Table 8. Farms, Land in Farms, Value of Land and Buildings, and Land Use: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Missouri 
Adair 
Andrew 
Atchison 
Audrain 
Barry 
Barton 
FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 
Farms 
number, 2012 
99,171 
822 
826 
395 
1,015 
1,427 
940 
2007 
107,825 
944 
988 
501 
1,102 
1,606 
1,046 
Land in farms 
acres, 2012 
28,266,137 
273,155 
198,588 
263,088 
436,483 
268,132 
332,209 
2007 
29,026,573 
279,855 
238,559 
304,035 
424,880 
289,626 
349,319 
Average size of farm 
acres, 2012 
285 
332 
240 
666 
430 
188 
353 
2007 
269 
296 
241 
607 
386 
180 
334 
Estimated market value of land and buildings 
farms, 2012 
99,171 
822 
826 
395 
1,015 
1,427 
940 
2007 
107,825 
944 
988 
501 
1,102 
1,606 
1,046 
$1,000, 2012 
78,885,012 
670,015 
706,486 
1,279,213 
1,668,331 
680,455 
699,225 
2007 
63,237,014 
521,153 
577,595 
745,401 
1,108,313 
747,866 
648,991 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
795,444 
815,104 
855,310 
3,238,515 
1,643,676 
476,843 
743,857 
2007 
586,478 
552,068 
584,611 
1,487,826 
1,005,728 
465,670 
620,450 
Average per acre 
dollars, 2012 
2,791 
2,453 
3,558 
4,862 
3,822 
2,538 
2,105 
2007 
2,179 
1,862 
2,421 
2,452 
2,609 
2,582 
1,858 
2012 farms by value group: 
$1 to $49,999 
5,619 
48 
79 
13 
53 
75 
78 
$50,000 to $99,999 
7,666 
75 
56 
22 
43 
144 
74 
$100,000 to $199,999 
19,005 
156 
133 
26 
120 
293 
182 
$200,000 to $499,999 
34,168 
232 
265 
51 
270 
557 
272 
$500,000 to $999,999 
16,577 
169 
129 
64 
174 
211 
154 
$1,000,000 to $1,999,999 
8,206 
78 
93 
74 
114 
94 
97 
$2,000,000 to $4,999,999 
5,421 
42 
48 
65 
165 
46 
59 
$5,000,000 to $9,999,999 
1,660 
13 
15 
44 
43 
7 
23 
$10,000,000 or more 
849 
9 
8 
36 
33 
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Approximate land area 
acres, 2012 
43,994,490 
363,087 
276,930 
350,264 
443,030 
498,080 
378,829 
Proportion in farms 
percent, 2012 
64.2 
75.2 
71.7 
75.1 
98.5 
53.8 
87.7 
2012 size of farm: 
1 to 9 acres 
farms 
3,544 
17 
42 
2 
23 
41 
48 
acres 
16,950 
73 
201 
(D) 
94 
229 
208 
1 0 to 49 acres 
farms 
21,706 
144 
202 
49 
166 
403 
178 
acres 
614,612 
4,183 
5,686 
1,380 
4,635 
10,873 
4,967 
50 to 69 acres 
farms 
7,104 
47 
77 
30 
74 
126 
51 
acres 
414,091 
2,765 
4,480 
(□) 
4,501 
7,271 
3,067 
70 to 99 acres 
farms 
11,101 
94 
96 
16 
98 
168 
81 
acres 
910,477 
7,712 
7,752 
1,346 
8,235 
13,774 
6,568 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
farms 
10,743 
79 
67 
35 
92 
158 
69 
acres 
1,250,284 
9,351 
7,852 
4,006 
10,606 
18,037 
7,931 
1 40 to 1 79 acres 
farms 
8,065 
75 
59 
29 
75 
120 
92 
acres 
1,268,055 
11,686 
9,280 
4,548 
11,819 
18,644 
14,489 
180 to 219 acres 
farms 
5,738 
54 
55 
20 
45 
74 
41 
acres 
1,132,998 
10,766 
10,800 
4,062 
9,033 
14,630 
8,029 
220 to 259 acres 
farms 
4,523 
45 
32 
11 
40 
65 
43 
acres 
1,072,342 
10,819 
7,577 
2,642 
9,536 
15,396 
10,252 
260 to 499 acres 
farms 
13,040 
130 
90 
59 
147 
152 
123 
acres 
4,600,375 
