Table 8. Farms, Land in Farms, Value of Land and Buildings, and Land Use: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Jackson 
Jefferson 
Jefferson Davis 
Lafayette 
Lafourche 
FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 
Farms 
number, 2012 
196 
57 
656 
632 
407 
2007 
197 
71 
706 
713 
440 
Land in farms 
acres, 2012 
18,607 
7,748 
265,036 
55,691 
158,168 
2007 
20,081 
15,100 
288,100 
67,422 
106,119 
Average size of farm 
acres, 2012 
95 
136 
404 
88 
389 
2007 
102 
213 
408 
95 
241 
Estimated market value of land and buildings 
farms, 2012 
196 
57 
656 
632 
407 
2007 
197 
71 
706 
713 
440 
$1,000, 2012 
52,653 
29,476 
602,033 
265,639 
339,683 
2007 
63,079 
31,262 
509,473 
230,252 
258,140 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
268,640 
517,120 
917,734 
420,315 
834,602 
2007 
320,200 
440,306 
721,633 
322,934 
586,683 
Average per acre 
dollars, 2012 
2,830 
3,804 
2,272 
4,770 
2,148 
2007 
3,141 
2,070 
1,768 
3,415 
2,433 
2012 farms by value group: 
$1 to $49,999 
26 
12 
74 
97 
51 
$50,000 to $99,999 
31 
4 
73 
81 
57 
$100,000 to $199,999 
45 
9 
115 
138 
54 
$200,000 to $499,999 
53 
16 
189 
182 
114 
$500,000 to $999,999 
38 
11 
64 
95 
65 
$1,000,000 to $1,999,999 
3 
- 
59 
24 
34 
$2,000,000 to $4,999,999 
- 
4 
60 
9 
15 
$5,000,000 to $9,999,999 
- 
1 
13 
2 
11 
$10,000,000 or more 
- 
- 
9 
4 
6 
Approximate land area 
acres, 2012 
364,280 
189,203 
416,873 
171,997 
683,695 
Proportion in farms 
percent, 2012 
5.1 
4.1 
63.6 
32.4 
23.1 
2012 size of farm: 
1 to 9 acres 
farms 
14 
25 
36 
145 
45 
acres 
(D) 
82 
155 
683 
189 
1 0 to 49 acres 
farms 
80 
15 
197 
298 
130 
acres 
2,059 
346 
5,291 
7,189 
3,419 
50 to 69 acres 
farms 
17 
- 
67 
55 
55 
acres 
1,009 
- 
3,795 
3,141 
3,073 
70 to 99 acres 
farms 
13 
3 
39 
43 
27 
acres 
1,105 
213 
3,106 
3,562 
2,179 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
farms 
25 
3 
41 
28 
30 
acres 
2,942 
(D) 
4,753 
3,171 
3,357 
140 to 179 acres 
farms 
14 
3 
37 
14 
20 
acres 
2,174 
465 
5,801 
2,248 
3,127 
180 to 219 acres 
farms 
15 
- 
21 
10 
16 
acres 
2,881 
- 
4,130 
1,979 
3,069 
220 to 259 acres 
farms 
3 
- 
26 
8 
10 
acres 
672 
- 
6,232 
1,910 
2,427 
260 to 499 acres 
farms 
13 
6 
67 
12 
30 
acres 
4,552 
2,020 
23,724 
4,814 
10,581 
500 to 999 acres 
farms 
2 
1 
43 
5 
16 
acres 
(D) 
(D) 
30,044 
3,490 
9,135 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
farms 
44 
11 
13 
acres 
- 
- 
60,380 
15,344 
18,270 
2,000 acres or more 
farms 
- 
1 
38 
3 
15 
acres 
- 
(D) 
117,625 
8,160 
99,342 
2007 size of farm: 
1 to 9 acres 
farms 
12 
24 
74 
193 
56 
acres 
63 
109 
394 
982 
(D) 
1 0 to 49 acres 
farms 
99 
24 
239 
346 
151 
acres 
2,635 
452 
6,200 
7,797 
4,107 
50 to 69 acres 
farms 
11 
6 
44 
47 
55 
acres 
620 
374 
2,512 
2,708 
3,205 
70 to 99 acres 
farms 
21 
- 
39 
42 
26 
acres 
1,873 
- 
3,064 
3,468 
2,079 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
farms 
21 
3 
46 
21 
43 
acres 
2,388 
338 
5,253 
2,325 
4,720 
140 to 179 acres 
farms 
7 
- 
25 
15 
19 
acres 
1,104 
- 
3,935 
2,365 
3,062 
180 to 219 acres 
farms 
6 
2 
14 
10 
11 
acres 
1,216 
(D) 
2,741 
1,984 
2,120 
220 to 259 acres 
farms 
8 
18 
5 
2 
acres 
1,811 
- 
4,154 
1,190 
(D) 
260 to 499 acres 
farms 
8 
7 
65 
10 
34 
acres 
2,818 
2,750 
22,858 
4,057 
12,677 
500 to 999 acres 
farms 
2 
2 
46 
7 
17 
acres 
(D) 
(D) 
33,394 
4,465 
1 1 ,723 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
farms 
1 
55 
8 
14 
acres 
- 
(D) 
80,202 
11,284 
20,195 
2,000 acres or more 
farms 
2 
2 
41 
9 
12 
acres 
(D) 
(D) 
123,393 
24,797 
41,476 
LAND IN FARMS ACCORDING TO USE 
Total cropland 
farms, 2012 
103 
22 
425 
360 
242 
2007 
122 
30 
500 
433 
284 
acres, 2012 
3,461 
757 
186,479 
34,782 
52,358 
2007 
5,105 
5,704 
227,369 
49,604 
63,066 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
100 
17 
262 
305 
222 
2007 
90 
19 
303 
325 
235 
acres, 2012 
3,308 
(D) 
98,683 
28,292 
39,862 
2007 
Other pasture and grazing land that could have been 
3,311 
(D) 
119,226 
36,106 
36,136 
used for crops without additional 
improvements (see text) 
farms, 2012 
3 
1 
91 
32 
27 
2007 
36 
13 
195 
143 
77 
acres, 2012 
(D) 
(D) 
28,069 
2,316 
4,293 
2007 
1,169 
(D) 
33,055 
4,360 
12,400 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - Parish Data Louisiana 335 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
