Table 44. Summary by Farm Typology Measured by Gross Cash Farm Income, Primary Occupation of Small 
Family Farm Operators, and Non-Family Farms - Texas: 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 
248,809 
87,905 
107,232 
34,835 
4,530 
4,984 
2,018 
281 
7,024 
percent 
100.0 
35.3 
43.1 
14.0 
1.8 
2.0 
0.8 
0.1 
2.8 
Land in farms 
....acres 
130,153,438 
23,093,745 
26,885,590 
20,016,364 
12,408,778 
20,833,685 
13,158,871 
1,961,839 
11,794,566 
Average size of farm 
....acres 
523 
263 
251 
575 
2,739 
4,180 
6,521 
6,982 
1,679 
MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL 
PRODUCTS SOLD AND GOVERNMENT 
PAYMENTS 
Total farms 
248,809 
87,905 
107,232 
34,835 
4,530 
4,984 
2,018 
281 
7,024 
$1,000 
26,019,573 
1,202,939 
1,333,673 
854,244 
1,478,252 
3,379,662 
4,069,594 
4,822,702 
8,878,507 
Average per farm 
.. dollars 
104,576 
13,685 
12,437 
24,523 
326,325 
678,102 
2,016,647 
17,162,640 
1,264,024 
Farms by economic class: 
Less than $1 ,000 (see text) 
67,571 
24,575 
33,904 
7,686 
29 
21 
2 
1,354 
$1,000 to $2,499 
34,393 
12,700 
17,181 
3,940 
1 
2 
- 
- 
569 
$2,500 to $4,999 
32,204 
12,286 
15,502 
3,772 
1 
4 
- 
- 
639 
$5,000 to $9,999 
35,110 
14,190 
15,333 
4,640 
11 
11 
- 
- 
925 
$10,000 to $24,999 
34,383 
13,631 
14,069 
5,576 
33 
27 
- 
- 
1,047 
$25,000 to $49,999 
16,752 
5,916 
6,148 
3,960 
83 
19 
_ 
- 
626 
$50,000 to $99,999 
9,959 
2,901 
2,986 
3,419 
149 
32 
1 
- 
471 
$100,000 to $249,999 
8,082 
1,379 
1,692 
1,693 
2,637 
231 
7 
- 
443 
$250,000 to $499,999 
4,070 
208 
307 
48 
1,244 
1,950 
14 
- 
299 
$500,000 to $999,999 
2,947 
41 
32 
65 
45 
2,380 
168 
- 
216 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
3,338 
78 
78 
36 
297 
307 
1,826 
281 
435 
$1,000,000 to $2,499,999 
2,158 
74 
68 
34 
266 
148 
1,384 
- 
184 
$2,500,000 to $4,999,999 
664 
4 
10 
2 
25 
110 
410 
6 
97 
$5,000,000 or more 
516 
- 
- 
- 
6 
49 
32 
275 
154 
Total sales 
....farms 
248,809 
87,905 
107,232 
34,835 
4,530 
4,984 
2,018 
281 
7,024 
$1,000 
25,375,581 
1,092,675 
1,232,990 
777,287 
1,398,533 
3,243,107 
3,981,250 
4,815,665 
8,834,073 
Grains, oilseeds, dry beans, and 
dry peas 
....farms 
13,089 
2,007 
2,464 
2,138 
1,694 
2,556 
1,274 
101 
855 
$1,000 
3,049,522 
63,582 
89,780 
74,972 
203,293 
780,240 
1,202,204 
247,057 
388,394 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
....farms 
6,839 
388 
552 
557 
1,258 
2,221 
1,187 
91 
585 
$1,000 
2,942,226 
40,697 
60,342 
45,373 
192,775 
772,388 
1,200,184 
246,780 
383,688 
Corn 
....farms 
4,344 
424 
503 
444 
569 
1,188 
782 
71 
363 
$1,000 
1,454,271 
15,897 
20,684 
16,769 
63,624 
321,024 
629,287 
196,449 
190,537 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
....farms 
3,017 
101 
146 
130 
426 
1,097 
757 
67 
293 
$1,000 
1,429,600 
10,763 
15,422 
10,837 
59,601 
318,778 
628,734 
196,344 
189,121 
Wheat 
....farms 
7,385 
1,182 
1,438 
1,234 
977 
1,361 
699 
57 
437 
$1,000 
618,799 
28,319 
38,563 
32,357 
68,940 
166,133 
201,256 
27,176 
56,055 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
....farms 
2,788 
146 
220 
196 
520 
884 
554 
47 
221 
$1,000 
535,369 
13,032 
18,896 
14,096 
58,288 
154,568 
197,410 
26,949 
52,129 
Soybeans 
....farms 
451 
42 
66 
48 
62 
120 
82 
3 
28 
$1,000 
36,750 
882 
1,850 
(D) 
3,056 
