Table 44. Farms by Concentration of Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Characteristics 
All farms 
Fewest number of farms accounting for- 
1 0 percent of sales 
25 percent of sales 
50 percent of sales 
75 percent of sales 
Farms 
number 
75,462 
55 
442 
2,173 
6,553 
percent 
100.0 
0.1 
0.6 
2.9 
8.7 
Land in farms 
acres 
13,960,604 
102,290 
1,051,009 
3,594,670 
6,755,977 
Average size of farm 
acres 
185 
1,860 
2,378 
1,654 
1,031 
Estimated market value of land and 
buildings 
farms 
75,462 
55 
442 
2,173 
6,553 
$1,000 
67,533,437 
491,046 
5,555,498 
18,325,089 
34,132,359 
Average per farm 
dollars 
894,933 
8,928,112 
12,568,999 
8,433,083 
5,208,662 
Average per acre 
dollars 
4,837 
4,801 
5,286 
5,098 
5,052 
Estimated market value of all machinery and 
equipment 
$1,000 
8,821,220 
159,029 
726,484 
2,206,336 
4,211,417 
percent 
100.0 
1.8 
8.2 
25.0 
47.7 
Land in farms according to use: 
Total cropland 
acres 
10,748,553 
95,320 
994,309 
3,378,890 
6,277,656 
Flarvested cropland 
acres 
10,122,245 
93,985 
986,712 
3,344,991 
6,205,728 
Pastureland, excluding woodland 
pastured 
acres 
1,162,894 
706 
10,467 
53,758 
138,792 
Market value of agricultural products 
sold (see text) 
$1,000 
10,064,085 
1,008,336 
2,517,350 
5,033,637 
7,548,202 
Average per farm 
dollars 
133,366 
18,333,388 
5,695,363 
2,316,446 
1,151,870 
Grains, oilseeds, dry beans, and 
dry peas 
farms 
31,740 
17 
324 
1,918 
5,943 
$1,000 
5,834,600 
57,598 
709,526 
2,336,263 
4,141,391 
Tobacco 
farms 
224 
- 
- 
5 
19 
$1,000 
7,420 
- 
- 
875 
1,871 
Cotton and cottonseed 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Vegetables, melons, potatoes, and 
sweet potatoes 
farms 
2,395 
5 
20 
77 
186 
$1,000 
133,796 
50,600 
65,086 
89,027 
103,978 
Fruits, tree nuts, and berries 
farms 
1,528 
- 
2 
13 
55 
$1,000 
27,215 
- 
(D) 
3,448 
9,305 
Fruits and tree nuts 
farms 
774 
- 
6 
28 
$1,000 
20,677 
- 
- 
2,756 
7,692 
Berries 
farms 
929 
- 
2 
9 
41 
$1,000 
6,537 
- 
(D) 
693 
1,613 
Nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and 
sod (see text) 
farms 
1,695 
10 
39 
87 
175 
$1,000 
437,723 
165,246 
277,628 
329,408 
371,841 
Cut Christmas trees and short-rotation 
woody crops 
farms 
534 
1 
3 
5 
11 
$1,000 
3,988 
(D) 
(D) 
360 
565 
Cut Christmas trees 
farms 
489 
1 
2 
4 
10 
$1,000 
3,630 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Short rotation woody crops 
farms 
58 
- 
1 
1 
1 
$1,000 
358 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Other crops and hay (see text) 
farms 
18,427 
2 
44 
292 
887 
$1,000 
153,204 
(D) 
4,032 
19,627 
39,120 
Maple syrup (see text) 
farms 
705 
- 
3 
22 
$1,000 
3,165 
- 
- 
(D) 
259 
Cattle and calves 
farms 
19,953 
16 
145 
680 
2,209 
$1,000 
689,655 
(D) 
129,530 
274,422 
442,554 
Milk from cows (see text) 
farms 
3,325 
11 
75 
266 
906 
$1,000 
938,266 
131,206 
334,598 
486,962 
714,365 
Flogs and pigs 
farms 
3,372 
12 
113 
443 
807 
$1,000 
788,761 
112,365 
321,261 
639,201 
764,626 
Sheep, goats, wool, mohair. 
and milk (see text) 
farms 
4,745 
- 
3 
48 
166 
$1,000 
17,884 
- 
21 
(D) 
2,133 
Florses, ponies, mules, burros. 
and donkeys 
farms 
4,338 
- 
1 
20 
80 
$1,000 
47,068 
- 
(D) 
5,464 
9,792 
Poultry and eggs 
farms 
5,940 
15 
85 
233 
510 
$1 ,000 
946,592 
446,655 
657,432 
829,199 
921,818 
Aquaculture 
farms 
107 
- 
1 
3 
8 
$1,000 
3,875 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
2,378 
Other animals and other animal 
products (see text) 
farms 
2,577 
2 
6 
19 
59 
$1,000 
34,037 
(D) 
(D) 
18,703 
22,467 
Value of organically produced 
commodities (see text) 
farms 
538 
- 
2 
12 
63 
$1,000 
46,284 
- 
(D) 
3,100 
18,732 
Value of landlords' share 
of total sales (see text) 
farms 
3,536 
1 
57 
429 
1,288 
$1,000 
213,114 
(D) 
10,199 
82,456 
161,398 
Total farm production expenses 
farms 
75,462 
55 
442 
2,173 
6,553 
$1,000 
7,743,344 
847,404 
1,961,493 
3,672,126 
5,443,483 
Selected farm production expenses: 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners purchased 
farms 
39,671 
31 
368 
1,988 
6,114 
$1,000 
1,050,440 
15,732 
115,856 
386,561 
716,175 
Chemicals purchased 
farms 
37,891 
34 
376 
2,026 
6,181 
$1,000 
433,202 
17,552 
64,842 
171,788 
299,981 
Livestock and poultry purchased 
or leased (see text) 
farms 
19,332 
30 
228 
968 
2,304 
$1,000 
473,494 
56,349 
162,072 
301,020 
381,661 
Feed purchased 
farms 
38,782 
36 
277 
1,154 
3,132 
$1,000 
1,521,609 
383,503 
709,41 1 
1,009,241 
1 ,245,006 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
farms 
71,230 
55 
441 
2,171 
6,533 
$1,000 
419,513 
17,787 
62,713 
152,586 
253,169 
Utilities (see text) 
farms 
47,649 
54 
441 
2,172 
6,549 
$1,000 
157,806 
20,284 
39,202 
64,835 
94,818 
Flired farm labor 
farms 
17,035 
54 
413 
1,730 
4,060 
$1,000 
527,247 
141,944 
237,566 
332,204 
412,061 
Interest expense 
farms 
30,215 
40 
378 
1,841 
5,177 
$1,000 
330,779 
13,467 
45,212 
104,274 
167,062 
Government payments 
farms 
34,658 
23 
324 
1,841 
5,629 
$1,000 
228,858 
979 
15,872 
61,488 
123,591 
Inventory of selected livestock: 
Cattle and calves 
farms 
25,501 
17 
149 
701 
2,288 
number 
1 ,242,293 
44,159 
163,561 
339,781 
600,295 
Milk cows 
farms 
4,008 
11 
75 
269 
908 
number 
267,857 
31,533 
82,864 
122,828 
187,893 
Flogs and pigs 
farms 
3,494 
12 
111 
426 
766 
number 
2,058,503 
143,296 
665,871 
1,522,654 
1,929,016 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data Ohio 37 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
