Table 66. Summary by Combined Government Payments and Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
All farms 
$1,000,000 or 
more 
$500,000 to 
$999,999 
$250,000 to 
$499,999 
$100,000 to 
$249,999 
$50,000 to 
$99,999 
FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 
Farms 
number 
28,093 
1,298 
633 
570 
850 
1,178 
percent 
100.0 
4.6 
2.3 
2.0 
3.0 
4.2 
Land in farms 
acres 
7,900,864 
2,877,041 
853,113 
535,992 
507,804 
541,950 
Average size of farm 
acres 
281 
2,217 
1,348 
940 
597 
460 
MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL 
PRODUCTS SOLD AND GOVERNMENT 
PAYMENTS 
Total 
farms 
28,093 
1,298 
633 
570 
850 
1,178 
$1,000 
3,947,565 
2,894,745 
459,069 
203,228 
138,093 
81,838 
Average per farm 
dollars 
140,518 
2,230,158 
725,228 
356,540 
162,462 
69,472 
Farms by economic class: 
Less than $1 ,000 (see text) 
6,894 
. 
. 
_ 
. 
. 
$1,000 to $2,499 
3,549 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$2,500 to $4,999 
3,632 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$5,000 to $9,999 
3,832 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$10,000 to $24,999 
3,862 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,795 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$50,000 to $99,999 
1,178 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1,178 
$100,000 to $249,999 
850 
- 
- 
- 
850 
- 
$250,000 to $499,999 
570 
- 
- 
570 
- 
- 
$500,000 to $999,999 
633 
- 
633 
- 
- 
- 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
1,298 
1,298 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000,000 to $2,499,999 
1,013 
1,013 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$2,500,000 to $4,999,999 
215 
215 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$5,000,000 or more 
70 
70 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Total sales 
farms 
28,093 
1,298 
633 
570 
850 
1,178 
$1,000 
3,809,401 
2,829,937 
439,086 
193,232 
130,455 
75,887 
Grains, oilseeds, dry beans, and 
dry peas 
farms 
2,731 
894 
471 
342 
340 
219 
$1,000 
1,832,208 
1,386,112 
283,545 
96,449 
45,324 
12,829 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
2,155 
891 
465 
331 
312 
156 
$1,000 
1,820,837 
1,386,023 
283,467 
96,254 
44,597 
10,495 
Corn 
farms 
1,034 
513 
207 
109 
94 
34 
$1,000 
592,772 
493,374 
69,178 
18,643 
9,435 
1,398 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
894 
508 
203 
100 
69 
14 
$1,000 
590,323 
493,262 
69,093 
18,369 
8,713 
885 
Wheat 
farms 
849 
332 
158 
87 
106 
43 
$1,000 
94,911 
63,278 
17,180 
5,459 
6,343 
1,310 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
499 
289 
111 
49 
46 
4 
$1,000 
87,591 
62,012 
15,877 
4,605 
4,889 
208 
Soybeans 
farms 
1,933 
796 
379 
226 
205 
107 
$1,000 
704,609 
538,149 
102,804 
36,173 
18,289 
5,582 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1,547 
783 
366 
194 
140 
64 
$1,000 
696,407 
537,786 
102,438 
35,333 
16,508 
4,341 
Sorghum 
farms 
393 
207 
87 
46 
29 
10 
$1,000 
75,390 
(D) 
13,791 
5,025 
(D) 
357 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
318 
196 
74 
37 
10 
1 
$1,000 
73,491 
54,378 
13,498 
4,769 
(D) 
(D) 
Barley 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Rice 
farms 
822 
276 
176 
127 
87 
74 
$1,000 
363,783 
236,084 
80,497 
31,127 
(D) 
4,182 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
691 
270 
172 
123 
80 
46 
$1,000 
360,001 
235,904 
(D) 
30,975 
(D) 
(D) 
Other grains, oilseeds, 
dry beans, and dry peas 
farms 
30 
5 
4 
4 
7 
$1,000 
744 
(D) 
96 
22 
(D) 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1 
1 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
Tobacco 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
_ 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Cotton and cottonseed 
farms 
467 
248 
80 
53 
39 
17 
$1,000 
159,592 
125,185 
18,977 
10,716 
3,277 
951 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
404 
243 
76 
49 
24 
12 
$1,000 
158,130 
125,061 
18,878 
10,593 
2,819 
779 
Vegetables, melons, potatoes, 
and sweet potatoes 
farms 
660 
19 
8 
19 
20 
33 
$1,000 
41,868 
29,756 
1,757 
2,994 
1,757 
1,370 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
67 
18 
3 
17 
12 
17 
$1,000 
37,038 
(D) 
1,660 
(D) 
1,660 
(D) 
Fruits, tree nuts, and berries 
farms 
914 
6 
17 
15 
39 
70 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
2,959 
2,929 
2,644 
2,768 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
74 
5 
8 
10 
21 
30 
$1,000 
1 1 ,329 
(D) 
2,849 
2,785 
(D) 
1,942 
Fruits and tree nuts 
farms 
769 
4 
17 
14 
33 
61 
$1,000 
(D) 
664 
2,959 
(D) 
2,156 
2,488 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
62 
3 
8 
9 
17 
25 
$1,000 
9,399 
(D) 
2,849 
(D) 
1,820 
1,692 
Berries 
farms 
206 
2 
- 
5 
8 
11 
$1,000 
3,478 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
488 
280 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
12 
2 
- 
1 
4 
5 
$1,000 
1,913 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
431 
250 
Nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, 
and sod (see text) 
farms 
585 
24 
18 
37 
64 
75 
$1,000 
90,429 
48,804 
11,504 
12,054 
8,961 
4,772 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
199 
24 
18 
35 
59 
63 
$1,000 
85,645 
48,804 
11,504 
(D) 
8,859 
(D) 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
108 Louisiana 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
