Table 68. Summary by North American Industry Classification System: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Total 
Oilseed and 
grain farming 
(1111) 
Vegetable 
and melon 
farming 
(1112) 
Fruit and 
tree nut 
farming 
(1113) 
Greenhouse, 
nursery, and 
floriculture 
production 
(1114) 
Other crop farming 
(1119) 
Total 
Tobacco 
farming 
(11191) 
FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 
Farms 
.. number 
28,093 
2,396 
510 
808 
648 
6,732 
- 
percent 
100.0 
8.5 
1.8 
2.9 
2.3 
24.0 
- 
Land in farms 
acres 
7,900,864 
2,904,547 
52,520 
83,457 
35,186 
1,961,180 
- 
Average size of farm 
acres 
281 
1,212 
103 
103 
54 
291 
- 
MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL 
PRODUCTS SOLD AND GOVERNMENT 
PAYMENTS 
Total 
farms 
28,093 
2,396 
510 
808 
648 
6,732 
_ 
$1,000 
3,947,565 
1,993,165 
48,713 
19,574 
93,861 
772,156 
- 
Average per farm 
....dollars 
140,518 
831,872 
95,516 
24,225 
144,848 
114,699 
- 
Farms by economic class: 
Less than $1 ,000 (see text) 
6,894 
3 
27 
144 
74 
970 
- 
$1,000 to $2,499 
3,549 
13 
45 
74 
29 
1,322 
- 
$2,500 to $4,999 
3,632 
28 
102 
79 
38 
1,184 
- 
$5,000 to $9,999 
3,832 
72 
121 
138 
106 
1,129 
- 
$10,000 to $24,999 
3,862 
146 
121 
200 
140 
1,077 
- 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,795 
156 
35 
96 
52 
393 
- 
$50,000 to $99,999 
1,178 
202 
21 
45 
71 
195 
- 
$100,000 to $249,999 
850 
295 
13 
20 
62 
74 
- 
$250,000 to $499,999 
570 
288 
8 
8 
34 
65 
- 
$500,000 to $999,999 
633 
426 
2 
4 
18 
73 
- 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
1,298 
767 
15 
- 
24 
250 
- 
$1,000,000 to $2,499,999 
1,013 
643 
13 
- 
18 
165 
- 
$2,500,000 to $4,999,999 
215 
105 
- 
- 
4 
63 
- 
$5,000,000 or more 
70 
19 
2 
" 
2 
22 
- 
Total sales 
farms 
28,093 
2,396 
510 
808 
648 
6,732 
_ 
$1,000 
3,809,401 
1,905,145 
47,979 
18,919 
93,649 
741,593 
- 
Grains, oilseeds, dry beans, and 
dry peas 
farms 
2,731 
2,396 
36 
1 
3 
207 
- 
$1,000 
1,832,208 
1,754,252 
6,433 
(D) 
(D) 
66,561 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
2,155 
1,932 
16 
1 
2 
178 
- 
$1,000 
1,820,837 
1,744,519 
6,319 
(D) 
(D) 
66,119 
- 
Corn 
farms 
1,034 
947 
9 
51 
- 
$1,000 
592,772 
579,549 
(D) 
- 
- 
12,208 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
894 
841 
- 
- 
47 
- 
$1,000 
590,323 
577,409 
- 
- 
- 
12,184 
- 
Wheat 
farms 
849 
771 
11 
- 
2 
42 
- 
$1,000 
94,911 
89,592 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
4,168 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
499 
471 
6 
- 
21 
- 
$1,000 
87,591 
83,205 
(D) 
- 
- 
3,785 
- 
Soybeans 
farms 
1,933 
1,732 
19 
1 
2 
146 
- 
$1,000 
704,609 
659,077 
3,380 
(D) 
(D) 
40,384 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1,547 
1,390 
14 
1 
2 
130 
- 
$1,000 
696,407 
651,433 
3,324 
(D) 
(D) 
40,181 
- 
Sorghum 
farms 
393 
347 
8 
35 
- 
$1,000 
75,390 
69,008 
1,441 
- 
- 
4,919 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
318 
287 
8 
- 
- 
23 
- 
$1,000 
73,491 
67,475 
1,441 
- 
- 
4,575 
- 
Barley 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Rice 
farms 
822 
784 
4 
- 
- 
16 
- 
$1,000 
363,783 
356,296 
(D) 
- 
- 
4,880 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
691 
668 
2 
- 
- 
14 
- 
$1,000 
360,001 
352,859 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
Other grains, oilseeds, 
dry beans, and dry peas 
farms 
30 
18 
5 
- 
- 
3 
- 
$1,000 
744 
730 
5 
- 
- 
2 
- 
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 
317 
- 
- 
- 
150 
- 
$1,000 
159,592 
105,003 
- 
- 
- 
54,589 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
404 
287 
- 
- 
- 
117 
- 
$1,000 
158,130 
104,193 
- 
- 
- 
53,936 
- 
Vegetables, melons, potatoes, 
and sweet potatoes 
farms 
660 
11 
506 
26 
27 
37 
- 
$1,000 
41,868 
993 
39,114 
114 
317 
(D) 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
67 
4 
54 
- 
2 
3 
- 
$1,000 
37,038 
850 
35,023 
- 
(D) 
758 
- 
Fruits, tree nuts, and berries 
farms 
914 
16 
79 
690 
16 
60 
_ 
$1,000 
(D) 
443 
1,310 
17,020 
98 
676 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
74 
1 
4 
61 
- 
4 
- 
$1,000 
11,329 
(D) 
1,046 
(D) 
- 
349 
- 
Fruits and tree nuts 
farms 
769 
16 
49 
590 
14 
49 
- 
$1,000 
(D) 
443 
282 
14,691 
(D) 
628 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
62 
1 
1 
52 
4 
- 
$1,000 
9,399 
(D) 
(D) 
8,022 
- 
342 
- 
Berries 
farms 
206 
43 
139 
4 
15 
- 
$1,000 
3,478 
- 
1,027 
2,329 
(D) 
48 
- 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
160 Louisiana 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
