Table 67. Summary by Legal Status For Tax Purposes: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Total 
Family or 
individual 
Partnership 
Total 
Registered 
under 
state law 
FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 
Farms 
number 
4,137 
3,217 
330 
269 
percent 
100.0 
77.8 
8.0 
6.5 
Land in farms 
acres 
5,913,761 
1,420,644 
658,429 
623,543 
Average size of farm 
acres 
1,429 
442 
1,995 
2,318 
MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL 
PRODUCTS SOLD AND GOVERNMENT 
PAYMENTS 
Total 
farms 
4,137 
3,217 
330 
269 
$1,000 
767,397 
260,132 
200,303 
194,187 
Average per farm 
dollars 
185,496 
80,862 
606,978 
721,883 
Farms by economic class: 
Less than $1 ,000 (see text) 
1,101 
968 
35 
17 
$1 ,000 to $2,499 
300 
267 
18 
18 
$2,500 to $4,999 
434 
369 
34 
34 
$5,000 to $9,999 
554 
474 
40 
20 
$10,000 to $24,999 
405 
315 
40 
37 
$25,000 to $49,999 
220 
163 
18 
16 
$50,000 to $99,999 
245 
173 
20 
11 
$100,000 to $249,999 
246 
179 
25 
20 
$250,000 to $499,999 
334 
195 
51 
50 
$500,000 to $999,999 
162 
76 
18 
17 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
136 
38 
31 
29 
$1 ,000,000 to $2,499,999 
91 
27 
21 
19 
$2,500,000 to $4,999,999 
32 
10 
5 
5 
$5,000,000 or more 
13 
1 
5 
5 
Total sales 
farms 
4,137 
3,217 
330 
269 
$1,000 
764,144 
258,806 
199,756 
193,661 
Grains, oilseeds, dry beans, and 
dry peas 
farms 
156 
100 
19 
18 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
62 
33 
2 
1 
$1,000 
14,923 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Corn 
farms 
102 
73 
10 
10 
$1,000 
6,056 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
33 
18 
1 
1 
$1,000 
4,920 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Wheat 
farms 
55 
27 
6 
5 
$1,000 
9,475 
2,970 
28 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
32 
16 
- 
$1,000 
9,088 
2,768 
- 
- 
Soybeans 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sorghum 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Barley 
farms 
19 
4 
7 
7 
$1,000 
734 
(D) 
99 
99 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
4 
- 
- 
$1,000 
567 
- 
- 
- 
Rice 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other grains, oilseeds. 
dry beans, and dry peas 
farms 
11 
2 
8 
7 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
2 
- 
1 
- 
$1,000 
(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 
153 
100 
24 
23 
$1,000 
47,486 
2,317 
4,498 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
35 
9 
17 
16 
$1,000 
46,306 
1,273 
4,456 
(D) 
Fruits, tree nuts, and berries 
farms 
126 
91 
16 
16 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
864 
864 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
11 
6 
4 
4 
$1,000 
(D) 
432 
807 
807 
Fruits and tree nuts 
farms 
112 
83 
10 
10 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
810 
810 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
11 
6 
4 
4 
$1,000 
1,739 
(D) 
807 
807 
Berries 
farms 
23 
10 
6 
6 
$1,000 
(D) 
4 
54 
54 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Nursery, greenhouse, floriculture. 
and sod (see text) 
farms 
100 
54 
10 
9 
$1,000 
18,835 
1,643 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
35 
16 
3 
2 
$1,000 
18,072 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued 
124 Nevada 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
