Table 8. Farms, Land in Farms, Value of Land and Buildings, and Land Use: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Louisiana 
Acadia 
Allen 
Ascension 
Assumption 
FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 
Farms 
number, 2012 
28,093 
841 
429 
250 
81 
2007 
30,106 
905 
405 
277 
114 
Land in farms 
acres, 2012 
7,900,864 
238,218 
88,020 
50,456 
62,173 
2007 
8,109,975 
232,934 
83,173 
45,455 
63,694 
Average size of farm 
acres, 2012 
281 
283 
205 
202 
768 
2007 
269 
257 
205 
164 
559 
Estimated market value of land and buildings .... 
farms, 2012 
28,093 
841 
429 
250 
81 
2007 
30,106 
905 
405 
277 
114 
$1,000, 2012 
20,175,806 
528,517 
184,971 
177,563 
189,479 
2007 
16,686,859 
429,972 
157,981 
157,701 
163,405 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
718,179 
628,439 
431,167 
710,251 
2,339,241 
2007 
554,270 
475,108 
390,076 
569,319 
1,433,380 
Average per acre 
dollars, 2012 
2,554 
2,219 
2,101 
3,519 
3,048 
2007 
2,058 
1,846 
1,899 
3,469 
2,565 
2012 farms by value group: 
$1 to $49,999 
3,306 
122 
82 
22 
11 
$50,000 to $99,999 
3,499 
120 
56 
6 
6 
$100,000 to $199,999 
5,344 
175 
92 
52 
11 
$200,000 to $499,999 
8,152 
219 
134 
63 
10 
$500,000 to $999,999 
3,716 
79 
30 
60 
6 
$1,000,000 to $1,999,999 
1,852 
52 
11 
32 
8 
$2,000,000 to $4,999,999 
1,478 
60 
18 
10 
18 
$5,000,000 to $9,999,999 
539 
11 
6 
4 
6 
$10,000,000 or more 
207 
3 
- 
1 
5 
Approximate land area 
acres, 2012 
27,650,970 
419,284 
487,560 
185,584 
216,742 
Proportion in farms 
percent, 2012 
28.6 
56.8 
18.1 
27.2 
28.7 
2012 size of farm: 
1 to 9 acres 
farms 
2,967 
110 
36 
61 
14 
acres 
14,400 
572 
172 
296 
(D) 
1 0 to 49 acres 
farms 
9,309 
318 
170 
91 
16 
acres 
243,743 
8,014 
4,936 
2,457 
257 
50 to 69 acres 
farms 
2,622 
51 
31 
24 
- 
acres 
151,228 
2,944 
1,759 
1,287 
- 
70 to 99 acres 
farms 
2,427 
59 
37 
10 
6 
acres 
198,848 
4,693 
3,010 
870 
475 
100 to 139 acres 
farms 
2,306 
63 
31 
8 
5 
acres 
265,218 
6,828 
3,275 
926 
611 
140 to 179 acres 
farms 
1,368 
26 
28 
9 
- 
acres 
215,181 
4,154 
4,427 
1,364 
- 
180 to 219 acres 
farms 
1,031 
25 
18 
3 
1 
acres 
203,675 
5,040 
3,482 
600 
(D) 
220 to 259 acres 
farms 
771 
22 
13 
3 
acres 
183,157 
5,385 
3,125 
660 
- 
260 to 499 acres 
farms 
2,043 
47 
25 
17 
5 
acres 
718,587 
17,460 
8,912 
5,876 
1,765 
500 to 999 acres 
farms 
1,323 
45 
16 
11 
8 
acres 
913,368 
33,057 
10,111 
6,437 
6,364 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
farms 
1,051 
42 
15 
6 
17 
acres 
1,444,081 
55,202 
18,827 
8,693 
23,606 
2,000 acres or more 
farms 
875 
33 
9 
7 
9 
acres 
3,349,378 
94,869 
25,984 
20,990 
28,820 
2007 size of farm: 
1 to 9 acres 
farms 
3,282 
154 
43 
63 
29 
acres 
16,707 
779 
228 
312 
123 
1 0 to 49 acres 
farms 
10,394 
338 
151 
113 
28 
acres 
268,376 
8,493 
4,394 
2,523 
619 
50 to 69 acres 
farms 
2,365 
63 
18 
29 
2 
acres 
136,632 
3,574 
977 
1,615 
(D) 
70 to 99 acres 
farms 
2,307 
51 
38 
9 
3 
acres 
189,089 
4,062 
3,045 
716 
257 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
farms 
2,230 
50 
33 
13 
5 
acres 
255,998 
5,672 
3,705 
1,436 
613 
140 to 179 acres 
farms 
1,555 
39 
15 
4 
2 
acres 
244,920 
6,034 
2,363 
642 
(D) 
180 to 219 acres 
farms 
1,180 
27 
15 
8 
7 
acres 
232,769 
5,428 
2,949 
1,565 
1,400 
220 to 259 acres 
farms 
881 
28 
15 
- 
- 
acres 
209,407 
6,711 
3,496 
" 
- 
260 to 499 acres 
farms 
2,489 
39 
36 
16 
_ 
acres 
871,082 
14,393 
12,443 
5,336 
- 
500 to 999 acres 
farms 
1,501 
48 
21 
11 
11 
acres 
1,028,969 
31,557 
13,202 
7,568 
8,108 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
farms 
1,103 
44 
13 
5 
16 
acres 
1,519,788 
61,416 
17,531 
7,073 
21,586 
2,000 acres or more 
farms 
819 
24 
7 
6 
11 
acres 
3,136,238 
84,815 
18,840 
16,669 
30,576 
LAND IN FARMS ACCORDING TO USE 
Total cropland 
farms, 2012 
16,597 
488 
206 
119 
56 
2007 
19,866 
620 
269 
177 
61 
acres, 2012 
4,275,637 
187,129 
47,156 
20,341 
55,981 
2007 
4,691,344 
185,630 
48,402 
27,024 
51,515 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
12,918 
329 
168 
101 
54 
2007 
13,783 
328 
160 
125 
46 
acres, 2012 
3,447,617 
144,459 
28,285 
17,646 
47,457 
2007 
3,342,048 
114,655 
16,572 
21,637 
40,299 
Other pasture and grazing land that could have been 
used for crops without additional 
improvements (see text) 
farms, 2012 
1,775 
70 
31 
23 
2 
2007 
6,203 
218 
109 
62 
8 
acres, 2012 
217,145 
6,861 
3,942 
365 
(D) 
2007 
635,317 
16,102 
10,868 
2,687 
68 
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330 Louisiana 2012 Census of Agriculture - Parish Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
