Table 67. Summary by Legal Status For Tax Purposes: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Total 
Family or 
individual 
Partnership 
Total 
Registered 
under 
state law 
FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 
Farms 
number 
75,462 
66,942 
4,626 
3,150 
percent 
100.0 
88.7 
6.1 
4.2 
Land in farms 
acres 
13,960,604 
10,481,463 
2,130,857 
1,640,631 
Average size of farm 
acres 
185 
157 
461 
521 
MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL 
PRODUCTS SOLD AND GOVERNMENT 
PAYMENTS 
Total 
farms 
75,462 
66,942 
4,626 
3,150 
$1,000 
10,292,942 
6,411,035 
2,007,550 
1,694,032 
Average per farm 
dollars 
136,399 
95,770 
433,971 
537,788 
Farms by economic class: 
Less than $1 ,000 (see text) 
12,229 
11,309 
464 
325 
$1 ,000 to $2,499 
9,253 
8,620 
299 
198 
$2,500 to $4,999 
8,923 
8,200 
356 
215 
$5,000 to $9,999 
8,337 
7,612 
354 
213 
$10,000 to $24,999 
9,012 
8,116 
474 
293 
$25,000 to $49,999 
6,270 
5,542 
411 
257 
$50,000 to $99,999 
5,884 
5,152 
432 
271 
$100,000 to $249,999 
7,061 
6,156 
547 
348 
$250,000 to $499,999 
3,734 
3,159 
350 
255 
$500,000 to $999,999 
2,648 
1,932 
379 
299 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
2,111 
1,144 
560 
476 
$1,000,000 to $2,499,999 
1,682 
1,004 
409 
342 
$2,500,000 to $4,999,999 
299 
106 
109 
95 
$5,000,000 or more 
130 
34 
42 
39 
Total sales 
farms 
75,462 
66,942 
4,626 
3,150 
$1,000 
10,064,085 
6,241,202 
1,971,180 
1,665,231 
Grains, oilseeds, dry beans, and 
dry peas 
farms 
31,740 
27,425 
2,696 
1,856 
$1,000 
5,834,600 
4,089,518 
1,121,847 
905,135 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
15,884 
13,080 
1,748 
1,285 
$1,000 
5,569,871 
3,853,417 
1,104,152 
893,948 
Corn 
farms 
24,930 
21,268 
2,302 
1,600 
$1,000 
2,872,061 
1,972,510 
584,064 
474,118 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
10,541 
8,382 
1,349 
1,028 
$1,000 
2,628,641 
1,757,212 
566,516 
462,990 
Wheat 
farms 
8,596 
7,089 
962 
720 
$1,000 
223,663 
156,624 
41,625 
33,962 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1,099 
712 
238 
198 
$1,000 
110,636 
63,982 
29,033 
24,310 
Soybeans 
farms 
24,586 
21,047 
2,222 
1,561 
$1,000 
2,703,658 
1,939,717 
488,110 
389,586 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
11,349 
9,124 
1,361 
1,021 
$1,000 
2,447,744 
1,710,953 
470,665 
378,554 
Sorghum 
farms 
109 
89 
17 
11 
$1,000 
651 
374 
(D) 
145 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1 
- 
- 
$1,000 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
Barley 
farms 
273 
218 
45 
34 
$1,000 
1,054 
751 
(D) 
193 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1 
1 
- 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
Rice 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other grains, oilseeds. 
dry beans, and dry peas 
farms 
3,279 
2,774 
330 
215 
$1,000 
33,513 
19,542 
(D) 
7,131 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
91 
59 
14 
12 
$1,000 
23,520 
11,536 
6,394 
(D) 
Tobacco 
farms 
224 
211 
10 
5 
$1,000 
7,420 
6,959 
446 
318 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
33 
30 
3 
3 
$1,000 
4,154 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Cotton and cottonseed 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Vegetables, melons, potatoes. 
and sweet potatoes 
farms 
2,395 
2,074 
164 
114 
$1,000 
133,796 
52,148 
18,217 
10,345 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
269 
165 
47 
31 
$1,000 
117,953 
38,639 
17,078 
9,601 
Fruits, tree nuts, and berries 
farms 
1,528 
1,300 
119 
84 
$1,000 
27,215 
16,550 
3,562 
2,902 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
114 
67 
23 
18 
$1,000 
18,367 
9,321 
2,844 
2,317 
Fruits and tree nuts 
farms 
774 
639 
66 
52 
$1,000 
20,677 
12,436 
2,755 
2,223 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
84 
52 
15 
12 
$1,000 
15,026 
7,943 
2,178 
1,779 
Berries 
farms 
929 
802 
68 
42 
$1,000 
6,537 
4,114 
807 
679 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
25 
10 
7 
6 
$1,000 
2,489 
796 
508 
(D) 
Nursery, greenhouse, floriculture. 
and sod (see text) 
farms 
1,695 
1,217 
120 
97 
$1,000 
437,723 
81,269 
26,272 
25,159 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
578 
301 
49 
42 
$1,000 
423,252 
69,673 
25,162 
24,420 
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued 
134 Ohio 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
