Table 69. Summary by Age and Primary Occupation of Principai 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 
248,809 
104,769 
413 
3,484 
5,931 
14,691 
25,774 
54,476 
percent 
100.0 
42.1 
0.2 
1.4 
2.4 
5.9 
10.4 
21.9 
Land in farms 
acres 
130,153,438 
86,381,781 
381,704 
3,130,114 
6,787,100 
13,925,639 
24,870,746 
37,286,478 
Average size of farm 
acres 
523 
824 
924 
898 
1,144 
948 
965 
684 
MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL 
PRODUCTS SOLD AND GOVERNMENT 
PAYMENTS 
Total 
farms 
248,809 
104,769 
413 
3,484 
5,931 
14,691 
25,774 
54,476 
$1,000 
26,019,573 
21,298,727 
54,689 
698,063 
2,902,818 
5,820,344 
6,321,127 
5,501,685 
Average per farm 
dollars 
104,576 
203,292 
132,420 
200,363 
489,432 
396,184 
245,252 
100,993 
Farms by economic class: 
Less than $1 ,000 (see text) 
67,571 
22,095 
57 
512 
1,220 
3,313 
5,466 
1 1 ,527 
$1 ,000 to $2,499 
34,393 
1 1 ,472 
39 
355 
662 
1,559 
2,769 
6,088 
$2,500 to $4,999 
32,204 
1 1 ,539 
36 
310 
541 
1,487 
2,744 
6,421 
$5,000 to $9,999 
35,110 
14,008 
64 
307 
649 
1,616 
3,203 
8,169 
$10,000 to $24,999 
34,383 
15,647 
36 
425 
607 
1,687 
3,633 
9,259 
$25,000 to $49,999 
16,752 
8,935 
47 
264 
421 
1,034 
2,157 
5,012 
$50,000 to $99,999 
9,959 
6,167 
29 
219 
329 
878 
1,517 
3,195 
$100,000 to $249,999 
8,082 
5,964 
42 
407 
462 
1,056 
1,562 
2,435 
$250,000 to $499,999 
4,070 
3,403 
38 
308 
334 
665 
1,025 
1,033 
$500,000 to $999,999 
2,947 
2,597 
19 
229 
298 
587 
795 
669 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
3,338 
2,942 
6 
148 
408 
809 
903 
668 
$1,000,000 to $2,499,999 
2,158 
1,900 
2 
115 
233 
510 
592 
448 
$2,500,000 to $4,999,999 
664 
594 
4 
24 
90 
177 
176 
123 
$5,000,000 or more 
516 
448 
- 
9 
85 
122 
135 
97 
Total sales 
farms 
248,809 
104,769 
413 
3,484 
5,931 
14,691 
25,774 
54,476 
$1,000 
25,375,581 
20,828,231 
52,616 
667,860 
2,860,412 
5,730,123 
6,184,426 
5,332,796 
Grains, oilseeds, dry beans, and 
dry peas 
farms 
13,089 
9,648 
87 
797 
845 
1,753 
2,621 
3,545 
$1,000 
3,049,522 
2,795,869 
16,387 
183,123 
344,753 
724,442 
842,367 
684,797 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
6,839 
5,905 
57 
546 
598 
1,220 
1,709 
1,775 
$1,000 
2,942,226 
2,726,120 
15,813 
178,535 
338,927 
713,710 
825,267 
653,870 
Corn 
farms 
4,344 
3,555 
23 
346 
400 
775 
971 
1,040 
$1,000 
1,454,271 
1,367,845 
4,232 
85,730 
194,226 
387,438 
398,515 
297,705 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
3,017 
2,697 
21 
288 
309 
624 
771 
684 
$1,000 
1,429,600 
1 ,350,044 
(D) 
(D) 
191,812 
384,519 
394,499 
290,465 
Wheat 
farms 
7,385 
5,393 
54 
392 
490 
915 
1,416 
2,126 
$1,000 
618,799 
545,978 
3,528 
33,190 
66,410 
114,552 
150,528 
1 77,770 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
2,788 
2,431 
25 
162 
264 
471 
734 
775 
$1,000 
535,369 
488,339 
3,019 
29,392 
61,281 
105,038 
136,528 
153,082 
Soybeans 
farms 
451 
354 
3 
26 
38 
85 
118 
84 
$1,000 
36,750 
32,100 
95 
1,976 
3,756 
7,966 
8,042 
10,265 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
177 
158 
- 
13 
21 
38 
47 
39 
$1,000 
31,505 
27,901 
- 
1,813 
3,297 
6,838 
6,771 
9,183 
Sorghum 
farms 
4,873 
3,967 
35 
333 
346 
851 
1,145 
1,257 
