Table 69. Summary by Age and Primary Occupation of Principai Operator: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Total farming 
and other 
occupations 
Farming 
Item 
Total 
Age of operator (years) 
Under 25 
25 to 34 
35 to 44 
45 to 54 
55 to 64 
65 and over 
FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 
Farms 
number 
59,309 
30,638 
274 
2,668 
3,912 
6,068 
7,567 
10,149 
percent 
100.0 
51.7 
0.5 
4.5 
6.6 
10.2 
12.8 
17.1 
Land in farms 
acres 
7,704,444 
5,311,158 
27,280 
292,259 
656,705 
1,181,268 
1,561,330 
1,592,316 
Average size of farm 
acres 
130 
173 
100 
110 
168 
195 
206 
157 
MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL 
PRODUCTS SOLD AND GOVERNMENT 
PAYMENTS 
Total 
farms 
59,309 
30,638 
274 
2,668 
3,912 
6,068 
7,567 
10,149 
$1,000 
7,487,141 
6,620,600 
50,640 
594,581 
1,156,889 
1,892,011 
1,933,355 
993,125 
Average per farm 
dollars 
126,240 
216,091 
184,818 
222,856 
295,728 
311,801 
255,498 
97,854 
Farms by economic class: 
Less than $1 ,000 (see text) 
1 1 ,540 
4,001 
16 
150 
303 
804 
1,073 
1,655 
$1 ,000 to $2,499 
5,698 
1,783 
8 
41 
117 
254 
495 
868 
$2,500 to $4,999 
6,087 
2,044 
8 
86 
131 
299 
500 
1,020 
$5,000 to $9,999 
6,808 
2,672 
13 
88 
169 
401 
655 
1,346 
$10,000 to $24,999 
8,233 
3,787 
23 
186 
280 
524 
922 
1,852 
$25,000 to $49,999 
4,973 
2,816 
18 
216 
307 
463 
714 
1,098 
$50,000 to $99,999 
4,063 
2,844 
33 
315 
438 
577 
713 
768 
$100,000 to $249,999 
5,604 
4,906 
111 
873 
1,039 
1,115 
1,030 
738 
$250,000 to $499,999 
3,349 
3,076 
34 
508 
665 
828 
623 
418 
$500,000 to $999,999 
1,680 
1,526 
6 
143 
277 
456 
451 
193 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
1,274 
1,183 
4 
62 
186 
347 
391 
193 
$1,000,000 to $2,499,999 
962 
895 
3 
50 
140 
260 
290 
152 
$2,500,000 to $4,999,999 
208 
196 
1 
9 
29 
56 
72 
29 
$5,000,000 or more 
104 
92 
- 
3 
17 
31 
29 
12 
Total sales 
farms 
59,309 
30,638 
274 
2,668 
3,912 
6,068 
7,567 
10,149 
$1,000 
7,400,781 
6,556,269 
50,454 
591,627 
1,149,197 
1,876,404 
1,912,885 
975,702 
Grains, oilseeds, dry beans, and 
dry peas 
farms 
19,074 
13,223 
145 
1,452 
2,041 
2,854 
3,153 
3,578 
$1,000 
1,210,869 
1,043,034 
4,097 
58,905 
154,650 
258,209 
326,668 
240,505 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
5,072 
4,239 
20 
265 
624 
1,032 
1,252 
1,046 
$1,000 
1,004,463 
900,540 
2,178 
41,785 
132,864 
226,878 
293,708 
203,127 
Corn 
farms 
17,163 
12,111 
134 
1,333 
1,876 
2,628 
2,908 
3,232 
$1,000 
800,827 
687,413 
3,032 
41,540 
102,371 
168,107 
216,516 
155,847 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
3,601 
3,078 
11 
178 
457 
744 
963 
725 
$1,000 
604,305 
545,851 
1,218 
25,795 
80,923 
135,389 
183,281 
119,246 
Wheat 
farms 
3,948 
3,058 
17 
212 
397 
718 
837 
877 
$1,000 
63,847 
56,926 
96 
2,311 
8,433 
14,123 
18,167 
13,798 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
262 
253 
- 
5 
34 
63 
98 
53 
$1,000 
29,220 
27,810 
- 
481 
4,236 
7,547 
9,866 
5,679 
Soybeans 
farms 
7,362 
5,394 
55 
504 
757 
1,214 
1,460 
1,404 
$1,000 
309,882 
268,350 
854 
