Table 44. Farms by Concentration of Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Characteristics 
All farms 
Fewest number of farms accounting for- 
1 0 percent of sales 
25 percent of sales 
50 percent of sales 
75 percent of sales 
Farms 
number 
59,309 
31 
263 
1,540 
5,424 
percent 
100.0 
0.1 
0.4 
2.6 
9.1 
Land in farms 
acres 
7,704,444 
28,274 
260,461 
1,034,350 
2,372,481 
Average size of farm 
acres 
130 
912 
990 
672 
437 
Estimated market value of land and 
buildings 
farms 
59,309 
31 
263 
1,540 
5,424 
$1,000 
41,795,782 
204,485 
1 ,646,069 
6,108,912 
13,886,137 
Average per farm 
dollars 
704,712 
6,596,277 
6,258,819 
3,966,826 
2,560,129 
Average per acre 
dollars 
5,425 
7,232 
6,320 
5,906 
5,853 
Estimated market value of all machinery and 
equipment 
$1,000 
5,321,820 
67,355 
281,033 
854,968 
1 ,904,532 
percent 
100.0 
1.3 
5.3 
16.1 
35.8 
Land in farms according to use: 
Total cropland 
acres 
4,546,052 
19,974 
222,912 
878,994 
1 ,939,309 
Flarvested cropland 
acres 
3,957,000 
19,942 
215,047 
851,255 
1 ,879,049 
Pastureland, excluding woodland 
pastured 
acres 
932,259 
(D) 
1 1 ,480 
46,463 
137,300 
Market value of agricultural products 
sold (see text) 
$1,000 
7,400,781 
743,229 
1,851,536 
3,701,186 
5,550,625 
Average per farm 
dollars 
124,783 
23,975,117 
7,040,061 
2,403,367 
1,023,345 
Grains, oilseeds, dry beans, and 
dry peas 
farms 
19,074 
4 
127 
1,014 
3,805 
$1,000 
1,210,869 
3,180 
78,425 
384,171 
775,692 
Tobacco 
farms 
1,312 
- 
- 
11 
147 
$1,000 
40,379 
- 
- 
(D) 
6,596 
Cotton and cottonseed 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Vegetables, melons, potatoes, and 
sweet potatoes 
farms 
3,995 
1 
13 
145 
481 
$1,000 
140,875 
(D) 
6,811 
44,150 
77,119 
Fruits, tree nuts, and berries 
farms 
3,147 
10 
63 
269 
$1,000 
160,501 
- 
31,028 
74,423 
112,704 
Fruits and tree nuts 
farms 
1,796 
- 
9 
50 
175 
$1,000 
148,473 
- 
(D) 
73,364 
109,334 
Berries 
farms 
1,716 
- 
2 
30 
144 
$1,000 
12,028 
- 
(D) 
1,058 
3,370 
Nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and 
sod (see text) 
farms 
3,012 
21 
70 
161 
386 
$1,000 
944,883 
458,862 
691,308 
790,223 
856,986 
Cut Christmas trees and short-rotation 
woody crops 
farms 
1,079 
- 
3 
15 
39 
$1,000 
21,148 
- 
(D) 
8,240 
10,765 
Cut Christmas trees 
farms 
1,055 
- 
3 
15 
36 
$1,000 
21,016 
- 
(D) 
8,240 
10,744 
Short rotation woody crops 
farms 
37 
- 
- 
4 
$1,000 
132 
- 
- 
- 
22 
Other crops and hay (see text) 
farms 
19,844 
5 
65 
464 
1,464 
$1,000 
264,256 
(D) 
9,904 
37,271 
83,238 
Maple syrup (see text) 
farms 
565 
- 
3 
20 
$1,000 
2,999 
- 
- 
3 
(D) 
Cattle and calves 
farms 
19,381 
5 
102 
801 
3,613 
$1,000 
717,085 
29,532 
71 ,342 
186,558 
428,228 
Milk from cows (see text) 
farms 
7,048 
4 
82 
510 
2,580 
$1,000 
1 ,966,892 
43,763 
277,678 
663,520 
1,370,960 
Flogs and pigs 
farms 
2,672 
1 
39 
276 
564 
$1,000 
457,916 
(D) 
122,839 
353,245 
441,485 
Sheep, goats, wool, mohair. 
and milk (see text) 
farms 
4,035 
- 
7 
69 
207 
$1,000 
15,840 
- 
63 
1,194 
2,040 
Florses, ponies, mules, burros. 
and donkeys 
farms 
3,174 
- 
5 
14 
128 
$1,000 
38,693 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
13,748 
Poultry and eggs 
farms 
7,102 
7 
96 
580 
1,322 
$1 ,000 
1 ,362,039 
201,852 
533,746 
1,118,918 
1 ,330,300 
Aquaculture 
farms 
223 
- 
1 
10 
23 
$1,000 
26,123 
- 
(D) 
15,535 
20,580 
Other animals and other animal 
products (see text) 
farms 
1,982 
1 
4 
34 
121 
$1,000 
33,283 
(D) 
(D) 
11,816 
20,184 
Value of organically produced 
commodities (see text) 
farms 
600 
4 
8 
25 
89 
$1,000 
78,525 
6,745 
16,911 
26,542 
43,162 
Value of landlords' share 
of total sales (see text) 
farms 
740 
- 
3 
17 
84 
$1,000 
10,649 
- 
(D) 
1,870 
6,175 
Total farm production expenses 
farms 
59,309 
31 
263 
1,540 
5,424 
$1,000 
6,041,767 
600,664 
1,485,648 
2,838,278 
4,179,658 
Selected farm production expenses: 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners purchased 
farms 
30,203 
21 
207 
1,234 
4,638 
$1,000 
351,184 
41,402 
89,546 
152,618 
237,965 
Chemicals purchased 
farms 
28,795 
22 
219 
1,300 
4,745 
$1,000 
156,725 
6,035 
24,484 
62,404 
106,761 
Livestock and poultry purchased 
or leased (see text) 
farms 
18,409 
6 
146 
1,018 
3,027 
$1,000 
502,633 
40,457 
124,298 
270,804 
388,619 
Feed purchased 
farms 
37,228 
9 
183 
1,263 
4,551 
$1,000 
1,832,951 
100,810 
416,498 
969,183 
1,411,878 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
farms 
57,129 
31 
263 
1,540 
5,414 
$1,000 
312,238 
31,056 
57,091 
107,018 
176,863 
Utilities (see text) 
farms 
39,053 
31 
263 
1,540 
5,420 
$1,000 
171,362 
24,194 
47,347 
74,921 
110,875 
Flired farm labor 
farms 
14,954 
31 
250 
1,247 
3,738 
$1,000 
671 ,592 
161,356 
302,198 
421,129 
523,721 
Interest expense 
farms 
21,981 
21 
217 
1,243 
4,180 
$1,000 
257,009 
7,944 
27,706 
68,224 
125,257 
Government payments 
farms 
16,007 
2 
119 
803 
2,830 
$1,000 
86,359 
(D) 
3,082 
1 7,026 
38,994 
Inventory of selected livestock: 
Cattle and calves 
farms 
25,189 
5 
101 
840 
3,766 
number 
1,626,374 
20,210 
133,886 
352,292 
849,925 
Milk cows 
farms 
7,829 
4 
82 
514 
2,595 
number 
532,335 
9,060 
62,447 
157,243 
343,668 
Flogs and pigs 
farms 
3,097 
1 
36 
258 
533 
number 
1,134,957 
(D) 
239,656 
740,147 
1 ,034,373 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data Pennsylvania 37 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
