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 
11,351 
117 
50 
34 
8,799 
969 
Land in farms 
acres 
20,602,751 
37,242 
2,178 
10,407 
5,680,654 
612,649 
FARMS BY SIZE 
1 to 9 acres 
8,490 
64 
22 
12 
3,514 
342 
1 0 to 49 acres 
1,747 
35 
21 
4 
2,336 
265 
50 to 1 79 acres 
502 
4 
3 
13 
1,035 
116 
1 80 to 499 acres 
223 
4 
4 
- 
663 
99 
500 acres or more 
389 
10 
- 
5 
1,251 
147 
OWNED AND RENTED LAND IN FARMS 
Owned land in farms 
farms 
1 1 ,260 
108 
42 
34 
7,945 
832 
acres 
20,478,760 
4,902 
718 
10,407 
4,023,146 
373,773 
Rented or leased land in farms 
farms 
238 
13 
11 
- 
1,882 
247 
acres 
123,991 
32,340 
1,460 
- 
1,657,508 
238,876 
TENURE 
Full owners 
farms 
1,501 
104 
35 
30 
6,896 
669 
acres 
19,336,939 
3,773 
684 
6,925 
3,473,784 
329,975 
Part owners 
farms 
1,644 
4 
3 
3 
1,028 
120 
acres 
174,254 
10,888 
90 
(D) 
1 ,578,453 
158,358 
Tenants 
farms 
8,206 
9 
12 
1 
875 
180 
acres 
1,091,558 
22,581 
1,404 
(D) 
628,417 
124,316 
MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS 
SOLD AND GOVERNMENT PAYMENTS 
Total 
farms 
11,351 
117 
50 
34 
8,799 
969 
$1,000 
91,272 
81,135 
764 
646 
3,624,159 
665,698 
Market value of agricultural 
products sold 
farms 
11,351 
117 
50 
34 
8,799 
969 
$1,000 
86,742 
80,688 
681 
515 
3,597,250 
661,804 
Crops, including nursery and 
greenhouse crops 
farms 
2,191 
73 
18 
22 
2,724 
367 
$1,000 
69,882 
80,559 
523 
353 
1,957,296 
345,907 
Livestock, poultry, and 
their products 
farms 
5,095 
46 
24 
9 
4,189 
451 
$1,000 
16,860 
128 
158 
163 
1 ,639,955 
315,898 
Government payments 
farms 
1,883 
21 
9 
7 
1,187 
144 
$1,000 
4,530 
447 
83 
131 
26,908 
3,894 
FARMS BY ECONOMIC CLASS 
Less than $1 ,000 
7,469 
18 
23 
4 
2,781 
243 
$1 ,000 to $2,499 
1,333 
26 
7 
13 
965 
128 
$2,500 to $4,999 
972 
17 
5 
5 
911 
103 
$5,000 to $9,999 
688 
10 
- 
1 
842 
101 
$10,000 to $24,999 
594 
11 
4 
3 
929 
87 
$25,000 to $49,999 
126 
12 
6 
- 
569 
51 
$50,000 or more 
169 
23 
5 
8 
1,802 
256 
COMMODITY CREDIT CORPORATION (CCC) LOANS 
AND FEDERAL FARM PROGRAM PAYMENTS 
CCC loans (see text) 
farms 
3 
_ 
- 
_ 
17 
4 
$1,000 
(Z) 
- 
- 
- 
1,916 
927 
Conservation Reserve, Wetlands Reserve, 
Farmable Wetlands, or Conservation 
Reserve Enhancement Programs payments 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
5 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
16 
- 
Other Federal farm program payments 
farms 
1,883 
21 
9 
7 
1,185 
144 
$1,000 
4,530 
447 
83 
131 
26,892 
3,894 
FARMS BY NORTH AMERICAN INDUSTRY 
CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM (NAICS) 
Oilseed and grain farming (1111) 
524 
- 
- 
6 
195 
27 
Vegetable and melon farming (1112) 
1,370 
33 
7 
- 
247 
48 
Fruit and tree nut farming (1113) 
24 
27 
5 
- 
840 
98 
Greenhouse, nursery, and floriculture 
production (1 1 14) 
3 
2 
- 
12 
399 
47 
Other crop farming (1119) 
431 
20 
7 
6 
1,077 
154 
Tobacco farming (11191) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Cotton farming (11192) 
11 
4 
- 
- 
192 
22 
Sugarcane farming, hay farming, and all other 
crop farming (1 1 1 93, 1 1 1 94, 1 1 1 99) 
420 
16 
7 
6 
885 
132 
Beef cattle ranching and farming (112111) 
2,500 
8 
4 
3 
1,726 
243 
Cattle feedlots (112112) 
1 
- 
- 
- 
14 
2 
Dairy cattle and milk production (1 1212) 
11 
- 
- 
- 
92 
15 
Hog and pig farming (1122) 
47 
- 
3 
- 
166 
28 
Poultry and egg production (1123) 
16 
- 
- 
5 
258 
17 
Sheep and goat farming (1124) 
4,229 
6 
9 
- 
379 
38 
Animal aquaculture and other animal 
production (1125, 1129) 
2,195 
21 
15 
2 
3,406 
252 
--continued 
52 Arizona 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
