Table 64. Summary by Size of Farm: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Total 
1 to 9 
acres 
10 to 49 
acres 
50 to 69 
acres 
70 to 99 
acres 
100 to 139 
acres 
FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 
Farms 
.... number 
28,008 
2,365 
5,518 
953 
1,083 
1,084 
percent 
100.0 
8.4 
19.7 
3.4 
3.9 
3.9 
Land in farms 
acres 
59,758,917 
8,987 
136,348 
55,128 
88,604 
125,724 
Average size of farm 
acres 
2,134 
4 
25 
58 
82 
116 
MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL 
PRODUCTS SOLD AND GOVERNMENT 
PAYMENTS 
Total 
farms 
28,008 
2,365 
5,518 
953 
1,083 
1,084 
$1,000 
4,439,929 
49,019 
43,314 
17,700 
26,835 
18,994 
Average per farm 
dollars 
158,524 
20,727 
7,849 
18,573 
24,778 
17,522 
Farms by economic class: 
Less than $1 ,000 (see text) 
5,891 
859 
2,260 
268 
317 
359 
$1,000 to $2,499 
2,201 
394 
1,024 
146 
136 
123 
$2,500 to $4,999 
2,112 
282 
799 
127 
112 
115 
$5,000 to $9,999 
2,457 
270 
690 
153 
167 
143 
$10,000 to $24,999 
3,038 
263 
467 
167 
198 
154 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,442 
121 
149 
55 
101 
88 
$50,000 to $99,999 
2,333 
77 
72 
18 
36 
72 
$100,000 to $249,999 
2,882 
57 
37 
13 
8 
19 
$250,000 to $499,999 
2,386 
23 
15 
4 
3 
10 
$500,000 to $999,999 
1,479 
14 
3 
- 
3 
1 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
787 
5 
2 
2 
2 
- 
$1,000,000 to $2,499,999 
626 
5 
2 
1 
- 
- 
$2,500,000 to $4,999,999 
113 
- 
- 
1 
1 
- 
$5,000,000 or more 
48 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
Total sales 
farms 
28,008 
2,365 
5,518 
953 
1,083 
1,084 
$1,000 
4,230,083 
48,446 
42,614 
17,459 
26,451 
18,174 
Grains, oilseeds, dry beans, and 
dry peas 
farms 
6,587 
6 
116 
42 
73 
84 
$1,000 
1,787,162 
8 
702 
672 
1,287 
1,696 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
4,636 
- 
- 
4 
5 
8 
$1,000 
1,746,174 
- 
- 
238 
334 
501 
Corn 
farms 
559 
2 
15 
2 
7 
8 
$1,000 
64,635 
(D) 
115 
(D) 
272 
281 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
336 
- 
2 
2 
1 
$1,000 
59,788 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Wheat 
farms 
5,590 
3 
53 
23 
39 
55 
$1,000 
1,359,058 
3 
271 
252 
470 
943 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
3,929 
- 
- 
- 
- 
5 
$1,000 
1,321,848 
- 
- 
- 
- 
301 
Soybeans 
farms 
45 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
$1,000 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
10 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
1,269 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sorghum 
farms 
3 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Barley 
farms 
2,214 
- 
40 
13 
23 
31 
$1,000 
211,843 
- 
229 
147 
361 
360 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
989 
- 
- 
- 
1 
1 
$1,000 
189,323 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
Rice 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other grains, oilseeds, 
dry beans, and dry peas 
farms 
1,506 
1 
21 
6 
11 
7 
$1,000 
149,402 
(D) 
87 
(D) 
(D) 
111 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
742 
- 
2 
2 
- 
$1,000 
135,318 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
Tobacco 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Cotton and cottonseed 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Vegetables, melons, potatoes, 
and sweet potatoes 
farms 
332 
105 
110 
16 
5 
8 
$1,000 
33,199 
(D) 
1,605 
(D) 
14 
314 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
51 
1 
10 
1 
- 
2 
$1,000 
31,146 
(D) 
892 
(D) 
" 
(D) 
Fruits, tree nuts, and berries 
farms 
311 
165 
121 
2 
12 
5 
$1,000 
3,658 
1,525 
1,539 
(D) 
190 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
14 
5 
6 
1 
1 
$1,000 
1,516 
509 
554 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
Fruits and tree nuts 
farms 
263 
141 
99 
2 
12 
4 
$1,000 
3,576 
1,483 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
14 
5 
6 
- 
1 
1 
$1,000 
1,516 
509 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
Berries 
farms 
65 
31 
30 
- 
1 
1 
$1,000 
82 
42 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, 
and sod (see text) 
farms 
387 
170 
140 
17 
10 
12 
$1,000 
28,566 
10,705 
8,230 
494 
3,592 
1,512 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
88 
34 
28 
2 
5 
5 
$1,000 
25,522 
9,135 
7,273 
(D) 
3,546 
1,437 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
54 Montana 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
