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 
Iron 
Isabella 
Jackson 
Kalamazoo 
Kalkaska 
Kent 
Keweenaw 
Lake 
FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 
Farms 
number, 2012 
117 
928 
1,073 
734 
224 
1,159 
6 
200 
2007 
111 
1,018 
1,184 
854 
221 
1,193 
8 
186 
Land in farms 
acres, 2012 
22,939 
188,465 
183,111 
143,540 
25,819 
157,493 
318 
26,025 
2007 
27,731 
196,071 
182,345 
144,873 
23,464 
170,117 
1,602 
21,376 
Average size of farm 
acres, 2012 
196 
203 
171 
196 
115 
136 
53 
130 
2007 
250 
193 
154 
170 
106 
143 
200 
115 
Estimated market value of land and buildings 
farms, 2012 
117 
928 
1,073 
734 
224 
1,159 
6 
200 
2007 
111 
1,018 
1,184 
854 
221 
1,193 
8 
186 
$1,000, 2012 
45,635 
717,270 
699,861 
667,835 
78,596 
922,554 
800 
67,615 
2007 
75,601 
584,159 
632,643 
606,007 
80,627 
823,129 
3,355 
62,246 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
390,041 
772,920 
652,247 
909,857 
350,877 
795,992 
133,333 
338,073 
2007 
681,089 
573,830 
534,327 
709,610 
364,828 
689,965 
419,412 
334,655 
Average per acre 
dollars, 2012 
1,989 
3,806 
3,822 
4,653 
3,044 
5,858 
2,516 
2,598 
2007 
2,726 
2,979 
3,469 
4,183 
3,436 
4,839 
2,094 
2,912 
2012 farms by value group: 
$1 to $49,999 
7 
78 
78 
57 
18 
98 
- 
19 
$50,000 to $99,999 
11 
93 
105 
46 
16 
84 
- 
39 
$100,000 to $199,999 
37 
194 
244 
152 
79 
207 
4 
57 
$200,000 to $499,999 
41 
302 
404 
253 
77 
381 
2 
52 
$500,000 to $999,999 
16 
131 
118 
105 
26 
189 
- 
20 
$1,000,000 to $1,999,999 
3 
55 
55 
43 
4 
111 
_ 
8 
$2,000,000 to $4,999,999 
1 
57 
45 
52 
3 
60 
- 
4 
$5,000,000 to $9,999,999 
1 
12 
16 
16 
1 
17 
- 
1 
$10,000,000 or more 
- 
6 
8 
10 
- 
12 
- 
Approximate land area 
acres, 2012 
746,326 
366,513 
449,067 
359,499 
358,317 
542,529 
345,672 
363,129 
Proportion in farms 
percent, 2012 
3.1 
51.4 
40.8 
39.9 
7.2 
29.0 
0.1 
7.2 
2012 size of farm: 
1 to 9 acres 
farms 
- 
72 
108 
88 
23 
181 
- 
12 
acres 
- 
296 
562 
474 
118 
821 
- 
86 
1 0 to 49 acres 
farms 
36 
249 
415 
324 
80 
444 
4 
64 
acres 
1,145 
7,249 
10,708 
7,648 
2,050 
11,023 
(D) 
1,907 
50 to 69 acres 
farms 
7 
92 
108 
62 
21 
94 
21 
acres 
406 
5,371 
6,305 
3,689 
1,256 
5,526 
- 
1,160 
70 to 99 acres 
farms 
20 
141 
117 
58 
32 
95 
2 
31 
acres 
1,683 
11,263 
9,574 
4,714 
2,655 
7,840 
(D) 
2,423 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
farms 
11 
98 
72 
45 
18 
92 
_ 
23 
acres 
1,262 
11,407 
8,456 
5,277 
2,050 
10,824 
- 
2,669 
1 40 to 1 79 acres 
farms 
7 
56 
37 
30 
12 
64 
- 
16 
acres 
1,070 
8,767 
5,774 
4,611 
1,943 
10,015 
- 
2,493 
180 to 219 acres 
farms 
7 
32 
35 
12 
9 
33 
- 
4 
acres 
1,407 
6,350 
6,997 
2,381 
1,861 
6,614 
- 
769 
220 to 259 acres 
farms 
8 
29 
34 
16 
10 
32 
- 
3 
acres 
1,934 
6,821 
7,953 
3,850 
2,312 
7,742 
- 
(D) 
260 to 499 acres 
farms 
