Table 64. Summary by Size of Farm: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
140 to 179 
acres 
180 to 219 
acres 
220 to 259 
acres 
260 to 499 
acres 
500 to 999 
acres 
1,000 to 1,999 
acres 
2,000 or more 
acres 
FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 
Farms 
number 
5,261 
4,132 
3,026 
8,530 
3,885 
1,580 
671 
percent 
7.5 
5.9 
4.3 
12.2 
5.6 
2.3 
1.0 
Land in farms 
acres 
828,746 
816,094 
718,355 
3,004,996 
2,621,390 
2,098,495 
2,165,677 
Average size of farm 
acres 
158 
198 
237 
352 
675 
1,328 
3,228 
MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL 
PRODUCTS SOLD AND GOVERNMENT 
PAYMENTS 
Total 
farms 
5,261 
4,132 
3,026 
8,530 
3,885 
1,580 
671 
$1,000 
417,650 
435,091 
420,500 
2,130,939 
2,552,571 
2,141,445 
2,470,858 
Average per farm 
dollars 
79,386 
105,298 
138,962 
249,817 
657,032 
1 ,355,345 
3,682,351 
Farms by economic class: 
Less than $1 ,000 (see text) 
390 
186 
120 
163 
36 
7 
1 
$1,000 to $2,499 
335 
182 
92 
137 
19 
2 
2 
$2,500 to $4,999 
354 
190 
121 
187 
31 
3 
2 
$5,000 to $9,999 
481 
274 
149 
252 
23 
6 
- 
$10,000 to $24,999 
719 
461 
262 
490 
68 
14 
4 
$25,000 to $49,999 
703 
498 
299 
515 
62 
7 
5 
$50,000 to $99,999 
1,086 
907 
579 
1,072 
164 
13 
3 
$100,000 to $249,999 
946 
1,073 
909 
2,681 
526 
38 
6 
$250,000 to $499,999 
191 
315 
422 
2,237 
1,254 
166 
15 
$500,000 to $999,999 
40 
34 
60 
640 
1,119 
565 
37 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
16 
12 
13 
156 
583 
759 
596 
$1,000,000 to $2,499,999 
13 
8 
10 
134 
501 
563 
280 
$2,500,000 to $4,999,999 
1 
1 
2 
15 
65 
164 
174 
$5,000,000 or more 
2 
3 
1 
7 
17 
32 
142 
Total sales 
farms 
5,261 
4,132 
3,026 
8,530 
3,885 
1,580 
671 
$1,000 
405,457 
422,913 
408,920 
2,076,995 
2,502,054 
2,104,333 
2,445,744 
Grains, oilseeds, dry beans, and 
dry peas 
farms 
3,111 
2,783 
2,197 
6,665 
3,391 
1,395 
591 
$1,000 
117,401 
119,101 
113,946 
578,923 
694,589 
724,848 
812,282 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
921 
997 
899 
3,928 
2,798 
1,317 
575 
$1,000 
76,794 
85,744 
86,422 
516,382 
679,674 
722,885 
811,870 
Corn 
farms 
2,762 
2,516 
2,011 
6,255 
3,227 
1,332 
560 
$1,000 
78,666 
79,197 
75,982 
395,820 
477,994 
510,033 
579,257 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
502 
552 
535 
2,909 
2,434 
1,228 
536 
$1,000 
38,316 
41,420 
44,743 
320,010 
457,508 
507,171 
578,537 
Wheat 
farms 
367 
381 
339 
1,238 
903 
514 
231 
$1,000 
4,061 
4,697 
5,091 
23,146 
26,248 
26,612 
26,527 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
3 
5 
6 
58 
142 
196 
166 
$1,000 
197 
278 
398 
3,676 
10,180 
18,578 
24,736 
Soybeans 
farms 
1,570 
1,474 
1,176 
4,015 
2,361 
1,108 
477 
$1,000 
32,932 
33,402 
30,968 
152,468 
184,467 
184,366 
199,622 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
76 
119 
143 
1,073 
1,423 
930 
448 
$1,000 
4,859 
7,741 
9,698 
84,367 
159,525 
179,276 
198,832 
Sorghum 
farms 
7 
5 
14 
33 
18 
7 
7 
$1,000 
(D) 
16 
71 
515 
163 
97 
148 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
7 
1 
- 
1 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
355 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
Barley 
farms 
71 
73 
77 
229 
113 
28 
13 
$1,000 
(D) 
206 
228 
988 
897 
414 
194 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
2 
1 
1 
1 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Rice 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other grains, oilseeds, 
dry beans, and dry peas 
farms 
642 
665 
525 
1,581 
747 
235 
92 
$1,000 
1,600 
1,583 
1,606 
5,985 
4,820 
3,326 
6,535 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
4 
- 
- 
- 
8 
11 
21 
$1,000 
237 
- 
- 
- 
626 
1,293 
5,564 
Tobacco 
farms 
8 
7 
5 
19 
12 
5 
5 
$1,000 
156 
(D) 
(D) 
278 
292 
(D) 
435 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
1 
1 
- 
2 
1 
4 
$1,000 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Cotton and cottonseed 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Vegetables, melons, potatoes, 
and sweet potatoes 
farms 
149 
124 
83 
314 
287 
170 
106 
$1,000 
6,219 
4,859 
3,232 
22,646 
62,739 
96,086 
326,689 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
31 
17 
12 
96 
183 
131 
96 
$1,000 
4,600 
2,906 
1,943 
17,639 
60,128 
95,110 
326,301 
Fruits, tree nuts, and berries 
farms 
84 
62 
27 
97 
42 
40 
24 
$1,000 
5,893 
4,085 
3,245 
36,332 
26,875 
50,146 
68,113 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
21 
23 
7 
50 
35 
37 
22 
$1,000 
5,478 
3,465 
3,035 
35,650 
26,756 
50,139 
(D) 
Fruits and tree nuts 
farms 
48 
27 
15 
30 
6 
4 
1 
$1,000 
1,402 
1,329 
1,477 
2,552 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
6 
6 
3 
7 
2 
1 
$1,000 
1,063 
(D) 
(D) 
2,395 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
Berries 
farms 
51 
40 
13 
73 
36 
36 
24 
$1,000 
4,491 
2,756 
1,768 
33,780 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
13 
17 
4 
43 
33 
36 
22 
$1,000 
4,251 
2,510 
1,709 
33,199 
24,361 
(D) 
68,079 
Nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, 
and sod (see text) 
farms 
64 
35 
25 
62 
17 
7 
8 
$1,000 
3,434 
3,782 
(D) 
21,347 
12,814 
(D) 
15,677 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
15 
12 
5 
36 
15 
3 
8 
$1,000 
2,757 
3,539 
(D) 
20,972 
(D) 
(D) 
15,677 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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