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 
Sanilac 
Schoolcraft 
Shiawassee 
Tuscola 
Van Buren 
Washtenaw 
Wayne 
Wexford 
FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 
Farms 
number, 2012 
1,467 
65 
1,033 
1,322 
1,113 
1,236 
287 
357 
2007 
1,535 
66 
1,082 
1,372 
1,232 
1,300 
313 
371 
Land in farms 
acres, 2012 
456,877 
19,423 
223,370 
325,372 
175,121 
170,154 
15,767 
40,333 
2007 
417,083 
26,697 
226,509 
342,729 
185,343 
166,881 
17,443 
38,486 
Average size of farm 
acres, 2012 
311 
299 
216 
246 
157 
138 
55 
113 
2007 
272 
405 
209 
250 
150 
128 
56 
104 
Estimated market value of land and buildings .... 
farms, 2012 
1,467 
65 
1,033 
1,322 
1,113 
1,236 
287 
357 
2007 
1,535 
66 
1,082 
1,372 
1,232 
1,300 
313 
371 
$1,000, 2012 
2,003,856 
31,536 
799,009 
1,477,734 
778,360 
866,879 
117,337 
114,817 
2007 
1,216,295 
37,473 
667,177 
1,038,227 
793,383 
834,856 
135,021 
122,691 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
1,365,955 
485,170 
773,484 
1,117,802 
699,335 
701,358 
408,839 
321,616 
2007 
792,375 
567,778 
616,615 
756,725 
643,980 
642,197 
431,377 
330,704 
Average per acre 
dollars, 2012 
4,386 
1,624 
3,577 
4,542 
4,445 
5,095 
7,442 
2,847 
2007 
2,916 
1,404 
2,945 
3,029 
4,281 
5,003 
7,741 
3,188 
2012 farms by value group: 
$1 to $49,999 
74 
5 
56 
99 
96 
42 
38 
31 
$50,000 to $99,999 
114 
8 
78 
124 
110 
59 
25 
36 
$100,000 to $199,999 
268 
12 
217 
319 
245 
197 
57 
119 
$200,000 to $499,999 
398 
29 
383 
379 
385 
510 
93 
112 
$500,000 to $999,999 
191 
5 
144 
147 
152 
218 
50 
35 
$1,000, 000 to $1,999, 999 
147 
3 
55 
76 
59 
130 
18 
20 
$2,000,000 to $4,999,999 
180 
2 
73 
99 
42 
59 
5 
3 
$5,000,000 to $9,999,999 
62 
1 
20 
49 
15 
16 
1 
1 
$10,000,000 or more 
33 
- 
7 
30 
9 
5 
- 
Approximate land area 
acres, 2012 
616,045 
749,674 
339,698 
514,157 
388,981 
451,820 
391,734 
361,602 
Proportion in farms 
percent, 2012 
74.2 
2.6 
65.8 
63.3 
45.0 
37.7 
4.0 
11.2 
2012 size of farm: 
1 to 9 acres 
farms 
50 
3 
63 
66 
104 
92 
98 
21 
acres 
225 
21 
260 
312 
477 
503 
401 
84 
1 0 to 49 acres 
farms 
389 
15 
372 
463 
447 
592 
125 
131 
acres 
11,408 
433 
9,722 
12,726 
12,051 
13,709 
2,758 
3,694 
50 to 69 acres 
farms 
126 
5 
111 
108 
117 
96 
9 
26 
acres 
7,587 
284 
6,477 
6,256 
6,896 
5,438 
(D) 
1,461 
70 to 99 acres 
farms 
164 
17 
95 
170 
133 
113 
17 
71 
acres 
13,406 
1,364 
7,671 
13,892 
10,782 
9,172 
1,426 
5,732 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
farms 
112 
3 
89 
113 
95 
77 
9 
31 
acres 
13,077 
359 
10,526 
13,134 
11,220 
8,888 
1,079 
3,563 
140 to 179 acres 
farms 
81 
3 
40 
48 
43 
46 
7 
26 
acres 
12,813 
487 
6,514 
7,605 
6,759 
7,282 
1,206 
4,062 
180 to 219 acres 
farms 
69 
6 
30 
49 
51 
25 
5 
19 
acres 
13,496 
1,177 
6,153 
9,819 
9,863 
4,860 
993 
3,733 
220 to 259 acres 
farms 
57 
6 
38 
29 
19 
22 
- 
6 
acres 
13,640 
1,469 
8,900 
6,628 
4,455 
5,329 
~ 
(D) 
