Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Florida 
Alachua 
Baker 
Bay 
Bradford 
Brevard 
Broward 
Farms 
number 
47,740 
1,662 
381 
115 
470 
513 
615 
Land in farms 
acres 
9,548,342 
187,985 
32,919 
10,490 
35,076 
146,470 
14,497 
Average size of farm 
acres 
200 
113 
86 
91 
75 
286 
24 
Median size of farm 
acres 
20 
22 
20 
26 
28 
10 
3 
Estimated market value of land and buildings: 
Average per farm 
dollars 
1,040,259 
608,861 
560,165 
473,732 
312,010 
1,545,697 
540,185 
Average per acre 
dollars 
5,201 
5,383 
6,483 
5,193 
4,181 
5,414 
Estimated market value of all machinery and 
equipment 
$1,000 
2,904,423 
83,116 
1 1 ,428 
4,141 
16,074 
23,307 
19,610 
Average per farm 
dollars 
60,845 
50,010 
29,994 
36,006 
34,200 
45,433 
31,887 
Farms by size: 
1 to 9 acres 
1 1 ,742 
237 
111 
24 
65 
230 
474 
1 0 to 49 acres 
21,013 
922 
174 
58 
256 
182 
102 
50 to 1 79 acres 
8,764 
322 
68 
18 
110 
56 
16 
180 to 499 acres 
3,528 
99 
15 
12 
30 
19 
15 
500 to 999 acres 
1,259 
49 
10 
1 
5 
11 
7 
1 ,000 acres or more 
1,434 
33 
3 
2 
4 
15 
1 
Total cropland 
farms 
24,544 
994 
187 
44 
286 
308 
377 
acres 
2,744,064 
58,746 
4,402 
2,689 
9,165 
19,337 
4,292 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
21,011 
848 
164 
39 
246 
279 
353 
acres 
2,184,485 
44,070 
2,704 
2,094 
7,288 
13,127 
3,085 
Irrigated land 
farms 
1 1 ,744 
327 
53 
17 
46 
182 
276 
acres 
1,493,320 
10,708 
303 
(D) 
696 
13,414 
1,828 
Market value of agricultural products sold (see text) .... 
$1,000 
7,701,532 
101,157 
15,808 
2,718 
13,142 
45,991 
47,416 
Average per farm 
dollars 
161,322 
60,865 
41,490 
23,632 
27,961 
89,650 
77,100 
Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops 
$1,000 
5,969,399 
69,295 
2,358 
2,271 
2,456 
35,483 
43,252 
Livestock, poultry, and their products 
$1,000 
1,732,133 
31,862 
13,450 
447 
10,686 
10,507 
4,165 
Farms by value of sales: 
Less than $2,500 
21,263 
742 
184 
69 
246 
179 
242 
$2,500 to $4,999 
4,980 
188 
67 
14 
70 
65 
76 
$5,000 to $9,999 
5,125 
209 
51 
9 
64 
80 
45 
$10,000 to $24,999 
5,686 
239 
33 
16 
57 
92 
111 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,998 
94 
27 
2 
17 
40 
42 
$50,000 to $99,999 
2,464 
85 
11 
4 
4 
23 
46 
$100,000 or more 
5,224 
105 
8 
1 
12 
34 
53 
Government payments 
farms 
3,954 
103 
16 
8 
21 
11 
18 
$1,000 
40,164 
654 
103 
65 
52 
142 
246 
Total income from farm-related sources, 
gross before taxes and expenses (see text) 
farms 
10,253 
349 
56 
18 
51 
62 
209 
$1,000 
241,016 
2,805 
381 
30 
337 
5,960 
4,829 
Total farm production expenses 
$1,000 
6,484,515 
92,443 
8,767 
3,952 
12,495 
37,983 
42,465 
Average per farm 
dollars 
135,830 
55,622 
23,010 
34,366 
26,585 
74,041 
69,049 
Net cash farm income of operation (see text) 
farms 
47,740 
1,662 
381 
115 
470 
513 
615 
$1,000 
1,498,196 
12,173 
7,524 
(D) 
1,036 
14,110 
10,027 
Average per farm 
dollars 
31,382 
7,324 
19,748 
(D) 
2,205 
27,506 
16,304 
Principal operator by primary occupation: 
Farming 
number 
22,902 
703 
136 
49 
216 
199 
308 
Other 
number 
24,838 
959 
245 
66 
254 
314 
307 
Principal operator by days worked off farm: 
Any 
number 
28,507 
1,026 
242 
68 
321 
333 
438 
200 days or more 
number 
17,335 
583 
170 
36 
177 
200 
271 
Livestock and poultry: 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
21,255 
711 
220 
41 
257 
153 
88 
number 
1,675,323 
39,320 
4,538 
743 
8,745 
23,353 
2,770 
Beef cows 
farms 
18,433 
630 
181 
34 
221 
149 
68 
number 
982,790 
23,920 
2,803 
471 
(D) 
15,942 
1,839 
Milk cows 
farms 
425 
19 
5 
- 
1 
5 
- 
number 
123,220 
1,647 
15 
- 
(D) 
23 
- 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
13,971 
499 
140 
28 
155 
101 
47 
number 
860,429 
21,378 
2,131 
329 
3,436 
12,360 
1,384 
Hogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
1,642 
53 
26 
- 
24 
10 
11 
number 
14,915 
431 
130 
- 
109 
141 
35 
Hogs and pigs sold 
farms 
1,104 
23 
18 
- 
5 
14 
2 
number 
19,006 
474 
171 
- 
95 
287 
(D) 
Sheep and lambs inventory 
farms 
1,161 
43 
3 
3 
7 
18 
38 
number 
18,232 
718 
43 
41 
65 
596 
598 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
5,328 
213 
79 
32 
83 
59 
65 
number 
9,386,611 
5,236 
1,967 
2,108 
(D) 
4,829 
1,250 
Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold 
farms 
388 
12 
2 
- 
1 
7 
4 
number 
58,644,898 
780 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
827 
20 
Selected crops harvested: 
Corn for grain 
farms 
606 
33 
15 
1 
18 
- 
- 
acres 
39,330 
2,744 
105 
(D) 
633 
- 
- 
bushels 
4,781,859 
380,106 
9,090 
(D) 
94,691 
- 
- 
Corn for silage or greenchop 
farms 
99 
10 
1 
- 
1 
- 
acres 
27,715 
2,297 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
tons 
500,959 
41,416 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
100 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
15,456 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
bushels 
691,103 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Winter wheat for grain 
farms 
100 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
15,456 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
bushels 
691,103 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Spring wheat for grain 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
bushels 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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