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 
30,961 
15,967 
12,173 
2,821 
19,494 
11,467 
percent 
100.0 
51.6 
39.3 
9.1 
63.0 
37.0 
Land in farms 
acres 
39,262,613 
7,832,469 
28,298,194 
3,131,950 
21,589,033 
17,673,580 
Average size of farm 
acres 
1,268 
491 
2,325 
1,110 
1,107 
1,541 
MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL 
PRODUCTS SOLD AND GOVERNMENT 
PAYMENTS 
Total 
farms 
30,961 
15,967 
12,173 
2,821 
19,494 
11,467 
$1,000 
11,332,391 
1,523,315 
8,835,836 
973,239 
5,806,025 
5,526,366 
Average per farm 
dollars 
366,021 
95,404 
725,855 
344,998 
297,837 
481,936 
Farms by economic class: 
Less than $1 ,000 (see text) 
2,449 
2,050 
226 
173 
1,568 
881 
$1 ,000 to $2,499 
2,224 
2,055 
89 
80 
1,577 
647 
$2,500 to $4,999 
2,820 
2,587 
143 
90 
1,934 
886 
$5,000 to $9,999 
3,065 
2,691 
240 
134 
2,068 
997 
$10,000 to $24,999 
3,284 
2,614 
440 
230 
2,095 
1,189 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,148 
1,181 
675 
292 
1,305 
843 
$50,000 to $99,999 
2,216 
932 
879 
405 
1,352 
864 
$100,000 to $249,999 
3,260 
823 
1,930 
507 
2,030 
1,230 
$250,000 to $499,999 
3,147 
402 
2,318 
427 
2,049 
1,098 
$500,000 to $999,999 
3,004 
284 
2,469 
251 
1,877 
1,127 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
3,344 
348 
2,764 
232 
1,639 
1,705 
$1,000,000 to $2,499,999 
2,687 
262 
2,243 
182 
1,411 
1,276 
$2,500,000 to $4,999,999 
508 
54 
414 
40 
185 
323 
$5,000,000 or more 
149 
32 
107 
10 
43 
106 
Total sales 
farms 
30,961 
15,967 
12,173 
2,821 
19,494 
11,467 
$1,000 
10,950,680 
1,421,204 
8,584,628 
944,848 
5,587,505 
5,363,176 
Grains, oilseeds, dry beans, and 
dry peas 
farms 
14,370 
2,856 
9,582 
1,932 
8,879 
5,491 
$1,000 
8,813,348 
914,165 
7,115,089 
784,094 
4,533,648 
4,279,700 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
11,858 
1,669 
8,660 
1,529 
7,280 
4,578 
$1,000 
8,757,977 
890,910 
7,093,260 
773,807 
4,498,605 
4,259,372 
Corn 
farms 
7,137 
969 
5,279 
889 
4,157 
2,980 
$1,000 
2,461,368 
233,356 
1 ,984,849 
243,163 
1,193,757 
1,267,611 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
5,449 
589 
4,195 
665 
3,162 
2,287 
$1,000 
2,421,530 
225,648 
1,958,261 
237,621 
1,169,955 
1,251,575 
Wheat 
farms 
10,353 
1,837 
7,325 
1,191 
6,376 
3,977 
$1,000 
2,535,187 
309,001 
2,045,072 
181,114 
1,358,036 
1,177,152 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
7,741 
956 
6,017 
768 
4,722 
3,019 
$1,000 
2,470,865 
291,576 
2,008,980 
170,310 
1,317,576 
1,153,289 
Soybeans 
farms 
7,219 
999 
5,236 
984 
4,454 
2,765 
$1,000 
1,968,362 
177,781 
1 ,595,308 
195,273 
1,011,816 
956,545 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
5,829 
613 
4,491 
725 
3,521 
2,308 
$1,000 
1,931,234 
1 68,376 
1,574,709 
188,149 
986,958 
944,276 
Sorghum 
farms 
4 
- 
4 
- 
3 
1 
$1,000 
54 
- 
54 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Barley 
farms 
3,146 
448 
2,374 
324 
1,839 
1,307 
$1,000 
367,666 
39,857 
290,226 
37,583 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1,889 
187 
1,530 
172 
1,101 
788 
$1,000 
342,229 
35,847 
272,303 
34,079 
181,166 
161,063 
Rice 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other grains, oilseeds, 
dry beans, and dry peas 
farms 
7,419 
1,103 
5,461 
855 
4,449 
2,970 
$1,000 
1,480,711 
154,169 
1,199,581 
126,961 
773,719 
706,992 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
5,170 
535 
4,091 
544 
3,062 
2,108 
$1,000 
1,434,312 
144,223 
1,170,349 
119,740 
743,564 
690,749 
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 
264 
112 
117 
35 
120 
144 
$1,000 
251,033 
56,931 
169,544 
24,558 
124,442 
126,591 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
125 
19 
84 
22 
60 
65 
$1,000 
250,044 
56,328 
169,223 
24,494 
123,980 
126,065 
Fruits, tree nuts, and berries 
farms 
74 
49 
19 
6 
27 
47 
$1,000 
247 
179 
49 
19 
(D) 
(D) 
Saies of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Fruits and tree nuts 
farms 
42 
27 
10 
5 
21 
21 
$1,000 
127 
88 
(D) 
(D) 
64 
63 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Berries 
farms 
39 
26 
12 
1 
8 
31 
$1,000 
120 
90 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, 
and sod (see text) 
farms 
70 
58 
9 
3 
32 
38 
$1,000 
7,271 
6,264 
957 
49 
2,413 
4,858 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
20 
16 
4 
- 
6 
14 
$1,000 
6,627 
5,710 
917 
- 
2,136 
4,491 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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