Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Rhode Island 
Bristol 
Kent 
Newport 
Providence 
Washington 
Farms 
number 
1,243 
42 
126 
214 
425 
436 
Land in farms 
acres 
69,589 
(D) 
(D) 
1 1 ,559 
(D) 
27,305 
Average size of farm 
acres 
56 
(D) 
(D) 
54 
(D) 
63 
Median size of farm 
acres 
20 
15 
18 
20 
20 
20 
Estimated market value of land and buildings: 
Average per farm 
dollars 
786,093 
977,035 
790,096 
1,201,720 
600,586 
743,370 
Average per acre 
dollars 
14,041 
25,567 
8,626 
22,248 
14,520 
1 1 ,870 
Estimated market value of all machinery and 
equipment 
$1,000 
69,689 
2,192 
4,925 
13,664 
17,667 
31,241 
Average per farm 
dollars 
56,065 
52,199 
39,087 
63,849 
41,569 
71,654 
Farms by size: 
1 to 9 acres 
433 
18 
49 
74 
147 
145 
1 0 to 49 acres 
451 
13 
34 
81 
164 
159 
50 to 1 79 acres 
278 
11 
25 
44 
106 
92 
1 80 to 499 acres 
70 
- 
16 
13 
7 
34 
500 to 999 acres 
7 
- 
- 
2 
1 
4 
1 ,000 acres or more 
4 
- 
2 
- 
- 
2 
Total cropland 
farms 
806 
30 
92 
150 
279 
255 
acres 
22,593 
1,086 
1,924 
6,482 
4,869 
8,232 
Flarvested cropland 
farms 
746 
27 
82 
142 
255 
240 
acres 
18,933 
910 
1,645 
5,652 
3,223 
7,503 
Irrigated land 
farms 
325 
9 
37 
65 
115 
99 
acres 
3,954 
78 
181 
494 
580 
2,621 
Market value of agricultural products sold (see text) .... 
$1,000 
59,652 
2,669 
4,353 
14,630 
14,079 
23,921 
Average per farm 
dollars 
47,990 
63,544 
34,544 
68,367 
33,127 
54,866 
Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops 
$1,000 
48,981 
2,147 
3,498 
12,153 
10,954 
20,229 
Livestock, poultry, and their products 
$1,000 
10,671 
521 
854 
2,478 
3,125 
3,693 
Farms by value of sales: 
Less than $2,500 
451 
15 
53 
56 
173 
154 
$2,500 to $4,999 
186 
4 
6 
33 
73 
70 
$5,000 to $9,999 
162 
3 
19 
24 
46 
70 
$10,000 to $24,999 
179 
6 
20 
35 
65 
53 
$25,000 to $49,999 
68 
1 
10 
16 
21 
20 
$50,000 to $99,999 
89 
6 
8 
23 
25 
27 
$100,000 or more 
108 
7 
10 
27 
22 
42 
Government payments 
farms 
190 
1 
10 
48 
76 
55 
$1,000 
2,345 
(D) 
(D) 
390 
949 
936 
Total income from farm-related sources. 
gross before taxes and expenses (see text) 
farms 
413 
14 
52 
71 
142 
134 
$1,000 
5,329 
188 
451 
1,463 
1,502 
1,725 
Total farm production expenses 
$1,000 
68,335 
2,349 
6,292 
18,240 
15,780 
25,674 
Average per farm 
dollars 
54,976 
55,924 
49,933 
85,235 
37,128 
58,886 
Net cash farm income of operation (see text) 
farms 
1,243 
42 
126 
214 
425 
436 
$1,000 
-1,009 
508 
-1,418 
-1,757 
750 
908 
Average per farm 
dollars 
-812 
12,098 
-11,254 
-8,209 
1,764 
2,082 
Principal operator by primary occupation: 
Farming 
number 
619 
24 
52 
119 
194 
230 
Other 
number 
624 
18 
74 
95 
231 
206 
Principal operator by days worked off farm: 
Any 
number 
789 
24 
91 
139 
284 
251 
200 days or more 
number 
521 
13 
58 
90 
210 
150 
Livestock and poultry: 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
300 
12 
39 
52 
102 
95 
number 
4,667 
164 
395 
1,732 
934 
1,442 
Beef cows 
farms 
212 
11 
24 
31 
80 
66 
number 
1,447 
(D) 
(D) 
350 
(D) 
411 
Milk cows 
farms 
30 
1 
8 
10 
2 
9 
number 
1,209 
(D) 
(D) 
525 
(D) 
387 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
161 
10 
25 
40 
40 
46 
number 
1,578 
49 
189 
437 
412 
491 
Hogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
77 
1 
8 
11 
33 
24 
number 
1,830 
(D) 
46 
73 
1,540 
(D) 
Hogs and pigs sold 
farms 
66 
1 
7 
10 
25 
23 
number 
4,477 
(D) 
(D) 
56 
2,451 
229 
Sheep and lambs inventory 
farms 
122 
2 
16 
23 
27 
54 
number 
1,823 
(D) 
(D) 
373 
497 
625 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
327 
7 
22 
64 
110 
124 
number 
69,662 
186 
518 
3,497 
57,756 
7,705 
Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold 
farms 
57 
- 
5 
14 
24 
14 
number 
(D) 
- 
825 
1,657 
(D) 
975 
Selected crops harvested: 
Corn for grain 
farms 
15 
- 
- 
1 
- 
14 
acres 
240 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
bushels 
35,570 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
Corn for silage or greenchop 
farms 
27 
1 
6 
7 
4 
9 
acres 
(D) 
(D) 
120 
751 
133 
422 
tons 
(D) 
(D) 
2,236 
14,927 
2,585 
7,368 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
4 
- 
4 
- 
- 
acres 
1,024 
- 
- 
1,024 
- 
- 
bushels 
48,332 
- 
- 
48,332 
- 
- 
Winter wheat for grain 
farms 
4 
- 
- 
4 
- 
- 
acres 
1,024 
- 
- 
1,024 
- 
- 
bushels 
48,332 
- 
- 
48,332 
- 
- 
--continued 
210 Rhode Island 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
