Table 68. Summary by North American Industry Classification System: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Other crop farming 
(1119) 
Item 
Total 
Oilseed and 
grain farming 
(1111) 
Vegetable 
and melon 
farming 
(1112) 
Fruit and 
tree nut 
farming 
(1113) 
Greenhouse, 
nursery, and 
floriculture 
production 
(1114) 
Total 
Tobacco 
farming 
(11191) 
FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 
Farms 
.. number 
12,256 
2,561 
417 
270 
490 
2,932 
23 
percent 
100.0 
20.9 
3.4 
2.2 
4.0 
23.9 
0.2 
Land in farms 
acres 
2,030,745 
1,085,887 
36,380 
11,948 
38,291 
304,625 
2,370 
Average size of farm 
acres 
166 
424 
87 
44 
78 
104 
103 
MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL 
PRODUCTS SOLD AND GOVERNMENT 
PAYMENTS 
Total 
farms 
12,256 
2,561 
417 
270 
490 
2,932 
23 
$1,000 
2,307,421 
667,203 
50,147 
18,951 
207,441 
60,807 
(D) 
Average per farm 
....dollars 
188,269 
260,524 
120,256 
70,187 
423,350 
20,739 
(D) 
Farms by economic class: 
Less than $1 ,000 (see text) 
2,563 
17 
15 
54 
58 
436 
$1,000 to $2,499 
1,458 
56 
21 
38 
31 
745 
- 
$2,500 to $4,999 
1,340 
97 
40 
36 
39 
581 
2 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,419 
229 
72 
44 
59 
482 
3 
$10,000 to $24,999 
1,329 
352 
76 
35 
73 
371 
5 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,031 
482 
73 
15 
54 
191 
7 
$50,000 to $99,999 
562 
283 
41 
21 
41 
60 
5 
$100,000 to $249,999 
778 
438 
32 
10 
37 
38 
1 
$250,000 to $499,999 
549 
270 
21 
8 
28 
12 
- 
$500,000 to $999,999 
648 
162 
12 
4 
24 
5 
- 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
579 
175 
14 
5 
46 
11 
- 
$1,000,000 to $2,499,999 
442 
140 
13 
4 
23 
8 
- 
$2,500,000 to $4,999,999 
101 
32 
1 
1 
12 
2 
- 
$5,000,000 or more 
36 
3 
- 
- 
11 
1 
- 
Total sales 
farms 
12,256 
2,561 
417 
270 
490 
2,932 
23 
$1,000 
2,271,397 
647,943 
49,452 
18,842 
207,149 
54,067 
862 
Grains, oilseeds, dry beans, and 
dry peas 
farms 
3,769 
2,561 
73 
8 
26 
243 
13 
$1,000 
716,348 
593,675 
5,604 
280 
2,984 
13,206 
100 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1,719 
1,252 
22 
2 
11 
36 
1 
$1,000 
679,915 
567,055 
5,044 
(D) 
2,793 
11,215 
(D) 
Corn 
farms 
2,923 
1,949 
47 
5 
16 
189 
12 
$1,000 
339,134 
279,880 
2,133 
213 
1,262 
7,446 
51 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1,129 
860 
12 
1 
4 
18 
- 
$1,000 
310,407 
260,708 
1,877 
(D) 
1,110 
5,826 
- 
Wheat 
farms 
1,773 
1,320 
31 
3 
8 
69 
1 
$1,000 
87,328 
74,428 
577 
(D) 
(D) 
1,159 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
487 
415 
3 
1 
4 
$1,000 
66,565 
59,333 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
536 
- 
Soybeans 
farms 
2,486 
1,859 
41 
2 
17 
70 
2 
$1,000 
268,581 
223,402 
2,487 
(D) 
1,237 
4,063 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1,113 
878 
15 
9 
20 
$1,000 
242,048 
204,548 
2,099 
- 
1,138 
3,456 
- 
Sorghum 
farms 
203 
125 
5 
1 
2 
9 
- 
$1,000 
7,131 
5,686 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
95 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
49 
40 
1 
1 
- 
$1,000 
5,122 
4,471 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
Barley 
farms 
714 
386 
15 
1 
2 
49 
- 
$1,000 
13,157 
9,676 
292 
(D) 
(D) 
358 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
63 
49 
3 
1 
- 
$1,000 
6,221 
5,163 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
Rice 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other grains, oilseeds, 
dry beans, and dry peas 
farms 
232 
101 
14 
1 
. 
39 
1 
$1,000 
1,018 
602 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
86 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
2 
1 
- 
- 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
" 
- 
- 
Tobacco 
.... farms 
43 
5 
1 
- 
- 
30 
23 
$1,000 
1,026 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
793 
648 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
2 
- 
- 
2 
2 
$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 
107 
417 
32 
39 
124 
3 
$1,000 
70,711 
14,510 
39,602 
1,398 
617 
8,412 
20 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
206 
57 
107 
5 
3 
18 
- 
$1,000 
63,010 
13,763 
35,378 
1,152 
(D) 
7,076 
- 
Fruits, tree nuts, and berries 
farms 
476 
22 
94 
227 
16 
78 
3 
$1,000 
20,065 
240 
1,505 
16,779 
238 
934 
12 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
61 
1 
8 
45 
2 
3 
- 
$1,000 
17,415 
(D) 
1,102 
15,211 
(D) 
591 
- 
Fruits and tree nuts 
farms 
283 
13 
39 
186 
4 
24 
1 
$1,000 
16,769 
191 
724 
14,878 
167 
495 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
53 
1 
7 
39 
2 
2 
$1,000 
14,901 
(D) 
565 
13,439 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
Berries 
farms 
276 
12 
79 
85 
14 
63 
2 
$1,000 
3,297 
50 
781 
1,901 
71 
439 
(D) 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
160 Maryland 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
