Table 2. Summary by Farm Typology Measured by Gross Cash Farm Income, Primary Occupation of Small 
Family Farm Operators, and Non-Family Farms - Alabama: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Small family farms - GCFI less than $350,000 
Operator's primary occupation 
farming excluding retirement 
farms 
Mid-size 
family 
farms - 
GCFI 
$350,000 
to $999,999 
Large-scale family 
farms - GCFI 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
Item 
All farms 
Retirement 
Off-farm 
occupation 
Low 
sales - GCFI 
less than 
$150,000 
Moderate 
sales - GCFI 
$150,000 
to $349,999 
Large - 
$1,000,000 
to $4,999,999 
Very large - 
$5,000,000 
or more 
Non-family 
farms 
FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 
Farms 
number 
43,223 
15,783 
17,790 
6,184 
1,183 
898 
329 
36 
1,020 
percent 
100.0 
36.5 
41.2 
14.3 
2.7 
2.1 
0.8 
0.1 
2.4 
Land in farms 
....acres 
8,902,654 
2,371,335 
2,534,341 
1,075,528 
536,652 
874,586 
751,572 
65,580 
693,060 
Average size of farm 
....acres 
206 
150 
142 
174 
454 
974 
2,284 
1,822 
679 
MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL 
PRODUCTS SOLD AND GOVERNMENT 
PAYMENTS 
Total farms 
43,223 
15,783 
17,790 
6,184 
1,183 
898 
329 
36 
1,020 
$1,000 
5,659,318 
524,454 
520,833 
751,437 
1,225,116 
1,050,454 
705,807 
447,623 
433,594 
Average per farm 
.. dollars 
130,933 
33,229 
29,277 
121,513 
1,035,601 
1,169,770 
2,145,311 
12,433,982 
425,092 
Farms by economic class: 
Less than $1 ,000 (see text) 
9,956 
3,559 
5,049 
1,171 
3 
174 
$1,000 to $2,499 
5,815 
2,281 
2,756 
674 
- 
1 
- 
- 
103 
$2,500 to $4,999 
5,696 
2,447 
2,627 
509 
1 
2 
- 
- 
110 
$5,000 to $9,999 
6,311 
2,727 
2,755 
703 
- 
- 
- 
- 
126 
$10,000 to $24,999 
6,092 
2,657 
2,449 
858 
1 
3 
- 
- 
124 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,833 
1,034 
1,070 
629 
8 
4 
- 
_ 
88 
$50,000 to $99,999 
1,589 
477 
484 
561 
12 
1 
- 
- 
54 
$100,000 to $249,999 
991 
188 
218 
231 
314 
1 
- 
- 
39 
$250,000 to $499,999 
698 
95 
94 
151 
124 
205 
- 
29 
$500,000 to $999,999 
1,756 
230 
190 
605 
192 
452 
12 
- 
75 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
1,486 
88 
98 
92 
531 
226 
317 
36 
98 
$1,000,000 to $2,499,999 
1,137 
84 
88 
90 
474 
102 
235 
- 
64 
$2,500,000 to $4,999,999 
272 
4 
10 
2 
56 
114 
70 
- 
16 
$5,000,000 or more 
77 
- 
" 
- 
1 
10 
12 
36 
18 
Total sales 
....farms 
43,223 
15,783 
17,790 
6,184 
1,183 
898 
329 
36 
1,020 
$1,000 
5,571,173 
506,215 
504,090 
743,928 
1,218,194 
1,035,281 
690,704 
446,159 
426,601 
Grains, oilseeds, dry beans, and 
dry peas 
....farms 
3,095 
757 
844 
487 
244 
430 
217 
9 
107 
$1,000 
435,465 
19,343 
23,917 
14,291 
26,455 
114,303 
168,060 
16,892 
52,205 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
....farms 
1,147 
123 
137 
103 
162 
348 
194 
9 
71 
$1,000 
410,996 
12,629 
16,669 
8,423 
24,972 
112,429 
167,504 
16,892 
51,479 
Corn 
....farms 
2,052 
509 
524 
310 
156 
302 
165 
5 
81 
$1,000 
176,920 
7,265 
7,039 
4,922 
9,684 
44,399 
75,929 
7,143 
20,538 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
....farms 
603 
39 
33 
26 
