Table 60. Selected Farm Characteristics by Race of Principal Operator: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Operators reporting one race 
Characteristics 
All principal 
operators 
American Indian 
or 
Alaska Native 
Asian 
Black 
or 
African American 
2012 
2007 
2012 
2007 
2012 
2007 
2012 
2007 
FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 
Farms 
number 
2,109,303 
2,204,792 
37,851 
34,706 
13,669 
11,214 
33,371 
30,599 
Land in farms 
acres 
914,527,657 
922,095,840 
50,859,898 
49,680,678 
1 ,453,328 
1 ,389,766 
3,645,289 
3,182,313 
FARMS BY SIZE 
1 to 9 acres 
223,634 
232,849 
12,558 
13,108 
4,987 
3,970 
3,933 
3,849 
1 0 to 49 acres 
589,549 
620,283 
8,962 
8,312 
4,774 
3,880 
12,481 
1 1 ,722 
50 to 1 79 acres 
634,047 
660,530 
7,709 
6,740 
2,597 
2,067 
12,467 
11,184 
1 80 to 499 acres 
346,038 
368,368 
4,001 
3,471 
805 
776 
3,544 
3,064 
500 acres or more 
316,035 
322,762 
4,621 
3,075 
506 
521 
946 
780 
OWNED AND RENTED LAND IN FARMS 
Owned land in farms 
farms 
1,973,527 
2,064,225 
36,230 
32,914 
1 1 ,230 
9,379 
30,293 
28,037 
acres 
563,576,452 
571,303,487 
45,863,098 
44,272,038 
1,011,925 
933,981 
2,447,543 
2,138,272 
Rented or leased land in farms 
farms 
666,945 
682,759 
7,012 
6,736 
3,671 
2,992 
10,860 
9,477 
acres 
350,951,205 
350,792,353 
4,996,800 
5,408,640 
441,403 
455,785 
1,197,746 
1,044,041 
TENURE 
Full owners 
farms 
1,428,351 
1 ,522,033 
16,905 
27,970 
9,998 
8,222 
22,505 
21,122 
acres 
336,233,189 
343,952,327 
39,223,309 
39,806,741 
815,099 
722,257 
1,781,305 
1,661,577 
Part owners 
farms 
533,070 
542,192 
7,283 
4,944 
1,232 
1,157 
7,782 
6,915 
acres 
491 ,292,824 
496,344,290 
5,760,739 
8,170,722 
473,005 
505,847 
1,482,128 
1 ,244,462 
Tenants 
farms 
147,882 
140,567 
13,663 
1,792 
2,439 
1,835 
3,084 
2,562 
acres 
87,001,644 
81,799,223 
5,875,850 
1,703,215 
165,224 
161,662 
381,856 
276,274 
MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS 
SOLD AND GOVERNMENT PAYMENTS 
Total 
farms 
2,109,303 
2,204,792 
37,851 
34,706 
13,669 
11,214 
33,371 
30,599 
$1,000 
402,697,828 
305,204,413 
1 ,832,288 
1,440,188 
5,251,079 
3,687,674 
897,996 
652,971 
Market value of agricultural 
products sold 
farms 
2,109,303 
2,204,792 
37,851 
34,706 
13,669 
11,214 
33,371 
30,599 
$1,000 
394,644,481 
297,220,491 
1 ,780,399 
1 ,399,725 
5,235,206 
3,673,944 
846,261 
615,377 
Crops, including nursery and 
greenhouse crops 
farms 
1 ,032,285 
986,080 
10,527 
10,273 
9,592 
7,815 
10,583 
9,143 
$1,000 
212,397,074 
143,657,928 
693,038 
564,470 
3,186,031 
2,345,950 
501,929 
299,738 
Livestock, poultry, and 
their products 
farms 
1,004,564 
1,080,312 
19,418 
19,260 
3,015 
2,660 
16,137 
14,994 
$1,000 
182,247,407 
153,562,563 
1,087,361 
835,256 
2,049,175 
1,327,994 
344,332 
315,639 
Government payments 
farms 
811,387 
838,391 
8,559 
4,504 
1,624 
1,215 
10,244 
8,225 
