Table 64. Summary by Size of Farm: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Total 
1 to 9 
acres 
1 0 to 49 
acres 
50 to 69 
acres 
70 to 99 
acres 
100 to 139 
acres 
FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 
Farms 
.... number 
59,309 
5,575 
17,721 
6,622 
7,471 
6,845 
percent 
100.0 
9.4 
29.9 
11.2 
12.6 
11.5 
Land in farms 
acres 
7,704,444 
24,992 
454,294 
385,879 
620,629 
793,606 
Average size of farm 
acres 
130 
4 
26 
58 
83 
116 
MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL 
PRODUCTS SOLD AND GOVERNMENT 
PAYMENTS 
Total 
farms 
59,309 
5,575 
17,721 
6,622 
7,471 
6,845 
$1,000 
7,487,141 
335,644 
847,657 
542,734 
581,175 
640,370 
Average per farm 
dollars 
126,240 
60,205 
47,833 
81,959 
77,791 
93,553 
Farms by economic class: 
Less than $1 ,000 (see text) 
11,540 
1,743 
5,696 
1,233 
1,179 
791 
$1 ,000 to $2,499 
5,698 
890 
2,750 
652 
539 
404 
$2,500 to $4,999 
6,087 
728 
2,570 
849 
813 
562 
$5,000 to $9,999 
6,808 
625 
2,182 
916 
1,054 
956 
$10,000 to $24,999 
8,233 
699 
2,062 
1,024 
1,146 
1,228 
$25,000 to $49,999 
4,973 
333 
906 
601 
739 
840 
$50,000 to $99,999 
4,063 
186 
603 
382 
545 
634 
$100,000 to $249,999 
5,604 
147 
411 
659 
963 
848 
$250,000 to $499,999 
3,349 
87 
241 
202 
359 
406 
$500,000 to $999,999 
1,680 
69 
150 
53 
80 
104 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
1,274 
68 
150 
51 
54 
72 
$1,000,000 to $2,499,999 
962 
49 
106 
38 
42 
57 
$2,500,000 to $4,999,999 
208 
10 
24 
3 
6 
10 
$5,000,000 or more 
104 
9 
20 
10 
6 
5 
Total sales 
farms 
59,309 
5,575 
17,721 
6,622 
7,471 
6,845 
$1,000 
7,400,781 
334,932 
842,695 
539,309 
575,660 
633,199 
Grains, oilseeds, dry beans, and 
dry peas 
farms 
19,074 
236 
2,684 
2,040 
2,778 
2,849 
$1,000 
1,210,869 
666 
24,196 
31,302 
51,654 
77,652 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
5,072 
- 
4 
84 
255 
515 
$1,000 
1,004,463 
- 
213 
4,942 
17,098 
39,599 
Corn 
farms 
17,163 
175 
2,192 
1,785 
2,526 
2,587 
$1,000 
800,827 
552 
17,212 
23,109 
38,185 
53,932 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
3,601 
- 
- 
40 
114 
277 
$1,000 
604,305 
- 
- 
2,217 
7,431 
18,986 
Wheat 
farms 
3,948 
8 
328 
272 
372 
547 
$1,000 
63,847 
7 
966 
1,118 
1,662 
3,619 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
262 
- 
- 
- 
- 
8 
$1,000 
29,220 
- 
- 
- 
- 
467 
Soybeans 
farms 
7,362 
40 
715 
562 
747 
1,036 
$1,000 
309,882 
87 
5,098 
5,947 
9,611 
17,191 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1,510 
- 
- 
1 
3 
42 
$1,000 
215,649 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
2,535 
Sorghum 
farms 
418 
- 
28 
30 
42 
51 
$1,000 
2,844 
- 
(D) 
80 
113 
127 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
7 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
854 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Barley 
farms 
2,350 
1 
143 
152 
287 
341 
$1,000 
15,714 
(D) 
(D) 
424 
921 
1,321 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
21 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
1,877 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Rice 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other grains, oilseeds, 
dry beans, and dry peas 
farms 
5,063 
19 
447 
480 
748 
800 
$1,000 
17,755 
(D) 
(D) 
623 
1,162 
1,463 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
22 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
2,462 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Tobacco 
farms 
1,312 
28 
183 
378 
477 
181 
$1,000 
40,379 
(D) 
5,321 
1 1 ,298 
14,030 
5,810 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
203 
36 
41 
56 
41 
$1,000 
13,648 
- 
2,202 
2,630 
3,785 
2,553 
Cotton and cottonseed 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Vegetables, melons, potatoes, 
and sweet potatoes 
farms 
3,995 
663 
1,262 
501 
463 
368 
$1,000 
140,875 
5,804 
23,966 
11,410 
10,501 
10,725 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
551 
15 
121 
57 
62 
55 
$1,000 
101,337 
1,052 
10,131 
5,638 
5,667 
6,958 
Fruits, tree nuts, and berries 
farms 
3,147 
564 
1,221 
319 
346 
249 
$1,000 
160,501 
2,970 
17,625 
(D) 
11,605 
14,285 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
405 
1 
82 
29 
63 
60 
$1,000 
138,379 
(D) 
7,581 
(D) 
9,440 
12,717 
Fruits and tree nuts 
farms 
1,796 
297 
693 
178 
175 
150 
$1,000 
148,473 
2,050 
13,809 
(D) 
9,996 
13,002 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
365 
1 
73 
26 
53 
56 
$1,000 
132,826 
(D) 
6,709 
(D) 
8,493 
11,941 
Berries 
farms 
1,716 
315 
663 
177 
210 
145 
$1,000 
12,028 
921 
3,816 
(D) 
1,609 
1,282 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
48 
- 
8 
2 
12 
6 
$1,000 
4,356 
- 
703 
(D) 
832 
636 
Nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, 
and sod (see text) 
farms 
3,012 
1,049 
982 
268 
233 
202 
$1,000 
944,883 
149,280 
251,138 
171,670 
52,111 
46,347 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
846 
242 
292 
75 
54 
46 
$1,000 
912,342 
137,957 
240,278 
168,759 
49,003 
44,330 
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued 
56 Pennsylvania 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
