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 
Grand 
T raverse 
Gratiot 
Hillsdale 
Houghton 
Huron 
Ingham 
Ionia 
Iosco 
FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 
Farms 
number, 2012 
504 
878 
1,530 
177 
1,205 
944 
1,109 
283 
2007 
522 
1,036 
1,674 
155 
1,394 
947 
1,183 
316 
Land in farms 
acres, 2012 
54,558 
289,376 
262,363 
27,194 
452,370 
200,578 
248,418 
37,996 
2007 
62,577 
286,937 
269,916 
23,643 
440,967 
186,209 
238,435 
47,731 
Average size of farm 
acres, 2012 
108 
330 
171 
154 
375 
212 
224 
134 
2007 
120 
277 
161 
153 
316 
197 
202 
151 
Estimated market value of land and buildings .... 
farms, 2012 
504 
878 
1,530 
177 
1,205 
944 
1,109 
283 
2007 
522 
1,036 
1,674 
155 
1,394 
947 
1,183 
316 
$1,000, 2012 
290,938 
1,305,150 
903,483 
48,189 
2,353,124 
818,179 
1,035,909 
101,566 
2007 
349,046 
849,097 
813,154 
46,940 
1,375,507 
711,481 
819,371 
128,650 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
577,258 
1,486,504 
590,512 
272,254 
1,952,800 
866,715 
934,093 
358,892 
2007 
668,671 
819,592 
485,755 
302,836 
986,734 
751,299 
692,622 
407,122 
Average per acre 
dollars, 2012 
5,333 
4,510 
3,444 
1,772 
5,202 
4,079 
4,170 
2,673 
2007 
5,578 
2,959 
3,013 
1,985 
3,119 
3,821 
3,436 
2,695 
2012 farms by value group: 
$1 to $49,999 
25 
65 
130 
13 
73 
36 
65 
22 
$50,000 to $99,999 
34 
86 
178 
17 
117 
72 
104 
25 
$100,000 to $199,999 
96 
164 
428 
45 
193 
222 
253 
87 
$200,000 to $499,999 
190 
230 
472 
83 
203 
373 
308 
103 
$500,000 to $999,999 
80 
94 
143 
16 
172 
98 
167 
18 
$1,000, 000 to $1,999, 999 
45 
98 
74 
3 
140 
55 
78 
22 
$2,000,000 to $4,999,999 
31 
82 
75 
- 
166 
56 
101 
6 
$5,000,000 to $9,999,999 
3 
32 
25 
- 
89 
17 
19 
- 
$10,000,000 or more 
- 
27 
5 
- 
52 
15 
14 
- 
Approximate land area 
acres, 2012 
297,180 
363,816 
382,816 
645,830 
535,090 
355,917 
365,635 
351,434 
Proportion in farms 
percent, 2012 
18.4 
79.5 
68.5 
4.2 
84.5 
56.4 
67.9 
10.8 
2012 size of farm: 
1 to 9 acres 
farms 
64 
47 
110 
6 
75 
102 
85 
17 
acres 
275 
178 
555 
6 
329 
457 
397 
93 
1 0 to 49 acres 
farms 
200 
282 
566 
46 
303 
420 
382 
97 
acres 
5,312 
7,361 
16,032 
1,354 
8,612 
10,282 
10,084 
2,798 
50 to 69 acres 
farms 
46 
50 
207 
12 
72 
79 
83 
22 
acres 
2,649 
2,962 
12,149 
(□) 
4,151 
4,548 
4,746 
(D) 
70 to 99 acres 
farms 
64 
122 
213 
26 
99 
76 
117 
35 
acres 
5,156 
9,748 
17,583 
2,058 
8,003 
6,240 
9,503 
2,824 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
farms 
32 
55 
116 
22 
98 
54 
82 
36 
acres 
3,712 
6,501 
13,561 
2,523 
11,413 
6,337 
9,573 
4,062 
140 to 179 acres 
farms 
18 
54 
66 
19 
52 
30 
70 
15 
acres 
2,779 
8,432 
10,262 
2,948 
8,039 
4,579 
11,052 
2,390 
180 to 219 acres 
farms 
21 
16 
28 
10 
58 
17 
46 
16 
acres 
4,087 
3,147 
5,546 
1,890 
11,419 
3,378 
9,160 
3,112 
220 to 259 acres 
farms 
10 
25 
27 
8 
31 
17 
44 
7 
acres 
(D) 
5,998 
6,423 
1,834 
7,479 
3,965 
10,503 
