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 
47,740 
22,902 
72 
662 
1,586 
4,359 
6,1 65 
10,058 
percent 
100.0 
48.0 
0.2 
1.4 
3.3 
9.1 
12.9 
21.1 
Land in farms 
acres 
9,548,342 
6,835,317 
4,019 
126,606 
568,931 
1,252,711 
2,136,887 
2,746,163 
Average size of farm 
acres 
200 
298 
56 
191 
359 
287 
347 
273 
MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL 
PRODUCTS SOLD AND GOVERNMENT 
PAYMENTS 
Total 
farms 
47,740 
22,902 
72 
662 
1,586 
4,359 
6,165 
10,058 
$1,000 
7,741,695 
6,268,047 
6,963 
118,618 
563,130 
1,858,095 
1,847,905 
1,873,336 
Average per farm 
dollars 
162,164 
273,690 
96,703 
179,182 
355,063 
426,266 
299,741 
186,253 
Farms by economic class: 
Less than $1 ,000 (see text) 
15,524 
6,144 
33 
97 
390 
1,262 
1,619 
2,743 
$1,000 to $2,499 
5,306 
2,156 
6 
64 
97 
341 
556 
1,092 
$2,500 to $4,999 
5,113 
2,145 
1 
74 
139 
321 
538 
1,072 
$5,000 to $9,999 
5,223 
2,403 
6 
66 
150 
327 
646 
1,208 
$10,000 to $24,999 
5,759 
2,846 
4 
87 
151 
468 
688 
1,448 
$25,000 to $49,999 
3,003 
1,716 
8 
43 
123 
364 
434 
744 
$50,000 to $99,999 
2,538 
1,496 
3 
41 
149 
303 
429 
571 
$100,000 to $249,999 
2,054 
1,426 
5 
91 
112 
283 
445 
490 
$250,000 to $499,999 
1,175 
864 
" 
47 
83 
220 
265 
249 
$500,000 to $999,999 
816 
668 
4 
31 
82 
183 
203 
165 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
1,229 
1,038 
2 
21 
110 
287 
342 
276 
$1,000,000 to $2,499,999 
685 
582 
2 
13 
69 
153 
189 
156 
$2,500,000 to $4,999,999 
281 
231 
- 
4 
23 
69 
81 
54 
$5,000,000 or more 
263 
225 
- 
4 
18 
65 
72 
66 
Total sales 
farms 
47,740 
22,902 
72 
662 
1,586 
4,359 
6,165 
10,058 
$1,000 
7,701,532 
6,238,149 
(D) 
(D) 
559,256 
1,851,504 
1,838,621 
1,864,695 
Grains, oilseeds, dry beans, and 
dry peas 
farms 
897 
565 
4 
43 
62 
91 
153 
212 
$1,000 
75,177 
60,078 
(D) 
2,318 
(□) 
17,277 
17,116 
12,833 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
253 
202 
13 
35 
44 
60 
50 
$1,000 
68,672 
55,622 
- 
1,854 
10,058 
16,620 
16,031 
11,060 
Corn 
farms 
649 
409 
2 
29 
52 
64 
114 
148 
$1,000 
43,711 
36,928 
(D) 
(D) 
7,002 
7,349 
12,911 
7,972 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
167 
138 
7 
23 
26 
48 
34 
$1,000 
38,993 
33,588 
- 
1,213 
6,676 
6,705 
12,325 
6,669 
Wheat 
farms 
100 
63 
2 
4 
13 
7 
24 
13 
$1,000 
4,582 
(□) 
(D) 
(D) 
(□) 
244 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
26 
15 
- 
- 
6 
1 
5 
3 
$1,000 
3,073 
1,520 
- 
- 
835 
(D) 
(D) 
221 
Soybeans 
farms 
181 
113 
- 
12 
15 
22 
27 
37 
$1,000 
9,620 
7,030 
- 
408 
1,354 
1,507 
1,402 
2,359 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
64 
51 
- 
3 
11 
12 
12 
13 
$1,000 
7,633 
5,842 
- 
243 
1,236 
1,307 
1,170 
1,886 
Sorghum 
farms 
49 
43 
- 
2 
6 
6 
8 
21 
$1,000 
1,408 
1,359 
- 
(D) 
398 
(D) 
(D) 
385 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
8 
8 
- 
1 
2 
3 
1 
1 
$1,000 
845 
845 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
199 
(D) 
(D) 
Barley 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Rice 
farms 
14 
11 
- 
- 
1 
6 
3 
1 
$1,000 
12,577 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
8 
7 
- 
- 
1 
4 
1 
1 
$1,000 
12,566 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Other grains, oilseeds, 
dry beans, and dry peas 
farms 
168 
119 
. 
