Table 69. Summary by Age and Primary Occupation of Principal 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 
99,171 
43,788 
326 
2,059 
3,189 
7,175 
1 1 ,378 
19,661 
percent 
100.0 
44.2 
0.3 
2.1 
3.2 
7.2 
11.5 
19.8 
Land in farms 
acres 
28,266,137 
19,456,028 
94,839 
758,116 
1,691,304 
3,899,560 
5,888,515 
7,123,694 
Average size of farm 
acres 
285 
444 
291 
368 
530 
543 
518 
362 
MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL 
PRODUCTS SOLD AND GOVERNMENT 
PAYMENTS 
Total 
farms 
99,171 
43,788 
326 
2,059 
3,189 
7,175 
1 1 ,378 
19,661 
$1,000 
9,488,839 
8,020,258 
28,422 
397,459 
1,153,327 
2,246,080 
2,222,479 
1 ,972,490 
Average per farm 
dollars 
95,682 
183,161 
87,185 
193,035 
361,658 
313,043 
195,331 
100,325 
Farms by economic class: 
Less than $1 ,000 (see text) 
15,856 
4,540 
42 
135 
318 
786 
1,259 
2,000 
$1,000 to $2,499 
9,641 
2,479 
12 
124 
178 
394 
633 
1,138 
$2,500 to $4,999 
10,739 
3,149 
12 
124 
182 
474 
786 
1,571 
$5,000 to $9,999 
13,274 
4,600 
30 
157 
238 
638 
1,132 
2,405 
$10,000 to $24,999 
17,588 
7,376 
55 
258 
409 
907 
1,744 
4,003 
$25,000 to $49,999 
11,418 
5,925 
45 
301 
387 
776 
1,401 
3,015 
$50,000 to $99,999 
7,726 
4,852 
60 
295 
292 
726 
1,204 
2,275 
$100,000 to $249,999 
6,006 
4,572 
35 
280 
405 
898 
1,274 
1,680 
$250,000 to $499,999 
2,965 
2,627 
27 
173 
253 
588 
811 
775 
$500,000 to $999,999 
2,054 
1,905 
6 
125 
228 
481 
645 
420 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
1,904 
1,763 
2 
87 
299 
507 
489 
379 
$1,000,000 to $2,499,999 
1,505 
1,393 
2 
79 
227 
398 
376 
311 
$2,500,000 to $4,999,999 
297 
280 
- 
5 
58 
78 
89 
50 
$5,000,000 or more 
102 
90 
- 
3 
14 
31 
24 
18 
Total sales 
farms 
99,171 
43,788 
326 
2,059 
3,189 
7,175 
11,378 
19,661 
$1,000 
9,164,886 
7,802,417 
27,363 
388,117 
1,133,034 
2,201,813 
2,156,547 
1,895,544 
Grains, oilseeds, dry beans, and 
dry peas 
farms 
23,717 
14,857 
162 
1,013 
1,350 
2,843 
4,038 
5,451 
$1,000 
3,922,873 
3,507,670 
14,297 
162,155 
432,488 
833,604 
1,184,459 
880,666 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
10,440 
8,514 
81 
516 
826 
1,843 
2,536 
2,712 
$1,000 
3,703,686 
3,394,239 
12,914 
153,010 
424,604 
816,786 
1,155,692 
831,233 
Corn 
farms 
15,522 
10,632 
108 
736 
997 
2,226 
3,020 
3,545 
$1,000 
1,519,966 
1,370,700 
5,344 
59,782 
176,749 
337,841 
468,766 
322,218 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
5,400 
4,706 
37 
248 
522 
1,149 
1,517 
1,233 
$1,000 
1,363,445 
1,268,018 
3,900 
50,711 
169,029 
319,579 
441,139 
283,660 
Wheat 
farms 
6,238 
4,572 
29 
225 
427 
993 
1,333 
1,565 
$1,000 
251,687 
222,114 
(□) 
(D) 
23,453 
51,729 
76,154 
62,965 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1,264 
1,154 
2 
35 
133 
284 
384 
316 
$1,000 
175,041 
163,299 
(D) 
(D) 
18,521 
38,812 
59,039 
42,442 
Soybeans 
farms 
19,668 
12,886 
124 
832 
1,125 
2,496 
3,587 
4,722 
$1,000 
1,969,741 
1,744,228 
6,805 
82,689 
202,656 
404,309 
590,739 
457,030 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
7,759 
6,629 
36 
376 
676 
1,522 
2,107 
1,912 
$1,000 
1,762,262 
1,622,675 
4,783 
73,626 
194,203 
