Table 50. American Indian or Alaska Native Operators: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
All farms with an American Indian 
or Alaska Native operator ^ 
Farms with an American Indian or 
Alaska Native principal operator 
Geographic area 
Farms 
American Indian 
or Alaska Native 
operators 
Land in farms 
(acres) 
Farms 
Land in farms 
(acres) 
United States Total 
United States 
44,671 
58,475 
53,390,956 
37,851 
50,859,898 
States 
Alabama 
666 
787 
92,860 
488 
73,415 
Alaska 
41 
50 
307,345 
28 
307,213 
Arizona 
1 1 ,272 
18,375 
20,576,276 
11,190 
20,544,743 
Arkansas 
716 
821 
107,844 
507 
75,121 
California 
1,591 
1,761 
353,167 
1,192 
241,808 
Colorado 
405 
442 
991,243 
270 
873,312 
Connecticut 
23 
23 
610 
21 
559 
Delaware 
8 
9 
2,499 
3 
(D) 
Flerida 
574 
618 
161,594 
386 
145,237 
Georgia 
168 
185 
44,082 
127 
33,842 
Flawaii 
54 
57 
3,168 
32 
(D) 
Idaho 
205 
229 
398,586 
154 
385,002 
Illinois 
124 
141 
27,700 
102 
19,942 
Indiana 
137 
153 
18,134 
91 
14,461 
Iowa 
89 
97 
26,868 
48 
7,860 
Kansas 
546 
594 
166,335 
395 
118,560 
Kentucky 
231 
252 
22,010 
178 
16,769 
Louisiana 
321 
357 
40,498 
204 
29,479 
Maine 
48 
55 
13,850 
17 
8,811 
Maryland 
40 
48 
2,077 
29 
1,224 
Massachusetts 
21 
24 
534 
15 
446 
Michigan 
316 
349 
31,073 
204 
18,251 
Minnesota 
219 
248 
70,529 
141 
55,222 
Mississippi 
190 
216 
40,813 
133 
25,616 
Missouri 
648 
711 
137,253 
442 
89,876 
Montana 
1,478 
1,787 
5,111,311 
1,318 
4,696,500 
Nebraska 
100 
114 
58,864 
66 
40,389 
Nevada 
363 
439 
1,378,629 
344 
1 ,357,494 
New Flampshire 
4 
4 
450 
3 
421 
New Jersey 
22 
23 
751 
14 
462 
New Mexico 
5,343 
7,439 
7,656,466 
5,202 
7,418,914 
New York 
132 
143 
21,306 
85 
15,819 
North Carolina 
693 
840 
104,543 
596 
96,446 
North Dakota 
410 
563 
446,212 
348 
392,080 
Ohio 
157 
169 
23,382 
113 
15,949 
Oklahoma 
9,729 
1 1 ,536 
2,346,789 
7,489 
1,820,219 
Oregon 
564 
623 
617,681 
403 
578,745 
Pennsylvania 
108 
114 
12,631 
78 
9,133 
Rhode Island 
7 
7 
528 
- 
- 
South Carolina 
170 
198 
15,716 
128 
1 1 ,892 
South Dakota 
966 
1,243 
3,675,925 
817 
3,338,935 
Tennessee 
386 
418 
41,827 
281 
28,447 
Texas 
3,466 
3,820 
909,336 
2,693 
711,127 
Utah 
603 
894 
3,909,570 
548 
3,896,799 
Vermont 
34 
38 
3,391 
21 
2,465 
Virginia 
239 
265 
24,589 
180 
17,931 
Washington 
635 
732 
2,910,192 
458 
2,886,796 
West Virginia 
70 
77 
6,662 
44 
4,314 
Wisconsin 
127 
144 
27,390 
63 
19,209 
Wyoming 
212 
243 
449,867 
162 
409,060 
' Data were collected for a maximum of three operators per farm. 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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