Table 67. Summary by Legal Status For Tax Purposes: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Partnership 
Item 
Total 
Family or 
individual 
Total 
Registered 
under 
state law 
FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 
Farms 
number 
248,809 
222,580 
16,660 
1 1 ,736 
percent 
100.0 
89.5 
6.7 
4.7 
Land in farms 
acres 
130,153,438 
82,792,493 
31,724,136 
26,716,533 
Average size of farm 
acres 
523 
372 
1,904 
2,276 
MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL 
PRODUCTS SOLD AND GOVERNMENT 
PAYMENTS 
Total 
farms 
248,809 
222,580 
16,660 
1 1 ,736 
$1,000 
26,019,573 
9,954,538 
7,938,398 
7,246,055 
Average per farm 
dollars 
104,576 
44,723 
476,494 
617,421 
Farms by economic class: 
Less than $1 ,000 (see text) 
67,571 
62,585 
3,017 
2,080 
$1 ,000 to $2,499 
34,393 
32,369 
1,282 
754 
$2,500 to $4,999 
32,204 
29,980 
1,400 
895 
$5,000 to $9,999 
35,110 
31,996 
2,026 
1,362 
$10,000 to $24,999 
34,383 
30,473 
2,618 
1,749 
$25,000 to $49,999 
16,752 
14,365 
1,589 
1,141 
$50,000 to $99,999 
9,959 
8,172 
1,155 
893 
$100,000 to $249,999 
8,082 
6,145 
1,188 
926 
$250,000 to $499,999 
4,070 
2,824 
747 
597 
$500,000 to $999,999 
2,947 
1,943 
635 
511 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
3,338 
1,728 
1,003 
828 
$1 ,000,000 to $2,499,999 
2,158 
1,252 
600 
483 
$2,500,000 to $4,999,999 
664 
327 
228 
181 
$5,000,000 or more 
516 
149 
175 
164 
Total sales 
farms 
248,809 
222,580 
16,660 
1 1 ,736 
$1,000 
25,375,581 
9,500,883 
7,802,863 
7,140,643 
Grains, oilseeds, dry beans, and 
dry peas 
farms 
13,089 
10,005 
2,088 
1,579 
$1,000 
3,049,522 
1,610,301 
1,139,112 
905,662 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
6,839 
4,659 
1,491 
1,158 
$1,000 
2,942,226 
1,520,025 
1,128,172 
897,699 
Corn 
farms 
4,344 
3,104 
821 
647 
$1,000 
1,454,271 
737,382 
558,060 
456,059 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
3,017 
1,992 
707 
562 
$1,000 
1,429,600 
717,129 
556,000 
454,386 
Wheat 
farms 
7,385 
5,801 
1,073 
796 
$1,000 
618,799 
397,299 
168,333 
122,950 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
2,788 
1,944 
599 
454 
$1,000 
535,369 
328,552 
158,441 
115,792 
Soybeans 
farms 
451 
304 
97 
73 
$1,000 
36,750 
21,672 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
177 
113 
50 
40 
$1,000 
31,505 
18,178 
11,391 
10,204 
Sorghum 
farms 
4,873 
3,495 
925 
724 
$1,000 
743,309 
372,294 
300,698 
237,449 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
2,628 
1,643 
690 
551 
$1,000 
697,250 
334,473 
295,876 
233,887 
Barley 
farms 
58 
45 
8 
3 
$1,000 
951 
699 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
5 
2 
1 
1 
$1,000 
439 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Rice 
farms 
361 
199 
137 
109 
$1,000 
136,187 
52,170 
75,845 
62,806 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
329 
171 
136 
108 
$1,000 
135,397 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Other grains, oilseeds, 
dry beans, and dry peas 
farms 
1,286 
968 
228 
175 
$1,000 
59,256 
28,785 
23,626 
15,330 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
254 
139 
84 
72 
$1,000 
50,266 
21,851 
22,401 
14,387 
Tobacco 
farms 
_ 
_ 
_ 
_ 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Cotton and cottonseed 
farms 
7,025 
5,107 
1,224 
942 
$1,000 
1,618,671 
977,239 
488,988 
375,905 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
5,052 
3,509 
1,008 
771 
$1,000 
1,570,880 
939,189 
483,691 
371 ,744 
Vegetables, melons, potatoes, 
and sweet potatoes 
farms 
2,276 
1,940 
169 
127 
$1,000 
474,949 
171,873 
146,936 
137,771 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
576 
370 
99 
82 
$1,000 
456,295 
154,974 
145,919 
137,141 
Fruits, tree nuts, and berries 
farms 
5,108 
4,334 
461 
386 
$1,000 
251,647 
132,976 
57,401 
55,078 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
765 
518 
143 
132 
$1,000 
199,138 
88,436 
52,463 
51,023 
Fruits and tree nuts 
farms 
4,906 
4,158 
446 
375 
$1,000 
244,041 
128,222 
56,566 
54,257 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
734 
496 
139 
128 
$1,000 
193,155 
85,090 
51,734 
50,294 
Berries 
farms 
307 
262 
24 
18 
$1,000 
7,606 
4,754 
835 
821 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
35 
26 
4 
4 
$1,000 
5,613 
3,132 
(D) 
(D) 
Nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, 
and sod (see text) 
farms 
1,828 
1,174 
206 
169 
$1,000 
1,011,669 
116,398 
167,690 
157,952 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
841 
380 
142 
129 
$1,000 
998,706 
106,331 
166,973 
157,411 
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued 
138 Texas 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
