Table 1 . Summary by Farm Typology Measured by Gross Cash Farm Income, Primary Occupation of Small 
Family Farm Operators, and Non-Family Farms - United States: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Small family farms - GCFI less than $350,000 
Item 
FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 
Farms number 
percent 
Land in farms acres 
Average size of farm acres 
MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL 
PRODUCTS SOLD AND GOVERNMENT 
PAYMENTS 
Total farms 
$1,000 
Average per farm dollars 
Farms by economic class: 
Less than $1 ,000 (see text) 
$1,000 to $2,499 
$2,500 to $4,999 
$5,000 to $9,999 
$10,000 to $24,999 
$25,000 to $49,999 
$50,000 to $99,999 
$100,000 to $249,999 
$250,000 to $499,999 
$500,000 to $999,999 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
$1,000,000 to $2,499,999 
$2,500,000 to $4,999,999 
$5,000,000 or more 
Total sales farms 
$1,000 
Grains, oilseeds, dry beans, and 
dry peas farms 
$1,000 
Sales of $50,000 or more farms 
$1,000 
Corn farms 
$1,000 
Sales of $50,000 or more farms 
$1,000 
Wheat farms 
$1,000 
Sales of $50,000 or more farms 
$1,000 
Soybeans farms 
$1,000 
Sales of $50,000 or more farms 
$1,000 
Sorghum farms 
$1,000 
Sales of $50,000 or more farms 
$1,000 
Barley farms 
$1,000 
Sales of $50,000 or more farms 
$1,000 
Rice farms 
$1,000 
Sales of $50,000 or more farms 
$1,000 
Other grains, oilseeds, 
dry beans, and dry peas farms 
$1,000 
Sales of $50,000 or more farms 
$1,000 
Tobacco farms 
$1,000 
Sales of $50,000 or more farms 
$1,000 
Cotton and cottonseed farms 
$1,000 
Sales of $50,000 or more farms 
$1,000 
Vegetables, melons, potatoes, 
and sweet potatoes farms 
$1,000 
Sales of $50,000 or more farms 
$1,000 
Fruits, tree nuts, and berries farms 
$1,000 
Sales of $50,000 or more farms 
$1,000 
Fruits and tree nuts farms 
$1,000 
Sales of $50,000 or more farms 
$1,000 
Berries farms 
$1,000 
Sales of $50,000 or more farms 
$1,000 
All farms 
Retirement 
Off-farm 
occupation 
2,109,303 
611,861 
811,571 
100.0 
29.0 
38.5 
914,527,657 
111,999,694 
130,093,911 
434 
183 
160 
2,109,303 
611,861 
811,571 
402,697,828 
13,745,867 
18,474,411 
190,915 
22,466 
22,764 
428,810 
148,629 
210,743 
236,501 
84,856 
117,522 
231,388 
84,506 
111,164 
248,616 
91,636 
114,012 
271,511 
95,914 
115,688 
161,939 
49,220 
61,095 
133,988 
30,793 
42,075 
141,675 
19,855 
29,850 
95,653 
4,035 
6,600 
77,562 
1,262 
1,483 
81,660 
1,155 
1,339 
58,203 
1,057 
1,224 
14,892 
91 
100 
8,565 
7 
15 
2,109,303 
611,861 
811,571 
394,644,481 
12,732,406 
17,409,493 
503,315 
72,974 
120,086 
131,135,151 
3,184,425 
5,700,955 
282,153 
20,191 
36,041 
127,495,554 
2,394,845 
4,435,380 
361,744 
45,318 
78,492 
67,250,120 
1 ,438,463 