$1,000 
743,309 
681 ,474 
6,112 
38,682 
69,252 
178,442 
228,006 
160,981 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
2,628 
2,354 
25 
182 
219 
540 
724 
664 
$1,000 
697,250 
646,316 
5,918 
34,771 
66,241 
171,276 
218,712 
149,397 
Barley 
farms 
58 
38 
- 
5 
3 
5 
9 
16 
$1,000 
951 
831 
- 
117 
249 
39 
236 
190 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
5 
5 
- 
2 
1 
- 
1 
1 
$1,000 
439 
439 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
Rice 
farms 
361 
302 
8 
48 
16 
59 
104 
67 
$1,000 
136,187 
114,635 
2,328 
20,028 
5,696 
25,032 
38,305 
23,246 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
329 
279 
8 
48 
16 
50 
96 
61 
$1,000 
135,397 
114,120 
2,328 
20,028 
5,696 
24,879 
38,108 
23,081 
Other grains, oilseeds, 
dry beans, and dry peas 
farms 
1,286 
934 
5 
51 
67 
170 
261 
380 
$1,000 
59,256 
53,006 
92 
3,401 
5,165 
10,973 
18,735 
14,640 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
254 
227 
- 
25 
23 
49 
65 
65 
$1,000 
50,266 
46,141 
- 
3,204 
4,467 
9,433 
17,045 
1 1 ,992 
Tobacco 
farms 
_ 
_ 
_ 
_ 
_ 
_ 
_ 
_ 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Cotton and cottonseed 
farms 
7,025 
5,882 
82 
633 
627 
1,290 
1,626 
1,624 
$1,000 
1,618,671 
1,503,282 
9,375 
130,834 
193,493 
410,553 
438,595 
320,431 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
5,052 
4,553 
45 
483 
520 
1,071 
1,314 
1,120 
$1,000 
1 ,570,880 
1,469,462 
8,503 
126,790 
190,887 
404,924 
430,363 
307,995 
Vegetables, melons, potatoes, 
and sweet potatoes 
farms 
2,276 
1,469 
2 
30 
135 
272 
418 
612 
$1,000 
474,949 
446,192 
(D) 
(D) 
79,189 
137,957 
155,910 
64,199 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
576 
498 
2 
10 
63 
135 
138 
150 
$1,000 
456,295 
434,756 
(D) 
(D) 
78,219 
135,851 
152,855 
59,135 
Fruits, tree nuts, and berries 
farms 
5,108 
2,495 
2 
38 
100 
301 
605 
1,449 
$1,000 
251,647 
178,790 
(D) 
(D) 
7,952 
36,919 
61,082 
65,135 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
765 
495 
2 
24 
32 
71 
118 
248 
$1,000 
199,138 
152,514 
(D) 
(D) 
6,894 
34,173 
54,359 
49,620 
Fruits and tree nuts 
farms 
4,906 
2,388 
2 
36 
92 
283 
577 
1,398 
$1,000 
244,041 
173,950 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
35,974 
60,348 
63,230 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
734 
474 
2 
22 
30 
66 
116 
238 
$1,000 
193,155 
148,620 
(D) 
(D) 
6,724 
33,342 
53,966 
48,155 
Berries 
farms 
307 
178 
2 
11 
35 
49 
81 
$1,000 
7,606 
4,840 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
945 
734 
1,905 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
35 
24 
- 
2 
2 
5 
3 
12 
$1,000 
5,613 
3,640 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
726 
393 
1,331 
Nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, 
and sod (see text) 
farms 
1,828 
1,053 
40 
67 
247 
350 
349 
$1,000 
1,011,669 
766,897 
- 
17,251 
75,990 
221 ,450 
331,623 
120,583 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
841 
577 
- 
30 
49 
132 
205 
161 
$1,000 
998,706 
760,340 
- 
17,161 
75,773 
219,814 
329,538 
118,054 
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued 
194 Texas 2012 Census of Agricuiture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
