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 
35,439 
17,684 
41 
651 
1,181 
2,715 
5,230 
7,866 
percent 
100.0 
49.9 
0.1 
1.8 
3.3 
7.7 
14.8 
22.2 
Land in farms 
acres 
16,301,578 
13,376,793 
12,545 
489,817 
1 ,464,279 
3,032,931 
4,245,503 
4,131,718 
Average size of farm 
acres 
460 
756 
306 
752 
1,240 
1,117 
812 
525 
MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL 
PRODUCTS SOLD AND GOVERNMENT 
PAYMENTS 
Total 
farms 
35,439 
17,684 
41 
651 
1,181 
2,715 
5,230 
7,866 
$1,000 
4,969,514 
4,376,371 
6,056 
139,592 
460,934 
978,576 
1,571,974 
1,219,238 
Average per farm 
dollars 
140,227 
247,476 
147,704 
214,427 
390,291 
360,433 
300,569 
155,001 
Farms by economic class: 
Less than $1 ,000 (see text) 
8,219 
2,971 
2 
40 
134 
372 
819 
1,604 
$1 ,000 to $2,499 
5,219 
1,871 
3 
40 
84 
244 
492 
1,008 
$2,500 to $4,999 
4,626 
1,935 
6 
50 
92 
230 
541 
1,016 
$5,000 to $9,999 
4,236 
1,851 
4 
58 
92 
221 
544 
932 
$10,000 to $24,999 
4,200 
2,262 
12 
105 
133 
294 
654 
1,064 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,383 
1,486 
_ 
77 
83 
209 
458 
659 
$50,000 to $99,999 
1,810 
1,236 
3 
50 
120 
229 
346 
488 
$100,000 to $249,999 
1,791 
1,386 
3 
104 
135 
252 
426 
466 
$250,000 to $499,999 
1,107 
987 
4 
64 
130 
211 
326 
252 
$500,000 to $999,999 
859 
793 
3 
30 
81 
202 
300 
177 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
989 
906 
1 
33 
97 
251 
324 
200 
$1 ,000,000 to $2,499,999 
691 
641 
1 
27 
73 
174 
236 
130 
$2,500,000 to $4,999,999 
169 
150 
- 
4 
10 
48 
50 
38 
$5,000,000 or more 
129 
115 
- 
2 
14 
29 
38 
32 
Total sales 
farms 
35,439 
17,684 
41 
651 
1,181 
2,715 
5,230 
7,866 
$1,000 
4,883,674 
4,306,520 
5,801 
136,669 
455,044 
964,663 
1,546,711 
1,197,631 
Grains, oilseeds, dry beans, and 
dry peas 
farms 
2,479 
2,012 
15 
145 
214 
421 
660 
557 
$1,000 
570,142 
543,422 
3,133 
30,268 
67,810 
125,505 
201,494 
115,211 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1,427 
1,316 
9 
97 
156 
299 
464 
291 
$1 ,000 
551,707 
529,779 
3,019 
29,191 
66,675 
122,883 
197,823 
110,188 
Corn 
farms 
579 
492 
1 
57 
58 
99 
163 
114 
$1,000 
96,711 
93,553 
(D) 
(D) 
10,817 
19,712 
39,117 
15,094 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
294 
278 
40 
37 
58 
98 
45 
$1,000 
91,930 
89,622 
- 
8,389 
10,508 
18,945 
37,813 
13,968 
Wheat 
farms 
1,964 
1,636 
14 
109 
176 
341 
544 
452 
$1,000 
424,690 
402,776 
2,131 
18,260 
49,916 
93,016 
148,935 
90,519 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1,171 
1,074 
6 
64 
130 
250 
383 
241 
$1,000 
408,982 
390,370 
2,043 
17,040 
48,764 
90,860 
145,338 
86,324 
Soybeans 
farms 
4 
4 
- 
- 
- 
2 
- 
2 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sorghum 
farms 
2 
2 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
1 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Barley 
farms 
327 
283 
8 
18 
29 
85 
70 
73 
$1,000 
20,357 
19,673 
(D) 
(D) 
1,974 
7,559 
3,285 
5,230 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
97 
95 
3 
12 
14 
31 
20 
15 
$1,000 
16,929 
(D) 
(D) 
946 
1,744 
6,571 
2,546 
4,443 
Rice 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other grains, oilseeds, 
dry beans, and dry peas 
farms 
501 
422 
5 
40 
45 
92 
131 
109 
$1,000 
28,351 
27,387 
329 
2,244 
5,103 
(D) 
10,157 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
121 
119 
3 
9 
16 
26 
46 
19 
$1,000 
22,791 
(D) 
(D) 
1,607 
4,609 
4,143 
8,780 
3,113 
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 
2,015 
1,309 
3 
92 
143 
304 
450 
317 
$1,000 
492,143 
468,827 
(D) 
(D) 
93,430 
99,935 
178,195 
81,510 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
575 
528 
1 
32 
62 
148 
187 
98 
$1,000 
480,568 
461 ,425 
(D) 
(D) 
92,485 
98,071 
176,275 
79,899 
Fruits, tree nuts, and berries 
farms 
4,280 
2,377 
_ 
66 
195 
369 
784 
963 
$1,000 
517,166 
411,736 
- 
6,484 
55,060 
91,175 
130,599 
128,418 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1,292 
980 
- 
21 
106 
194 
333 
326 
$1,000 
482,959 
393,198 
- 
5,719 
53,845 
88,886 
124,952 
119,795 
Fruits and tree nuts 
farms 
3,180 
1,776 
- 
34 
135 
258 
590 
759 
$1,000 
330,012 
252,977 
- 
3,200 
34,136 
46,497 
88,497 
80,646 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
938 
704 
- 
7 
79 
117 
244 
257 
$1,000 
303,804 
238,482 
- 
2,624 
33,364 
44,492 
84,046 
73,958 
Berries 
farms 
1,471 
836 
- 
40 
83 
160 
275 
278 
$1,000 
187,153 
158,760 
- 
3,284 
20,924 
44,679 
42,102 
47,771 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
403 
322 
- 
11 
38 
90 
104 
79 
$1,000 
177,701 
153,405 
- 
2,917 
20,381 
44,007 
40,572 
45,526 
Nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, 
and sod (see text) 
farms 
2,308 
1,339 
84 
118 
279 
466 
392 
$1,000 
756,491 
617,471 
- 
9,346 
60,085 
129,295 
191,116 
227,629 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
682 
516 
- 
25 
49 
121 
195 
126 
$1,000 
736,150 
605,890 
- 
8,481 
59,035 
126,879 
187,289 
224,206 
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued 
190 Oregon 2012 Census of Agricuiture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
