Table 8. Farms, Land in Farms, Value of Land and Buildings, and Land Use: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Bexar 
Blanco 
Borden 
Bosque 
Bowie 
Brazoria 
Brazos 
Brewster 
FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 
Farms 
number, 2012 
2,457 
792 
114 
1,265 
1,619 
3,091 
1,412 
202 
2007 
2,496 
888 
116 
1,399 
1,610 
2,580 
1,350 
158 
Land in farms 
acres, 2012 
342,882 
363,990 
464,270 
569,644 
273,107 
631,021 
299,108 
1,912,726 
2007 
425,909 
395,667 
435,166 
550,995 
291,674 
528,957 
275,752 
1,747,087 
Average size of farm 
acres, 2012 
140 
460 
4,073 
450 
169 
204 
212 
9,469 
2007 
171 
446 
3,751 
394 
181 
205 
204 
11,058 
Estimated market value of land and buildings .... 
farms, 2012 
2,457 
792 
114 
1,265 
1,619 
3,091 
1,412 
202 
2007 
2,496 
888 
116 
1,399 
1,610 
2,580 
1,350 
158 
$1,000, 2012 
1 ,467,869 
1 ,720,775 
271,500 
1 ,378,744 
619,583 
1,915,718 
1,127,953 
896,123 
2007 
1,166,614 
991,045 
251,878 
1,188,773 
540,138 
1,157,113 
760,690 
599,943 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
597,423 
2,172,696 
2,381,576 
1,089,916 
382,695 
619,773 
798,834 
4,436,255 
2007 
467,393 
1,116,042 
2,171,362 
849,731 
335,490 
448,494 
563,474 
3,797,111 
Average per acre 
dollars, 2012 
4,281 
4,728 
585 
2,420 
2,269 
3,036 
3,771 
469 
2007 
2,739 
2,505 
579 
2,158 
1,852 
2,188 
2,759 
343 
2012 farms by value group: 
$1 to $49,999 
152 
22 
14 
50 
196 
340 
119 
13 
$50,000 to $99,999 
311 
31 
2 
87 
272 
365 
104 
6 
$100,000 to $199,999 
508 
58 
17 
216 
351 
727 
210 
20 
$200,000 to $499,999 
852 
177 
24 
397 
501 
994 
479 
46 
$500,000 to $999,999 
342 
152 
12 
233 
175 
322 
232 
33 
$1,000,000 to $1,999,999 
172 
122 
17 
126 
79 
165 
167 
20 
$2,000,000 to $4,999,999 
85 
137 
15 
106 
39 
117 
68 
30 
$5,000,000 to $9,999,999 
24 
66 
3 
33 
5 
35 
15 
7 
$10,000,000 or more 
11 
27 
10 
17 
1 
26 
18 
27 
Approximate land area 
acres, 2012 
793,518 
453,921 
574,364 
629,107 
566,404 
868,948 
374,693 
3,957,617 
Proportion in farms 
percent, 2012 
43.2 
80.2 
80.8 
90.5 
48.2 
72.6 
79.8 
48.3 
2012 size of farm: 
1 to 9 acres 
farms 
216 
26 
1 
30 
131 
461 
137 
7 
acres 
952 
74 
(D) 
126 
751 
2,335 
615 
23 
1 0 to 49 acres 
farms 
1,180 
210 
7 
300 
588 
1,450 
513 
28 
acres 
28,814 
5,834 
203 
7,801 
14,741 
30,647 
12,983 
822 
50 to 69 acres 
farms 
229 
67 
- 
91 
181 
194 
123 
10 
acres 
13,278 
3,903 
- 
5,272 
10,484 
1 1 ,240 
7,134 
581 
70 to 99 acres 
farms 
207 
36 
2 
110 
125 
187 
114 
9 
acres 
17,235 
3,022 
(D) 
8,950 
10,521 
15,499 
9,333 
709 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
farms 
171 
53 
6 
121 
150 
156 
142 
8 
acres 
19,462 
6,182 
724 
13,996 
17,421 
18,134 
16,540 
972 
1 40 to 1 79 acres 
farms 
96 
29 
5 
87 
85 
87 
86 
19 
acres 
15,142 
4,553 
770 
13,475 
13,670 
13,701 
13,203 
3,020 
180 to 219 acres 
farms 
69 
53 
- 
62 
74 
70 
55 
8 
acres 
13,621 
10,611 
- 
12,330 
14,509 
13,826 
10,924 
1,581 
220 to 259 acres 
farms 
57 
30 
5 
55 
55 
46 
32 
- 
acres 
13,585 
7,311 
1,199 
13,027 
13,051 
10,885 
7,570 
- 
260 to 499 acres 
