Table 64. Summary by Size of Farm: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
140 to 179 
acres 
180 to 219 
acres 
220 to 259 
acres 
260 to 499 
acres 
500 to 999 
acres 
1,000 to 1,999 
acres 
2,000 or more 
acres 
FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 
Farms 
number 
3,903 
2,660 
1,866 
4,224 
1,768 
515 
139 
percent 
6.6 
4.5 
3.1 
7.1 
3.0 
0.9 
0.2 
Land in farms 
acres 
611,427 
525,534 
443,381 
1,471,185 
1,168,262 
683,882 
521,373 
Average size of farm 
acres 
157 
198 
238 
348 
661 
1,328 
3,751 
MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL 
PRODUCTS SOLD AND GOVERNMENT 
PAYMENTS 
Total 
farms 
3,903 
2,660 
1,866 
4,224 
1,768 
515 
139 
$1,000 
517,447 
364,880 
384,020 
1,174,533 
994,484 
615,876 
488,322 
Average per farm 
dollars 
132,577 
137,173 
205,798 
278,062 
562,491 
1,195,876 
3,513,105 
Farms by economic class: 
Less than $1 ,000 (see text) 
388 
191 
87 
171 
49 
4 
8 
$1,000 to $2,499 
196 
117 
49 
82 
18 
- 
1 
$2,500 to $4,999 
264 
129 
64 
78 
23 
4 
3 
$5,000 to $9,999 
467 
251 
142 
178 
32 
4 
1 
$10,000 to $24,999 
735 
483 
294 
442 
112 
7 
1 
$25,000 to $49,999 
455 
351 
218 
452 
70 
7 
1 
$50,000 to $99,999 
511 
359 
252 
451 
119 
20 
1 
$100,000 to $249,999 
441 
431 
405 
1,013 
245 
33 
8 
$250,000 to $499,999 
289 
213 
213 
794 
491 
49 
5 
$500,000 to $999,999 
111 
93 
94 
367 
369 
183 
7 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
46 
42 
48 
196 
240 
204 
103 
$1,000,000 to $2,499,999 
37 
33 
41 
161 
197 
146 
55 
$2,500,000 to $4,999,999 
5 
6 
2 
29 
35 
47 
31 
$5,000,000 or more 
4 
3 
5 
6 
8 
11 
17 
Total sales 
farms 
3,903 
2,660 
1,866 
4,224 
1,768 
515 
139 
$1,000 
510,971 
359,419 
379,282 
1,153,711 
979,135 
607,576 
484,893 
Grains, oilseeds, dry beans, and 
dry peas 
farms 
1,814 
1,343 
1,047 
2,551 
1,216 
409 
107 
$1,000 
62,950 
60,290 
57,462 
233,129 
253,526 
212,797 
145,245 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
460 
456 
438 
1,444 
940 
375 
101 
$1,000 
38,367 
43,676 
45,930 
210,092 
247,420 
212,007 
145,119 
Corn 
farms 
1,679 
1,228 
965 
2,396 
1,141 
390 
99 
$1,000 
43,118 
41,660 
38,863 
157,086 
164,149 
135,309 
87,653 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
222 
297 
287 
1,099 
818 
351 
96 
$1,000 
17,281 
24,500 
26,259 
129,441 
156,225 
134,398 
87,567 
Wheat 
farms 
366 
302 
255 
732 
489 
205 
72 
$1,000 
2,965 
2,552 
2,781 
10,284 
14,772 
12,013 
11,107 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
3 
- 
1 
10 
92 
97 
51 
$1,000 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
825 
7,105 
9,467 
10,511 
Soybeans 
farms 
729 
568 
484 
1,334 
766 
294 
87 
$1,000 
14,352 
13,768 
13,681 
57,289 
68,465 
61,380 
43,011 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
34 
60 
76 
439 
508 
263 
84 
$1,000 
2,200 
3,918 
4,973 
36,502 
61,755 
60,617 
42,902 
Sorghum 
farms 
43 
32 
35 
105 
37 
12 
3 
$1,000 
232 
69 
242 
982 
425 
400 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
2 
2 
2 
1 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Barley 
farms 
257 
216 
164 
471 
218 
79 
21 
$1,000 
1,000 
1,161 
890 
3,847 
2,690 
1,906 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
2 
1 
9 
9 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
560 
935 
Rice 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other grains, oilseeds, 
dry beans, and dry peas 
farms 
533 
379 
306 
801 
394 
122 
34 
$1,000 
1,283 
1,080 
1,005 
3,640 
3,026 
1,789 
2,140 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
1 
1 
4 
6 
10 
$1,000 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
248 
(D) 
1,727 
Tobacco 
farms 
16 
17 
7 
22 
1 
2 
_ 
$1,000 
755 
809 
(D) 
1,539 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
3 
8 
15 
1 
2 
- 
$1,000 
(D) 
539 
- 
1,363 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
Cotton and cottonseed 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Vegetables, melons, potatoes, 
and sweet potatoes 
farms 
155 
110 
87 
171 
135 
59 
21 
$1,000 
5,523 
4,384 
4,131 
18,047 
18,375 
16,157 
1 1 ,852 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
26 
14 
21 
54 
67 
39 
20 
$1,000 
3,995 
3,373 
(D) 
16,534 
17,219 
15,739 
(D) 
Fruits, tree nuts, and berries 
farms 
133 
85 
54 
98 
58 
15 
5 
$1,000 
9,451 
7,438 
9,114 
24,362 
25,161 
24,222 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
36 
22 
17 
48 
31 
14 
2 
$1,000 
8,600 
6,852 
8,738 
23,658 
24,868 
(D) 
(D) 
Fruits and tree nuts 
farms 
90 
54 
28 
76 
38 
12 
5 
$1,000 
9,034 
7,082 
8,609 
23,126 
24,516 
23,929 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
35 
21 
15 
45 
26 
12 
2 
$1,000 
8,463 
6,671 
8,367 
22,523 
24,349 
23,929 
(D) 
Berries 
farms 
54 
41 
35 
43 
27 
5 
1 
$1,000 
416 
356 
505 
1,236 
645 
293 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1 
1 
2 
8 
6 
2 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
907 
409 
(D) 
- 
Nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, 
and sod (see text) 
farms 
79 
35 
42 
58 
44 
11 
9 
$1,000 
134,024 
33,984 
30,916 
11,246 
36,395 
12,435 
15,338 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
33 
11 
22 
33 
24 
8 
6 
$1,000 
133,409 
33,533 
30,420 
10,885 
36,066 
(D) 
(D) 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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