Table 70. Summary by Tenure of Principal Operator and by Operators on Farm: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Tenure of principal operator 
Operators on farm 
Item 
Total 
Full owners 
Part owners 
Tenants 
One operator 
More than one 
operator 
FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 
Farms 
number 
28,093 
18,840 
6,621 
2,632 
16,820 
1 1 ,273 
percent 
100.0 
67.1 
23.6 
9.4 
59.9 
40.1 
Land in farms 
acres 
7,900,864 
2,716,890 
3,483,826 
1,700,148 
4,126,131 
3,774,733 
Average size of farm 
acres 
281 
144 
526 
646 
245 
335 
MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL 
PRODUCTS SOLD AND GOVERNMENT 
PAYMENTS 
Total 
farms 
28,093 
18,840 
6,621 
2,632 
16,820 
1 1 ,273 
$1,000 
3,947,565 
977,175 
1,779,311 
1,191,078 
1,883,344 
2,064,221 
Average per farm 
dollars 
140,518 
51,867 
268,738 
452,537 
111,971 
183,112 
Farms by economic class: 
Less than $1 ,000 (see text) 
6,894 
5,639 
803 
452 
4,033 
2,861 
$1,000 to $2,499 
3,549 
2,926 
421 
202 
2,225 
1,324 
$2,500 to $4,999 
3,632 
2,787 
645 
200 
2,231 
1,401 
$5,000 to $9,999 
3,832 
2,698 
881 
253 
2,280 
1,552 
$10,000 to $24,999 
3,862 
2,529 
1,064 
269 
2,328 
1,534 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,795 
941 
671 
183 
1,086 
709 
$50,000 to $99,999 
1,178 
513 
498 
167 
750 
428 
$100,000 to $249,999 
850 
270 
428 
152 
578 
272 
$250,000 to $499,999 
570 
161 
261 
148 
329 
241 
$500,000 to $999,999 
633 
115 
330 
188 
384 
249 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
1,298 
261 
619 
418 
596 
702 
$1,000,000 to $2,499,999 
1,013 
200 
497 
316 
493 
520 
$2,500,000 to $4,999,999 
215 
41 
101 
73 
78 
137 
$5,000,000 or more 
70 
20 
21 
29 
25 
45 
Total sales 
farms 
28,093 
18,840 
6,621 
2,632 
16,820 
1 1 ,273 
$1,000 
3,809,401 
939,273 
1,718,668 
1,151,460 
1,808,845 
2,000,556 
Grains, oilseeds, dry beans, and 
dry peas 
farms 
2,731 
642 
1,263 
826 
1,709 
1,022 
$1,000 
1,832,208 
175,620 
921,629 
734,960 
885,932 
946,276 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
2,155 
326 
1,095 
734 
1,301 
854 
$1,000 
1,820,837 
170,106 
917,998 
732,734 
877,957 
942,880 
Corn 
farms 
1,034 
174 
495 
365 
588 
446 
$1,000 
592,772 
54,014 
283,267 
255,491 
258,324 
334,447 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
894 
117 
434 
343 
491 
403 
$1,000 
590,323 
53,144 
282,223 
254,956 
256,719 
333,604 
Wheat 
farms 
849 
150 
440 
259 
539 
310 
$1,000 
94,911 
12,492 
51,540 
30,879 
57,646 
37,265 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
499 
45 
289 
165 
301 
198 
$1,000 
87,591 
10,866 
47,832 
28,893 
52,699 
34,892 
Soybeans 
farms 
1,933 
363 
937 
633 
1,172 
761 
$1,000 
704,609 
66,179 
346,282 
292,148 
343,774 
360,835 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1,547 
181 
807 
559 
899 
648 
$1,000 
696,407 
63,073 
343,104 
290,231 
338,073 
358,334 
Sorghum 
farms 
393 
55 
214 
124 
227 
166 
$1,000 
75,390 
6,548 
42,368 
26,474 
37,632 
37,758 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
318 
28 
182 
108 
175 
143 
$1,000 
73,491 
6,056 
41,496 
25,939 
36,334 
37,157 
Barley 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Rice 
farms 
822 
166 
409 
247 
527 
295 
$1,000 
363,783 
36,365 
197,520 
129,898 
187,883 
175,900 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
691 
97 
371 
223 
425 
266 
$1,000 
360,001 
34,506 
196,491 
129,004 
184,869 
175,132 
Other grains, oilseeds, 
dry beans, and dry peas 
farms 
30 
12 
13 
5 
14 
16 
$1,000 
744 
22 
652 
70 
674 
70 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1 
- 
1 
- 
1 
- 
$1,000 
(D) 
- 
(□) 
- 
(D) 
- 
Tobacco 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
_ 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Cotton and cottonseed 
farms 
467 
77 
224 
166 
240 
227 
$1,000 
159,592 
15,144 
76,511 
67,937 
66,314 
93,278 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
404 
48 
207 
149 
194 
210 
$1,000 
158,130 
14,471 
76,148 
67,511 
65,219 
92,910 
Vegetables, melons, potatoes, 
and sweet potatoes 
farms 
660 
458 
146 
56 
366 
294 
$1,000 
41,868 
5,487 
31,717 
4,664 
9,552 
32,315 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
67 
19 
35 
13 
29 
38 
$1,000 
37,038 
2,167 
30,559 
4,312 
6,873 
30,165 
Fruits, tree nuts, and berries 
farms 
914 
787 
100 
27 
467 
447 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
5,083 
(D) 
(D) 
10,793 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
74 
49 
19 
6 
37 
37 
$1,000 
1 1 ,329 
6,668 
3,932 
729 
4,733 
6,597 
Fruits and tree nuts 
farms 
769 
661 
87 
21 
410 
359 
$1,000 
(D) 
12,086 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
8,796 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
62 
43 
15 
4 
31 
31 
$1,000 
9,399 
5,590 
3,180 
629 
4,029 
5,370 
Berries 
farms 
206 
176 
23 
7 
87 
119 
$1,000 
3,478 
(D) 
(D) 
126 
1,481 
1,997 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
12 
6 
4 
2 
6 
6 
$1,000 
1,913 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
703 
1,210 
Nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, 
and sod (see text) 
farms 
585 
503 
43 
39 
296 
289 
$1,000 
90,429 
54,854 
27,783 
7,792 
28,458 
61,972 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
199 
154 
22 
23 
100 
99 
$1,000 
85,645 
50,594 
27,440 
7,611 
26,065 
59,580 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
214 Louisiana 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