farms 
115 
93 
21 
182 
119 
174 
104 
7 
acres 
39,861 
33,458 
7,641 
64,037 
41,870 
61,583 
36,057 
2,390 
500 to 999 acres 
farms 
72 
101 
14 
116 
64 
144 
50 
10 
acres 
46,665 
67,216 
9,931 
78,837 
44,775 
93,407 
32,983 
7,072 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
farms 
32 
68 
16 
62 
33 
77 
33 
14 
acres 
43,900 
91,022 
22,872 
85,443 
44,908 
108,575 
43,448 
18,852 
2,000 acres or more 
farms 
13 
26 
37 
49 
14 
45 
23 
82 
acres 
90,367 
130,804 
420,776 
266,350 
46,406 
251,189 
108,318 
1,876,704 
2007 size of farm: 
1 to 9 acres 
farms 
303 
47 
3 
34 
154 
433 
125 
8 
acres 
1,544 
241 
11 
174 
864 
2,030 
606 
(D) 
1 0 to 49 acres 
farms 
1,230 
234 
7 
328 
632 
1,164 
481 
25 
acres 
29,862 
6,245 
152 
8,721 
15,796 
25,598 
12,200 
572 
50 to 69 acres 
farms 
177 
58 
3 
92 
133 
195 
111 
3 
acres 
10,188 
3,384 
186 
5,478 
7,621 
11,341 
6,549 
186 
70 to 99 acres 
farms 
170 
52 
2 
118 
137 
123 
113 
5 
acres 
13,999 
4,322 
(D) 
9,770 
1 1 ,422 
9,991 
9,231 
402 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
farms 
173 
77 
5 
148 
119 
130 
119 
9 
acres 
19,379 
9,105 
633 
17,063 
13,791 
14,794 
13,769 
1,010 
1 40 to 1 79 acres 
farms 
111 
37 
2 
86 
84 
80 
95 
4 
acres 
17,526 
5,827 
(D) 
13,299 
13,234 
12,677 
14,976 
633 
180 to 219 acres 
farms 
64 
36 
1 
88 
60 
62 
54 
3 
acres 
12,573 
7,222 
(D) 
17,547 
1 1 ,828 
12,302 
10,568 
565 
220 to 259 acres 
farms 
26 
42 
5 
57 
52 
57 
36 
1 
acres 
6,296 
10,058 
1,170 
13,516 
12,415 
13,916 
8,545 
(D) 
260 to 499 acres 
farms 
110 
110 
13 
215 
112 
152 
106 
5 
acres 
37,070 
39,802 
4,471 
75,826 
39,579 
55,073 
36,020 
1,730 
500 to 999 acres 
farms 
74 
105 
15 
125 
76 
72 
58 
4 
acres 
49,765 
74,552 
11,001 
84,965 
52,326 
52,216 
38,534 
3,664 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
farms 
25 
54 
21 
59 
34 
66 
31 
13 
acres 
34,082 
72,766 
29,695 
83,618 
46,502 
90,593 
41,997 
18,449 
2,000 acres or more 
farms 
33 
36 
39 
49 
17 
46 
21 
78 
acres 
193,625 
162,143 
387,155 
221,018 
66,296 
228,426 
82,757 
1,719,606 
LAND IN FARMS ACCORDING TO USE 
Total cropland 
farms, 2012 
1,304 
316 
73 
675 
1,030 
1,348 
613 
43 
2007 
1,504 
388 
78 
822 
1,052 
1,157 
626 
38 
acres, 2012 
89,092 
22,076 
63,061 
70,328 
77,845 
175,913 
41,904 
47,141 
2007 
124,952 
43,597 
93,814 
96,204 
96,206 
186,201 
62,739 
50,084 
Flarvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
927 
241 
21 
488 
896 
1,152 
513 
24 
2007 
1,049 
261 
41 
621 
880 
841 
503 
16 
acres, 2012 
50,580 
8,210 
1 7,222 
42,113 
60,368 
96,120 
31,487 
(D) 
2007 
59,827 
9,943 
27,242 
42,538 
64,464 
70,591 
38,215 
3,244 
Other pasture and grazing land that could have been 
used for crops without additional 
improvements (see text) 
farms, 2012 
316 
64 
19 
119 
103 
155 
69 
3 
2007 
609 
161 
21 
305 
257 
409 
171 
18 
acres, 2012 
22,146 
6,402 
7,490 
10,832 
7,186 
42,752 
3,349 
(D) 
2007 
51,618 
31,583 
(D) 
37,246 
14,298 
66,742 
18,381 
(D) 
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486 Texas 2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
