Table 64. Summary by Size of Farm: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Total 
1 to 9 
acres 
10 to 49 
acres 
50 to 69 
acres 
70 to 99 
acres 
100 to 139 
acres 
FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 
Farms 
.... number 
12,256 
1,481 
4,554 
1,121 
981 
964 
percent 
100.0 
12.1 
37.2 
9.1 
8.0 
7.9 
Land in farms 
acres 
2,030,745 
7,483 
113,672 
64,863 
81,362 
112,940 
Average size of farm 
acres 
166 
5 
25 
58 
83 
117 
MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL 
PRODUCTS SOLD AND GOVERNMENT 
PAYMENTS 
Total 
farms 
12,256 
1,481 
4,554 
1,121 
981 
964 
$1,000 
2,307,421 
122,486 
423,762 
131,856 
109,973 
98,005 
Average per farm 
dollars 
188,269 
82,705 
93,053 
117,623 
112,103 
101,664 
Farms by economic class: 
Less than $1 ,000 (see text) 
2,563 
529 
1,518 
204 
127 
111 
$1,000 to $2,499 
1,458 
304 
802 
137 
85 
64 
$2,500 to $4,999 
1,340 
195 
687 
163 
112 
95 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,419 
160 
572 
212 
162 
155 
$10,000 to $24,999 
1,329 
111 
416 
164 
164 
174 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,031 
50 
175 
118 
185 
163 
$50,000 to $99,999 
562 
29 
65 
27 
57 
95 
$100,000 to $249,999 
778 
32 
37 
9 
32 
55 
$250,000 to $499,999 
549 
25 
35 
13 
16 
15 
$500,000 to $999,999 
648 
29 
140 
42 
19 
21 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
579 
17 
107 
32 
22 
16 
$1,000,000 to $2,499,999 
442 
14 
84 
22 
14 
13 
$2,500,000 to $4,999,999 
101 
- 
15 
7 
5 
2 
$5,000,000 or more 
36 
3 
8 
3 
3 
1 
Total sales 
farms 
12,256 
1,481 
4,554 
1,121 
981 
964 
$1,000 
2,271,397 
122,043 
421,426 
130,737 
108,689 
96,213 
Grains, oilseeds, dry beans, and 
dry peas 
farms 
3,769 
46 
506 
275 
298 
369 
$1,000 
716,348 
170 
4,905 
4,800 
7,416 
1 1 ,724 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1,719 
- 
3 
4 
20 
76 
$1,000 
679,915 
- 
166 
240 
1,410 
5,787 
Corn 
farms 
2,923 
23 
288 
184 
181 
280 
$1,000 
339,134 
70 
2,111 
2,254 
3,031 
5,386 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1,129 
- 
1 
1 
6 
16 
$1,000 
310,407 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
455 
1,154 
Wheat 
farms 
1,773 
5 
118 
89 
120 
114 
$1,000 
87,328 
12 
593 
642 
1,351 
1,086 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
487 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
$1,000 
66,565 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
Soybeans 
farms 
2,486 
20 
196 
132 
154 
205 
$1,000 
268,581 
83 
1,980 
1,683 
2,786 
4,683 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1,113 
- 
- 
- 
4 
17 
$1,000 
242,048 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
1,044 
Sorghum 
farms 
203 
- 
8 
2 
8 
18 
$1,000 
7,131 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
76 
209 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
49 
- 
1 
- 
$1,000 
5,122 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
Barley 
farms 
714 
- 
36 
40 
32 
41 
$1,000 
13,157 
- 
122 
206 
138 
315 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
63 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
6,221 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Rice 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other grains, oilseeds, 
dry beans, and dry peas 
farms 
232 
4 
22 
12 
21 
29 
$1,000 
1,018 
5 
(D) 
(D) 
35 
46 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
2 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Tobacco 
farms 
43 
- 
8 
9 
5 
7 
$1,000 
1,026 
- 
150 
162 
(D) 
213 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
2 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Cotton and cottonseed 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Vegetables, melons, potatoes, 
and sweet potatoes 
farms 
797 
125 
253 
66 
64 
44 
$1,000 
70,711 
1,406 
4,938 
2,115 
3,175 
2,609 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
206 
1 
22 
13 
15 
12 
$1,000 
63,010 
(D) 
2,403 
1,582 
2,402 
2,223 
Fruits, tree nuts, and berries 
farms 
476 
100 
188 
34 
41 
19 
$1,000 
20,065 
388 
2,148 
(D) 
2,029 
1,162 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
61 
- 
13 
10 
6 
3 
$1,000 
17,415 
- 
899 
792 
1,860 
(D) 
Fruits and tree nuts 
farms 
283 
61 
124 
20 
17 
14 
$1,000 
16,769 
262 
1,645 
687 
1,921 
1,067 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
53 
- 
10 
8 
6 
3 
$1,000 
14,901 
- 
611 
573 
1,821 
(D) 
Berries 
farms 
276 
53 
92 
25 
30 
7 
$1,000 
3,297 
126 
504 
(D) 
109 
96 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
13 
- 
2 
2 
- 
- 
$1,000 
2,014 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
Nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, 
and sod (see text) 
farms 
535 
146 
189 
36 
45 
22 
$1,000 
204,808 
7,005 
42,359 
24,483 
27,622 
9,441 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
184 
41 
49 
13 
13 
9 
$1,000 
200,461 
5,774 
40,617 
24,249 
27,176 
9,310 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
56 Maryland 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