48,114 
33,107 
21,734 
52,456 
51,555 
43,778 
500 to 999 acres 
farms 
7,819 
81 
68 
56 
131 
81 
134 
acres 
5,341,850 
55,378 
46,806 
40,051 
92,996 
52,283 
92,063 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
farms 
3,757 
39 
28 
49 
90 
29 
55 
acres 
5,064,749 
54,596 
37,794 
69,375 
123,768 
36,259 
70,774 
2,000 acres or more 
farms 
2,031 
17 
10 
39 
34 
10 
25 
acres 
6,579,354 
57,712 
27,253 
112,139 
108,804 
29,181 
70,083 
2007 size of farm: 
1 to 9 acres 
farms 
3,868 
28 
40 
16 
43 
60 
29 
acres 
20,683 
139 
193 
84 
215 
317 
163 
1 0 to 49 acres 
farms 
25,186 
185 
246 
72 
206 
477 
197 
acres 
715,590 
5,278 
7,220 
1,855 
6,109 
13,440 
5,461 
50 to 69 acres 
farms 
7,573 
57 
75 
18 
65 
151 
52 
acres 
441,329 
3,365 
4,381 
1,048 
3,837 
8,661 
3,092 
70 to 99 acres 
farms 
12,287 
98 
118 
36 
132 
168 
125 
acres 
1,006,179 
8,168 
9,556 
2,907 
10,858 
13,652 
10,116 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
farms 
1 1 ,494 
88 
103 
30 
97 
186 
76 
acres 
1,338,562 
10,341 
11,992 
3,605 
11,432 
21,634 
8,767 
1 40 to 1 79 acres 
farms 
8,892 
84 
74 
46 
88 
139 
105 
acres 
1,394,772 
13,054 
11,593 
7,047 
13,766 
21,618 
16,627 
180 to 219 acres 
farms 
6,105 
70 
44 
29 
44 
90 
49 
acres 
1,203,968 
13,803 
8,704 
5,648 
8,646 
17,678 
9,694 
220 to 259 acres 
farms 
4,733 
50 
36 
14 
62 
65 
53 
acres 
1,124,887 
11,925 
8,494 
3,300 
14,708 
15,257 
12,539 
260 to 499 acres 
farms 
13,699 
139 
118 
62 
115 
151 
142 
acres 
4,859,001 
49,995 
39,988 
21,831 
41,080 
51,811 
51,132 
500 to 999 acres 
farms 
8,180 
91 
86 
73 
126 
81 
136 
acres 
5,615,557 
60,801 
59,393 
53,922 
91,234 
51,567 
93,409 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
farms 
3,887 
33 
42 
61 
87 
26 
58 
acres 
5,278,212 
43,738 
60,238 
82,297 
116,244 
33,998 
76,997 
2,000 acres or more 
farms 
1,921 
21 
6 
44 
37 
12 
24 
acres 
6,027,833 
59,248 
16,807 
120,491 
106,751 
39,993 
61,322 
LAND IN FARMS ACCORDING TO USE 
Total cropland 
farms, 2012 
76,746 
698 
720 
370 
915 
888 
777 
2007 
86,299 
808 
860 
471 
971 
1,134 
874 
acres, 2012 
15,259,319 
134,006 
137,991 
228,641 
353,971 
73,624 
223,964 
2007 
16,405,595 
144,379 
169,859 
264,162 
337,854 
114,244 
237,269 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
64,722 
568 
585 
325 
783 
828 
649 
2007 
69,585 
599 
660 
390 
787 
970 
705 
acres, 2012 
12,917,688 
101,631 
117,545 
217,432 
333,618 
64,230 
201,964 
2007 
12,980,113 
95,015 
137,680 
246,208 
308,285 
77,319 
193,993 
Other pasture and grazing land that could have been 
used for crops without additional 
improvements (see text) 
farms, 2012 
6,973 
78 
55 
15 
88 
87 
48 
2007 
21,757 
172 
171 
83 
239 
364 
179 
acres, 2012 
567,132 
6,787 
3,140 
951 
4,554 
4,889 
2,136 
2007 
1,858,684 
19,223 
1 1 ,437 
8,370 
11,727 
31,869 
16,507 
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2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data Missouri 353 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