260 to 499 acres 
farms 
165 
3 
85 
113 
55 
88 
13 
14 
acres 
59,024 
1,073 
30,407 
38,961 
18,681 
31,963 
4,473 
4,831 
500 to 999 acres 
farms 
145 
1 
58 
79 
27 
51 
3 
8 
acres 
101,808 
(D) 
40,254 
55,569 
19,725 
33,376 
1,815 
4,998 
1,000 to 1,999 acres 
farms 
75 
2 
40 
54 
13 
28 
1 
3 
acres 
101,360 
(D) 
56,845 
73,747 
16,693 
35,649 
(D) 
3,845 
2,000 acres or more 
farms 
34 
1 
12 
30 
9 
6 
1 
acres 
109,033 
(D) 
39,641 
86,723 
57,519 
13,985 
- 
(D) 
2007 size of farm: 
1 to 9 acres 
farms 
73 
- 
68 
73 
97 
115 
122 
18 
acres 
334 
- 
334 
373 
488 
579 
(D) 
82 
1 0 to 49 acres 
farms 
431 
17 
421 
458 
507 
599 
122 
136 
acres 
11,882 
614 
1 1 ,328 
12,772 
13,932 
13,204 
2,817 
3,486 
50 to 69 acres 
farms 
142 
3 
80 
126 
118 
112 
10 
30 
acres 
8,439 
183 
4,686 
7,244 
6,840 
6,490 
(D) 
1,707 
70 to 99 acres 
farms 
179 
9 
113 
186 
161 
117 
9 
75 
acres 
14,500 
708 
9,238 
15,221 
13,162 
9,637 
681 
6,160 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
farms 
116 
5 
82 
109 
109 
93 
21 
37 
acres 
13,416 
575 
9,498 
12,631 
12,634 
10,749 
2,335 
4,170 
140 to 179 acres 
farms 
86 
4 
45 
71 
56 
50 
4 
23 
acres 
13,492 
616 
7,046 
11,155 
8,811 
7,708 
619 
3,664 
180 to 219 acres 
farms 
67 
4 
40 
60 
37 
25 
7 
21 
acres 
13,184 
813 
8,001 
11,811 
7,280 
4,747 
1,398 
4,143 
220 to 259 acres 
farms 
58 
6 
45 
34 
26 
23 
4 
5 
acres 
13,682 
(D) 
10,571 
7,925 
6,179 
5,532 
946 
(D) 
260 to 499 acres 
farms 
161 
7 
71 
80 
77 
87 
8 
15 
acres 
58,120 
2,360 
25,060 
28,435 
27,072 
31,236 
2,799 
4,868 
500 to 999 acres 
farms 
122 
3 
63 
81 
22 
52 
5 
10 
acres 
86,238 
2,025 
43,779 
57,218 
15,933 
35,005 
3,382 
6,622 
1,000 to 1,999 acres 
farms 
70 
7 
38 
63 
12 
23 
1 
- 
acres 
93,311 
8,502 
50,136 
87,442 
16,041 
30,627 
(D) 
- 
2,000 acres or more 
farms 
30 
1 
16 
31 
10 
4 
1 
acres 
90,485 
(D) 
46,832 
90,502 
56,971 
11,367 
- 
(D) 
LAND IN FARMS ACCORDING TO USE 
Total cropland 
farms, 2012 
1,346 
55 
907 
1,172 
981 
996 
216 
306 
2007 
1,399 
61 
957 
1,204 
1,112 
1,046 
246 
326 
acres, 2012 
405,497 
5,348 
195,229 
284,535 
125,089 
133,455 
10,852 
23,744 
2007 
368,243 
10,843 
195,464 
301,433 
135,040 
133,089 
13,090 
24,737 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
1,125 
48 
791 
904 
877 
880 
197 
248 
2007 
1,064 
52 
795 
878 
927 
867 
196 
240 
acres, 2012 
384,095 
3,917 
187,096 
265,922 
114,572 
126,822 
9,862 
18,601 
2007 
Other pasture and grazing land that could have been 
336,414 
8,109 
180,786 
274,341 
116,180 
121,433 
10,172 
16,939 
used for crops without additional 
improvements (see text) 
farms, 2012 
106 
12 
55 
77 
55 
82 
15 
39 
2007 
306 
24 
192 
212 
171 
234 
54 
71 
acres, 2012 
2,209 
864 
695 
1,959 
1,118 
1,003 
92 
734 
2007 
10,795 
1,976 
4,374 
6,820 
3,441 
4,555 
1,062 
1,789 
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326 Michigan 2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