12,886 
(D) 
1,205 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
....farms 
177 
5 
12 
1 
24 
63 
59 
3 
10 
$1,000 
31,505 
314 
1,147 
(D) 
2,365 
1 1 ,239 
13,876 
1,205 
(D) 
Sorghum 
....farms 
4,873 
500 
606 
677 
714 
1,284 
686 
46 
360 
$1,000 
743,309 
14,970 
22,612 
21,219 
56,662 
209,515 
291,584 
21,401 
105,346 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
....farms 
2,628 
91 
139 
135 
420 
970 
583 
40 
250 
$1,000 
697,250 
8,199 
14,700 
10,793 
49,237 
201,171 
288,868 
21,230 
103,052 
Barley 
....farms 
58 
22 
10 
14 
4 
4 
2 
- 
2 
$1,000 
951 
185 
60 
(D) 
31 
302 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
....farms 
5 
1 
- 
2 
- 
2 
- 
$1,000 
439 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
Rice 
....farms 
361 
19 
33 
22 
48 
139 
61 
- 
39 
$1,000 
136,187 
1,564 
3,449 
1,383 
7,981 
53,001 
48,867 
- 
19,941 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
....farms 
329 
13 
25 
11 
45 
136 
60 
- 
39 
$1,000 
135,397 
1,447 
(D) 
1,183 
7,889 
52,915 
(D) 
- 
19,941 
Other grains, oilseeds, 
dry beans, and dry peas 
....farms 
1,286 
259 
250 
218 
114 
211 
142 
8 
84 
$1,000 
59,256 
1,766 
2,563 
(D) 
2,999 
17,379 
16,643 
826 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
....farms 
254 
7 
13 
5 
26 
91 
67 
5 
40 
$1,000 
50,266 
606 
1,014 
429 
2,172 
15,419 
15,503 
782 
14,341 
Tobacco 
... farms 
_ 
_ 
_ 
_ 
_ 
_ 
_ 
_ 
_ 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
....farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Cotton and cottonseed 
....farms 
7,025 
449 
775 
1,111 
1,332 
1,994 
864 
36 
464 
$1,000 
1,618,671 
25,444 
41,215 
56,162 
181,338 
582,409 
557,114 
32,801 
142,187 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
....farms 
5,052 
174 
244 
474 
1,104 
1,847 
827 
31 
351 
$1,000 
1,570,880 
(D) 
29,599 
40,878 
174,858 
577,697 
556,033 
(D) 
139,631 
Vegetables, melons, potatoes, 
and sweet potatoes 
....farms 
2,276 
738 
608 
398 
97 
146 
158 
29 
102 
$1,000 
474,949 
10,665 
10,178 
9,343 
10,757 
33,377 
161,438 
155,967 
83,224 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
....farms 
576 
47 
43 
62 
62 
110 
151 
29 
72 
$1,000 
456,295 
4,337 
4,395 
5,039 
10,085 
32,416 
161,330 
155,967 
82,725 
Fruits, tree nuts, and berries 
....farms 
5,108 
2,021 
1,778 
718 
152 
176 
82 
5 
176 
$1,000 
251,647 
39,688 
32,300 
15,048 
15,578 
40,396 
53,348 
1,355 
53,934 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
....farms 
765 
183 
165 
74 
93 
113 
64 
5 
68 
$1,000 
199,138 
18,407 
14,245 
6,204 
14,279 
39,277 
52,949 
1,355 
52,422 
Fruits and tree nuts 
....farms 
4,906 
1,948 
1,708 
677 
143 
170 
82 
5 
173 
$1,000 
244,041 
38,497 
30,987 
14,382 
14,041 
38,613 
53,296 
1,355 
52,871 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
....farms 
734 
177 
159 
72 
84 
107 
64 
5 
66 
$1,000 
193,155 
17,859 
13,434 
5,978 
12,776 
37,453 
52,921 
1,355 
51,379 
Berries 
....farms 
307 
110 
100 
58 
16 
13 
3 
- 
7 
$1,000 
7,606 
1,191 
1,313 
666 
1,536 
1,783 
52 
- 
1,063 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
....farms 
35 
6 
7 
2 
11 
7 
- 
- 
2 
$1,000 
5,613 
478 
703 
(D) 
1,473 
1,697 
- 
- 
(D) 
600 Farm Typology 2012 Census of Agriculture 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
