Table 52. Black or African American Operators: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Geographic area 
All farms with a Black or 
African American operator ^ 
Farms with a Black or African 
American principal operator 
Farms 
Black or African 
American operators 
Land in farms 
(acres) 
Farms 
Land in farms 
(acres) 
United States Total 
United States 
34,758 
44,629 
4,208,972 
33,371 
3,645,289 
States 
Alabama 
2,830 
3,763 
325,933 
2,779 
296,432 
Arizona 
50 
64 
2,178 
25 
1,941 
Arkansas 
1,087 
1,395 
157,184 
1,064 
149,530 
California 
424 
526 
42,868 
345 
32,932 
Colorado 
62 
72 
13,944 
47 
7,368 
Connecticut 
10 
11 
188 
7 
118 
Delaware 
22 
30 
792 
22 
792 
Florida 
1,553 
1,980 
102,923 
1,481 
92,324 
Georgia 
2,061 
2,569 
244,126 
1,986 
221,290 
Flawaii 
21 
22 
(D) 
18 
(D) 
Idaho 
22 
22 
7,202 
14 
6,613 
Illinois 
129 
172 
22,377 
110 
19,843 
Indiana 
71 
83 
7,415 
53 
5,704 
Iowa 
37 
45 
5,627 
28 
3,332 
Kansas 
186 
228 
38,170 
165 
29,174 
Kentucky 
462 
564 
35,268 
437 
31,483 
Louisiana 
2,419 
3,038 
226,293 
2,359 
192,287 
Maine 
76 
78 
526 
68 
363 
Maryland 
164 
200 
16,293 
143 
10,065 
Massachusetts 
85 
110 
1,017 
80 
983 
Michigan 
245 
323 
14,800 
216 
9,525 
Minnesota 
41 
51 
29,193 
30 
26,193 
Mississippi 
5,129 
6,576 
615,386 
5,029 
554,463 
Missouri 
202 
239 
27,280 
176 
20,107 
Montana 
19 
20 
182,092 
10 
5,714 
Nebraska 
27 
32 
5,259 
25 
5,249 
Nevada 
9 
11 
(D) 
9 
(D) 
New Flampshire 
36 
45 
479 
28 
84 
New Jersey 
67 
84 
1,532 
53 
1,038 
New Mexico 
50 
51 
89,334 
39 
61,300 
New York 
96 
113 
8,795 
70 
6,059 
North Carolina 
1,689 
2,141 
161,167 
1,637 
152,899 
North Dakota 
9 
9 
2,470 
3 
2,230 
Ohio 
165 
205 
13,347 
146 
1 1 ,883 
Oklahoma 
1,404 
1,784 
261,135 
1,337 
251,680 
Oregon 
46 
49 
2,813 
31 
2,481 
Pennsylvania 
86 
103 
4,253 
61 
(D) 
Rhode Island 
9 
9 
73 
4 
(D) 
South Carolina 
2,061 
2,647 
207,267 
2,025 
191,452 
South Dakota 
10 
11 
3,565 
6 
(D) 
Tennessee 
1,038 
1,324 
107,819 
992 
102,196 
Texas 
8,758 
11,719 
987,472 
8,551 
929,003 
Utah 
9 
9 
(D) 
6 
344 
Vermont 
26 
28 
866 
23 
740 
Virginia 
1,568 
1,865 
190,124 
1,496 
176,571 
Washington 
83 
96 
16,197 
60 
5,744 
West Virginia 
34 
35 
3,886 
29 
3,584 
Wisconsin 
64 
70 
6,327 
42 
(D) 
Wyoming 
7 
8 
(D) 
6 
(D) 
' 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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