824,621 
2,604,579 
Average size of farm 
acres 
157 
198 
239 
350 
695 
1,327 
3,548 
MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL 
PRODUCTS SOLD AND GOVERNMENT 
PAYMENTS 
Total 
farms 
2,416 
1,845 
1,213 
3,276 
2,284 
1,375 
734 
$1,000 
431,695 
263,522 
290,930 
859,711 
1,156,118 
1,273,087 
1,657,825 
Average per farm 
dollars 
178,682 
142,831 
239,843 
262,427 
506,181 
925,881 
2,258,618 
Farms by economic class: 
Less than $1 ,000 (see text) 
407 
254 
141 
250 
98 
40 
29 
$1,000 to $2,499 
240 
195 
97 
233 
87 
29 
17 
$2,500 to $4,999 
240 
161 
122 
245 
101 
36 
14 
$5,000 to $9,999 
307 
178 
101 
277 
116 
48 
28 
$10,000 to $24,999 
477 
381 
226 
534 
197 
57 
36 
$25,000 to $49,999 
253 
237 
168 
387 
162 
49 
32 
$50,000 to $99,999 
149 
163 
100 
381 
172 
52 
20 
$100,000 to $249,999 
82 
97 
70 
337 
233 
87 
35 
$250,000 to $499,999 
19 
42 
31 
193 
238 
88 
25 
$500,000 to $999,999 
124 
76 
77 
224 
682 
526 
70 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
118 
61 
80 
215 
198 
363 
428 
$1,000,000 to $2,499,999 
88 
46 
55 
154 
129 
278 
189 
$2,500,000 to $4,999,999 
23 
13 
21 
48 
49 
57 
164 
$5,000,000 or more 
7 
2 
4 
13 
20 
28 
75 
Total sales 
farms 
2,416 
1,845 
1,213 
3,276 
2,284 
1,375 
734 
$1,000 
428,014 
259,391 
287,826 
843,572 
1,124,801 
1,237,213 
1,625,549 
Grains, oilseeds, dry beans, and 
dry peas 
farms 
215 
206 
142 
533 
812 
627 
397 
$1,000 
6,980 
8,152 
6,385 
36,819 
110,053 
159,850 
234,071 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
42 
64 
55 
251 
569 
506 
349 
$1,000 
3,618 
5,681 
4,896 
31,015 
105,398 
157,250 
232,955 
Corn 
farms 
106 
95 
73 
308 
605 
443 
294 
$1,000 
3,561 
2,811 
2,768 
20,517 
71,427 
106,478 
162,550 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
27 
25 
26 
128 
416 
380 
259 
$1,000 
2,422 
1,741 
2,126 
17,055 
67,637 
105,127 
161,615 
Wheat 
farms 
62 
83 
54 
195 
303 
295 
197 
$1,000 
856 
1,732 
1,166 
6,231 
14,094 
20,954 
26,150 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
6 
4 
45 
104 
151 
144 
$1,000 
- 
453 
363 
3,190 
9,270 
17,319 
24,794 
Soybeans 
farms 
97 
81 
53 
199 
294 
249 
154 
$1,000 
2,308 
3,138 
1,869 
8,213 
20,274 
27,118 
34,427 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
10 
22 
11 
47 
163 
150 
119 
$1,000 
589 
1,891 
1,045 
4,390 
16,468 
24,182 
33,605 
Sorghum 
farms 
13 
14 
14 
55 
81 
93 
86 
$1,000 
208 
243 
274 
960 
2,443 
3,711 
5,880 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
2 
2 
1 
24 
20 
30 
$1,000 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
1,542 
2,431 
4,363 
Barley 
farms 
- 
2 
11 
- 
2 
$1,000 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
48 
- 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
Rice 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other grains, oilseeds, 
dry beans, and dry peas 
farms 
36 
31 
34 
104 
107 
93 
91 
$1,000 
48 
(D) 
307 
897 
1,767 
1,590 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
6 
3 
18 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
588 
566 
3,685 
Tobacco 
farms 
3 
_ 
1 
6 
40 
18 
20 
$1,000 
880 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
12,228 
(D) 
12,818 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
3 
- 
6 
40 
16 
19 
$1,000 
880 
- 
- 
(D) 
12,228 
(D) 
(D) 
Cotton and cottonseed 
farms 
49 
88 
53 
275 
768 
755 
402 
$1,000 
2,389 
4,976 
3,958 
31,553 
223,782 
326,999 
441,164 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
19 
45 
35 
217 
733 
739 
398 
$1,000 
1,394 
4,016 
3,601 
29,875 
222,708 
326,642 
441,055 
Vegetables, melons, potatoes, 
and sweet potatoes 
farms 
32 
31 
15 
76 
71 
70 
86 
$1,000 
2,941 
1,987 
7,657 
16,587 
53,485 
88,432 
208,526 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
6 
10 
8 
32 
53 
61 
82 
$1,000 
2,723 
1,629 
7,581 
16,070 
53,212 
88,293 
208,490 
Fruits, tree nuts, and berries 
farms 
168 
116 
78 
255 
169 
144 
94 
$1,000 
5,236 
6,922 
6,800 
36,315 
39,815 
69,327 
106,167 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
21 
28 
21 
71 
68 
75 
62 
$1,000 
(D) 
5,868 
6,051 
34,048 
38,180 
68,180 
105,436 
Fruits and tree nuts 
farms 
149 
100 
59 
215 
144 
128 
84 
$1,000 
3,661 
3,832 
2,721 
18,806 
25,029 
57,396 
99,225 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
16 
19 
10 
50 
53 
61 
53 
$1,000 
1,989 
2,857 
2,195 
16,769 
23,663 
56,388 
98,551 
Berries 
farms 
23 
25 
23 
53 
31 
21 
16 
$1,000 
1,576 
3,089 
4,079 
17,509 
14,786 
11,931 
6,942 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
5 
8 
11 
26 
15 
15 
11 
$1,000 
(D) 
2,953 
3,788 
17,197 
14,497 
1 1 ,779 
6,836 
Nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, 
and sod (see text) 
farms 
36 
26 
3 
42 
18 
15 
13 
$1,000 
11,642 
(D) 
(D) 
22,868 
44,732 
26,904 
16,459 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
19 
11 
3 
22 
12 
14 
11 
$1,000 
11,288 
(D) 
(D) 
22,499 
44,636 
(D) 
(D) 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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