Table 1. Historical Highlights: 2012 and Earlier Census Years 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
All farms 
2012 
2007 
2002 
1997 
Not adjusted for coverage 
1997 
1992 
1987 
1982 
Farms 
... number 
18,027 
16,700 
15,282 
15,810 
14,181 
13,520 
14,066 
13,984 
Land in farms 
acres 
10,974,396 
11,094,700 
11,731,228 
12,008,137 
12,024,661 
9,624,463 
9,989,073 
9,772,942 
Average size of farm 
acres 
609 
664 
768 
760 
848 
712 
710 
699 
Estimated market value of 
land and buildings 
Average per farm 
dollars 
888,886 
829,816 
586,310 
456,494 
486,235 
347,982 
302,838 
389,678 
Average per acre 
dollars 
1,460 
1,249 
756 
600 
575 
491 
425 
560 
Estimated market value of all 
machinery and equipment 1 
....$1,000 
1,523,780 
1,257,461 
875,958 
771,080 
725,177 
526,636 
499,126 
472,803 
Average per farm 
dollars 
84,537 
75,365 
62,600 
48,784 
51,148 
39,126 
35,685 
33,985 
Farms by size: 
1 to 9 acres 
5,205 
4,194 
3,673 
3,243 
2,590 
2,262 
2,365 
2,358 
1 0 to 49 acres 
5,239 
5,127 
4,695 
4,599 
3,978 
3,735 
3,835 
3,938 
50 to 1 79 acres 
3,499 
3,354 
2,937 
3,540 
3,245 
3,176 
3,437 
3,345 
1 80 to 499 acres 
1,864 
1,824 
1,832 
2,132 
2,042 
2,057 
2,137 
2,135 
500 to 999 acres 
892 
895 
856 
953 
945 
927 
941 
896 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
623 
571 
586 
631 
646 
582 
598 
572 
2,000 acres or more 
705 
735 
703 
712 
735 
781 
753 
740 
Total cropland 
farms 
12,064 
12,398 
12,652 
13,153 
12,227 
11,700 
12,233 
12,349 
acres 
1,645,898 
1,837,904 
2,067,437 
2,078,213 
2,069,751 
2,093,779 
2,028,537 
1,920,459 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
10,729 
10,259 
9,661 
1 1 ,042 
10,393 
10,173 
10,752 
1 1 ,078 
acres 
1,054,369 
964,702 
961,037 
1,113,756 
1,107,928 
1,043,347 
1,076,886 
1,118,486 
Irrigated land 
farms 
12,296 
12,492 
1 1 ,587 
12,230 
11,291 
10,901 
11,143 
11,174 
acres 
1,104,257 
1,134,144 
1,091,011 
1,218,474 
1,212,201 
1,142,514 
1,161,207 
1,082,328 
Market value of agricultural 
products sold (see text) 
....$1,000 
1,816,147 
1,415,678 
1,115,898 
888,579 
877,295 
725,159 
617,882 
555,428 
Average per farm 
dollars 
100,746 
84,771 
73,020 
56,204 
61,864 
53,636 
43,927 
39,719 
Crops, including nursery 
and greenhouse crops 
....$1,000 
574,099 
372,396 
257,797 
255,336 
247,443 
181,380 
130,441 
130,233 
Livestock, poultry, and 
their products 
....$1,000 
1,242,049 
1,043,281 
858,101 
633,243 
629,852 
543,779 
487,442 
425,195 
Farms by value of sales 2 : 
Less than $2,500 
7,200 
7,059 
7,292 
5,390 
4,226 
3,979 
4,380 
4,299 
$2,500 to $4,999 
2,055 
1,857 
1,455 
2,045 
1,867 
1,751 
1,894 
1,924 
$5,000 to $9,999 
2,068 
1,951 
1,399 
2,043 
1,904 
1,845 
1,854 
1,990 
$10,000 to $24,999 
2,180 
1,994 
1,733 
2,347 
2,270 
2,217 
2,272 
2,151 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,424 
1,363 
1,028 
1,395 
1,328 
1,241 
1,272 
1,279 
$50,000 to $99,999 
1,117 
860 
788 
934 
949 
987 
1,005 
1,000 
$100,000 to $499,999 
1,427 
