Table 65. Summary by Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
All farms 
$1,000,000 or 
more 
$500,000 to 
$999,999 
$250,000 to 
$499,999 
$100,000 to 
$249,999 
$50,000 to 
$99,999 
FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 
Farms 
number 
12,256 
566 
649 
538 
768 
545 
percent 
100.0 
4.6 
5.3 
4.4 
6.3 
4.4 
Land in farms 
acres 
2,030,745 
577,376 
283,517 
238,509 
228,647 
100,069 
Average size of farm 
acres 
166 
1,020 
437 
443 
298 
184 
MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL 
PRODUCTS SOLD AND GOVERNMENT 
PAYMENTS 
Total 
farms 
12,256 
566 
649 
538 
768 
545 
$1,000 
2,307,421 
1,355,145 
500,421 
200,850 
129,989 
40,818 
Average per farm 
dollars 
188,269 
2,394,250 
771,065 
373,328 
169,257 
74,896 
Farms by economic class: 
Less than $1 ,000 (see text) 
2,563 
. 
. 
. 
. 
. 
$1,000 to $2,499 
1,458 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$2,500 to $4,999 
1,340 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,419 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$10,000 to $24,999 
1,329 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,031 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$50,000 to $99,999 
562 
- 
- 
- 
- 
516 
$100,000 to $249,999 
778 
- 
- 
- 
745 
29 
$250,000 to $499,999 
549 
- 
- 
526 
23 
$500,000 to $999,999 
648 
_ 
636 
12 
- 
- 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
579 
566 
13 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000,000 to $2,499,999 
442 
429 
13 
- 
- 
- 
$2,500,000 to $4,999,999 
101 
101 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$5,000,000 or more 
36 
36 
- 
- 
- 
Total sales 
farms 
12,256 
566 
649 
538 
768 
545 
$1,000 
2,271,397 
1 ,344,465 
494,391 
196,397 
126,523 
39,249 
Grains, oilseeds, dry beans, and 
dry peas 
farms 
3,769 
344 
417 
406 
604 
358 
$1,000 
716,348 
356,424 
139,744 
100,174 
73,261 
19,526 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1,719 
322 
349 
343 
472 
233 
$1,000 
679,915 
355,949 
138,336 
98,670 
70,568 
16,392 
Corn 
farms 
2,923 
323 
354 
371 
540 
267 
$1,000 
339,134 
181,409 
63,524 
43,480 
31,150 
8,146 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1,129 
293 
254 
267 
274 
41 
$1,000 
310,407 
180,775 
61,085 
41,219 
24,602 
2,726 
Wheat 
farms 
1,773 
263 
284 
266 
335 
132 
$1,000 
87,328 
38,576 
18,059 
14,810 
9,795 
1,874 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
487 
190 
134 
110 
52 
1 
$1,000 
66,565 
36,796 
15,036 
10,980 
(D) 
(D) 
Soybeans 
farms 
2,486 
313 
362 
346 
458 
257 
$1,000 
268,581 
126,725 
55,090 
38,100 
29,692 
8,760 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1,113 
281 
255 
250 
276 
51 
$1,000 
242,048 
125,872 
52,005 
35,858 
25,063 
3,251 
Sorghum 
farms 
203 
31 
37 
36 
44 
21 
$1,000 
7,131 
3,000 
1,259 
1,375 
898 
390 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
49 
19 
10 
8 
9 
3 
$1,000 
5,122 
2,771 
802 
807 
566 
177 
Barley 
farms 
714 
117 
114 
131 
139 
31 
$1,000 
13,157 
6,409 
1,697 
2,227 
1,554 
257 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
63 
44 
6 
7 
6 
- 
$1,000 
6,221 
4,601 
316 
746 
559 
- 
Rice 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other grains, oilseeds, 
dry beans, and dry peas 
farms 
232 
14 
11 
21 
52 
34 
$1,000 
1,018 
305 
115 
182 
171 
99 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
2 
2 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
(D) 
(□) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Tobacco 
farms 
43 
- 
- 
- 
9 
10 
$1,000 
1,026 
- 
- 
- 
295 
329 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
2 
- 
- 
- 
1 
1 
$1,000 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
Cotton and cottonseed 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Vegetables, melons, potatoes, 
and sweet potatoes 
farms 
797 
72 
57 
63 
82 
71 
$1,000 
70,711 
38,481 
10,850 
8,342 
5,281 
2,916 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
206 
67 
28 
42 
38 
31 
$1,000 
63,010 
38,336 
10,209 
7,975 
4,331 
2,159 
Fruits, tree nuts, and berries 
farms 
476 
19 
15 
26 
47 
46 
$1,000 
20,065 
8,561 
3,112 
3,250 
1,886 
1,496 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
61 
11 
7 
13 
12 
18 
$1,000 
17,415 
8,428 
3,038 
3,124 
1,601 
1,224 
Fruits and tree nuts 
farms 
283 
14 
11 
18 
17 
29 
$1,000 
16,769 
7,434 
2,518 
2,821 
1,464 
1,158 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
53 
9 
7 
12 
11 
14 
$1,000 
14,901 
7,356 
2,491 
2,770 
1,364 
919 
Berries 
farms 
276 
12 
12 
19 
39 
31 
$1,000 
3,297 
1,127 
594 
429 
422 
337 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
13 
5 
2 
2 
1 
3 
$1,000 
2,014 
1,025 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
194 
Nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, 
and sod (see text) 
farms 
535 
54 
30 
37 
62 
67 
$1,000 
204,808 
167,487 
16,699 
8,837 
5,392 
3,129 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
184 
52 
27 
28 
39 
38 
$1,000 
200,461 
(D) 
16,666 
8,592 
5,106 
(D) 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
82 Maryland 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
