Table 44. Farms by Concentration of Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Characteristics 
All farms 
Fewest number of farms accounting for- 
10 percent of sales 
25 percent of sales 
50 percent of sales 
75 percent of sales 
Farms 
number 
9,071 
5 
23 
129 
420 
percent 
100.0 
0.1 
0.3 
1.4 
4.6 
Land in farms 
acres 
715,057 
4,600 
29,659 
102,296 
228,949 
Average size of farm 
acres 
79 
920 
1,290 
793 
545 
Estimated market value of land and 
buildings 
farms 
9,071 
5 
23 
129 
420 
$1,000 
9,147,216 
84,298 
236,485 
911,461 
2,178,468 
Average per farm 
dollars 
1,008,402 
16,859,515 
10,281,971 
7,065,590 
5,186,828 
Average per acre 
dollars 
12,792 
18,326 
7,973 
8,910 
9,515 
Estimated market value of all machinery and 
equipment 
$1,000 
739,015 
10,608 
38,964 
122,139 
248,065 
percent 
100.0 
1.4 
5.3 
16.5 
33.6 
Land in farms according to use: 
Total cropland 
acres 
456,751 
4,123 
11,691 
76,809 
183,808 
Harvested cropland 
acres 
408,993 
3,788 
10,752 
73,079 
174,301 
Pastureland, excluding woodland 
pastured 
acres 
81,230 
(D) 
861 
1,189 
4,951 
Market value of agricultural products 
sold (see text) 
$1,000 
1,006,936 
115,963 
255,347 
504,894 
755,298 
Average per farm 
dollars 
111,006 
23,192,615 
11,102,064 
3,913,911 
1,798,328 
Grains, oilseeds, dry beans, and 
dry peas 
farms 
1,547 
1 
3 
41 
156 
$1,000 
126,967 
(D) 
(D) 
21,252 
66,836 
Tobacco 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Cotton and cottonseed 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Vegetables, melons, potatoes, and 
sweet potatoes 
farms 
1,133 
- 
3 
49 
160 
$1,000 
191,704 
- 
(D) 
85,328 
152,214 
Fruits, tree nuts, and berries 
farms 
770 
- 
6 
31 
100 
$1,000 
145,351 
- 
45,481 
95,141 
126,571 
Fruits and tree nuts 
farms 
410 
- 
- 
10 
39 
$1,000 
35,774 
- 
- 
17,771 
27,204 
Berries 
farms 
478 
- 
6 
25 
78 
$1,000 
109,576 
- 
45,481 
77,370 
99,367 
Nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and 
sod (see text) 
farms 
1,287 
4 
12 
61 
181 
$1,000 
405,247 
(D) 
158,097 
256,184 
337,056 
Cut Christmas trees and short-rotation 
woody crops 
farms 
700 
- 
- 
- 
3 
$1,000 
1,827 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
Cut Christmas trees 
farms 
690 
- 
- 
- 
3 
$1,000 
1,814 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
Short rotation woody crops 
farms 
11 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
14 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other crops and hay (see text) 
farms 
2,225 
1 
1 
9 
50 
$1,000 
19,671 
(D) 
(D) 
484 
3,110 
Maple syrup (see text) 
farms 
32 
- 
1 
$1,000 
17 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
Cattle and calves 
farms 
960 
- 
- 
3 
37 
$1,000 
8,829 
- 
- 
(D) 
1,978 
Milk from cows (see text) 
farms 
87 
- 
- 
2 
27 
$1,000 
26,119 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
Hogs and pigs 
farms 
256 
- 
- 
5 
$1,000 
1,682 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
Sheep, goats, wool, mohair, 
and milk (see text) 
farms 
951 
- 
- 
- 
4 
$1,000 
2,598 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
Horses, ponies, mules, burros, 
and donkeys 
farms 
765 
- 
1 
2 
6 
$1,000 
17,014 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
5,272 
Poultry and eggs 
farms 
1,184 
1 
2 
9 
17 
$1,000 
40,081 
(D) 
(D) 
34,056 
36,235 
Aquaculture 
farms 
94 
1 
4 
$1,000 
12,396 
- 
- 
(D) 
5,133 
Other animals and other animal 
products (see text) 
farms 
536 
- 
1 
5 
10 
$1,000 
7,450 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
4,551 
Value of organically produced 
commodities (see text) 
farms 
72 
- 
- 
1 
3 
$1,000 
3,047 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
Value of landlords' share 
of total sales (see text) 
farms 
82 
1 
3 
6 
11 
$1,000 
2,732 
(D) 
(D) 
1,601 
2,124 
Total farm production expenses 
farms 
9,071 
5 
23 
129 
420 
$1,000 
913,289 
84,749 
208,595 
376,316 
563,418 
Selected farm production expenses: 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners purchased 
farms 
4,626 
4 
21 
122 
393 
$1,000 
65,101 
5,389 
8,769 
21,727 
40,726 
Chemicals purchased 
farms 
4,016 
5 
21 
120 
395 
$1,000 
38,606 
2,861 
6,291 
15,552 
27,114 
Livestock and poultry purchased 
or leased (see text) 
farms 
1,876 
1 
3 
7 
38 
$1,000 
14,758 
(D) 
(D) 
4,215 
6,949 
Feed purchased 
farms 
4,683 
1 
3 
12 
64 
$1,000 
54,047 
(D) 
(D) 
16,919 
21,833 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
farms 
8,659 
5 
23 
129 
419 
$1,000 
55,991 
3,493 
8,007 
18,812 
33,146 
Utilities (see text) 
farms 
5,349 
5 
23 
128 
418 
$1,000 
27,276 
1,284 
4,333 
9,245 
14,683 
Hired farm labor 
farms 
2,704 
5 
23 
128 
402 
$1,000 
267,547 
28,369 
77,895 
136,721 
191,939 
Interest expense 
farms 
1,991 
4 
18 
101 
283 
$1,000 
30,982 
2,262 
3,776 
6,989 
10,638 
Government payments 
farms 
1,036 
1 
3 
43 
171 
$1,000 
7,596 
(D) 
(D) 
1,379 
3,186 
Inventory of selected livestock: 
Cattle and calves 
farms 
1,224 
- 
- 
3 
45 
number 
31,449 
- 
- 
(D) 
8,721 
Milk cows 
farms 
127 
- 
- 
2 
27 
number 
7,192 
- 
- 
(D) 
3,850 
Hogs and pigs 
farms 
298 
- 
- 
1 
5 
number 
7,901 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
36 New Jersey 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