$1,000 
8,053,346 
7,983,922 
51 ,889 
40,462 
15,873 
13,730 
51,735 
37,595 
FARMS BY ECONOMIC CLASS 
Less than $1 ,000 
428,810 
499,880 
16,518 
14,202 
1,927 
1,547 
9,930 
9,765 
$1 ,000 to $2,499 
236,501 
270,712 
4,682 
5,169 
1,121 
981 
5,230 
5,351 
$2,500 to $4,999 
231,388 
246,309 
4,111 
4,103 
1,337 
987 
5,356 
4,623 
$5,000 to $9,999 
248,616 
254,834 
3,841 
3,712 
1,419 
1,171 
5,009 
4,381 
$10,000 to $24,999 
271,511 
274,274 
3,815 
3,301 
1,916 
1,572 
4,084 
3,519 
$25,000 to $49,999 
161,939 
163,500 
1,816 
1,537 
1,217 
1,071 
1,745 
1,409 
$50,000 or more 
530,538 
495,283 
3,068 
2,682 
4,732 
3,885 
2,017 
1,551 
COMMODITY CREDIT CORPORATION (CCC) LOANS 
AND FEDERAL FARM PROGRAM PAYMENTS 
CCC loans (see text) 
farms 
12,539 
50,572 
54 
130 
18 
49 
127 
306 
$1,000 
1,595,189 
4,445,758 
3,034 
7,785 
1,755 
3,521 
5,669 
6,326 
Conservation Reserve, Wetlands Reserve, 
Farmable Wetlands, or Conservation 
Reserve Enhancement Programs payments 
farms 
291,706 
346,227 
1,091 
1,144 
296 
380 
2,032 
2,584 
$1,000 
1 ,442,038 
1,756,226 
8,367 
8,647 
2,106 
2,224 
5,514 
5,878 
Other Federal farm program payments 
farms 
709,098 
687,434 
8,125 
3,995 
1,484 
1,034 
9,334 
6,931 
$1,000 
6,611,309 
6,227,696 
43,522 
31,815 
13,767 
1 1 ,506 
46,220 
31,717 
FARMS BY NORTH AMERICAN INDUSTRY 
CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM (NAICS) 
Oilseed and grain farming (1111) 
369,332 
338,237 
1,718 
957 
295 
305 
2,588 
2,398 
Vegetable and melon farming (1112) 
43,021 
40,589 
2,087 
2,981 
2,109 
1,374 
1,819 
1,727 
Fruit and tree nut farming (1113) 
93,020 
98,281 
920 
1,304 
4,924 
4,163 
855 
836 
Greenhouse, nursery, and floriculture 
production (1 1 14) 
52,777 
54,889 
253 
364 
1,656 
1,472 
311 
320 
Other crop farming (1119) 
496,837 
519,893 
5,752 
4,421 
1,266 
935 
7,036 
6,405 
Tobacco farming (11191) 
5,132 
9,626 
2 
33 
1 
3 
126 
227 
Cotton farming (11192) 
8,915 
9,968 
54 
39 
9 
26 
178 
191 
Sugarcane farming, hay farming, and all other 
crop farming (1 1 1 93, 1 1 1 94, 1 1 1 99) 
482,790 
500,299 
5,696 
4,349 
1,256 
906 
6,732 
5,987 
Beef cattle ranching and farming (112111) 
619,172 
656,475 
13,712 
13,251 
1,192 
1,105 
16,132 
14,102 
Cattle feedlots (112112) 
13,734 
31,065 
66 
268 
10 
40 
46 
192 
Dairy cattle and milk production (1 1212) 
46,005 
57,318 
128 
210 
31 
34 
65 
165 
Flog and pig farming (1122) 
21,687 
30,546 
264 
330 
56 
80 
404 
666 
Poultry and egg production (1123) 
52,849 
64,570 
582 
875 
1,128 
928 
595 
726 
Sheep and goat farming (1124) 
73,272 
67,254 
5,926 
4,468 
356 
211 
930 
746 
Animal aquaculture and other animal 
production (1125, 1129) 
227,597 
245,675 
6,443 
5,277 
646 
567 
2,590 
2,316 
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58 United States 
2012 Census of Agriculture - UNITED STATES DATA 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
