Table 70. Summary by Tenure of Principal Operator and by Operators on Farm: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Tenure of principal operator 
Operators on farm 
Item 
Total 
Full owners 
Part owners 
Tenants 
One operator 
More than one 
operator 
FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 
Farms 
number 
28,008 
18,143 
7,664 
2,201 
14,029 
13,979 
percent 
100.0 
64.8 
27.4 
7.9 
50.1 
49.9 
Land in farms 
acres 
59,758,917 
20,729,151 
34,006,452 
5,023,314 
26,337,649 
33,421,268 
Average size of farm 
acres 
2,134 
1,143 
4,437 
2,282 
1,877 
2,391 
MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL 
PRODUCTS SOLD AND GOVERNMENT 
PAYMENTS 
Total 
farms 
28,008 
18,143 
7,664 
2,201 
14,029 
13,979 
$1,000 
4,439,929 
1,311,867 
2,707,052 
421,010 
1,780,263 
2,659,666 
Average per farm 
Farms by economic class: 
dollars 
158,524 
72,307 
353,217 
191,281 
126,899 
190,262 
Less than $1 ,000 (see text) 
5,891 
5,168 
442 
281 
3,138 
2,753 
$1,000 to $2,499 
2,201 
1,961 
150 
90 
1,168 
1,033 
$2,500 to $4,999 
2,112 
1,800 
202 
110 
1,096 
1,016 
$5,000 to $9,999 
2,457 
1,961 
335 
161 
1,305 
1,152 
$10,000 to $24,999 
3,038 
2,215 
577 
246 
1,564 
1,474 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,442 
1,541 
658 
243 
1,281 
1,161 
$50,000 to $99,999 
2,333 
1,211 
840 
282 
1,192 
1,141 
$100,000 to $249,999 
2,882 
1,114 
1,454 
314 
1,429 
1,453 
$250,000 to $499,999 
2,386 
661 
1,470 
255 
1,015 
1,371 
$500,000 to $999,999 
1,479 
325 
1,000 
154 
564 
915 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
787 
186 
536 
65 
277 
510 
$1,000,000 to $2,499,999 
626 
139 
432 
55 
221 
405 
$2,500,000 to $4,999,999 
113 
31 
74 
8 
39 
74 
$5,000,000 or more 
48 
16 
30 
2 
17 
31 
Total sales 
farms 
28,008 
18,143 
7,664 
2,201 
14,029 
13,979 
$1,000 
4,230,083 
1,243,016 
2,585,689 
401,378 
1,684,163 
2,545,920 
Grains, oilseeds, dry beans, and 
dry peas 
farms 
6,587 
2,068 
3,659 
860 
3,295 
3,292 
$1,000 
1,787,162 
346,259 
1,219,220 
221,683 
747,065 
1,040,097 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
4,636 
1,097 
2,902 
637 
2,230 
2,406 
$1,000 
1,746,174 
327,022 
1,202,452 
216,699 
724,104 
1,022,070 
Corn 
farms 
559 
158 
335 
66 
269 
290 
$1,000 
64,635 
17,041 
36,695 
10,899 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
336 
81 
214 
41 
144 
192 
$1,000 
59,788 
15,440 
33,985 
10,364 
23,236 
36,553 
Wheat 
farms 
5,590 
1,643 
3,181 
766 
2,808 
2,782 
$1,000 
1,359,058 
269,011 
919,023 
171,024 
558,281 
800,776 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
3,929 
895 
2,491 
543 
1,852 
2,077 
$1,000 
1,321,848 
253,278 
902,372 
166,198 
536,881 
784,967 
Soybeans 
farms 
45 
5 
28 
12 
25 
20 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
760 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
10 
1 
7 
2 
2 
8 
$1,000 
1,269 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Sorghum 
farms 
3 
1 
2 
- 
1 
2 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
(□) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1 
- 
1 
- 
- 
1 
$1,000 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
Barley 
farms 
2,214 
646 
1,302 
266 
1,058 
1,156 
$1,000 
211,843 
36,464 
151,794 
23,584 
94,431 
117,412 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
989 
189 
663 
137 
485 
504 
$1,000 
189,323 
28,588 
139,665 
21,070 
83,709 
105,614 
Rice 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other grains, oilseeds, 
dry beans, and dry peas 
farms 
1,506 
337 
966 
203 
718 
788 
$1,000 
149,402 
23,565 
110,420 
15,416 
67,375 
82,027 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
742 
121 
525 
96 
354 
388 
$1,000 
135,318 
20,807 
101,667 
12,844 
60,042 
75,276 
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 
220 
76 
36 
129 
203 
$1,000 
33,199 
5,963 
18,795 
8,441 
11,986 
21,213 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
51 
8 
28 
15 
22 
29 
$1,000 
31,146 
4,741 
18,194 
8,211 
1 1 ,328 
19,818 
Fruits, tree nuts, and berries 
farms 
311 
293 
8 
10 
132 
179 
$1,000 
3,658 
3,435 
190 
34 
1,311 
2,348 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
14 
13 
1 
- 
3 
11 
$1,000 
1,516 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
442 
1,074 
Fruits and tree nuts 
farms 
263 
253 
6 
4 
112 
151 
$1,000 
3,576 
3,363 
(D) 
(D) 
1,275 
2,301 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
14 
13 
1 
3 
11 
$1,000 
1,516 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
442 
1,074 
Berries 
farms 
65 
57 
2 
6 
22 
43 
$1,000 
82 
72 
(D) 
(D) 
36 
46 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, 
and sod (see text) 
farms 
387 
313 
31 
43 
170 
217 
$1,000 
28,566 
22,195 
3,370 
3,001 
11,700 
16,866 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
88 
64 
13 
11 
35 
53 
$1,000 
25,522 
19,793 
3,144 
2,585 
10,319 
15,203 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
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