Table 69. Summary by Age and Primary Occupation of Principai Operator: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Total farming 
and other 
occupations 
Farming 
Item 
Total 
Age of operator (years) 
Under 25 
25 to 34 
35 to 44 
45 to 54 
55 to 64 
65 and over 
FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 
Farms 
number 
75,462 
33,140 
218 
1,861 
2,891 
6,392 
9,128 
12,650 
percent 
100.0 
43.9 
0.3 
2.5 
3.8 
8.5 
12.1 
16.8 
Land in farms 
acres 
13,960,604 
10,160,003 
30,109 
373,352 
899,930 
2,432,151 
3,321,619 
3,102,842 
Average size of farm 
acres 
185 
307 
138 
201 
311 
380 
364 
245 
MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL 
PRODUCTS SOLD AND GOVERNMENT 
PAYMENTS 
Total 
farms 
75,462 
33,140 
218 
1,861 
2,891 
6,392 
9,128 
12,650 
$1,000 
10,292,942 
8,527,516 
26,218 
423,200 
972,489 
2,169,886 
2,787,010 
2,148,713 
Average per farm 
dollars 
136,399 
257,318 
120,268 
227,405 
336,385 
339,469 
305,325 
169,859 
Farms by economic class: 
Less than $1 ,000 (see text) 
12,229 
3,610 
24 
110 
225 
639 
1,067 
1,545 
$1 ,000 to $2,499 
9,253 
2,348 
12 
79 
182 
406 
656 
1,013 
$2,500 to $4,999 
8,923 
2,551 
4 
95 
196 
387 
668 
1,201 
$5,000 to $9,999 
8,337 
2,771 
21 
95 
170 
413 
714 
1,358 
$1 0,000 to $24,999 
9,012 
3,471 
22 
176 
226 
505 
849 
1,693 
$25,000 to $49,999 
6,270 
3,046 
27 
196 
276 
477 
702 
1,368 
$50,000 to $99,999 
5,884 
3,406 
26 
290 
337 
648 
801 
1,304 
$100,000 to $249,999 
7,061 
4,714 
48 
430 
487 
984 
1,223 
1,542 
$250,000 to $499,999 
3,734 
2,965 
25 
198 
293 
720 
997 
732 
$500,000 to $999,999 
2,648 
2,321 
9 
119 
282 
648 
786 
477 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
2,111 
1,937 
- 
73 
217 
565 
665 
417 
$1,000,000 to $2,499,999 
1,682 
1,544 
- 
60 
163 
458 
540 
323 
$2,500,000 to $4,999,999 
299 
276 
- 
9 
36 
77 
90 
64 
$5,000,000 or more 
130 
117 
- 
4 
18 
30 
35 
30 
Total sales 
farms 
75,462 
33,140 
218 
1,861 
2,891 
6,392 
9,128 
12,650 
$1,000 
10,064,085 
8,356,126 
25,867 
417,894 
957,667 
2,129,098 
2,728,197 
2,097,401 
Grains, oilseeds, dry beans, and 
dry peas 
farms 
31,740 
18,374 
140 
1,207 
1,665 
3,817 
5,128 
6,417 
$1,000 
5,834,600 
4,860,880 
12,441 
163,446 
451,609 
1,263,076 
1,668,470 
1,301,837 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
15,884 
11,178 
52 
555 
956 
2,487 
3,490 
3,638 
$1,000 
5,569,871 
4,735,340 
10,974 
153,999 
441,713 
1,241,629 
1,638,982 
1 ,248,042 
Corn 
farms 
24,930 
15,497 
118 
1,040 
1,462 
3,376 
4,446 
5,055 
$1,000 
2,872,061 
2,419,996 
7,090 
87,657 
236,861 
629,622 
825,751 
633,015 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
10,541 
8,042 
34 
379 
739 
1,947 
2,658 
2,285 
$1,000 
2,628,641 
2,289,093 
5,849 
78,146 
226,124 
605,157 
792,879 
580,938 
Wheat 
farms 
8,596 
5,985 
20 
224 
504 
1,351 
1,845 
2,041 
$1,000 
223,663 
182,788 
207 
4,547 
13,605 
47,885 
62,027 
54,517 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1,099 
976 
- 
24 
