Table 43. Grain Storage Capacity: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Grain storage capacity 
2012 
2007 ' 
Farms 
Bushels 
Farms 
Bushels 
Grain storage capacity (see text) 
13,562 
493,052,081 
15,534 
446,335,442 
Average capacity per farm 
(X) 
36,355 
(X) 
28,733 
Capacity by bushels: 
1 to 4,999 bushels 
3,477 
6,884,325 
4,656 
9,109,601 
5,000 to 9,999 bushels 
1,975 
13,350,167 
2,372 
16,044,595 
10,000 to 19,999 bushels 
2,542 
33,802,712 
2,733 
36,450,443 
20,000 to 29,999 bushels 
1,410 
32,998,551 
1,623 
37,817,541 
30,000 to 49,999 bushels 
1,546 
57,324,503 
1,663 
61,608,954 
50,000 to 99,999 bushels 
1,406 
94,570,106 
1,529 
103,398,259 
1 00,000 to 249,999 bushels 
930 
136,828,136 
786 
111,515,522 
250,000 bushels or more 
276 
117,293,581 
172 
70,390,527 
Capacity by land in farms: 
1 to 9 acres 
101 
823,603 
151 
1,266,122 
1 0 to 49 acres 
691 
5,373,684 
1,001 
4,726,810 
50 to 69 acres 
432 
2,458,796 
599 
3,080,812 
70 to 99 acres 
1,029 
6,355,331 
1,182 
5,428,110 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
1,183 
8,426,518 
1,360 
8,886,784 
1 40 to 1 79 acres 
972 
9,606,596 
1,125 
9,655,170 
180 to 219 acres 
822 
8,617,909 
962 
8,723,559 
220 to 259 acres 
763 
10,784,100 
798 
9,095,585 
260 to 499 acres 
2,936 
58,890,874 
3,142 
54,684,117 
500 to 999 acres 
2,469 
98,160,768 
2,929 
104,777,032 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
1,503 
127,914,854 
1,712 
125,280,670 
2,000 to 4,999 acres 
599 
117,191,941 
531 
89,964,296 
5,000 acres or more 
62 
38,447,107 
42 
20,766,375 
Capacity by harvested cropland: 
0 to 9 acres 
672 
12,338,591 
892 
8,097,725 
1 0 to 49 acres 
1,303 
4,969,684 
1,843 
6,753,104 
50 to 69 acres 
784 
3,705,029 
893 
4,525,344 
70 to 99 acres 
982 
7,227,109 
1,157 
6,759,234 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
1,029 
10,004,096 
1,173 
9,851,930 
1 40 to 1 79 acres 
766 
8,595,933 
936 
9,668,500 
180 to 219 acres 
729 
9,469,264 
771 
9,415,682 
220 to 259 acres 
684 
10,742,410 
633 
8,915,910 
260 to 499 acres 
2,576 
60,639,919 
2,758 
57,613,036 
500 to 999 acres 
2,135 
96,546,131 
2,507 
102,681,236 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
1,347 
126,534,567 
1,510 
123,181,390 
2,000 to 4,999 acres 
500 
106,072,241 
431 
82,490,976 
5,000 acres or more 
55 
36,207,107 
30 
16,381,375 
Capacity by North American Industry Classification 
System (NAICS): 
Crop production (111) 
10,437 
435,936,838 
11,177 
382,807,960 
Animal production and aquaculture (112) 
3,125 
57,115,243 
4,357 
63,527,482 
^ 2007 data may not include storage capacity for pulse crops. 
36 Ohio 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
