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 
Lavaca 
Lee 
Leon 
Liberty 
Limestone 
Lipscomb 
Live Oak 
Llano 
FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 
Farms 
number, 2012 
2,617 
1,807 
1,962 
1,470 
1,526 
277 
892 
740 
2007 
2,747 
1,844 
2,066 
1,589 
1,494 
294 
896 
791 
Land in farms 
acres, 2012 
546,546 
318,216 
594,393 
286,793 
486,787 
591,326 
540,710 
528,018 
2007 
566,648 
325,643 
569,101 
297,855 
505,846 
571,057 
501,191 
538,890 
Average size of farm 
acres, 2012 
209 
176 
303 
195 
319 
2,135 
606 
714 
2007 
206 
177 
275 
187 
339 
1,942 
559 
681 
Estimated market value of land and buildings .... 
farms, 2012 
2,617 
1,807 
1,962 
1,470 
1,526 
277 
892 
740 
2007 
2,747 
1,844 
2,066 
1,589 
1,494 
294 
896 
791 
$1,000, 2012 
1,602,130 
1,018,031 
1 ,489,545 
718,542 
920,533 
477,965 
1,035,850 
1 ,428,527 
2007 
1,205,875 
845,106 
1,149,015 
595,519 
792,049 
415,074 
747,273 
1,015,638 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
612,201 
563,382 
759,197 
488,804 
603,232 
1,725,505 
1,161,267 
1 ,930,442 
2007 
438,979 
458,300 
556,154 
374,776 
530,153 
1,411,816 
834,010 
1 ,283,993 
Average per acre 
dollars, 2012 
2,931 
3,199 
2,506 
2,505 
1,891 
808 
1,916 
2,705 
2007 
2,128 
2,595 
2,019 
1,999 
1,566 
727 
1,491 
1,885 
2012 farms by value group: 
$1 to $49,999 
207 
128 
131 
171 
117 
37 
42 
43 
$50,000 to $99,999 
213 
135 
151 
175 
176 
36 
66 
47 
$100,000 to $199,999 
452 
376 
342 
399 
327 
30 
98 
68 
$200,000 to $499,999 
913 
566 
668 
409 
496 
53 
263 
149 
$500,000 to $999,999 
488 
359 
366 
198 
229 
34 
180 
137 
$1,000,000 to $1,999,999 
213 
171 
180 
61 
91 
17 
122 
105 
$2,000,000 to $4,999,999 
100 
57 
84 
38 
70 
52 
80 
116 
$5,000,000 to $9,999,999 
23 
15 
20 
12 
16 
10 
28 
43 
$10,000,000 or more 
8 
- 
20 
7 
4 
8 
13 
32 
Approximate land area 
acres, 2012 
620,614 
402,573 
686,820 
741 ,398 
579,384 
596,593 
665,405 
597,793 
Proportion in farms 
percent, 2012 
88.1 
79.0 
86.5 
38.7 
84.0 
99.1 
81.3 
88.3 
2012 size of farm: 
1 to 9 acres 
farms 
120 
96 
59 
133 
57 
7 
41 
47 
acres 
509 
456 
291 
630 
290 
19 
197 
216 
1 0 to 49 acres 
farms 
660 
515 
536 
612 
311 
11 
79 
144 
acres 
18,687 
13,327 
14,243 
14,502 
8,061 
(D) 
2,233 
3,285 
50 to 69 acres 
farms 
320 
175 
225 
141 
134 
8 
44 
51 
acres 
18,528 
9,996 
12,908 
8,120 
7,820 
456 
2,470 
3,044 
70 to 99 acres 
farms 
326 
179 
184 
101 
145 
5 
45 
42 
acres 
27,133 
15,237 
15,102 
8,175 
12,287 
390 
3,759 
3,482 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
farms 
315 
204 
244 
124 
169 
7 
105 
54 
acres 
35,896 
23,918 
27,993 
14,080 
19,412 
805 
12,110 
6,493 
1 40 to 1 79 acres 
farms 
189 
128 
104 
74 
89 
28 
77 
38 
acres 
29,988 
20,235 
16,179 
11,401 
14,069 
4,442 
12,157 
5,870 
180 to 219 acres 
farms 
138 
121 
103 
54 
109 
2 
42 
19 
acres 
27,410 
23,880 
20,334 
10,832 
21,690 
(D) 
8,335 
3,820 
220 to 259 acres 
farms 
117 
72 
81 
30 
80 
3 
57 
18 
acres 
27,902 
17,008 
19,095 
7,050 
19,200 
678 
13,452 
4,200 
260 to 499 acres 
farms 
231 
186 
199 
90 
215 
51 
148 
