Table 8. Farms, Land in Farms, Value of Land and Buildings, and Land Use: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
item 
Delta 
Dickinson 
Eaton 
Emmet 
Genesee 
Gladwin 
Gogebic 
FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 
Farms 
number, 2012 
283 
162 
1,163 
287 
835 
533 
62 
2007 
290 
161 
1,231 
291 
988 
557 
42 
Land in farms 
acres, 2012 
70,832 
28,614 
223,239 
39,805 
123,276 
67,150 
6,078 
2007 
77,762 
24,889 
222,215 
39,582 
129,232 
67,634 
3,907 
Average size of farm 
acres, 2012 
250 
177 
192 
139 
148 
126 
98 
2007 
268 
155 
181 
136 
131 
121 
93 
Estimated market value of land and buildings 
farms, 2012 
283 
162 
1,163 
287 
835 
533 
62 
2007 
290 
161 
1,231 
291 
988 
557 
42 
$1,000, 2012 
138,219 
63,263 
830,904 
125,837 
476,710 
189,381 
15,946 
2007 
177,722 
61,459 
676,797 
141,719 
482,483 
200,244 
13,335 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
488,407 
390,514 
714,449 
438,456 
570,910 
355,312 
257,198 
2007 
612,835 
381,732 
549,794 
487,008 
488,344 
359,504 
317,502 
Average per acre 
dollars, 2012 
1,951 
2,211 
3,722 
3,161 
3,867 
2,820 
2,624 
2007 
2,285 
2,469 
3,046 
3,580 
3,733 
2,961 
3,413 
2012 farms by value group: 
$1 to $49,999 
11 
7 
83 
15 
56 
28 
6 
$50,000 to $99,999 
27 
14 
87 
20 
75 
70 
7 
$100,000 to $199,999 
71 
51 
217 
59 
216 
156 
15 
$200,000 to $499,999 
104 
58 
439 
116 
297 
191 
32 
$500,000 to $999,999 
25 
20 
150 
52 
102 
58 
- 
$1,000,000 to $1,999,999 
34 
9 
89 
16 
39 
17 
2 
$2,000,000 to $4,999,999 
10 
3 
72 
9 
32 
12 
- 
$5,000,000 to $9,999,999 
1 
- 
22 
- 
17 
1 
- 
$10,000,000 or more 
- 
- 
4 
1 
- 
Approximate land area 
acres, 2012 
749,502 
487,296 
368,114 
299,217 
407,673 
321,142 
705,199 
Proportion in farms 
percent, 2012 
9.5 
5.9 
60.6 
13.3 
30.2 
20.9 
0.9 
2012 size of farm: 
1 to 9 acres 
farms 
10 
10 
85 
25 
63 
16 
3 
acres 
28 
28 
462 
120 
334 
106 
(D) 
1 0 to 49 acres 
farms 
56 
34 
391 
70 
426 
173 
17 
acres 
1,904 
975 
10,055 
1,856 
10,650 
5,311 
487 
50 to 69 acres 
farms 
19 
15 
110 
21 
78 
55 
13 
acres 
1,119 
(D) 
6,530 
1,232 
4,532 
(D) 
724 
70 to 99 acres 
farms 
40 
17 
134 
42 
68 
84 
9 
acres 
3,323 
1,359 
11,097 
3,486 
5,562 
6,903 
764 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
farms 
29 
20 
102 
25 
46 
76 
4 
acres 
3,345 
2,396 
11,957 
2,838 
5,197 
8,847 
500 
1 40 to 1 79 acres 
farms 
21 
13 
67 
30 
34 
41 
6 
acres 
3,265 
1,971 
10,420 
4,738 
5,180 
6,517 
920 
180 to 219 acres 
farms 
21 
6 
40 
23 
32 
24 
2 
acres 
4,147 
1,186 
7,975 
4,480 
6,165 
4,662 
(D) 
220 to 259 acres 
farms 
5 
13 
20 
14 
8 
18 
3 
acres 
1,221 
3,055 
4,825 
3,355 
1,932 
4,274 
726 
