Table 67. Summary by Legal Status For Tax Purposes: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Partnership 
Item 
Total 
Family or 
individual 
Total 
Registered 
under 
state law 
FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 
Farms 
number 
99,171 
88,713 
5,421 
3,367 
percent 
100.0 
89.5 
5.5 
3.4 
Land in farms 
acres 
28,266,137 
22,127,188 
3,169,685 
2,383,286 
Average size of farm 
acres 
285 
249 
585 
708 
MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL 
PRODUCTS SOLD AND GOVERNMENT 
PAYMENTS 
Total 
farms 
99,171 
88,713 
5,421 
3,367 
$1,000 
9,488,839 
6,023,239 
1,547,756 
1,251,551 
Average per farm 
dollars 
95,682 
67,896 
285,511 
371,711 
Farms by economic class: 
Less than $1 ,000 (see text) 
15,856 
14,728 
550 
341 
$1,000 to $2,499 
9,641 
8,931 
349 
192 
$2,500 to $4,999 
10,739 
9,873 
442 
270 
$5,000 to $9,999 
13,274 
12,196 
594 
326 
$10,000 to $24,999 
17,588 
16,019 
842 
471 
$25,000 to $49,999 
11,418 
10,207 
658 
414 
$50,000 to $99,999 
7,726 
6,785 
516 
300 
$100,000 to $249,999 
6,006 
5,065 
489 
287 
$250,000 to $499,999 
2,965 
2,322 
316 
215 
$500,000 to $999,999 
2,054 
1,468 
290 
224 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
1,904 
1,119 
375 
327 
$1,000,000 to $2,499,999 
1,505 
938 
260 
221 
$2,500,000 to $4,999,999 
297 
154 
80 
73 
$5,000,000 or more 
102 
27 
35 
33 
Total sales 
farms 
99,171 
88,713 
5,421 
3,367 
$1,000 
9,164,886 
5,778,087 
1,507,428 
1,220,350 
Grains, oilseeds, dry beans, and 
dry peas 
farms 
23,717 
19,877 
2,015 
1,349 
$1,000 
3,922,873 
2,596,231 
730,105 
610,992 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
10,440 
8,115 
1,161 
825 
$1,000 
3,703,686 
2,404,790 
714,292 
600,834 
Corn 
farms 
15,522 
12,740 
1,399 
965 
$1,000 
1,519,966 
986,994 
279,741 
233,688 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
5,400 
3,932 
696 
537 
$1,000 
1,363,445 
853,082 
267,760 
226,142 
Wheat 
farms 
6,238 
5,093 
643 
426 
$1,000 
251,687 
173,511 
46,139 
37,570 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1,264 
879 
232 
185 
$1,000 
175,041 
110,823 
39,273 
33,348 
Soybeans 
farms 
19,668 
16,342 
1,729 
1,165 
$1,000 
1,969,741 
1,344,794 
333,455 
278,842 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
7,759 
5,890 
919 
700 
$1,000 
1,762,262 
1,164,889 
317,724 
269,760 
Sorghum 
farms 
747 
586 
94 
80 
$1,000 
21,383 
12,452 
6,438 
5,729 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
92 
58 
26 
23 
$1,000 
13,089 
5,878 
5,595 
5,108 
Barley 
farms 
51 
41 
8 
3 
$1,000 
290 
126 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1 
- 
$1,000 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
Rice 
farms 
385 
241 
112 
94 
$1,000 
151,731 
75,158 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
322 
195 
97 
87 
$1,000 
149,891 
73,941 
59,844 
51,112 
Other grains, oilseeds, 
dry beans, and dry peas 
farms 
638 
558 
53 
37 
$1,000 
5,993 
3,196 
1,735 
1,708 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
23 
15 
5 
5 
$1,000 
4,675 
2,075 
1,616 
1,616 
Tobacco 
farms 
33 
28 
4 
3 
$1,000 
1,375 
1,270 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
4 
4 
$1,000 
1,030 
1,030 
- 
- 
Cotton and cottonseed 
farms 
407 
273 
103 
81 
$1,000 
248,631 
141,284 
94,817 
86,351 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
361 
242 
90 
71 
$1,000 
247,351 
140,418 
(D) 
86,009 
Vegetables, melons, potatoes, 
and sweet potatoes 
farms 
1,241 
1,101 
70 
51 
$1,000 
63,122 
26,521 
8,375 
7,608 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
112 
74 
18 
12 
$1,000 
53,010 
17,499 
(D) 
7,074 
Fruits, tree nuts, and berries 
farms 
1,251 
1,027 
102 
73 
$1,000 
25,749 
13,542 
2,915 
2,564 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
68 
37 
9 
7 
$1,000 
16,695 
6,645 
(D) 
(D) 
Fruits and tree nuts 
farms 
852 
679 
74 
56 
$1,000 
23,194 
11,400 
2,780 
2,478 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
61 
32 
9 
7 
$1,000 
15,643 
5,756 
(D) 
(D) 
Berries 
farms 
509 
440 
35 
22 
$1,000 
2,555 
2,142 
136 
87 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
5 
4 
- 
- 
$1,000 
813 
(D) 
- 
- 
Nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, 
and sod (see text) 
farms 
1,009 
810 
68 
50 
$1,000 
88,135 
26,026 
9,509 
6,757 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
212 
104 
24 
17 
$1,000 
77,790 
16,902 
8,961 
6,315 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
136 Missouri 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
