Table 69. Summary by Age and Primary Occupation of Principal Operator: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Other occupations 
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 
19,599 
61 
794 
2,087 
4,911 
6,538 
5,208 
percent 
52.6 
0.2 
2.1 
5.6 
13.2 
17.6 
14.0 
Land in farms 
acres 
2,935,614 
3,066 
74,700 
182,281 
399,333 
789,493 
1,486,741 
Average size of farm 
acres 
150 
50 
94 
87 
81 
121 
285 
MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL 
PRODUCTS SOLD AND GOVERNMENT 
PAYMENTS 
Total 
farms 
19,599 
61 
794 
2,087 
4,911 
6,538 
5,208 
$1,000 
979,516 
2,389 
18,727 
163,182 
217,431 
408,597 
169,190 
Average per farm 
dollars 
49,978 
39,165 
23,586 
78,190 
44,274 
62,496 
32,487 
Farms by economic class: 
Less than $1 ,000 (see text) 
6,863 
13 
257 
710 
1,733 
2,340 
1,810 
$1,000 to $2,499 
3,179 
19 
150 
353 
836 
1,047 
774 
$2,500 to $4,999 
2,719 
7 
105 
308 
689 
916 
694 
$5,000 to $9,999 
2,386 
6 
100 
242 
587 
745 
706 
$10,000 to $24,999 
2,087 
6 
84 
200 
470 
723 
604 
$25,000 to $49,999 
938 
1 
34 
90 
235 
300 
278 
$50,000 to $99,999 
562 
- 
28 
68 
122 
177 
167 
$100,000 to $249,999 
475 
8 
26 
64 
125 
158 
94 
$250,000 to $499,999 
169 
- 
5 
17 
57 
62 
28 
$500,000 to $999,999 
92 
1 
1 
20 
24 
17 
29 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
129 
- 
4 
15 
33 
53 
24 
$1,000,000 to $2,499,999 
75 
- 
3 
4 
23 
31 
14 
$2,500,000 to $4,999,999 
23 
- 
1 
4 
6 
6 
6 
$5,000,000 or more 
31 
- 
- 
7 
4 
16 
4 
Total sales 
farms 
19,599 
61 
794 
2,087 
4,911 
6,538 
5,208 
$1,000 
940,792 
2,280 
18,194 
159,778 
211,060 
397,165 
152,315 
Grains, oilseeds, dry beans, and 
dry peas 
farms 
704 
1 
31 
56 
207 
245 
164 
$1,000 
79,350 
(D) 
(D) 
7,567 
20,800 
33,720 
13,399 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
250 
1 
20 
25 
55 
87 
62 
$1,000 
73,303 
(D) 
(D) 
7,052 
18,684 
31,685 
12,086 
Corn 
farms 
159 
8 
18 
45 
55 
33 
$1,000 
6,496 
- 
726 
1,068 
1,321 
2,350 
1,032 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
37 
- 
6 
5 
8 
9 
9 
$1,000 
5,134 
- 
(D) 
847 
(D) 
1,777 
(D) 
Wheat 
farms 
468 
1 
21 
27 
141 
156 
122 
$1,000 
61,156 
(D) 
(D) 
5,736 
16,083 
26,328 
9,936 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
204 
1 
14 
16 
44 
78 
51 
$1,000 
57,191 
(D) 
(D) 
5,493 
14,701 
25,152 
8,817 
Soybeans 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sorghum 
farms 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
$1,000 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Barley 
farms 
102 
- 
- 
13 
46 
29 
14 
$1,000 
(D) 
- 
- 
187 
1,162 
1,034 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
10 
- 
- 
2 
3 
2 
3 
$1,000 
1 ,656 
- 
- 
(D) 
382 
(D) 
410 
Rice 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other grains, oilseeds, 
dry beans, and dry peas 
farms 
133 
10 
16 
32 
52 
23 
$1,000 
8,753 
- 
63 
577 
2,235 
4,008 
1,869 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
34 
- 
- 
3 
9 
12 
10 
$1,000 
7,827 
- 
- 
392 
2,033 
3,616 
1,785 
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 
1,194 
8 
45 
210 
318 
378 
235 
$1,000 
99,048 
(D) 
242 
20,143 
15,919 
56,440 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
66 
5 
- 
17 
18 
12 
14 
$1,000 
93,485 
(D) 
- 
19,173 
14,324 
54,720 
(D) 
Fruits, tree nuts, and berries 
farms 
2,133 
12 
61 
266 
548 
758 
488 
$1,000 
378,952 
438 
7,785 
61,863 
53,719 
167,652 
87,496 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
502 
3 
17 
78 
140 
170 
94 
$1,000 
363,012 
390 
7,176 
60,233 
49,353 
161,939 
83,921 
Fruits and tree nuts 
farms 
1,602 
5 
35 
177 
399 
590 
396 
$1,000 
349,374 
430 
(D) 
(D) 
48,299 
163,003 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
464 
3 
17 
72 
129 
153 
90 
$1,000 
336,054 
(D) 
(D) 
45,731 
44,586 
158,236 
79,936 
Berries 
farms 
706 
7 
31 
100 
191 
241 
136 
$1,000 
29,578 
8 
(D) 
(D) 
5,420 
4,649 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
40 
- 
6 
12 
17 
5 
$1,000 
26,793 
- 
- 
(D) 
4,718 
3,653 
(D) 
Nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, 
and sod (see text) 
farms 
685 
2 
30 
72 
137 
252 
192 
$1,000 
99,004 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
27,662 
22,307 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
87 
4 
12 
23 
22 
26 
$1,000 
93,099 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
26,400 
20,036 
(D) 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
Washington 193 
