Table 70. Summary by Tenure of Principal Operator and by Operators on Farm: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Tenure of principal operator 
Operators on farm 
Item 
Total 
Full owners 
Part owners 
Tenants 
One operator 
More than one 
operator 
FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 
Farms 
number 
75,462 
51,153 
20,501 
3,808 
42,919 
32,543 
percent 
100.0 
67.8 
27.2 
5.0 
56.9 
43.1 
Land in farms 
acres 
13,960,604 
4,108,277 
8,884,504 
967,823 
7,234,888 
6,725,716 
Average size of farm 
acres 
185 
80 
433 
254 
169 
207 
MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL 
PRODUCTS SOLD AND GOVERNMENT 
PAYMENTS 
Total 
farms 
75,462 
51,153 
20,501 
3,808 
42,919 
32,543 
$1 ,000 
10,292,942 
2,801,461 
6,660,173 
831,308 
4,694,051 
5,598,892 
Average per farm 
dollars 
136,399 
54,766 
324,871 
218,306 
109,370 
172,046 
Farms by economic class: 
Less than $1 ,000 (see text) 
12,229 
11,183 
761 
285 
6,140 
6,089 
$1 ,000 to $2,499 
9,253 
8,441 
634 
178 
5,265 
3,988 
$2,500 to $4,999 
8,923 
7,785 
908 
230 
5,066 
3,857 
$5,000 to $9,999 
8,337 
6,870 
1,209 
258 
4,853 
3,484 
$10,000 to $24,999 
9,012 
6,554 
1,927 
531 
5,324 
3,688 
$25,000 to $49,999 
6,270 
3,942 
1,873 
455 
3,893 
2,377 
$50,000 to $99,999 
5,884 
2,871 
2,435 
578 
3,601 
2,283 
$100,000 to $249,999 
7,061 
2,103 
4,281 
677 
4,383 
2,678 
$250,000 to $499,999 
3,734 
711 
2,715 
308 
2,250 
1,484 
$500,000 to $999,999 
2,648 
343 
2,165 
140 
1,347 
1,301 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
2,111 
350 
1,593 
168 
797 
1,314 
$1,000,000 to $2,499,999 
1,682 
238 
1,327 
117 
686 
996 
$2,500,000 to $4,999,999 
299 
58 
207 
34 
81 
218 
$5,000,000 or more 
130 
54 
59 
17 
30 
100 
Total sales 
farms 
75,462 
51,153 
20,501 
3,808 
42,919 
32,543 
$1,000 
10,064,085 
2,737,103 
6,510,698 
816,284 
4,573,426 
5,490,659 
Grains, oilseeds, dry beans, and 
dry peas 
farms 
31,740 
13,726 
15,434 
2,580 
19,525 
12,215 
$1,000 
5,834,600 
713,127 
4,582,172 
539,300 
2,900,170 
2,934,430 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
15,884 
3,469 
11,007 
1,408 
9,651 
6,233 
$1,000 
5,569,871 
555,188 
4,498,022 
516,661 
2,731,028 
2,838,842 
Corn 
farms 
24,930 
9,225 
13,607 
2,098 
15,050 
9,880 
$1,000 
2,872,061 
335,371 
2,262,208 
274,482 
1 ,377,972 
1,494,089 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
10,541 
1,595 
8,030 
916 
6,162 
4,379 
$1,000 
2,628,641 
224,990 
2,151,355 
252,296 
1,223,730 
1,404,911 
Wheat 
farms 
8,596 
2,458 
5,534 
604 
5,060 
3,536 
$1,000 
223,663 
33,597 
1 74,752 
15,314 
115,337 
108,325 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1,099 
87 
939 
73 
531 
568 
$1,000 
110,636 
8,111 
94,853 
7,672 
48,343 
62,293 
Soybeans 
farms 
24,586 
9,217 
13,241 
2,128 
15,321 
9,265 
$1,000 
2,703,658 
339,099 
2,118,153 
246,405 
1,387,914 
1,315,744 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1 1 ,349 
1,747 
8,646 
956 
6,785 
4,564 
$1,000 
2,447,744 
214,014 
2,011,913 
221,817 
1,221,095 
1,226,649 
Sorghum 
farms 
109 
43 
54 
12 
55 
54 
$1,000 
651 
225 
370 
57 
286 
365 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1 
1 
- 
- 
- 
1 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
Barley 
farms 
273 
115 
136 
22 
149 
124 
$1,000 
1,054 
357 
564 
133 
576 
478 
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 
1,484 
1,590 
205 
1,790 
1,489 
$1,000 
33,513 
4,478 
26,126 
2,909 
18,084 
15,429 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
91 
10 
74 
7 
59 
32 
$1,000 
23,520 
906 
20,186 
2,428 
12,555 
10,965 
Tobacco 
farms 
224 
107 
104 
13 
121 
103 
$1,000 
7,420 
1,930 
5,261 
229 
3,890 
3,530 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
33 
3 
30 
- 
17 
16 
$1,000 
4,154 
219 
3,935 
- 
2,258 
1,896 
Cotton and cottonseed 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Vegetables, melons, potatoes, 
and sweet potatoes 
farms 
2,395 
1,585 
654 
156 
1,020 
1,375 
$1,000 
133,796 
29,466 
94,138 
10,192 
33,830 
99,966 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
269 
86 
162 
21 
94 
175 
$1,000 
117,953 
19,856 
88,995 
9,102 
27,363 
90,590 
Fruits, tree nuts, and berries 
farms 
1,528 
1,217 
254 
57 
690 
838 
$1,000 
27,215 
18,003 
7,868 
1,344 
10,046 
17,169 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
114 
75 
34 
5 
49 
65 
$1,000 
18,367 
1 1 ,092 
6,279 
996 
5,866 
12,502 
Fruits and tree nuts 
farms 
774 
632 
120 
22 
359 
415 
$1,000 
20,677 
13,974 
6,253 
450 
7,628 
13,049 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
84 
55 
27 
2 
36 
48 
$1,000 
15,026 
9,284 
(D) 
(D) 
4,854 
10,173 
Berries 
farms 
929 
715 
171 
43 
396 
533 
$1,000 
6,537 
4,029 
1,615 
894 
2,418 
4,120 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
25 
14 
8 
3 
9 
16 
$1,000 
2,489 
1,096 
674 
718 
580 
1,909 
Nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, 
and sod (see text) 
farms 
1,695 
1,329 
274 
92 
765 
930 
$1,000 
437,723 
251,683 
131,367 
54,674 
162,591 
275,132 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
578 
411 
129 
38 
239 
339 
$1,000 
423,252 
240,041 
129,292 
53,919 
155,739 
267,514 
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued 
214 Ohio 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
