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 
28,093 
30,106 
204 
228 
64 
38 
2,359 
1,914 
Land in farms 
acres 
7,900,864 
8,109,975 
29,479 
22,251 
2,764 
3,828 
192,287 
160,574 
FARMS BY SIZE 
1 to 9 acres 
2,967 
3,282 
37 
49 
17 
8 
398 
358 
1 0 to 49 acres 
9,309 
10,394 
78 
99 
41 
15 
1,018 
857 
50 to 1 79 acres 
8,723 
8,457 
58 
57 
4 
12 
780 
506 
180 to 499 acres 
3,845 
4,550 
16 
17 
1 
1 
120 
153 
500 acres or more 
3,249 
3,423 
15 
6 
1 
2 
43 
40 
OWNED AND RENTED LAND IN FARMS 
Owned land in farms 
farms 
25,461 
27,496 
197 
215 
52 
32 
2,103 
1,700 
acres 
3,758,862 
4,033,623 
17,546 
17,071 
2,376 
3,295 
113,636 
93,233 
Rented or leased land in farms 
farms 
9,253 
9,634 
47 
38 
14 
12 
765 
622 
acres 
4,142,002 
4,076,352 
1 1 ,933 
5,180 
388 
533 
78,651 
67,341 
TENURE 
Full owners 
farms 
18,840 
20,472 
157 
190 
50 
26 
1,594 
1,292 
acres 
2,716,890 
2,903,412 
15,288 
16,308 
2,254 
3,082 
88,832 
72,947 
Part owners 
farms 
6,621 
7,024 
40 
25 
2 
6 
509 
408 
acres 
3,483,826 
3,581,719 
8,938 
2,339 
(D) 
464 
81,053 
65,657 
Tenants 
farms 
2,632 
2,610 
7 
13 
12 
6 
256 
214 
acres 
1,700,148 
1,624,844 
5,253 
3,604 
(D) 
282 
22,402 
21,970 
MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS 
SOLD AND GOVERNMENT PAYMENTS 
Total 
farms 
28,093 
30,106 
204 
228 
64 
38 
2,359 
1,914 
$1,000 
3,947,565 
2,787,313 
11,973 
(D) 
11,129 
6,149 
61,652 
33,148 
Market value of agricultural 
products sold 
farms 
28,093 
30,106 
204 
228 
64 
38 
2,359 
1,914 
$1,000 
3,809,401 
2,617,981 
11,011 
(D) 
11,066 
(D) 
56,890 
29,682 
Crops, including nursery and 
greenhouse crops 
farms 
8,743 
8,241 
83 
50 
24 
17 
510 
443 
$1,000 
2,783,610 
1,604,647 
9,863 
1,428 
4,756 
5,245 
49,497 
(D) 
Livestock, poultry, and 
their products 
farms 
13,723 
15,107 
106 
105 
34 
15 
1,174 
940 
$1,000 
1,025,791 
1,013,334 
1,148 
(D) 
6,310 
(D) 
7,393 
(D) 
Government payments 
farms 
9,447 
10,621 
38 
38 
13 
2 
839 
557 
$1,000 
138,164 
169,333 
962 
186 
63 
(D) 
4,762 
3,466 
FARMS BY ECONOMIC CLASS 
Less than $1 ,000 
6,894 
7,493 
52 
89 
10 
8 
808 
657 
$1,000 to $2,499 
3,549 
3,917 
39 
40 
6 
1 
393 
330 
$2,500 to $4,999 
3,632 
3,880 
20 
30 
5 
3 
360 
324 
$5,000 to $9,999 
3,832 
4,333 
43 
32 
3 
2 
317 
264 
$10,000 to $24,999 
3,862 
3,980 
12 
16 
11 
9 
276 
164 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,795 
1,980 
11 
12 
2 
3 
108 
89 
$50,000 or more 
4,529 
4,523 
27 
9 
27 
12 
97 
86 
COMMODITY CREDIT CORPORATION (CCC) LOANS 
AND FEDERAL FARM PROGRAM PAYMENTS 
CCC loans (see text) 
farms 
120 
538 
3 
_ 
_ 
_ 
4 
15 
$1,000 
18,335 
93,121 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
137 
502 
Conservation Reserve, Wetlands Reserve, 
Farmable Wetlands, or Conservation 
Reserve Enhancement Programs payments 
farms 
2,966 
4,160 
7 
19 
3 
1 
101 
143 
$1,000 
16,819 
23,610 
33 
104 
6 
(D) 
511 
540 
Other Federal farm program payments 
farms 
8,229 
8,897 
34 
22 
13 
2 
800 
495 
$1,000 
121,345 
145,723 
929 
82 
57 
(D) 
4,251 
2,926 
FARMS BY NORTH AMERICAN INDUSTRY 
CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM (NAICS) 
Oilseed and grain farming (1111) 
2,396 
2,579 
15 
2 
- 
- 
116 
128 
Vegetable and melon farming (1 1 12) 
510 
540 
15 
9 
- 
- 
70 
74 
Fruit and tree nut farming (1 1 13) 
808 
763 
2 
4 
5 
3 
43 
22 
Greenhouse, nursery, and floriculture 
production (1 1 14) 
648 
661 
16 
2 
19 
12 
26 
12 
Other crop farming (1 1 19) 
6,732 
7,149 
37 
53 
2 
4 
385 
370 
Tobacco farming (11191) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Cotton farming (11192) 
137 
291 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2 
26 
Sugarcane farming, hay farming, and all other 
crop farming (1 1 1 93, 1 1 1 94, 1 1 1 99) 
6,595 
6,858 
37 
53 
2 
4 
383 
344 
Beef cattle ranching and farming (112111) 
11,218 
11,775 
89 
109 
10 
9 
1,384 
998 
Cattle feedlots (112112) 
28 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
5 
- 
Dairy cattle and milk production (11212) 
111 
282 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
7 
Hog and pig farming (1122) 
202 
232 
- 
4 
- 
- 
12 
39 
Poultry and egg production (1123) 
717 
808 
5 
7 
6 
- 
31 
38 
Sheep and goat farming (1124) 
607 
627 
8 
8 
4 
- 
28 
13 
Animal aquaculture and other animal 
production (1125, 1129) 
4,116 
4,690 
17 
30 
18 
10 
258 
213 
-continued 
48 Louisiana 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
