Table 64. Summary by Size of Farm: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
140 to 179 
acres 
180 to 219 
acres 
220 to 259 
acres 
260 to 499 
acres 
500 to 999 
acres 
1,000 to 1,999 
acres 
2,000 or more 
acres 
FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 
Farms 
number 
1,358 
670 
551 
2,614 
2,560 
2,771 
6,481 
percent 
4.8 
2.4 
2.0 
9.3 
9.1 
9.9 
23.1 
Land in farms 
acres 
214,616 
131,949 
131,433 
934,877 
1,850,987 
3,918,627 
52,161,637 
Average size of farm 
acres 
158 
197 
239 
358 
723 
1,414 
8,048 
MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL 
PRODUCTS SOLD AND GOVERNMENT 
PAYMENTS 
Total 
farms 
1,358 
670 
551 
2,614 
2,560 
2,771 
6,481 
$1,000 
25,421 
15,306 
20,488 
151,638 
283,124 
466,760 
3,321,331 
Average per farm 
dollars 
18,720 
22,845 
37,184 
58,010 
110,595 
168,445 
512,472 
Farms by economic class: 
Less than $1 ,000 (see text) 
388 
176 
131 
485 
265 
160 
223 
$1,000 to $2,499 
117 
42 
19 
117 
43 
26 
14 
$2,500 to $4,999 
218 
62 
48 
179 
73 
67 
30 
$5,000 to $9,999 
189 
97 
80 
403 
134 
68 
63 
$10,000 to $24,999 
192 
125 
79 
460 
522 
276 
135 
$25,000 to $49,999 
141 
85 
82 
378 
452 
511 
279 
$50,000 to $99,999 
69 
57 
78 
302 
439 
503 
610 
$100,000 to $249,999 
35 
22 
27 
204 
421 
698 
1,341 
$250,000 to $499,999 
7 
4 
5 
63 
122 
343 
1,787 
$500,000 to $999,999 
- 
_ 
1 
10 
65 
82 
1,300 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
2 
- 
1 
13 
24 
37 
699 
$1,000,000 to $2,499,999 
2 
- 
- 
8 
16 
25 
567 
$2,500,000 to $4,999,999 
- 
- 
1 
3 
5 
7 
95 
$5,000,000 or more 
- 
- 
2 
3 
5 
37 
Total sales 
farms 
1,358 
670 
551 
2,614 
2,560 
2,771 
6,481 
$1,000 
23,820 
14,480 
19,442 
142,763 
265,496 
433,051 
3,177,887 
Grains, oilseeds, dry beans, and 
dry peas 
farms 
137 
87 
89 
507 
802 
1,121 
3,523 
$1,000 
4,238 
2,782 
4,289 
32,621 
81,400 
180,234 
1,477,233 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
22 
17 
39 
213 
496 
824 
3,008 
$1,000 
1,690 
1,387 
3,281 
25,490 
74,087 
173,249 
1,465,916 
Corn 
farms 
14 
6 
11 
66 
99 
67 
262 
$1,000 
654 
322 
735 
5,642 
1 1 ,744 
8,422 
36,343 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
7 
1 
4 
36 
71 
46 
166 
$1,000 
479 
(D) 
503 
4,744 
11,184 
8,129 
34,264 
Wheat 
farms 
95 
44 
61 
353 
619 
1,004 
3,241 
$1,000 
2,280 
1,202 
2,101 
14,791 
40,676 
122,349 
1,173,720 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
8 
9 
18 
98 
320 
705 
2,766 
$1,000 
462 
627 
1,342 
8,883 
33,397 
115,144 
1,161,693 
Soybeans 
farms 
- 
- 
1 
3 
4 
10 
26 
$1,000 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
145 
506 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
1 
4 
5 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
317 
(D) 
Sorghum 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
3 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
Barley 
farms 
45 
40 
37 
175 
284 
338 
1,188 
$1,000 
815 
1,094 
1,104 
9,504 
22,447 
34,234 
141,550 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
5 
9 
71 
144 
172 
586 
$1,000 
- 
(D) 
601 
7,490 
19,534 
30,560 
130,623 
Rice 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other grains, oilseeds, 
dry beans, and dry peas 
farms 
20 
11 
12 
74 
136 
237 
970 
$1,000 
489 
164 
(D) 
(D) 
6,388 
14,723 
124,101 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
4 
1 
3 
21 
42 
104 
563 
$1,000 
279 
(D) 
186 
1,785 
4,600 
11,928 
116,227 
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 
4 
2 
1 
14 
12 
11 
44 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
3,562 
4,811 
11,892 
8,904 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1 
1 
6 
10 
9 
10 
$1,000 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
3,489 
(D) 
(D) 
8,321 
Fruits, tree nuts, and berries 
farms 
3 
1 
_ 
2 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
3 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
Fruits and tree nuts 
farms 
2 
1 
- 
2 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
Berries 
farms 
2 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, 
and sod (see text) 
farms 
4 
6 
4 
7 
3 
. 
14 
$1,000 
(D) 
913 
(D) 
786 
(D) 
- 
415 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1 
3 
1 
4 
2 
- 
3 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
346 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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