Table 69. Summary by Age and Primary Occupation of Principal Operator: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Other occupations 
Item 
Total 
Age of operator (years) 
Under 25 
25 to 34 
35 to 44 
45 to 54 
55 to 64 
65 and over 
FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 
Farms 
number 
31,916 
133 
2,173 
3,730 
7,880 
9,089 
8,911 
percent 
51.7 
0.2 
3.5 
6.0 
12.8 
14.7 
14.4 
Land in farms 
acres 
8,767,621 
18,918 
535,157 
912,158 
2,054,529 
2,594,840 
2,652,019 
Average size of farm 
acres 
275 
142 
246 
245 
261 
285 
298 
MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL 
PRODUCTS SOLD AND GOVERNMENT 
PAYMENTS 
Total 
farms 
31,916 
133 
2,173 
3,730 
7,880 
9,089 
8,911 
$1,000 
2,240,533 
2,642 
104,018 
535,878 
456,802 
849,204 
291,988 
Average per farm 
dollars 
70,201 
19,868 
47,868 
143,667 
57,970 
93,432 
32,767 
Farms by economic class: 
Less than $1 ,000 (see text) 
4,772 
32 
246 
536 
1,236 
1,432 
1,290 
$1,000 to $2,499 
4,127 
18 
196 
467 
1,063 
1,110 
1,273 
$2,500 to $4,999 
4,390 
7 
240 
457 
1,025 
1,252 
1,409 
$5,000 to $9,999 
4,985 
20 
289 
568 
1,213 
1,369 
1,526 
$10,000 to $24,999 
5,503 
27 
423 
716 
1,256 
1,513 
1,568 
$25,000 to $49,999 
3,434 
20 
340 
403 
845 
971 
855 
$50,000 to $99,999 
2,331 
5 
241 
288 
623 
688 
486 
$100,000 to $249,999 
1,536 
2 
125 
205 
413 
465 
326 
$250,000 to $499,999 
511 
2 
58 
47 
121 
172 
111 
$500,000 to $999,999 
214 
_ 
11 
28 
63 
69 
43 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
113 
- 
4 
15 
22 
48 
24 
$1,000,000 to $2,499,999 
70 
- 
3 
8 
12 
28 
19 
$2,500,000 to $4,999,999 
14 
- 
- 
2 
4 
6 
2 
$5,000,000 or more 
29 
- 
1 
5 
6 
14 
3 
Total sales 
farms 
31,916 
133 
2,173 
3,730 
7,880 
9,089 
8,911 
$1,000 
2,138,993 
2,480 
100,430 
527,340 
437,047 
819,996 
251,700 
Grains, oilseeds, dry beans, and 
dry peas 
farms 
9,121 
47 
883 
1,205 
2,250 
2,667 
2,069 
$1,000 
591,416 
1,248 
44,300 
77,073 
153,972 
182,140 
132,683 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
2,760 
4 
253 
356 
706 
870 
571 
$1,000 
483,496 
281 
33,088 
63,651 
127,846 
151,819 
106,811 
Corn 
farms 
2,632 
12 
267 
376 
694 
759 
524 
$1,000 
140,046 
146 
9,945 
20,055 
35,574 
45,098 
29,227 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
585 
1 
51 
92 
139 
196 
106 
$1,000 
110,270 
(D) 
(D) 
15,946 
27,478 
36,787 
23,494 
Wheat 
farms 
5,916 
34 
530 
749 
1,387 
1,782 
1,434 
$1,000 
265,339 
822 
20,292 
32,643 
67,183 
78,622 
65,776 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1,436 
- 
117 
164 
382 
431 
342 
$1,000 
186,756 
- 
12,733 
22,898 
49,555 
54,926 
46,645 
Soybeans 
farms 
4,344 
15 
426 
606 
1,160 
1,250 
887 
$1,000 
120,301 
130 
8,376 
16,484 
33,564 
36,129 
25,617 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
553 
- 
34 
86 
151 
175 
107 
$1,000 
70,039 
- 
3,275 
9,787 
20,205 
21,492 
15,280 
Sorghum 
farms 
2,048 
9 
203 
268 
526 
644 
398 
$1,000 
61,982 
(D) 
(D) 
7,428 
16,813 
20,885 
1 1 ,243 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
304 
24 
30 
89 
107 
54 
$1,000 
35,783 
- 
2,780 
3,728 
10,104 
12,975 
6,195 
Barley 
farms 
16 
- 
- 
- 
5 
8 
3 
$1,000 
378 
- 
- 
- 
68 
307 
4 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
2 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2 
- 
$1,000 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
Rice 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other grains, oilseeds, 
dry beans, and dry peas 
farms 
194 
1 
14 
27 
36 
78 
38 
$1,000 
3,371 
(D) 
(D) 
463 
770 
1,099 
816 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
17 
1 
2 
4 
6 
4 
$1,000 
2,046 
(D) 
(D) 
604 
717 
473 
Tobacco 
farms 
_ 
_ 
_ 
_ 
_ 
_ 
_ 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Cotton and cottonseed 
farms 
24 
- 
- 
- 
3 
15 
6 
$1,000 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
436 
255 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
5 
- 
- 
- 
2 
2 
1 
$1,000 
412 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Vegetables, melons, potatoes, 
and sweet potatoes 
farms 
207 
. 
12 
27 
71 
60 
37 
$1,000 
3,592 
- 
53 
337 
480 
2,388 
333 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
10 
- 
- 
3 
1 
5 
1 
$1,000 
2,501 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
2,128 
(D) 
Fruits, tree nuts, and berries 
farms 
221 
- 
9 
23 
74 
72 
43 
$1,000 
2,016 
- 
67 
134 
(D) 
523 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
6 
- 
- 
- 
1 
5 
$1,000 
547 
- 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
Fruits and tree nuts 
farms 
188 
- 
6 
15 
59 
68 
40 
$1,000 
1,898 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
372 
489 
856 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
6 
- 
- 
1 
5 
$1,000 
547 
- 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
Berries 
farms 
46 
- 
5 
8 
17 
10 
6 
$1,000 
118 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
34 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, 
and sod (see text) 
farms 
188 
8 
28 
57 
63 
32 
$1,000 
36,404 
- 
49 
683 
8,566 
24,759 
2,347 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
46 
- 
- 
6 
19 
14 
7 
$1,000 
34,883 
- 
- 
569 
8,132 
24,107 
2,074 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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