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 
7,338 
4,823 
2,063 
452 
3,286 
4,052 
percent 
100.0 
65.7 
28.1 
6.2 
44.8 
55.2 
Land in farms 
acres 
1,251,713 
553,129 
653,123 
45,461 
514,648 
737,065 
Average size of farm 
acres 
171 
115 
317 
101 
157 
182 
MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL 
PRODUCTS SOLD AND GOVERNMENT 
PAYMENTS 
Total 
farms 
7,338 
4,823 
2,063 
452 
3,286 
4,052 
$1,000 
790,035 
158,252 
596,165 
35,618 
243,746 
546,289 
Average per farm 
dollars 
107,663 
32,812 
288,980 
78,800 
74,177 
134,820 
Farms by economic class: 
Less than $1 ,000 (see text) 
1,624 
1,393 
160 
71 
775 
849 
$1,000 to $2,499 
879 
718 
128 
33 
391 
488 
$2,500 to $4,999 
824 
652 
137 
35 
402 
422 
$5,000 to $9,999 
993 
684 
233 
76 
455 
538 
$10,000 to $24,999 
915 
595 
265 
55 
423 
492 
$25,000 to $49,999 
564 
300 
216 
48 
259 
305 
$50,000 to $99,999 
409 
193 
175 
41 
170 
239 
$100,000 to $249,999 
488 
169 
270 
49 
197 
291 
$250,000 to $499,999 
320 
68 
219 
33 
124 
196 
$500,000 to $999,999 
161 
32 
120 
9 
43 
118 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
161 
19 
140 
2 
47 
114 
$1,000,000 to $2,499,999 
107 
11 
95 
1 
34 
73 
$2,500,000 to $4,999,999 
43 
8 
34 
1 
12 
31 
$5,000,000 or more 
11 
11 
" 
1 
10 
Total sales 
farms 
7,338 
4,823 
2,063 
452 
3,286 
4,052 
$1,000 
776,105 
154,939 
586,223 
34,944 
239,556 
536,549 
Grains, oilseeds, dry beans, and 
dry peas 
farms 
397 
119 
264 
14 
171 
226 
$1,000 
26,320 
2,483 
23,014 
823 
10,481 
15,839 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
113 
15 
95 
3 
43 
70 
$1,000 
22,247 
1,560 
19,977 
710 
8,649 
13,599 
Corn 
farms 
348 
93 
243 
12 
150 
198 
$1,000 
23,486 
2,269 
20,440 
777 
8,704 
14,782 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
102 
13 
86 
3 
36 
66 
$1,000 
19,578 
1,402 
17,497 
680 
7,000 
12,579 
Wheat 
farms 
14 
4 
10 
- 
6 
8 
$1,000 
149 
1 
148 
- 
98 
51 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Soybeans 
farms 
33 
8 
24 
1 
22 
11 
$1,000 
2,488 
(D) 
2,288 
(D) 
1,588 
899 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
14 
2 
12 
8 
6 
$1,000 
2,293 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
Sorghum 
farms 
1 
- 
1 
- 
1 
- 
$1,000 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Barley 
farms 
4 
1 
3 
- 
2 
2 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
(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 
45 
27 
15 
3 
18 
27 
$1,000 
111 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Tobacco 
farms 
_ 
_ 
_ 
_ 
_ 
_ 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Cotton and cottonseed 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Vegetables, melons, potatoes, 
and sweet potatoes 
farms 
814 
518 
178 
118 
280 
534 
$1,000 
21,274 
6,474 
1 1 ,235 
3,565 
7,820 
13,454 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
85 
32 
37 
16 
41 
44 
$1,000 
15,917 
3,410 
9,921 
2,587 
6,082 
9,836 
Fruits, tree nuts, and berries 
farms 
582 
454 
111 
17 
227 
355 
$1,000 
13,494 
10,275 
2,917 
302 
2,957 
10,536 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
34 
18 
14 
2 
14 
20 
$1,000 
10,494 
8,046 
(D) 
(D) 
1,792 
8,701 
Fruits and tree nuts 
farms 
171 
134 
33 
4 
69 
102 
$1,000 
10,258 
8,345 
1,793 
121 
1,599 
8,660 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
24 
14 
9 
1 
8 
16 
$1,000 
9,072 
7,433 
(D) 
(D) 
1,112 
7,960 
Berries 
farms 
475 
368 
93 
14 
184 
291 
$1,000 
3,235 
1,931 
1,123 
182 
1,359 
1,877 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
13 
5 
7 
1 
7 
6 
$1,000 
1,265 
497 
(D) 
(D) 
619 
646 
Nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, 
and sod (see text) 
farms 
661 
478 
109 
74 
265 
396 
$1,000 
25,562 
18,733 
4,600 
2,228 
8,491 
17,070 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
88 
52 
25 
11 
34 
54 
$1,000 
19,903 
14,668 
3,682 
1,553 
6,133 
13,771 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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