6 
7 
18 
36 
52 
$1,000 
3,280 
2,895 
- 
11 
152 
324 
1,228 
1,181 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
22 
21 
- 
- 
1 
2 
11 
7 
$1,000 
2,371 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
1,020 
858 
Tobacco 
farms 
10 
8 
_ 
_ 
2 
_ 
4 
2 
$1,000 
1,411 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
6 
6 
- 
- 
2 
- 
2 
2 
$1,000 
1,403 
1,403 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
Cotton and cottonseed 
farms 
339 
244 
2 
30 
46 
45 
68 
53 
$1,000 
73,256 
64,122 
(D) 
(D) 
13,424 
14,784 
18,784 
12,083 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
258 
200 
30 
40 
38 
54 
38 
$1,000 
71,399 
62,998 
- 
(D) 
13,302 
(D) 
18,394 
11,713 
Vegetables, melons, potatoes, 
and sweet potatoes 
farms 
1,636 
1,036 
3 
68 
75 
238 
326 
326 
$1,000 
1,348,961 
1,207,190 
62 
21,076 
144,645 
392,225 
325,654 
323,528 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
454 
381 
- 
22 
40 
115 
114 
90 
$1,000 
1 ,337,873 
1,200,057 
- 
20,669 
144,275 
390,500 
323,788 
320,826 
Fruits, tree nuts, and berries 
farms 
7,404 
3,778 
12 
70 
189 
706 
978 
1,823 
$1,000 
1,847,805 
1,429,884 
537 
10,133 
95,297 
422,517 
455,590 
445,810 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
2,104 
1,337 
3 
25 
92 
292 
395 
530 
$1,000 
1,779,737 
1,396,948 
450 
9,326 
94,134 
416,512 
448,567 
427,959 
Fruits and tree nuts 
farms 
6,429 
3,226 
7 
37 
152 
573 
823 
1,634 
$1,000 
1,614,649 
1,225,047 
138 
5,582 
63,180 
353,438 
393,041 
409,667 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1,806 
1,104 
1 
10 
63 
230 
332 
468 
$1,000 
1,554,073 
1,195,838 
(D) 
(D) 
62,046 
348,299 
387,020 
393,186 
Berries 
farms 
1,170 
675 
5 
33 
41 
166 
201 
229 
$1,000 
233,156 
204,837 
399 
4,551 
32,117 
69,079 
62,549 
36,143 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
309 
240 
2 
15 
31 
66 
63 
63 
$1,000 
224,829 
200,405 
(D) 
(D) 
32,031 
68,080 
61,319 
34,487 
Nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, 
and sod (see text) 
farms 
5,299 
3,038 
3 
114 
242 
706 
990 
983 
$1,000 
1,716,531 
1,350,543 
66 
29,322 
91,502 
484,314 
467,962 
277,377 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
2,200 
1,561 
- 
58 
151 
424 
532 
396 
$1,000 
1,668,917 
1,326,462 
- 
28,707 
89,723 
478,786 
460,881 
268,366 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
192 Florida 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
