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 
59,309 
52,390 
3,808 
2,944 
percent 
100.0 
88.3 
6.4 
5.0 
Land in farms 
acres 
7,704,444 
5,928,144 
1,052,558 
882,777 
Average size of farm 
acres 
130 
113 
276 
300 
MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL 
PRODUCTS SOLD AND GOVERNMENT 
PAYMENTS 
Total 
farms 
59,309 
52,390 
3,808 
2,944 
$1,000 
7,487,141 
4,640,530 
1,408,646 
1 
,292,418 
Average per farm 
dollars 
126,240 
88,577 
369,918 
439,001 
Farms by economic class: 
Less than $1 ,000 (see text) 
11,540 
10,432 
469 
338 
$1 ,000 to $2,499 
5,698 
5,336 
169 
119 
$2,500 to $4,999 
6,087 
5,626 
193 
123 
$5,000 to $9,999 
6,808 
6,223 
309 
218 
$10,000 to $24,999 
8,233 
7,335 
480 
379 
$25,000 to $49,999 
4,973 
4,359 
373 
265 
$50,000 to $99,999 
4,063 
3,535 
315 
237 
$100,000 to $249,999 
5,604 
4,858 
470 
360 
$250,000 to $499,999 
3,349 
2,759 
420 
354 
$500,000 to $999,999 
1,680 
1,211 
305 
264 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
1,274 
716 
305 
287 
$1 ,000,000 to $2,499,999 
962 
612 
215 
201 
$2,500,000 to $4,999,999 
208 
85 
65 
61 
$5,000,000 or more 
104 
19 
25 
25 
Total sales 
farms 
59,309 
52,390 
3,808 
2,944 
$1,000 
7,400,781 
4,576,821 
1,392,904 
1 
,278,628 
Grains, oilseeds, dry beans, and 
dry peas 
farms 
19,074 
16,739 
1,646 
1,300 
$1,000 
1,210,869 
870,284 
217,027 
191,117 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
5,072 
4,004 
786 
680 
$1,000 
1,004,463 
686,395 
200,787 
179,076 
Corn 
farms 
17,163 
15,048 
1,500 
1,186 
$1,000 
800,827 
576,474 
144,476 
126,803 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
3,601 
2,717 
642 
554 
$1,000 
604,305 
401,393 
128,581 
114,377 
Wheat 
farms 
3,948 
3,265 
487 
387 
$1,000 
63,847 
43,301 
12,178 
1 1 ,023 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
262 
160 
66 
63 
$1,000 
29,220 
16,043 
6,979 
6,742 
Soybeans 
farms 
7,362 
6,293 
799 
657 
$1,000 
309,882 
223,818 
54,488 
48,352 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1,510 
1,100 
300 
263 
$1,000 
215,649 
142,154 
44,913 
40,457 
Sorghum 
farms 
418 
337 
45 
37 
$1,000 
2,844 
2,030 
421 
253 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
7 
3 
2 
- 
$1,000 
854 
552 
(D) 
- 
Barley 
farms 
2,350 
2,010 
258 
210 
$1,000 
15,714 
11,268 
2,496 
2,193 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
21 
8 
6 
6 
$1,000 
1,877 
488 
415 
415 
Rice 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other grains, oilseeds. 
dry beans, and dry peas 
farms 
5,063 
4,389 
486 
376 
$1,000 
17,755 
13,393 
2,969 
2,494 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
22 
12 
7 
7 
$1,000 
2,462 
1,181 
674 
674 
Tobacco 
farms 
1,312 
1,216 
53 
40 
$1,000 
40,379 
37,388 
1,803 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
203 
185 
11 
8 
$1,000 
13,648 
12,411 
789 
(D) 
Cotton and cottonseed 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Vegetables, melons, potatoes. 
and sweet potatoes 
farms 
3,995 
3,507 
270 
210 
$1,000 
140,875 
94,916 
20,742 
17,734 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
551 
411 
74 
60 
$1,000 
101,337 
60,282 
18,115 
15,628 
Fruits, tree nuts, and berries 
farms 
3,147 
2,633 
224 
185 
$1,000 
160,501 
59,045 
31,413 
26,538 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
405 
227 
71 
64 
$1,000 
138,379 
40,968 
29,705 
25,090 
Fruits and tree nuts 
farms 
1,796 
1,436 
151 
131 
$1,000 
148,473 
51,030 
30,107 
25,497 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
365 
204 
66 
60 
$1,000 
132,826 
38,440 
28,811 
(D) 
Berries 
farms 
1,716 
1,475 
114 
84 
$1,000 
12,028 
8,014 
1,306 
1,041 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
48 
22 
7 
5 
$1,000 
4,356 
1,932 
653 
(D) 
Nursery, greenhouse, floriculture. 
and sod (see text) 
farms 
3,012 
2,289 
260 
232 
$1,000 
944,883 
138,939 
190,173 
187,003 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
846 
465 
117 
104 
$1,000 
912,342 
1 1 1 ,826 
188,121 
185,079 
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued 
134 Pennsylvania 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
