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 
40,688 
244 
2,723 
5,059 
10,318 
11,675 
10,669 
percent 
45.9 
0.3 
3.1 
5.7 
11.6 
13.2 
12.0 
Land in farms 
acres 
4,975,287 
20,520 
272,448 
606,330 
1,300,448 
1,491,875 
1,283,666 
Average size of farm 
acres 
122 
84 
100 
120 
126 
128 
120 
MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL 
PRODUCTS SOLD AND GOVERNMENT 
PAYMENTS 
Total 
farms 
40,688 
244 
2,723 
5,059 
10,318 
11,675 
10,669 
$1,000 
4,093,033 
29,894 
259,090 
540,263 
993,590 
1,289,343 
980,852 
Average per farm 
dollars 
100,596 
122,517 
95,149 
106,792 
96,297 
110,436 
91,935 
Farms by economic class: 
Less than $1 ,000 (see text) 
4,073 
17 
232 
541 
1,130 
1,244 
909 
$1,000 to $2,499 
6,124 
10 
275 
640 
1,407 
1,708 
2,084 
$2,500 to $4,999 
5,597 
16 
265 
618 
1,354 
1,567 
1,777 
$5,000 to $9,999 
5,693 
38 
266 
612 
1,434 
1,601 
1,742 
$10,000 to $24,999 
5,699 
29 
392 
651 
1,422 
1,636 
1,569 
$25,000 to $49,999 
3,662 
44 
366 
527 
887 
1,039 
799 
$50,000 to $99,999 
3,582 
43 
385 
509 
907 
1,047 
691 
$100,000 to $249,999 
3,330 
16 
297 
459 
896 
1,059 
603 
$250,000 to $499,999 
1,651 
7 
147 
241 
516 
465 
275 
$500,000 to $999,999 
780 
22 
53 
173 
230 
179 
123 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
497 
2 
45 
88 
135 
130 
97 
$1,000,000 to $2,499,999 
362 
2 
42 
69 
103 
90 
56 
$2,500,000 to $4,999,999 
68 
- 
3 
14 
18 
16 
17 
$5,000,000 or more 
67 
- 
5 
14 
24 
24 
Total sales 
farms 
40,688 
244 
2,723 
5,059 
10,318 
11,675 
10,669 
$1,000 
3,908,240 
29,272 
251,819 
522,478 
949,433 
1,234,622 
920,616 
Grains, oilseeds, dry beans, and 
dry peas 
farms 
15,326 
140 
1,439 
2,285 
4,104 
4,456 
2,902 
$1,000 
1,746,756 
9,986 
127,625 
260,609 
497,956 
520,081 
330,498 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
7,680 
63 
704 
1,107 
2,111 
2,292 
1,403 
$1,000 
1,611,967 
8,191 
112,078 
240,504 
464,104 
482,763 
304,327 
Corn 
farms 
12,584 
120 
1,198 
1,851 
3,440 
3,659 
2,316 
$1,000 
1,175,089 
7,402 
90,442 
178,031 
337,133 
344,425 
217,657 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
5,903 
43 
545 
882 
1,632 
1,732 
1,069 
$1,000 
1,041,446 
5,429 
76,116 
160,097 
301,369 
305,986 
192,448 
Wheat 
farms 
72 
- 
6 
4 
22 
21 
19 
$1,000 
471 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
119 
104 
146 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1 
- 
- 
- 
1 
$1,000 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
Soybeans 
farms 
10,558 
77 
869 
1,530 
2,798 
3,222 
2,062 
$1,000 
569,263 
2,560 
37,049 
82,360 
159,977 
174,873 
112,444 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
3,610 
12 
230 
526 
1,046 
1,122 
674 
$1,000 
431,006 
1,283 
23,221 
62,371 
125,653 
133,144 
85,334 
Sorghum 
farms 
9 
- 
- 
2 
1 
4 
2 
$1,000 
40 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
14 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Barley 
farms 
19 
- 
3 
2 
7 
5 
2 
$1,000 
48 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
14 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Rice 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other grains, oilseeds, 
dry beans, and dry peas 
farms 
453 
5 
14 
55 
148 
144 
87 
$1,000 
1,845 
25 
53 
166 
714 
651 
236 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
2 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2 
- 
$1,000 
(D) 
" 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
Tobacco 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Cotton and cottonseed 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Vegetables, melons, potatoes, 
and sweet potatoes 
farms 
378 
7 
24 
74 
108 
117 
48 
$1,000 
2,583 
7 
216 
315 
773 
871 
402 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
4 
- 
- 
- 
2 
1 
1 
$1,000 
389 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Fruits, tree nuts, and berries 
farms 
298 
1 
9 
32 
99 
109 
48 
$1,000 
1,768 
(D) 
(D) 
102 
622 
702 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
3 
- 
1 
1 
1 
$1,000 
294 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Fruits and tree nuts 
farms 
239 
- 
5 
28 
73 
91 
42 
$1,000 
1,619 
- 
(D) 
96 
548 
642 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
3 
- 
- 
1 
1 
1 
$1,000 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Berries 
farms 
73 
1 
4 
4 
29 
26 
9 
$1,000 
149 
(D) 
(D) 
7 
74 
60 
6 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, 
and sod (see text) 
farms 
270 
4 
23 
51 
61 
91 
40 
$1,000 
17,975 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
6,614 
4,916 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
59 
5 
6 
16 
24 
8 
$1,000 
15,020 
- 
400 
1,370 
3,213 
5,611 
4,427 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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