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 
52,194 
25,285 
154 
1,202 
2,193 
4,925 
7,252 
9,559 
percent 
100.0 
48.4 
0.3 
2.3 
4.2 
9.4 
13.9 
18.3 
Land in farms 
acres 
9,948,564 
7,681,193 
31,956 
309,883 
759,550 
1,904,122 
2,412,309 
2,263,373 
Average size of farm 
acres 
191 
304 
208 
258 
346 
387 
333 
237 
MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL 
PRODUCTS SOLD AND GOVERNMENT 
PAYMENTS 
Total 
farms 
52,194 
25,285 
154 
1,202 
2,193 
4,925 
7,252 
9,559 
$1,000 
8,833,970 
7,951,450 
47,099 
342,766 
1,029,206 
2,370,341 
2,474,004 
1,688,035 
Average per farm 
dollars 
169,253 
314,473 
305,838 
285,163 
469,314 
481,287 
341,148 
176,591 
Farms by economic class: 
Less than $1 ,000 (see text) 
1 1 ,549 
3,913 
16 
140 
299 
732 
1,171 
1,555 
$1,000 to $2,499 
6,366 
1,972 
3 
81 
161 
321 
553 
853 
$2,500 to $4,999 
5,513 
1,812 
11 
54 
139 
291 
506 
811 
$5,000 to $9,999 
5,283 
2,051 
7 
73 
142 
307 
536 
986 
$10,000 to $24,999 
6,209 
2,860 
27 
119 
201 
433 
767 
1,313 
$25,000 to $49,999 
4,060 
2,191 
14 
92 
165 
338 
580 
1,002 
$50,000 to $99,999 
3,661 
2,408 
10 
145 
201 
448 
664 
940 
$100,000 to $249,999 
3,668 
2,740 
19 
170 
265 
579 
777 
930 
$250,000 to $499,999 
2,336 
1,993 
32 
157 
226 
479 
588 
511 
$500,000 to $999,999 
1,715 
1,597 
7 
103 
184 
453 
513 
337 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
1,834 
1,748 
8 
68 
210 
544 
597 
321 
$1,000,000 to $2,499,999 
1,269 
1,205 
7 
48 
139 
366 
416 
229 
$2,500,000 to $4,999,999 
348 
341 
- 
13 
39 
115 
115 
59 
$5,000,000 or more 
217 
202 
1 
7 
32 
63 
66 
33 
Total sales 
farms 
52,194 
25,285 
154 
1,202 
2,193 
4,925 
7,252 
9,559 
$1,000 
8,678,050 
7,825,533 
46,575 
337,806 
1,016,125 
2,338,437 
2,433,838 
1,652,753 
Grains, oilseeds, dry beans, and 
dry peas 
farms 
18,514 
1 1 ,834 
97 
669 
1,056 
2,472 
3,383 
4,157 
$1,000 
3,613,250 
3,226,072 
17,057 
148,533 
357,699 
874,689 
1,031,028 
797,066 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
8,851 
7,049 
58 
387 
641 
1 ,665 
2,087 
2,211 
$1,000 
3,460,937 
3,143,225 
16,452 
143,657 
351,398 
860,329 
1,009,024 
762,365 
Corn 
farms 
14,282 
9,624 
78 
576 
915 
2,087 
2,812 
3,156 
$1,000 
2,069,927 
1,863,564 
10,033 
92,520 
227,324 
517,792 
584,396 
431,498 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
6,222 
5,206 
48 
314 
512 
1,321 
1,588 
1,423 
$1,000 
1,937,953 
1,783,464 
9,494 
88,175 
220,320 
502,459 
562,687 
400,330 
Wheat 
farms 
6,223 
4,762 
24 
203 
354 
1,081 
1,461 
1,639 
$1,000 
295,758 
265,054 
2,055 
8,224 
23,890 
71,307 
87,260 
72,319 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1,655 
1,525 
8 
50 
136 
418 
513 
400 
$1,000 
214,768 
202,735 
1,642 
5,347 
18,970 
57,712 
68,445 
50,618 
Soybeans 
farms 
12,039 
8,134 
74 
410 
676 
1,740 
2,314 
2,920 
$1,000 
1,092,453 
952,933 
4,539 
41,962 
91,390 
242,704 
309,166 
263,172 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
5,013 
4,246 
35 
222 
379 
1,041 
1,292 
1,277 
$1,000 
960,199 
870,683 
3,968 
38,036 
85,057 
227,365 
287,601 
228,655 
Sorghum 
farms 
109 
79 
- 
3 
10 
17 
21 
28 
$1,000 
686 
526 
- 
4 
53 
75 
187 
208 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
2 
2 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
Barley 
farms 
307 
207 
- 
16 
21 
44 
71 
55 
$1,000 
1,769 
1,374 
- 
96 
38 
304 
561 
375 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
3 
3 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2 
1 
$1,000 
206 
206 
- 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
(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 
2,272 
5 
143 
262 
503 
688 
671 
$1,000 
152,656 
142,620 
430 
5,727 
15,004 
42,507 
49,458 
29,495 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
698 
641 
1 
25 
76 
194 
222 
123 
$1,000 
134,848 
128,781 
(D) 
(D) 
13,704 
39,172 
45,405 
25,578 
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 
1,839 
13 
132 
219 
427 
530 
518 
$1,000 
462,726 
441,521 
2,257 
19,362 
58,449 
108,896 
155,259 
97,298 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
646 
582 
5 
40 
66 
163 
177 
131 
$1,000 
438,527 
425,872 
2,108 
18,166 
56,377 
105,661 
151,024 
92,537 
Fruits, tree nuts, and berries 
farms 
2,304 
1,511 
5 
60 
123 
325 
473 
525 
$1,000 
257,133 
225,274 
47 
7,116 
13,007 
70,863 
88,440 
45,801 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
711 
598 
- 
28 
47 
151 
193 
179 
$1,000 
238,259 
213,688 
- 
6,943 
12,237 
68,336 
84,881 
41,291 
Fruits and tree nuts 
farms 
1,361 
919 
4 
32 
59 
208 
295 
321 
$1,000 
133,091 
117,662 
(D) 
(D) 
7,374 
40,577 
38,004 
27,316 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
448 
383 
21 
28 
96 
119 
119 
$1,000 
120,571 
109,591 
- 
4,264 
6,866 
38,725 
35,544 
24,192 
Berries 
farms 
1,124 
732 
1 
34 
75 
151 
227 
244 
$1,000 
124,043 
107,612 
(D) 
(D) 
5,633 
30,286 
50,436 
18,484 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
272 
225 
7 
21 
57 
80 
60 
$1,000 
116,641 
103,239 
- 
2,673 
5,363 
29,422 
49,069 
16,712 
Nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, 
and sod (see text) 
farms 
2,235 
1,394 
4 
81 
126 
363 
468 
352 
$1,000 
727,847 
594,187 
(D) 
(D) 
68,296 
274,014 
178,517 
62,325 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
839 
632 
2 
26 
48 
192 
230 
134 
$1,000 
709,328 
583,968 
(D) 
(D) 
67,330 
271,583 
175,031 
59,635 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
190 Michigan 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
