Table 8. Farms, Land in Farms, Value of Land and Buildings, and Land Use: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Michigan 
Alcona 
Alger 
Allegan 
Alpena 
Antrim 
Arenac 
FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 
Farms 
number, 2012 
52,194 
235 
93 
1,396 
458 
415 
421 
2007 
56,014 
281 
86 
1,595 
573 
411 
488 
Land in farms 
acres, 2012 
9,948,564 
38,309 
17,781 
270,282 
69,274 
64,167 
81,677 
2007 
10,031,807 
45,395 
18,357 
275,120 
85,947 
67,351 
94,604 
Average size of farm 
acres, 2012 
191 
163 
191 
194 
151 
155 
194 
2007 
179 
162 
213 
172 
150 
164 
194 
Estimated market value of land and buildings .... 
farms, 2012 
52,194 
235 
93 
1,396 
458 
415 
421 
2007 
56,014 
281 
86 
1,595 
573 
411 
488 
$1,000, 2012 
39,988,344 
92,729 
36,801 
1,294,769 
168,532 
229,972 
227,248 
2007 
34,199,659 
110,349 
39,468 
1,150,527 
221,854 
259,881 
226,579 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
766,148 
394,591 
395,705 
927,485 
367,974 
554,150 
539,783 
2007 
610,556 
392,702 
458,926 
721,334 
387,180 
632,314 
464,302 
Average per acre 
dollars, 2012 
4,020 
2,421 
2,070 
4,790 
2,433 
3,584 
2,782 
2007 
3,409 
2,431 
2,150 
4,182 
2,581 
3,859 
2,395 
2012 farms by value group: 
$1 to $49,999 
3,454 
19 
8 
99 
39 
21 
54 
$50,000 to $99,999 
4,854 
28 
10 
138 
65 
69 
68 
$100,000 to $199,999 
11,570 
60 
25 
302 
118 
83 
111 
$200,000 to $499,999 
17,620 
82 
35 
460 
173 
125 
101 
$500,000 to $999,999 
6,829 
27 
7 
175 
31 
71 
34 
$1,000, 000 to $1,999, 999 
3,582 
14 
7 
89 
19 
30 
25 
$2,000,000 to $4,999,999 
2,896 
4 
- 
91 
11 
14 
20 
$5,000,000 to $9,999,999 
943 
1 
1 
21 
2 
- 
8 
$10,000,000 or more 
446 
- 
- 
21 
- 
2 
Approximate land area 
acres, 2012 
36,187,416 
431,736 
585,649 
528,149 
365,994 
304,450 
232,442 
Proportion in farms 
percent, 2012 
27.5 
8.9 
3.0 
51.2 
18.9 
21.1 
35.1 
2012 size of farm: 
1 to 9 acres 
farms 
4,162 
12 
2 
168 
23 
38 
19 
acres 
20,018 
73 
(D) 
811 
111 
150 
104 
1 0 to 49 acres 
farms 
18,764 
68 
43 
555 
129 
132 
144 
acres 
497,573 
1,882 
1,204 
14,512 
3,570 
3,709 
4,287 
50 to 69 acres 
farms 
4,639 
16 
7 
140 
34 
35 
34 
acres 
270,763 
934 
426 
7,935 
(D) 
2,057 
(D) 
70 to 99 acres 
farms 
6,049 
49 
4 
135 
82 
57 
64 
acres 
491,910 
4,034 
(D) 
10,985 
6,669 
4,581 
5,249 
100 to 139 acres 
farms 
4,225 
19 
7 
91 
55 
45 
38 
acres 
492,076 
2,258 
800 
10,536 
6,526 
5,150 
4,544 
140 to 179 acres 
farms 
2,721 
17 
2 
58 
34 
22 
23 
acres 
427,361 
2,639 
(D) 
9,233 
5,266 
3,520 
3,600 
180 to 219 acres 
farms 
1,934 
11 
4 
39 
19 
23 
14 
acres 
381,740 
2,173 
816 
7,753 
3,841 
4,432 
2,713 
220 to 259 acres 
farms 
1,340 
8 
3 
29 
22 
10 
11 
acres 
318,170 
1,794 
761 
6,961 
5,158 
2,346 
2,574 
