Table 64. Summary by Size of Farm: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
140 to 179 
acres 
180 to 219 
acres 
220 to 259 
acres 
260 to 499 
acres 
500 to 999 
acres 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 
acres 
2,000 or more 
acres 
FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 
Farms 
number 
14,820 
10,449 
7,287 
24,266 
17,309 
11,139 
10,810 
percent 
6.0 
4.2 
2.9 
9.8 
7.0 
4.5 
4.3 
Land in farms 
acres 
2,340,631 
2,069,377 
1,733,051 
8,636,826 
11,970,791 
15,325,128 
81,107,487 
Average size of farm 
acres 
158 
198 
238 
356 
692 
1,376 
7,503 
MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL 
PRODUCTS SOLD AND GOVERNMENT 
PAYMENTS 
Total 
farms 
14,820 
10,449 
7,287 
24,266 
17,309 
11,139 
10,810 
$1,000 
640,421 
664,568 
338,339 
2,667,963 
5,398,260 
5,188,231 
8,536,567 
Average per farm 
dollars 
43,213 
63,601 
46,430 
109,947 
311,876 
465,772 
789,692 
Farms by economic class: 
Less than $1 ,000 (see text) 
2,923 
1,887 
1,148 
3,054 
1,655 
860 
753 
$1,000 to $2,499 
1,328 
789 
424 
1,065 
397 
204 
85 
$2,500 to $4,999 
2,054 
1,172 
686 
1,702 
780 
249 
120 
$5,000 to $9,999 
3,500 
2,132 
1,336 
3,716 
1,513 
526 
268 
$10,000 to $24,999 
3,247 
2,756 
2,137 
6,863 
3,762 
1,448 
681 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,062 
1,082 
903 
4,361 
3,359 
1,753 
938 
$50,000 to $99,999 
356 
346 
376 
1,850 
2,608 
1,787 
1,390 
$100,000 to $249,999 
233 
135 
166 
1,003 
1,742 
1,913 
2,130 
$250,000 to $499,999 
24 
30 
42 
323 
788 
1,105 
1,497 
$500,000 to $999,999 
20 
41 
24 
121 
413 
817 
1,275 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
73 
79 
45 
208 
292 
477 
1,673 
$1,000,000 to $2,499,999 
46 
46 
27 
111 
149 
336 
1,094 
$2,500,000 to $4,999,999 
13 
21 
8 
49 
55 
60 
380 
$5,000,000 or more 
14 
12 
10 
48 
88 
81 
199 
Total sales 
farms 
14,820 
10,449 
7,287 
24,266 
17,309 
11,139 
10,810 
$1,000 
623,787 
654,403 
326,985 
2,596,362 
5,290,786 
5,045,480 
8,283,371 
Grains, oilseeds, dry beans, and 
dry peas 
farms 
515 
397 
327 
1,764 
2,424 
2,603 
3,239 
$1,000 
16,719 
13,727 
13,786 
117,690 
307,631 
623,078 
1 ,933,538 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
88 
86 
97 
696 
1,343 
1,871 
2,555 
$1,000 
9,419 
7,616 
9,970 
97,518 
284,567 
607,017 
1,918,381 
Corn 
farms 
145 
123 
99 
525 
815 
984 
1,160 
$1,000 
6,769 
5,451 
5,089 
47,105 
157,364 
291,081 
932,484 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
36 
34 
38 
308 
637 
845 
1,065 
$1,000 
4,628 
3,126 
3,925 
42,484 
152,989 
287,656 
930,540 
Wheat 
farms 
237 
215 
188 
987 
1,358 
1,507 
2,181 
$1,000 
3,479 
3,397 
3,483 
24,079 
55,613 
108,586 
415,000 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
4 
2 
17 
102 
414 
776 
1,470 
$1,000 
209 
(D) 
990 
7,788 
36,197 
91,812 
398,068 
Soybeans 
farms 
16 
9 
13 
44 
83 
103 
122 
$1,000 
339 
203 
353 
2,170 
3,180 
7,835 
21,966 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
2 
- 
3 
14 
18 
50 
90 
$1,000 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
1,621 
1,752 
6,702 
21,022 
Sorghum 
farms 
161 
101 
99 
584 
924 
1,132 
1,446 
$1,000 
4,937 
3,472 
3,826 
28,453 
71,032 
154,118 
471,599 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
31 
19 
34 
212 
439 
774 
1,110 
$1,000 
2,619 
1,655 
2,669 
20,843 
59,691 
145,515 
463,737 
Barley 
farms 
- 
- 
1 
3 
16 
6 
13 
$1,000 
- 
- 
(D) 
15 
182 
193 
530 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
4 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
Rice 
farms 
7 
8 
6 
46 
54 
111 
106 
$1,000 
893 
851 
887 
13,868 
16,279 
47,370 
54,353 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
5 
5 
6 
41 
47 
105 
103 
$1,000 
(D) 
735 
887 
13,779 
16,105 
47,188 
(D) 
Other grains, oilseeds, 
dry beans, and dry peas 
farms 
31 
33 
21 
144 
209 
248 
330 
$1,000 
302 
353 
(D) 
2,001 
3,980 
13,895 
37,606 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
2 
- 
9 
26 
73 
144 
$1,000 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
2,506 
11,941 
34,922 
Tobacco 
farms 
_ 
_ 
_ 
_ 
_ 
_ 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Cotton and cottonseed 
farms 
257 
123 
130 
860 
1,484 
1,808 
1,964 
$1,000 
11,205 
6,180 
6,389 
61,820 
198,285 
427,290 
899,605 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
73 
42 
47 
432 
1,114 
1,542 
1,776 
$1,000 
6,391 
4,288 
4,335 
50,838 
188,826 
419,763 
894,314 
Vegetables, melons, potatoes, 
and sweet potatoes 
farms 
64 
38 
44 
109 
101 
140 
166 
$1,000 
(D) 
9,612 
2,538 
25,848 
40,663 
105,052 
248,705 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
21 
12 
13 
52 
60 
115 
147 
$1,000 
(D) 
9,374 
2,108 
25,149 
39,774 
104,515 
248,243 
Fruits, tree nuts, and berries 
farms 
221 
152 
130 
393 
285 
231 
192 
$1,000 
8,934 
7,937 
10,325 
24,848 
33,701 
35,585 
71,468 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
52 
33 
48 
90 
102 
93 
95 
$1,000 
6,310 
5,897 
9,128 
20,080 
30,438 
32,867 
69,407 
Fruits and tree nuts 
farms 
218 
148 
124 
388 
281 
229 
190 
$1,000 
8,416 
7,708 
(D) 
24,691 
32,482 
35,558 
70,381 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
49 
32 
47 
90 
97 
93 
93 
$1,000 
5,772 
5,663 
9,038 
20,078 
29,197 
32,849 
68,344 
Berries 
farms 
9 
8 
7 
12 
7 
5 
5 
$1,000 
519 
230 
(D) 
157 
1,220 
27 
1,087 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
4 
1 
1 
- 
5 
- 
2 
$1,000 
481 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
Nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, 
and sod (see text) 
farms 
47 
43 
19 
82 
65 
40 
24 
$1,000 
28,373 
45,819 
21,022 
263,784 
140,059 
114,314 
73,309 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
24 
35 
15 
68 
60 
35 
19 
$1,000 
28,052 
45,624 
20,936 
263,583 
139,952 
114,184 
73,239 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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