13 
76 
64 
34 
11 
71 
_ 
16 
acres 
4,920 
26,186 
21,793 
12,798 
3,731 
23,609 
- 
5,415 
500 to 999 acres 
farms 
5 
52 
45 
31 
4 
26 
- 
8 
acres 
2,805 
34,637 
31,939 
21,623 
2,468 
17,700 
- 
5,991 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
farms 
2 
24 
27 
21 
4 
17 
- 
2 
acres 
(D) 
34,180 
35,704 
26,976 
5,375 
22,661 
- 
(D) 
2,000 acres or more 
farms 
1 
7 
11 
13 
- 
10 
- 
acres 
(D) 
35,938 
37,346 
49,499 
- 
33,118 
- 
- 
2007 size of farm: 
1 to 9 acres 
farms 
3 
49 
86 
83 
15 
146 
- 
9 
acres 
9 
182 
450 
421 
(D) 
759 
- 
33 
1 0 to 49 acres 
farms 
29 
317 
509 
390 
92 
468 
3 
61 
acres 
937 
9,729 
12,803 
9,767 
2,453 
11,534 
122 
1,914 
50 to 69 acres 
farms 
8 
94 
127 
70 
18 
107 
- 
14 
acres 
447 
5,429 
7,421 
4,059 
1,049 
6,204 
- 
782 
70 to 99 acres 
farms 
17 
137 
119 
76 
28 
133 
2 
31 
acres 
1,391 
10,994 
9,959 
5,963 
2,267 
11,033 
(D) 
2,453 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
farms 
11 
106 
85 
49 
23 
97 
_ 
22 
acres 
1,235 
12,391 
9,892 
5,550 
2,515 
11,272 
- 
2,485 
1 40 to 1 79 acres 
farms 
10 
60 
48 
29 
12 
55 
2 
17 
acres 
1,553 
9,297 
7,452 
4,553 
1,894 
8,729 
(D) 
2,736 
180 to 219 acres 
farms 
7 
43 
46 
23 
11 
28 
7 
acres 
1,362 
8,417 
9,295 
4,537 
2,103 
5,447 
- 
1,399 
220 to 259 acres 
farms 
5 
34 
23 
24 
7 
22 
- 
5 
acres 
1,231 
8,017 
5,510 
5,674 
1 ,665 
5,297 
- 
1,166 
260 to 499 acres 
farms 
12 
87 
69 
40 
10 
70 
_ 
16 
acres 
4,286 
29,971 
23,730 
14,312 
3,669 
23,186 
- 
5,435 
500 to 999 acres 
farms 
5 
59 
40 
36 
1 
36 
- 
4 
acres 
3,111 
41,185 
29,428 
23,727 
(D) 
24,135 
- 
2,973 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
farms 
2 
26 
23 
25 
4 
19 
1 
- 
acres 
(D) 
33,558 
31,971 
32,024 
5,249 
25,685 
(D) 
- 
2,000 acres or more 
farms 
2 
6 
9 
9 
- 
12 
- 
acres 
(D) 
26,901 
34,434 
34,286 
- 
36,836 
- 
- 
LAND IN FARMS ACCORDING TO USE 
Total cropland 
farms, 2012 
103 
802 
867 
598 
155 
888 
- 
159 
2007 
94 
916 
970 
710 
177 
992 
8 
154 
acres, 2012 
9,454 
148,858 
136,040 
112,853 
12,859 
120,547 
- 
11,460 
2007 
10,424 
154,128 
135,138 
115,979 
13,710 
131,529 
390 
10,544 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
94 
653 
724 
533 
122 
801 
- 
139 
2007 
86 
700 
758 
585 
137 
808 
6 
121 
acres, 2012 
7,488 
135,682 
125,392 
108,770 
8,695 
113,271 
- 
9,947 
2007 
Other pasture and grazing land that could have been 
7,019 
135,142 
119,523 
107,054 
9,069 
117,275 
300 
7,762 
used for crops without additional 
improvements (see text) 
farms, 2012 
9 
75 
74 
60 
12 
90 
- 
16 
2007 
23 
213 
222 
138 
35 
226 
2 
43 
acres, 2012 
808 
1,841 
2,384 
1,179 
198 
1,343 
- 
279 
2007 
2,304 
5,592 
4,911 
2,943 
1,032 
5,842 
(D) 
1,089 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data Michigan 321 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
