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, 
Hispanic, 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 Hawaiian 
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 
1,038 
102 
2,872 
20 
40,175 
441 
Land in farms 
acres 
153,337 
7,636 
332,181 
1,843 
8,563,411 
79,008 
FARMS BY SIZE 
1 to 9 acres 
116 
9 
333 
1 
2,563 
52 
1 0 to 49 acres 
344 
47 
986 
9 
12,190 
130 
50 to 1 79 acres 
374 
39 
1,133 
9 
14,924 
154 
1 80 to 499 acres 
140 
6 
333 
- 
6,869 
61 
500 acres or more 
64 
1 
87 
1 
3,629 
44 
OWNED AND RENTED LAND IN FARMS 
Owned land in farms 
farms 
993 
98 
2,549 
18 
38,368 
405 
acres 
106,273 
7,067 
229,293 
1,748 
6,268,257 
57,920 
Rented or leased land in farms 
farms 
275 
9 
1,075 
4 
11,214 
114 
acres 
47,064 
569 
102,888 
95 
2,295,154 
21,088 
TENURE 
Full owners 
farms 
763 
93 
1,797 
16 
28,961 
327 
acres 
71 ,773 
6,790 
161,640 
1,640 
4,586,309 
47,119 
Part owners 
farms 
230 
5 
752 
2 
9,407 
78 
acres 
72,142 
(D) 
145,220 
(D) 
3,530,761 
26,882 
Tenants 
farms 
45 
4 
323 
2 
1,807 
36 
acres 
9,422 
(D) 
25,321 
(D) 
446,341 
5,007 
MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS 
SOLD AND GOVERNMENT PAYMENTS 
Total 
farms 
1,038 
102 
2,872 
20 
40,175 
441 
$1,000 
101,778 
39,146 
54,074 
127 
5,545,888 
73,031 
Market value of agricultural 
products sold 
farms 
1,038 
102 
2,872 
20 
40,175 
441 
$1,000 
99,973 
39,101 
50,081 
121 
5,461,834 
72,197 
Crops, including nursery and 
greenhouse crops 
farms 
300 
22 
806 
4 
12,403 
131 
$1,000 
23,675 
835 
23,413 
(D) 
1 ,285,268 
18,898 
Livestock, poultry, and 
their products 
farms 
614 
70 
1,603 
9 
22,701 
242 
$1,000 
76,298 
38,266 
26,668 
(D) 
4,176,566 
53,299 
Government payments 
farms 
302 
22 
875 
6 
12,069 
99 
$1,000 
1,805 
45 
3,993 
6 
84,053 
834 
FARMS BY ECONOMIC CLASS 
Less than $1 ,000 
265 
32 
827 
7 
9,084 
116 
$1 ,000 to $2,499 
174 
12 
417 
3 
5,352 
54 
$2,500 to $4,999 
129 
3 
457 
6 
5,220 
64 
$5,000 to $9,999 
125 
9 
456 
2 
5,849 
34 
$10,000 to $24,999 
160 
6 
458 
1 
5,634 
83 
$25,000 to $49,999 
50 
5 
154 
- 
2,685 
29 
$50,000 or more 
135 
35 
103 
1 
6,351 
61 
COMMODITY CREDIT CORPORATION (CCC) LOANS 
AND FEDERAL FARM PROGRAM PAYMENTS 
CCC loans (see text) 
farms 
6 
_ 
5 
_ 
178 
_ 
$1,000 
1,329 
- 
(D) 
- 
28,275 
- 
Conservation Reserve, Wetlands Reserve, 
Farmable Wetlands, or Conservation 
Reserve Enhancement Programs payments 
farms 
107 
10 
141 
- 
4,932 
32 
$1,000 
361 
20 
422 
- 
16,600 
186 
Other Federal farm program payments 
farms 
268 
14 
810 
6 
9,754 
92 
$1,000 
1,443 
25 
3,571 
6 
67,453 
648 
FARMS BY NORTH AMERICAN INDUSTRY 
CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM (NAICS) 
Oilseed and grain farming (1111) 
54 
- 
134 
- 
1,688 
12 
Vegetable and melon farming (1112) 
28 
4 
226 
3 
856 
15 
Fruit and tree nut farming (1113) 
24 
2 
42 
3 
1,235 
20 
Greenhouse, nursery, and floriculture 
production (1 1 14) 
12 
3 
19 
- 
634 
13 
Other crop farming (1119) 
223 
18 
443 
2 
9,903 
80 
Tobacco farming (11191) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Cotton farming (1 1192) 
9 
- 
13 
- 
356 
1 
Sugarcane farming, hay farming, and all other 
crop farming (1 1 1 93, 1 1 1 94, 1 1 1 99) 
214 
18 
430 
2 
9,547 
79 
Beef cattle ranching and farming (112111) 
390 
18 
1,607 
3 
16,060 
164 
Cattle feedlots (112112) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Dairy cattle and milk production (1 1212) 
1 
- 
5 
- 
83 
- 
Hog and pig farming (1122) 
2 
- 
33 
- 
149 
6 
Poultry and egg production (1123) 
90 
39 
105 
- 
3,655 
47 
Sheep and goat farming (1124) 
75 
10 
111 
3 
1,776 
13 
Animal aquaculture and other animal 
production (1125, 1129) 
139 
8 
147 
6 
4,136 
71 
--continued 
50 Alabama 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
