Table 69. Summary by Age and Primary Occupation of Principal Operator: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Total farming 
and other 
occupations 
Farming 
Item 
Total 
Age of operator (years) 
Under 25 
25 to 34 
35 to 44 
45 to 54 
55 to 64 
65 and over 
FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 
Farms 
number 
18,027 
6,939 
44 
326 
552 
1,044 
1,701 
3,272 
percent 
100.0 
38.5 
0.2 
1.8 
3.1 
5.8 
9.4 
18.2 
Land in farms 
acres 
10,974,396 
7,671,053 
4,580 
222,580 
938,341 
2,557,380 
1,447,867 
2,500,305 
Average size of farm 
acres 
609 
1,105 
104 
683 
1,700 
2,450 
851 
764 
MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL 
PRODUCTS SOLD AND GOVERNMENT 
PAYMENTS 
Total 
farms 
18,027 
6,939 
44 
326 
552 
1,044 
1,701 
3,272 
$1,000 
1,840,046 
1,544,142 
1,219 
67,912 
442,171 
313,853 
346,629 
372,357 
Average per farm 
dollars 
102,072 
222,531 
27,715 
208,319 
801,035 
300,626 
203,779 
113,801 
Farms by economic class: 
Less than $1 ,000 (see text) 
4,907 
1,234 
10 
56 
112 
177 
290 
589 
$1,000 to $2,499 
2,014 
552 
11 
29 
33 
58 
132 
289 
$2,500 to $4,999 
2,125 
576 
2 
31 
23 
64 
112 
344 
$5,000 to $9,999 
2,123 
756 
6 
35 
44 
132 
155 
384 
$10,000 to $24,999 
2,235 
856 
4 
38 
44 
98 
207 
465 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,468 
674 
3 
19 
52 
86 
148 
366 
$50,000 to $99,999 
1,133 
659 
6 
32 
52 
76 
148 
345 
$100,000 to $249,999 
913 
644 
1 
38 
54 
126 
181 
244 
$250,000 to $499,999 
538 
479 
1 
28 
59 
104 
162 
125 
$500,000 to $999,999 
313 
274 
_ 
8 
39 
64 
103 
60 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
258 
235 
- 
12 
40 
59 
63 
61 
$1,000,000 to $2,499,999 
160 
151 
- 
7 
20 
40 
39 
45 
$2,500,000 to $4,999,999 
51 
44 
- 
4 
9 
8 
16 
7 
$5,000,000 or more 
47 
40 
- 
1 
11 
11 
8 
9 
Total sales 
farms 
18,027 
6,939 
44 
326 
552 
1,044 
1,701 
3,272 
$1,000 
1,816,147 
1,526,187 
(D) 
(D) 
440,354 
309,224 
341,531 
366,758 
Grains, oilseeds, dry beans, and 
dry peas 
farms 
1,679 
1,104 
1 
40 
94 
229 
295 
445 
$1,000 
117,489 
99,880 
(D) 
4,467 
(D) 
25,440 
27,618 
27,345 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
480 
403 
1 
16 
53 
101 
134 
98 
$1,000 
100,785 
89,489 
(D) 
3,922 
(D) 
23,635 
25,170 
22,344 
Corn 
farms 
722 
516 
1 
13 
56 
115 
161 
170 
$1,000 
62,574 
53,948 
(D) 
(D) 
7,719 
13,504 
16,410 
13,856 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
288 
248 
1 
9 
37 
61 
93 
47 
$1,000 
54,750 
48,836 
(D) 
(D) 
7,371 
12,306 
15,161 
11,640 
Wheat 
farms 
722 
478 
24 
38 
93 
119 
204 
$1,000 
43,470 
36,570 
- 
1,714 
6,306 
9,018 
8,870 
10,662 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
201 
172 
- 
10 
26 
46 
42 
48 
$1,000 
34,860 
30,906 
- 
1,399 
6,062 
8,011 
7,180 
8,255 
Soybeans 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sorghum 
farms 
7 
6 
- 
- 
1 
1 
3 
1 
$1,000 
35 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Barley 
farms 
557 
368 
1 
13 
26 
83 
104 
141 
$1,000 
7,718 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
1,756 
2,062 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
29 
25 
2 
4 
5 
7 
7 
$1,000 
2,601 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
633 
735 
Rice 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other grains, oilseeds, 
dry beans, and dry peas 
farms 
256 
181 
4 
13 
47 
43 
74 
$1,000 
3,691 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
1,683 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
15 
14 
- 
- 
1 
8 
2 
3 
$1,000 
1,787 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
1,233 
(D) 
(D) 
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 
790 
390 
12 
12 
27 
47 
106 
186 
$1,000 
19,382 
(D) 
80 
(D) 
2,325 
1,987 
(D) 
6,772 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
64 
56 
- 
2 
9 
12 
14 
19 
$1,000 
14,854 
13,712 
- 
(D) 
2,189 
1,624 
(D) 
5,741 
Fruits, tree nuts, and berries 
farms 
639 
277 
_ 
3 
10 
40 
60 
164 
$1,000 
31,299 
28,782 
- 
8 
(D) 
(D) 
10,459 
6,642 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
44 
38 
- 
- 
3 
5 
15 
15 
$1,000 
27,610 
27,078 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
9,918 
5,729 
Fruits and tree nuts 
farms 
577 
253 
- 
3 
9 
36 
57 
148 
$1,000 
30,771 
28,338 
- 
8 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
42 
36 
- 
- 
3 
5 
14 
14 
$1,000 
27,200 
26,668 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
9,729 
5,511 
Berries 
farms 
108 
42 
- 
- 
3 
4 
9 
26 
$1,000 
528 
444 
- 
- 
8 
9 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
3 
3 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2 
1 
$1,000 
315 
315 
- 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
Nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, 
and sod (see text) 
farms 
298 
165 
4 
17 
27 
65 
52 
$1,000 
108,742 
70,617 
- 
982 
21,681 
9,279 
27,422 
1 1 ,253 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
107 
70 
- 
4 
7 
16 
24 
19 
$1,000 
107,197 
69,823 
- 
982 
21,607 
9,209 
27,093 
10,932 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
186 Utah 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
