Table 8. Farms, Land in Farms, Value of Land and Buildings, and Land Use: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Texas 
Anderson 
Andrews 
Angelina 
Aransas 
Archer 
Armstrong 
FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 
Farms 
number, 2012 
248,809 
2,001 
169 
975 
100 
531 
281 
2007 
247,437 
1,771 
175 
1,109 
94 
513 
291 
Land in farms 
acres, 2012 
130,153,438 
375,110 
752,030 
116,977 
39,844 
541,467 
434,272 
2007 
130,398,753 
346,142 
808,474 
115,258 
50,951 
507,607 
516,299 
Average size of farm 
acres, 2012 
523 
187 
4,450 
120 
398 
1,020 
1,545 
2007 
527 
195 
4,620 
104 
542 
989 
1,774 
Estimated market value of land and buildings .... 
farms, 2012 
248,809 
2,001 
169 
975 
100 
531 
281 
2007 
247,437 
1,771 
175 
1,109 
94 
513 
291 
$1,000, 2012 
218,109,336 
917,486 
246,584 
369,271 
67,911 
532,549 
456,293 
2007 
165,573,377 
772,439 
275,103 
322,488 
70,294 
494,116 
446,111 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
876,614 
458,514 
1,459,076 
378,739 
679,109 
1,002,917 
1,623,817 
2007 
669,154 
436,160 
1,572,018 
290,792 
747,807 
963,189 
1,533,026 
Average per acre 
dollars, 2012 
1,676 
2,446 
328 
3,157 
1,704 
984 
1,051 
2007 
1,270 
2,232 
340 
2,798 
1,380 
973 
864 
2012 farms by value group: 
$1 to $49,999 
21,996 
166 
35 
98 
15 
57 
21 
$50,000 to $99,999 
25,589 
272 
14 
94 
10 
50 
26 
$100,000 to $199,999 
46,137 
432 
21 
197 
30 
79 
33 
$200,000 to $499,999 
74,336 
690 
38 
394 
34 
130 
63 
$500,000 to $999,999 
37,637 
287 
28 
131 
5 
76 
70 
$1,000,000 to $1,999,999 
21,420 
83 
12 
39 
_ 
72 
21 
$2,000,000 to $4,999,999 
14,569 
53 
10 
17 
5 
46 
28 
$5,000,000 to $9,999,999 
4,458 
12 
8 
5 
- 
15 
12 
$10,000,000 or more 
2,667 
6 
3 
- 
1 
6 
7 
Approximate land area 
acres, 2012 
167,189,947 
680,066 
960,438 
510,579 
161,338 
577,993 
581,830 
Proportion in farms 
percent, 2012 
77.8 
55.2 
78.3 
22.9 
24.7 
93.7 
74.6 
2012 size of farm: 
1 to 9 acres 
farms 
20,825 
80 
27 
99 
12 
33 
- 
acres 
101,929 
383 
(D) 
491 
41 
164 
- 
1 0 to 49 acres 
farms 
72,856 
686 
36 
364 
37 
58 
16 
acres 
1,786,005 
17,883 
814 
9,056 
837 
1,500 
575 
50 to 69 acres 
farms 
19,018 
201 
2 
98 
4 
18 
14 
acres 
1 ,099,790 
1 1 ,758 
(D) 
5,562 
220 
1,011 
777 
70 to 99 acres 
farms 
19,480 
206 
4 
77 
5 
24 
13 
acres 
1,613,249 
17,341 
350 
6,376 
433 
1,961 
1,097 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
farms 
20,550 
229 
4 
102 
18 
36 
5 
acres 
2,369,174 
26,430 
480 
11,784 
(D) 
4,240 
628 
1 40 to 1 79 acres 
farms 
14,820 
118 
9 
84 
9 
27 
18 
acres 
2,340,631 
18,459 
1,380 
13,178 
1,470 
4,361 
2,834 
180 to 219 acres 
farms 
10,449 
82 
4 
31 
3 
26 
8 
acres 
2,069,377 
16,136 
770 
6,041 
588 
5,169 
1,550 
220 to 259 acres 
farms 
7,287 
71 
4 
32 
1 
24 
10 
acres 
1,733,051 
16,866 
900 
7,369 
(D) 
5,602 
2,459 
260 to 499 acres 
