Table 64. Summary by Size of Farm: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Total 
1 to 9 
acres 
1 0 to 49 
acres 
50 to 69 
acres 
70 to 99 
acres 
100 to 139 
acres 
FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 
Farms 
.... number 
248,809 
20,825 
72,856 
19,018 
19,480 
20,550 
percent 
100.0 
8.4 
29.3 
7.6 
7.8 
8.3 
Land in farms 
acres 
130,153,438 
101,929 
1,786,005 
1,099,790 
1,613,249 
2,369,174 
Average size of farm 
acres 
523 
5 
25 
58 
83 
115 
MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL 
PRODUCTS SOLD AND GOVERNMENT 
PAYMENTS 
Total 
farms 
248,809 
20,825 
72,856 
19,018 
19,480 
20,550 
$1,000 
26,019,573 
279,274 
807,716 
460,760 
496,879 
540,594 
Average per farm 
dollars 
104,576 
13,411 
11,086 
24,228 
25,507 
26,306 
Farms by economic class: 
Less than $1 ,000 (see text) 
67,571 
10,043 
30,475 
5,456 
4,445 
4,872 
$1 ,000 to $2,499 
34,393 
4,744 
16,762 
3,635 
2,787 
2,173 
$2,500 to $4,999 
32,204 
2,496 
12,011 
3,703 
3,864 
3,367 
$5,000 to $9,999 
35,110 
1,756 
7,991 
3,619 
4,324 
4,429 
$10,000 to $24,999 
34,383 
1,041 
3,746 
1,824 
2,880 
3,998 
$25,000 to $49,999 
16,752 
324 
925 
396 
671 
978 
$50,000 to $99,999 
9,959 
142 
379 
142 
206 
377 
$100,000 to $249,999 
8,082 
144 
261 
91 
101 
163 
$250,000 to $499,999 
4,070 
55 
86 
25 
48 
47 
$500,000 to $999,999 
2,947 
47 
69 
28 
52 
40 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
3,338 
33 
151 
99 
102 
106 
$1,000,000 to $2,499,999 
2,158 
20 
114 
62 
77 
76 
$2,500,000 to $4,999,999 
664 
7 
17 
20 
16 
18 
$5,000,000 or more 
516 
6 
20 
17 
9 
12 
Total sales 
farms 
248,809 
20,825 
72,856 
19,018 
19,480 
20,550 
$1,000 
25,375,581 
277,598 
800,799 
456,523 
489,761 
529,726 
Grains, oilseeds, dry beans, and 
dry peas 
farms 
13,089 
127 
646 
255 
347 
445 
$1,000 
3,049,522 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
1 1 ,466 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
6,839 
1 
22 
80 
$1,000 
2,942,226 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
6,141 
Corn 
farms 
4,344 
45 
162 
69 
96 
121 
$1,000 
1,454,271 
(D) 
(D) 
791 
2,305 
4,703 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
3,017 
- 
9 
45 
$1,000 
1,429,600 
- 
- 
- 
752 
3,500 
Wheat 
farms 
7,385 
33 
239 
101 
147 
192 
$1,000 
618,799 
32 
701 
774 
1,353 
2,302 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
2,788 
- 
- 
- 
- 
3 
$1,000 
535,369 
- 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
Soybeans 
farms 
451 
1 
22 
6 
17 
15 
$1,000 
36,750 
(D) 
117 
(D) 
(D) 
337 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
177 
- 
- 
$1,000 
31,505 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sorghum 
farms 
4,873 
28 
151 
52 
79 
116 
$1,000 
743,309 
51 
(D) 
647 
(D) 
2,236 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
2,628 
- 
- 
5 
4 
$1,000 
697,250 
- 
- 
- 
266 
254 
Barley 
farms 
58 
- 
15 
2 
- 
2 
$1,000 
951 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
5 
- 
- 
$1,000 
439 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Rice 
farms 
361 
- 
2 
- 
5 
16 
$1,000 
136,187 
- 
(D) 
- 
230 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
329 
- 
- 
2 
15 
$1,000 
135,397 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
Other grains, oilseeds, 
dry beans, and dry peas 
farms 
1,286 
25 
96 
48 
45 
56 
$1,000 
59,256 
(D) 
136 
(D) 
143 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
254 
- 
- 
$1,000 
50,266 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Tobacco 
farms 
_ 
_ 
_ 
_ 
_ 
_ 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Cotton and cottonseed 
farms 
7,025 
16 
108 
39 
89 
147 
$1,000 
1,618,671 
27 
1,146 
637 
1,821 
4,266 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
5,052 
- 
- 
1 
6 
19 
$1,000 
1 ,570,880 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
1,616 
Vegetables, melons, potatoes, 
and sweet potatoes 
farms 
2,276 
438 
797 
149 
129 
101 
$1,000 
474,949 
3,548 
20,577 
4,022 
(D) 
5,863 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
576 
2 
75 
20 
35 
24 
$1,000 
456,295 
(D) 
13,169 
2,479 
(D) 
4,750 
Fruits, tree nuts, and berries 
farms 
5,108 
820 
1,755 
320 
342 
267 
$1,000 
251,647 
4,473 
26,380 
9,099 
9,478 
9,418 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
765 
- 
87 
60 
50 
55 
$1,000 
199,138 
- 
7,520 
5,741 
5,430 
6,319 
Fruits and tree nuts 
farms 
4,906 
777 
1,651 
310 
330 
260 
$1,000 
244,041 
(D) 
23,834 
8,964 
9,301 
8,289 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
734 
72 
60 
49 
52 
$1,000 
193,155 
- 
5,876 
5,741 
5,333 
5,262 
Berries 
farms 
307 
59 
147 
18 
17 
13 
$1,000 
7,606 
(D) 
2,546 
135 
177 
1,129 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
35 
14 
- 
1 
7 
$1,000 
5,613 
- 
1,576 
- 
(D) 
997 
Nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, 
and sod (see text) 
farms 
1,828 
654 
594 
106 
77 
77 
$1,000 
1,011,669 
78,215 
133,643 
62,254 
11,281 
39,596 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
841 
199 
243 
60 
37 
46 
$1,000 
998,706 
72,729 
129,092 
61,737 
10,556 
39,024 
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued 
60 Texas 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
