Table 64. Summary by Size of Farm: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
140 to 179 
acres 
180 to 219 
acres 
220 to 259 
acres 
260 to 499 
acres 
500 to 999 
acres 
1,000 to 1,999 
acres 
2,000 or more 
acres 
FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 
Farms 
number 
2,905 
2,207 
1,481 
4,176 
2,173 
1,009 
366 
percent 
6.3 
4.8 
3.2 
9.1 
4.7 
2.2 
0.8 
Land in farms 
acres 
458,136 
436,536 
352,028 
1,462,786 
1,456,273 
1,322,568 
1,224,295 
Average size of farm 
acres 
158 
198 
238 
350 
670 
1,311 
3,345 
MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL 
PRODUCTS SOLD AND GOVERNMENT 
PAYMENTS 
Total 
farms 
2,905 
2,207 
1,481 
4,176 
2,173 
1,009 
366 
$1,000 
196,921 
160,662 
108,614 
538,293 
567,415 
599,384 
548,229 
Average per farm 
dollars 
67,787 
72,797 
73,338 
128,902 
261,121 
594,038 
1,497,893 
Farms by economic class: 
Less than $1 ,000 (see text) 
426 
278 
132 
314 
84 
38 
5 
$1,000 to $2,499 
185 
128 
54 
149 
41 
21 
3 
$2,500 to $4,999 
248 
156 
115 
169 
46 
13 
3 
$5,000 to $9,999 
479 
300 
178 
267 
41 
21 
4 
$10,000 to $24,999 
814 
606 
371 
789 
149 
27 
3 
$25,000 to $49,999 
380 
366 
314 
950 
287 
34 
9 
$50,000 to $99,999 
197 
176 
141 
642 
482 
85 
14 
$100,000 to $249,999 
90 
109 
103 
483 
410 
197 
36 
$250,000 to $499,999 
29 
26 
35 
204 
311 
183 
44 
$500,000 to $999,999 
30 
30 
16 
121 
235 
225 
64 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
27 
32 
22 
88 
87 
165 
181 
$1,000,000 to $2,499,999 
19 
25 
19 
66 
75 
142 
122 
$2,500,000 to $4,999,999 
4 
5 
2 
16 
8 
16 
42 
$5,000,000 or more 
4 
2 
1 
6 
4 
7 
17 
Total sales 
farms 
2,905 
2,207 
1,481 
4,176 
2,173 
1,009 
366 
$1,000 
193,923 
156,929 
105,356 
524,950 
547,817 
582,132 
537,243 
Grains, oilseeds, dry beans, and 
dry peas 
farms 
308 
271 
237 
939 
821 
573 
240 
$1,000 
8,237 
7,952 
8,600 
51,309 
109,322 
201,822 
225,645 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
49 
52 
56 
315 
441 
436 
210 
$1,000 
4,150 
4,534 
6,030 
42,957 
102,160 
199,240 
224,903 
Corn 
farms 
216 
194 
155 
728 
618 
443 
203 
$1,000 
3,577 
3,357 
4,083 
22,642 
41,076 
68,003 
88,013 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
16 
15 
21 
146 
243 
283 
165 
$1,000 
1,577 
1,172 
2,128 
14,650 
34,161 
64,665 
87,136 
Wheat 
farms 
66 
65 
68 
283 
347 
327 
163 
$1,000 
814 
938 
1,203 
6,752 
16,261 
31,241 
33,018 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1 
1 
8 
31 
119 
182 
133 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
544 
2,553 
11,629 
27,641 
32,423 
Soybeans 
farms 
146 
132 
91 
413 
487 
411 
186 
$1,000 
3,671 
3,551 
3,171 
20,503 
49,404 
97,556 
99,054 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
18 
18 
22 
168 
303 
345 
174 
$1,000 
1,112 
1,266 
1,744 
15,772 
44,908 
95,865 
98,806 
Sorghum 
farms 
7 
4 
10 
46 
45 
35 
9 
$1,000 
23 
(D) 
43 
538 
502 
1,112 
211 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
2 
1 
7 
1 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
588 
(D) 
Barley 
farms 
25 
20 
22 
118 
119 
112 
61 
$1,000 
113 
75 
86 
596 
1,819 
3,135 
4,730 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
5 
17 
30 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
337 
1,367 
4,065 
Rice 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other grains, oilseeds, 
dry beans, and dry peas 
farms 
14 
11 
13 
40 
58 
40 
22 
$1,000 
39 
(D) 
14 
278 
260 
775 
620 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
1 
- 
5 
5 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
471 
(D) 
Tobacco 
farms 
28 
44 
21 
101 
105 
53 
20 
$1,000 
1,687 
2,393 
3,356 
14,769 
35,793 
21,557 
16,150 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
9 
15 
11 
62 
97 
44 
16 
$1,000 
1,461 
1,835 
3,204 
14,132 
35,624 
21,387 
16,074 
Cotton and cottonseed 
farms 
10 
17 
3 
16 
54 
80 
46 
$1,000 
549 
634 
(D) 
1,229 
12,515 
25,348 
26,904 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
5 
8 
3 
8 
49 
74 
45 
$1,000 
416 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
12,398 
25,156 
(D) 
Vegetables, melons, potatoes, 
and sweet potatoes 
farms 
80 
47 
25 
102 
57 
43 
26 
$1,000 
3,497 
981 
1,356 
6,454 
7,604 
31,087 
20,729 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
7 
3 
9 
23 
16 
25 
16 
$1,000 
2,869 
(D) 
(D) 
5,486 
7,165 
30,831 
20,596 
Fruits, tree nuts, and berries 
farms 
55 
20 
27 
73 
32 
26 
7 
$1,000 
1,659 
1,806 
952 
10,305 
11,246 
10,568 
14,951 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
7 
5 
5 
28 
18 
10 
6 
$1,000 
1,045 
1,670 
(D) 
9,990 
11,072 
10,320 
(D) 
Fruits and tree nuts 
farms 
41 
16 
18 
45 
27 
19 
7 
$1,000 
1,491 
1,790 
764 
9,180 
11,178 
10,246 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
7 
5 
4 
23 
18 
9 
5 
$1,000 
1,044 
1,663 
616 
9,049 
11,035 
10,101 
14,813 
Berries 
farms 
19 
5 
11 
35 
14 
13 
2 
$1,000 
168 
16 
188 
1,125 
67 
322 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
1 
5 
- 
2 
1 
$1,000 
- 
- 
(D) 
882 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
Nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, 
and sod (see text) 
farms 
69 
52 
20 
76 
37 
25 
8 
$1,000 
56,396 
3,522 
11,174 
44,418 
7,886 
19,028 
11,617 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
18 
16 
5 
32 
14 
12 
6 
$1,000 
55,817 
(D) 
10,944 
43,780 
7,531 
18,765 
(D) 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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