260 to 499 acres 
farms 
3,766 
17 
12 
71 
30 
30 
30 
acres 
1,319,691 
5,793 
4,263 
24,326 
10,312 
10,851 
10,547 
500 to 999 acres 
farms 
2,574 
11 
4 
56 
23 
15 
29 
acres 
1,778,392 
6,839 
2,299 
38,273 
15,572 
10,084 
21,915 
1,000 to 1,999 acres 
farms 
1,417 
7 
5 
35 
6 
5 
13 
acres 
1,906,091 
9,890 
6,539 
45,563 
8,036 
6,375 
19,348 
2,000 acres or more 
farms 
603 
- 
- 
19 
1 
3 
2 
acres 
2,044,779 
- 
- 
93,394 
(D) 
10,912 
(D) 
2007 size of farm: 
1 to 9 acres 
farms 
4,219 
11 
2 
200 
16 
21 
22 
acres 
21,026 
46 
(D) 
1,094 
82 
103 
130 
1 0 to 49 acres 
farms 
20,726 
80 
31 
627 
195 
134 
171 
acres 
558,422 
2,280 
995 
16,811 
5,593 
4,026 
5,076 
50 to 69 acres 
farms 
4,889 
18 
1 
137 
43 
34 
48 
acres 
284,748 
1,066 
(D) 
7,824 
2,515 
2,058 
2,811 
70 to 99 acres 
farms 
6,772 
45 
8 
170 
96 
58 
62 
acres 
550,798 
3,694 
637 
14,088 
7,663 
4,693 
4,946 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
farms 
4,607 
32 
10 
113 
63 
43 
50 
acres 
534,164 
3,616 
1,198 
12,977 
7,418 
4,978 
5,812 
140 to 179 acres 
farms 
2,938 
18 
2 
78 
44 
36 
19 
acres 
460,022 
2,785 
(D) 
12,416 
6,946 
5,645 
2,961 
180 to 219 acres 
farms 
1,994 
18 
8 
35 
28 
15 
16 
acres 
392,840 
3,488 
1,569 
6,909 
5,454 
2,985 
3,091 
220 to 259 acres 
farms 
1,386 
11 
1 
29 
10 
10 
14 
acres 
329,719 
2,626 
(D) 
6,914 
2,339 
(D) 
3,350 
260 to 499 acres 
farms 
3,895 
26 
14 
94 
41 
36 
36 
acres 
1,378,106 
8,842 
5,642 
33,611 
14,314 
12,197 
12,684 
500 to 999 acres 
farms 
2,619 
19 
7 
65 
29 
15 
28 
acres 
1,812,327 
12,825 
4,897 
46,005 
20,982 
10,770 
19,935 
1,000 to 1,999 acres 
farms 
1,424 
3 
2 
29 
8 
7 
18 
acres 
1,899,837 
4,127 
(D) 
39,552 
12,641 
8,643 
23,348 
2,000 acres or more 
farms 
545 
- 
18 
- 
2 
4 
acres 
1,809,798 
- 
- 
76,919 
- 
(D) 
10,460 
LAND IN FARMS ACCORDING TO USE 
Total cropland 
farms, 2012 
44,668 
202 
75 
1,162 
409 
348 
388 
2007 
48,592 
245 
82 
1,348 
525 
364 
447 
acres, 2012 
7,669,071 
23,802 
8,736 
223,343 
44,122 
33,944 
63,020 
2007 
7,803,643 
28,317 
10,352 
226,541 
59,577 
37,812 
74,429 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
37,479 
179 
75 
1,037 
349 
290 
226 
2007 
37,868 
200 
69 
1,136 
420 
283 
277 
acres, 2012 
7,057,978 
20,896 
7,773 
210,987 
38,428 
27,548 
52,524 
2007 
Other pasture and grazing land that could have been 
6,859,081 
19,501 
7,325 
209,102 
46,450 
26,834 
61,236 
used for crops without additional 
improvements (see text) 
farms, 2012 
3,717 
22 
9 
98 
43 
37 
25 
2007 
10,274 
87 
35 
263 
159 
72 
95 
acres, 2012 
90,469 
697 
621 
1,979 
1,413 
1,375 
537 
2007 
309,101 
4,618 
2,470 
5,697 
5,018 
2,801 
3,374 
-continued 
316 Michigan 2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
