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 
Fort Bend 
Franklin 
Freestone 
Frio 
Gaines 
Galveston 
Garza 
Gillespie 
FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 
Farms 
number, 2012 
1,286 
520 
1,517 
651 
644 
612 
277 
1,847 
2007 
1,404 
564 
1,473 
724 
825 
692 
300 
1,853 
Land in farms 
acres, 2012 
339,295 
113,015 
421,303 
713,262 
774,822 
89,554 
455,569 
652,247 
2007 
382,740 
133,528 
399,584 
645,429 
947,728 
103,387 
512,460 
652,940 
Average size of farm 
acres, 2012 
264 
217 
278 
1,096 
1,203 
146 
1,645 
353 
2007 
273 
237 
271 
891 
1,149 
149 
1,708 
352 
Estimated market value of land and buildings .... 
farms, 2012 
1,286 
520 
1,517 
651 
644 
612 
277 
1,847 
2007 
1,404 
564 
1,473 
724 
825 
692 
300 
1,853 
$1,000, 2012 
1,389,521 
324,196 
884,569 
1 ,457,544 
751,660 
322,713 
316,294 
2,778,546 
2007 
885,083 
301,242 
696,899 
871,019 
901,211 
253,064 
314,710 
1,698,866 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
1,080,498 
623,454 
583,104 
2,238,930 
1,167,174 
527,309 
1,141,854 
1 ,504,356 
2007 
630,401 
534,117 
473,115 
1,203,065 
1,092,377 
365,699 
1,049,034 
916,819 
Average per acre 
dollars, 2012 
4,095 
2,869 
2,100 
2,043 
970 
3,604 
694 
4,260 
2007 
2,312 
2,256 
1,744 
1,350 
951 
2,448 
614 
2,602 
2012 farms by value group: 
$1 to $49,999 
121 
28 
166 
31 
66 
63 
20 
107 
$50,000 to $99,999 
92 
63 
172 
40 
56 
69 
39 
84 
$100,000 to $199,999 
233 
96 
361 
88 
79 
133 
50 
181 
$200,000 to $499,999 
357 
169 
448 
124 
152 
175 
66 
440 
$500,000 to $999,999 
228 
105 
185 
105 
99 
98 
44 
335 
$1,000,000 to $1,999,999 
115 
31 
91 
95 
87 
31 
19 
300 
$2,000,000 to $4,999,999 
90 
20 
72 
91 
80 
38 
20 
279 
$5,000,000 to $9,999,999 
24 
5 
19 
50 
16 
4 
15 
90 
$10,000,000 or more 
26 
3 
3 
27 
9 
1 
4 
31 
Approximate land area 
acres, 2012 
551,439 
182,010 
561,753 
725,441 
961,520 
242,259 
571,784 
677,257 
Proportion in farms 
percent, 2012 
61.5 
62.1 
75.0 
98.3 
80.6 
37.0 
79.7 
96.3 
2012 size of farm: 
1 to 9 acres 
farms 
169 
20 
62 
31 
16 
183 
12 
122 
acres 
796 
87 
297 
93 
90 
990 
42 
518 
1 0 to 49 acres 
farms 
430 
126 
398 
99 
52 
204 
12 
442 
acres 
10,462 
3,199 
10,366 
2,400 
1,076 
4,717 
384 
11,105 
50 to 69 acres 
farms 
127 
46 
160 
23 
15 
44 
9 
112 
acres 
7,322 
2,770 
9,277 
1,354 
856 
2,473 
469 
6,389 
70 to 99 acres 
farms 
104 
71 
149 
28 
13 
42 
15 
151 
acres 
8,464 
5,951 
12,381 
2,398 
1,065 
3,527 
1,273 
12,528 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
farms 
81 
53 
180 
45 
21 
20 
24 
159 
acres 
9,380 
6,132 
20,581 
5,070 
2,450 
2,326 
2,644 
18,354 
1 40 to 1 79 acres 
farms 
82 
44 
92 
50 
54 
14 
19 
105 
acres 
12,934 
7,084 
14,445 
7,761 
8,460 
2,249 
3,029 
16,325 
180 to 219 acres 
farms 
30 
16 
77 
22 
12 
15 
17 
110 
acres 
5,945 
3,111 
15,591 
4,393 
2,386 
2,923 
3,351 
21,704 
220 to 259 acres 
farms 
25 
11 
54 
27 
15 
10 
8 
63 
acres 
6,021 
2,584 
12,934 
6,379 
3,604 
2,362 
1,922 
15,175 
260 to 499 acres 
farms 
113 
70 
166 
96 
123 
27 
31 
