Table 8. Farms, Land in Farms, Value of Land and Buildings, and Land Use: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Florida 
Alachua 
Baker 
Bay 
Bradford 
Brevard 
Broward 
FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 
Farms 
number, 2012 
47,740 
1,662 
381 
115 
470 
513 
615 
2007 
47,463 
1,532 
344 
133 
479 
531 
547 
Land in farms 
acres, 2012 
9,548,342 
187,985 
32,919 
10,490 
35,076 
146,470 
14,497 
2007 
9,231,570 
172,843 
26,723 
12,470 
29,621 
167,059 
8,737 
Average size of farm 
acres, 2012 
200 
113 
86 
91 
75 
286 
24 
2007 
195 
113 
78 
94 
62 
315 
16 
Estimated market value of land and buildings .... 
farms, 2012 
47,740 
1,662 
381 
115 
470 
513 
615 
2007 
47,463 
1,532 
344 
133 
479 
531 
547 
$1,000, 2012 
49,661,974 
1,011,927 
213,423 
54,479 
146,645 
792,943 
332,214 
2007 
52,053,543 
1,257,019 
170,743 
95,610 
204,245 
657,496 
232,151 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
1,040,259 
608,861 
560,165 
473,732 
312,010 
1,545,697 
540,185 
2007 
1,096,718 
820,508 
496,345 
718,873 
426,399 
1 ,238,223 
424,408 
Average per acre 
dollars, 2012 
5,201 
5,383 
6,483 
5,193 
4,181 
5,414 
22,916 
2007 
5,639 
7,273 
6,389 
7,667 
6,895 
3,936 
26,571 
2012 farms by value group: 
$1 to $49,999 
4,127 
146 
42 
10 
80 
52 
54 
$50,000 to $99,999 
4,780 
173 
75 
11 
103 
56 
42 
$100,000 to $199,999 
9,170 
358 
90 
29 
91 
96 
92 
$200,000 to $499,999 
15,528 
589 
127 
36 
134 
166 
202 
$500,000 to $999,999 
7,412 
198 
30 
25 
33 
74 
141 
$1,000,000 to $1,999,999 
3,265 
99 
9 
2 
19 
35 
66 
$2,000,000 to $4,999,999 
2,116 
69 
4 
- 
8 
18 
12 
$5,000,000 to $9,999,999 
737 
20 
3 
1 
1 
8 
6 
$10,000,000 or more 
605 
10 
1 
1 
1 
8 
- 
Approximate land area 
acres, 2012 
34,323,981 
560,035 
374,548 
485,414 
188,135 
650,074 
773,882 
Proportion in farms 
percent, 2012 
27.8 
33.6 
8.8 
2.2 
18.6 
22.5 
1.9 
2012 size of farm: 
1 to 9 acres 
farms 
11,742 
237 
111 
24 
65 
230 
474 
acres 
52,802 
1,377 
707 
105 
440 
960 
1,432 
1 0 to 49 acres 
farms 
21,013 
922 
174 
58 
256 
182 
102 
acres 
456,137 
19,853 
4,087 
1,499 
5,905 
3,722 
1,867 
50 to 69 acres 
farms 
2,816 
104 
28 
5 
42 
15 
8 
acres 
161,882 
5,836 
1,645 
291 
2,349 
901 
476 
70 to 99 acres 
farms 
2,596 
104 
17 
- 
31 
16 
3 
acres 
211,977 
8,391 
1,379 
" 
2,530 
1,345 
(D) 
100 to 139 acres 
farms 
2,093 
77 
16 
6 
27 
17 
4 
acres 
239,706 
8,835 
1,780 
696 
3,052 
1,994 
412 
140 to 179 acres 
farms 
1,259 
37 
7 
7 
10 
8 
1 
acres 
197,047 
5,885 
1,171 
1,101 
1,561 
1,228 
(D) 
180 to 219 acres 
farms 
972 
21 
3 
8 
12 
8 
4 
acres 
192,634 
4,055 
(D) 
1,652 
(D) 
1,623 
800 
220 to 259 acres 
farms 
710 
20 
1 
- 
7 
- 
- 
acres 
