Table 51 . Selected Characteristics of Farms by North American Industry Classification System: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
NAICS code (see text) 
Farms 
Land in farms 
Harvested 
cropland 
(acres) 
Estimated market value of 
selected capital assets, 
average per farm (dollars) 
Market value of agricultural 
products sold ($1,000) 
(acres) 
Land and 
buildings 
Machinery and 
equipment 
Total 
Crops 
Livestock, 
poultry, and 
their products 
Total 
46,030 
8,302,444 
2,618,291 
776,719 
72,561 
3,753,287 
1,360,146 
2,393,141 
Crop production (111) 
17,045 
3,431,871 
1,548,551 
806,427 
81,117 
1,306,303 
1,241,826 
64,477 
Oilseed and grain farming (1111) 
2,210 
1,257,608 
879,912 
1,989,367 
240,347 
567,126 
537,431 
29,695 
Soybean farming (1 1 1 1 1) 
899 
420,627 
296,891 
1,579,735 
189,121 
158,574 
155,405 
3,168 
Oilseed (except soybean) farming (11112) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Dry pea and bean farming (1 1 1 13) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Wheat farming (11114) 
109 
21,629 
10,057 
653,491 
99,364 
3,008 
2,904 
104 
Corn farming (11115) 
617 
226,096 
134,063 
1,433,239 
160,369 
94,571 
89,940 
4,631 
Rice farming (11116) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other grain farming (1 1 1 19) 
585 
589,256 
438,901 
3,454,325 
429,691 
310,973 
289,181 
21,792 
Vegetable and melon farming (1 1 121) 
831 
75,584 
30,427 
465,615 
62,734 
87,033 
85,355 
1,679 
Potato farming (111211) 
64 
10,106 
7,341 
862,895 
141,515 
8,199 
8,104 
95 
Other vegetable (except potato) and melon 
farming (111219) 
767 
65,478 
23,086 
432,465 
56,161 
78,834 
77,251 
1,584 
Fruit and tree nut farming (1113) 
1,038 
94,437 
24,314 
697,165 
50,095 
64,195 
62,335 
1,860 
Orange groves (11131) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Citrus (except orange) groves (11132) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Noncitrus fruit and tree nut farming (1 1133) 
1,038 
94,437 
24,314 
697,165 
50,095 
64,195 
62,335 
1,860 
Apple orchards (1 1 1331) 
241 
40,311 
14,740 
1,025,306 
69,071 
47,161 
46,217 
944 
Grape vineyards (1 1 1332) 
404 
28,633 
5,425 
740,922 
60,440 
9,746 
9,466 
280 
Strawberry farming (1 11333) 
24 
1,549 
307 
399,668 
28,827 
241 
(D) 
(D) 
Berry (except strawberry) farming (1 11334) .... 
155 
6,503 
607 
320,289 
23,679 
1,777 
1,755 
22 
Tree nut farming (1 1 1335) 
35 
2,253 
333 
407,811 
16,032 
271 
271 
- 
Fruit and tree nut combination 
farming (111336) 
26 
1,651 
80 
297,412 
21,985 
75 
(D) 
(D) 
Other noncitrus fruit farming (1 11339) 
153 
13,537 
2,822 
627,345 
35,556 
4,923 
4,337 
586 
Greenhouse, nursery, and floriculture 
production (1 1 14) 
1,460 
112,401 
36,057 
535,455 
67,637 
254,184 
250,354 
3,830 
Food crops grown under cover (11141) 
87 
4,101 
171 
471,897 
43,164 
2,867 
2,853 
15 
Nursery and floriculture production (1 1142) 
1,373 
108,300 
35,886 
539,483 
69,188 
251,317 
247,501 
3,816 
Nursery and tree production (1 11421) 
889 
86,323 
30,973 
614,604 
73,449 
126,098 
123,860 
2,238 
Floriculture production (111422) 
484 
21,977 
4,913 
401,502 
61,361 
125,219 
