Table 67. Summary by Legal Status For Tax Purposes: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Total 
Family or 
individual 
Partnership 
Total 
Registered 
under 
state law 
FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 
Farms 
number 
47,740 
38,140 
2,576 
1,947 
percent 
100.0 
79.9 
5.4 
4.1 
Land in farms 
acres 
9,548,342 
4,129,394 
1,492,465 
1,305,102 
Average size of farm 
acres 
200 
108 
579 
670 
MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL 
PRODUCTS SOLD AND GOVERNMENT 
PAYMENTS 
Total 
farms 
47,740 
38,140 
2,576 
1,947 
$1,000 
7,741,695 
1,858,684 
1,337,848 
1,178,832 
Average per farm 
dollars 
162,164 
48,733 
519,351 
605,461 
Farms by economic class: 
Less than $1 ,000 (see text) 
15,524 
13,577 
560 
370 
$1,000 to $2,499 
5,306 
4,779 
160 
100 
$2,500 to $4,999 
5,113 
4,562 
171 
122 
$5,000 to $9,999 
5,223 
4,550 
208 
136 
$10,000 to $24,999 
5,759 
4,672 
302 
217 
$25,000 to $49,999 
3,003 
2,226 
198 
155 
$50,000 to $99,999 
2,538 
1,585 
232 
193 
$100,000 to $249,999 
2,054 
1,056 
248 
220 
$250,000 to $499,999 
1,175 
478 
171 
155 
$500,000 to $999,999 
816 
326 
110 
95 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
1,229 
329 
216 
184 
$1,000,000 to $2,499,999 
685 
218 
123 
105 
$2,500,000 to $4,999,999 
281 
74 
52 
44 
$5,000,000 or more 
263 
37 
41 
35 
Total sales 
farms 
47,740 
38,140 
2,576 
1,947 
$1,000 
7,701,532 
1,836,202 
1,332,562 
1,174,610 
Grains, oilseeds, dry beans, and 
dry peas 
farms 
897 
721 
71 
39 
$1,000 
75,177 
36,090 
9,356 
5,791 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
253 
164 
41 
21 
$1,000 
68,672 
30,607 
9,033 
5,583 
Corn 
farms 
649 
516 
51 
34 
$1,000 
43,711 
22,483 
6,446 
4,463 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
167 
101 
30 
17 
$1,000 
38,993 
18,458 
6,266 
(D) 
Wheat 
farms 
100 
78 
12 
3 
$1,000 
4,582 
2,878 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
26 
18 
8 
2 
$1,000 
3,073 
1,724 
1,349 
(D) 
Soybeans 
farms 
181 
152 
10 
6 
$1,000 
9,620 
7,732 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
64 
52 
4 
3 
$1,000 
7,633 
6,019 
519 
(D) 
Sorghum 
farms 
49 
35 
3 
1 
$1,000 
1,408 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
8 
3 
1 
1 
$1,000 
845 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Barley 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Rice 
farms 
14 
7 
- 
- 
$1,000 
12,577 
(D) 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
8 
1 
- 
- 
$1,000 
12,566 
(D) 
- 
- 
Other grains, oilseeds, 
dry beans, and dry peas 
farms 
168 
128 
17 
9 
$1,000 
3,280 
1,770 
753 
611 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
22 
9 
5 
3 
$1,000 
2,371 
1,167 
607 
(D) 
Tobacco 
farms 
10 
9 
_ 
_ 
$1,000 
1,411 
(D) 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
6 
5 
- 
- 
$1,000 
1,403 
(□) 
- 
- 
Cotton and cottonseed 
farms 
339 
279 
38 
21 
$1,000 
73,256 
45,287 
14,982 
6,625 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
258 
200 
37 
21 
$1,000 
71,399 
(D) 
(D) 
6,625 
Vegetables, melons, potatoes, 
and sweet potatoes 
farms 
1,636 
1,184 
134 
103 
$1,000 
1,348,961 
270,837 
356,000 
344,719 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
454 
198 
72 
62 
$1,000 
1,337,873 
261,768 
355,380 
344,343 
Fruits, tree nuts, and berries 
farms 
7,404 
5,354 
595 
510 
$1,000 
1,847,805 
383,748 
478,570 
436,541 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
2,104 
924 
362 
332 
$1,000 
1,779,737 
330,277 
474,376 
433,248 
Fruits and tree nuts 
farms 
6,429 
4,673 
526 
450 
$1,000 
1,614,649 
303,391 
452,980 
411,118 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1,806 
789 
328 
298 
$1,000 
1,554,073 
255,570 
449,148 
408,021 
Berries 
farms 
1,170 
825 
83 
69 
$1,000 
233,156 
80,356 
25,591 
25,423 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
309 
132 
36 
36 
$1,000 
224,829 
74,044 
25,142 
25,142 
Nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, 
and sod (see text) 
farms 
5,299 
2,945 
332 
293 
$1,000 
1,716,531 
334,587 
125,166 
80,491 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
2,200 
817 
175 
156 
$1,000 
1,668,917 
303,357 
122,412 
78,037 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
136 Florida 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