1,185 
1,207 
1,333 
1,317 
1,275 
1,218 
1,162 
$500,000 or more 
556 
431 
380 
323 
320 
225 
171 
127 
Farms by legal status for tax 
purposes (see text): 
Family or individual 
14,575 
13,614 
13,108 
12,955 
11,503 
11,030 
11,660 
11,605 
Partnership 
1,588 
1,645 
1,315 
1,652 
1,545 
1,616 
1,619 
1,514 
Corporation 
1,147 
1,014 
630 
870 
828 
665 
599 
551 
Other-cooperative, estate 
or trust, institutional, etc 
717 
427 
229 
333 
305 
209 
188 
314 
Principal operator by days of work 
off farm 3 : 
None 
5,741 
4,969 
5,894 
5,174 
4,842 
4,550 
4,566 
4,072 
Any 
12,286 
11,731 
9,388 
9,968 
8,726 
8,142 
8,688 
8,925 
200 days or more 
8,544 
7,188 
7,158 
7,024 
6,066 
5,614 
5,834 
6,218 
Principal operator by primary occupation: 
Farming 
6,939 
6,340 
7,447 
6,280 
5,987 
6,269 
6,350 
6,155 
Other 
11,088 
10,360 
7,835 
9,530 
8,194 
7,251 
7,716 
7,829 
Average age of principal operator 
years 
58.3 
57.4 
55.2 
55.1 
55.4 
54.8 
53.7 
52.0 
Total farm production 
expenses 1 
....$1,000 
1,588,996 
1,215,579 
933,114 
717,675 
699,532 
602,812 
494,641 
(NA) 
Selected farm production 
expenses ': 
Livestock and poultry purchased 
or leased 
....$1,000 
114,862 
132,323 
158,687 
83,669 
82,463 
103,978 
84,657 
80,313 
Feed purchased 
....$1,000 
611,302 
389,568 
244,175 
201,875 
198,854 
135,079 
101,717 
108,719 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners purchased 4 5 
....$1,000 
59,867 
34,635 
23,771 
23,524 
22,174 
17,412 
13,229 
10,327 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
....$1,000 
96,270 
82,302 
42,227 
38,834 
37,590 
34,722 
29,726 
35,676 
Hired farm labor 
....$1,000 
177,268 
147,213 
114,694 
81,573 
79,611 
72,014 
51,365 
42,066 
Interest expense 6 
....$1,000 
66,974 
58,768 
48,332 
52,344 
50,664 
42,771 
47,504 
59,617 
Chemicals purchased 4 
....$1,000 
21,471 
14,033 
11,110 
9,824 
9,374 
8,569 
8,604 
5,302 
Livestock and poultry: 
Cattle and calves 
inventory 
farms 
8,625 
7,581 
6,688 
8,636 
7,986 
7,530 
7,854 
8,757 
number 
776,833 
843,474 
876,951 
906,956 
916,090 
860,830 
855,338 
855,997 
Beef cows 
farms 
6,827 
5,589 
5,055 
6,108 
5,749 
5,306 
5,430 
5,773 
number 
369,670 
364,744 
349,309 
377,048 
383,790 
356,971 
346,462 
320,470 
Milk cows 
farms 
477 
450 
680 
919 
891 
1,082 
1,447 
2,325 
number 
90,449 
85,262 
90,904 
92,391 
92,953 
80,369 
76,610 
90,108 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
6,458 
6,257 
5,617 
8,076 
7,598 
7,212 
7,520 
7,836 
number 
437,708 
519,155 
636,098 
524,086 
524,128 
506,739 
499,464 
458,467 
Hogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
669 
611 
518 
565 
511 
727 
748 
1,061 
number 
731,666 
760,035 
670,047 
293,170 
292,472 
43,017 
33,643 
38,748 
Hogs and pigs sold 
farms 
581 
630 
480 
425 
379 
575 
575 
746 
number 
2,630,230 
2,050,082 
1,886,880 
333,703 
330,515 
61,407 
48,290 
50,369 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data Utah 7 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
