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 
2,046 
886 
863 
3,604 
4,229 
4,075 
5,637 
percent 
6.4 
2.8 
2.7 
11.3 
13.2 
12.7 
17.6 
Land in farms 
acres 
323,083 
175,200 
205,499 
1 ,322,745 
3,039,631 
5,702,018 
31,973,891 
Average size of farm 
acres 
158 
198 
238 
367 
719 
1,399 
5,672 
MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL 
PRODUCTS SOLD AND GOVERNMENT 
PAYMENTS 
Total 
farms 
2,046 
886 
863 
3,604 
4,229 
4,075 
5,637 
$1,000 
131,612 
62,157 
112,684 
471,817 
1 ,058,282 
2,023,693 
6,141,206 
Average per farm 
dollars 
64,326 
70,155 
130,573 
130,915 
250,244 
496,612 
1,089,446 
Farms by economic class: 
Less than $1 ,000 (see text) 
171 
68 
55 
149 
105 
71 
126 
$1,000 to $2,499 
92 
45 
26 
61 
23 
24 
10 
$2,500 to $4,999 
186 
58 
33 
75 
36 
17 
19 
$5,000 to $9,999 
346 
125 
94 
172 
71 
25 
24 
$10,000 to $24,999 
493 
206 
170 
528 
219 
98 
56 
$25,000 to $49,999 
342 
132 
184 
554 
282 
119 
103 
$50,000 to $99,999 
283 
164 
157 
853 
650 
295 
234 
$100,000 to $249,999 
103 
73 
123 
939 
1,453 
863 
800 
$250,000 to $499,999 
15 
9 
14 
202 
1,069 
1,287 
1,088 
$500,000 to $999,999 
8 
3 
2 
43 
250 
921 
1,356 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
7 
3 
5 
28 
71 
355 
1,821 
$1,000,000 to $2,499,999 
2 
- 
1 
16 
50 
322 
1,323 
$2,500,000 to $4,999,999 
1 
1 
1 
6 
14 
15 
347 
$5,000,000 or more 
4 
2 
3 
6 
7 
18 
151 
Total sales 
farms 
2,046 
886 
863 
3,604 
4,229 
4,075 
5,637 
$1,000 
123,526 
58,076 
108,587 
449,530 
1,021,895 
1,969,404 
6,005,267 
Grains, oilseeds, dry beans, and 
dry peas 
farms 
658 
307 
368 
1,996 
3,136 
3,274 
3,983 
$1,000 
28,943 
14,987 
22,576 
194,747 
592,298 
1,176,763 
3,757,652 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
241 
120 
169 
1,281 
2,617 
2,936 
3,607 
$1,000 
20,203 
10,963 
18,366 
176,890 
579,034 
1,168,413 
3,749,172 
Corn 
farms 
482 
256 
301 
1,745 
2,852 
2,977 
3,403 
$1,000 
16,820 
8,956 
13,664 
113,278 
338,968 
666,746 
1,891,331 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
124 
74 
108 
838 
1,941 
2,353 
2,943 
$1,000 
10,061 
5,813 
10,094 
93,849 
316,630 
651,432 
1,881,833 
Wheat 
farms 
89 
39 
56 
317 
691 
1,121 
2,421 
$1,000 
1,668 
693 
(D) 
7,595 
26,031 
78,822 
639,237 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
8 
2 
4 
30 
182 
607 
1,908 
$1,000 
460 
(D) 
(D) 
2,564 
15,038 
65,283 
625,130 
Soybeans 
farms 
423 
207 
261 
1,577 
2,665 
2,641 
2,593 
$1,000 
10,082 
5,107 
7,427 
70,996 
217,146 
401,769 
973,082 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
47 
27 
36 
559 
1,675 
2,160 
2,321 
$1,000 
3,347 
1,723 
2,718 
45,754 
190,385 
387,903 
965,455 
Sorghum 
farms 
8 
4 
2 
24 
57 
115 
313 
$1,000 
(D) 
9 
(D) 
(D) 
2,086 
7,409 
29,790 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
1 
19 
53 
146 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
6,105 
25,825 
Barley 
farms 
1 
- 
- 
4 
14 
21 
98 
$1,000 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
95 
276 
3,396 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
20 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2,289 
Rice 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other grains, oilseeds, 
dry beans, and dry peas 
farms 
44 
26 
37 
153 
298 
368 
1,107 
$1,000 
273 
221 
(D) 
2,492 
7,972 
21,740 
220,815 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
1 
1 
14 
50 
124 
673 
$1,000 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
4,720 
17,568 
212,706 
Tobacco 
farms 
_ 
_ 
_ 
_ 
_ 
_ 
_ 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Cotton and cottonseed 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Vegetables, melons, potatoes, 
and sweet potatoes 
farms 
7 
4 
1 
6 
11 
13 
8 
$1,000 
(D) 
56 
(D) 
323 
176 
239 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
2 
1 
2 
1 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Fruits, tree nuts, and berries 
farms 
2 
1 
_ 
1 
6 
1 
_ 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
Fruits and tree nuts 
farms 
1 
- 
- 
1 
2 
1 
- 
$1,000 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
Berries 
farms 
1 
1 
- 
4 
- 
- 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
20 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, 
and sod (see text) 
farms 
3 
2 
3 
2 
14 
3 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
245 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
2 
2 
- 
1 
2 
1 
1 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(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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