Table 66. Summary by Combined Government Payments and 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 
579 
648 
549 
778 
562 
percent 
100.0 
4.7 
5.3 
4.5 
6.3 
4.6 
Land in farms 
acres 
2,030,745 
590,577 
278,616 
241,280 
227,456 
105,356 
Average size of farm 
acres 
166 
1,020 
430 
439 
292 
187 
MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL 
PRODUCTS SOLD AND GOVERNMENT 
PAYMENTS 
Total 
farms 
12,256 
579 
648 
549 
778 
562 
$1,000 
2,307,421 
1,368,332 
493,386 
200,698 
127,629 
40,407 
Average per farm 
dollars 
188,269 
2,363,268 
761,398 
365,570 
164,047 
71,898 
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 
- 
- 
- 
- 
562 
$100,000 to $249,999 
778 
- 
- 
- 
778 
- 
$250,000 to $499,999 
549 
- 
549 
- 
- 
$500,000 to $999,999 
648 
_ 
648 
- 
- 
- 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
579 
579 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000,000 to $2,499,999 
442 
442 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$2,500,000 to $4,999,999 
101 
101 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$5,000,000 or more 
36 
36 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Total sales 
farms 
12,256 
579 
648 
549 
778 
562 
$1,000 
2,271,397 
1,357,288 
487,462 
196,136 
123,612 
38,553 
Grains, oilseeds, dry beans, and 
dry peas 
farms 
3,769 
357 
416 
414 
612 
370 
$1,000 
716,348 
365,326 
135,826 
99,089 
71,509 
18,871 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1,719 
335 
348 
349 
479 
208 
$1,000 
679,915 
364,851 
134,418 
97,536 
68,802 
14,308 
Corn 
farms 
2,923 
336 
353 
379 
539 
279 
$1,000 
339,134 
185,181 
62,157 
43,312 
29,622 
7,994 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1,129 
303 
255 
274 
262 
35 
$1,000 
310,407 
184,491 
59,751 
41,037 
22,791 
2,337 
Wheat 
farms 
1,773 
273 
282 
267 
341 
131 
$1,000 
87,328 
39,971 
17,124 
14,587 
9,939 
1,650 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
487 
198 
131 
106 
52 
- 
$1,000 
66,565 
38,124 
14,090 
10,653 
3,698 
- 
Soybeans 
farms 
2,486 
326 
361 
350 
464 
265 
$1,000 
268,581 
130,297 
53,515 
37,502 
29,343 
8,344 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1,113 
293 
254 
253 
272 
41 
$1,000 
242,048 
129,397 
50,450 
35,218 
24,411 
2,571 
Sorghum 
farms 
203 
32 
37 
35 
44 
22 
$1,000 
7,131 
3,021 
1,311 
1,302 
898 
419 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
49 
19 
11 
7 
9 
3 
$1,000 
5,122 
2,771 
874 
734 
566 
177 
Barley 
farms 
714 
123 
111 
131 
137 
39 
$1,000 
13,157 
6,551 
1,591 
2,217 
1,533 
366 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
63 
45 
5 
7 
6 
- 
$1,000 
6,221 
4,655 
262 
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 
15 
11 
20 
53 
34 
$1,000 
1,018 
305 
128 
169 
172 
98 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
2 
2 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
(D) 
(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 
74 
55 
65 
85 
70 
$1,000 
70,711 
38,850 
10,481 
8,622 
5,102 
2,948 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
206 
68 
27 
44 
36 
31 
$1,000 
63,010 
38,671 
9,874 
8,256 
4,050 
2,159 
Fruits, tree nuts, and berries 
farms 
476 
19 
15 
27 
50 
48 
$1,000 
20,065 
8,561 
3,112 
3,257 
1,883 
1,513 
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 
20 
29 
$1,000 
16,769 
7,434 
2,518 
2,821 
1,467 
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 
20 
39 
33 
$1,000 
3,297 
1,127 
594 
435 
416 
355 
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 
38 
63 
65 
$1,000 
204,808 
167,487 
16,699 
8,845 
5,454 
3,060 
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 
108 Maryland 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