385,295 
561,864 
402,904 
Sorghum 
farms 
747 
528 
2 
31 
48 
105 
163 
179 
$1,000 
21,383 
17,989 
(D) 
(D) 
2,586 
3,905 
6,691 
4,151 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
92 
83 
3 
12 
19 
32 
17 
$1,000 
13,089 
11,901 
- 
293 
2,209 
2,592 
4,705 
2,102 
Barley 
farms 
51 
39 
3 
- 
6 
13 
4 
13 
$1,000 
290 
246 
3 
- 
48 
72 
22 
101 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
$1,000 
(D) 
(□) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
Rice 
farms 
385 
343 
6 
40 
51 
81 
100 
65 
$1,000 
151,731 
(D) 
(D) 
11,860 
25,781 
35,077 
39,780 
30,618 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
322 
300 
6 
31 
45 
71 
90 
57 
$1,000 
149,891 
143,161 
(D) 
(D) 
25,602 
34,817 
(D) 
30,361 
Other grains, oilseeds, 
dry beans, and dry peas 
farms 
638 
466 
6 
45 
98 
92 
98 
127 
$1,000 
5,993 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
1,216 
672 
2,308 
1,500 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
23 
23 
2 
6 
8 
7 
$1,000 
4,675 
4,675 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
2,005 
1,239 
Tobacco 
farms 
33 
21 
_ 
_ 
3 
2 
8 
8 
$1,000 
1,375 
1,103 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
4 
3 
- 
- 
1 
1 
1 
- 
$1,000 
1,030 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
Cotton and cottonseed 
farms 
407 
365 
1 
33 
60 
77 
114 
80 
$1,000 
248,631 
235,978 
(D) 
(D) 
40,539 
52,179 
70,187 
60,481 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
361 
337 
1 
28 
60 
70 
104 
74 
$1,000 
247,351 
235,055 
(D) 
(D) 
40,539 
51,999 
69,784 
60,325 
Vegetables, melons, potatoes, 
and sweet potatoes 
farms 
1,241 
749 
8 
97 
140 
162 
176 
166 
$1,000 
63,122 
58,685 
189 
1,694 
30,557 
8,075 
8,358 
9,812 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
112 
102 
1 
6 
26 
25 
24 
20 
$1,000 
53,010 
51,814 
(D) 
(D) 
29,137 
6,637 
6,987 
8,506 
Fruits, tree nuts, and berries 
farms 
1,251 
590 
7 
34 
69 
95 
166 
219 
$1,000 
25,749 
18,405 
8 
(D) 
(D) 
6,863 
4,755 
5,316 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
68 
43 
- 
2 
3 
8 
11 
19 
$1,000 
16,695 
14,045 
- 
(D) 
(□) 
6,245 
3,207 
3,512 
Fruits and tree nuts 
farms 
852 
378 
1 
12 
24 
63 
127 
151 
$1,000 
23,194 
16,649 
(□) 
(D) 
630 
6,585 
4,483 
4,776 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
61 
39 
2 
2 
7 
11 
17 
$1,000 
15,643 
13,170 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
6,097 
3,181 
3,312 
Berries 
farms 
509 
267 
6 
24 
48 
44 
57 
88 
$1,000 
2,555 
1,756 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
278 
272 
540 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
5 
4 
1 
2 
- 
1 
$1,000 
813 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
Nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, 
and sod (see text) 
farms 
1,009 
586 
8 
64 
91 
115 
153 
155 
$1,000 
88,135 
70,411 
(D) 
(D) 
4,603 
9,643 
16,447 
37,020 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
212 
143 
5 
12 
13 
27 
41 
45 
$1,000 
77,790 
63,908 
(□) 
(D) 
3,322 
8,252 
15,112 
35,586 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
194 Missouri 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
