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 
99,171 
70,447 
24,041 
4,683 
54,055 
45,116 
percent 
100.0 
71.0 
24.2 
4.7 
54.5 
45.5 
Land in farms 
acres 
28,266,137 
11,950,973 
14,683,771 
1,631,393 
14,915,312 
13,350,825 
Average size of farm 
acres 
285 
170 
611 
348 
276 
296 
MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL 
PRODUCTS SOLD AND GOVERNMENT 
PAYMENTS 
Total 
farms 
99,171 
70,447 
24,041 
4,683 
54,055 
45,116 
$1,000 
9,488,839 
3,774,625 
5,018,424 
695,790 
4,451,890 
5,036,949 
Average per farm 
dollars 
95,682 
53,581 
208,744 
148,578 
82,359 
1 1 1 ,644 
Farms by economic class: 
Less than $1 ,000 (see text) 
15,856 
14,246 
1,076 
534 
8,391 
7,465 
$1,000 to $2,499 
9,641 
8,692 
681 
268 
5,067 
4,574 
$2,500 to $4,999 
10,739 
9,350 
1,013 
376 
5,763 
4,976 
$5,000 to $9,999 
13,274 
10,857 
1,884 
533 
7,312 
5,962 
$10,000 to $24,999 
17,588 
12,869 
3,891 
828 
9,607 
7,981 
$25,000 to $49,999 
11,418 
7,038 
3,788 
592 
6,323 
5,095 
$50,000 to $99,999 
7,726 
3,659 
3,536 
531 
4,458 
3,268 
$100,000 to $249,999 
6,006 
2,019 
3,568 
419 
3,498 
2,508 
$250,000 to $499,999 
2,965 
653 
2,075 
237 
1,752 
1,213 
$500,000 to $999,999 
2,054 
384 
1,454 
216 
1,094 
960 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
1,904 
680 
1,075 
149 
790 
1,114 
$1,000,000 to $2,499,999 
1,505 
521 
864 
120 
654 
851 
$2,500,000 to $4,999,999 
297 
103 
171 
23 
100 
197 
$5,000,000 or more 
102 
56 
40 
6 
36 
66 
Total sales 
farms 
99,171 
70,447 
24,041 
4,683 
54,055 
45,116 
$1,000 
9,164,886 
3,623,402 
4,866,176 
675,308 
4,270,756 
4,894,130 
Grains, oilseeds, dry beans, and 
dry peas 
farms 
23,717 
11,069 
10,700 
1,948 
14,361 
9,356 
$1,000 
3,922,873 
695,379 
2,795,974 
431,521 
2,014,095 
1,908,779 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
10,440 
2,446 
6,898 
1,096 
6,291 
4,149 
$1,000 
3,703,686 
570,390 
2,718,329 
414,967 
1,877,993 
1,825,694 
Corn 
farms 
15,522 
5,933 
8,255 
1,334 
9,369 
6,153 
$1,000 
1,519,966 
247,355 
1,112,914 
159,697 
769,432 
750,534 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
5,400 
967 
3,851 
582 
3,131 
2,269 
$1,000 
1,363,445 
184,279 
1,032,669 
146,497 
672,040 
691,405 
Wheat 
farms 
6,238 
2,075 
3,657 
506 
3,655 
2,583 
$1,000 
251,687 
46,418 
183,252 
22,018 
130,478 
121,209 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1,264 
182 
968 
114 
681 
583 
$1,000 
175,041 
24,614 
134,726 
15,701 
84,335 
90,706 
Soybeans 
farms 
19,668 
8,348 
9,649 
1,671 
12,025 
7,643 
$1,000 
1,969,741 
371,543 
1,392,413 
205,785 
1,034,672 
935,069 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
7,759 
1,496 
5,477 
786 
4,602 
3,157 
$1,000 
1,762,262 
270,733 
1,303,009 
188,520 
904,960 
857,302 
Sorghum 
farms 
747 
279 
404 
64 
416 
331 
$1,000 
21,383 
5,111 
13,259 
3,013 
10,064 
11,320 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
92 
20 
57 
15 
43 
49 
$1,000 
13,089 
2,254 
8,634 
2,202 
4,856 
8,233 
Barley 
farms 
51 
24 
26 
1 
18 
33 
$1,000 
290 
(D) 
199 
(D) 
36 
254 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1 
- 
1 
- 
1 
$1,000 
(□) 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
Rice 
farms 
385 
68 
227 
90 
215 
170 
$1,000 
151,731 
(D) 
90,437 
(D) 
66,276 
85,455 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
322 
46 
195 
81 
169 
153 
$1,000 
149,891 
22,759 
89,519 
37,613 
64,886 
85,005 
Other grains, oilseeds, 
dry beans, and dry peas 
farms 
638 
381 
230 
27 
310 
328 
$1,000 
5,993 
(D) 
3,501 
(D) 
3,137 
2,855 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
23 
5 
16 
2 
12 
11 
$1,000 
4,675 
(D) 
2,891 
(D) 
2,353 
2,322 
Tobacco 
farms 
33 
20 
12 
1 
12 
21 
$1,000 
1,375 
(D) 
774 
(D) 
950 
424 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
4 
1 
3 
3 
1 
$1,000 
1,030 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
Cotton and cottonseed 
farms 
407 
63 
233 
Ill 
227 
180 
$1,000 
248,631 
28,676 
172,497 
47,458 
106,426 
142,205 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
361 
45 
222 
94 
196 
165 
$1,000 
247,351 
28,277 
172,199 
46,875 
105,433 
141,918 
Vegetables, melons, potatoes, 
and sweet potatoes 
farms 
1,241 
927 
227 
87 
512 
729 
$1,000 
63,122 
14,418 
22,040 
26,664 
14,415 
48,708 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
112 
42 
56 
14 
44 
68 
$1,000 
53,010 
6,959 
20,373 
25,678 
10,385 
42,625 
Fruits, tree nuts, and berries 
farms 
1,251 
1,042 
169 
40 
491 
760 
$1,000 
25,749 
12,894 
12,472 
383 
6,625 
19,124 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
68 
44 
21 
3 
26 
42 
$1,000 
16,695 
5,407 
11,076 
213 
3,043 
13,653 
Fruits and tree nuts 
farms 
852 
722 
114 
16 
345 
507 
$1,000 
23,194 
10,813 
12,067 
313 
6,014 
17,179 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
61 
39 
19 
3 
25 
36 
$1,000 
15,643 
4,526 
10,904 
213 
2,980 
12,663 
Berries 
farms 
509 
410 
72 
27 
182 
327 
$1,000 
2,555 
2,080 
405 
70 
610 
1,945 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
5 
4 
1 
- 
- 
5 
$1,000 
813 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
813 
Nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, 
and sod (see text) 
farms 
1,009 
820 
124 
65 
443 
566 
$1,000 
88,135 
62,722 
14,866 
10,548 
24,160 
63,975 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
212 
156 
33 
23 
91 
121 
$1,000 
77,790 
54,350 
13,358 
10,083 
19,809 
57,981 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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