Table 70. Summary by Tenure of Principal Operator and by Operators on Farm: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Tenure of principal operator 
Operators on farm 
Item 
Total 
Full owners 
Part owners 
Tenants 
One operator 
More than one 
operator 
FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 
Farms 
number 
52,194 
35,234 
14,861 
2,099 
28,911 
23,283 
percent 
100.0 
67.5 
28.5 
4.0 
55.4 
44.6 
Land in farms 
acres 
9,948,564 
2,822,166 
6,593,678 
532,720 
4,823,771 
5,124,793 
Average size of farm 
acres 
191 
80 
444 
254 
167 
220 
MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL 
PRODUCTS SOLD AND GOVERNMENT 
PAYMENTS 
Total 
farms 
52,194 
35,234 
14,861 
2,099 
28,911 
23,283 
$1,000 
8,833,970 
1,949,136 
6,163,503 
721,331 
3,522,662 
5,311,308 
Average per farm 
dollars 
169,253 
55,320 
414,743 
343,655 
121,845 
228,120 
Farms by economic class: 
Less than $1 ,000 (see text) 
1 1 ,549 
10,504 
791 
254 
5,778 
5,771 
$1,000 to $2,499 
6,366 
5,730 
519 
117 
3,666 
2,700 
$2,500 to $4,999 
5,513 
4,679 
696 
138 
3,221 
2,292 
$5,000 to $9,999 
5,283 
4,084 
986 
213 
3,042 
2,241 
$10,000 to $24,999 
6,209 
4,141 
1,786 
282 
3,565 
2,644 
$25,000 to $49,999 
4,060 
2,297 
1,515 
248 
2,479 
1,581 
$50,000 to $99,999 
3,661 
1,641 
1,751 
269 
2,177 
1,484 
$100,000 to $249,999 
3,668 
1,152 
2,304 
212 
2,166 
1,502 
$250,000 to $499,999 
2,336 
469 
1,740 
127 
1,324 
1,012 
$500,000 to $999,999 
1,715 
254 
1,360 
101 
858 
857 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
1,834 
283 
1,413 
138 
635 
1,199 
$1,000,000 to $2,499,999 
1,269 
170 
1,008 
91 
476 
793 
$2,500,000 to $4,999,999 
348 
58 
262 
28 
98 
250 
$5,000,000 or more 
217 
55 
143 
19 
61 
156 
Total sales 
farms 
52,194 
35,234 
14,861 
2,099 
28,911 
23,283 
$1,000 
8,678,050 
1,909,190 
6,055,714 
713,147 
3,446,295 
5,231,755 
Grains, oilseeds, dry beans, and 
dry peas 
farms 
18,514 
7,080 
10,333 
1,101 
1 1 ,240 
7,274 
$1,000 
3,613,250 
407,613 
2,925,035 
280,602 
1,694,124 
1,919,126 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
8,851 
1,552 
6,676 
623 
5,148 
3,703 
$1,000 
3,460,937 
331,233 
2,857,989 
271,714 
1,595,382 
1,865,555 
Corn 
farms 
14,282 
4,751 
8,654 
877 
8,483 
5,799 
$1,000 
2,069,927 
231,644 
1,668,130 
170,153 
931,093 
1,138,833 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
6,222 
787 
5,014 
421 
3,429 
2,793 
$1,000 
1,937,953 
177,798 
1,598,869 
161,286 
846,116 
1,091,836 
Wheat 
farms 
6,223 
1,556 
4,335 
332 
3,674 
2,549 
$1,000 
295,758 
35,047 
239,959 
20,752 
138,067 
157,691 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1,655 
146 
1,391 
118 
798 
857 
$1,000 
214,768 
16,853 
180,750 
17,165 
88,638 
126,130 
Soybeans 
farms 
12,039 
3,793 
7,400 
846 
7,488 
4,551 
$1,000 
1,092,453 
123,093 
895,217 
74,143 
552,940 
539,513 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
5,013 
586 
4,082 
345 
2,833 
2,180 
$1,000 
960,199 
74,252 
821,197 
64,749 
465,349 
494,851 
Sorghum 
farms 
109 
34 
74 
1 
57 
52 
$1,000 
686 
(D) 
399 
(D) 
258 
429 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
2 
2 
- 
- 
2 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
Barley 
farms 
307 
93 
210 
4 
160 
147 
$1,000 
1,769 
(D) 
1,342 
(D) 
963 
807 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
3 
3 
1 
2 
$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 
900 
1,987 
126 
1,715 
1,298 
$1,000 
152,656 
17,141 
119,988 
15,527 
70,803 
81,853 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
698 
63 
581 
54 
374 
324 
$1,000 
134,848 
12,287 
107,727 
14,834 
59,829 
75,019 
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 
1,695 
901 
197 
1,202 
1,591 
$1,000 
462,726 
53,966 
381,799 
26,961 
90,782 
371,944 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
646 
163 
434 
49 
243 
403 
$1,000 
438,527 
38,485 
374,899 
25,143 
79,934 
358,593 
Fruits, tree nuts, and berries 
farms 
2,304 
1,662 
535 
107 
1,068 
1,236 
$1,000 
257,133 
114,958 
114,984 
27,191 
89,362 
167,771 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
711 
408 
259 
44 
313 
398 
$1,000 
238,259 
100,416 
1 1 1 ,408 
26,436 
80,135 
158,124 
Fruits and tree nuts 
farms 
1,361 
933 
359 
69 
662 
699 
$1,000 
133,091 
57,040 
67,788 
8,263 
47,538 
85,552 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
448 
228 
189 
31 
191 
257 
$1,000 
120,571 
47,562 
65,296 
7,713 
40,945 
79,626 
Berries 
farms 
1,124 
839 
239 
46 
473 
651 
$1,000 
124,043 
57,918 
47,196 
18,928 
41,824 
82,219 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
272 
181 
78 
13 
122 
150 
$1,000 
116,641 
52,321 
45,607 
18,714 
38,829 
77,812 
Nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, 
and sod (see text) 
farms 
2,235 
1,753 
312 
170 
991 
1,244 
$1,000 
727,847 
445,635 
179,346 
102,866 
171,786 
556,061 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
839 
627 
142 
70 
294 
545 
$1,000 
709,328 
430,991 
176,970 
101,367 
162,870 
546,458 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
216 Michigan 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
