Table 64. Summary by Size of Farm: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Total 
1 to 9 
acres 
10 to 49 
acres 
50 to 69 
acres 
70 to 99 
acres 
1 00 to 1 39 
acres 
FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 
Farms 
.... number 
99,171 
3,544 
21,706 
7,104 
11,101 
10,743 
percent 
100.0 
3.6 
21.9 
7.2 
11.2 
10.8 
Land in farms 
acres 
28,266,137 
16,950 
614,612 
414,091 
910,477 
1,250,284 
Average size of farm 
acres 
285 
5 
28 
58 
82 
116 
MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL 
PRODUCTS SOLD AND GOVERNMENT 
PAYMENTS 
Total 
farms 
99,171 
3,544 
21,706 
7,104 
11,101 
10,743 
$1,000 
9,488,839 
70,814 
551,001 
180,096 
297,903 
331,672 
Average per farm 
dollars 
95,682 
19,981 
25,385 
25,351 
26,836 
30,873 
Farms by economic class: 
Less than $1 ,000 (see text) 
15,856 
1,344 
7,513 
1,472 
1,731 
1,349 
$1,000 to $2,499 
9,641 
830 
4,553 
1,097 
1,233 
826 
$2,500 to $4,999 
10,739 
465 
3,835 
1,352 
1,883 
1,360 
$5,000 to $9,999 
13,274 
401 
2,879 
1,469 
2,415 
2,265 
$10,000 to $24,999 
17,588 
263 
1,973 
1,143 
2,596 
2,958 
$25,000 to $49,999 
11,418 
121 
518 
376 
811 
1,285 
$50,000 to $99,999 
7,726 
41 
153 
92 
228 
451 
$100,000 to $249,999 
6,006 
30 
78 
28 
88 
128 
$250,000 to $499,999 
2,965 
25 
21 
14 
20 
27 
$500,000 to $999,999 
2,054 
7 
50 
13 
22 
32 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
1,904 
17 
133 
48 
74 
62 
$1,000,000 to $2,499,999 
1,505 
14 
107 
32 
61 
51 
$2,500,000 to $4,999,999 
297 
2 
16 
12 
11 
9 
$5,000,000 or more 
102 
1 
10 
4 
2 
2 
Total sales 
farms 
99,171 
3,544 
21,706 
7,104 
11,101 
10,743 
$1,000 
9,164,886 
70,302 
542,334 
174,423 
285,767 
316,783 
Grains, oilseeds, dry beans, and 
dry peas 
farms 
23,717 
148 
1,702 
960 
1,664 
1,904 
$1,000 
3,922,873 
229 
11,716 
11,047 
25,513 
39,884 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
10,440 
- 
5 
7 
67 
174 
$1,000 
3,703,686 
- 
262 
415 
4,487 
12,622 
Corn 
farms 
15,522 
53 
599 
385 
758 
943 
$1,000 
1,519,966 
85 
3,853 
3,258 
9,206 
14,080 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
5,400 
- 
5 
2 
22 
44 
$1,000 
1,363,445 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
1,511 
3,139 
Wheat 
farms 
6,238 
18 
199 
149 
274 
362 
$1,000 
251,687 
15 
1,057 
960 
2,091 
3,572 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1,264 
- 
- 
- 
1 
3 
$1,000 
175,041 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
186 
Soybeans 
farms 
19,668 
81 
1,068 
643 
1,134 
1,359 
$1,000 
1,969,741 
123 
6,596 
6,645 
13,783 
21,463 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
7,759 
- 
- 
2 
16 
51 
$1,000 
1,762,262 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
3,664 
Sorghum 
farms 
747 
- 
19 
15 
31 
44 
$1,000 
21,383 
- 
74 
109 
230 
378 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
92 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
13,089 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Barley 
farms 
51 
2 
- 
3 
1 
3 
$1,000 
290 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1 
- 
$1,000 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Rice 
farms 
385 
- 
4 
2 
4 
13 
$1,000 
151,731 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
131 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
322 
- 
- 
2 
$1,000 
149,891 
- 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
Other grains, oilseeds, 
dry beans, and dry peas 
farms 
638 
5 
76 
44 
91 
73 
$1,000 
5,993 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
54 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
23 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
4,675 
- 
- 
- 
" 
- 
Tobacco 
farms 
33 
_ 
6 
7 
5 
3 
$1,000 
1,375 
- 
26 
(D) 
314 
8 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
4 
- 
- 
2 
- 
$1,000 
1,030 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
Cotton and cottonseed 
farms 
407 
- 
7 
3 
3 
1 
$1,000 
248,631 
- 
140 
(D) 
104 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
361 
- 
- 
1 
1 
$1,000 
247,351 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
Vegetables, melons, potatoes, 
and sweet potatoes 
farms 
1,241 
200 
418 
100 
143 
124 
$1,000 
63,122 
1,819 
4,727 
1,307 
2,493 
2,775 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
112 
5 
10 
6 
15 
13 
$1,000 
53,010 
389 
1,068 
468 
1,272 
1,573 
Fruits, tree nuts, and berries 
farms 
1,251 
171 
421 
107 
128 
108 
$1,000 
25,749 
852 
3,355 
1,211 
1,151 
1,725 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
68 
- 
7 
4 
2 
9 
$1,000 
16,695 
- 
478 
307 
(D) 
1,050 
Fruits and tree nuts 
farms 
852 
104 
276 
68 
92 
69 
$1,000 
23,194 
595 
2,678 
1,010 
1,050 
1,400 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
61 
- 
6 
4 
2 
6 
$1,000 
15,643 
- 
424 
307 
(D) 
763 
Berries 
farms 
509 
93 
176 
49 
43 
49 
$1,000 
2,555 
257 
677 
201 
101 
325 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
5 
- 
1 
- 
- 
1 
$1,000 
813 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
Nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, 
and sod (see text) 
farms 
1,009 
231 
367 
80 
97 
74 
$1,000 
88,135 
15,580 
29,422 
4,227 
3,899 
6,609 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
212 
51 
59 
14 
12 
18 
$1,000 
77,790 
13,383 
25,523 
3,253 
2,672 
5,740 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
56 Missouri 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
