Table 61. Selected Farm Characteristics by Race: 2012 
[Data were collected for a maximum of three operators. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 
Any operator reporting race as- 
Any operator 
reporting ethnicity 
as Spanish, 
Hispanic, or 
Latino origin 
Characteristics 
American Indian 
or Alaska Native 
alone or in 
combination with 
other races 
Asian 
alone or in 
combination with 
other races 
Black or African 
American 
alone or in 
combination with 
other races 
Native Hawaiian 
or Other Pacific 
Islander alone or 
in combination with 
other races 
White 
alone or in 
combination with 
other races 
FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 
Farms 
number 
1,070 
410 
1,123 
6 
43,430 
647 
Land in farms 
....acres 
227,456 
34,132 
169,874 
214 
13,592,642 
125,760 
FARMS BY SIZE 
1 to 9 acres 
52 
22 
89 
_ 
1,806 
51 
1 0 to 49 acres 
389 
186 
400 
5 
1 1 ,329 
229 
50 to 1 79 acres 
394 
170 
420 
1 
15,980 
218 
1 80 to 499 acres 
160 
28 
159 
- 
8,526 
110 
500 acres or more 
75 
4 
55 
- 
5,789 
39 
OWNED AND RENTED LAND IN FARMS 
Owned land in farms 
....farms 
1,020 
409 
957 
6 
40,536 
616 
acres 
175,307 
31,974 
83,490 
214 
7,174,900 
72,676 
Rented or leased land in farms 
....farms 
298 
20 
437 
- 
13,823 
174 
acres 
52,149 
2,158 
86,384 
- 
6,417,742 
53,084 
TENURE 
Full owners 
....farms 
772 
390 
686 
6 
29,607 
473 
acres 
138,047 
27,615 
57,098 
214 
4,746,269 
50,443 
Part owners 
....farms 
248 
19 
271 
- 
10,929 
143 
acres 
74,471 
(D) 
73,344 
- 
6,267,405 
56,916 
Tenants 
....farms 
50 
1 
166 
- 
2,894 
31 
acres 
14,938 
(D) 
39,432 
- 
2,578,968 
18,401 
MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS 
SOLD AND GOVERNMENT PAYMENTS 
Total 
....farms 
1,070 
410 
1,123 
6 
43,430 
647 
$1,000 
115,601 
411,477 
74,639 
(D) 
9,577,246 
87,667 
Market value of agricultural 
products sold 
....farms 
1,070 
410 
1,123 
6 
43,430 
647 
$1,000 
113,674 
410,990 
69,677 
(D) 
9,319,532 
86,505 
Crops, including nursery and 
greenhouse crops 
....farms 
304 
83 
467 
3 
14,198 
148 
$1,000 
14,354 
579 
58,039 
5 
4,792,745 
19,304 
Livestock, poultry, and 
their products 
....farms 
660 
338 
363 
5 
26,060 
409 
$1,000 
99,320 
410,410 
11,637 
(D) 
4,526,788 
67,201 
Government payments 
....farms 
259 
83 
587 
1 
12,451 
165 
$1,000 
1,927 
487 
4,962 
(D) 
257,714 
1,162 
FARMS BY ECONOMIC CLASS 
Less than $1 ,000 
320 
57 
257 
_ 
8,666 
189 
$1 ,000 to $2,499 
125 
9 
141 
2 
4,180 
88 
$2,500 to $4,999 
120 
34 
142 
1 
4,803 
76 
$5,000 to $9,999 
108 
18 
188 
2 
5,681 
71 
$10,000 to $24,999 
166 
22 
156 
- 
7,038 
82 
$25,000 to $49,999 
91 
14 
84 
- 
3,615 
40 
$50,000 or more 
140 
256 
155 
1 
9,447 
101 
COMMODITY CREDIT CORPORATION (CCC) LOANS 
AND FEDERAL FARM PROGRAM PAYMENTS 
CCC loans (see text) 
....farms 
_ 
_ 
13 
_ 
483 
1 
$1,000 
- 
- 
633 
- 
124,528 
(D) 
Conservation Reserve, Wetlands Reserve, 
Farmable Wetlands, or Conservation 
Reserve Enhancement Programs payments 
....farms 
36 
5 
132 
- 
2,505 
23 
$1,000 
116 
25 
489 
- 
12,408 
55 
Other Federal farm program payments 
....farms 
243 
78 
549 
1 
1 1 ,757 
156 
$1,000 
1,811 
463 
4,472 
(D) 
245,306 
1,106 
FARMS BY NORTH AMERICAN INDUSTRY 
CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM (NAICS) 
Oilseed and grain farming (1111) 
27 
- 
307 
- 
3,936 
24 
Vegetable and melon farming (1112) 
4 
2 
34 
- 
408 
6 
Fruit and tree nut farming (1113) 
19 
1 
10 
- 
391 
9 
Greenhouse, nursery, and floriculture 
production (1 1 14) 
3 
- 
2 
- 
250 
3 
Other crop farming (1119) 
213 
33 
291 
3 
8,469 
95 
Tobacco farming (11191) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Cotton farming (1 1192) 
2 
- 
2 
- 
284 
- 
Sugarcane farming, hay farming, and all other 
crop farming (1 1 1 93, 1 1 1 94, 1 1 1 99) 
211 
33 
289 
3 
8,185 
95 
Beef cattle ranching and farming (112111) 
538 
98 
326 
- 
21,525 
321 
Cattle feedlots (112112) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
3 
- 
Dairy cattle and milk production (1 1212) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
106 
1 
Hog and pig farming (1122) 
8 
- 
7 
- 
216 
3 
Poultry and egg production (1123) 
84 
256 
18 
1 
3,034 
56 
Sheep and goat farming (1124) 
48 
3 
32 
2 
1,071 
32 
Animal aquaculture and other animal 
production (1125, 1129) 
126 
17 
96 
- 
4,021 
97 
--continued 
50 Arkansas 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
