Table 5. Summary by Farm Typology Measured by Gross Cash Farm Income, Primary Occupation of Small 
Family Farm Operators, and Non-Family Farms - Arkansas: 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 
45,071 
14,139 
18,316 
6,591 
1,611 
1,459 
1,506 
76 
1,373 
percent 
100.0 
31.4 
40.6 
14.6 
3.6 
3.2 
3.3 
0.2 
3.0 
Land in farms 
.... acres 
13,810,786 
2,241,490 
2,455,347 
1,366,038 
668,386 
1,465,620 
3,587,205 
398,549 
1,628,151 
Average size of farm 
.... acres 
306 
159 
134 
207 
415 
1,005 
2,382 
5,244 
1,186 
MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL 
PRODUCTS SOLD AND GOVERNMENT 
PAYMENTS 
Total farms 
45,071 
14,139 
18,316 
6,591 
1,611 
1,459 
1,506 
76 
1,373 
$1,000 
10,038,726 
574,972 
603,137 
701,730 
1,608,413 
1,655,911 
3,036,792 
689,512 
1,168,258 
Average per farm 
...dollars 
222,731 
40,666 
32,930 
106,468 
998,394 
1,134,963 
2,016,462 
9,072,526 
850,880 
Farms by economic class: 
Less than $1 ,000 (see text) 
9,032 
3,192 
4,689 
994 
3 
1 
153 
$1,000 to $2,499 
4,352 
1,487 
2,345 
456 
- 
- 
1 
- 
63 
$2,500 to $4,999 
5,006 
1,722 
2,625 
569 
- 
- 
- 
- 
90 
$5,000 to $9,999 
5,888 
2,167 
2,839 
735 
1 
3 
- 
- 
143 
$10,000 to $24,999 
7,223 
2,846 
3,065 
1,135 
3 
4 
- 
- 
170 
$25,000 to $49,999 
3,724 
1,335 
1,426 
866 
3 
2 
1 
_ 
91 
$50,000 to $99,999 
2,167 
740 
623 
735 
3 
1 
- 
- 
65 
$100,000 to $249,999 
1,403 
261 
293 
370 
401 
8 
- 
- 
70 
$250,000 to $499,999 
1,100 
118 
127 
207 
273 
326 
1 
- 
48 
$500,000 to $999,999 
1,536 
121 
124 
380 
125 
675 
24 
_ 
87 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
3,640 
150 
160 
144 
799 
439 
1,479 
76 
393 
$1,000,000 to $2,499,999 
2,922 
141 
153 
143 
758 
281 
1,183 
- 
263 
$2,500,000 to $4,999,999 
578 
9 
7 
1 
40 
138 
287 
3 
93 
$5,000,000 or more 
140 
- 
- 
- 
1 
20 
9 
73 
37 
Total sales 
.... farms 
45,071 
14,139 
18,316 
6,591 
1,611 
1,459 
1,506 
76 
1,373 
$1,000 
9,775,758 
554,617 
582,565 
689,562 
1,596,279 
1,619,556 
2,924,780 
680,211 
1,128,188 
Grains, oilseeds, dry beans, and 
dry peas 
... farms 
4,629 
378 
611 
415 
418 
878 
1,396 
50 
483 
$1,000 
4,214,355 
22,584 
36,643 
24,317 
86,843 
535,391 
2,384,587 
295,065 
828,925 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
... farms 
3,739 
144 
235 
203 
387 
870 
1,392 
50 
458 
$1,000 
4,197,447 
18,459 
29,835 
19,606 
86,355 
535,192 
2,384,521 
295,065 
828,413 
Corn 
... farms 
1,741 
59 
105 
67 
111 
322 
819 
39 
219 
$1,000 
802,551 
2,344 
4,278 
3,347 
12,531 
74,377 
479,419 
81,174 
145,082 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
... farms 
1,499 
15 
33 
30 
89 
291 
801 
39 
201 
$1,000 
797,232 
1,406 
3,124 
2,464 
12,070 
73,581 
478,825 
81,174 
144,589 
Wheat 
... farms 
1,630 
127 
175 
112 
130 
322 
552 
32 
180 
$1,000 
170,891 
2,441 
3,925 
2,237 
5,821 
24,934 
86,579 
11,100 
33,854 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
... farms 
853 
12 
14 
10 
39 
188 
436 
29 
125 
$1,000 
154,162 
868 
1,415 
712 
3,272 
21,467 
82,887 
11,020 
32,522 
