Table 64. Summary by Size of Farm: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Total 
1 to 9 
acres 
10 to 49 
acres 
50 to 69 
acres 
70 to 99 
acres 
100 to 139 
acres 
FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 
Farms 
.... number 
9,071 
2,237 
4,221 
584 
529 
431 
percent 
100.0 
24.7 
46.5 
6.4 
5.8 
4.8 
Land in farms 
acres 
715,057 
13,856 
90,750 
33,718 
43,791 
50,004 
Average size of farm 
acres 
79 
6 
21 
58 
83 
116 
MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL 
PRODUCTS SOLD AND GOVERNMENT 
PAYMENTS 
Total 
farms 
9,071 
2,237 
4,221 
584 
529 
431 
$1,000 
1,014,532 
47,962 
138,632 
74,003 
61,682 
42,894 
Average per farm 
dollars 
111,843 
21,440 
32,843 
126,718 
116,601 
99,522 
Farms by economic class: 
Less than $1 ,000 (see text) 
2,232 
716 
1,264 
116 
76 
29 
$1,000 to $2,499 
1,521 
507 
817 
80 
69 
33 
$2,500 to $4,999 
1,039 
246 
605 
69 
51 
39 
$5,000 to $9,999 
962 
212 
525 
82 
60 
46 
$10,000 to $24,999 
1,050 
219 
442 
80 
117 
96 
$25,000 to $49,999 
611 
142 
212 
50 
58 
60 
$50,000 to $99,999 
526 
119 
143 
42 
41 
49 
$100,000 to $249,999 
433 
47 
116 
34 
18 
32 
$250,000 to $499,999 
267 
13 
44 
17 
16 
22 
$500,000 to $999,999 
212 
11 
31 
7 
13 
18 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
218 
5 
22 
7 
10 
7 
$1,000,000 to $2,499,999 
150 
5 
12 
4 
7 
7 
$2,500,000 to $4,999,999 
47 
- 
9 
- 
2 
- 
$5,000,000 or more 
21 
- 
1 
3 
1 
- 
Total sales 
farms 
9,071 
2,237 
4,221 
584 
529 
431 
$1,000 
1,006,936 
47,834 
138,165 
73,755 
61,236 
42,521 
Grains, oilseeds, dry beans, and 
dry peas 
farms 
1,547 
121 
435 
108 
142 
144 
$1,000 
126,967 
225 
2,061 
1,584 
(D) 
4,335 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
460 
- 
- 
- 
9 
29 
$1,000 
114,832 
- 
- 
- 
544 
2,153 
Corn 
farms 
1,000 
72 
240 
62 
82 
90 
$1,000 
66,692 
132 
1,039 
737 
1,252 
2,343 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
283 
- 
- 
- 
5 
17 
$1,000 
58,101 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
1,217 
Wheat 
farms 
360 
12 
45 
11 
25 
18 
$1,000 
9,844 
(D) 
161 
126 
233 
152 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
56 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
5,476 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Soybeans 
farms 
775 
40 
142 
50 
67 
66 
$1,000 
48,777 
(D) 
783 
643 
(D) 
1,755 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
242 
- 
- 
3 
$1,000 
40,064 
- 
- 
- 
- 
158 
Sorghum 
farms 
32 
1 
11 
1 
1 
3 
$1,000 
300 
(D) 
22 
(D) 
(D) 
29 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
2 
- 
- 
$1,000 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Barley 
farms 
40 
- 
8 
4 
2 
5 
$1,000 
549 
- 
7 
(D) 
(D) 
22 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
2 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Rice 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other grains, oilseeds, 
dry beans, and dry peas 
farms 
147 
12 
44 
8 
13 
7 
$1,000 
804 
5 
49 
47 
24 
33 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
4 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
276 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
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 
1,133 
259 
439 
86 
62 
52 
$1,000 
191,704 
(D) 
11,169 
6,919 
(D) 
10,570 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
349 
8 
55 
43 
33 
28 
$1,000 
182,258 
(D) 
7,153 
6,178 
(D) 
10,185 
Fruits, tree nuts, and berries 
farms 
770 
178 
319 
54 
37 
53 
$1,000 
145,351 
1,280 
7,313 
(D) 
3,788 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
162 
1 
28 
12 
11 
25 
$1,000 
139,619 
(D) 
4,550 
(D) 
3,416 
7,723 
Fruits and tree nuts 
farms 
410 
104 
181 
24 
23 
22 
$1,000 
35,774 
683 
2,915 
(D) 
2,537 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
73 
- 
14 
3 
8 
10 
$1,000 
32,362 
- 
1,206 
(D) 
2,297 
1,906 
Berries 
farms 
478 
96 
183 
33 
24 
42 
$1,000 
109,576 
597 
4,398 
(D) 
1,251 
6,004 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
97 
1 
15 
9 
3 
16 
$1,000 
106,951 
(D) 
3,344 
(D) 
(D) 
5,746 
Nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, 
and sod (see text) 
farms 
1,287 
446 
522 
84 
44 
51 
$1,000 
405,247 
31,087 
88,914 
32,947 
43,868 
14,883 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
575 
144 
205 
47 
35 
31 
$1,000 
394,574 
26,492 
84,349 
32,496 
43,705 
14,453 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
54 New Jersey 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
