Table 1. Historical Highlights: 2012 and Earlier Census Years 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
All farms 
2012 
2007 
2002 
1997 
Not adjusted for coverage 
1997 
1992 
1987 
1982 
Farms 
... number 
80,245 
86,565 
83,300 
84,028 
74,214 
66,937 
70,228 
72,523 
Land in farms 
acres 
34,356,110 
35,087,269 
33,661,826 
34,069,201 
33,218,677 
32,143,030 
31,541,977 
32,369,206 
Average size of farm 
acres 
428 
405 
404 
405 
448 
480 
449 
446 
Estimated market value of 
land and buildings 
Average per farm 
dollars 
573,858 
468,809 
285,730 
257,665 
271,996 
235,359 
215,024 
311,642 
Average per acre 
dollars 
1,340 
1,157 
699 
628 
610 
496 
480 
699 
Estimated market value of all 
machinery and equipment 1 
....$1,000 
5,954,923 
5,508,048 
3,350,879 
3,015,448 
2,741,400 
2,134,331 
2,063,371 
2,323,995 
Average per farm 
dollars 
74,212 
63,642 
42,155 
35,893 
36,936 
31,943 
29,465 
32,109 
Farms by size: 
1 to 9 acres 
3,724 
3,802 
3,091 
3,354 
2,505 
2,832 
3,666 
3,244 
1 0 to 49 acres 
16,327 
18,700 
17,072 
16,132 
12,673 
9,614 
10,134 
10,651 
50 to 1 79 acres 
27,418 
29,719 
28,776 
28,842 
24,681 
21,099 
22,331 
23,558 
180 to 499 acres 
17,546 
19,140 
19,357 
19,749 
18,288 
17,234 
18,006 
18,670 
500 to 999 acres 
7,401 
7,484 
7,668 
8,149 
8,155 
8,202 
8,405 
8,850 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
4,311 
4,165 
4,119 
4,795 
4,973 
5,133 
5,132 
5,124 
2,000 acres or more 
3,518 
3,555 
3,217 
3,007 
2,939 
2,823 
2,554 
2,426 
Total cropland 
farms 
49,150 
59,040 
61,779 
64,133 
58,741 
53,197 
55,783 
57,562 
acres 
11,279,031 
13,007,625 
14,843,357 
15,478,091 
14,843,823 
14,520,063 
14,443,459 
14,213,548 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
40,246 
46,224 
43,930 
48,060 
44,786 
42,015 
43,522 
45,825 
acres 
8,074,733 
7,650,080 
7,705,860 
8,964,248 
8,462,079 
8,272,889 
7,319,193 
8,961,353 
Irrigated land 
farms 
2,500 
3,026 
2,942 
2,860 
2,710 
2,581 
3,029 
3,069 
acres 
479,750 
534,768 
517,553 
509,109 
506,459 
512,487 
478,437 
492,077 
Market value of agricultural 
products sold (see text) 
....$1,000 
7,129,584 
5,806,061 
4,456,404 
4,253,753 
4,146,351 
3,562,646 
2,714,892 
2,530,061 
Average per farm 
dollars 
88,848 
67,072 
53,498 
50,623 
55,870 
53,224 
38,658 
34,886 
Crops, including nursery 
and greenhouse crops 
....$1,000 
1,875,569 
1,187,625 
819,078 
951,705 
907,865 
778,813 
610,050 
827,694 
Livestock, poultry, and 
their products 
....$1,000 
5,254,015 
4,618,436 
3,637,326 
3,302,048 
3,238,485 
2,783,832 
2,104,842 
1,702,366 
Farms by value of sales 2 : 
Less than $2,500 
29,794 
34,669 
29,927 
26,997 
20,476 
15,902 
18,501 
20,261 
$2,500 to $4,999 
8,032 
9,059 
9,925 
12,992 
11,713 
10,189 
11,073 
1 1 ,282 
$5,000 to $9,999 
9,680 
10,731 
12,452 
13,384 
12,341 
11,208 
1 1 ,999 
1 1 ,490 
$10,000 to $24,999 
12,437 
13,494 
12,833 
13,382 
12,869 
12,543 
12,805 
12,348 
$25,000 to $49,999 
7,070 
6,886 
7,373 
6,388 
6,234 
6,493 
6,300 
6,845 
$50,000 to $99,999 
5,198 
4,563 
4,340 
4,458 
4,285 
4,609 
4,479 
5,217 
$100,000 to $499,999 
5,893 
5,326 
5,256 
5,371 
5,252 
5,260 
4,606 
4,678 
$500,000 or more 
