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 
11,736 
11,069 
9,422 
9,443 
9,232 
8,716 
9,205 
8,861 
Land in farms 
acres 
30,363,641 
30,169,526 
34,402,726 
34,302,475 
34,088,692 
32,876,071 
33,595,135 
33,500,453 
Average size of farm 
acres 
2,587 
2,726 
3,651 
3,633 
3,692 
3,772 
3,650 
3,781 
Estimated market value of 
land and buildings 
Average per farm 
dollars 
1,759,200 
1,397,691 
1,080,945 
803,958 
808,346 
601,437 
533,284 
732,875 
Average per acre 
dollars 
680 
513 
290 
224 
222 
159 
147 
193 
Estimated market value of all 
machinery and equipment 1 
....$1,000 
1,340,393 
1,077,635 
672,815 
580,762 
564,454 
468,114 
418,833 
464,030 
Average per farm 
dollars 
114,212 
97,356 
74,757 
61,541 
61,161 
53,862 
45,709 
52,379 
Farms by size: 
1 to 9 acres 
1,086 
652 
477 
421 
405 
449 
795 
662 
1 0 to 49 acres 
2,291 
2,004 
1,536 
1,207 
1,157 
994 
989 
928 
50 to 1 79 acres 
2,353 
2,461 
1,748 
1,631 
1,568 
1,356 
1,356 
1,315 
180 to 499 acres 
1,743 
1,712 
1,465 
1,492 
1,441 
1,513 
1,536 
1,549 
500 to 999 acres 
1,109 
1,107 
961 
1,098 
1,069 
1,079 
1,091 
1,031 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
813 
859 
819 
973 
965 
880 
954 
945 
2,000 acres or more 
2,341 
2,274 
2,416 
2,621 
2,627 
2,445 
2,484 
2,431 
Total cropland 
farms 
6,688 
6,838 
7,017 
7,204 
7,122 
6,756 
7,237 
7,214 
acres 
2,418,931 
2,576,017 
2,989,804 
3,033,875 
2,967,899 
2,842,020 
2,838,627 
2,741,423 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
5,558 
5,573 
5,003 
6,198 
6,124 
5,735 
6,389 
6,473 
acres 
1,440,605 
1,536,240 
1,298,709 
1,801,314 
1,743,631 
1,532,732 
1,717,027 
1,813,830 
Irrigated land 
farms 
5,739 
5,793 
5,191 
5,384 
5,306 
5,076 
5,221 
5,284 
acres 
1,435,710 
1,550,723 
1,541,688 
1,749,908 
1,719,463 
1,464,585 
1,517,891 
1,564,576 
Market value of agricultural 
products sold (see text) 
....$1,000 
1,689,416 
1,157,535 
863,887 
904,576 
898,527 
824,205 
676,721 
606,327 
Average per farm 
dollars 
143,952 
104,575 
91,688 
95,793 
97,327 
94,562 
73,517 
68,426 
Crops, including nursery 
and greenhouse crops 
....$1,000 
438,958 
213,808 
137,776 
181,026 
173,216 
153,862 
124,693 
128,106 
Livestock, poultry, and 
their products 
....$1,000 
1,250,458 
943,728 
726,111 
723,549 
725,311 
670,343 
552,028 
478,221 
Farms by value of sales 2 : 
Less than $2,500 
4,300 
3,920 
2,895 
1,859 
1,709 
1,531 
1,987 
1,641 
$2,500 to $4,999 
799 
918 
575 
800 
784 
722 
766 
822 
$5,000 to $9,999 
915 
947 
935 
990 
959 
946 
977 
982 
$10,000 to $24,999 
1,161 
1,261 
1,224 
1,457 
1,470 
1,385 
1,497 
1,531 
$25,000 to $49,999 
875 
922 
988 
1,271 
1,238 
1,092 
1,241 
1,334 
$50,000 to $99,999 
923 
975 
998 
1,172 
1,172 
1,185 
1,154 
1,182 
$100,000 to $499,999 
2,115 
1,731 
1,510 
1,625 
1,634 
1,639 
1,399 
1,190 
$500,000 or more 
648 
395 
297 
