Table 64. Summary by Size of Farm: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Total 
1 to 9 
acres 
1 0 to 49 
acres 
50 to 69 
acres 
70 to 99 
acres 
1 00 to 1 39 
acres 
FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 
Farms 
.... number 
52,194 
4,162 
18,764 
4,639 
6,049 
4,225 
percent 
100.0 
8.0 
36.0 
8.9 
11.6 
8.1 
Land in farms 
acres 
9,948,564 
20,018 
497,573 
270,763 
491,910 
492,076 
Average size of farm 
acres 
191 
5 
27 
58 
81 
116 
MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL 
PRODUCTS SOLD AND GOVERNMENT 
PAYMENTS 
Total 
farms 
52,194 
4,162 
18,764 
4,639 
6,049 
4,225 
$1,000 
8,833,970 
171,114 
608,723 
167,093 
264,417 
304,937 
Average per farm 
dollars 
169,253 
41,113 
32,441 
36,019 
43,712 
72,174 
Farms by economic class: 
Less than $1 ,000 (see text) 
11,549 
1,507 
6,596 
1,070 
1,126 
560 
$1,000 to $2,499 
6,366 
825 
3,555 
677 
688 
297 
$2,500 to $4,999 
5,513 
557 
2,584 
664 
894 
381 
$5,000 to $9,999 
5,283 
419 
2,209 
601 
811 
551 
$10,000 to $24,999 
6,209 
372 
2,184 
817 
1,014 
676 
$25,000 to $49,999 
4,060 
166 
761 
480 
823 
669 
$50,000 to $99,999 
3,661 
120 
399 
177 
461 
731 
$100,000 to $249,999 
3,668 
72 
216 
100 
134 
272 
$250,000 to $499,999 
2,336 
41 
98 
31 
57 
57 
$500,000 to $999,999 
1,715 
41 
64 
7 
18 
21 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
1,834 
42 
98 
15 
23 
10 
$1,000,000 to $2,499,999 
1,269 
32 
50 
6 
12 
5 
$2,500,000 to $4,999,999 
348 
7 
29 
3 
5 
- 
$5,000,000 or more 
217 
3 
19 
6 
6 
5 
Total sales 
farms 
52,194 
4,162 
18,764 
4,639 
6,049 
4,225 
$1,000 
8,678,050 
170,488 
601,271 
163,450 
257,619 
298,243 
Grains, oilseeds, dry beans, and 
dry peas 
farms 
18,514 
202 
2,869 
1,294 
1,953 
1,862 
$1,000 
3,613,250 
473 
26,550 
22,246 
48,928 
67,528 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
8,851 
- 
9 
42 
256 
556 
$1,000 
3,460,937 
- 
658 
2,546 
16,584 
41,078 
Corn 
farms 
14,282 
109 
1,678 
820 
1,344 
1,405 
$1,000 
2,069,927 
241 
13,517 
10,727 
24,403 
33,160 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
6,222 
- 
2 
21 
85 
157 
$1,000 
1,937,953 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
5,722 
11,686 
Wheat 
farms 
6,223 
13 
292 
200 
450 
499 
$1,000 
295,758 
31 
1,772 
1,862 
3,956 
6,321 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1,655 
- 
- 
- 
1 
7 
$1,000 
214,768 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
406 
Soybeans 
farms 
12,039 
74 
1,281 
700 
1,103 
1,128 
$1,000 
1,092,453 
193 
10,175 
9,096 
18,868 
26,003 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
5,013 
- 
- 
2 
30 
73 
$1,000 
960,199 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
4,626 
Sorghum 
farms 
109 
- 
7 
1 
15 
11 
$1,000 
686 
- 
15 
(D) 
109 
54 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
2 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Barley 
farms 
307 
- 
28 
6 
27 
34 
$1,000 
1,769 
- 
50 
(D) 
28 
99 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
3 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
206 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Rice 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other grains, oilseeds, 
dry beans, and dry peas 
farms 
3,013 
8 
208 
143 
272 
282 
$1,000 
152,656 
9 
1,021 
508 
1,564 
1,892 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
698 
- 
7 
- 
4 
7 
$1,000 
134,848 
- 
442 
- 
299 
497 
Tobacco 
farms 
_ 
_ 
_ 
_ 
_ 
_ 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Cotton and cottonseed 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Vegetables, melons, potatoes, 
and sweet potatoes 
farms 
2,793 
485 
995 
225 
216 
156 
$1,000 
462,726 
4,052 
16,354 
6,160 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
646 
4 
77 
43 
54 
37 
$1,000 
438,527 
269 
6,487 
4,138 
7,506 
6,531 
Fruits, tree nuts, and berries 
farms 
2,304 
246 
828 
202 
277 
182 
$1,000 
257,133 
1,705 
21,148 
9,921 
14,982 
17,418 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
711 
1 
143 
58 
91 
68 
$1,000 
238,259 
(D) 
13,373 
8,388 
12,412 
15,575 
Fruits and tree nuts 
farms 
1,361 
124 
440 
118 
175 
101 
$1,000 
133,091 
849 
10,445 
4,593 
8,838 
7,048 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
448 
- 
65 
29 
62 
36 
$1,000 
120,571 
- 
5,419 
3,482 
7,195 
5,791 
Berries 
farms 
1,124 
133 
443 
103 
122 
97 
$1,000 
124,043 
855 
10,703 
5,329 
6,144 
10,371 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
272 
1 
77 
27 
29 
34 
$1,000 
116,641 
(D) 
7,728 
4,783 
5,137 
9,724 
Nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, 
and sod (see text) 
farms 
2,235 
679 
919 
135 
141 
97 
$1,000 
727,847 
81,320 
232,020 
71,354 
53,900 
9,812 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
839 
207 
341 
54 
50 
32 
$1,000 
709,328 
75,368 
224,370 
70,146 
52,701 
9,018 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
58 Michigan 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
