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 
474 
99 
2,472 
26 
25,681 
735 
Land in farms 
acres 
53,682 
5,529 
232,352 
1,148 
7,695,288 
151,878 
FARMS BY SIZE 
1 to 9 acres 
86 
22 
413 
5 
2,559 
117 
1 0 to 49 acres 
192 
60 
1,053 
12 
8,266 
274 
50 to 1 79 acres 
131 
10 
809 
6 
7,945 
208 
180 to 499 acres 
43 
5 
128 
3 
3,714 
71 
500 acres or more 
22 
2 
69 
- 
3,197 
65 
OWNED AND RENTED LAND IN FARMS 
Owned land in farms 
farms 
455 
84 
2,209 
26 
23,298 
677 
acres 
36,969 
3,894 
136,410 
1,148 
3,635,994 
90,160 
Rented or leased land in farms 
farms 
88 
20 
803 
- 
8,491 
183 
acres 
16,713 
1,635 
95,942 
- 
4,059,294 
61,718 
TENURE 
Full owners 
farms 
386 
79 
1,669 
26 
17,190 
552 
acres 
32,127 
3,623 
104,644 
1,148 
2,618,699 
71,681 
Part owners 
farms 
69 
5 
540 
- 
6,108 
125 
acres 
14,807 
1,128 
98,253 
- 
3,400,562 
57,164 
Tenants 
farms 
19 
15 
263 
- 
2,383 
58 
acres 
6,748 
778 
29,455 
1,676,027 
23,033 
MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS 
SOLD AND GOVERNMENT PAYMENTS 
Total 
farms 
474 
99 
2,472 
26 
25,681 
735 
$1,000 
17,348 
13,878 
98,202 
327 
3,872,299 
86,227 
Market value of agricultural 
products sold 
farms 
474 
99 
2,472 
26 
25,681 
735 
$1,000 
15,914 
13,756 
92,581 
(D) 
3,739,201 
83,161 
Crops, including nursery and 
greenhouse crops 
farms 
134 
40 
563 
13 
8,197 
216 
$1,000 
10,688 
6,857 
69,762 
215 
2,727,925 
64,829 
Livestock, poultry, and 
their products 
farms 
230 
48 
1,220 
17 
12,501 
326 
$1,000 
5,226 
6,899 
22,819 
(D) 
1,011,276 
18,332 
Government payments 
farms 
150 
27 
871 
2 
8,626 
236 
$1,000 
1,434 
122 
5,621 
(D) 
133,098 
3,066 
FARMS BY ECONOMIC CLASS 
Less than $1 ,000 
122 
19 
835 
2 
6,093 
182 
$1,000 to $2,499 
82 
10 
410 
3 
3,137 
85 
$2,500 to $4,999 
82 
6 
362 
5 
3,276 
118 
$5,000 to $9,999 
84 
11 
330 
6 
3,508 
140 
$10,000 to $24,999 
38 
14 
293 
6 
3,586 
67 
$25,000 to $49,999 
22 
2 
123 
4 
1,687 
56 
$50,000 or more 
44 
37 
119 
- 
4,394 
87 
COMMODITY CREDIT CORPORATION (CCC) LOANS 
AND FEDERAL FARM PROGRAM PAYMENTS 
CCC loans (see text) 
farms 
4 
- 
5 
- 
112 
3 
$1,000 
45 
- 
137 
- 
18,154 
1,363 
Conservation Reserve, Wetlands Reserve, 
Farmable Wetlands, or Conservation 
Reserve Enhancement Programs payments 
farms 
70 
7 
108 
2 
2,865 
95 
$1,000 
234 
10 
604 
(D) 
16,307 
448 
Other Federal farm program payments 
farms 
113 
27 
831 
2 
7,449 
191 
$1,000 
1,200 
112 
5,017 
(D) 
116,792 
2,618 
FARMS BY NORTH AMERICAN INDUSTRY 
CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM (NAICS) 
Oilseed and grain farming (1111) 
27 
- 
129 
- 
2,272 
35 
Vegetable and melon farming (1 1 12) 
16 
- 
73 
2 
440 
16 
Fruit and tree nut farming (1113) 
10 
7 
55 
4 
765 
25 
Greenhouse, nursery, and floriculture 
production (1 1 14) 
22 
24 
30 
3 
605 
49 
Other crop farming (1 1 19) 
127 
17 
405 
6 
6,350 
191 
Tobacco farming (11191) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Cotton farming (11192) 
- 
- 
3 
- 
137 
1 
Sugarcane farming, hay farming, and all other 
crop farming (1 1 1 93, 1 1 1 94, 1 1 1 99) 
127 
17 
402 
6 
6,213 
190 
Beef cattle ranching and farming (112111) 
152 
16 
1,417 
4 
9,834 
224 
Cattle feedlots (112112) 
- 
- 
5 
- 
23 
- 
Dairy cattle and milk production (11212) 
1 
- 
1 
- 
110 
2 
Hog and pig farming (1122) 
3 
- 
12 
2 
190 
3 
Poultry and egg production (1123) 
16 
8 
36 
3 
682 
30 
Sheep and goat farming (1 1 24) 
22 
4 
28 
2 
571 
31 
Animal aquaculture and other animal 
production (1125, 1129) 
78 
23 
281 
- 
3,839 
129 
-continued 
52 Louisiana 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
