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 
21,489 
16,384 
4,506 
599 
12,448 
9,041 
percent 
100.0 
76.2 
21.0 
2.8 
57.9 
42.1 
Land in farms 
acres 
3,606,674 
1,981,293 
1,502,545 
122,836 
2,076,583 
1,530,091 
Average size of farm 
acres 
168 
121 
333 
205 
167 
169 
MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL 
PRODUCTS SOLD AND GOVERNMENT 
PAYMENTS 
Total 
farms 
21,489 
16,384 
4,506 
599 
12,448 
9,041 
$1,000 
813,809 
353,015 
430,370 
30,424 
381,830 
431,979 
Average per farm 
dollars 
37,871 
21,546 
95,510 
50,792 
30,674 
47,780 
Farms by economic class: 
Less than $1 ,000 (see text) 
4,870 
4,362 
389 
119 
2,690 
2,180 
$1,000 to $2,499 
3,841 
3,428 
345 
68 
2,363 
1,478 
$2,500 to $4,999 
3,625 
2,988 
563 
74 
2,111 
1,514 
$5,000 to $9,999 
3,595 
2,668 
826 
101 
2,129 
1,466 
$10,000 to $24,999 
3,008 
1,837 
1,071 
100 
1,772 
1,236 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,154 
579 
530 
45 
636 
518 
$50,000 to $99,999 
530 
207 
281 
42 
313 
217 
$100,000 to $249,999 
366 
103 
243 
20 
193 
173 
$250,000 to $499,999 
147 
49 
75 
23 
80 
67 
$500,000 to $999,999 
171 
89 
78 
4 
83 
88 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
182 
74 
105 
3 
78 
104 
$1,000,000 to $2,499,999 
135 
59 
75 
1 
64 
71 
$2,500,000 to $4,999,999 
42 
13 
27 
2 
13 
29 
$5,000,000 or more 
5 
2 
3 
- 
1 
4 
Total sales 
farms 
21,489 
16,384 
4,506 
599 
12,448 
9,041 
$1,000 
806,775 
349,908 
426,705 
30,162 
378,266 
428,509 
Grains, oilseeds, dry beans, and 
dry peas 
farms 
823 
393 
384 
46 
462 
361 
$1,000 
37,427 
6,010 
27,207 
4,210 
19,568 
17,858 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
125 
27 
86 
12 
71 
54 
$1,000 
32,366 
4,033 
24,512 
3,821 
16,578 
15,789 
Corn 
farms 
708 
336 
334 
38 
391 
317 
$1,000 
23,204 
3,799 
17,673 
1,732 
11,008 
12,196 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
88 
17 
62 
9 
42 
46 
$1,000 
19,062 
2,255 
15,302 
1,504 
8,610 
10,452 
Wheat 
farms 
91 
26 
57 
8 
52 
39 
$1,000 
1,790 
242 
1,355 
193 
594 
1,196 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
7 
- 
5 
2 
2 
5 
$1,000 
868 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Soybeans 
farms 
136 
43 
80 
13 
93 
43 
$1,000 
11,528 
1,695 
7,553 
2,280 
7,524 
4,004 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
62 
12 
44 
6 
37 
25 
$1,000 
9,827 
1,159 
6,584 
2,084 
6,218 
3,608 
Sorghum 
farms 
28 
9 
19 
- 
9 
19 
$1,000 
276 
68 
208 
- 
55 
222 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Barley 
farms 
50 
20 
30 
- 
36 
14 
$1,000 
450 
126 
324 
- 
271 
179 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
2 
- 
2 
- 
1 
1 
$1,000 
(D) 
- 
(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 
90 
38 
48 
4 
53 
37 
$1,000 
178 
79 
93 
5 
117 
61 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
" 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Tobacco 
farms 
13 
9 
4 
_ 
9 
4 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
106 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1 
- 
1 
- 
1 
- 
$1,000 
(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 
729 
579 
122 
28 
317 
412 
$1,000 
(D) 
4,580 
4,157 
(D) 
(D) 
4,469 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
28 
13 
13 
2 
14 
14 
$1,000 
4,598 
(D) 
3,332 
(D) 
2,579 
2,019 
Fruits, tree nuts, and berries 
farms 
548 
473 
69 
6 
286 
262 
$1,000 
26,772 
14,811 
11,947 
14 
12,353 
14,419 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
32 
17 
15 
- 
12 
20 
$1,000 
23,893 
12,422 
1 1 ,472 
- 
10,895 
12,999 
Fruits and tree nuts 
farms 
275 
233 
37 
5 
148 
127 
$1,000 
25,237 
13,648 
(D) 
(D) 
11,554 
13,683 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
29 
16 
13 
11 
18 
$1,000 
23,572 
12,306 
11,266 
- 
10,793 
12,779 
Berries 
farms 
338 
297 
40 
1 
167 
171 
$1,000 
1,535 
1,163 
(D) 
(D) 
799 
736 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
2 
- 
2 
1 
1 
$1,000 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
Nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, 
and sod (see text) 
farms 
378 
315 
45 
18 
175 
203 
$1,000 
31,338 
13,610 
16,877 
851 
6,112 
25,226 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
47 
29 
10 
8 
18 
29 
$1,000 
27,466 
10,351 
16,328 
787 
4,221 
23,245 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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