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 
6,230 
3,975 
3,389 
10,710 
7,293 
4,081 
2,185 
percent 
8.4 
5.3 
4.5 
14.4 
9.8 
5.5 
2.9 
Land in farms 
acres 
979,931 
785,548 
804,088 
3,836,845 
5,076,809 
5,527,016 
7,009,319 
Average size of farm 
acres 
157 
198 
237 
358 
696 
1,354 
3,208 
MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL 
PRODUCTS SOLD AND GOVERNMENT 
PAYMENTS 
Total 
farms 
6,230 
3,975 
3,389 
10,710 
7,293 
4,081 
2,185 
$1,000 
596,721 
470,897 
486,510 
2,730,309 
4,291,611 
4,873,108 
5,691,382 
Average per farm 
dollars 
95,782 
118,465 
143,556 
254,931 
588,456 
1,194,096 
2,604,751 
Farms by economic class: 
Less than $1 ,000 (see text) 
319 
152 
105 
178 
31 
12 
3 
$1,000 to $2,499 
373 
165 
75 
127 
24 
2 
1 
$2,500 to $4,999 
477 
245 
150 
200 
26 
4 
- 
$5,000 to $9,999 
741 
359 
263 
393 
64 
5 
3 
$10,000 to $24,999 
809 
503 
365 
856 
202 
19 
4 
$25,000 to $49,999 
671 
409 
299 
777 
235 
32 
6 
$50,000 to $99,999 
1,472 
914 
666 
1,163 
361 
56 
3 
$100,000 to $249,999 
1,139 
996 
1,095 
3,161 
822 
161 
24 
$250,000 to $499,999 
128 
153 
275 
2,926 
2,248 
441 
25 
$500,000 to $999,999 
58 
43 
54 
662 
2,576 
1,409 
211 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
43 
36 
42 
267 
704 
1,940 
1,905 
$1,000,000 to $2,499,999 
26 
25 
31 
228 
581 
1,712 
1,173 
$2,500,000 to $4,999,999 
7 
6 
9 
29 
99 
181 
585 
$5,000,000 or more 
10 
5 
2 
10 
24 
47 
147 
Total sales 
farms 
6,230 
3,975 
3,389 
10,710 
7,293 
4,081 
2,185 
$1,000 
577,198 
456,862 
472,210 
2,655,665 
4,193,292 
4,772,435 
5,596,368 
Grains, oilseeds, dry beans, and 
dry peas 
farms 
3,597 
2,486 
2,297 
8,358 
6,458 
3,882 
2,128 
$1,000 
240,826 
198,904 
226,616 
1,416,890 
2,568,200 
3,208,268 
4,121,226 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
2,129 
1,607 
1,589 
6,767 
6,062 
3,809 
2,121 
$1,000 
206,539 
178,227 
210,190 
1,381,083 
2,559,811 
3,206,629 
4,121,078 
Corn 
farms 
3,074 
2,139 
1,994 
7,376 
5,835 
3,422 
1,817 
$1,000 
153,188 
129,563 
148,399 
932,553 
1,667,953 
2,011,815 
2,393,542 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1,352 
1,080 
1,157 
5,619 
5,382 
3,306 
1,783 
$1,000 
112,568 
103,411 
128,899 
890,085 
1,656,963 
2,008,760 
2,392,631 
Wheat 
farms 
289 
276 
238 
1,069 
1,064 
1,022 
945 
$1,000 
4,378 
4,502 
3,482 
26,894 
54,906 
135,801 
359,397 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
11 
9 
5 
121 
369 
693 
823 
$1,000 
760 
604 
311 
10,112 
40,750 
128,039 
356,072 
Soybeans 
farms 
2,370 
1,624 
1,608 
6,326 
5,656 
3,606 
1,995 
$1,000 
80,052 
61,755 
71,820 
439,787 
823,689 
1,014,917 
1,233,633 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
452 
431 
647 
4,047 
5,064 
3,475 
1,971 
$1,000 
29,909 
29,708 
45,838 
376,275 
806,222 
1,011,023 
1,232,854 
Sorghum 
farms 
2 
- 
2 
1 
8 
3 
1 
$1,000 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
41 
3 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Barley 
farms 
70 
65 
75 
246 
155 
108 
146 
$1,000 
(D) 
531 
(D) 
(D) 
3,918 
7,376 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
2 
11 
24 
63 
132 
$1,000 
- 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
2,168 
6,622 
22,136 
Rice 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other grains, oilseeds, 
dry beans, and dry peas 
farms 
483 
431 
434 
1,525 
844 
449 
388 
$1,000 
2,729 
2,553 
2,469 
(D) 
17,693 
38,355 
112,140 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
7 
3 
3 
49 
87 
189 
317 
$1,000 
516 
280 
267 
(D) 
10,445 
34,582 
110,628 
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 
103 
68 
80 
283 
349 
310 
203 
$1,000 
3,880 
4,917 
5,358 
28,697 
73,380 
110,585 
159,401 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
20 
20 
28 
129 
220 
238 
183 
$1,000 
2,178 
4,137 
4,462 
25,032 
69,610 
108,281 
158,781 
Fruits, tree nuts, and berries 
farms 
41 
25 
18 
47 
15 
9 
_ 
$1,000 
600 
594 
1,102 
2,874 
875 
512 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
3 
2 
5 
6 
2 
2 
- 
$1,000 
267 
(D) 
1,040 
2,505 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
Fruits and tree nuts 
farms 
25 
20 
14 
29 
11 
7 
- 
$1,000 
493 
575 
(D) 
2,395 
692 
(D) 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
3 
2 
4 
5 
1 
2 
- 
$1,000 
257 
(D) 
843 
2,212 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
Berries 
farms 
19 
7 
6 
26 
9 
5 
- 
$1,000 
107 
19 
(D) 
479 
183 
(D) 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
2 
1 
1 
1 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
Nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, 
and sod (see text) 
farms 
36 
29 
21 
54 
20 
13 
2 
$1,000 
11,796 
13,947 
(D) 
7,782 
5,780 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
21 
12 
10 
17 
7 
11 
2 
$1,000 
11,598 
13,750 
(D) 
7,179 
5,566 
(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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