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 
18,027 
12,511 
4,146 
1,370 
9,508 
8,519 
percent 
100.0 
69.4 
23.0 
7.6 
52.7 
47.3 
Land in farms 
acres 
10,974,396 
7,189,258 
3,265,172 
519,966 
7,336,414 
3,637,982 
Average size of farm 
acres 
609 
575 
788 
380 
772 
427 
MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL 
PRODUCTS SOLD AND GOVERNMENT 
PAYMENTS 
Total 
farms 
18,027 
12,511 
4,146 
1,370 
9,508 
8,519 
$1,000 
1,840,046 
941,564 
780,462 
118,019 
950,960 
889,086 
Average per farm 
Farms by economic class: 
dollars 
102,072 
75,259 
188,245 
86,145 
100,017 
104,365 
Less than $1 ,000 (see text) 
4,907 
4,005 
502 
400 
2,589 
2,318 
$1,000 to $2,499 
2,014 
1,650 
230 
134 
1,057 
957 
$2,500 to $4,999 
2,125 
1,648 
326 
151 
1,127 
998 
$5,000 to $9,999 
2,123 
1,520 
424 
179 
1,154 
969 
$10,000 to $24,999 
2,235 
1,421 
623 
191 
1,181 
1,054 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,468 
866 
495 
107 
843 
625 
$50,000 to $99,999 
1,133 
560 
480 
93 
600 
533 
$100,000 to $249,999 
913 
410 
461 
42 
490 
423 
$250,000 to $499,999 
538 
204 
297 
37 
231 
307 
$500,000 to $999,999 
313 
116 
177 
20 
137 
176 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
258 
111 
131 
16 
99 
159 
$1,000,000 to $2,499,999 
160 
69 
86 
5 
59 
101 
$2,500,000 to $4,999,999 
51 
19 
23 
9 
18 
33 
$5,000,000 or more 
47 
23 
22 
2 
22 
25 
Total sales 
farms 
18,027 
12,511 
4,146 
1,370 
9,508 
8,519 
$1,000 
1,816,147 
930,985 
768,671 
116,491 
939,888 
876,260 
Grains, oilseeds, dry beans, and 
dry peas 
farms 
1,679 
696 
836 
147 
956 
723 
$1,000 
117,489 
39,019 
69,832 
8,637 
61,048 
56,441 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
480 
151 
297 
32 
250 
230 
$1,000 
100,785 
31,626 
61,876 
7,284 
51,204 
49,582 
Corn 
farms 
722 
270 
397 
55 
413 
309 
$1,000 
62,574 
22,374 
36,817 
3,384 
33,287 
29,287 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
288 
88 
184 
16 
147 
141 
$1,000 
54,750 
18,960 
33,131 
2,658 
28,332 
26,418 
Wheat 
farms 
722 
283 
382 
57 
424 
298 
$1,000 
43,470 
13,269 
25,834 
4,367 
22,172 
21,298 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
201 
65 
117 
19 
100 
101 
$1,000 
34,860 
10,314 
20,749 
3,797 
17,222 
17,638 
Soybeans 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sorghum 
farms 
7 
2 
5 
- 
- 
7 
$1,000 
35 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
35 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Barley 
farms 
557 
204 
324 
29 
298 
259 
$1,000 
7,718 
2,208 
5,073 
437 
4,214 
3,504 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
29 
7 
21 
1 
14 
15 
$1,000 
2,601 
(D) 
1,911 
(D) 
1,393 
1,208 
Rice 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other grains, oilseeds, 
dry beans, and dry peas 
farms 
256 
89 
115 
52 
129 
127 
$1,000 
3,691 
(D) 
(D) 
450 
1,375 
2,316 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
15 
3 
10 
2 
5 
10 
$1,000 
1,787 
(D) 
1,122 
(D) 
385 
1,402 
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 
548 
141 
101 
373 
417 
$1,000 
19,382 
4,144 
11,951 
3,287 
7,075 
12,306 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
64 
15 
37 
12 
32 
32 
$1,000 
14,854 
1,397 
10,960 
2,497 
4,798 
10,056 
Fruits, tree nuts, and berries 
farms 
639 
526 
96 
17 
311 
328 
$1,000 
31,299 
10,556 
16,619 
4,124 
5,054 
26,245 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
44 
18 
19 
7 
15 
29 
$1,000 
27,610 
7,553 
16,003 
4,055 
3,321 
24,289 
Fruits and tree nuts 
farms 
577 
475 
86 
16 
292 
285 
$1,000 
30,771 
(D) 
16,338 
(D) 
5,011 
25,761 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
42 
18 
18 
6 
15 
27 
$1,000 
27,200 
7,480 
15,731 
3,988 
3,317 
23,883 
Berries 
farms 
108 
80 
23 
5 
41 
67 
$1,000 
528 
(D) 
281 
(D) 
44 
485 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
3 
2 
1 
- 
3 
$1,000 
315 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
315 
Nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, 
and sod (see text) 
farms 
298 
231 
45 
22 
125 
173 
$1,000 
108,742 
46,802 
49,343 
12,596 
22,364 
86,378 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
107 
68 
27 
12 
39 
68 
$1,000 
107,197 
45,523 
49,152 
12,522 
21,639 
85,558 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data Utah 211 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