1,603 
260 to 499 acres 
farms 
32 
75 
77 
19 
160 
69 
72 
23 
acres 
11,088 
26,835 
26,722 
6,839 
57,836 
24,588 
26,589 
8,471 
500 to 999 acres 
farms 
12 
75 
56 
7 
128 
32 
75 
13 
acres 
8,953 
47,754 
38,880 
4,804 
89,433 
23,657 
52,674 
8,913 
1,000 to 1,999 acres 
farms 
3 
42 
46 
2 
95 
28 
40 
2 
acres 
3,180 
56,518 
61,941 
(D) 
128,443 
38,434 
53,738 
(D) 
2,000 acres or more 
farms 
2 
35 
18 
34 
20 
13 
acres 
(D) 
113,942 
52,709 
- 
117,213 
74,113 
50,399 
- 
2007 size of farm: 
1 to 9 acres 
farms 
62 
67 
106 
5 
96 
80 
91 
9 
acres 
338 
310 
566 
15 
416 
356 
390 
40 
1 0 to 49 acres 
farms 
215 
333 
617 
50 
404 
477 
402 
127 
acres 
5,949 
9,655 
17,774 
1,430 
11,973 
11,851 
11,007 
3,639 
50 to 69 acres 
farms 
42 
88 
213 
9 
92 
70 
95 
25 
acres 
2,428 
5,129 
12,590 
(□) 
5,338 
4,010 
5,609 
(D) 
70 to 99 acres 
farms 
67 
125 
257 
21 
151 
70 
136 
50 
acres 
5,549 
10,009 
21,019 
1,614 
12,292 
5,654 
11,238 
3,985 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
farms 
36 
89 
134 
12 
84 
51 
115 
28 
acres 
4,176 
10,470 
15,580 
1,451 
9,809 
5,968 
13,505 
3,317 
140 to 179 acres 
farms 
19 
52 
79 
18 
70 
26 
54 
18 
acres 
2,955 
8,170 
12,522 
2,788 
10,827 
4,027 
8,411 
2,850 
180 to 219 acres 
farms 
21 
45 
41 
11 
47 
23 
52 
4 
acres 
4,027 
8,983 
8,122 
2,100 
9,266 
4,566 
10,310 
(□) 
220 to 259 acres 
farms 
5 
24 
31 
8 
41 
19 
39 
13 
acres 
(D) 
5,707 
7,351 
1,912 
9,742 
4,536 
9,231 
3,070 
260 to 499 acres 
farms 
29 
76 
83 
11 
165 
59 
85 
16 
acres 
10,042 
27,562 
29,890 
3,696 
61,610 
21,198 
29,251 
5,396 
500 to 999 acres 
farms 
20 
64 
54 
8 
126 
31 
68 
20 
acres 
13,792 
44,804 
38,328 
4,894 
89,398 
22,334 
48,090 
12,931 
1,000 to 1,999 acres 
farms 
4 
42 
38 
1 
88 
20 
35 
5 
acres 
6,207 
56,159 
50,770 
(D) 
121,312 
26,039 
50,165 
5,450 
2,000 acres or more 
farms 
2 
31 
21 
1 
30 
21 
11 
1 
acres 
(D) 
99,979 
55,404 
(D) 
98,984 
75,670 
41,228 
(D) 
LAND IN FARMS ACCORDING TO USE 
Total cropland 
farms, 2012 
438 
783 
1,353 
144 
1,116 
773 
973 
243 
2007 
457 
902 
1,444 
131 
1,270 
796 
1,034 
274 
acres, 2012 
36,373 
259,530 
207,931 
10,846 
405,985 
167,391 
203,105 
23,662 
2007 
41,123 
254,394 
212,072 
11,235 
396,865 
155,695 
193,376 
33,134 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
400 
602 
873 
126 
840 
704 
801 
214 
2007 
386 
661 
813 
111 
893 
688 
812 
220 
acres, 2012 
31,762 
243,764 
180,038 
8,179 
383,119 
160,120 
192,033 
20,816 
2007 
31,796 
236,739 
172,767 
7,258 
369,367 
144,718 
176,811 
26,146 
Other pasture and grazing land that could have been 
used for crops without additional 
improvements (see text) 
farms, 2012 
21 
54 
145 
13 
44 
59 
83 
15 
2007 
81 
150 
284 
23 
211 
160 
240 
78 
acres, 2012 
943 
965 
2,434 
453 
2,532 
1,133 
1,531 
315 
2007 
2,531 
4,488 
9,360 
1,196 
8,514 
3,351 
6,744 
2,746 
-continued 
320 Michigan 2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
