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 
47,740 
39,172 
6,537 
2,031 
25,758 
21,982 
percent 
100.0 
82.1 
13.7 
4.3 
54.0 
46.0 
Land in farms 
acres 
9,548,342 
5,345,534 
3,576,370 
626,438 
4,634,594 
4,913,748 
Average size of farm 
acres 
200 
136 
547 
308 
180 
224 
MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL 
PRODUCTS SOLD AND GOVERNMENT 
PAYMENTS 
Total 
farms 
47,740 
39,172 
6,537 
2,031 
25,758 
21,982 
$1,000 
7,741,695 
4,290,090 
2,612,738 
838,868 
3,084,647 
4,657,048 
Average per farm 
dollars 
162,164 
109,519 
399,685 
413,032 
119,755 
211,857 
Farms by economic class: 
Less than $1 ,000 (see text) 
15,524 
14,054 
1,106 
364 
8,306 
7,218 
$1,000 to $2,499 
5,306 
4,679 
509 
118 
2,930 
2,376 
$2,500 to $4,999 
5,113 
4,185 
745 
183 
2,841 
2,272 
$5,000 to $9,999 
5,223 
4,259 
735 
229 
2,804 
2,419 
$10,000 to $24,999 
5,759 
4,641 
866 
252 
3,136 
2,623 
$25,000 to $49,999 
3,003 
2,252 
576 
175 
1,622 
1,381 
$50,000 to $99,999 
2,538 
1,915 
447 
176 
1,446 
1,092 
$100,000 to $249,999 
2,054 
1,374 
494 
186 
1,158 
896 
$250,000 to $499,999 
1,175 
696 
352 
127 
593 
582 
$500,000 to $999,999 
816 
448 
280 
88 
403 
413 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
1,229 
669 
427 
133 
519 
710 
$1,000,000 to $2,499,999 
685 
378 
242 
65 
317 
368 
$2,500,000 to $4,999,999 
281 
153 
93 
35 
97 
184 
$5,000,000 or more 
263 
138 
92 
33 
105 
158 
Total sales 
farms 
47,740 
39,172 
6,537 
2,031 
25,758 
21,982 
$1,000 
7,701,532 
4,271,445 
2,594,952 
835,135 
3,063,679 
4,637,853 
Grains, oilseeds, dry beans, and 
dry peas 
farms 
897 
426 
417 
54 
507 
390 
$1,000 
75,177 
22,741 
49,568 
2,868 
35,107 
40,070 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
253 
57 
177 
19 
134 
119 
$1,000 
68,672 
20,046 
46,063 
2,563 
31,229 
37,442 
Corn 
farms 
649 
325 
297 
27 
366 
283 
$1,000 
43,711 
8,635 
33,123 
1,952 
18,376 
25,334 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
167 
35 
118 
14 
77 
90 
$1,000 
38,993 
6,588 
30,627 
1,778 
15,463 
23,530 
Wheat 
farms 
100 
23 
72 
5 
56 
44 
$1,000 
4,582 
1,424 
3,051 
107 
2,346 
2,235 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
26 
6 
20 
- 
14 
12 
$1,000 
3,073 
1,140 
1,933 
- 
1,455 
1,618 
Soybeans 
farms 
181 
65 
99 
17 
114 
67 
$1,000 
9,620 
1,473 
7,494 
653 
5,464 
4,156 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
64 
7 
53 
4 
40 
24 
$1,000 
7,633 
714 
6,461 
458 
4,159 
3,474 
Sorghum 
farms 
49 
14 
32 
3 
19 
30 
$1,000 
1,408 
(D) 
(D) 
47 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
8 
3 
5 
- 
2 
6 
$1,000 
845 
239 
606 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
Barley 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Rice 
farms 
14 
11 
3 
- 
8 
6 
$1,000 
12,577 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
8 
5 
3 
- 
4 
4 
$1,000 
12,566 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
Other grains, oilseeds, 
dry beans, and dry peas 
farms 
168 
61 
92 
15 
84 
84 
$1,000 
3,280 
651 
2,521 
109 
1,341 
1,939 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
22 
5 
17 
- 
7 
15 
$1,000 
2,371 
528 
1,842 
- 
777 
1,594 
Tobacco 
farms 
10 
5 
5 
_ 
7 
3 
$1,000 
1,411 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
399 
1,012 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
6 
1 
5 
- 
3 
3 
$1,000 
1,403 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
391 
1,012 
Cotton and cottonseed 
farms 
339 
53 
250 
36 
209 
130 
$1,000 
73,256 
8,325 
59,681 
5,250 
40,124 
33,132 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
258 
23 
205 
30 
153 
105 
$1,000 
71,399 
7,599 
58,677 
5,123 
38,800 
32,600 
Vegetables, melons, potatoes, 
and sweet potatoes 
farms 
1,636 
1,081 
393 
162 
780 
856 
$1,000 
1,348,961 
360,431 
661,604 
326,927 
423,359 
925,602 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
454 
133 
228 
93 
201 
253 
$1,000 
1,337,873 
352,488 
659,250 
326,135 
417,971 
919,901 
Fruits, tree nuts, and berries 
farms 
7,404 
6,651 
559 
194 
4,064 
3,340 
$1,000 
1,847,805 
1,392,316 
377,137 
78,351 
856,310 
991,495 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
2,104 
1,681 
307 
116 
1,149 
955 
$1,000 
1,779,737 
1,329,408 
373,208 
77,121 
816,997 
962,740 
Fruits and tree nuts 
farms 
6,429 
5,832 
458 
139 
3,659 
2,770 
$1,000 
1,614,649 
1,332,201 
239,333 
43,114 
774,521 
840,128 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1,806 
1,490 
246 
70 
1,038 
768 
$1,000 
1,554,073 
1,276,191 
235,913 
41,969 
738,188 
815,885 
Berries 
farms 
1,170 
989 
123 
58 
482 
688 
$1,000 
233,156 
60,114 
137,804 
35,238 
81,789 
151,367 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
309 
193 
69 
47 
117 
192 
$1,000 
224,829 
52,549 
137,128 
35,152 
78,527 
146,302 
Nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, 
and sod (see text) 
farms 
5,299 
4,457 
451 
391 
2,954 
2,345 
$1,000 
1,716,531 
1,112,694 
303,898 
299,938 
795,423 
921,108 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
2,200 
1,670 
315 
215 
1,168 
1,032 
$1,000 
1,668,917 
1,070,363 
301,780 
296,774 
768,479 
900,438 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
218 Florida 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
