Table 70. Summary by Tenure of Principal Operator and by Operators on Farm: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Tenure of principal operator 
Operators on farm 
Item 
Total 
Full owners 
Part owners 
Tenants 
One operator 
More than one 
operator 
FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 
Farms 
number 
80,245 
51,605 
23,702 
4,938 
44,139 
36,106 
percent 
100.0 
64.3 
29.5 
6.2 
55.0 
45.0 
Land in farms 
acres 
34,356,110 
11,318,232 
20,792,070 
2,245,808 
20,234,755 
14,121,355 
Average size of farm 
acres 
428 
219 
877 
455 
458 
391 
MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL 
PRODUCTS SOLD AND GOVERNMENT 
PAYMENTS 
Total 
farms 
80,245 
51,605 
23,702 
4,938 
44,139 
36,106 
$1,000 
7,386,428 
3,611,994 
3,332,159 
442,275 
4,314,203 
3,072,226 
Average per farm 
dollars 
92,048 
69,993 
140,586 
89,566 
97,741 
85,089 
Farms by economic class: 
Less than $1 ,000 (see text) 
18,173 
14,865 
2,381 
927 
9,638 
8,535 
$1,000 to $2,499 
8,096 
6,598 
1,095 
403 
4,343 
3,753 
$2,500 to $4,999 
9,186 
6,953 
1,676 
557 
4,937 
4,249 
$5,000 to $9,999 
10,496 
7,501 
2,342 
653 
5,611 
4,885 
$10,000 to $24,999 
13,041 
7,878 
4,303 
860 
7,066 
5,975 
$25,000 to $49,999 
7,264 
3,592 
3,143 
529 
4,142 
3,122 
$50,000 to $99,999 
5,443 
1,988 
3,034 
421 
3,267 
2,176 
$100,000 to $249,999 
4,222 
1,090 
2,792 
340 
2,625 
1,597 
$250,000 to $499,999 
2,048 
435 
1,477 
136 
1,280 
768 
$500,000 to $999,999 
1,290 
296 
934 
60 
749 
541 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
986 
409 
525 
52 
481 
505 
$1,000,000 to $2,499,999 
730 
280 
420 
30 
354 
376 
$2,500,000 to $4,999,999 
159 
73 
73 
13 
76 
83 
$5,000,000 or more 
97 
56 
32 
9 
51 
46 
Total sales 
farms 
80,245 
51,605 
23,702 
4,938 
44,139 
36,106 
$1,000 
7,129,584 
3,537,038 
3,165,856 
426,689 
4,155,616 
2,973,968 
Grains, oilseeds, dry beans, and 
dry peas 
farms 
10,854 
3,410 
6,264 
1,180 
7,207 
3,647 
$1,000 
1,283,997 
228,496 
925,242 
130,259 
777,825 
506,173 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
4,853 
871 
3,511 
471 
3,199 
1,654 
$1,000 
1,167,597 
186,736 
865,064 
115,797 
699,623 
467,974 
Corn 
farms 
933 
256 
598 
79 
547 
386 
$1,000 
204,840 
43,835 
123,442 
37,563 
100,774 
104,066 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
495 
119 
321 
55 
286 
209 
$1,000 
196,650 
41,423 
118,080 
37,147 
95,915 
100,735 
Wheat 
farms 
9,942 
3,000 
5,847 
1,095 
6,606 
3,336 
$1,000 
945,901 
162,032 
701,173 
82,697 
598,270 
347,631 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
4,312 
724 
3,165 
423 
2,866 
1,446 
$1,000 
832,619 
122,689 
641,154 
68,776 
522,071 
310,548 
Soybeans 
farms 
1,039 
290 
683 
66 
640 
399 
$1,000 
48,338 
7,777 
36,068 
4,493 
27,553 
20,786 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
236 
46 
174 
16 
136 
100 
$1,000 
36,787 
5,073 
28,002 
3,711 
20,320 
16,467 
Sorghum 
farms 
1,022 
255 
693 
74 
649 
373 
$1,000 
34,409 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
20,302 
14,107 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
183 
37 
137 
9 
101 
82 
$1,000 
22,103 
5,447 
15,457 
1,199 
12,193 
9,910 
Barley 
farms 
22 
5 
16 
1 
14 
8 
$1,000 
820 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
642 
178 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
4 
1 
3 
3 
1 
$1,000 
554 
(D) 
(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 
264 
704 
93 
682 
379 
$1,000 
49,689 
6,286 
40,062 
3,341 
30,284 
19,405 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
253 
29 
206 
18 
143 
110 
$1,000 
38,487 
3,408 
32,832 
2,247 
22,402 
16,085 
Tobacco 
farms 
_ 
_ 
_ 
_ 
_ 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Cotton and cottonseed 
farms 
451 
87 
318 
46 
314 
137 
$1,000 
51,851 
7,676 
35,476 
8,699 
31,876 
19,976 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
226 
45 
157 
24 
160 
66 
$1,000 
46,863 
6,725 
31,857 
8,281 
28,480 
18,382 
Vegetables, melons, potatoes, 
and sweet potatoes 
farms 
444 
333 
91 
20 
222 
222 
$1,000 
19,333 
8,911 
9,826 
596 
9,566 
9,766 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
38 
13 
22 
3 
23 
15 
$1,000 
17,091 
7,512 
9,124 
456 
8,485 
8,607 
Fruits, tree nuts, and berries 
farms 
1,831 
1,343 
447 
41 
898 
933 
$1,000 
41,373 
27,084 
13,367 
922 
18,756 
22,617 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
165 
100 
62 
3 
73 
92 
$1,000 
21,166 
12,818 
8,163 
184 
8,419 
12,747 
Fruits and tree nuts 
farms 
1,768 
1,285 
443 
40 
870 
898 
$1,000 
40,933 
26,648 
(D) 
(D) 
18,642 
22,290 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
163 
98 
62 
3 
73 
90 
$1,000 
20,991 
12,643 
8,163 
184 
8,419 
12,572 
Berries 
farms 
79 
70 
8 
1 
34 
45 
$1,000 
440 
436 
(D) 
(D) 
113 
327 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
2 
2 
- 
2 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
Nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, 
and sod (see text) 
farms 
327 
262 
46 
19 
156 
171 
$1,000 
208,109 
124,178 
77,280 
6,651 
110,593 
97,515 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
132 
96 
25 
11 
60 
72 
$1,000 
206,308 
122,679 
77,012 
6,617 
109,670 
96,638 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
212 Oklahoma 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
