Table 64. Summary by Size of Farm: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Total 
1 to 9 
acres 
10 to 49 
acres 
50 to 69 
acres 
70 to 99 
acres 
100 to 139 
acres 
FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 
Farms 
.... number 
28,093 
2,967 
9,309 
2,622 
2,427 
2,306 
percent 
100.0 
10.6 
33.1 
9.3 
8.6 
8.2 
Land in farms 
acres 
7,900,864 
14,400 
243,743 
151,228 
198,848 
265,218 
Average size of farm 
acres 
281 
5 
26 
58 
82 
115 
MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL 
PRODUCTS SOLD AND GOVERNMENT 
PAYMENTS 
Total 
farms 
28,093 
2,967 
9,309 
2,622 
2,427 
2,306 
$1,000 
3,947,565 
71,019 
275,495 
85,841 
63,286 
95,363 
Average per farm 
dollars 
140,518 
23,936 
29,594 
32,739 
26,076 
41,354 
Farms by economic class: 
Less than $1 ,000 (see text) 
6,894 
1,310 
3,359 
630 
451 
443 
$1,000 to $2,499 
3,549 
556 
1,819 
352 
301 
208 
$2,500 to $4,999 
3,632 
384 
1,552 
514 
469 
291 
$5,000 to $9,999 
3,832 
302 
1,289 
507 
477 
475 
$10,000 to $24,999 
3,862 
208 
787 
398 
507 
551 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,795 
88 
226 
107 
121 
182 
$50,000 to $99,999 
1,178 
65 
112 
58 
65 
80 
$100,000 to $249,999 
850 
26 
43 
14 
13 
40 
$250,000 to $499,999 
570 
13 
25 
4 
4 
1 
$500,000 to $999,999 
633 
6 
25 
8 
1 
10 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
1,298 
9 
72 
30 
18 
25 
$1,000,000 to $2,499,999 
1,013 
5 
58 
27 
15 
20 
$2,500,000 to $4,999,999 
215 
2 
8 
3 
1 
3 
$5,000,000 or more 
70 
2 
6 
- 
2 
2 
Total sales 
farms 
28,093 
2,967 
9,309 
2,622 
2,427 
2,306 
$1,000 
3,809,401 
70,345 
270,308 
83,263 
60,020 
91,468 
Grains, oilseeds, dry beans, and 
dry peas 
farms 
2,731 
28 
180 
103 
67 
103 
$1,000 
1,832,208 
82 
2,586 
2,613 
2,896 
5,063 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
2,155 
- 
4 
11 
28 
41 
$1,000 
1,820,837 
- 
205 
660 
1,929 
3,644 
Corn 
farms 
1,034 
8 
33 
16 
8 
19 
$1,000 
592,772 
17 
411 
453 
557 
1,223 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
894 
- 
1 
3 
6 
9 
$1,000 
590,323 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
1,013 
Wheat 
farms 
849 
6 
38 
18 
12 
41 
$1,000 
94,911 
13 
220 
252 
178 
701 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
499 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
$1,000 
87,591 
- 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
Soybeans 
farms 
1,933 
8 
87 
61 
33 
48 
$1,000 
704,609 
26 
1,098 
1,397 
1,110 
2,061 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1,547 
- 
3 
5 
8 
18 
$1,000 
696,407 
- 
150 
287 
534 
1,397 
Sorghum 
farms 
393 
- 
8 
2 
- 
4 
$1,000 
75,390 
- 
99 
(D) 
- 
113 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
318 
- 
- 
- 
1 
$1,000 
73,491 
- 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
Barley 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Rice 
farms 
822 
6 
30 
12 
24 
16 
$1,000 
363,783 
26 
720 
452 
1,051 
965 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
691 
- 
- 
- 
10 
9 
$1,000 
360,001 
- 
- 
- 
591 
777 
Other grains, oilseeds, 
dry beans, and dry peas 
farms 
30 
. 
5 
2 
. 
. 
$1,000 
744 
- 
38 
(D) 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
" 
Tobacco 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Cotton and cottonseed 
farms 
467 
2 
12 
2 
- 
9 
$1,000 
159,592 
(D) 
187 
(D) 
- 
327 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
404 
- 
- 
2 
$1,000 
158,130 
- 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
Vegetables, melons, potatoes, 
and sweet potatoes 
farms 
660 
194 
277 
35 
40 
29 
$1,000 
41,868 
(D) 
3,417 
(D) 
529 
691 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
67 
15 
5 
3 
3 
$1,000 
37,038 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
225 
389 
Fruits, tree nuts, and berries 
farms 
914 
203 
377 
74 
48 
49 
$1,000 
(D) 
994 
4,593 
(D) 
(D) 
1,416 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
74 
- 
9 
5 
4 
8 
$1,000 
11,329 
- 
644 
657 
(D) 
840 
Fruits and tree nuts 
farms 
769 
172 
306 
58 
40 
44 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
3,426 
(D) 
(D) 
1,187 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
62 
- 
4 
5 
4 
6 
$1,000 
9,399 
- 
234 
(D) 
(D) 
670 
Berries 
farms 
206 
45 
95 
17 
10 
10 
$1,000 
3,478 
(D) 
1,167 
230 
42 
229 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
12 
5 
- 
- 
2 
$1,000 
1,913 
- 
410 
- 
- 
(D) 
Nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, 
and sod (see text) 
farms 
585 
279 
192 
34 
15 
2 
$1,000 
90,429 
17,372 
25,107 
9,676 
3,250 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
199 
66 
81 
10 
4 
$1,000 
85,645 
14,757 
23,693 
9,337 
3,169 
- 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
56 Louisiana 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
