Table 60. Selected Farm Characteristics by Race of Principal Operator: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Operators reporting one race - Con. 
Operators 
Characteristics 
Native Hawaiian 
or other 
Pacific Islander 
White 
reporting 
more than 
one race 
2012 
2007 
2012 
2007 
2012 
2007 
FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 
Farms 
number 
1,468 
1,356 
2,012,652 
2,114,325 
10,292 
12,592 
Land in farms 
acres 
289,640 
405,006 
854,850,891 
863,819,828 
3,428,611 
3,618,249 
FARMS BY SIZE 
1 to 9 acres 
525 
535 
199,922 
209,508 
1,709 
1,879 
1 0 to 49 acres 
518 
457 
559,657 
591,781 
3,157 
4,131 
50 to 1 79 acres 
226 
184 
608,189 
636,752 
2,859 
3,603 
1 80 to 499 acres 
109 
103 
336,098 
359,149 
1,481 
1,805 
500 acres or more 
90 
77 
308,786 
317,135 
1,086 
1,174 
OWNED AND RENTED LAND IN FARMS 
Owned land in farms 
farms 
1,182 
1,083 
1,884,955 
1,980,982 
9,637 
1 1 ,830 
acres 
140,779 
196,960 
511,967,676 
521,622,214 
2,145,431 
2,140,022 
Rented or leased land in farms 
farms 
472 
419 
642,120 
659,608 
2,810 
3,527 
acres 
148,861 
208,046 
342,883,215 
342,197,614 
1,283,180 
1 ,478,227 
TENURE 
Full owners 
farms 
996 
937 
1,370,470 
1,454,717 
7,477 
9,065 
acres 
94,286 
107,345 
292,955,954 
300,373,783 
1,363,236 
1,280,624 
Part owners 
farms 
186 
146 
514,429 
526,265 
2,158 
2,765 
acres 
138,130 
244,013 
481,604,011 
484,173,586 
1,834,811 
2,005,660 
Tenants 
farms 
286 
273 
127,753 
133,343 
657 
762 
acres 
57,224 
53,648 
80,290,926 
79,272,459 
230,564 
331,965 
MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS 
SOLD AND GOVERNMENT PAYMENTS 
Total 
farms 
1,468 
1,356 
2,012,652 
2,114,325 
10,292 
12,592 
$1,000 
129,793 
102,355 
393,785,644 
298,582,723 
801,028 
738,502 
Market value of agricultural 
products sold 
farms 
1,468 
1,356 
2,012,652 
2,114,325 
10,292 
12,592 
$1,000 
128,181 
101,543 
385,874,352 
290,711,305 
780,082 
718,597 
Crops, including nursery and 
greenhouse crops 
farms 
774 
651 
996,672 
953,563 
4,137 
4,635 
$1,000 
92,302 
74,498 
207,513,546 
140,022,605 
410,228 
350,668 
Livestock, poultry, and 
their products 
farms 
449 
545 
960,097 
1,035,960 
5,448 
6,893 
$1,000 
35,879 
27,044 
178,360,807 
150,688,701 
369,854 
367,929 
Government payments 
farms 
226 
123 
788,071 
821 ,705 
2,663 
2,619 
$1,000 
1,612 
812 
7,91 1 ,292 
7,871,418 
20,946 
19,905 
FARMS BY ECONOMIC CLASS 
Less than $1 ,000 
408 
343 
397,356 
470,379 
2,671 
3,644 
$1,000 to $2,499 
166 
237 
224,042 
257,260 
1,260 
1,714 
$2,500 to $4,999 
151 
175 
219,144 
234,846 
1,289 
1,575 
$5,000 to $9,999 
167 
153 
236,773 
243,870 
1,407 
1,547 
$10,000 to $24,999 
216 
198 
259,988 
263,909 
1,492 
1,775 
$25,000 to $49,999 
137 
85 
156,323 
158,595 
701 
803 
$50,000 or more 
223 
165 
519,026 
485,466 
1,472 
1,534 
COMMODITY CREDIT CORPORATION (CCC) LOANS 
AND FEDERAL FARM PROGRAM PAYMENTS 
CCC loans (see text) 
farms 
_ 
7 
12,325 
50,006 
15 
74 
$1,000 
- 
364 
1 ,582,642 
4,420,934 
2,089 
6,829 
Conservation Reserve, Wetlands Reserve, 
Farmable Wetlands, or Conservation 
Reserve Enhancement Programs payments 
farms 
40 
40 
287,540 
341,202 
707 
877 
$1,000 
155 
163 
1 ,422,248 
1,734,407 
3,647 
4,907 
Other Federal farm program payments 
farms 
213 
104 
687,532 
673,115 
2,410 
2,255 
$1,000 
1,457 
649 
6,489,044 
6,137,011 
17,299 
14,998 
FARMS BY NORTH AMERICAN INDUSTRY 
CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM (NAICS) 
Oilseed and grain farming (1111) 
51 
32 
364,067 
333,863 
613 
682 
Vegetable and melon farming (1112) 
103 
85 
36,602 
34,130 
301 
292 
Fruit and tree nut farming (1113) 
358 
335 
85,102 
90,742 
861 
901 
Greenhouse, nursery, and floriculture 
production (1114) 
133 
118 
50,099 
52,249 
325 
366 
Other crop farming (1119) 
203 
148 
480,449 
505,509 
2,131 
2,475 
Tobacco farming (11191) 
- 
- 
4,994 
9,306 
9 
57 
Cotton farming (1 1192) 
- 
2 
8,632 
9,656 
42 
54 
Sugarcane farming, hay farming, and all other 
crop farming (1 1 1 93, 1 1 1 94, 1 1 1 99) 
203 
146 
466,823 
486,547 
2,080 
2,364 
Beef cattle ranching and farming (112111) 
364 
326 
584,091 
623,174 
3,681 
4,517 
Cattlefeedlots(112112) 
- 
14 
13,587 
30,402 
25 
149 
Dairy cattle and milk production (1 1212) 
5 
5 
45,709 
56,764 
67 
140 
Hog and pig farming (1122) 
19 
32 
20,829 
29,267 
115 
171 
Poultry and egg production (1123) 
57 
36 
50,072 
61,476 
415 
529 
Sheep and goat farming (1124) 
71 
83 
65,504 
61,212 
485 
534 
Animal aquaculture and other animal 
production (1125, 1129) 
104 
142 
216,541 
235,537 
1,273 
1,836 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - UNITED STATES DATA 
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