2,141 
1,837 
1,194 
1,056 
1,044 
733 
465 
360 
Farms by legal status for tax 
purposes (see text): 
Family or individual 
73,364 
77,412 
78,197 
76,373 
67,226 
60,304 
64,099 
65,745 
Partnership 
3,605 
5,905 
3,392 
5,437 
4,963 
4,985 
4,711 
5,541 
Corporation 
1,931 
1,769 
1,116 
1,520 
1,416 
1,196 
1,049 
886 
Other-cooperative, estate 
or trust, institutional, etc 
1,345 
1,479 
595 
698 
609 
452 
369 
351 
Principal operator by days of work 
off farm 3 : 
None 
27,846 
29,750 
34,931 
28,567 
26,047 
25,434 
25,405 
22,354 
Any 
52,399 
56,815 
48,369 
50,681 
43,859 
36,697 
40,839 
43,879 
200 days or more 
36,970 
37,167 
36,671 
37,145 
31,803 
25,827 
28,495 
30,961 
Principal operator by primary occupation: 
Farming 
33,790 
36,052 
46,053 
35,653 
33,060 
33,279 
33,052 
32,847 
Other 
46,455 
50,513 
37,247 
48,375 
41,154 
33,658 
37,176 
39,676 
Average age of principal operator 
years 
58.3 
57.6 
56.0 
54.8 
55.1 
55.0 
53.6 
51.9 
Total farm production 
expenses 1 
....$1,000 
6,682,769 
5,223,365 
4,069,112 
3,784,514 
3,576,456 
3,117,869 
2,359,468 
(NA) 
Selected farm production 
expenses ': 
Livestock and poultry purchased 
or leased 
....$1,000 
1,696,662 
1,463,556 
1,244,354 
1,138,481 
1,100,066 
1,103,395 
745,844 
626,108 
Feed purchased 
....$1,000 
2,017,049 
1,307,568 
917,560 
967,014 
900,546 
628,412 
439,530 
396,650 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners purchased 4 5 
....$1,000 
352,950 
286,976 
168,328 
175,692 
163,334 
140,995 
102,292 
116,377 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
....$1,000 
351,180 
316,477 
173,813 
167,206 
156,445 
146,709 
128,203 
181,287 
Hired farm labor 
....$1,000 
309,657 
255,062 
237,162 
191,754 
183,170 
144,750 
124,732 
98,335 
Interest expense 6 
....$1,000 
293,742 
287,123 
243,623 
239,768 
224,537 
195,857 
189,200 
263,323 
Chemicals purchased 4 
....$1,000 
169,206 
90,112 
60,663 
70,673 
65,621 
57,080 
54,052 
31,075 
Livestock and poultry: 
Cattle and calves 
inventory 
farms 
51,043 
55,105 
59,155 
63,439 
58,023 
52,241 
53,544 
58,236 
number 
4,245,970 
5,391,337 
5,324,240 
5,378,950 
5,321,161 
4,736,594 
4,537,774 
4,673,900 
Beef cows 
farms 
44,106 
47,059 
50,465 
53,502 
49,284 
44,115 
44,130 
49,090 
number 
1,677,903 
2,063,613 
2,050,866 
1,947,902 
1,931,805 
1,728,273 
1,630,425 
1,830,253 
Milk cows 
farms 
756 
981 
1,828 
2,118 
1,921 
2,297 
2,828 
4,504 
number 
45,885 
66,023 
86,270 
88,351 
87,647 
90,312 
90,499 
108,021 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
41,492 
45,512 
51,414 
60,973 
56,600 
51,240 
53,577 
57,030 
number 
3,255,675 
3,895,053 
4,218,687 
4,383,068 
4,346,420 
3,953,960 
3,630,285 
3,374,886 
Hogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
1,947 
2,702 
2,491 
3,575 
3,002 
3,415 
3,710 
4,225 
number 
2,304,740 
2,398,372 
2,246,926 
1,697,850 
1,689,700 
260,682 
187,351 
212,510 
Hogs and pigs sold 
farms 
1,466 
2,274 
2,256 
2,417 
2,082 
2,776 
3,090 
3,665 
number 
7,707,814 
9,010,682 
7,264,319 
3,979,738 
3,943,563 
500,299 
346,686 
355,782 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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