Table 67. Summary by Legal Status For Tax Purposes: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Partnership 
Item 
Total 
Family or 
individual 
Total 
Registered 
under 
state law 
FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 
Farms 
number 
52,194 
45,174 
3,470 
2,525 
percent 
100.0 
86.6 
6.6 
4.8 
Land in farms 
acres 
9,948,564 
6,736,807 
1,848,642 
1,564,084 
Average size of farm 
acres 
191 
149 
533 
619 
MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL 
PRODUCTS SOLD AND GOVERNMENT 
PAYMENTS 
Total 
farms 
52,194 
45,174 
3,470 
2,525 
$1,000 
8,833,970 
4,228,392 
2,291,362 
2,069,385 
Average per farm 
dollars 
169,253 
93,602 
660,335 
819,559 
Farms by economic class: 
Less than $1 ,000 (see text) 
11,549 
10,392 
466 
293 
$1,000 to $2,499 
6,366 
5,883 
179 
117 
$2,500 to $4,999 
5,513 
5,092 
186 
119 
$5,000 to $9,999 
5,283 
4,787 
251 
149 
$10,000 to $24,999 
6,209 
5,580 
312 
235 
$25,000 to $49,999 
4,060 
3,590 
245 
165 
$50,000 to $99,999 
3,661 
3,163 
265 
181 
$100,000 to $249,999 
3,668 
3,026 
348 
240 
$250,000 to $499,999 
2,336 
1,790 
315 
245 
$500,000 to $999,999 
1,715 
1,081 
359 
291 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
1,834 
790 
544 
490 
$1,000,000 to $2,499,999 
1,269 
624 
333 
291 
$2,500,000 to $4,999,999 
348 
120 
119 
108 
$5,000,000 or more 
217 
46 
92 
91 
Total sales 
farms 
52,194 
45,174 
3,470 
2,525 
$1,000 
8,678,050 
4,123,823 
2,261,668 
2,043,975 
Grains, oilseeds, dry beans, and 
dry peas 
farms 
18,514 
15,630 
1,729 
1,298 
$1,000 
3,613,250 
2,239,844 
833,204 
722,219 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
8,851 
6,838 
1,228 
969 
$1,000 
3,460,937 
2,102,445 
824,312 
716,483 
Corn 
farms 
14,282 
11,839 
1,503 
1,137 
$1,000 
2,069,927 
1,235,740 
509,120 
445,326 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
6,222 
4,567 
1,018 
831 
$1,000 
1,937,953 
1,118,435 
499,919 
439,529 
Wheat 
farms 
6,223 
4,899 
796 
630 
$1,000 
295,758 
179,096 
66,826 
59,277 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1,655 
1,018 
356 
313 
$1,000 
214,768 
112,396 
57,717 
52,271 
Soybeans 
farms 
12,039 
10,094 
1,179 
879 
$1,000 
1,092,453 
740,468 
229,142 
193,740 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
5,013 
3,739 
788 
627 
$1,000 
960,199 
622,308 
220,259 
187,840 
Sorghum 
farms 
109 
83 
14 
12 
$1,000 
686 
498 
123 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
2 
2 
- 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
Barley 
farms 
307 
243 
35 
31 
$1,000 
1,769 
1,087 
349 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
3 
2 
- 
$1,000 
206 
(D) 
- 
- 
Rice 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other grains, oilseeds, 
dry beans, and dry peas 
farms 
3,013 
2,382 
338 
258 
$1,000 
152,656 
82,955 
27,643 
23,414 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
698 
438 
102 
81 
$1,000 
134,848 
68,511 
25,798 
21,866 
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 
2,196 
327 
272 
$1,000 
462,726 
148,110 
148,282 
139,260 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
646 
368 
152 
124 
$1,000 
438,527 
128,173 
145,703 
136,978 
Fruits, tree nuts, and berries 
farms 
2,304 
1,732 
259 
220 
$1,000 
257,133 
104,266 
59,199 
56,906 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
711 
430 
118 
106 
$1,000 
238,259 
89,775 
56,952 
54,975 
Fruits and tree nuts 
farms 
1,361 
1,007 
167 
146 
$1,000 
133,091 
65,680 
27,877 
26,494 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
448 
271 
81 
72 
$1,000 
120,571 
56,279 
26,317 
25,073 
Berries 
farms 
1,124 
856 
120 
98 
$1,000 
124,043 
38,587 
31,322 
30,412 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
272 
160 
43 
39 
$1,000 
116,641 
32,724 
30,493 
29,777 
Nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, 
and sod (see text) 
farms 
2,235 
1,427 
247 
211 
$1,000 
727,847 
88,976 
107,542 
103,181 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
839 
369 
134 
118 
$1,000 
709,328 
76,146 
105,701 
101,724 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
136 Michigan 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
