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, 
Flispanic, 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 Flawaiian 
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 
56,092 
18,007 
36,382 
3,236 
2,034,439 
79,807 
Land in farms 
acres 
57,283,789 
2,438,095 
4,563,805 
779,908 
862,198,053 
29,872,152 
FARMS BY SIZE 
1 to 9 acres 
14,948 
6,251 
4,464 
1,158 
203,437 
18,339 
1 0 to 49 acres 
14,810 
6,279 
13,442 
1,069 
566,844 
27,119 
50 to 1 79 acres 
13,018 
3,543 
13,286 
554 
614,498 
1 7,634 
1 80 to 499 acres 
6,716 
1,142 
3,912 
242 
338,954 
8,396 
500 acres or more 
6,600 
792 
1,278 
213 
310,706 
8,319 
OWNED AND RENTED LAND IN FARMS 
Owned land in farms 
farms 
53,568 
15,197 
33,062 
2,744 
1,905,369 
74,217 
acres 
49,870,932 
1,624,327 
3,064,850 
470,840 
516,724,107 
19,520,211 
Rented or leased land in farms 
farms 
12,048 
4,645 
11,700 
921 
647,929 
18,755 
acres 
7,412,857 
813,768 
1 ,498,955 
309,068 
345,473,946 
10,351,941 
TENURE 
Full owners 
farms 
30,100 
13,361 
24,672 
2,309 
1 ,386,425 
60,885 
acres 
41,667,187 
1,201,183 
2,085,524 
275,700 
296,254,574 
12,987,062 
Part owners 
farms 
1 1 ,420 
1,835 
8,380 
432 
518,870 
13,185 
acres 
9,178,354 
974,480 
1 ,987,764 
408,721 
485,090,412 
13,563,218 
Tenants 
farms 
14,572 
2,811 
3,330 
495 
129,144 
5,737 
acres 
6,438,248 
262,432 
490,517 
95,487 
80,853,067 
3,321,872 
MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS 
SOLD AND GOVERNMENT PAYMENTS 
Total 
farms 
56,092 
18,007 
36,382 
3,236 
2,034,439 
79,807 
$1,000 
3,331,745 
6,025,866 
1 ,372,363 
358,276 
395,776,971 
16,299,067 
Market value of agricultural 
products sold 
farms 
56,092 
18,007 
36,382 
3,236 
2,034,439 
79,807 
$1,000 
3,242,195 
6,002,844 
1,311,632 
353,529 
387,827,019 
16,158,216 
Crops, including nursery and 
greenhouse crops 
farms 
17,114 
11,855 
1 1 ,909 
1,643 
1,005,060 
32,665 
$1,000 
1,406,413 
3,796,049 
775,211 
273,376 
208,696,777 
9,685,443 
Livestock, poultry, and 
their products 
farms 
29,782 
4,831 
17,608 
1,187 
971,485 
35,453 
$1,000 
1 ,835,782 
2,206,794 
536,421 
80,153 
179,130,242 
6,472,773 
Government payments 
farms 
13,370 
2,426 
1 1 ,023 
521 
793,197 
14,566 
$1,000 
89,550 
23,022 
60,731 
4,747 
7,949,952 
140,851 
FARMS BY ECONOMIC CLASS 
Less than $1 ,000 
21,384 
2,904 
10,726 
831 
403,403 
23,267 
$1 ,000 to $2,499 
7,005 
1,690 
5,630 
409 
226,698 
10,234 
$2,500 to $4,999 
6,362 
1,879 
5,704 
387 
221,902 
9,185 
$5,000 to $9,999 
6,234 
1,951 
5,340 
412 
239,667 
9,146 
$10,000 to $24,999 
6,404 
2,478 
4,482 
477 
263,086 
9,314 
$25,000 to $49,999 
3,064 
1,572 
1,931 
270 
157,746 
5,137 
$50,000 or more 
5,639 
5,533 
2,569 
450 
521,937 
13,524 
COMMODITY CREDIT CORPORATION (CCC) LOANS 
AND FEDERAL FARM PROGRAM PAYMENTS 
CCC loans (see text) 
farms 
100 
28 
143 
2 
12,364 
165 
$1,000 
9,799 
3,381 
10,016 
(D) 
1,587,231 
22,057 
Conservation Reserve, Wetlands Reserve, 
Farmable Wetlands, or Conservation 
Reserve Enhancement Programs payments 
farms 
2,401 
569 
2,228 
126 
288,735 
3,244 
$1,000 
14,945 
3,203 
6,722 
635 
1,428,358 
17,336 
Other Federal farm program payments 
farms 
12,428 
2,155 
10,040 
477 
692,195 
13,276 
$1,000 
74,605 
19,819 
54,009 
4,112 
6,521,593 
123,515 
FARMS BY NORTH AMERICAN INDUSTRY 
CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM (NAICS) 
Oilseed and grain farming (1111) 
2,715 
516 
2,839 
125 
365,118 
3,331 
Vegetable and melon farming (1112) 
2,506 
2,377 
1,942 
183 
37,384 
2,647 
Fruit and tree nut farming (1113) 
1,853 
5,853 
1,093 
754 
86,909 
1 1 ,486 
Greenhouse, nursery, and floriculture 
production (1 1 14) 
650 
1,996 
434 
270 
50,778 
3,169 
Other crop farming (1119) 
9,471 
1,907 
7,663 
455 
484,655 
13,663 
Tobacco farming (11191) 
15 
3 
138 
5 
5,011 
74 
Cotton farming (11192) 
111 
16 
201 
1 
8,708 
396 
Sugarcane farming, hay farming, and all other 
crop farming (11193, 11194, 11199) 
9,345 
1,888 
7,324 
449 
470,936 
13,193 
Beef cattle ranching and farming (112111) 
20,617 
2,194 
17,037 
800 
592,008 
27,595 
Cattle feedlots (112112) 
139 
11 
53 
- 
13,629 
257 
Dairy cattle and milk production (1 1212) 
268 
53 
85 
20 
45,810 
730 
Flog and pig farming (1122) 
463 
100 
436 
42 
21,057 
605 
Poultry and egg production (1123) 
1,308 
1,291 
736 
113 
50,935 
1,935 
Sheep and goat farming (1124) 
6,817 
575 
1,086 
164 
66,491 
4,625 
Animal aquaculture and other animal 
production (1125, 1129) 
9,285 
1,134 
2,978 
310 
219,665 
9,764 
--continued 
62 United States 
2012 Census of Agriculture - UNITED STATES DATA 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