215 
acres 
40,223 
23,978 
57,956 
34,775 
45,795 
10,178 
11,529 
78,469 
500 to 999 acres 
farms 
49 
45 
93 
73 
117 
34 
58 
200 
acres 
36,378 
30,351 
64,518 
50,767 
83,621 
24,029 
41,108 
136,133 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
farms 
41 
15 
55 
52 
108 
16 
28 
117 
acres 
56,730 
20,886 
78,625 
76,256 
156,230 
23,360 
40,922 
157,357 
2,000 acres or more 
farms 
35 
3 
31 
105 
98 
3 
44 
51 
acres 
144,640 
6,882 
124,332 
521,616 
469,189 
10,420 
348,896 
178,190 
2007 size of farm: 
1 to 9 acres 
farms 
229 
25 
79 
30 
16 
232 
21 
104 
acres 
1,126 
124 
404 
140 
86 
1,200 
97 
540 
1 0 to 49 acres 
farms 
495 
146 
444 
107 
43 
286 
25 
494 
acres 
12,917 
3,743 
1 1 ,654 
2,425 
981 
6,337 
791 
13,107 
50 to 69 acres 
farms 
120 
66 
138 
28 
8 
23 
4 
138 
acres 
6,885 
3,863 
7,963 
1,650 
446 
1,294 
244 
8,015 
70 to 99 acres 
farms 
95 
48 
130 
40 
27 
21 
12 
146 
acres 
7,903 
4,010 
10,805 
3,449 
2,156 
1,782 
1,005 
12,297 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
farms 
105 
55 
130 
52 
31 
24 
16 
190 
acres 
12,118 
6,422 
14,716 
5,859 
3,571 
2,848 
1,711 
22,109 
1 40 to 1 79 acres 
farms 
53 
40 
86 
46 
82 
16 
26 
102 
acres 
8,184 
6,270 
13,408 
7,201 
13,120 
2,502 
4,169 
16,072 
180 to 219 acres 
farms 
33 
21 
72 
45 
31 
9 
16 
92 
acres 
6,522 
4,208 
14,440 
8,923 
6,187 
1,785 
3,123 
18,134 
220 to 259 acres 
farms 
17 
30 
50 
22 
20 
13 
4 
67 
acres 
4,048 
7,097 
1 1 ,873 
5,152 
4,770 
3,010 
986 
15,857 
260 to 499 acres 
farms 
105 
53 
167 
115 
156 
18 
29 
211 
acres 
37,881 
18,853 
59,667 
40,755 
56,875 
6,927 
10,598 
77,029 
500 to 999 acres 
farms 
69 
55 
94 
107 
160 
18 
61 
165 
acres 
48,022 
36,756 
65,214 
74,746 
119,665 
11,130 
42,010 
1 1 1 ,765 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
farms 
47 
18 
56 
55 
150 
25 
38 
102 
acres 
64,785 
22,555 
76,272 
79,383 
212,796 
33,002 
54,752 
145,718 
2,000 acres or more 
farms 
36 
7 
27 
77 
101 
7 
48 
42 
acres 
172,349 
19,627 
113,168 
415,746 
527,075 
31,570 
392,974 
212,297 
LAND IN FARMS ACCORDING TO USE 
Total cropland 
farms, 2012 
749 
344 
759 
285 
581 
247 
196 
828 
2007 
816 
423 
898 
386 
757 
285 
216 
976 
acres, 2012 
135,854 
27,908 
47,139 
152,921 
570,552 
17,562 
82,091 
66,437 
2007 
152,112 
34,731 
80,055 
151,274 
641,654 
21,819 
99,820 
90,426 
Flarvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
669 
325 
645 
157 
348 
212 
62 
600 
2007 
687 
378 
721 
182 
436 
216 
110 
694 
acres, 2012 
1 1 1 ,043 
24,171 
35,238 
83,205 
321,335 
7,888 
(D) 
32,230 
2007 
1 1 1 ,829 
24,107 
38,327 
57,479 
384,435 
7,713 
51,666 
34,512 
Other pasture and grazing land that could have been 
used for crops without additional 
improvements (see text) 
farms, 2012 
68 
21 
88 
87 
34 
25 
12 
152 
2007 
199 
79 
281 
211 
141 
97 
56 
403 
acres, 2012 
20,448 
1,789 
7,734 
27,084 
7,694 
3,861 
(D) 
21,493 
2007 
31,965 
8,156 
29,348 
53,313 
(D) 
8,375 
(D) 
43,550 
--continued 
494 Texas 2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
