Table 67. Summary by Legal Status For Tax Purposes: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Total 
Family or 
individual 
Partnership 
Total 
Registered 
under 
state law 
FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 
Farms 
number 
58,695 
50,997 
3,376 
2,257 
percent 
100.0 
86.9 
5.8 
3.8 
Land in farms 
acres 
14,720,396 
10,006,936 
2,191,875 
1,705,060 
Average size of farm 
acres 
251 
196 
649 
755 
MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL 
PRODUCTS SOLD AND GOVERNMENT 
PAYMENTS 
Total 
farms 
58,695 
50,997 
3,376 
2,257 
$1,000 
11,478,105 
6,711,771 
1,851,808 
1,527,570 
Average per farm 
dollars 
195,555 
131,611 
548,521 
676,814 
Farms by economic class: 
Less than $1 ,000 (see text) 
9,595 
8,793 
350 
224 
$1 ,000 to $2,499 
6,990 
6,413 
238 
160 
$2,500 to $4,999 
6,390 
5,873 
236 
155 
$5,000 to $9,999 
6,348 
5,701 
298 
161 
$10,000 to $24,999 
6,327 
5,729 
314 
211 
$25,000 to $49,999 
4,237 
3,726 
266 
163 
$50,000 to $99,999 
4,241 
3,711 
259 
158 
$100,000 to $249,999 
5,490 
4,720 
339 
215 
$250,000 to $499,999 
3,646 
2,957 
281 
196 
$500,000 to $999,999 
2,679 
1,888 
284 
195 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
2,752 
1,486 
511 
419 
$1,000,000 to $2,499,999 
2,112 
1,248 
335 
264 
$2,500,000 to $4,999,999 
453 
179 
133 
117 
$5,000,000 or more 
187 
59 
43 
38 
Total sales 
farms 
58,695 
50,997 
3,376 
2,257 
$1,000 
11,210,818 
6,527,544 
1,815,327 
1,499,657 
Grains, oilseeds, dry beans, and 
dry peas 
farms 
28,011 
23,444 
2,087 
1,397 
$1,000 
7,217,854 
4,624,516 
1,195,738 
957,065 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
14,896 
11,569 
1,382 
981 
$1,000 
7,019,183 
4,446,802 
1,183,952 
950,197 
Corn 
farms 
23,144 
19,021 
1,854 
1,249 
$1,000 
4,071,150 
2,556,374 
722,019 
583,345 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
11,366 
8,513 
1,151 
844 
$1,000 
3,884,710 
2,392,244 
710,566 
576,793 
Wheat 
farms 
4,272 
3,274 
480 
344 
$1,000 
140,114 
84,789 
27,873 
23,307 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
733 
414 
162 
125 
$1,000 
88,098 
45,249 
22,549 
19,521 
Soybeans 
farms 
21,841 
17,976 
1,728 
1,166 
$1,000 
2,956,767 
1,950,181 
442,784 
347,893 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
11,042 
8,345 
1,113 
805 
$1,000 
2,758,154 
1,775,554 
430,904 
340,952 
Sorghum 
farms 
100 
78 
12 
9 
$1,000 
3,294 
2,470 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
16 
10 
4 
3 
$1,000 
2,323 
1,751 
(D) 
311 
Barley 
farms 
34 
27 
6 
5 
$1,000 
517 
160 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1 
- 
1 
1 
$1,000 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
Rice 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other grains, oilseeds. 
dry beans, and dry peas 
farms 
829 
674 
77 
50 
$1,000 
46,013 
30,543 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
114 
74 
10 
7 
$1,000 
43,542 
28,590 
2,046 
1,652 
Tobacco 
farms 
158 
138 
9 
6 
$1,000 
7,653 
5,767 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
43 
33 
5 
2 
$1,000 
5,801 
4,101 
570 
(D) 
Cotton and cottonseed 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Vegetables, melons, potatoes. 
and sweet potatoes 
farms 
1,399 
1,193 
81 
57 
$1,000 
104,411 
45,746 
20,666 
17,281 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
212 
133 
25 
18 
$1,000 
93,301 
35,992 
(D) 
16,737 
Fruits, tree nuts, and berries 
farms 
600 
514 
26 
20 
$1,000 
10,897 
4,772 
281 
253 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
33 
14 
1 
1 
$1,000 
7,710 
2,335 
(D) 
(D) 
Fruits and tree nuts 
farms 
289 
234 
16 
16 
$1,000 
6,999 
2,270 
187 
187 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
18 
7 
- 
- 
$1,000 
5,019 
904 
- 
- 
Berries 
farms 
365 
323 
12 
6 
$1,000 
3,898 
2,502 
94 
66 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
17 
7 
1 
1 
$1,000 
2,642 
1,426 
(D) 
(D) 
Nursery, greenhouse, floriculture. 
and sod (see text) 
farms 
888 
636 
57 
43 
$1,000 
110,838 
(D) 
3,801 
2,810 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
259 
132 
22 
17 
$1,000 
102,576 
(D) 
3,344 
2,413 
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued 
134 Indiana 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
