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 
Lapeer 
Leelanau 
Lenawee 
Livingston 
Luce 
Mackinac 
Macomb 
Manistee 
FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 
Farms 
number, 2012 
1,133 
494 
1,618 
734 
43 
103 
502 
324 
2007 
1,317 
449 
1,686 
795 
41 
89 
475 
358 
Land in farms 
acres, 2012 
175,598 
59,481 
344,347 
86,141 
11,599 
22,420 
67,960 
44,298 
2007 
176,373 
55,751 
348,611 
96,419 
8,819 
21,698 
61,994 
46,034 
Average size of farm 
acres, 2012 
155 
120 
213 
117 
270 
218 
135 
137 
2007 
134 
124 
207 
121 
215 
244 
131 
129 
Estimated market value of land and buildings .... 
farms, 2012 
1,133 
494 
1,618 
734 
43 
103 
502 
324 
2007 
1,317 
449 
1,686 
795 
41 
89 
475 
358 
$1,000, 2012 
802,783 
400,358 
1,397,499 
417,730 
26,622 
46,593 
375,332 
127,362 
2007 
726,061 
394,186 
1,114,970 
486,324 
25,980 
45,881 
319,528 
141,799 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
708,546 
810,442 
863,720 
569,114 
619,125 
452,362 
747,673 
393,091 
2007 
551,299 
877,921 
661,311 
611,728 
633,653 
515,516 
672,691 
396,087 
Average per acre 
dollars, 2012 
4,572 
6,731 
4,058 
4,849 
2,295 
2,078 
5,523 
2,875 
2007 
4,117 
7,070 
3,198 
5,044 
2,946 
2,115 
5,154 
3,080 
2012 farms by value group: 
$1 to $49,999 
57 
19 
131 
31 
4 
3 
33 
15 
$50,000 to $99,999 
93 
25 
161 
45 
10 
20 
31 
34 
$100,000 to $199,999 
256 
51 
391 
164 
6 
23 
90 
106 
$200,000 to $499,999 
406 
152 
483 
277 
12 
31 
163 
120 
$500,000 to $999,999 
160 
144 
190 
138 
7 
18 
83 
26 
$1,000, 000 to $1,999, 999 
79 
61 
89 
50 
1 
2 
64 
18 
$2,000,000 to $4,999,999 
56 
34 
108 
21 
2 
6 
30 
4 
$5,000,000 to $9,999,999 
16 
7 
47 
5 
- 
- 
7 
- 
$10,000,000 or more 
10 
1 
18 
3 
1 
- 
1 
1 
Approximate land area 
acres, 2012 
412,283 
222,199 
479,715 
361,732 
575,411 
653,814 
306,710 
346,986 
Proportion in farms 
percent, 2012 
42.6 
26.8 
71.8 
23.8 
2.0 
3.4 
22.2 
12.8 
2012 size of farm: 
1 to 9 acres 
farms 
89 
34 
118 
76 
6 
5 
60 
15 
acres 
497 
128 
574 
403 
13 
16 
283 
85 
1 0 to 49 acres 
farms 
509 
155 
622 
352 
13 
26 
238 
99 
acres 
12,040 
4,017 
16,522 
7,917 
465 
865 
5,401 
2,829 
50 to 69 acres 
farms 
97 
49 
136 
64 
2 
7 
25 
24 
acres 
5,616 
(D) 
8,004 
3,761 
(□) 
432 
1,445 
(D) 
70 to 99 acres 
farms 
105 
68 
190 
57 
5 
21 
41 
65 
acres 
8,554 
5,480 
15,324 
4,621 
400 
1,712 
3,424 
5,248 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
farms 
67 
71 
141 
50 
2 
5 
28 
26 
acres 
7,747 
8,184 
16,549 
5,679 
(□) 
565 
3,182 
3,041 
140 to 179 acres 
farms 
44 
29 
64 
24 
2 
10 
14 
36 
acres 
6,823 
4,656 
10,006 
3,663 
(□) 
1,515 
2,341 
5,663 
180 to 219 acres 
farms 
39 
27 
46 
25 
8 
7 
18 
acres 
7,708 
5,354 
9,086 
5,014 
- 
1,580 
1,434 
3,553 
220 to 259 acres 
farms 
19 
26 
31 
14 
2 
1 
12 
10 
acres 
4,582 
6,286 
7,323 
3,393 
(D) 
(D) 
2,840 
2,406 
