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 
35,439 
27,899 
5,440 
2,100 
15,509 
19,930 
percent 
100.0 
78.7 
15.4 
5.9 
43.8 
56.2 
Land in farms 
acres 
16,301,578 
7,681,240 
7,046,814 
1 ,573,524 
7,174,226 
9,127,352 
Average size of farm 
acres 
460 
275 
1,295 
749 
463 
458 
MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL 
PRODUCTS SOLD AND GOVERNMENT 
PAYMENTS 
Total 
farms 
35,439 
27,899 
5,440 
2,100 
15,509 
19,930 
$1,000 
4,969,514 
1,445,475 
2,473,606 
1,050,433 
1,726,718 
3,242,796 
Average per farm 
dollars 
140,227 
51,811 
454,707 
500,206 
1 1 1 ,337 
162,709 
Farms by economic class: 
Less than $1 ,000 (see text) 
8,219 
7,568 
417 
234 
3,610 
4,609 
$1 ,000 to $2,499 
5,219 
4,802 
257 
160 
2,314 
2,905 
$2,500 to $4,999 
4,626 
4,073 
386 
167 
1,964 
2,662 
$5,000 to $9,999 
4,236 
3,540 
474 
222 
1,849 
2,387 
$10,000 to $24,999 
4,200 
3,221 
664 
315 
1,888 
2,312 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,383 
1,704 
498 
181 
1,096 
1,287 
$50,000 to $99,999 
1,810 
1,166 
458 
186 
817 
993 
$100,000 to $249,999 
1,791 
919 
648 
224 
816 
975 
$250,000 to $499,999 
1,107 
438 
502 
167 
514 
593 
$500,000 to $999,999 
859 
237 
518 
104 
336 
523 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
989 
231 
618 
140 
305 
684 
$1,000,000 to $2,499,999 
691 
163 
442 
86 
210 
481 
$2,500,000 to $4,999,999 
169 
36 
104 
29 
50 
119 
$5,000,000 or more 
129 
32 
72 
25 
45 
84 
Total sales 
farms 
35,439 
27,899 
5,440 
2,100 
15,509 
19,930 
$1,000 
4,883,674 
1,408,567 
2,436,227 
1,038,881 
1,695,061 
3,188,614 
Grains, oilseeds, dry beans, and 
dry peas 
farms 
2,479 
838 
1,238 
403 
1,171 
1,308 
$1,000 
570,142 
113,849 
319,636 
136,657 
204,261 
365,881 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1,427 
304 
854 
269 
635 
792 
$1,000 
551,707 
106,043 
311,537 
134,127 
194,586 
357,121 
Corn 
farms 
579 
200 
284 
95 
244 
335 
$1,000 
96,711 
19,898 
45,630 
31,182 
42,811 
53,900 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
294 
60 
181 
53 
124 
170 
$1,000 
91,930 
17,819 
43,808 
30,303 
40,625 
51,305 
Wheat 
farms 
1,964 
603 
1,019 
342 
926 
1,038 
$1,000 
424,690 
80,342 
247,453 
96,895 
144,006 
280,683 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1,171 
240 
703 
228 
505 
666 
$1,000 
408,982 
74,791 
239,752 
94,438 
135,704 
273,278 
Soybeans 
farms 
4 
2 
2 
- 
2 
2 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sorghum 
farms 
2 
- 
2 
- 
- 
2 
$1,000 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Barley 
farms 
327 
101 
169 
57 
138 
189 
$1,000 
20,357 
(D) 
(D) 
2,668 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
97 
21 
52 
24 
47 
50 
$1,000 
16,929 
4,830 
9,876 
2,223 
5,104 
1 1 ,824 
Rice 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other grains, oilseeds, 
dry beans, and dry peas 
farms 
501 
137 
280 
84 
252 
249 
$1,000 
28,351 
7,956 
14,484 
5,912 
10,913 
17,438 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
121 
28 
69 
24 
46 
75 
$1,000 
22,791 
7,085 
10,794 
4,913 
7,923 
14,869 
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 
1,158 
524 
333 
795 
1,220 
$1,000 
492,143 
72,056 
251,699 
168,388 
127,423 
364,721 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
575 
95 
359 
121 
213 
362 
$1,000 
480,568 
65,328 
249,061 
166,179 
122,499 
358,069 
Fruits, tree nuts, and berries 
farms 
4,280 
3,402 
600 
278 
1,856 
2,424 
$1,000 
517,166 
213,483 
235,432 
68,250 
187,359 
329,806 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1,292 
771 
392 
129 
566 
726 
$1,000 
482,959 
184,775 
232,205 
65,978 
173,163 
309,796 
Fruits and tree nuts 
farms 
3,180 
2,562 
437 
181 
1,421 
1,759 
$1,000 
330,012 
156,897 
138,564 
34,551 
114,504 
215,508 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
938 
581 
276 
81 
401 
537 
$1,000 
303,804 
135,116 
135,913 
32,775 
103,071 
200,734 
Berries 
farms 
1,471 
1,103 
249 
119 
568 
903 
$1,000 
187,153 
56,586 
96,868 
33,699 
72,855 
114,298 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
403 
199 
153 
51 
185 
218 
$1,000 
177,701 
49,103 
95,620 
32,978 
69,553 
108,148 
Nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, 
and sod (see text) 
farms 
2,308 
1,687 
359 
262 
1,015 
1,293 
$1,000 
756,491 
220,735 
441,466 
94,289 
296,221 
460,270 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
682 
360 
229 
93 
259 
423 
$1,000 
736,150 
205,094 
439,040 
92,016 
286,397 
449,753 
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued 
216 Oregon 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