farms 
24,266 
197 
13 
56 
3 
93 
41 
acres 
8,636,826 
68,022 
5,102 
19,509 
1,107 
34,400 
14,718 
500 to 999 acres 
farms 
17,309 
84 
17 
17 
5 
68 
62 
acres 
11,970,791 
58,975 
12,094 
10,636 
2,797 
46,349 
42,836 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
farms 
11,139 
32 
22 
10 
1 
61 
45 
acres 
15,325,128 
42,730 
36,051 
13,715 
(D) 
81,719 
63,677 
2,000 acres or more 
farms 
10,810 
15 
27 
5 
2 
63 
49 
acres 
81,107,487 
80,127 
693,892 
13,260 
(D) 
354,991 
303,121 
2007 size of farm: 
1 to 9 acres 
farms 
21,024 
81 
31 
149 
20 
32 
3 
acres 
107,011 
390 
126 
783 
91 
135 
16 
1 0 to 49 acres 
farms 
72,837 
562 
32 
471 
38 
57 
9 
acres 
1,801,433 
14,576 
590 
1 1 ,898 
760 
1,621 
303 
50 to 69 acres 
farms 
17,697 
150 
7 
96 
7 
9 
4 
acres 
1 ,022,423 
8,690 
434 
5,532 
381 
513 
226 
70 to 99 acres 
farms 
18,448 
191 
3 
87 
5 
25 
3 
acres 
1,530,252 
15,740 
238 
7,160 
403 
1,968 
220 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
farms 
20,212 
216 
4 
102 
4 
27 
14 
acres 
2,331,589 
25,127 
461 
12,050 
449 
3,207 
1,579 
1 40 to 1 79 acres 
farms 
14,907 
130 
7 
73 
- 
34 
26 
acres 
2,355,785 
20,508 
1,138 
11,347 
- 
5,415 
4,159 
180 to 219 acres 
farms 
10,433 
78 
3 
33 
3 
24 
9 
acres 
2,066,791 
15,357 
594 
6,395 
584 
4,674 
1,811 
220 to 259 acres 
farms 
7,267 
65 
6 
19 
1 
23 
13 
acres 
1,731,496 
15,306 
1,420 
4,484 
(D) 
5,401 
3,187 
260 to 499 acres 
farms 
24,431 
173 
19 
55 
5 
83 
51 
acres 
8,699,711 
60,590 
6,816 
19,081 
1,704 
30,537 
17,860 
500 to 999 acres 
farms 
17,843 
84 
19 
17 
8 
69 
57 
acres 
12,421,272 
56,483 
14,075 
10,245 
(D) 
50,045 
42,487 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
farms 
1 1 ,326 
25 
10 
3 
1 
68 
45 
acres 
15,717,269 
31,567 
17,109 
3,758 
(D) 
97,642 
63,241 
2,000 acres or more 
farms 
11,012 
16 
34 
4 
2 
62 
57 
acres 
80,613,721 
81,808 
765,473 
22,525 
(D) 
306,449 
381,210 
LAND IN FARMS ACCORDING TO USE 
Total cropland 
farms, 2012 
138,929 
1,252 
113 
546 
36 
325 
208 
2007 
153,276 
1,163 
100 
595 
36 
332 
227 
acres, 2012 
29,147,537 
70,333 
71,517 
21,687 
2,590 
115,641 
142,984 
2007 
33,667,177 
74,892 
62,247 
43,253 
(D) 
110,386 
159,407 
Flarvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
104,998 
1,084 
60 
470 
30 
238 
78 
2007 
111,671 
965 
43 
450 
29 
235 
126 
acres, 2012 
16,458,332 
54,581 
15,626 
16,549 
1,477 
75,523 
51,313 
2007 
Other pasture and grazing land that could have been 
19,174,301 
46,120 
21,385 
15,492 
919 
60,971 
79,703 
used for crops without additional 
improvements (see text) 
farms, 2012 
19,124 
113 
16 
72 
2 
70 
18 
2007 
49,894 
304 
21 
191 
18 
142 
38 
acres, 2012 
2,845,326 
6,300 
3,163 
2,054 
(D) 
(D) 
6,789 
2007 
7,832,896 
22,378 
6,875 
24,280 
(D) 
35,937 
11,199 
--continued 
484 Texas 2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
