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 
25,644 
102 
1,153 
2,996 
6,138 
8,165 
7,090 
percent 
51.1 
0.2 
2.3 
6.0 
12.2 
16.3 
14.1 
Land in farms 
acres 
2,147,210 
6,673 
72,854 
194,530 
450,094 
720,018 
703,041 
Average size of farm 
acres 
84 
65 
63 
65 
73 
88 
99 
MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL 
PRODUCTS SOLD AND GOVERNMENT 
PAYMENTS 
Total 
farms 
25,644 
102 
1,153 
2,996 
6,138 
8,165 
7,090 
$1,000 
1,547,639 
1,937 
85,309 
184,444 
406,894 
524,661 
344,393 
Average per farm 
dollars 
60,351 
18,993 
73,989 
61,563 
66,291 
64,257 
48,575 
Farms by economic class: 
Less than $1 ,000 (see text) 
7,374 
22 
310 
919 
1,846 
2,369 
1,908 
$1,000 to $2,499 
4,392 
13 
167 
449 
947 
1,439 
1,377 
$2,500 to $4,999 
3,975 
17 
160 
445 
956 
1,157 
1,240 
$5,000 to $9,999 
3,809 
14 
151 
402 
859 
1,252 
1,131 
$10,000 to $24,999 
2,855 
17 
152 
350 
694 
902 
740 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,324 
10 
75 
173 
353 
407 
306 
$50,000 to $99,999 
710 
7 
54 
94 
161 
239 
155 
$100,000 to $249,999 
435 
- 
31 
42 
100 
153 
109 
$250,000 to $499,999 
196 
2 
8 
42 
48 
62 
34 
$500,000 to $999,999 
181 
_ 
10 
29 
50 
67 
25 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
393 
- 
35 
51 
124 
118 
65 
$1,000,000 to $2,499,999 
306 
- 
32 
44 
101 
87 
42 
$2,500,000 to $4,999,999 
51 
- 
3 
5 
16 
18 
9 
$5,000,000 or more 
36 
- 
- 
2 
7 
13 
14 
Total sales 
farms 
25,644 
102 
1,153 
2,996 
6,138 
8,165 
7,090 
$1,000 
1,526,654 
1,855 
84,470 
182,940 
402,684 
518,127 
336,578 
Grains, oilseeds, dry beans, and 
dry peas 
farms 
3,046 
25 
207 
396 
756 
934 
728 
$1,000 
126,385 
1,149 
7,721 
18,304 
32,276 
34,101 
32,832 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
482 
2 
38 
63 
133 
137 
109 
$1,000 
97,003 
(D) 
(D) 
14,458 
25,326 
24,714 
26,413 
Corn 
farms 
1,598 
14 
104 
221 
430 
485 
344 
$1,000 
40,175 
551 
2,910 
5,666 
1 1 ,444 
10,004 
9,599 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
160 
2 
12 
22 
47 
47 
30 
$1,000 
26,898 
(D) 
(D) 
4,110 
7,910 
5,959 
6,444 
Wheat 
farms 
888 
11 
63 
130 
219 
252 
213 
$1,000 
18,675 
138 
1,043 
2,885 
4,715 
4,993 
4,901 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
94 
- 
3 
12 
25 
30 
24 
$1,000 
10,278 
- 
348 
1,735 
2,492 
2,550 
3,153 
Soybeans 
farms 
1,900 
21 
155 
241 
450 
592 
441 
$1,000 
64,994 
460 
3,506 
9,573 
15,751 
18,380 
17,323 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
279 
2 
18 
39 
65 
88 
67 
$1,000 
44,707 
(D) 
(D) 
6,646 
10,813 
12,064 
13,115 
Sorghum 
farms 
117 
9 
19 
22 
31 
36 
$1,000 
1,831 
- 
227 
91 
194 
491 
828 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
6 
- 
1 
- 
- 
2 
3 
$1,000 
461 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
278 
Barley 
farms 
43 
- 
6 
6 
7 
11 
13 
$1,000 
133 
- 
11 
7 
45 
31 
39 
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 
193 
16 
26 
45 
60 
46 
$1,000 
577 
- 
24 
83 
126 
203 
141 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Tobacco 
farms 
181 
_ 
18 
33 
29 
50 
51 
$1,000 
28,534 
- 
2,219 
3,123 
6,035 
13,266 
3,891 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
98 
- 
15 
16 
15 
31 
21 
$1,000 
26,954 
- 
2,209 
2,715 
5,650 
12,971 
3,410 
Cotton and cottonseed 
farms 
173 
- 
19 
21 
44 
56 
33 
$1,000 
24,855 
- 
2,292 
2,141 
4,751 
11,801 
3,869 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
79 
- 
7 
9 
22 
23 
18 
$1,000 
22,898 
- 
2,028 
1,772 
4,355 
11,101 
3,641 
Vegetables, melons, potatoes, 
and sweet potatoes 
farms 
1,277 
4 
69 
154 
350 
434 
266 
$1,000 
58,600 
8 
742 
4,625 
6,717 
38,051 
8,456 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
63 
- 
2 
14 
16 
20 
11 
$1,000 
49,515 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
4,382 
34,780 
6,497 
Fruits, tree nuts, and berries 
farms 
950 
_ 
17 
111 
254 
344 
224 
$1,000 
19,819 
- 
30 
901 
3,252 
6,796 
8,840 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
35 
- 
- 
2 
12 
12 
9 
$1,000 
14,231 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
4,689 
7,676 
Fruits and tree nuts 
farms 
553 
- 
14 
50 
145 
202 
142 
$1,000 
8,952 
- 
14 
555 
2,417 
4,171 
1,796 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
26 
- 
- 
2 
10 
8 
6 
$1,000 
5,264 
- 
- 
(D) 
1,432 
2,616 
(D) 
Berries 
farms 
489 
- 
3 
67 
143 
172 
104 
$1,000 
10,867 
- 
16 
346 
835 
2,625 
7,045 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
8 
- 
- 
- 
1 
4 
3 
$1,000 
8,748 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
6,568 
Nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, 
and sod (see text) 
farms 
989 
2 
28 
98 
292 
344 
225 
$1,000 
81,218 
(D) 
(D) 
4,116 
18,990 
47,837 
9,212 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
194 
8 
20 
48 
84 
34 
$1,000 
72,333 
- 
815 
3,415 
15,937 
44,930 
7,236 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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