Table 69. Summary by Age and Primary Occupation of Principal Operator: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Total farming 
and other 
occupations 
Farming 
Item 
Total 
Age of operator (years) 
Under 25 
25 to 34 
35 to 44 
45 to 54 
55 to 64 
65 and over 
FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 
Farms 
number 
12,256 
5,996 
44 
248 
420 
1,171 
1,635 
2,478 
percent 
100.0 
48.9 
0.4 
2.0 
3.4 
9.6 
13.3 
20.2 
Land in farms 
acres 
2,030,745 
1,513,516 
4,021 
46,074 
109,609 
335,954 
473,802 
544,056 
Average size of farm 
acres 
166 
252 
91 
186 
261 
287 
290 
220 
MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL 
PRODUCTS SOLD AND GOVERNMENT 
PAYMENTS 
Total 
farms 
12,256 
5,996 
44 
248 
420 
1,171 
1,635 
2,478 
$1,000 
2,307,421 
1,936,232 
2,371 
68,853 
170,989 
561,777 
555,437 
576,806 
Average per farm 
dollars 
188,269 
322,921 
53,888 
277,631 
407,116 
479,742 
339,717 
232,771 
Farms by economic class: 
Less than $1 ,000 (see text) 
2,563 
893 
11 
19 
35 
193 
259 
376 
$1,000 to $2,499 
1,458 
444 
8 
7 
29 
60 
103 
237 
$2,500 to $4,999 
1,340 
416 
6 
8 
32 
46 
100 
224 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,419 
574 
3 
27 
28 
72 
141 
303 
$10,000 to $24,999 
1,329 
570 
8 
26 
43 
80 
126 
287 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,031 
595 
_ 
43 
45 
83 
157 
267 
$50,000 to $99,999 
562 
372 
2 
19 
27 
74 
86 
164 
$100,000 to $249,999 
778 
566 
2 
30 
37 
128 
174 
195 
$250,000 to $499,999 
549 
471 
3 
33 
46 
118 
141 
130 
$500,000 to $999,999 
648 
577 
1 
18 
52 
160 
180 
166 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
579 
518 
- 
18 
46 
157 
168 
129 
$1,000,000 to $2,499,999 
442 
402 
- 
17 
32 
115 
140 
98 
$2,500,000 to $4,999,999 
101 
89 
- 
1 
10 
32 
25 
21 
$5,000,000 or more 
36 
27 
- 
4 
10 
3 
10 
Total sales 
farms 
12,256 
5,996 
44 
248 
420 
1,171 
1,635 
2,478 
$1,000 
2,271,397 
1,908,532 
2,338 
67,885 
169,151 
555,811 
546,957 
566,390 
Grains, oilseeds, dry beans, and 
dry peas 
farms 
3,769 
2,545 
16 
127 
186 
522 
709 
985 
$1,000 
716,348 
638,675 
554 
16,954 
47,450 
148,630 
209,543 
215,543 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1,719 
1,425 
2 
57 
91 
322 
440 
513 
$1,000 
679,915 
617,819 
(D) 
15,698 
(D) 
144,866 
204,713 
206,334 
Corn 
farms 
2,923 
2,099 
11 
112 
146 
446 
605 
779 
$1,000 
339,134 
304,041 
240 
6,935 
23,879 
71,293 
96,767 
104,926 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1,129 
968 
1 
28 
64 
218 
315 
342 
$1,000 
310,407 
284,599 
(D) 
(D) 
22,785 
67,108 
91,470 
97,588 
Wheat 
farms 
1,773 
1,345 
5 
61 
101 
290 
382 
506 
$1,000 
87,328 
79,375 
14 
3,271 
6,415 
18,744 
24,683 
26,247 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
487 
458 
- 
21 
28 
99 
164 
146 
$1,000 
66,565 
63,510 
- 
2,591 
5,169 
15,277 
20,528 
19,947 
Soybeans 
farms 
2,486 
1,757 
6 
68 
122 
377 
496 
688 
$1,000 
268,581 
237,650 
246 
6,125 
15,749 
54,800 
82,363 
78,368 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1,113 
954 
2 
28 
52 
227 
317 
328 
$1,000 
242,048 
220,188 
(D) 
(D) 
14,453 
51,220 
78,924 
70,348 
Sorghum 
farms 
203 
147 
1 
5 
7 
45 
47 
42 
$1,000 
7,131 
5,626 
(D) 
(D) 
349 
1,274 
1,824 
1,902 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
49 
41 
1 
3 
7 
16 
14 
$1,000 
5,122 
4,174 
- 
(D) 
310 
(D) 
1,438 
1,444 
Barley 
farms 
714 
554 
7 
25 
47 
137 
170 
168 
$1,000 
13,157 
11,113 
(D) 
(D) 
942 
2,327 
3,665 
3,810 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
63 
56 
1 
4 
15 
16 
20 
$1,000 
6,221 
5,494 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
1,189 
1,583 
2,024 
Rice 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other grains, oilseeds, 
dry beans, and dry peas 
farms 
232 
176 
2 
12 
19 
34 
57 
52 
$1,000 
1,018 
870 
(D) 
(D) 
116 
192 
241 
289 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
2 
2 
- 
1 
- 
1 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
" 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
Tobacco 
farms 
43 
30 
- 
3 
3 
12 
8 
4 
$1,000 
1,026 
819 
- 
49 
81 
368 
270 
50 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
2 
2 
- 
- 
- 
1 
1 
- 
$1,000 
(D) 
(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 
573 
7 
35 
83 
127 
156 
165 
$1,000 
70,711 
64,395 
47 
1,299 
4,298 
19,809 
18,210 
20,731 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
206 
183 
- 
8 
19 
50 
57 
49 
$1,000 
63,010 
58,352 
875 
3,371 
18,326 
16,787 
18,994 
Fruits, tree nuts, and berries 
farms 
476 
280 
_ 
12 
37 
57 
87 
87 
$1,000 
20,065 
17,258 
- 
26 
3,449 
5,516 
4,743 
3,524 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
61 
51 
- 
- 
7 
13 
18 
13 
$1,000 
17,415 
15,694 
- 
- 
3,321 
5,201 
4,362 
2,810 
Fruits and tree nuts 
farms 
283 
150 
- 
8 
13 
27 
51 
51 
$1,000 
16,769 
14,847 
- 
12 
3,088 
5,189 
3,477 
3,080 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
53 
45 
- 
- 
7 
12 
15 
11 
$1,000 
14,901 
13,820 
- 
- 
3,056 
5,006 
3,193 
2,565 
Berries 
farms 
276 
193 
- 
9 
31 
39 
57 
57 
$1,000 
3,297 
2,411 
- 
14 
361 
327 
1,266 
444 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
13 
10 
- 
- 
1 
1 
6 
2 
$1,000 
2,014 
1,408 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
1,006 
(D) 
Nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, 
and sod (see text) 
farms 
535 
355 
5 
27 
38 
95 
104 
86 
$1,000 
204,808 
150,840 
28 
1,853 
14,820 
51,896 
37,289 
44,954 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
184 
140 
- 
3 
15 
43 
45 
34 
$1,000 
200,461 
148,111 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
51,130 
36,462 
44,300 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
188 Maryland 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