13,191 
38,943 
68,281 
83,791 
63,290 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1,510 
1,331 
3 
53 
182 
334 
405 
354 
$1,000 
215,649 
197,288 
223 
5,806 
28,750 
52,115 
64,597 
45,797 
Sorghum 
farms 
418 
326 
10 
57 
62 
77 
67 
53 
$1,000 
2,844 
2,357 
32 
254 
640 
330 
576 
525 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
7 
5 
- 
1 
1 
- 
2 
1 
$1,000 
854 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
Barley 
farms 
2,350 
1,926 
22 
214 
310 
478 
534 
368 
$1,000 
15,714 
13,689 
48 
962 
2,637 
3,297 
4,018 
2,727 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
21 
20 
- 
1 
2 
6 
3 
8 
$1,000 
1,877 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
398 
211 
824 
Rice 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other grains, oilseeds, 
dry beans, and dry peas 
farms 
5,063 
3,424 
27 
244 
382 
746 
897 
1,128 
$1,000 
17,755 
14,299 
36 
647 
1,626 
4,071 
3,600 
4,319 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
22 
22 
- 
- 
2 
8 
4 
8 
$1,000 
2,462 
2,462 
- 
- 
(D) 
1,095 
(D) 
966 
Tobacco 
farms 
1,312 
1,221 
38 
353 
407 
259 
114 
50 
$1,000 
40,379 
38,581 
(D) 
10,062 
12,382 
9,762 
3,991 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
203 
195 
3 
45 
41 
78 
20 
8 
$1,000 
13,648 
13,069 
150 
2,730 
2,629 
5,298 
1,718 
544 
Cotton and cottonseed 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Vegetables, melons, potatoes, 
and sweet potatoes 
farms 
3,995 
2,791 
39 
433 
575 
600 
647 
497 
$1,000 
140,875 
123,316 
1,497 
10,949 
23,056 
31,426 
34,059 
22,328 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
551 
511 
13 
66 
95 
122 
128 
87 
$1,000 
101,337 
92,817 
1,138 
5,176 
16,891 
24,885 
26,866 
17,861 
Fruits, tree nuts, and berries 
farms 
3,147 
1,807 
14 
158 
270 
379 
469 
517 
$1,000 
160,501 
134,522 
67 
3,864 
8,564 
28,923 
59,361 
33,742 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
405 
321 
- 
17 
31 
67 
122 
84 
$1,000 
138,379 
121,299 
- 
3,222 
7,179 
25,661 
55,987 
29,250 
Fruits and tree nuts 
farms 
1,796 
997 
6 
38 
101 
193 
288 
371 
$1,000 
148,473 
126,302 
38 
3,364 
7,600 
26,625 
56,808 
31,867 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
365 
293 
- 
15 
30 
64 
108 
76 
$1,000 
132,826 
117,035 
- 
3,035 
6,876 
24,582 
54,371 
28,171 
Berries 
farms 
1,716 
1,051 
8 
128 
207 
240 
250 
218 
$1,000 
12,028 
8,220 
29 
501 
965 
2,298 
2,553 
1,875 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
48 
34 
- 
2 
3 
6 
16 
7 
$1,000 
4,356 
3,190 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
851 
1,266 
667 
Nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, 
and sod (see text) 
farms 
3,012 
1,908 
18 
221 
335 
442 
540 
352 
$1,000 
944,883 
811,343 
4,743 
19,942 
77,658 
236,824 
398,422 
73,755 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
846 
631 
8 
44 
91 
186 
213 
89 
$1,000 
912,342 
790,928 
4,654 
16,666 
73,709 
232,602 
393,295 
70,003 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
188 Pennsyivania 2012 Census of Agricuiture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
