Table 70. Summary by Tenure of Principal Operator and by Operators on Farm: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Tenure of principal operator 
Operators on farm 
Item 
Total 
Full owners 
Part owners 
Tenants 
One operator 
More than one 
operator 
FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 
Farms 
number 
248,809 
179,783 
54,297 
14,729 
141,340 
107,469 
percent 
100.0 
72.3 
21.8 
5.9 
56.8 
43.2 
Land in farms 
acres 
130,153,438 
54,686,331 
58,764,138 
16,702,969 
68,361,113 
61,792,325 
Average size of farm 
acres 
523 
304 
1,082 
1,134 
484 
575 
MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL 
PRODUCTS SOLD AND GOVERNMENT 
PAYMENTS 
Total 
farms 
248,809 
179,783 
54,297 
14,729 
141,340 
107,469 
$1 ,000 
26,019,573 
14,929,540 
8,577,589 
2,512,444 
13,967,723 
12,051,850 
Average per farm 
Farms by economic class: 
dollars 
104,576 
83,042 
157,975 
170,578 
98,824 
112,143 
Less than $1 ,000 (see text) 
67,571 
58,693 
6,363 
2,515 
37,661 
29,910 
$1 ,000 to $2,499 
34,393 
28,941 
4,019 
1,433 
19,085 
15,308 
$2,500 to $4,999 
32,204 
25,141 
5,492 
1,571 
18,275 
13,929 
$5,000 to $9,999 
35,110 
25,700 
7,456 
1,954 
20,052 
15,058 
$10,000 to $24,999 
34,383 
21,985 
10,177 
2,221 
19,976 
14,407 
$25,000 to $49,999 
16,752 
8,923 
6,625 
1,204 
9,973 
6,779 
$50,000 to $99,999 
9,959 
4,470 
4,498 
991 
5,984 
3,975 
$100,000 to $249,999 
8,082 
2,858 
4,066 
1,158 
4,854 
3,228 
$250,000 to $499,999 
4,070 
1,039 
2,308 
723 
2,453 
1,617 
$500,000 to $999,999 
2,947 
727 
1,681 
539 
1,607 
1,340 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
3,338 
1,306 
1,612 
420 
1,420 
1,918 
$1 ,000,000 to $2,499,999 
2,158 
767 
1,094 
297 
944 
1,214 
$2,500,000 to $4,999,999 
664 
240 
357 
67 
249 
415 
$5,000,000 or more 
516 
299 
161 
56 
227 
289 
Total sales 
farms 
248,809 
179,783 
54,297 
14,729 
141,340 
107,469 
$1,000 
25,375,581 
14,692,368 
8,262,070 
2,421,142 
13,593,759 
11,781,822 
Grains, oilseeds, dry beans, and 
dry peas 
farms 
13,089 
4,258 
6,622 
2,209 
8,128 
4,961 
$1,000 
3,049,522 
564,921 
1,801,217 
683,384 
1,412,219 
1,637,304 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
6,839 
1,305 
4,079 
1,455 
4,034 
2,805 
$1,000 
2,942,226 
522,549 
1 ,752,082 
667,594 
1,340,635 
1,601,590 
Corn 
farms 
4,344 
1,217 
2,266 
861 
2,610 
1,734 
$1,000 
1,454,271 
315,303 
809,769 
329,199 
671,625 
782,646 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
3,017 
590 
1,731 
696 
1,755 
1,262 
$1,000 
1 ,429,600 
306,143 
798,567 
324,890 
655,072 
774,528 
Wheat 
farms 
7,385 
2,326 
3,988 
1,071 
4,599 
2,786 
$1,000 
618,799 
112,935 
415,673 
90,191 
318,878 
299,921 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
2,788 
484 
1,845 
459 
1,593 
1,195 
$1,000 
535,369 
84,894 
371,936 
78,538 
264,508 
270,861 
Soybeans 
farms 
451 
124 
234 
93 
267 
184 
$1,000 
36,750 
8,087 
18,995 
9,669 
19,399 
17,352 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
177 
35 
101 
41 
98 
79 
$1,000 
31,505 
6,789 
16,002 
8,714 
16,404 
15,101 
Sorghum 
farms 
4,873 
1,150 
2,708 
1,015 
3,015 
1,858 
$1,000 
743,309 
102,557 
458,485 
182,267 
332,656 
410,653 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
2,628 
392 
1,613 
623 
1,463 
1,165 
$1,000 
697,250 
89,952 
434,450 
172,848 
299,995 
397,256 
Barley 
farms 
58 
17 
35 
6 
43 
15 
$1,000 
951 
91 
695 
165 
721 
230 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
5 
- 
4 
1 
4 
1 
$1,000 
439 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Rice 
farms 
361 
58 
171 
132 
161 
200 
$1,000 
136,187 
17,969 
58,958 
59,259 
44,424 
91,762 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
329 
44 
153 
132 
145 
184 
$1,000 
135,397 
17,613 
58,525 
59,259 
44,053 
91,344 
Other grains, oilseeds. 
dry beans, and dry peas 
farms 
1,286 
463 
681 
142 
731 
555 
$1,000 
59,256 
7,979 
38,642 
12,635 
24,515 
34,741 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
254 
35 
165 
54 
124 
130 
$1,000 
50,266 
5,525 
33,331 
11,410 
19,173 
31,093 
Tobacco 
farms 
_ 
_ 
_ 
_ 
_ 
_ 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Cotton and cottonseed 
farms 
7,025 
1,693 
3,675 
1,657 
4,459 
2,566 
$1,000 
1,618,671 
227,620 
1,030,159 
360,891 
800,085 
818,586 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
5,052 
860 
2,938 
1,254 
3,043 
2,009 
$1,000 
1,570,880 
209,834 
1,010,833 
350,213 
766,364 
804,516 
Vegetables, melons, potatoes. 
and sweet potatoes 
farms 
2,276 
1,508 
583 
185 
1,193 
1,083 
$1 ,000 
474,949 
112,784 
283,049 
79,116 
206,005 
268,944 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
576 
213 
266 
97 
333 
243 
$1,000 
456,295 
99,345 
278,910 
78,041 
195,898 
260,397 
Fruits, tree nuts, and berries 
farms 
5,108 
4,159 
830 
119 
2,586 
2,522 
$1,000 
251,647 
163,110 
78,938 
9,598 
120,304 
131,343 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
765 
524 
209 
32 
379 
386 
$1 ,000 
199,138 
120,890 
69,839 
8,408 
92,878 
106,260 
Fruits and tree nuts 
farms 
4,906 
3,989 
806 
111 
2,502 
2,404 
$1,000 
244,041 
157,587 
76,867 
9,587 
116,842 
127,199 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
734 
502 
200 
32 
367 
367 
$1,000 
193,155 
116,981 
67,765 
8,408 
90,002 
103,153 
Berries 
farms 
307 
253 
46 
8 
117 
190 
$1,000 
7,606 
5,523 
2,071 
11 
3,462 
4,143 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
35 
25 
10 
- 
15 
20 
$1,000 
5,613 
3,754 
1,859 
- 
2,770 
2,842 
Nursery, greenhouse, floriculture. 
and sod (see text) 
farms 
1,828 
1,456 
200 
172 
877 
951 
$1,000 
1,011,669 
626,204 
277,595 
107,870 
305,648 
706,021 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
841 
627 
123 
91 
359 
482 
$1,000 
998,706 
615,584 
276,336 
106,786 
298,590 
700,116 
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued 
220 Texas 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
