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 
11,736 
7,792 
3,207 
737 
5,301 
6,435 
percent 
100.0 
66.4 
27.3 
6.3 
45.2 
54.8 
Land in farms 
acres 
30,363,641 
8,759,886 
19,017,617 
2,586,138 
12,135,449 
18,228,192 
Average size of farm 
acres 
2,587 
1,124 
5,930 
3,509 
2,289 
2,833 
MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL 
PRODUCTS SOLD AND GOVERNMENT 
PAYMENTS 
Total 
farms 
1 1 ,736 
7,792 
3,207 
737 
5,301 
6,435 
$1,000 
1,717,562 
657,115 
940,358 
120,089 
677,714 
1,039,848 
Average per farm 
dollars 
146,350 
84,332 
293,220 
162,943 
127,846 
161,592 
Farms by economic class: 
Less than $1 ,000 (see text) 
3,124 
2,596 
394 
134 
1,525 
1,599 
$1,000 to $2,499 
900 
794 
74 
32 
380 
520 
$2,500 to $4,999 
826 
682 
114 
30 
361 
465 
$5,000 to $9,999 
978 
750 
174 
54 
427 
551 
$10,000 to $24,999 
1,234 
856 
284 
94 
502 
732 
$25,000 to $49,999 
933 
583 
276 
74 
425 
508 
$50,000 to $99,999 
928 
495 
374 
59 
452 
476 
$100,000 to $249,999 
1,328 
556 
634 
138 
612 
716 
$250,000 to $499,999 
819 
295 
458 
66 
359 
460 
$500,000 to $999,999 
415 
117 
266 
32 
164 
251 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
251 
68 
159 
24 
94 
157 
$1,000,000 to $2,499,999 
172 
39 
115 
18 
71 
101 
$2,500,000 to $4,999,999 
50 
16 
28 
6 
14 
36 
$5,000,000 or more 
29 
13 
16 
- 
9 
20 
Total sales 
farms 
11,736 
7,792 
3,207 
737 
5,301 
6,435 
$1,000 
1,689,416 
645,097 
926,000 
118,319 
666,967 
1,022,448 
Grains, oilseeds, dry beans, and 
dry peas 
farms 
1,154 
423 
617 
114 
565 
589 
$1,000 
169,765 
28,113 
117,744 
23,907 
73,665 
96,100 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
581 
146 
370 
65 
278 
303 
$1,000 
159,158 
23,457 
112,920 
22,780 
67,859 
91,299 
Corn 
farms 
508 
171 
282 
55 
236 
272 
$1,000 
69,167 
13,865 
45,024 
10,278 
27,795 
41,372 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
289 
76 
179 
34 
124 
165 
$1,000 
64,172 
11,830 
42,621 
9,720 
25,107 
39,065 
Wheat 
farms 
374 
131 
212 
31 
168 
206 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
19,943 
1,598 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
130 
30 
91 
9 
53 
77 
$1,000 
21,884 
3,242 
17,556 
1,086 
7,764 
14,120 
Soybeans 
farms 
1 
1 
- 
- 
1 
- 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sorghum 
farms 
5 
1 
4 
- 
3 
2 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
29 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1 
1 
- 
- 
1 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
Barley 
farms 
406 
126 
234 
46 
228 
178 
$1,000 
33,655 
4,078 
23,667 
5,911 
17,668 
15,987 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
168 
29 
116 
23 
95 
73 
$1,000 
29,725 
2,629 
21,457 
5,639 
15,151 
14,574 
Rice 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other grains, oilseeds, 
dry beans, and dry peas 
farms 
390 
105 
237 
48 
174 
216 
$1,000 
40,427 
5,225 
29,081 
6,121 
18,096 
22,331 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
207 
35 
142 
30 
100 
107 
$1,000 
37,482 
4,299 
27,472 
5,711 
16,636 
20,845 
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 
55 
42 
8 
5 
19 
36 
$1,000 
3,246 
166 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
3 
- 
1 
2 
1 
2 
$1,000 
3,013 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Fruits, tree nuts, and berries 
farms 
37 
33 
4 
- 
16 
21 
$1,000 
291 
204 
87 
- 
94 
197 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1 
1 
- 
- 
- 
1 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
Fruits and tree nuts 
farms 
30 
28 
2 
- 
13 
17 
$1,000 
(D) 
201 
(D) 
- 
92 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1 
1 
- 
- 
1 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
Berries 
farms 
8 
6 
2 
- 
4 
4 
$1,000 
(D) 
3 
(D) 
- 
2 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, 
and sod (see text) 
farms 
92 
76 
10 
6 
34 
58 
$1,000 
8,083 
4,995 
1,991 
1,097 
2,250 
5,833 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
25 
17 
3 
5 
10 
15 
$1,000 
7,544 
4,556 
(D) 
(D) 
2,058 
5,487 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
210 Wyoming 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