93 
acres 
82,035 
66,405 
71,703 
32,355 
76,256 
17,807 
56,167 
33,140 
500 to 999 acres 
farms 
118 
89 
132 
55 
120 
36 
115 
98 
acres 
80,770 
58,423 
88,991 
37,507 
83,214 
26,177 
78,956 
65,111 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
farms 
55 
33 
46 
32 
66 
46 
88 
59 
acres 
74,477 
43,663 
59,140 
47,028 
89,606 
65,911 
124,430 
80,539 
2,000 acres or more 
farms 
28 
9 
49 
24 
31 
73 
51 
77 
acres 
123,211 
25,668 
248,414 
95,113 
134,882 
473,972 
226,444 
318,818 
2007 size of farm: 
1 to 9 acres 
farms 
155 
86 
60 
188 
69 
1 
49 
54 
acres 
747 
445 
322 
959 
385 
(D) 
233 
258 
1 0 to 49 acres 
farms 
724 
535 
660 
708 
308 
7 
121 
158 
acres 
20,604 
13,870 
17,491 
16,844 
8,416 
(D) 
3,442 
3,727 
50 to 69 acres 
farms 
307 
186 
195 
133 
118 
3 
47 
31 
acres 
17,889 
10,759 
1 1 ,398 
7,565 
6,944 
171 
2,707 
1,811 
70 to 99 acres 
farms 
326 
174 
202 
108 
136 
7 
47 
40 
acres 
26,976 
14,553 
1 6,759 
8,857 
1 1 ,487 
603 
3,975 
3,215 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
farms 
340 
225 
206 
114 
192 
10 
79 
54 
acres 
39,039 
26,644 
23,745 
13,025 
22,446 
1,149 
9,218 
6,427 
1 40 to 1 79 acres 
farms 
181 
146 
124 
58 
98 
23 
71 
35 
acres 
28,789 
23,223 
19,539 
9,086 
15,874 
3,679 
11,116 
5,487 
180 to 219 acres 
farms 
130 
100 
108 
39 
95 
6 
67 
43 
acres 
25,895 
19,950 
21 ,233 
7,688 
18,949 
1,233 
13,332 
8,577 
220 to 259 acres 
farms 
100 
76 
72 
21 
70 
7 
35 
25 
acres 
23,927 
18,098 
17,251 
4,948 
16,581 
1,717 
8,159 
5,936 
260 to 499 acres 
farms 
289 
178 
193 
88 
166 
53 
151 
98 
acres 
102,063 
63,667 
68,706 
32,676 
59,619 
18,307 
55,690 
36,652 
500 to 999 acres 
farms 
117 
99 
156 
67 
130 
55 
123 
102 
acres 
78,426 
66,565 
102,929 
46,730 
88,571 
38,497 
83,674 
70,121 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
farms 
52 
33 
55 
37 
78 
50 
57 
77 
acres 
72,068 
46,490 
74,789 
52,649 
108,259 
68,244 
83,423 
104,572 
2,000 acres or more 
farms 
26 
6 
35 
28 
34 
72 
49 
74 
acres 
130,225 
21,379 
194,939 
96,828 
148,315 
437,301 
226,222 
292,107 
LAND IN FARMS ACCORDING TO USE 
Total cropland 
farms, 2012 
1,602 
973 
1,015 
792 
805 
189 
358 
208 
2007 
1,873 
1,204 
1,300 
876 
873 
199 
474 
285 
acres, 2012 
80,760 
44,136 
74,011 
101,071 
80,867 
118,399 
55,742 
21,333 
2007 
113,084 
68,291 
121,142 
127,704 
141,852 
126,954 
90,632 
27,324 
Flarvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
1,516 
871 
890 
676 
703 
61 
224 
153 
2007 
1,626 
1,010 
1,081 
681 
733 
101 
304 
196 
acres, 2012 
59,884 
32,721 
58,774 
63,707 
55,553 
42,431 
21,938 
7,515 
2007 
61,538 
39,201 
63,319 
48,947 
68,465 
60,283 
32,835 
7,211 
Other pasture and grazing land that could have been 
used for crops without additional 
improvements (see text) 
farms, 2012 
152 
130 
136 
95 
104 
24 
62 
35 
2007 
543 
362 
344 
265 
259 
65 
211 
105 
acres, 2012 
11,851 
7,732 
7,378 
16,713 
15,382 
7,987 
15,278 
10,360 
2007 
48,572 
24,399 
49,926 
42,898 
63,806 
(D) 
48,745 
17,826 
--continued 
502 Texas 2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
