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 
Flarvested 
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 
38,076 
10,931,080 
4,292,113 
652,593 
91,917 
6,441,025 
2,973,575 
3,467,450 
Crop production (1 1 1) 
17,781 
7,550,880 
3,854,794 
891,847 
120,593 
2,981,979 
2,933,810 
48,169 
Oilseed and grain farming (1111) 
3,466 
3,781,463 
3,185,079 
2,328,837 
397,784 
2,414,569 
2,387,409 
27,160 
Soybean farming (11111) 
2,070 
1,762,829 
1,480,899 
1 ,733,556 
307,688 
987,134 
980,869 
6,266 
Oilseed (except soybean) farming (11112) 
3 
360 
30 
350,000 
25,000 
13 
12 
1 
Dry pea and bean farming (11113) 
11 
349 
118 
(D) 
6,185 
81 
81 
- 
Wheat farming (11114) 
167 
(D) 
36,247 
901,568 
(D) 
18,068 
18,013 
55 
Corn farming (11115) 
721 
829,963 
702,096 
2,562,106 
444,857 
632,285 
628,098 
4,187 
Rice farming (11116) 
22 
(D) 
50,161 
(D) 
(D) 
41,701 
41,701 
- 
Other grain farming (11119) 
472 
1,061,774 
915,528 
4,919,256 
800,845 
735,287 
718,636 
16,651 
Vegetable and melon farming (11121) 
924 
108,272 
44,765 
309,881 
68,199 
85,674 
84,255 
1,419 
Potato farming (111211) 
71 
49,526 
35,629 
1,440,816 
480,983 
66,615 
66,365 
250 
Other vegetable (except potato) and melon 
farming (111219) 
853 
58,746 
9,136 
215,747 
33,841 
19,059 
17,890 
1,169 
Fruit and tree nut farming (1113) 
783 
87,123 
12,480 
339,865 
46,727 
21,459 
21,009 
451 
Orange groves (1 1 131) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Citrus (except orange) groves (1 1132) 
14 
642 
73 
238,214 
29,811 
132 
(D) 
(D) 
Noncitrus fruit and tree nut farming (1 1133) 
769 
86,481 
12,407 
341,715 
47,035 
21,327 
(D) 
(D) 
Apple orchards (111331) 
6 
94 
15 
237,917 
10,171 
7 
7 
Grape vineyards (1 11332) 
28 
2,636 
326 
376,018 
38,502 
480 
(D) 
(D) 
Strawberry farming (1 11333) 
4 
199 
46 
394,100 
78,000 
90 
(D) 
(D) 
Berry (except strawberry) farming (1 11334) .... 
307 
29,068 
2,896 
297,529 
54,615 
12,129 
12,069 
60 
T ree nut farming (111 335) 
298 
33,399 
7,940 
339,770 
46,868 
7,064 
6,743 
321 
Fruit and tree nut combination 
farming (1 11336) 
23 
1,655 
145 
309,043 
20,530 
166 
154 
12 
Other noncitrus fruit farming (111 339) 
103 
19,430 
1,039 
481,027 
34,106 
1,391 
1,355 
36 
Greenhouse, nursery, and floriculture 
production (1114) 
589 
56,762 
25,588 
339,088 
57,589 
62,664 
62,410 
255 
Food crops grown under cover (1 1 1 41 ) 
26 
464 
74 
191,513 
49,837 
1,154 
(D) 
(D) 
Nursery and floriculture production (1 1142) 
563 
56,298 
25,514 
345,904 
57,947 
61,510 
(D) 
(D) 
Nursery and tree production (1 11421) 
415 
51,240 
24,926 
392,871 
58,369 
43,444 
43,256 
188 
Floriculture production (1 11422) 
148 
5,058 
588 
214,203 
56,761 
18,066 
(D) 
(D) 
Other crop farming (1119) 
12,019 
3,517,260 
586,882 
585,242 
52,655 
397,613 
378,728 
18,885 
Tobacco farming (1 1 191) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Cotton farming (11192) 
357 
361,865 
288,062 
2,399,838 
463,351 
225,448 
224,258 
1,190 
Sugarcane farming (1 1193) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Flay farming (11194) 
3,585 
714,081 
178,081 
444,398 
47,835 
49,323 
42,508 
6,815 
All other crop farming (111 99) 
8,077 
2,441,314 
120,739 
567,551 
36,641 
122,842 
111,962 
10,881 
Animal production (112) 
20,295 
3,380,200 
437,319 
442,977 
66,797 
3,459,045 
39,765 
3,419,281 
Cattle ranching and farming (1121) 
13,193 
2,513,366 
352,646 
437,153 
60,649 
336,355 
20,299 
316,056 
Beef cattle ranching and farming, 
including feedlots (1 121 1) 
13,049 
2,456,830 
332,233 
431,846 
59,788 
288,878 
16,486 
272,392 
Beef cattle ranching and farming (112111) 
13,041 
2,452,231 
331,890 
431,451 
59,775 
286,072 
16,435 
269,637 
Cattle feedlots (112112) 
8 
4,599 
343 
1,074,964 
79,800 
2,806 
51 
2,755 
Dairy cattle and milk production (1 1212) 
144 
56,536 
20,413 
918,114 
138,675 
47,477 
3,813 
43,664 
Flog and pig farming (1122) 
117 
22,458 
3,664 
571,990 
89,063 
142,430 
1,272 
141,158 
Poultry and egg production (1123) 
2,071 
299,379 
56,698 
729,193 
148,541 
2,776,187 
11,675 
2,764,511 
Chicken egg production (11231) 
621 
58,839 
6,887 
442,095 
68,300 
247,507 
(D) 
(D) 
Broilers and other meat -type chicken 
production (11232) 
1,348 
232,049 
48,325 
891,326 
175,107 
2,268,348 
8,941 
2,259,407 
Turkey production (11233) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Poultry hatcheries (11234) 
18 
1,094 
(D) 
367,655 
1,093,857 
253,141 
- 
253,141 
Other poultry production (11239) 
84 
7,397 
(D) 
327,298 
112,860 
7,190 
(D) 
(D) 
Sheep and goat farming (1124) 
796 
49,410 
888 
212,474 
26,231 
1,921 
49 
1,871 
Sheep farming (11241) 
180 
11,621 
386 
249,022 
30,371 
775 
28 
748 
Goat farming (11242) 
616 
37,789 
502 
201,794 
25,021 
1,145 
22 
1,123 
Animal aquaculture (1125) 
204 
104,278 
8,002 
1,032,597 
216,740 
178,424 
5,164 
173,260 
Other animal production (1129) 
3,914 
391,309 
15,421 
323,452 
44,038 
23,729 
1,304 
22,424 
Apiculture (11291) 
99 
10,992 
(D) 
314,595 
75,601 
4,352 
(D) 
(D) 
Florse and other equine production (11292) 
3,354 
262,146 
12,206 
290,170 
42,844 
9,407 
232 
9,175 
Fur-bearing animal and rabbit 
production (11293) 
8 
916 
(D) 
402,989 
34,142 
80 
(D) 
(D) 
All other animal production (11299) 
453 
1 1 7,255 
3,131 
570,405 
46,157 
9,889 
1,059 
8,830 
Table 52. Energy: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Farms 
Item 
Farms 
Renewable energy producing systems 
275 
Renewable energy producing systems - Con. 
Solar panels 
225 
Biodiesel 
1 
Wind turbines 
16 
Ethanol 
14 
Methane digesters 
6 
Other 
- 
Geoexchange systems 
23 
Wind rights leased to others 
4 
Small hydro systems 
6 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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