Table 69. Summary by Age and Primary Occupation of Principai Operator: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Other occupations 
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 
144,040 
380 
5,814 
15,172 
37,997 
43,310 
41,367 
percent 
57.9 
0.2 
2.3 
6.1 
15.3 
17.4 
16.6 
Land in farms 
acres 
43,771,657 
57,558 
1,326,374 
3,573,572 
8,697,593 
14,576,604 
15,539,956 
Average size of farm 
acres 
304 
151 
228 
236 
229 
337 
376 
MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL 
PRODUCTS SOLD AND GOVERNMENT 
PAYMENTS 
Total 
farms 
144,040 
380 
5,814 
15,172 
37,997 
43,310 
41,367 
$1,000 
4,720,846 
3,708 
171,022 
620,576 
1,160,414 
1 ,599,444 
1,165,683 
Average per farm 
dollars 
32,775 
9,759 
29,415 
40,903 
30,540 
36,930 
28,179 
Farms by economic class: 
Less than $1 ,000 (see text) 
45,476 
124 
1,699 
4,772 
12,504 
13,879 
12,498 
$1 ,000 to $2,499 
22,921 
55 
1,006 
2,694 
6,355 
6,707 
6,104 
$2,500 to $4,999 
20,665 
42 
835 
2,312 
5,632 
5,929 
5,915 
$5,000 to $9,999 
21,102 
80 
791 
2,035 
5,354 
6,280 
6,562 
$10,000 to $24,999 
18,736 
52 
794 
1,845 
4,515 
5,830 
5,700 
$25,000 to $49,999 
7,817 
9 
326 
753 
1,865 
2,508 
2,356 
$50,000 to $99,999 
3,792 
13 
172 
401 
904 
1,140 
1,162 
$100,000 to $249,999 
2,118 
3 
128 
199 
498 
639 
651 
$250,000 to $499,999 
667 
2 
34 
67 
169 
181 
214 
$500,000 to $999,999 
350 
_ 
15 
36 
93 
112 
94 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
396 
- 
14 
58 
108 
105 
111 
$1,000,000 to $2,499,999 
258 
- 
8 
40 
82 
62 
66 
$2,500,000 to $4,999,999 
70 
- 
1 
11 
12 
21 
25 
$5,000,000 or more 
68 
- 
5 
7 
14 
22 
20 
Total sales 
farms 
144,040 
380 
5,814 
15,172 
37,997 
43,310 
41,367 
$1,000 
4,547,349 
3,456 
164,043 
606,985 
1,129,337 
1,552,034 
1,091,494 
Grains, oilseeds, dry beans, and 
dry peas 
farms 
3,441 
10 
220 
340 
844 
1,035 
992 
$1,000 
253,653 
446 
14,027 
38,684 
51,680 
70,789 
78,026 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
934 
4 
84 
111 
212 
270 
253 
$1,000 
216,105 
276 
1 1 ,765 
34,670 
42,606 
59,606 
67,182 
Corn 
farms 
789 
2 
67 
81 
207 
218 
214 
$1,000 
86,425 
(D) 
(D) 
18,564 
20,410 
20,212 
22,469 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
320 
23 
41 
87 
80 
89 
$1,000 
79,556 
- 
4,145 
17,819 
18,979 
1 7,843 
20,770 
Wheat 
farms 
1,992 
5 
110 
203 
460 
616 
598 
$1,000 
72,821 
(D) 
(D) 
8,285 
13,186 
23,500 
24,922 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
357 
2 
17 
40 
68 
117 
113 
$1,000 
47,030 
(D) 
(D) 
5,452 
7,357 
15,720 
1 7,274 
Soybeans 
farms 
97 
2 
13 
21 
41 
20 
$1,000 
4,651 
- 
(D) 
1,293 
(D) 
2,056 
524 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
19 
- 
2 
2 
4 
8 
3 
$1,000 
3,604 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
415 
1,630 
286 
Sorghum 
farms 
906 
8 
66 
105 
233 
236 
258 
$1,000 
61,835 
145 
4,770 
8,384 
11,457 
18,894 
18,185 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
274 
- 
34 
44 
51 
77 
68 
$1,000 
50,934 
- 
3,884 
7,446 
8,076 
16,194 
15,334 
Barley 
farms 
20 
- 
- 
1 
3 
5 
11 
$1,000 
119 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
60 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Rice 
farms 
59 
- 
13 
3 
15 
16 
12 
$1,000 
21,552 
- 
1,407 
(D) 
4,739 
(D) 
8,731 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
50 
- 
13 
3 
12 
12 
10 
$1,000 
21,277 
- 
1,407 
(D) 
4,648 
(D) 
(D) 
Other grains, oilseeds, 
dry beans, and dry peas 
farms 
352 
22 
21 
67 
121 
121 
$1,000 
6,250 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
3,136 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
27 
- 
- 
- 
5 
9 
13 
$1,000 
4,125 
- 
- 
- 
778 
714 
2,633 
Tobacco 
farms 
_ 
_ 
_ 
_ 
_ 
_ 
_ 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Cotton and cottonseed 
farms 
1,143 
- 
91 
116 
281 
348 
307 
$1,000 
115,389 
- 
8,755 
11,087 
29,620 
37,127 
28,800 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
499 
- 
41 
48 
129 
158 
123 
$1,000 
101,417 
- 
7,908 
9,460 
26,277 
33,080 
24,693 
Vegetables, melons, potatoes, 
and sweet potatoes 
farms 
807 
17 
84 
236 
272 
198 
$1,000 
28,757 
- 
137 
5,007 
6,675 
7,740 
9,198 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
78 
- 
- 
7 
29 
19 
23 
$1,000 
21,539 
- 
- 
4,183 
4,569 
5,211 
7,575 
Fruits, tree nuts, and berries 
farms 
2,613 
6 
45 
177 
567 
860 
958 
$1,000 
72,857 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
26,174 
17,513 
24,254 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
270 
4 
19 
82 
68 
97 
$1,000 
46,623 
- 
1,254 
1,746 
20,864 
8,786 
13,974 
Fruits and tree nuts 
farms 
2,518 
6 
40 
169 
545 
820 
938 
$1,000 
70,092 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
24,656 
16,646 
23,956 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
260 
4 
19 
77 
65 
95 
$1,000 
44,535 
- 
1,254 
1,746 
19,541 
8,182 
13,812 
Berries 
farms 
129 
- 
5 
10 
36 
54 
24 
$1,000 
2,766 
- 
29 
54 
1,518 
867 
298 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
11 
- 
- 
- 
7 
3 
1 
$1,000 
1,973 
- 
- 
- 
1,315 
(D) 
(D) 
Nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, 
and sod (see text) 
farms 
775 
26 
59 
202 
269 
219 
$1,000 
244,772 
- 
449 
18,501 
47,670 
155,402 
22,750 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
264 
- 
- 
12 
92 
86 
74 
$1,000 
238,366 
- 
- 
17,858 
46,221 
153,337 
20,950 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agricuiture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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