Table 69. Summary by Age and Primary Occupation of Principal Operator: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Other occupations 
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 
25,290 
89 
1,210 
2,650 
6,576 
7,969 
6,796 
percent 
54.9 
0.2 
2.6 
5.8 
14.3 
17.3 
14.8 
Land in farms 
acres 
3,000,368 
8,218 
116,509 
292,783 
701,322 
968,468 
913,068 
Average size of farm 
acres 
119 
92 
96 
110 
107 
122 
134 
MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL 
PRODUCTS SOLD AND GOVERNMENT 
PAYMENTS 
Total 
farms 
25,290 
89 
1,210 
2,650 
6,576 
7,969 
6,796 
$1,000 
562,474 
2,022 
22,371 
76,514 
142,397 
189,250 
129,921 
Average per farm 
dollars 
22,241 
22,725 
18,488 
28,873 
21,654 
23,748 
19,117 
Farms by economic class: 
Less than $1 ,000 (see text) 
7,314 
16 
280 
761 
1,941 
2,291 
2,025 
$1,000 to $2,499 
3,613 
5 
182 
363 
914 
1,161 
988 
$2,500 to $4,999 
3,455 
19 
148 
389 
926 
1,011 
962 
$5,000 to $9,999 
3,910 
17 
204 
378 
996 
1,263 
1,052 
$10,000 to $24,999 
3,749 
22 
203 
346 
1,014 
1,179 
985 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,644 
3 
102 
211 
381 
553 
394 
$50,000 to $99,999 
840 
- 
53 
108 
202 
274 
203 
$100,000 to $249,999 
427 
6 
23 
60 
107 
128 
103 
$250,000 to $499,999 
163 
1 
9 
12 
50 
46 
45 
$500,000 to $999,999 
93 
- 
5 
9 
22 
32 
25 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
82 
- 
1 
13 
23 
31 
14 
$1,000,000 to $2,499,999 
70 
- 
1 
9 
21 
26 
13 
$2,500,000 to $4,999,999 
10 
- 
- 
3 
1 
5 
1 
$5,000,000 or more 
2 
- 
- 
1 
1 
" 
- 
Total sales 
farms 
25,290 
89 
1,210 
2,650 
6,576 
7,969 
6,796 
$1,000 
546,128 
2,022 
21,684 
74,917 
138,416 
184,510 
124,579 
Grains, oilseeds, dry beans, and 
dry peas 
farms 
1,480 
11 
106 
188 
385 
454 
336 
$1,000 
59,792 
76 
3,522 
7,125 
14,800 
20,119 
14,149 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
228 
- 
14 
27 
65 
75 
47 
$1,000 
45,065 
- 
2,469 
5,389 
10,901 
15,699 
10,608 
Corn 
farms 
964 
11 
87 
126 
262 
265 
213 
$1,000 
22,191 
76 
1,445 
2,519 
5,234 
7,730 
5,187 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
86 
- 
6 
11 
22 
27 
20 
$1,000 
13,291 
- 
549 
1,614 
2,843 
5,300 
2,985 
Wheat 
farms 
360 
- 
20 
57 
104 
93 
86 
$1,000 
8,464 
- 
638 
1,103 
2,012 
2,788 
1,923 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
40 
- 
2 
4 
9 
14 
11 
$1,000 
4,724 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
875 
2,033 
1,165 
Soybeans 
farms 
662 
- 
23 
80 
158 
249 
152 
$1,000 
27,895 
- 
1,413 
3,432 
7,248 
9,075 
6,726 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
145 
- 
10 
18 
41 
44 
32 
$1,000 
20,281 
- 
1,224 
2,533 
5,292 
6,188 
5,044 
Sorghum 
farms 
41 
- 
4 
11 
10 
9 
7 
$1,000 
291 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
150 
44 
66 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1 
- 
1 
- 
- 
$1,000 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
Barley 
farms 
89 
- 
1 
19 
11 
44 
14 
$1,000 
867 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
123 
471 
214 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
4 
- 
1 
2 
1 
$1,000 
376 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Rice 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other grains, oilseeds, 
dry beans, and dry peas 
farms 
56 
. 
. 
7 
21 
17 
11 
$1,000 
84 
- 
- 
8 
34 
11 
32 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
" 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Tobacco 
farms 
139 
5 
17 
14 
45 
37 
21 
$1,000 
4,722 
45 
272 
286 
1,941 
1,469 
709 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
24 
- 
3 
1 
11 
7 
2 
$1,000 
3,230 
- 
167 
(D) 
1,494 
1,065 
(D) 
Cotton and cottonseed 
farms 
45 
- 
13 
4 
7 
9 
12 
$1,000 
2,171 
- 
1,072 
406 
234 
240 
218 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
17 
- 
7 
4 
1 
3 
2 
$1,000 
1,824 
- 
910 
406 
(D) 
189 
(D) 
Vegetables, melons, potatoes, 
and sweet potatoes 
farms 
686 
8 
43 
67 
220 
219 
129 
$1,000 
12,151 
18 
238 
5,334 
2,085 
3,209 
1,268 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
23 
- 
1 
7 
4 
7 
4 
$1,000 
7,842 
- 
(D) 
4,790 
844 
1,823 
(D) 
Fruits, tree nuts, and berries 
farms 
646 
_ 
18 
62 
162 
244 
160 
$1,000 
21,504 
- 
81 
11,330 
2,702 
4,623 
2,768 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
38 
- 
- 
8 
10 
10 
10 
$1,000 
17,204 
- 
- 
10,744 
1,645 
3,190 
1,625 
Fruits and tree nuts 
farms 
427 
- 
5 
43 
102 
167 
110 
$1,000 
20,096 
- 
28 
10,940 
2,456 
4,139 
2,533 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
35 
- 
- 
6 
10 
9 
10 
$1,000 
16,892 
- 
- 
10,595 
1,603 
3,068 
1,625 
Berries 
farms 
274 
- 
13 
27 
67 
100 
67 
$1,000 
1,408 
- 
53 
391 
245 
484 
235 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
3 
- 
- 
2 
- 
1 
- 
$1,000 
231 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
- 
Nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, 
and sod (see text) 
farms 
607 
11 
19 
44 
164 
223 
146 
$1,000 
30,892 
30 
1,288 
5,208 
6,334 
8,946 
9,086 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
80 
- 
4 
6 
20 
21 
29 
$1,000 
25,747 
- 
1,184 
4,905 
4,988 
6,874 
7,797 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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