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 
5,297 
3,956 
2,652 
6,416 
2,848 
1,323 
605 
percent 
6.9 
5.1 
3.4 
8.3 
3.7 
1.7 
0.8 
Land in farms 
acres 
830,845 
781,998 
632,730 
2,230,709 
1,886,608 
1,747,881 
2,054,123 
Average size of farm 
acres 
157 
198 
239 
348 
662 
1,321 
3,395 
MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL 
PRODUCTS SOLD AND GOVERNMENT 
PAYMENTS 
Total 
farms 
5,297 
3,956 
2,652 
6,416 
2,848 
1,323 
605 
$1,000 
262,087 
194,899 
208,733 
711,507 
730,523 
797,021 
1,136,320 
Average per farm 
dollars 
49,478 
49,267 
78,708 
110,896 
256,504 
602,434 
1,878,215 
Farms by economic class: 
Less than $1 ,000 (see text) 
616 
344 
152 
271 
58 
37 
4 
$1,000 to $2,499 
380 
195 
108 
180 
35 
10 
1 
$2,500 to $4,999 
460 
280 
160 
238 
49 
6 
1 
$5,000 to $9,999 
762 
538 
249 
475 
77 
13 
5 
$10,000 to $24,999 
1,583 
1,044 
695 
1,154 
223 
39 
12 
$25,000 to $49,999 
824 
798 
619 
1,422 
348 
51 
7 
$50,000 to $99,999 
390 
415 
365 
1,259 
495 
79 
12 
$100,000 to $249,999 
195 
243 
217 
951 
714 
223 
15 
$250,000 to $499,999 
47 
46 
51 
308 
540 
292 
40 
$500,000 to $999,999 
13 
29 
12 
83 
213 
399 
106 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
27 
24 
24 
75 
96 
174 
402 
$1,000,000 to $2,499,999 
23 
23 
15 
55 
73 
149 
275 
$2,500,000 to $4,999,999 
2 
1 
5 
17 
17 
21 
94 
$5,000,000 or more 
2 
4 
3 
6 
4 
33 
Total sales 
farms 
5,297 
3,956 
2,652 
6,416 
2,848 
1,323 
605 
$1,000 
250,977 
1 85,665 
200,715 
683,843 
709,974 
775,758 
1,112,175 
Grains, oilseeds, dry beans, and 
dry peas 
farms 
894 
859 
623 
2,085 
1,458 
938 
535 
$1,000 
19,511 
21,370 
19,088 
110,260 
217,256 
381,034 
833,827 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
102 
156 
132 
759 
904 
779 
514 
$1,000 
7,752 
11,968 
12,357 
90,646 
207,611 
378,286 
833,547 
Corn 
farms 
702 
693 
502 
1,746 
1,285 
888 
521 
$1,000 
9,408 
9,834 
9,106 
47,430 
89,820 
151,642 
350,868 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
32 
36 
52 
317 
583 
656 
482 
$1,000 
2,167 
2,643 
3,844 
27,963 
77,265 
147,504 
350,141 
Wheat 
farms 
89 
119 
80 
342 
354 
412 
352 
$1,000 
1,150 
1,453 
950 
7,633 
19,096 
45,115 
123,600 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
4 
- 
1 
33 
150 
273 
323 
$1,000 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
2,400 
14,853 
41,622 
122,804 
Soybeans 
farms 
366 
370 
264 
1,089 
976 
771 
502 
$1,000 
8,676 
9,976 
8,954 
54,358 
106,974 
182,873 
355,236 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
27 
52 
63 
417 
673 
699 
494 
$1,000 
1,943 
3,613 
4,767 
38,455 
99,062 
180,892 
355,071 
Sorghum 
farms 
22 
22 
9 
19 
20 
19 
8 
$1,000 
98 
84 
48 
400 
433 
759 
496 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
3 
4 
5 
3 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
229 
308 
473 
400 
Barley 
farms 
5 
6 
- 
22 
19 
12 
15 
$1,000 
(D) 
10 
- 
357 
248 
412 
1,247 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1 
- 
- 
1 
1 
1 
10 
$1,000 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
1,156 
Rice 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other grains, oilseeds, 
dry beans, and dry peas 
farms 
18 
10 
12 
21 
14 
7 
8 
$1,000 
(D) 
13 
30 
80 
684 
233 
2,380 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
4 
2 
8 
$1,000 
- 
- 
" 
(D) 
(D) 
2,380 
Tobacco 
farms 
350 
288 
290 
791 
567 
298 
122 
$1,000 
15,119 
16,061 
16,504 
70,604 
72,890 
55,790 
47,107 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
85 
73 
101 
362 
401 
230 
105 
$1,000 
9,588 
1 1 ,243 
12,388 
60,180 
68,298 
53,967 
46,756 
Cotton and cottonseed 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Vegetables, melons, potatoes, 
and sweet potatoes 
farms 
110 
81 
41 
96 
39 
15 
12 
$1,000 
(D) 
1,168 
(D) 
2,154 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
7 
3 
3 
9 
6 
4 
2 
$1,000 
(D) 
312 
(D) 
1,302 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Fruits, tree nuts, and berries 
farms 
53 
26 
24 
48 
25 
7 
4 
$1,000 
411 
98 
135 
641 
225 
209 
173 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1 
- 
- 
3 
1 
1 
2 
$1,000 
(D) 
- 
- 
361 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Fruits and tree nuts 
farms 
14 
11 
10 
29 
10 
5 
3 
$1,000 
145 
(D) 
82 
543 
146 
175 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1 
- 
3 
1 
1 
2 
$1,000 
(D) 
- 
- 
339 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Berries 
farms 
44 
16 
15 
26 
16 
3 
1 
$1,000 
266 
(D) 
53 
98 
79 
35 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, 
and sod (see text) 
farms 
58 
48 
22 
92 
52 
19 
15 
$1,000 
(D) 
3,410 
3,640 
6,442 
3,086 
(D) 
1,921 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
6 
15 
9 
19 
15 
7 
8 
$1,000 
(D) 
2,925 
3,497 
5,672 
2,598 
(D) 
1,801 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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