Table 70. Summary by Tenure of Principal Operator and by Operators on Farm: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Tenure of principal operator 
Operators on farm 
Item 
Total 
Full owners 
Part owners 
Tenants 
One operator 
More than one 
operator 
FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 
Farms 
number 
7,755 
5,754 
1,202 
799 
3,937 
3,818 
percent 
100.0 
74.2 
15.5 
10.3 
50.8 
49.2 
Land in farms 
acres 
523,517 
333,637 
167,241 
22,639 
244,436 
279,081 
Average size of farm 
acres 
68 
58 
139 
28 
62 
73 
MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL 
PRODUCTS SOLD AND GOVERNMENT 
PAYMENTS 
Total 
farms 
7,755 
5,754 
1,202 
799 
3,937 
3,818 
$1,000 
500,336 
216,719 
219,724 
63,893 
186,031 
314,305 
Average per farm 
dollars 
64,518 
37,664 
182,799 
79,966 
47,252 
82,322 
Farms by economic class: 
Less than $1 ,000 (see text) 
2,629 
2,216 
202 
211 
1,391 
1,238 
$1,000 to $2,499 
933 
757 
70 
106 
495 
438 
$2,500 to $4,999 
748 
597 
102 
49 
386 
362 
$5,000 to $9,999 
835 
613 
115 
107 
424 
411 
$10,000 to $24,999 
890 
652 
144 
94 
458 
432 
$25,000 to $49,999 
493 
307 
120 
66 
250 
243 
$50,000 to $99,999 
450 
259 
120 
71 
238 
212 
$100,000 to $249,999 
370 
188 
136 
46 
155 
215 
$250,000 to $499,999 
201 
92 
85 
24 
67 
134 
$500,000 to $999,999 
117 
43 
63 
11 
44 
73 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
89 
30 
45 
14 
29 
60 
$1,000,000 to $2,499,999 
67 
22 
35 
10 
22 
45 
$2,500,000 to $4,999,999 
15 
4 
7 
4 
5 
10 
$5,000,000 or more 
7 
4 
3 
- 
2 
5 
Total sales 
farms 
7,755 
5,754 
1,202 
799 
3,937 
3,818 
$1,000 
492,211 
213,032 
216,302 
62,877 
182,398 
309,814 
Grains, oilseeds, dry beans, and 
dry peas 
farms 
187 
57 
121 
9 
82 
105 
$1,000 
7,466 
(D) 
6,163 
(D) 
2,349 
5,118 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
33 
4 
26 
3 
9 
24 
$1,000 
5,706 
585 
4,798 
322 
1,588 
4,117 
Corn 
farms 
164 
44 
113 
7 
72 
92 
$1,000 
6,869 
(D) 
5,747 
(D) 
1,985 
4,884 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
32 
3 
26 
3 
9 
23 
$1,000 
5,219 
(D) 
4,487 
(D) 
1,277 
3,941 
Wheat 
farms 
7 
3 
4 
3 
4 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Soybeans 
farms 
10 
3 
7 
- 
4 
6 
$1,000 
451 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
4 
1 
3 
- 
3 
1 
$1,000 
370 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
Sorghum 
farms 
2 
- 
2 
- 
1 
1 
$1,000 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Barley 
farms 
9 
6 
3 
- 
6 
3 
$1,000 
(D) 
5 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Rice 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other grains, oilseeds, 
dry beans, and dry peas 
farms 
17 
6 
9 
2 
5 
12 
$1,000 
66 
(D) 
39 
(D) 
17 
48 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
" 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Tobacco 
farms 
21 
5 
14 
2 
11 
10 
$1,000 
5,174 
(D) 
2,964 
(D) 
3,905 
1,269 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
12 
2 
8 
2 
4 
8 
$1,000 
4,967 
(D) 
2,797 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Cotton and cottonseed 
farms 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Vegetables, melons, potatoes, 
and sweet potatoes 
farms 
1,428 
833 
291 
304 
667 
761 
$1,000 
81,209 
14,806 
46,341 
20,062 
35,616 
45,593 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
257 
55 
150 
52 
92 
165 
$1,000 
71,286 
8,878 
44,210 
18,198 
30,619 
40,667 
Fruits, tree nuts, and berries 
farms 
1,223 
906 
205 
112 
588 
635 
$1,000 
125,585 
90,149 
32,260 
3,177 
67,362 
58,223 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
317 
231 
73 
13 
165 
152 
$1,000 
116,511 
83,076 
30,977 
2,457 
62,525 
53,985 
Fruits and tree nuts 
farms 
358 
272 
52 
34 
158 
200 
$1,000 
22,146 
16,294 
5,391 
461 
8,910 
13,236 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
81 
56 
22 
3 
29 
52 
$1,000 
19,212 
14,037 
4,887 
287 
7,336 
11,876 
Berries 
farms 
1,017 
746 
180 
91 
497 
520 
$1,000 
103,440 
73,855 
26,869 
2,716 
58,452 
44,987 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
239 
176 
52 
11 
135 
104 
$1,000 
96,600 
68,624 
25,810 
2,166 
54,878 
41,721 
Nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, 
and sod (see text) 
farms 
1,039 
714 
166 
159 
497 
542 
$1,000 
144,188 
62,330 
61,868 
19,990 
31,441 
112,747 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
244 
153 
57 
34 
94 
150 
$1,000 
135,260 
56,463 
60,112 
18,684 
27,434 
107,825 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
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