Table 69. Summary by Age and Primary Occupation of Principal Operator: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Total farming 
and other 
occupations 
Farming 
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 
80,245 
33,790 
170 
1,532 
2,438 
4,771 
8,099 
16,780 
percent 
100.0 
42.1 
0.2 
1.9 
3.0 
5.9 
10.1 
20.9 
Land in farms 
acres 
34,356,110 
22,741,028 
66,688 
968,433 
1,938,230 
3,744,528 
6,504,076 
9,519,073 
Average size of farm 
acres 
428 
673 
392 
632 
795 
785 
803 
567 
MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL 
PRODUCTS SOLD AND GOVERNMENT 
PAYMENTS 
Total 
farms 
80,245 
33,790 
170 
1,532 
2,438 
4,771 
8,099 
16,780 
$1,000 
7,386,428 
5,988,879 
13,736 
239,458 
1,146,590 
1,533,026 
1,574,767 
1,481,302 
Average per farm 
dollars 
92,048 
177,238 
80,802 
156,304 
470,299 
321,322 
194,440 
88,278 
Farms by economic class: 
Less than $1 ,000 (see text) 
18,173 
5,473 
20 
200 
410 
824 
1,324 
2,695 
$1,000 to $2,499 
8,096 
2,412 
22 
99 
193 
334 
551 
1,213 
$2,500 to $4,999 
9,186 
3,070 
11 
133 
216 
424 
719 
1,567 
$5,000 to $9,999 
10,496 
3,682 
19 
137 
198 
425 
831 
2,072 
$10,000 to $24,999 
13,041 
5,369 
29 
221 
296 
573 
1,172 
3,078 
$25,000 to $49,999 
7,264 
3,622 
13 
150 
218 
421 
816 
2,004 
$50,000 to $99,999 
5,443 
3,384 
15 
167 
224 
478 
772 
1,728 
$100,000 to $249,999 
4,222 
3,084 
26 
212 
244 
487 
783 
1,332 
$250,000 to $499,999 
2,048 
1,664 
11 
90 
172 
314 
492 
585 
$500,000 to $999,999 
1,290 
1,139 
1 
81 
142 
254 
365 
296 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
986 
891 
3 
42 
125 
237 
274 
210 
$1,000,000 to $2,499,999 
730 
664 
3 
33 
89 
170 
206 
163 
$2,500,000 to $4,999,999 
159 
143 
- 
6 
21 
41 
47 
28 
$5,000,000 or more 
97 
84 
- 
3 
15 
26 
21 
19 
Total sales 
farms 
80,245 
33,790 
170 
1,532 
2,438 
4,771 
8,099 
16,780 
$1,000 
7,129,584 
5,803,650 
12,889 
231,432 
1,128,698 
1,499,670 
1,523,737 
1,407,222 
Grains, oilseeds, dry beans, and 
dry peas 
farms 
10,854 
7,066 
41 
435 
581 
1,118 
1,774 
3,117 
$1,000 
1,283,997 
1,081,155 
3,506 
59,265 
113,912 
240,825 
303,518 
360,130 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
4,853 
3,853 
19 
254 
369 
722 
1,062 
1,427 
$1,000 
1,167,597 
1,012,250 
2,997 
55,355 
109,278 
231,800 
288,676 
324,143 
Corn 
farms 
933 
707 
2 
45 
78 
155 
220 
207 
$1,000 
204,840 
183,595 
(D) 
(D) 
24,831 
50,036 
47,844 
53,131 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
495 
424 
2 
27 
46 
106 
147 
96 
$1,000 
196,650 
177,999 
(D) 
(D) 
24,299 
48,941 
46,124 
51,093 
Wheat 
farms 
9,942 
6,596 
39 
395 
545 
1,052 
1,656 
2,909 
$1,000 
945,901 
783,935 
2,857 
44,380 
77,893 
159,892 
225,573 
273,339 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
4,312 
3,444 
17 
200 
332 
636 
968 
1,291 
$1,000 
832,619 
715,380 
2,349 
40,096 
72,999 
150,519 
211,271 
238,146 
Soybeans 
farms 
1,039 
746 
6 
52 
72 
142 
222 
252 
$1,000 
48,338 
41,182 
(D) 
2,292 
(D) 
9,109 
13,346 
13,199 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
236 
207 
15 
16 
39 
77 
60 
$1,000 
36,787 
32,491 
- 
1,438 
2,318 
7,451 
10,943 
10,341 
Sorghum 
farms 
1,022 
783 
10 
61 
81 
171 
209 
251 
$1,000 
34,409 
29,442 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
8,572 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
183 
160 
4 
8 
18 
39 
43 
48 
$1,000 
22,103 
19,691 
(D) 
(D) 
2,445 
6,259 
4,329 
5,772 
Barley 
farms 
22 
15 
1 
1 
4 
9 
$1,000 
820 
667 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
467 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
4 
2 
- 
- 
1 
1 
$1,000 
554 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
Rice 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other grains, oilseeds, 
dry beans, and dry peas 
farms 
1,061 
734 
61 
71 
130 
200 
272 
$1,000 
49,689 
42,333 
- 
3,693 
4,301 
13,267 
9,651 
11,421 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
253 
221 
- 
26 
25 
58 
48 
64 
$1,000 
38,487 
34,653 
- 
3,289 
3,375 
11,953 
7,261 
8,775 
Tobacco 
farms 
_ 
_ 
_ 
_ 
_ 
_ 
_ 
_ 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Cotton and cottonseed 
farms 
451 
352 
- 
22 
30 
75 
121 
104 
$1,000 
51,851 
44,202 
- 
2,853 
4,782 
7,568 
18,966 
10,034 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
226 
182 
- 
10 
19 
39 
67 
47 
$1,000 
46,863 
40,402 
- 
2,641 
4,548 
6,720 
17,756 
8,738 
Vegetables, melons, potatoes, 
and sweet potatoes 
farms 
444 
274 
3 
11 
13 
47 
92 
108 
$1,000 
19,333 
18,280 
(D) 
(D) 
(□) 
(D) 
7,089 
8,056 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
38 
33 
2 
6 
10 
15 
$1,000 
17,091 
16,650 
- 
- 
(□) 
(D) 
6,564 
7,498 
Fruits, tree nuts, and berries 
farms 
1,831 
910 
_ 
17 
37 
112 
211 
533 
$1,000 
41,373 
25,888 
- 
241 
3,514 
3,886 
7,969 
10,278 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
165 
96 
- 
- 
8 
16 
37 
35 
$1,000 
21,166 
15,145 
- 
- 
3,123 
2,551 
5,596 
3,874 
Fruits and tree nuts 
farms 
1,768 
882 
- 
15 
36 
104 
203 
524 
$1,000 
40,933 
25,603 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
3,873 
7,867 
10,121 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
163 
95 
- 
8 
16 
36 
35 
$1,000 
20,991 
15,035 
- 
- 
3,123 
2,551 
5,536 
3,824 
Berries 
farms 
79 
38 
- 
2 
2 
10 
12 
12 
$1,000 
440 
285 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
13 
103 
156 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
2 
2 
- 
- 
1 
1 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
Nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, 
and sod (see text) 
farms 
327 
200 
. 
7 
17 
42 
77 
57 
$1,000 
208,109 
192,753 
- 
1,604 
5,106 
10,422 
73,875 
101,746 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
132 
93 
- 
5 
9 
21 
30 
28 
$1,000 
206,308 
191,829 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
10,232 
73,493 
101,441 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
186 Oklahoma 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