Soybeans 
... farms 
4,154 
293 
456 
338 
354 
843 
1,362 
49 
459 
$1,000 
1,853,360 
14,840 
17,846 
14,428 
43,455 
256,098 
1,039,723 
101,300 
365,671 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
... farms 
3,258 
99 
112 
106 
307 
809 
1,346 
49 
430 
$1,000 
1,835,309 
11,624 
11,635 
9,202 
42,193 
255,182 
1,039,286 
101,300 
364,887 
Sorghum 
... farms 
549 
20 
28 
27 
45 
118 
232 
10 
69 
$1,000 
70,861 
(D) 
2,415 
591 
(D) 
11,116 
34,354 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
... farms 
349 
2 
13 
2 
19 
67 
181 
9 
56 
$1,000 
66,570 
(D) 
2,247 
(D) 
2,425 
9,886 
33,123 
5,211 
13,457 
Barley 
... farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
... farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Rice 
... farms 
2,345 
41 
116 
66 
171 
575 
1,002 
43 
331 
$1,000 
1,314,526 
2,551 
8,130 
3,629 
21,746 
168,691 
743,066 
96,245 
270,469 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
... farms 
2,149 
26 
59 
36 
144 
547 
984 
43 
310 
$1,000 
1,308,474 
2,173 
6,403 
2,727 
20,919 
167,803 
742,420 
96,245 
269,785 
Other grains, oilseeds, 
dry beans, and dry peas 
.... farms 
46 
8 
7 
6 
3 
5 
13 
1 
3 
$1,000 
2,166 
(□) 
50 
84 
(D) 
175 
1,445 
(D) 
(□) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
.... farms 
14 
- 
- 
2 
1 
10 
1 
$1,000 
1,784 
- 
" 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
1,368 
- 
(D) 
Tobacco 
... farms 
- 
- 
- 
_ 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
.... farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Cotton and cottonseed 
.... farms 
701 
8 
16 
49 
42 
139 
334 
19 
94 
$1,000 
445,812 
557 
1,181 
2,638 
6,549 
50,554 
255,540 
31,765 
97,029 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
.... farms 
638 
5 
7 
19 
37 
127 
330 
19 
94 
$1,000 
443,955 
455 
943 
1,818 
6,373 
50,137 
255,435 
31,765 
97,029 
Vegetables, melons, potatoes, 
and sweet potatoes 
.... farms 
634 
201 
225 
139 
20 
15 
17 
3 
14 
$1,000 
36,577 
2,024 
1,970 
2,365 
1,055 
4,724 
9,480 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
.... farms 
62 
6 
6 
12 
8 
12 
13 
3 
2 
$1,000 
31,630 
451 
503 
1,002 
818 
(D) 
9,385 
(D) 
(D) 
Fruits, tree nuts, and berries 
... farms 
496 
147 
176 
102 
14 
24 
14 
1 
18 
$1,000 
15,600 
2,720 
2,637 
1,357 
1,028 
5,073 
2,064 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
... farms 
57 
13 
14 
4 
4 
14 
5 
3 
$1,000 
11,364 
1,463 
1,410 
368 
849 
4,855 
1,911 
- 
508 
Fruits and tree nuts 
... farms 
368 
116 
131 
63 
13 
21 
13 
1 
10 
$1,000 
12,386 
2,227 
2,017 
921 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
... farms 
52 
11 
13 
3 
4 
14 
4 
3 
$1,000 
9,203 
1,193 
1,050 
248 
779 
4,855 
581 
- 
497 
Berries 
... farms 
169 
41 
61 
47 
4 
3 
2 
- 
11 
$1,000 
3,214 
493 
620 
436 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
... farms 
10 
2 
4 
1 
1 
2 
- 
$1,000 
2,069 
(D) 
360 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture Farm Typology 57 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
