Table 64. Summary by Size of Farm: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
140 to 179 
acres 
180 to 219 
acres 
220 to 259 
acres 
260 to 499 
acres 
500 to 999 
acres 
1,000 to 1,999 
acres 
2,000 or more 
acres 
FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 
Farms 
number 
3,911 
2,778 
2,358 
8,080 
7,617 
5,267 
2,469 
percent 
5.2 
3.7 
3.1 
10.8 
10.1 
7.0 
3.3 
Land in farms 
acres 
615,586 
548,883 
560,834 
2,940,577 
5,355,556 
7,176,798 
7,738,558 
Average size of farm 
acres 
157 
198 
238 
364 
703 
1,363 
3,134 
MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL 
PRODUCTS SOLD AND GOVERNMENT 
PAYMENTS 
Total 
farms 
3,911 
2,778 
2,358 
8,080 
7,617 
5,267 
2,469 
$1,000 
315,981 
304,060 
353,762 
1,825,762 
3,552,635 
4,796,750 
5,106,415 
Average per farm 
dollars 
80,793 
109,453 
150,026 
225,961 
466,409 
910,718 
2,068,212 
Farms by economic class: 
Less than $1 ,000 (see text) 
93 
67 
36 
69 
25 
5 
8 
$1,000 to $2,499 
111 
60 
38 
63 
10 
1 
- 
$2,500 to $4,999 
203 
93 
40 
72 
14 
9 
1 
$5,000 to $9,999 
391 
167 
101 
129 
22 
5 
- 
$10,000 to $24,999 
635 
346 
232 
363 
80 
16 
12 
$25,000 to $49,999 
518 
368 
235 
440 
90 
19 
8 
$50,000 to $99,999 
1,018 
627 
494 
878 
192 
20 
4 
$100,000 to $249,999 
863 
950 
1,000 
3,573 
1,414 
152 
14 
$250,000 to $499,999 
47 
56 
148 
2,141 
3,291 
799 
71 
$500,000 to $999,999 
25 
25 
22 
241 
2,144 
2,510 
368 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
7 
19 
12 
111 
335 
1,731 
1,983 
$1,000,000 to $2,499,999 
4 
14 
8 
94 
297 
1,650 
1,463 
$2,500,000 to $4,999,999 
2 
1 
2 
10 
32 
69 
413 
$5,000,000 or more 
1 
4 
2 
7 
6 
12 
107 
Total sales 
farms 
3,911 
2,778 
2,358 
8,080 
7,617 
5,267 
2,469 
$1,000 
297,038 
288,698 
338,937 
1,756,877 
3,442,466 
4,664,761 
4,997,882 
Grains, oilseeds, dry beans, and 
dry peas 
farms 
2,611 
2,032 
1,877 
7,149 
7,344 
5,198 
2,435 
$1,000 
190,639 
185,196 
215,866 
1,321,021 
2,829,588 
4,138,422 
4,386,199 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1,653 
1,432 
1,486 
6,481 
7,183 
5,181 
2,431 
$1,000 
166,807 
169,898 
204,939 
1,303,632 
2,825,342 
4,137,936 
4,386,143 
Corn 
farms 
2,317 
1,870 
1,742 
6,836 
7,194 
5,160 
2,413 
$1,000 
112,516 
108,331 
126,270 
764,731 
1,666,124 
2,516,968 
2,782,262 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
931 
861 
966 
4,800 
6,082 
4,890 
2,370 
$1,000 
83,923 
87,824 
108,660 
719,290 
1 ,637,039 
2,509,008 
2,780,955 
Wheat 
farms 
335 
322 
271 
1,278 
1,562 
1,242 
779 
$1,000 
3,398 
4,013 
3,773 
26,667 
51,236 
73,270 
110,331 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
4 
3 
7 
82 
315 
506 
525 
$1,000 
(D) 
157 
409 
5,616 
25,040 
55,981 
103,813 
Soybeans 
farms 
2,118 
1,737 
1,630 
6,522 
6,974 
5,028 
2,351 
$1,000 
74,031 
72,208 
85,298 
525,439 
1,105,769 
1 ,536,974 
1,475,386 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
479 
588 
830 
4,797 
6,464 
4,897 
2,321 
$1,000 
31,112 
40,726 
62,642 
473,655 
1,090,040 
1 ,532,985 
1,474,669 
Sorghum 
farms 
25 
22 
12 
73 
43 
51 
45 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
173 
(D) 
1,767 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
2 
2 
- 
13 
12 
14 
29 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
1,031 
1,289 
1,798 
3,986 
Barley 
farms 
1 
4 
8 
16 
9 
2 
2 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
38 
(D) 
100 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
1 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
Rice 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
Other grains, oilseeds, 
dry beans, and dry peas 
farms 
68 
66 
46 
230 
223 
135 
66 
$1,000 
372 
251 
314 
2,176 
4,592 
8,746 
13,032 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1 
- 
1 
12 
14 
26 
30 
$1,000 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
1,129 
3,127 
7,630 
12,613 
Tobacco 
farms 
1 
_ 
1 
2 
_ 
_ 
_ 
$1,000 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
1 
1 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
Cotton and cottonseed 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Vegetables, melons, potatoes, 
and sweet potatoes 
farms 
39 
18 
22 
91 
112 
119 
74 
$1,000 
3,370 
1,115 
1,312 
9,585 
15,878 
25,774 
50,308 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
16 
10 
8 
35 
63 
84 
60 
$1,000 
3,060 
987 
991 
8,609 
14,986 
24,920 
50,132 
Fruits, tree nuts, and berries 
farms 
33 
11 
9 
29 
24 
7 
7 
$1,000 
1,490 
202 
292 
1,392 
3,828 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
7 
1 
2 
8 
7 
1 
4 
$1,000 
1,106 
(D) 
(D) 
1,164 
3,515 
(D) 
(D) 
Fruits and tree nuts 
farms 
19 
11 
7 
22 
14 
7 
5 
$1,000 
1,219 
202 
(D) 
1,257 
3,643 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
6 
1 
1 
7 
6 
1 
2 
$1,000 
1,042 
(D) 
(D) 
1,038 
3,421 
(D) 
(D) 
Berries 
farms 
17 
2 
12 
12 
1 
4 
$1,000 
271 
- 
(D) 
135 
185 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1 
- 
1 
- 
- 
2 
$1,000 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
Nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, 
and sod (see text) 
farms 
26 
13 
14 
44 
37 
6 
9 
$1,000 
(D) 
4,199 
(D) 
37,599 
39,993 
599 
19,281 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
17 
11 
11 
29 
28 
4 
4 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
37,360 
39,862 
(D) 
19,174 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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