269 
266 
216 
184 
138 
Farms by legal status for tax 
purposes (see text): 
Family or individual 
9,154 
8,784 
7,566 
7,349 
7,157 
6,781 
7,284 
6,976 
Partnership 
1,095 
1,024 
928 
972 
963 
976 
937 
907 
Corporation 
1,085 
1,019 
746 
937 
929 
840 
858 
826 
Other-cooperative, estate 
or trust, institutional, etc 
402 
242 
182 
185 
183 
119 
126 
152 
Principal operator by days of work 
off farm 3 : 
None 
4,430 
3,849 
4,167 
3,984 
3,956 
3,935 
3,932 
3,793 
Any 
7,306 
7,220 
5,255 
4,891 
4,722 
4,251 
4,674 
4,271 
200 days or more 
4,543 
4,371 
3,476 
2,903 
2,771 
2,435 
2,640 
2,500 
Principal operator by primary occupation: 
Farming 
5,845 
5,445 
5,760 
5,628 
5,583 
5,612 
5,953 
5,805 
Other 
5,891 
5,624 
3,662 
3,815 
3,649 
3,104 
3,252 
3,056 
Average age of principal operator 
years 
58.2 
57.1 
54.1 
54.3 
54.4 
53.4 
52.0 
50.8 
Total farm production 
expenses 1 
....$1,000 
1,552,595 
970,138 
828,003 
700,613 
690,403 
675,225 
536,980 
(NA) 
Selected farm production 
expenses ': 
Livestock and poultry purchased 
or leased 
....$1,000 
316,034 
215,888 
199,126 
182,278 
180,847 
212,437 
145,511 
144,233 
Feed purchased 
....$1,000 
320,457 
150,962 
137,943 
110,849 
110,332 
89,381 
60,555 
65,166 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners purchased 4 5 
....$1,000 
58,241 
31,959 
22,555 
25,606 
24,614 
21,444 
17,878 
17,752 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
....$1,000 
101,080 
66,227 
36,091 
39,190 
38,405 
36,536 
32,490 
44,050 
Hired farm labor 
....$1,000 
133,210 
97,820 
81,799 
59,241 
58,236 
57,677 
50,342 
40,613 
Interest expense 6 
....$1,000 
81,727 
68,386 
63,529 
59,202 
58,139 
53,470 
54,696 
86,792 
Chemicals purchased 4 
....$1,000 
22,200 
11,630 
10,532 
11,968 
11,648 
9,491 
9,118 
6,311 
Livestock and poultry: 
Cattle and calves 
inventory 
farms 
6,115 
5,625 
5,282 
6,476 
6,370 
5,839 
5,990 
6,428 
number 
1,307,731 
1,311,799 
1,297,042 
1,660,900 
1,690,264 
1,424,002 
1,412,901 
1,509,913 
Beef cows 
farms 
5,080 
4,870 
4,590 
5,582 
5,526 
5,114 
5,082 
5,310 
number 
664,254 
732,141 
732,546 
847,520 
862,639 
746,789 
689,166 
718,771 
Milk cows 
farms 
206 
122 
265 
353 
337 
523 
788 
1,273 
number 
6,194 
6,644 
4,214 
6,298 
6,254 
7,596 
9,287 
13,315 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
5,271 
4,880 
4,997 
6,356 
6,295 
5,866 
5,965 
6,269 
number 
1,067,003 
1,036,661 
1,127,826 
1,122,270 
1,130,839 
1,014,982 
956,523 
981,010 
Hogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
270 
272 
184 
307 
296 
379 
474 
567 
number 
85,432 
107,180 
114,047 
91,107 
91,135 
39,128 
28,437 
30,375 
Hogs and pigs sold 
farms 
288 
368 
247 
255 
246 
342 
407 
480 
number 
456,300 
330,377 
356,435 
227,762 
227,835 
60,335 
54,255 
57,700 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
Wyoming 7 