67 
278 
336 
271 
$1,000 
110,636 
100,432 
- 
2,313 
6,620 
28,916 
35,499 
27,085 
Soybeans 
farms 
24,586 
14,537 
88 
792 
1,168 
2,965 
4,233 
5,291 
$1,000 
2,703,658 
2,227,643 
5,098 
70,499 
199,564 
578,480 
766,343 
607,660 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1 1 ,349 
8,573 
33 
379 
751 
1,987 
2,815 
2,608 
$1,000 
2,447,744 
2,099,716 
4,015 
62,214 
190,620 
557,317 
735,270 
550,281 
Sorghum 
farms 
109 
73 
- 
15 
7 
15 
18 
18 
$1,000 
651 
523 
- 
56 
37 
117 
167 
146 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
Barley 
farms 
273 
203 
3 
31 
32 
55 
45 
37 
$1,000 
1,054 
755 
4 
67 
44 
206 
280 
154 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
$1,000 
(D) 
(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 
2,371 
16 
247 
323 
618 
590 
577 
$1,000 
33,513 
29,175 
43 
621 
1,497 
6,766 
13,902 
6,345 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
91 
74 
- 
2 
3 
16 
32 
21 
$1,000 
23,520 
21,580 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
4,883 
11,750 
4,204 
Tobacco 
farms 
224 
147 
2 
6 
15 
37 
47 
40 
$1,000 
7,420 
6,215 
(D) 
(D) 
450 
1,677 
1,554 
2,401 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
33 
31 
2 
8 
9 
12 
$1,000 
4,154 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
1,152 
813 
1,717 
Cotton and cottonseed 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Vegetables, melons, potatoes, 
and sweet potatoes 
farms 
2,395 
1,365 
10 
122 
158 
346 
361 
368 
$1,000 
133,796 
126,142 
316 
5,417 
9,155 
42,172 
47,508 
21,573 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
269 
243 
2 
12 
33 
76 
68 
52 
$1,000 
117,953 
115,094 
(D) 
(D) 
7,677 
39,150 
44,726 
19,341 
Fruits, tree nuts, and berries 
farms 
1,528 
786 
4 
45 
96 
180 
214 
247 
$1,000 
27,215 
21,839 
6 
279 
1,374 
4,730 
7,098 
8,351 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
114 
99 
- 
1 
7 
20 
37 
34 
$1,000 
18,367 
16,826 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
3,719 
5,856 
6,241 
Fruits and tree nuts 
farms 
774 
415 
- 
17 
36 
77 
129 
156 
$1,000 
20,677 
17,315 
- 
126 
840 
4,089 
5,423 
6,838 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
84 
75 
- 
- 
4 
17 
27 
27 
$1,000 
15,026 
13,934 
- 
- 
688 
3,508 
4,430 
5,309 
Berries 
farms 
929 
483 
4 
34 
75 
125 
126 
119 
$1,000 
6,537 
4,524 
6 
154 
534 
641 
1,676 
1,514 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
25 
21 
- 
1 
3 
2 
7 
8 
$1,000 
2,489 
2,166 
- 
(D) 
237 
(D) 
1,008 
746 
Nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, 
and sod (see text) 
farms 
1,695 
930 
2 
42 
112 
241 
296 
237 
$1,000 
437,723 
350,655 
(D) 
(D) 
18,124 
62,127 
170,499 
97,279 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
578 
383 
11 
40 
118 
121 
93 
$1,000 
423,252 
342,718 
- 
2,204 
17,148 
60,204 
167,859 
95,302 
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued 
188 Ohio 2012 Census of Agricuiture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