169,127 
4,652 
(D) 
- 
1,635 
- 
260 to 499 acres 
farms 
1,846 
58 
11 
4 
11 
11 
11 
acres 
652,943 
18,668 
3,859 
1,443 
4,173 
3,329 
3,638 
500 to 999 acres 
farms 
1,259 
49 
10 
1 
5 
11 
7 
acres 
858,650 
33,466 
6,403 
(D) 
2,778 
7,532 
4,498 
1,000 to 1,999 acres 
farms 
661 
19 
- 
1 
2 
5 
1 
acres 
898,806 
24,948 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
6,574 
(D) 
2,000 acres or more 
farms 
773 
14 
3 
1 
2 
10 
acres 
5,456,631 
52,019 
11,040 
(D) 
(D) 
117,262 
- 
2007 size of farm: 
1 to 9 acres 
farms 
12,184 
247 
113 
32 
76 
235 
403 
acres 
56,909 
1,410 
641 
131 
485 
1,053 
1,209 
1 0 to 49 acres 
farms 
20,680 
851 
155 
60 
270 
189 
102 
acres 
444,758 
18,067 
3,716 
1,494 
5,662 
3,864 
1,890 
50 to 69 acres 
farms 
2,546 
83 
21 
11 
41 
26 
11 
acres 
146,086 
4,706 
1,261 
594 
2,240 
1,524 
635 
70 to 99 acres 
farms 
2,422 
66 
18 
5 
36 
7 
14 
acres 
197,727 
5,380 
1,429 
446 
2,875 
579 
1,123 
100 to 139 acres 
farms 
2,129 
61 
9 
9 
27 
17 
10 
acres 
245,375 
7,052 
1,052 
1,022 
3,035 
1,895 
1,135 
140 to 179 acres 
farms 
1,446 
40 
3 
3 
10 
5 
1 
acres 
227,084 
6,290 
(D) 
475 
1,566 
794 
(D) 
180 to 219 acres 
farms 
923 
19 
6 
3 
6 
4 
acres 
182,959 
3,780 
1,217 
564 
1,188 
786 
- 
220 to 259 acres 
farms 
645 
25 
1 
1 
2 
4 
1 
acres 
153,623 
5,864 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
957 
(D) 
260 to 499 acres 
farms 
1,893 
70 
12 
6 
5 
18 
2 
acres 
677,051 
24,874 
3,953 
2,163 
1,900 
6,482 
(D) 
500 to 999 acres 
farms 
1,225 
26 
3 
1 
2 
7 
3 
acres 
833,620 
18,116 
1,875 
(D) 
(D) 
5,113 
1,640 
1,000 to 1,999 acres 
farms 
653 
32 
- 
2 
4 
- 
acres 
872,604 
42,002 
- 
- 
(D) 
5,715 
- 
2,000 acres or more 
farms 
717 
12 
3 
2 
2 
15 
- 
acres 
5,193,774 
35,302 
10,840 
(D) 
(D) 
138,297 
- 
LAND IN FARMS ACCORDING TO USE 
Total cropland 
farms, 2012 
24,544 
994 
187 
44 
286 
308 
377 
2007 
26,555 
906 
178 
62 
270 
331 
341 
acres, 2012 
2,744,064 
58,746 
4,402 
2,689 
9,165 
19,337 
4,292 
2007 
2,953,340 
65,636 
4,695 
2,729 
8,537 
22,115 
4,853 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
21,011 
848 
164 
39 
246 
279 
353 
2007 
20,486 
690 
136 
47 
213 
305 
290 
acres, 2012 
2,184,485 
44,070 
2,704 
2,094 
7,288 
13,127 
3,085 
2007 
2,112,129 
39,757 
2,629 
1,700 
5,896 
15,613 
2,577 
Other pasture and grazing land that could have been 
used for crops without additional 
improvements (see text) 
farms, 2012 
2,611 
115 
29 
4 
27 
35 
18 
2007 
7,331 
311 
83 
15 
66 
52 
62 
acres, 2012 
277,911 
8,432 
1,333 
(D) 
310 
4,917 
84 
2007 
571,490 
22,540 
1,805 
663 
1,706 
3,340 
2,098 
-continued 
302 Florida 2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