260 to 499 acres 
farms 
82 
22 
81 
38 
4 
8 
45 
23 
acres 
27,833 
8,027 
28,424 
13,069 
1,571 
2,914 
15,922 
6,991 
500 to 999 acres 
farms 
40 
8 
105 
19 
4 
8 
19 
4 
acres 
27,324 
6,105 
75,116 
12,970 
2,382 
5,133 
13,246 
2,642 
1,000 to 1,999 acres 
farms 
33 
4 
57 
11 
2 
2 
10 
3 
acres 
44,676 
5,288 
77,327 
13,872 
(D) 
(D) 
11,852 
3,891 
2,000 acres or more 
farms 
9 
1 
27 
4 
1 
2 
3 
1 
acres 
22,198 
(D) 
80,092 
11,779 
(□) 
(D) 
6,590 
(D) 
2007 size of farm: 
1 to 9 acres 
farms 
127 
36 
109 
87 
3 
7 
70 
12 
acres 
662 
177 
548 
457 
3 
15 
258 
41 
1 0 to 49 acres 
farms 
577 
134 
614 
396 
9 
11 
215 
101 
acres 
14,419 
3,645 
16,616 
8,596 
278 
369 
5,063 
3,259 
50 to 69 acres 
farms 
129 
31 
173 
46 
7 
7 
30 
22 
acres 
7,490 
(D) 
9,997 
2,769 
378 
(D) 
1,716 
1,242 
70 to 99 acres 
farms 
146 
77 
186 
79 
5 
14 
37 
77 
acres 
11,635 
6,233 
15,238 
6,513 
390 
1,090 
3,036 
6,309 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
farms 
78 
53 
135 
45 
4 
11 
17 
47 
acres 
9,117 
6,212 
15,532 
5,169 
420 
1,278 
1,936 
5,538 
140 to 179 acres 
farms 
39 
38 
88 
26 
2 
9 
15 
30 
acres 
6,222 
5,951 
13,620 
4,209 
(□) 
1,424 
2,298 
4,788 
180 to 219 acres 
farms 
30 
24 
58 
19 
1 
5 
5 
18 
acres 
5,863 
4,771 
11,467 
3,796 
(D) 
1,000 
(D) 
3,622 
220 to 259 acres 
farms 
31 
13 
34 
15 
1 
2 
13 
7 
acres 
7,489 
3,133 
8,178 
3,549 
(D) 
(D) 
3,206 
1,603 
260 to 499 acres 
farms 
77 
29 
104 
40 
5 
13 
45 
33 
acres 
25,970 
10,324 
38,276 
13,943 
(D) 
4,629 
15,749 
11,815 
500 to 999 acres 
farms 
48 
10 
101 
25 
2 
6 
16 
11 
acres 
32,219 
6,629 
70,172 
18,005 
(D) 
3,860 
10,189 
7,817 
1,000 to 1,999 acres 
farms 
30 
3 
60 
12 
2 
3 
11 
- 
acres 
40,845 
3,447 
82,203 
14,635 
(D) 
4,104 
14,809 
- 
2,000 acres or more 
farms 
5 
1 
24 
5 
1 
1 
- 
acres 
14,442 
(D) 
66,764 
14,778 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
LAND IN FARMS ACCORDING TO USE 
Total cropland 
farms, 2012 
925 
465 
1,424 
531 
29 
83 
422 
282 
2007 
1,062 
423 
1,496 
614 
34 
74 
418 
327 
acres, 2012 
137,097 
33,270 
299,349 
60,990 
4,259 
11,467 
58,407 
20,081 
2007 
135,328 
33,682 
304,668 
69,299 
3,375 
12,993 
54,843 
24,835 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
818 
428 
965 
477 
28 
75 
394 
234 
2007 
844 
383 
936 
508 
29 
60 
342 
264 
acres, 2012 
126,307 
26,427 
266,099 
58,135 
4,132 
9,477 
55,231 
13,642 
2007 
Other pasture and grazing land that could have been 
115,815 
27,152 
262,566 
61,652 
2,475 
9,469 
48,487 
17,090 
used for crops without additional 
improvements (see text) 
farms, 2012 
117 
30 
91 
62 
2 
18 
39 
23 
2007 
258 
45 
256 
162 
4 
26 
93 
58 
acres, 2012 
2,431 
590 
1,967 
407 
(D) 
1,177 
655 
236 
2007 
7,387 
1,114 
6,950 
2,554 
691 
2,808 
2,306 
1,517 
-continued 
322 Michigan 2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