260 to 499 acres 
farms 
36 
21 
87 
27 
28 
29 
5 
acres 
1 1 ,572 
6,801 
30,271 
9,409 
10,189 
9,821 
1,538 
500 to 999 acres 
farms 
32 
12 
82 
7 
23 
12 
- 
acres 
22,349 
8,231 
55,277 
4,026 
15,986 
8,018 
- 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
farms 
14 
1 
35 
3 
16 
2 
- 
acres 
18,559 
(D) 
45,521 
4,265 
21,532 
(D) 
- 
2,000 acres or more 
farms 
- 
10 
- 
13 
3 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
28,849 
- 
36,017 
7,202 
- 
2007 size of farm: 
1 to 9 acres 
farms 
15 
10 
84 
18 
76 
23 
1 
acres 
58 
34 
424 
99 
381 
115 
(D) 
1 0 to 49 acres 
farms 
41 
42 
456 
91 
530 
175 
7 
acres 
1,222 
1,337 
12,036 
2,561 
12,655 
5,502 
227 
50 to 69 acres 
farms 
25 
22 
115 
24 
75 
54 
16 
acres 
1,484 
1,276 
6,645 
(D) 
4,350 
3,172 
993 
70 to 99 acres 
farms 
38 
18 
156 
39 
98 
107 
8 
acres 
3,100 
1,444 
12,599 
3,209 
7,852 
8,679 
674 
100 to 139 acres 
farms 
35 
17 
113 
25 
61 
74 
3 
acres 
4,178 
1,985 
13,198 
2,863 
6,832 
8,434 
345 
1 40 to 1 79 acres 
farms 
26 
6 
63 
27 
38 
35 
3 
acres 
4,044 
(D) 
9,961 
4,309 
6,009 
5,491 
464 
180 to 219 acres 
farms 
12 
8 
34 
9 
9 
22 
1 
acres 
2,373 
1,597 
6,569 
1,774 
1,770 
4,255 
(D) 
220 to 259 acres 
farms 
9 
8 
20 
15 
21 
19 
1 
acres 
2,115 
1,888 
4,763 
3,564 
4,940 
4,488 
(D) 
260 to 499 acres 
farms 
41 
21 
78 
27 
28 
27 
1 
acres 
14,128 
7,450 
27,957 
9,196 
9,570 
9,202 
(D) 
500 to 999 acres 
farms 
26 
8 
63 
14 
22 
14 
1 
acres 
18,181 
5,723 
42,798 
8,477 
15,294 
9,148 
(D) 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
farms 
22 
1 
36 
2 
19 
7 
acres 
26,879 
(D) 
46,870 
(D) 
24,134 
9,148 
- 
2,000 acres or more 
farms 
- 
13 
11 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
38,395 
- 
35,445 
- 
- 
LAND IN FARMS ACCORDING TO USE 
Total cropland 
farms, 2012 
243 
147 
1,009 
245 
696 
475 
53 
2007 
266 
147 
1,046 
243 
820 
501 
38 
acres, 2012 
35,030 
15,485 
176,088 
17,872 
102,603 
40,121 
2,369 
2007 
40,381 
12,404 
176,885 
21,693 
106,588 
43,686 
1,744 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
213 
129 
844 
218 
629 
370 
44 
2007 
217 
116 
810 
198 
651 
368 
32 
acres, 2012 
28,864 
12,416 
166,769 
14,399 
94,975 
31,246 
1,891 
2007 
30,565 
9,299 
161,117 
17,679 
94,730 
31,338 
1,259 
Other pasture and grazing land that could have been 
used for crops without additional 
improvements (see text) 
farms, 2012 
28 
11 
94 
27 
43 
43 
6 
2007 
81 
27 
192 
60 
186 
141 
15 
acres, 2012 
1,942 
289 
2,009 
575 
688 
1,442 
120 
2007 
5,026 
589 
4,564 
2,019 
3,314 
3,915 
(D) 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data Michigan 319 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
