Table 70. Summary by Tenure of Principal Operator and by Operators on Farm: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Tenure of principal operator 
Operators on farm 
Item 
Total 
Full owners 
Part owners 
Tenants 
One operator 
More than one 
operator 
FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 
Farms 
number 
58,695 
38,765 
16,679 
3,251 
33,481 
25,214 
percent 
100.0 
66.0 
28.4 
5.5 
57.0 
43.0 
Land in farms 
acres 
14,720,396 
3,080,850 
10,446,253 
1,193,293 
7,268,173 
7,452,223 
Average size of farm 
acres 
251 
79 
626 
367 
217 
296 
MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL 
PRODUCTS SOLD AND GOVERNMENT 
PAYMENTS 
Total 
farms 
58,695 
38,765 
16,679 
3,251 
33,481 
25,214 
$1 ,000 
11,478,105 
2,740,575 
7,690,546 
1,046,984 
5,192,582 
6,285,523 
Average per farm 
dollars 
195,555 
70,697 
461,092 
322,050 
155,090 
249,287 
Farms by economic class: 
Less than $1 ,000 (see text) 
9,595 
8,878 
558 
159 
4,977 
4,618 
$1 ,000 to $2,499 
6,990 
6,393 
429 
168 
4,056 
2,934 
$2,500 to $4,999 
6,390 
5,653 
566 
171 
3,696 
2,694 
$5,000 to $9,999 
6,348 
5,293 
829 
226 
3,776 
2,572 
$10,000 to $24,999 
6,327 
4,759 
1,195 
373 
3,680 
2,647 
$25,000 to $49,999 
4,237 
2,561 
1,330 
346 
2,655 
1,582 
$50,000 to $99,999 
4,241 
2,083 
1,720 
438 
2,583 
1,658 
$100,000 to $249,999 
5,490 
1,718 
3,159 
613 
3,402 
2,088 
$250,000 to $499,999 
3,646 
670 
2,649 
327 
2,164 
1,482 
$500,000 to $999,999 
2,679 
308 
2,153 
218 
1,435 
1,244 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
2,752 
449 
2,091 
212 
1,057 
1,695 
$1,000,000 to $2,499,999 
2,112 
312 
1,649 
151 
874 
1,238 
$2,500,000 to $4,999,999 
453 
80 
338 
35 
119 
334 
$5,000,000 or more 
187 
57 
104 
26 
64 
123 
Total sales 
farms 
58,695 
38,765 
16,679 
3,251 
33,481 
25,214 
$1,000 
11,210,818 
2,677,881 
7,506,013 
1 ,026,924 
5,058,693 
6,152,126 
Grains, oilseeds, dry beans, and 
dry peas 
farms 
28,011 
1 1 ,859 
13,691 
2,461 
16,965 
1 1 ,046 
$1,000 
7,217,854 
760,199 
5,743,438 
714,218 
3,416,245 
3,801,609 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
14,896 
2,819 
10,510 
1,567 
8,826 
6,070 
$1,000 
7,019,183 
642,178 
5,680,679 
696,326 
3,288,738 
3,730,445 
Corn 
farms 
23,144 
8,490 
12,559 
2,095 
13,804 
9,340 
$1,000 
4,071,150 
422,696 
3,223,682 
424,772 
1,882,626 
2,188,524 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1 1 ,366 
1,631 
8,570 
1,165 
6,521 
4,845 
$1,000 
3,884,710 
335,197 
3,143,423 
406,091 
1 ,762,939 
2,121,772 
Wheat 
farms 
4,272 
1,057 
2,876 
339 
2,349 
1,923 
$1,000 
140,114 
16,807 
106,822 
16,485 
63,398 
76,715 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
733 
56 
599 
78 
309 
424 
$1,000 
88,098 
7,046 
68,532 
12,520 
34,374 
53,724 
Soybeans 
farms 
21,841 
7,516 
12,228 
2,097 
13,310 
8,531 
$1,000 
2,956,767 
316,553 
2,371,349 
268,865 
1,442,582 
1,514,185 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1 1 ,042 
1,403 
8,543 
1,096 
6,352 
4,690 
$1,000 
2,758,154 
224,294 
2,286,715 
247,146 
1,312,383 
1,445,771 
Sorghum 
farms 
100 
37 
52 
11 
53 
47 
$1,000 
3,294 
643 
2,473 
177 
1,270 
2,024 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
16 
3 
11 
2 
6 
10 
$1,000 
2,323 
(D) 
1,870 
(D) 
655 
1,668 
Barley 
farms 
34 
17 
13 
4 
17 
17 
$1,000 
517 
79 
350 
89 
171 
347 
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 
450 
340 
39 
445 
384 
$1,000 
46,013 
3,421 
38,762 
3,829 
26,198 
19,814 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
114 
10 
96 
8 
61 
53 
$1,000 
43,542 
2,379 
37,521 
3,641 
24,849 
18,693 
Tobacco 
farms 
158 
72 
77 
9 
106 
52 
$1,000 
7,653 
2,134 
5,323 
196 
3,699 
3,954 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
43 
13 
30 
- 
22 
21 
$1,000 
5,801 
1,224 
4,578 
- 
2,338 
3,463 
Cotton and cottonseed 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Vegetables, melons, potatoes, 
and sweet potatoes 
farms 
1,399 
891 
404 
104 
620 
779 
$1,000 
104,411 
16,964 
72,258 
15,190 
35,293 
69,118 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
212 
48 
139 
25 
75 
137 
$1,000 
93,301 
9,890 
69,060 
14,351 
30,686 
62,615 
Fruits, tree nuts, and berries 
farms 
600 
469 
111 
20 
250 
350 
$1,000 
10,897 
5,387 
4,890 
621 
3,346 
7,551 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
33 
16 
14 
3 
12 
21 
$1,000 
7,710 
2,935 
4,297 
478 
1,948 
5,761 
Fruits and tree nuts 
farms 
289 
233 
49 
7 
116 
173 
$1,000 
6,999 
3,201 
3,338 
460 
1,594 
5,405 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
18 
9 
7 
2 
5 
13 
$1,000 
5,019 
1,594 
(D) 
(D) 
746 
4,273 
Berries 
farms 
365 
279 
70 
16 
152 
213 
$1,000 
3,898 
2,186 
1,552 
161 
1,752 
2,146 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
17 
7 
9 
1 
7 
10 
$1,000 
2,642 
1,336 
(D) 
(D) 
1,197 
1,445 
Nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, 
and sod (see text) 
farms 
888 
677 
156 
55 
379 
509 
$1,000 
110,838 
51,464 
49,127 
10,247 
31,629 
79,209 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
259 
181 
54 
24 
88 
171 
$1,000 
102,576 
45,043 
47,686 
9,848 
28,121 
74,455 
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued 
214 Indiana 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