2,799,632 
186,860 
9,326 
18,647 
64,319,985 
918,963 
1,907,666 
147,022 
17,450 
24,752 
15,761,545 
430,296 
618,192 
59,629 
2,222 
3,269 
14,233,998 
217,616 
314,956 
301,343 
38,681 
65,314 
38,745,118 
1,192,938 
2,063,431 
153,923 
7,651 
13,462 
35,880,465 
664,389 
1,179,245 
22,908 
2,104 
3,326 
1,764,352 
40,722 
72,494 
8,021 
186 
369 
1,513,409 
15,638 
34,276 
18,099 
1,615 
2,149 
1,228,191 
20,035 
31,851 
5,565 
87 
150 
1,080,828 
7,928 
14,354 
5,585 
200 
378 
2,895,121 
18,513 
35,195 
5,059 
118 
237 
2,880,278 
16,388 
31,461 
58,168 
7,263 
9,363 
3,488,622 
43,457 
80,161 
12,801 
181 
428 
3,169,224 
15,379 
38,193 
10,001 
1,319 
1,795 
1,491,208 
(□) 
55,421 
4,303 
260 
315 
1,376,417 
(D) 
30,823 
18,143 
1,165 
1,677 
6,137,649 
59,467 
87,312 
14,018 
429 
556 
6,040,320 
44,705 
63,600 
72,267 
16,494 
20,247 
16,851,235 
194,014 
222,951 
14,071 
730 
825 
16,310,154 
71,829 
86,145 
105,737 
31,875 
33,234 
25,869,700 
794,856 
835,953 
29,738 
4,401 
4,721 
25,039,845 
504,939 
549,853 
86,675 
27,034 
26,876 
22,427,436 
728,559 
751,889 
26,754 
4,088 
4,295 
21,711,516 
470,399 
503,387 
24,553 
6,314 
7,867 
3,442,264 
66,297 
84,064 
3,186 
291 
412 
3,308,904 
31,956 
43,847 
Operator's primary occupation 
farming excluding retirement 
farms 
Mid-size 
Low 
sales - GCFI 
less than 
$150,000 
Moderate 
sales - GCFI 
$150,000 
to $349,999 
family 
farms - 
GCFI 
$350,000 
to $999,999 
342,440 
95,344 
118,340 
16.2 
4.5 
5.6 
105,046,376 
91,639,729 
187,250,152 
307 
961 
1,582 
342,440 
95,344 
118,340 
16,239,739 
32,336,761 
78,372,407 
47,424 
339,159 
662,265 
58,900 
359 
185 
28,766 
67 
54 
29,811 
117 
68 
35,975 
150 
106 
51,363 
271 
159 
45,500 
404 
164 
54,258 
1,539 
199 
30,941 
53,090 
1,913 
1,919 
31,389 
46,948 
3,593 
2,220 
61,521 
1,414 
5,738 
7,023 
1,359 
5,010 
5,057 
48 
698 
1,580 
7 
30 
386 
342,440 
95,344 
118,340 
15,604,398 
31,537,862 
76,352,285 
85,035 
64,703 
94,071 
3,594,711 
10,011,768 
39,581,496 
29,140 
51,386 
87,343 
2,602,444 
9,737,145 
39,423,021 
55,903 
50,592 
78,086 
1,590,863 
4,666,554 
20,038,660 
10,778 
33,277 
68,710 
820,960 
4,289,048 
19,812,730 
22,131 
21,580 
34,133 
565,061 
1,478,550 
4,804,744 
3,356 
9,583 
21,597 
270,273 
1,223,451 
4,509,809 
42,961 
41,375 
68,212 
1,241,503 
3,295,101 
12,340,601 
7,158 
27,678 
59,396 
523,902 
2,938,352 
12,101,002 
3,419 
3,600 
5,753 
66,544 
161,118 
547,998 
286 
1,134 
3,140 
21,691 
1 1 1 ,449 
490,756 
2,762 
3,210 
4,657 
38,752 
114,937 
353,338 
195 
800 
2,101 
15,083 
84,719 
314,035 
293 
515 
1,610 
18,065 
85,492 
597,316 
162 
468 
1,561 
14,278 
84,045 
595,840 
12,169 
8,528 
11,466 
73,922 
210,015 
898,839 
246 
1,472 
4,930 
18,192 
145,762 