123,641 
1,578 
Other crop farming (1 1 19) 
11,506 
1,891,841 
577,841 
648,070 
56,363 
333,765 
306,352 
27,413 
T obacco farming (11191) 
399 
173,016 
64,255 
(D) 
251,501 
108,867 
104,798 
4,069 
Cotton farming (1 1192) 
112 
84,198 
60,760 
(□) 
270,019 
45,608 
45,311 
297 
Sugarcane farming (1 1 193) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Hay farming (1 1194) 
8,367 
1,040,537 
338,113 
575,093 
44,669 
85,574 
74,364 
11,210 
All other crop farming (11199) 
2,628 
594,090 
114,713 
757,081 
54,849 
93,716 
81,880 
1 1 ,836 
Animal production (112) 
28,985 
4,870,573 
1,069,740 
759,249 
67,530 
2,446,984 
118,320 
2,328,664 
Cattle ranching and farming (1 121) 
19,213 
4,157,609 
951,472 
851,805 
75,278 
1,051,972 
86,818 
965,154 
Beef cattle ranching and farming, 
including feedlots (11211) 
18,522 
3,827,684 
790,232 
807,134 
68,338 
654,998 
49,189 
605,809 
Beef cattle ranching and farming (112111) 
18,149 
3,729,071 
760,431 
802,350 
67,336 
622,613 
44,019 
578,594 
Cattle feedlots (11 21 12) 
373 
98,613 
29,801 
1,039,904 
117,085 
32,385 
5,171 
27,215 
Dairy cattle and milk production (11212) 
691 
329,925 
161,240 
2,049,215 
261,307 
396,974 
37,629 
359,345 
Hog and pig farming (1122) 
323 
34,217 
7,395 
491,179 
57,604 
66,187 
(D) 
(D) 
Poultry and egg production (1123) 
1,668 
214,442 
67,056 
833,272 
104,081 
1,211,623 
24,997 
1,186,625 
Chicken egg production (11231) 
843 
47,482 
(D) 
449,774 
54,043 
123,841 
(D) 
(D) 
Broilers and other meat-type chicken 
production (1 1 232) 
471 
78,929 
28,531 
1,118,918 
149,910 
638,252 
8,299 
629,953 
Turkey production (11233) 
220 
66,734 
21,091 
1,751,581 
192,108 
320,397 
7,568 
312,829 
Poultry hatcheries (11234) 
8 
687 
(D) 
1,304,654 
517,523 
102,793 
(D) 
(D) 
Other poultry production (11239) 
126 
20,610 
9,053 
697,963 
87,592 
26,340 
6,875 
19,465 
Sheep and goat farming (1 1 24) 
1,564 
68,491 
5,342 
288,998 
30,972 
7,148 
307 
6,842 
Sheep farming (1 1241) 
671 
34,242 
3,336 
340,466 
33,024 
4,054 
183 
3,871 
Goat farming (11242) 
893 
34,249 
2,006 
250,325 
29,429 
3,094 
123 
2,971 
Animal aquaculture (1125) 
119 
22,532 
357 
640,468 
87,520 
54,546 
(D) 
(D) 
Other animal production (1129) 
6,098 
373,282 
38,118 
584,511 
42,637 
55,507 
3,481 
52,026 
Apiculture (11291) 
281 
(D) 
(D) 
310,543 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
622 
Horse and other equine production (1 1 292) 
4,978 
253,912 
25,928 
560,145 
42,111 
31,748 
597 
31,151 
Fur-bearing animal and rabbit 
production (11293) 
4 
(D) 
(D) 
348,850 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
42 
All other animal production (11299) 
835 
108,358 
1 1 ,484 
823,101 
51,026 
23,017 
2,806 
20,211 
Table 52. Energy: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Farms 
Item 
Farms 
Renewable energy producing systems 
1,165 
Renewable energy producing systems - Con. 
Solar panels 
717 
Biodiesel 
168 
Wind turbines 
104 
Ethanol 
90 
Methane digesters 
62 
Other 
26 
Geoexchange systems 
269 
Wind rights leased to others 
44 
Small hydro systems 
98 
40 Virginia 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
