Table 60. Selected Farm Characteristics by Race of Principal Operator: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Operators reporting one race 
Characteristics 
All principal 
operators 
American Indian 
or 
Alaska Native 
Asian 
Black 
or 
African American 
2012 
2007 
2012 
2007 
2012 
2007 
2012 
2007 
FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 
Farms 
number 
77,857 
81,033 
1,192 
1,178 
4,802 
3,684 
345 
320 
Land in farms 
acres 
25,569,001 
25,364,695 
241,808 
322,996 
593,187 
423,116 
32,932 
26,304 
FARMS BY SIZE 
1 to 9 acres 
24,637 
25,278 
345 
377 
1,403 
1,053 
135 
120 
1 0 to 49 acres 
25,811 
28,080 
445 
408 
1,794 
1,472 
115 
115 
50 to 1 79 acres 
13,056 
12,939 
216 
214 
1,017 
697 
67 
58 
1 80 to 499 acres 
6,649 
7,014 
88 
93 
355 
283 
12 
18 
500 acres or more 
7,704 
7,722 
98 
86 
233 
179 
16 
9 
OWNED AND RENTED LAND IN FARMS 
Owned land in farms 
farms 
69,982 
73,620 
1,082 
1,115 
3,952 
3,064 
320 
308 
acres 
14,281,177 
14,395,527 
144,902 
237,931 
429,520 
274,349 
22,974 
24,198 
Rented or leased land in farms 
farms 
17,365 
17,256 
225 
201 
1,307 
944 
42 
34 
acres 
11,287,824 
10,969,168 
96,906 
85,065 
163,667 
148,767 
9,958 
2,106 
TENURE 
Full owners 
farms 
60,492 
63,777 
967 
977 
3,495 
2,740 
303 
286 
acres 
10,081,540 
10,082,984 
116,416 
208,848 
329,164 
215,418 
21,890 
22,705 
Part owners 
farms 
9,490 
9,843 
115 
138 
457 
324 
17 
22 
acres 
11,310,115 
11,480,879 
70,995 
(D) 
194,721 
(D) 
3,916 
3,112 
Tenants 
farms 
7,875 
7,413 
110 
63 
850 
620 
25 
12 
acres 
4,177,346 
3,800,832 
54,397 
(D) 
69,302 
(D) 
7,126 
487 
MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS 
SOLD AND GOVERNMENT PAYMENTS 
Total 
farms 
77,857 
81,033 
1,192 
1,178 
4,802 
3,684 
345 
320 
$1,000 
42,774,392 
34,125,307 
177,645 
154,932 
2,475,280 
1,726,567 
31,430 
44,784 
Market value of agricultural 
products sold 
farms 
77,857 
81,033 
1,192 
1,178 
4,802 
3,684 
345 
320 
$1,000 
42,627,472 
33,885,064 
176,570 
153,465 
2,470,052 
1,722,056 
31,113 
44,463 
Crops, including nursery and 
greenhouse crops 
farms 
49,253 
48,901 
644 
608 
4,192 
3,241 
167 
153 
$1,000 
30,366,898 
22,903,021 
152,876 
93,543 
2,345,488 
1,613,495 
30,180 
42,459 
Livestock, poultry, and 
their products 
farms 
21,531 
23,192 
371 
428 
293 
253 
90 
100 
$1,000 
12,260,574 
10,982,043 
23,695 
59,922 
124,564 
108,561 
933 
2,004 
Government payments 
farms 
7,593 
7,444 
120 
69 
317 
212 
38 
29 
$1,000 
146,919 
240,242 
1,075 
1,467 
5,228 
4,511 
317 
320 
FARMS BY ECONOMIC CLASS 
Less than $1 ,000 
14,629 
17,330 
276 
276 
455 
311 
115 
97 
$1,000 to $2,499 
4,718 
5,999 
87 
172 
174 
116 
27 
39 
$2,500 to $4,999 
5,904 
6,617 
116 
140 
250 
149 
35 
30 
$5,000 to $9,999 
7,846 
7,383 
142 
106 
381 
252 
42 
33 
$10,000 to $24,999 
10,265 
10,642 
161 
163 
563 
488 
42 
38 
$25,000 to $49,999 
7,150 
7,651 
106 
103 
482 
477 
31 
28 
$50,000 or more 
27,345 
25,411 
304 
218 
2,497 
1,891 
53 
55 
COMMODITY CREDIT CORPORATION (CCC) LOANS 
AND FEDERAL FARM PROGRAM PAYMENTS 
CCC loans (see text) 
farms 
521 
1,098 
4 
14 
12 
16 
- 
1 
$1,000 
122,036 
181,426 
(D) 
1,302 
1,526 
1,559 
- 
(D) 
Conservation Reserve, Wetlands Reserve, 
Farmable Wetlands, or Conservation 
Reserve Enhancement Programs payments 
farms 
470 
668 
2 
- 
3 
20 
9 
2 
$1,000 
3,615 
7,528 
(D) 
- 
11 
96 
27 
(D) 
Other Federal farm program payments 
farms 
7,310 
7,084 
118 
69 
317 
202 
31 
29 
$1,000 
143,304 
232,714 
(D) 
1,467 
5,217 
4,415 
291 
(D) 
FARMS BY NORTH AMERICAN INDUSTRY 
CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM (NAICS) 
Oilseed and grain farming (1111) 
2,296 
2,063 
46 
25 
91 
50 
7 
3 
Vegetable and melon farming (1 1 12) 
4,191 
2,638 
74 
32 
701 
465 
50 
14 
Fruit and tree nut farming (1 1 13) 
35,945 
37,500 
452 
469 
2,967 
2,349 
106 
112 
Greenhouse, nursery, and floriculture 
production (1 1 14) 
3,390 
3,549 
18 
51 
466 
405 
8 
13 
Other crop farming (1 1 19) 
5,815 
5,527 
124 
73 
254 
149 
38 
24 
Tobacco farming (11191) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Cotton farming (11192) 
194 
285 
3 
6 
6 
4 
1 
- 
Sugarcane farming, hay farming, and all other 
crop farming (1 1 1 93, 1 1 1 94, 1 1 1 99) 
5,621 
5,242 
121 
67 
248 
145 
37 
24 
Beef cattle ranching and farming (112111) 
11,767 
11,153 
213 
227 
102 
53 
69 
50 
Cattle feedlots (112112) 
156 
404 
- 
28 
1 
1 
1 
2 
Dairy cattle and milk production (11212) 
1,594 
1,839 
5 
6 
21 
11 
- 
- 
Hog and pig farming (1 122) 
446 
425 
19 
16 
6 
3 
9 
10 
Poultry and egg production (1123) 
1,202 
1,798 
23 
29 
46 
59 
7 
13 
Sheep and goat farming (1124) 
3,246 
3,041 
53 
60 
54 
26 
15 
10 
Animal aquaculture and other animal 
production (1125, 1129) 
7,809 
11,096 
165 
162 
93 
113 
35 
69 
-continued 
58 California 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