816,348 
2,438 
1,825 
1,441 
85,074 
152,957 
386,480 
585 
927 
1,242 
45,412 
129,993 
381,241 
1,914 
2,385 
5,409 
92,885 
300,700 
1 ,524,775 
755 
1,955 
5,058 
64,912 
288,698 
1,513,904 
19,406 
3,629 
4,418 
345,104 
300,209 
1,009,586 
1,879 
1,752 
3,157 
152,329 
268,202 
984,905 
19,329 
4,830 
5,881 
531,217 
769,893 
2,503,743 
3,975 
3,730 
5,016 
345,913 
755,725 
2,489,879 
14,409 
4,000 
5,083 
454,122 
692,049 
2,250,005 
3,440 
3,341 
4,489 
301,277 
682,077 
2,239,084 
6,249 
1,152 
1,147 
77,095 
77,845 
253,737 
493 
407 
600 
40,646 
70,509 
246,933 
Large-scale family 
farms - GCFI 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
Large - 
$1,000,000 
to $4,999,999 
Very large - 
$5,000,000 
or more 
Non-family 
farms 
53,825 
5,712 
70,210 
2.6 
0.3 
3.3 
157,509,035 
26,694,757 
104,294,003 
2,926 
4,673 
1,485 
53,825 
5,712 
70,210 
104,889,569 
75,865,732 
62,773,341 
1,948,715 
13,281,816 
894,080 
30 
3 
9,961 
4 
2 
5,230 
3 
- 
5,719 
5 
- 
6,732 
9 
- 
8,107 
13 
_ 
5,543 
21 
1 
5,102 
54 
4 
5,968 
148 
- 
4,614 
2,986 
1 
4,496 
50,552 
5,701 
8,738 
39,623 
7 
4,866 
10,358 
131 
1,886 
571 
5,563 
1,986 
53,825 
5,712 
70,210 
103,086,506 
75,669,666 
62,251,865 
43,437 
2,821 
20,188 
51,656,805 
7,737,270 
9,667,720 
41,965 
2,660 
13,427 
51,621,329 
7,733,280 
9,548,108 
36,746 
2,234 
14,373 
27,469,629 
4,540,652 
4,705,667 
34,950 
2,136 
9,036 
27,423,229 
4,538,165 
4,609,224 
18,752 
1,360 
6,864 
5,725,129 
963,927 
1,175,647 
14,854 
1,182 
3,566 
5,624,479 
958,950 
1,114,464 
31,688 
1,359 
1 1 ,753 
14,369,016 
1,580,664 
2,661,864 
30,057 
1,290 
7,231 
14,323,607 
1,579,180 
2,570,788 
3,149 
221 
1,336 
622,860 
54,134 
198,482 
2,120 
149 
637 
600,255 
52,432 
186,911 
2,550 
173 
983 
467,596 
92,323 
109,359 
1,738 
128 
366 
452,135 
91,363 
101,211 
1,779 
116 
694 
1,364,212 
234,276 
542,052 
1,740 
116 
657 
1,362,971 
234,276 
541,020 
6,453 
471 
2,455 
1,638,364 
269,213 
274,650 
4,408 
335 
801 
1,608,573 
266,727 
260,050 
758 
48 
377 
548,486 
(D) 
104,542 
731 
47 
196 
547,875 
(D) 
101,473 
3,938 
322 
1,333 
2,678,730 
552,515 
841,264 
3,828 
315 
1,122 
2,675,769 
552,312 
836,420 
3,832 
865 
3,376 
3,618,492 
7, 092,828 
4,068,051 
3,415 
845 
1,468 
3,609,924 
7,092,413 
4,044,407 
3,710 
910 
5,968 
5,368,679 
8,336,110 
6,729,248 
3,403 
882 
3,610 
5,362,560 
8,335,505 
6,695,470 
3,288 
798 
5,187 
4,768,429 
6,921,791 
5,860,593 
3,035 
772 
3,294 
4,763,337 
6,921,226 
5,830,730 
618 
157 
1,049 
600,250 
1,414,319 
868,655 
463 
145 
375 
597,449 
1,414,096 
863,467 
See footnote(s) at end of table. 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture Farm Typology 1 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
