Table 44. Farms by Concentration of Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Characteristics 
All farms 
Fewest number of farms accounting for- 
1 0 percent of sales 
25 percent of sales 
50 percent of sales 
75 percent of sales 
Farms 
number 
11,736 
6 
41 
310 
1,159 
percent 
100.0 
0.1 
0.3 
2.6 
9.9 
Land in farms 
acres 
30,363,641 
(D) 
1,356,007 
7,358,497 
15,201,192 
Average size of farm 
acres 
2,587 
(D) 
33,073 
23,737 
13,116 
Estimated market value of land and 
buildings 
farms 
11,736 
6 
41 
310 
1,159 
$1,000 
20,645,976 
(D) 
547,732 
3,596,627 
7,840,738 
Average per farm 
dollars 
1,759,200 
(D) 
13,359,316 
11,602,023 
6,765,089 
Average per acre 
dollars 
680 
(D) 
404 
489 
516 
Estimated market value of all machinery and 
equipment 
$1,000 
1,340,393 
27,437 
80,417 
264,820 
540,237 
percent 
100.0 
2.0 
6.0 
19.8 
40.3 
Land in farms according to use: 
Total cropland 
acres 
2,418,931 
21,097 
77,814 
451,852 
1,077,472 
Harvested cropland 
acres 
1,440,605 
16,346 
66,350 
338,045 
766,643 
Pastureland, excluding woodland 
pastured 
acres 
27,486,660 
(D) 
1,274,604 
6,847,627 
13,952,898 
Market value of agricultural products 
sold (see text) 
$1,000 
1,689,416 
178,274 
424,500 
845,070 
1,267,122 
Average per farm 
dollars 
143,952 
29,712,323 
10,353,659 
2,726,033 
1,093,289 
Grains, oilseeds, dry beans, and 
dry peas 
farms 
1,154 
4 
26 
151 
426 
$1,000 
169,765 
1,439 
16,459 
82,689 
132,013 
Tobacco 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Cotton and cottonseed 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Vegetables, melons, potatoes, and 
sweet potatoes 
farms 
55 
- 
- 
3 
5 
$1,000 
3,246 
- 
- 
(D) 
3,020 
Fruits, tree nuts, and berries 
farms 
37 
- 
- 
1 
2 
$1,000 
291 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
Fruits and tree nuts 
farms 
30 
- 
- 
1 
1 
$1,000 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
Berries 
farms 
8 
- 
- 
- 
1 
$1,000 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
Nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and 
sod (see text) 
farms 
92 
- 
- 
2 
9 
$1,000 
8,083 
- 
- 
(D) 
4,208 
Cut Christmas trees and short-rotation 
woody crops 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Cut Christmas trees 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Short rotation woody crops 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other crops and hay (see text) 
farms 
4,108 
1 
18 
185 
672 
$1,000 
257,573 
(D) 
10,294 
74,627 
153,940 
Maple syrup (see text) 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Cattle and calves 
farms 
5,271 
6 
38 
251 
954 
$1,000 
1,101,195 
(D) 
337,227 
587,421 
854,325 
Milk from cows (see text) 
farms 
29 
1 
1 
4 
10 
$1,000 
22,904 
(D) 
(D) 
18,733 
21,481 
Hogs and pigs 
farms 
288 
3 
4 
13 
$1,000 
35,101 
- 
34,665 
34,665 
34,710 
Sheep, goats, wool, mohair, 
and milk (see text) 
farms 
837 
- 
3 
36 
103 
$1,000 
51,300 
- 
(D) 
31,368 
43,139 
Horses, ponies, mules, burros, 
and donkeys 
farms 
1,703 
1 
6 
42 
146 
$1,000 
17,867 
(D) 
457 
954 
4,667 
Poultry and eggs 
farms 
717 
- 
6 
28 
$1,000 
602 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
Aquaculture 
farms 
21 
- 
- 
2 
6 
$1,000 
5,586 
- 
- 
(D) 
4,918 
Other animals and other animal 
products (see text) 
farms 
303 
- 
- 
5 
30 
$1,000 
15,902 
- 
- 
7,849 
10,636 
Value of organically produced 
commodities (see text) 
farms 
44 
- 
- 
3 
11 
$1,000 
9,343 
- 
- 
4,850 
6,844 
Value of landlords' share 
of total sales (see text) 
farms 
425 
- 
4 
39 
111 
$1,000 
17,757 
- 
859 
8,076 
11,801 
Total farm production expenses 
farms 
11,736 
6 
41 
310 
1,159 
$1,000 
1,552,595 
166,170 
390,882 
723,102 
1,045,184 
Selected farm production expenses: 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners purchased 
farms 
3,144 
4 
27 
195 
627 
$1,000 
58,241 
278 
4,919 
22,742 
40,111 
Chemicals purchased 
farms 
3,940 
5 
29 
204 
696 
$1,000 
22,200 
168 
3,870 
10,791 
16,270 
Livestock and poultry purchased 
or leased (see text) 
farms 
4,349 
5 
37 
215 
768 
$1,000 
316,034 
77,502 
153,386 
220,226 
274,250 
Feed purchased 
farms 
8,484 
6 
40 
263 
979 
$1,000 
320,457 
66,677 
131,272 
184,177 
235,227 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
farms 
10,974 
6 
41 
310 
1,155 
$1,000 
101,080 
3,594 
10,420 
30,342 
54,732 
Utilities (see text) 
farms 
8,083 
6 
41 
310 
1,159 
$1,000 
54,723 
1,309 
6,265 
16,084 
32,066 
Hired farm labor 
farms 
3,133 
6 
40 
288 
930 
$1,000 
133,210 
6,475 
20,581 
57,289 
92,172 
Interest expense 
farms 
4,756 
6 
33 
239 
760 
$1,000 
81,727 
1,258 
6,038 
20,634 
37,005 
Government payments 
farms 
2,807 
2 
21 
173 
591 
$1,000 
28,146 
(D) 
712 
3,665 
10,803 
Inventory of selected livestock: 
Cattle and calves 
farms 
6,115 
6 
37 
239 
925 
number 
1,307,731 
66,501 
172,320 
461,275 
820,148 
Milk cows 
farms 
206 
1 
1 
6 
25 
number 
6,194 
(D) 
(D) 
4,321 
5,221 
Hogs and pigs 
farms 
270 
3 
3 
12 
number 
85,432 
- 
83,110 
83,110 
83,483 
34 Wyoming 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
