Table 69. Summary by Age and Primary Occupation of Principai Operator: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Total farming 
and other 
occupations 
Farming 
Item 
Total 
Age of operator (years) 
Under 25 
25 to 34 
35 to 44 
45 to 54 
55 to 64 
65 and over 
FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 
Farms 
number 
58,695 
25,630 
168 
1,720 
2,897 
4,901 
7,057 
8,887 
percent 
100.0 
43.7 
0.3 
2.9 
4.9 
8.3 
12.0 
15.1 
Land in farms 
acres 
14,720,396 
1 1 ,881 ,820 
40,327 
521,125 
1,340,460 
2,932,230 
4,092,116 
2,955,562 
Average size of farm 
acres 
251 
464 
240 
303 
463 
598 
580 
333 
MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL 
PRODUCTS SOLD AND GOVERNMENT 
PAYMENTS 
Total 
farms 
58,695 
25,630 
168 
1,720 
2,897 
4,901 
7,057 
8,887 
$1,000 
11,478,105 
10,014,556 
41,435 
514,672 
1,503,010 
2,710,235 
3,265,705 
1 ,979,498 
Average per farm 
dollars 
195,555 
390,736 
246,640 
299,228 
518,816 
552,996 
462,761 
222,741 
Farms by economic class: 
Less than $1 ,000 (see text) 
9,595 
2,449 
10 
77 
207 
461 
683 
1,011 
$1 ,000 to $2,499 
6,990 
1,630 
6 
40 
150 
264 
457 
713 
$2,500 to $4,999 
6,390 
1,668 
3 
85 
161 
273 
417 
729 
$5,000 to $9,999 
6,348 
1,852 
13 
106 
154 
276 
438 
865 
$1 0,000 to $24,999 
6,327 
2,255 
14 
134 
206 
338 
527 
1,036 
$25,000 to $49,999 
4,237 
1,869 
15 
163 
192 
269 
413 
817 
$50,000 to $99,999 
4,241 
2,363 
27 
247 
280 
387 
536 
886 
$100,000 to $249,999 
5,490 
3,687 
43 
400 
504 
650 
911 
1,179 
$250,000 to $499,999 
3,646 
2,889 
22 
222 
351 
606 
915 
773 
$500,000 to $999,999 
2,679 
2,366 
6 
123 
334 
611 
874 
418 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
2,752 
2,602 
9 
123 
358 
766 
886 
460 
$1,000,000 to $2,499,999 
2,112 
1,985 
7 
91 
254 
589 
688 
356 
$2,500,000 to $4,999,999 
453 
441 
1 
29 
70 
126 
143 
72 
$5,000,000 or more 
187 
176 
1 
3 
34 
51 
55 
32 
Total sales 
farms 
58,695 
25,630 
168 
1,720 
2,897 
4,901 
7,057 
8,887 
$1,000 
11,210,818 
9,803,808 
40,736 
506,126 
1,480,241 
2,658,791 
3,191,874 
1,926,040 
Grains, oilseeds, dry beans, and 
dry peas 
farms 
28,011 
16,510 
126 
1,250 
1,881 
3,277 
4,781 
5,195 
$1,000 
7,217,854 
6,367,495 
20,667 
286,407 
722,732 
1,613,388 
2,268,017 
1,456,286 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
14,896 
1 1 ,322 
84 
746 
1,140 
2,421 
3,623 
3,308 
$1,000 
7,019,183 
6,279,019 
20,008 
279,486 
712,232 
1,600,196 
2,247,868 
1,419,230 
Corn 
farms 
23,144 
14,613 
111 
1,088 
1,685 
3,002 
4,299 
4,428 
$1,000 
4,071,150 
3,609,373 
1 1 ,879 
172,886 
420,146 
910,752 
1,285,748 
807,962 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1 1 ,366 
9,170 
68 
566 
961 
2,083 
3,058 
2,434 
$1,000 
3,884,710 
3,512,303 
11,279 
164,849 
409,985 
895,631 
1,262,016 
768,543 
Wheat 
farms 
4,272 
3,138 
12 
125 
303 
688 
1,056 
954 
$1,000 
140,114 
122,657 
322 
3,695 
13,555 
32,150 
47,031 
25,905 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
