Table 19. Summary by Farm Typology Measured by Gross Cash Farm Income, Primary Occupation of Small 
Family Farm Operators, and Non-Family Farms - Louisiana: 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 
28,093 
9,234 
11,598 
3,902 
540 
894 
866 
33 
1,026 
percent 
100.0 
32.9 
41.3 
13.9 
1.9 
3.2 
3.1 
0.1 
3.7 
Land in farms 
....acres 
7,900,864 
1,186,845 
1,364,876 
668,141 
306,828 
1,147,554 
2,035,702 
194,216 
996,702 
Average size of farm 
....acres 
281 
129 
118 
171 
568 
1,284 
2,351 
5,885 
971 
MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL 
PRODUCTS SOLD AND GOVERNMENT 
PAYMENTS 
Total farms 
28,093 
9,234 
11,598 
3,902 
540 
894 
866 
33 
1,026 
$1,000 
3,947,565 
157,213 
199,005 
118,436 
277,692 
693,130 
1,692,018 
292,011 
518,060 
Average per farm 
.. dollars 
140,518 
17,025 
17,159 
30,353 
514,245 
775,313 
1,953,832 
8,848,809 
504,932 
Farms by economic class: 
Less than $1 ,000 (see text) 
6,894 
2,387 
3,494 
858 
1 
154 
$1,000 to $2,499 
3,549 
1,331 
1,747 
378 
- 
- 
- 
- 
93 
$2,500 to $4,999 
3,632 
1,435 
1,634 
465 
- 
3 
- 
- 
95 
$5,000 to $9,999 
3,832 
1,479 
1,763 
465 
2 
1 
- 
- 
122 
$10,000 to $24,999 
3,862 
1,449 
1,641 
656 
3 
3 
- 
- 
110 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,795 
628 
628 
455 
1 
3 
- 
_ 
80 
$50,000 to $99,999 
1,178 
324 
374 
412 
6 
5 
- 
- 
57 
$100,000 to $249,999 
850 
137 
237 
175 
245 
9 
- 
- 
47 
$250,000 to $499,999 
570 
34 
45 
7 
193 
243 
2 
" 
46 
$500,000 to $999,999 
633 
9 
8 
18 
4 
533 
7 
- 
54 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
1,298 
21 
27 
13 
86 
93 
857 
33 
168 
$1,000,000 to $2,499,999 
1,013 
21 
25 
13 
76 
65 
703 
- 
110 
$2,500,000 to $4,999,999 
215 
- 
2 
- 
10 
21 
140 
- 
42 
$5,000,000 or more 
70 
- 
- 
- 
- 
7 
14 
33 
16 
Total sales 
....farms 
28,093 
9,234 
11,598 
3,902 
540 
894 
866 
33 
1,026 
$1,000 
3,809,401 
140,742 
182,354 
111,940 
272,082 
666,829 
1,643,459 
288,572 
503,424 
Grains, oilseeds, dry beans, and 
dry peas 
....farms 
2,731 
260 
353 
278 
246 
635 
708 
18 
233 
$1,000 
1,832,208 
15,329 
22,403 
15,384 
51,266 
355,995 
1,036,407 
78,752 
256,672 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
....farms 
2,155 
98 
140 
124 
242 
625 
705 
18 
203 
$1,000 
1,820,837 
12,095 
18,739 
11,899 
51,174 
355,859 
1,036,318 
78,752 
256,001 
Corn 
....farms 
1,034 
46 
73 
44 
78 
274 
414 
10 
95 
$1,000 
592,772 
2,074 
4,377 
1,442 
10,835 
84,756 
372,803 
32,846 
83,637 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
....farms 
894 
15 
30 
9 
66 
265 
409 
10 
90 
$1,000 
590,323 
1,650 
3,757 
747 
10,570 
84,505 
372,691 
32,846 
83,556 
Wheat 
....farms 
849 
69 
115 
58 
62 
192 
279 
11 
63 
$1,000 
94,911 
2,859 
3,011 
1,471 
3,701 
19,159 
51,792 
2,983 
9,934 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
....farms 
499 
22 
15 
6 
28 
132 
243 
11 
42 
$1,000 
87,591 
1,888 
1,453 
483 
2,988 
17,576 
50,711 
2,983 
9,509 
Soybeans 
....farms 
1,933 
137 
177 
140 
151 
502 
627 
18 
181 
$1,000 
704,609 
5,792 
8,154 