74 
233 
147 
4 
47 
$1,000 
161,843 
3,728 
(□) 
1,770 
8,133 
42,992 
75,454 
(D) 
19,985 
Wheat 
....farms 
879 
129 
149 
111 
105 
207 
129 
6 
43 
$1,000 
67,538 
1,964 
3,557 
(D) 
4,196 
16,712 
27,661 
(D) 
8,742 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
....farms 
309 
4 
24 
4 
21 
117 
99 
6 
34 
$1,000 
56,981 
267 
1,870 
(D) 
1,835 
14,222 
26,818 
(D) 
8,622 
Soybeans 
....farms 
1,502 
284 
344 
229 
153 
273 
140 
8 
71 
$1,000 
183,808 
9,755 
13,030 
7,074 
11,917 
50,952 
62,297 
6,638 
22,145 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
....farms 
734 
83 
87 
48 
96 
234 
133 
8 
45 
$1,000 
168,178 
6,313 
8,609 
3,117 
10,239 
49,675 
61,998 
6,638 
21,588 
Sorghum 
....farms 
129 
9 
24 
17 
21 
31 
21 
- 
6 
$1,000 
3,094 
137 
142 
387 
457 
763 
892 
- 
316 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
....farms 
15 
1 
- 
- 
3 
4 
4 
- 
3 
$1,000 
1,181 
(D) 
- 
- 
161 
294 
466 
- 
(D) 
Barley 
....farms 
8 
5 
- 
2 
- 
- 
1 
- 
$1,000 
73 
4 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
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 
308 
45 
70 
43 
34 
76 
28 
1 
11 
$1,000 
4,032 
217 
149 
(D) 
201 
1,478 
(D) 
(D) 
464 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
....farms 
14 
- 
- 
- 
5 
8 
1 
$1,000 
1,382 
- 
- 
- 
- 
273 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
Tobacco 
... farms 
1 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
....farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Cotton and cottonseed 
....farms 
925 
99 
98 
75 
116 
281 
171 
6 
79 
$1,000 
254,506 
4,192 
3,820 
3,590 
12,787 
67,467 
111,675 
12,235 
38,740 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
....farms 
684 
25 
24 
27 
98 
267 
171 
6 
66 
$1,000 
249,496 
2,730 
2,572 
2,450 
12,335 
66,952 
111,675 
12,235 
38,545 
Vegetables, melons, potatoes, 
and sweet potatoes 
....farms 
1,394 
539 
485 
259 
27 
35 
17 
1 
31 
$1,000 
50,332 
6,909 
5,796 
4,157 
(D) 
12,019 
17,114 
(D) 
1,940 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
....farms 
120 
21 
20 
17 
12 
29 
16 
1 
4 
$1,000 
37,286 
1,875 
1,435 
1,195 
(D) 
11,927 
(D) 
(D) 
1,605 
Fruits, tree nuts, and berries 
....farms 
1,261 
564 
398 
189 
25 
27 
12 
1 
45 
$1,000 
23,872 
7,370 
5,629 
2,870 
(D) 
2,282 
(□) 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
....farms 
102 
30 
24 
15 
10 
10 
5 
1 
7 
$1,000 
13,129 
2,745 
2,331 
1,156 
1,388 
1,897 
2,938 
(D) 
(D) 
Fruits and tree nuts 
....farms 
1,021 
469 
317 
143 
20 
24 
9 
1 
38 
$1,000 
19,766 
5,636 
4,277 
2,214 
1,564 
2,240 
(D) 
(D) 
760 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
....farms 
86 
23 
20 
11 
10 
10 
5 
1 
6 
$1,000 
11,109 
1,778 
1,804 
800 
1,388 
1,892 
2,910 
(D) 
(D) 
Berries 
....farms 
321 
125 
110 
60 
7 
6 
5 
8 
$1,000 
4,106 
1,733 
1,352 
656 
(D) 
42 
39 
- 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
....farms 
14 
7 
2 
4 
- 
- 
- 
1 
$1,000 
1,810 
948 
(□) 
357 
- 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
16 Farm Typology 2012 Census of Agriculture 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