733 
665 
2 
17 
83 
182 
252 
129 
$1,000 
88,098 
82,211 
(D) 
(D) 
9,962 
23,252 
33,163 
13,706 
Soybeans 
farms 
21,841 
13,806 
97 
915 
1,390 
2,731 
4,185 
4,488 
$1,000 
2,956,767 
2,589,231 
8,466 
109,237 
285,999 
656,624 
918,187 
610,718 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1 1 ,042 
8,984 
53 
492 
926 
2,030 
3,046 
2,437 
$1,000 
2,758,154 
2,486,092 
7,729 
99,429 
277,178 
641,129 
893,139 
567,488 
Sorghum 
farms 
100 
69 
- 
5 
11 
15 
20 
18 
$1,000 
3,294 
2,674 
- 
81 
236 
518 
1,228 
612 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
16 
12 
- 
1 
1 
3 
4 
3 
$1,000 
2,323 
1,879 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
969 
435 
Barley 
farms 
34 
24 
- 
7 
6 
6 
5 
$1,000 
517 
466 
- 
- 
14 
73 
362 
17 
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 
524 
38 
102 
133 
136 
115 
$1,000 
46,013 
43,095 
- 
508 
2,782 
13,270 
15,462 
1 1 ,073 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
114 
105 
- 
2 
8 
31 
36 
28 
$1,000 
43,542 
41,465 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
12,937 
14,985 
10,669 
Tobacco 
farms 
158 
87 
_ 
8 
11 
24 
19 
25 
$1,000 
7,653 
5,542 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
2,458 
573 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
43 
33 
- 
3 
6 
9 
6 
9 
$1,000 
5,801 
4,643 
- 
296 
850 
2,194 
453 
850 
Cotton and cottonseed 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Vegetables, melons, potatoes, 
and sweet potatoes 
farms 
1,399 
791 
2 
79 
139 
189 
208 
174 
$1,000 
104,411 
91,701 
(D) 
(D) 
16,886 
27,509 
23,563 
17,654 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
212 
190 
23 
30 
49 
58 
30 
$1,000 
93,301 
84,763 
- 
5,291 
15,492 
25,599 
22,093 
16,288 
Fruits, tree nuts, and berries 
farms 
600 
282 
_ 
25 
48 
47 
66 
96 
$1,000 
10,897 
8,576 
- 
66 
1,209 
3,762 
1,556 
1,983 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
33 
26 
- 
- 
5 
7 
7 
7 
$1,000 
7,710 
6,926 
- 
- 
971 
3,441 
1,190 
1,324 
Fruits and tree nuts 
farms 
289 
133 
- 
6 
21 
20 
37 
49 
$1,000 
6,999 
5,496 
- 
21 
526 
2,902 
699 
1,347 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
18 
14 
- 
- 
1 
5 
4 
4 
$1,000 
5,019 
4,421 
- 
- 
(D) 
2,726 
(D) 
873 
Berries 
farms 
365 
178 
- 
19 
31 
34 
35 
59 
$1,000 
3,898 
3,080 
- 
46 
683 
859 
857 
635 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
17 
14 
- 
- 
4 
4 
3 
3 
$1,000 
2,642 
2,457 
- 
- 
573 
714 
(D) 
(D) 
Nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, 
and sod (see text) 
farms 
888 
453 
36 
75 
114 
132 
96 
$1,000 
110,838 
88,074 
- 
3,180 
3,592 
22,978 
48,225 
10,100 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
259 
154 
- 
10 
13 
44 
55 
32 
$1,000 
102,576 
83,934 
- 
2,801 
2,634 
21,708 
47,432 
9,358 
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued 
188 indiana 2012 Census of Agricuiture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