6,411 
20,607 
127,698 
405,149 
33,811 
96,987 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
....farms 
1,547 
38 
57 
54 
131 
468 
620 
18 
161 
$1,000 
696,407 
3,909 
5,707 
4,653 
20,112 
126,760 
404,931 
33,811 
96,523 
Sorghum 
....farms 
393 
9 
20 
12 
22 
124 
169 
3 
34 
$1,000 
75,390 
(D) 
813 
(D) 
1,519 
19,284 
44,110 
2,251 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
....farms 
318 
2 
2 
2 
15 
109 
160 
3 
25 
$1,000 
73,491 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
1,285 
18,910 
43,812 
2,251 
6,519 
Barley 
....farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
....farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Rice 
....farms 
822 
61 
70 
86 
77 
237 
214 
5 
72 
$1,000 
363,783 
4,217 
6,045 
5,677 
14,594 
105,066 
162,430 
6,860 
58,894 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
....farms 
691 
24 
37 
47 
77 
229 
209 
5 
63 
$1,000 
360,001 
3,165 
5,261 
4,318 
14,594 
104,811 
162,294 
6,860 
58,700 
Other grains, oilseeds, 
dry beans, and dry peas 
....farms 
30 
5 
4 
5 
4 
3 
6 
. 
3 
$1,000 
744 
(□) 
2 
(D) 
10 
31 
123 
- 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
....farms 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
$1,000 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
Tobacco 
... farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
....farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Cotton and cottonseed 
....farms 
467 
22 
22 
16 
45 
113 
200 
5 
44 
$1,000 
159,592 
938 
629 
740 
6,342 
26,385 
96,106 
6,132 
22,320 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
....farms 
404 
7 
7 
7 
38 
105 
199 
5 
36 
$1,000 
158,130 
569 
(D) 
561 
6,121 
26,173 
(D) 
6,132 
22,026 
Vegetables, melons, potatoes, 
and sweet potatoes 
....farms 
660 
248 
224 
125 
12 
21 
13 
1 
16 
$1,000 
41,868 
2,593 
(D) 
2,057 
(D) 
4,219 
12,409 
(D) 
5,262 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
....farms 
67 
7 
5 
12 
11 
15 
12 
1 
4 
$1,000 
37,038 
785 
320 
(D) 
(D) 
4,119 
(D) 
(D) 
5,117 
Fruits, tree nuts, and berries 
....farms 
914 
328 
383 
134 
12 
24 
5 
1 
27 
$1,000 
(D) 
4,402 
4,906 
2,880 
(D) 
4,940 
(□) 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
....farms 
74 
16 
17 
11 
4 
14 
5 
7 
$1,000 
1 1 ,329 
1,304 
1,327 
(□) 
476 
4,771 
(□) 
- 
(D) 
Fruits and tree nuts 
....farms 
769 
271 
323 
113 
10 
23 
3 
1 
25 
$1,000 
(D) 
3,538 
4,111 
2,562 
(D) 
(D) 
653 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
....farms 
62 
13 
13 
11 
3 
13 
3 
6 
$1,000 
9,399 
994 
1,127 
879 
406 
4,389 
653 
- 
952 
Berries 
....farms 
206 
70 
92 
30 
5 
1 
2 
- 
6 
$1,000 
3,478 
864 
794 
318 
129 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
140 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
....farms 
12 
3 
4 
- 
1 
1 
2 
- 
1 
$1,000 
1,913 
310 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(□) 
- 
(D) 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
252 Farm Typology 2012 Census of Agriculture 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
