Table 54. White Operators: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Geographic area 
All farms with 
a White operator ' 
Farms with a White 
principal operator 
Farms 
White 
operators 
Land in farms 
(acres) 
Farms 
Land in farms 
(acres) 
United States Total 
United States 
2,027,671 
3,035,413 
859,748,829 
2,012,652 
854,850,891 
States 
Alabama 
39,959 
58,103 
8,521,330 
39,586 
8,473,499 
Alaska 
733 
1,128 
526,596 
725 
526,053 
Arizona 
8,761 
13,884 
5,669,075 
8,621 
5,643,015 
Arkansas 
43,241 
65,437 
13,497,015 
42,866 
13,450,985 
California 
71,920 
111,141 
24,727,738 
70,537 
24,500,865 
Colorado 
35,753 
57,068 
30,963,102 
35,498 
30,882,868 
Connecticut 
5,939 
9,474 
434,369 
5,902 
433,228 
Delaware 
2,399 
3,689 
505,285 
2,392 
504,981 
Florida 
45,227 
68,753 
9,278,468 
44,793 
9,241,511 
Georgia 
39,973 
57,633 
9,337,797 
39,736 
9,322,655 
Flawaii 
3,173 
4,348 
765,529 
2,749 
714,843 
Idaho 
24,597 
39,122 
1 1 ,335,799 
24,424 
11,278,177 
Illinois 
74,756 
106,554 
26,864,575 
74,631 
26,839,138 
Indiana 
58,479 
87,460 
14,691,254 
58,408 
14,681,321 
Iowa 
88,490 
129,209 
30,600,608 
88,402 
30,589,356 
Kansas 
61,162 
90,269 
45,898,166 
60,853 
45,845,434 
Kentucky 
76,338 
111,641 
12,979,422 
76,116 
12,959,245 
Louisiana 
25,569 
37,219 
7,684,070 
25,305 
7,658,631 
Maine 
8,075 
12,921 
1,441,012 
8,018 
1,436,156 
Maryland 
11,996 
18,539 
2,018,087 
1 1 ,932 
2,010,388 
Massachusetts 
7,598 
11,967 
521,934 
7,559 
521,273 
Michigan 
51,756 
77,842 
9,903,839 
51,539 
9,884,519 
Minnesota 
74,082 
108,307 
25,926,420 
73,984 
25,908,159 
Mississippi 
33,110 
47,654 
10,350,739 
32,756 
10,304,672 
Missouri 
98,261 
148,324 
28,108,882 
97,826 
28,036,943 
Montana 
26,779 
42,092 
55,486,243 
26,494 
54,805,651 
Nebraska 
49,851 
74,514 
45,272,234 
49,807 
45,260,608 
Nevada 
3,837 
6,194 
5,157,110 
3,749 
4,553,497 
New Hampshire 
4,347 
7,088 
473,207 
4,325 
472,221 
New Jersey 
8,901 
13,787 
704,406 
8,859 
703,247 
New Mexico 
19,472 
29,363 
35,711,764 
19,293 
35,527,148 
New York 
35,285 
55,346 
7,152,254 
35,179 
7,136,391 
North Carolina 
47,868 
69,328 
8,167,164 
47,627 
8,141,735 
North Dakota 
30,589 
43,670 
38,933,449 
30,539 
38,831,224 
Ohio 
75,117 
112,812 
13,927,352 
74,934 
13,909,886 
Oklahoma 
72,575 
103,766 
32,348,056 
69,288 
31,558,199 
Oregon 
34,816 
56,352 
15,425,315 
34,449 
15,389,996 
Pennsylvania 
59,069 
90,012 
7,677,683 
58,951 
7,663,584 
Rhode Island 
1,221 
1,975 
69,488 
1,216 
69,400 
South Carolina 
23,130 
33,455 
4,763,666 
22,954 
4,744,625 
South Dakota 
31,268 
46,425 
40,149,045 
31,052 
39,639,096 
Tennessee 
66,707 
98,189 
10,729,144 
66,460 
10,693,946 
Texas 
237,574 
351,950 
128,434,660 
235,449 
127,955,718 
Utah 
17,441 
27,079 
7,066,828 
17,387 
7,063,509 
Vermont 
7,279 
1 1 ,837 
1 ,247,432 
7,234 
1,239,046 
Virginia 
44,390 
66,370 
8,111,652 
44,084 
8,083,471 
Washington 
36,331 
57,631 
11,813,062 
35,958 
11,778,717 
West Virginia 
21,401 
31,552 
3,594,483 
21,340 
3,588,495 
Wisconsin 
69,467 
108,161 
14,545,483 
69,374 
14,529,794 
Wyoming 
11,609 
18,779 
30,236,538 
1 1 ,492 
29,863,772 
' Data were collected for a maximum of three operators per farm. 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
United States 585 
