Table 1. Historical Highlights: 2012 and Earlier Census Years 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text. 
All farms 
2012 
2007 
Not adjusted for coverage 
2002 
1997 
1992 
1987 
1982 
Farms 
number 
7,000 
7,521 
5,398 
5,473 
5,336 
4,870 
4,595 
Land in farms 
acres 
1,129,317 
1,121,329 
1,300,499 
1,439,071 
1,588,843 
1,721,521 
1,957,501 
Average size of farm 
acres 
161 
149 
241 
263 
298 
353 
426 
Estimated market value of 
land and buildings 
Average per farm 
dollars 
1,461,342 
1,146,213 
842,875 
632,281 
722,189 
603,435 
778,471 
Average per acre 
dollars 
9,058 
7,688 
3,507 
2,405 
2,425 
1,707 
1,826 
Estimated market value of all 
machinery and equipment 1 
$1,000 
307,994 
304,997 
186,163 
211,775 
283,699 
199,280 
190,230 
Average per farm 
dollars 
43,999 
40,666 
35,568 
38,709 
53,207 
41,208 
41,735 
Farms by size: 
1 to 9 acres 
4,412 
4,813 
3,440 
3,456 
3,410 
2,855 
2,743 
1 0 to 49 acres 
1,752 
1,972 
1,309 
1,417 
1,342 
1,401 
1,261 
50 to 1 79 acres 
480 
423 
335 
318 
313 
341 
320 
1 80 to 499 acres 
172 
154 
146 
139 
133 
128 
126 
500 to 999 acres 
57 
44 
61 
43 
34 
31 
33 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
48 
50 
41 
33 
31 
36 
33 
2,000 acres or more 
79 
65 
66 
67 
73 
78 
79 
Total cropland 
farms 
5,551 
6,281 
4,755 
4,882 
4,735 
4,170 
3,836 
acres 
174,042 
177,626 
211,120 
292,107 
293,371 
327,396 
346,113 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
5,293 
6,044 
4,522 
4,594 
4,472 
3,837 
3,538 
acres 
99,031 
103,120 
109,461 
100,094 
136,431 
152,719 
155,960 
Irrigated land 
farms 
2,498 
2,810 
2,231 
2,241 
2,220 
1,827 
1,544 
acres 
81,813 
58,635 
69,194 
76,971 
134,338 
148,884 
145,982 
Market value of agricultural 
products sold (see text) 
$1,000 
661,347 
513,626 
533,423 
496,935 
552,054 
609,741 
558,608 
Average per farm 
dollars 
94,478 
68,292 
98,819 
90,798 
103,458 
125,203 
121,569 
Crops, including nursery 
and greenhouse crops 
$1,000 
538,873 
429,916 
445,356 
401,411 
453,410 
498,317 
456,069 
Livestock, poultry, and 
their products 
$1,000 
122,474 
83,711 
88,067 
95,524 
98,644 
1 1 1 ,424 
102,539 
Farms by value of sales 2 : 
Less than $2,500 
2,130 
2,932 
1,407 
1,638 
1,790 
1,402 
1,454 
$2,500 to $4,999 
902 
1,012 
714 
743 
754 
674 
706 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,058 
996 
916 
797 
715 
745 
653 
$10,000 to $24,999 
1,397 
1,143 
1,056 
989 
863 
911 
788 
$25,000 to $49,999 
684 
557 
506 
535 
484 
476 
397 
$50,000 to $99,999 
323 
353 
314 
323 
291 
287 
237 
$100,000 to $499,999 
358 
380 
352 
334 
326 
278 
266 
$500,000 or more 
148 
148 
133 
114 
113 
97 
87 
Farms by legal status for tax 
purposes (see text): 
Family or individual 
5,685 
6,363 
4,629 
4,583 
4,425 
4,035 
3,852 
Partnership 
446 
437 
225 
328 
379 
404 
351 
Corporation 
637 
617 
472 
497 
456 
370 
352 
Other-cooperative, estate 
or trust, institutional, etc 
232 
104 
72 
65 
76 
61 
40 
Principal operator by days of work 
off farm 3 : 
None 
2,223 
1,903 
2,786 
2,148 
1,961 
1,723 
1,633 
Any 
4,777 
5,618 
2,612 
2,827 
2,864 
2,728 
2,534 
200 days or more 
2,598 
2,827 
1,661 
1 ,566 
1,487 
1,476 
1,371 
Principal operator by primary occupation: 
Farming 
3,642 
3,861 
3,125 
3,052 
2,926 
2,816 
2,565 
Other 
3,358 
3,660 
2,273 
2,421 
2,410 
2,054 
2,030 
Average age of principal operator 
years 
60.4 
58.6 
56.5 
55.0 
53.8 
53.0 
52.7 
Total farm production 
expenses 1 
$1,000 
659,262 
486,648 
450,946 
398,567 
466,826 
495,759 
(NA) 
Selected farm production 
expenses 
Livestock and poultry purchased 
or leased 
$1,000 
3,880 
3,343 
6,025 
6,471 
7,856 
15,230 
17,581 
Feed purchased 
$1,000 
43,811 
24,678 
27,997 
35,749 
37,060 
42,629 
41,548 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners purchased 4 5 
$1,000 
46,584 
29,807 
17,791 
25,653 
30,574 
30,717 
33,477 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
$1,000 
33,157 
24,443 
14,458 
16,335 
18,110 
17,197 
19,864 
Hired farm labor 
$1,000 
269,907 
178,496 
177,692 
150,682 
178,788 
193,230 
146,277 
Interest expense 6 
$1,000 
13,208 
14,838 
8,633 
13,964 
14,051 
22,930 
17,771 
Chemicals purchased 4 
$1,000 
32,993 
17,238 
16,134 
17,187 
20,396 
18,233 
16,417 
Livestock and poultry: 
Cattle and calves 
inventory 
farms 
1,314 
1,142 
748 
829 
874 
1,003 
1,040 
number 
133,957 
151,479 
154,308 
181,732 
191,230 
211,045 
241,969 
Beef cows 
farms 
1,173 
853 
578 
625 
655 
724 
784 
number 
(D) 
86,000 
83,277 
93,711 
87,620 
83,427 
90,523 
Milk cows 
farms 
12 
15 
27 
44 
57 
73 
88 
number 
(D) 
2,296 
6,465 
8,389 
10,816 
1 1 ,836 
12,767 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
711 
713 
550 
660 
699 
807 
817 
number 
56,159 
70,567 
60,739 
66,726 
82,788 
101,315 
91,675 
Hogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
231 
225 
204 
248 
253 
372 
371 
number 
11,441 
14,933 
23,364 
29,440 
28,570 
47,564 
49,029 
Hogs and pigs sold 
farms 
131 
148 
158 
190 
200 
307 
319 
number 
12,529 
20,569 
33,231 
38,066 
47,831 
69,019 
66,875 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data Hawaii 7 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
