Table 64. Summary by Size of Farm: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
140 to 179 
acres 
180 to 219 
acres 
220 to 259 
acres 
260 to 499 
acres 
500 to 999 
acres 
1,000 to 1,999 
acres 
2,000 or more 
acres 
FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 
Farms 
number 
3,287 
1,569 
1,521 
6,645 
7,717 
5,844 
5,286 
percent 
6.6 
3.1 
3.0 
13.3 
15.4 
11.7 
10.6 
Land in farms 
acres 
519,780 
310,563 
361,440 
2,455,322 
5,485,944 
8,056,785 
27,364,202 
Average size of farm 
acres 
158 
198 
238 
369 
711 
1,379 
5,177 
MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL 
PRODUCTS SOLD AND GOVERNMENT 
PAYMENTS 
Total 
farms 
3,287 
1,569 
1,521 
6,645 
7,717 
5,844 
5,286 
$1,000 
610,272 
374,630 
451,699 
2,131,487 
4,233,799 
5,239,559 
8,663,424 
Average per farm 
dollars 
185,662 
238,770 
296,975 
320,766 
548,633 
896,571 
1,638,938 
Farms by economic class: 
Less than $1 ,000 (see text) 
232 
105 
35 
201 
94 
58 
81 
$1,000 to $2,499 
106 
28 
18 
81 
35 
10 
18 
$2,500 to $4,999 
141 
48 
33 
73 
30 
7 
3 
$5,000 to $9,999 
303 
120 
75 
210 
74 
25 
13 
$10,000 to $24,999 
754 
252 
215 
523 
218 
62 
66 
$25,000 to $49,999 
565 
265 
268 
729 
375 
133 
84 
$50,000 to $99,999 
573 
376 
382 
1,354 
878 
331 
169 
$100,000 to $249,999 
526 
306 
393 
2,151 
1,859 
833 
657 
$250,000 to $499,999 
33 
33 
64 
1,041 
2,305 
1,244 
908 
$500,000 to $999,999 
21 
16 
17 
168 
1,472 
1,668 
1,021 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
33 
20 
21 
114 
377 
1,473 
2,266 
$1,000,000 to $2,499,999 
14 
12 
6 
62 
273 
1,309 
1,554 
$2,500,000 to $4,999,999 
3 
2 
4 
16 
46 
86 
511 
$5,000,000 or more 
16 
6 
11 
36 
58 
78 
201 
Total sales 
farms 
3,287 
1,569 
1,521 
6,645 
7,717 
5,844 
5,286 
$1,000 
598,296 
367,505 
444,464 
2,089,820 
4,156,794 
5,140,946 
8,539,059 
Grains, oilseeds, dry beans, and 
dry peas 
farms 
1,687 
871 
986 
4,747 
6,357 
5,061 
3,765 
$1,000 
109,588 
68,788 
89,934 
699,197 
2,014,281 
3,213,872 
4,417,365 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
812 
511 
629 
3,615 
5,678 
4,711 
3,503 
$1,000 
91,053 
59,297 
81,841 
672,476 
1,997,809 
3,206,397 
4,411,280 
Corn 
farms 
1,346 
750 
882 
4,290 
6,016 
4,728 
3,430 
$1,000 
76,942 
46,258 
62,849 
471,270 
1,384,767 
2,255,179 
3,192,972 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
539 
335 
425 
2,783 
5,056 
4,332 
3,137 
$1,000 
60,870 
36,058 
52,200 
434,864 
1,362,136 
2,246,261 
3,186,467 
Wheat 
farms 
199 
87 
106 
648 
923 
1,250 
1,606 
$1,000 
2,393 
(D) 
1,723 
13,137 
31,810 
74,043 
243,022 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
2 
3 
4 
56 
187 
529 
1,122 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
227 
3,990 
16,232 
57,604 
231,396 
Soybeans 
farms 
1,015 
610 
653 
3,569 
5,096 
3,847 
2,149 
$1,000 
27,977 
19,671 
23,866 
204,006 
569,982 
815,397 
833,711 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
154 
123 
145 
1,747 
3,930 
3,421 
1,976 
$1,000 
11,344 
8,845 
1 1 ,233 
157,258 
538,312 
803,789 
829,397 
Sorghum 
farms 
32 
13 
14 
137 
149 
186 
221 
$1,000 
416 
(D) 
209 
2,550 
(D) 
(D) 
11,962 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
1 
1 
9 
16 
41 
66 
$1,000 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
704 
(D) 
4,534 
9,235 
Barley 
farms 
- 
1 
9 
1 
5 
7 
$1,000 
- 
(D) 
- 
58 
(D) 
(D) 
132 
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 
52 
39 
37 
223 
309 
384 
529 
$1,000 
1,859 
1,410 
1,287 
8,176 
(D) 
62,061 
135,568 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
12 
16 
11 
54 
128 
196 
304 
$1,000 
1,352 
1,270 
1,041 
6,329 
22,755 
59,805 
131,969 
Tobacco 
farms 
_ 
_ 
_ 
_ 
_ 
_ 
_ 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Cotton and cottonseed 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Vegetables, melons, potatoes, 
and sweet potatoes 
farms 
15 
1 
8 
20 
29 
25 
13 
$1,000 
245 
(D) 
(D) 
1,415 
19,577 
26,250 
47,941 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1 
1 
4 
12 
10 
9 
$1,000 
(D) 
" 
(D) 
1,306 
19,492 
26,114 
47,893 
Fruits, tree nuts, and berries 
farms 
10 
4 
2 
12 
8 
10 
9 
$1,000 
118 
59 
(D) 
175 
81 
113 
44 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Fruits and tree nuts 
farms 
10 
4 
2 
10 
8 
8 
5 
$1,000 
118 
59 
(D) 
171 
81 
(D) 
37 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Berries 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
3 
- 
2 
4 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
4 
- 
(D) 
7 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, 
and sod (see text) 
farms 
5 
7 
6 
20 
18 
4 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
1,820 
7,828 
1,159 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1 
5 
4 
4 
7 
4 
- 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
1,445 
7,711 
1,159 
- 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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