Table 67. Summary by Legal Status For Tax Purposes: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Total 
Family or 
individual 
Partnership 
Total 
Registered 
under 
state law 
FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 
Farms 
number 
28,093 
24,525 
1,788 
1,276 
percent 
100.0 
87.3 
6.4 
4.5 
Land in farms 
acres 
7,900,864 
4,874,651 
1,675,718 
1 
,358,971 
Average size of farm 
acres 
281 
199 
937 
1,065 
MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL 
PRODUCTS SOLD AND GOVERNMENT 
PAYMENTS 
Total 
farms 
28,093 
24,525 
1,788 
1,276 
$1,000 
3,947,565 
2,070,776 
1,102,698 
922,092 
Average per farm 
dollars 
140,518 
84,435 
616,722 
722,643 
Farms by economic class: 
Less than $1 ,000 (see text) 
6,894 
6,363 
246 
133 
$1,000 to $2,499 
3,549 
3,252 
135 
86 
$2,500 to $4,999 
3,632 
3,339 
132 
81 
$5,000 to $9,999 
3,832 
3,445 
188 
124 
$10,000 to $24,999 
3,862 
3,450 
199 
152 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,795 
1,551 
126 
98 
$50,000 to $99,999 
1,178 
942 
111 
80 
$100,000 to $249,999 
850 
647 
94 
72 
$250,000 to $499,999 
570 
419 
62 
55 
$500,000 to $999,999 
633 
435 
95 
68 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
1,298 
682 
400 
327 
$1,000,000 to $2,499,999 
1,013 
587 
283 
222 
$2,500,000 to $4,999,999 
215 
80 
91 
80 
$5,000,000 or more 
70 
15 
26 
25 
Total sales 
farms 
28,093 
24,525 
1,788 
1,276 
$1,000 
3,809,401 
1,981,028 
1,063,671 
890,683 
Grains, oilseeds, dry beans, and 
dry peas 
farms 
2,731 
1,978 
523 
399 
$1,000 
1,832,208 
995,356 
714,915 
580,408 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
2,155 
1,472 
492 
381 
$1,000 
1,820,837 
985,638 
714,141 
580,039 
Corn 
farms 
1,034 
691 
269 
214 
$1,000 
592,772 
300,574 
262,004 
218,377 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
894 
569 
257 
206 
$1,000 
590,323 
298,541 
261,745 
218,213 
Wheat 
farms 
849 
594 
178 
138 
$1,000 
94,911 
59,037 
28,826 
21,798 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
499 
326 
133 
100 
$1,000 
87,591 
53,701 
27,583 
20,772 
Soybeans 
farms 
1,933 
1,342 
425 
326 
$1,000 
704,609 
377,325 
270,058 
220,684 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1,547 
1,012 
395 
305 
$1,000 
696,407 
370,574 
269,186 
220,144 
Sorghum 
farms 
393 
260 
108 
75 
$1,000 
75,390 
(D) 
28,114 
19,833 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
318 
208 
94 
66 
$1,000 
73,491 
41,798 
27,726 
19,581 
Barley 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Rice 
farms 
822 
598 
166 
130 
$1,000 
363,783 
214,956 
125,892 
99,694 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
691 
492 
155 
121 
$1,000 
360,001 
211,776 
(D) 
99,509 
Other grains, oilseeds, 
dry beans, and dry peas 
farms 
30 
23 
4 
4 
$1,000 
744 
(D) 
22 
22 
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 
288 
151 
118 
$1,000 
159,592 
79,473 
74,834 
61,805 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
404 
239 
140 
113 
$1,000 
158,130 
78,414 
74,477 
61,656 
Vegetables, melons, potatoes, 
and sweet potatoes 
farms 
660 
590 
36 
22 
$1,000 
41,868 
16,069 
23,734 
21,169 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
67 
44 
14 
9 
$1,000 
37,038 
11,793 
23,503 
20,963 
Fruits, tree nuts, and berries 
farms 
914 
790 
51 
33 
$1,000 
(D) 
14,507 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
74 
48 
8 
6 
$1,000 
11,329 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Fruits and tree nuts 
farms 
769 
663 
44 
29 
$1,000 
(D) 
11,387 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
62 
39 
7 
6 
$1,000 
9,399 
4,600 
(D) 
1,598 
Berries 
farms 
206 
178 
9 
4 
$1,000 
3,478 
3,119 
159 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
12 
9 
1 
$1,000 
1,913 
1,703 
(D) 
- 
Nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, 
and sod (see text) 
farms 
585 
404 
52 
48 
$1,000 
90,429 
32,565 
8,755 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
199 
110 
21 
19 
$1,000 
85,645 
28,849 
8,311 
(D) 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
134 Louisiana 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
