Table 69. Summary by Age and Primary Occupation of Principal Operator: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Total farming 
and other 
occupations 
Farming 
Item 
Total 
Age of operator (years) 
Under 25 
25 to 34 
35 to 44 
45 to 54 
55 to 64 
65 and over 
FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 
Farms 
number 
28,093 
12,136 
84 
549 
1,037 
1,983 
3,325 
5,158 
percent 
100.0 
43.2 
0.3 
2.0 
3.7 
7.1 
11.8 
18.4 
Land in farms 
acres 
7,900,864 
5,627,497 
20,245 
299,743 
701,613 
1,346,014 
1,849,013 
1,410,869 
Average size of farm 
acres 
281 
464 
241 
546 
677 
679 
556 
274 
MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL 
PRODUCTS SOLD AND GOVERNMENT 
PAYMENTS 
Total 
farms 
28,093 
12,136 
84 
549 
1,037 
1,983 
3,325 
5,158 
$1,000 
3,947,565 
3,528,798 
13,171 
205,403 
576,261 
932,624 
1,158,063 
643,275 
Average per farm 
dollars 
140,518 
290,771 
156,803 
374,140 
555,700 
470,310 
348,290 
124,714 
Farms by economic class: 
Less than $1 ,000 (see text) 
6,894 
2,169 
4 
78 
144 
296 
617 
1,030 
$1,000 to $2,499 
3,549 
1,077 
15 
28 
78 
167 
292 
497 
$2,500 to $4,999 
3,632 
1,262 
20 
36 
111 
148 
299 
648 
$5,000 to $9,999 
3,832 
1,423 
- 
54 
75 
176 
351 
767 
$10,000 to $24,999 
3,862 
1,678 
7 
63 
111 
187 
432 
878 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,795 
982 
2 
42 
57 
148 
250 
483 
$50,000 to $99,999 
1,178 
714 
10 
35 
63 
128 
203 
275 
$100,000 to $249,999 
850 
563 
8 
19 
55 
125 
167 
189 
$250,000 to $499,999 
570 
464 
10 
57 
42 
112 
143 
100 
$500,000 to $999,999 
633 
592 
6 
61 
96 
147 
185 
97 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
1,298 
1,212 
2 
76 
205 
349 
386 
194 
$1,000,000 to $2,499,999 
1,013 
941 
2 
69 
159 
276 
281 
154 
$2,500,000 to $4,999,999 
215 
206 
- 
5 
30 
57 
85 
29 
$5,000,000 or more 
70 
65 
- 
2 
16 
16 
20 
11 
Total sales 
farms 
28,093 
12,136 
84 
549 
1,037 
1,983 
3,325 
5,158 
$1,000 
3,809,401 
3,421,904 
12,389 
197,485 
561,421 
905,635 
1,124,080 
620,894 
Grains, oilseeds, dry beans, and 
dry peas 
farms 
2,731 
2,200 
32 
196 
314 
502 
671 
485 
$1,000 
1,832,208 
1,731,527 
10,312 
145,836 
294,013 
435,714 
580,898 
264,754 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
2,155 
1,895 
32 
182 
278 
469 
591 
343 
$1,000 
1,820,837 
1,724,834 
10,312 
145,276 
293,545 
434,958 
579,121 
261,623 
Corn 
farms 
1,034 
900 
9 
88 
147 
197 
298 
161 
$1,000 
592,772 
557,889 
4,793 
46,748 
96,264 
117,282 
199,383 
93,417 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
894 
816 
9 
87 
138 
181 
263 
138 
$1,000 
590,323 
556,282 
4,793 
(D) 
96,102 
116,993 
198,707 
(D) 
Wheat 
farms 
849 
679 
1 
57 
85 
144 
239 
153 
$1,000 
94,911 
87,138 
(D) 
7,645 
(D) 
19,020 
29,016 
17,518 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
499 
456 
40 
64 
108 
160 
84 
$1,000 
87,591 
81,927 
- 
7,107 
13,463 
18,035 
27,267 
16,054 
Soybeans 
farms 
1,933 
1,646 
16 
154 
239 
405 
500 
332 
$1,000 
704,609 
666,556 
2,032 
55,270 
107,830 
166,734 
224,770 
109,919 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1,547 
1,418 
14 
143 
211 
371 
435 
244 
$1,000 
696,407 
661,387 
(D) 
(D) 
107,402 
165,938 
222,921 
108,199 
Sorghum 
farms 
393 
350 
34 
58 
85 
118 
55 
$1,000 
75,390 
72,805 
- 
6,235 
13,333 
(D) 
(D) 
10,297 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
318 
305 
- 
33 
55 
74 
97 
46 
$1,000 
73,491 
71,607 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
17,317 
24,728 
10,091 
Barley 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Rice 
farms 
822 
707 
15 
79 
107 
194 
189 
123 
$1,000 
363,783 
346,473 
(D) 
29,938 
62,609 
114,875 
101,987 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
691 
621 
15 
66 
100 
180 
177 
83 
$1,000 
360,001 
343,756 
(D) 
29,387 
62,360 
114,511 
101,599 
(D) 
Other grains, oilseeds, 
dry beans, and dry peas 
farms 
30 
21 
. 
7 
6 
3 
5 
$1,000 
744 
667 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
Tobacco 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Cotton and cottonseed 
farms 
467 
410 
3 
30 
75 
93 
142 
67 
$1,000 
159,592 
151,917 
782 
6,847 
28,871 
33,637 
59,541 
22,239 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
404 
376 
3 
28 
71 
83 
127 
64 
$1,000 
158,130 
150,945 
782 
(D) 
(D) 
33,364 
59,145 
22,139 
Vegetables, melons, potatoes, 
and sweet potatoes 
farms 
660 
355 
4 
10 
32 
57 
96 
156 
$1,000 
41,868 
38,107 
10 
1,192 
4,534 
6,355 
3,740 
22,276 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
67 
55 
- 
3 
6 
12 
14 
20 
$1,000 
37,038 
35,222 
- 
1,108 
4,201 
5,893 
3,095 
20,926 
Fruits, tree nuts, and berries 
farms 
914 
387 
_ 
4 
26 
69 
101 
187 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
3,121 
5,025 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
74 
47 
- 
2 
3 
9 
15 
18 
$1,000 
11,329 
7,925 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
1,387 
2,185 
2,886 
Fruits and tree nuts 
farms 
769 
320 
- 
1 
21 
57 
84 
157 
$1,000 
(D) 
(□) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
1,743 
2,650 
4,308 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
62 
39 
- 
1 
2 
8 
13 
15 
$1,000 
9,399 
6,202 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
1,004 
1,885 
2,506 
Berries 
farms 
206 
91 
- 
3 
8 
17 
24 
39 
$1,000 
3,478 
2,510 
- 
(D) 
213 
(D) 
472 
717 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
12 
8 
- 
1 
1 
1 
2 
3 
$1,000 
1,913 
1,713 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
371 
Nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, 
and sod (see text) 
farms 
585 
311 
2 
3 
30 
78 
94 
104 
$1,000 
90,429 
68,750 
(D) 
(D) 
11,009 
18,551 
25,292 
13,676 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
199 
133 
2 
15 
40 
47 
29 
$1,000 
85,645 
66,322 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
17,990 
24,734 
12,548 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
188 Louisiana 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
