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 
47,740 
47,463 
386 
349 
829 
612 
1,481 
1,269 
Land in farms 
acres 
9,548,342 
9,231,570 
145,237 
61,613 
38,625 
25,404 
92,324 
79,826 
FARMS BY SIZE 
1 to 9 acres 
11,742 
12,184 
51 
96 
369 
269 
366 
335 
1 0 to 49 acres 
21,013 
20,680 
228 
169 
337 
249 
665 
580 
50 to 1 79 acres 
8,764 
8,543 
67 
54 
87 
71 
342 
258 
180 to 499 acres 
3,528 
3,461 
21 
24 
28 
15 
84 
78 
500 acres or more 
2,693 
2,595 
19 
6 
8 
8 
24 
18 
OWNED AND RENTED LAND IN FARMS 
Owned land in farms 
farms 
45,709 
45,796 
375 
342 
788 
581 
1,387 
1,211 
acres 
6,891,800 
7,010,106 
110,460 
49,219 
23,797 
20,390 
62,402 
53,571 
Rented or leased land in farms 
farms 
8,568 
7,717 
68 
61 
100 
77 
325 
268 
acres 
2,656,542 
2,221,464 
34,777 
12,394 
14,828 
5,014 
29,922 
26,255 
TENURE 
Full owners 
farms 
39,172 
39,746 
318 
288 
729 
535 
1,156 
1,001 
acres 
5,345,534 
5,534,084 
17,294 
44,750 
21,002 
18,908 
50,933 
47,054 
Part owners 
farms 
6,537 
6,050 
57 
54 
59 
46 
231 
210 
acres 
3,576,370 
3,158,512 
(D) 
15,860 
(D) 
4,730 
35,612 
30,782 
Tenants 
farms 
2,031 
1,667 
11 
7 
41 
31 
94 
58 
acres 
626,438 
538,974 
(D) 
1,003 
(D) 
1,766 
5,779 
1,990 
MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS 
SOLD AND GOVERNMENT PAYMENTS 
Total 
farms 
47,740 
47,463 
386 
349 
829 
612 
1,481 
1,269 
$1,000 
7,741,695 
7,830,572 
21,579 
91,350 
88,947 
167,133 
36,101 
23,646 
Market value of agricultural 
products sold 
farms 
47,740 
47,463 
386 
349 
829 
612 
1,481 
1,269 
$1,000 
7,701,532 
7,785,228 
21,181 
91,148 
87,686 
166,684 
34,905 
22,825 
Crops, including nursery and 
greenhouse crops 
farms 
17,287 
17,307 
114 
105 
558 
401 
494 
441 
$1,000 
5,969,399 
6,256,228 
8,990 
(D) 
74,313 
(D) 
24,417 
(D) 
Livestock, poultry, and 
their products 
farms 
21,322 
21,333 
199 
171 
164 
101 
650 
567 
$1,000 
1,732,133 
1,529,000 
12,191 
(D) 
13,374 
(D) 
10,488 
(D) 
Government payments 
farms 
3,954 
4,664 
46 
45 
52 
36 
268 
181 
$1,000 
40,164 
45,343 
398 
202 
1,261 
449 
1,196 
821 
FARMS BY ECONOMIC CLASS 
Less than $1 ,000 
15,524 
14,292 
139 
131 
163 
134 
551 
468 
$1,000 to $2,499 
5,306 
6,169 
69 
38 
83 
50 
218 
165 
$2,500 to $4,999 
5,113 
5,303 
26 
40 
97 
48 
201 
183 
$5,000 to $9,999 
5,223 
4,911 
46 
38 
88 
72 
190 
143 
$10,000 to $24,999 
5,759 
5,590 
39 
42 
141 
93 
159 
161 
$25,000 to $49,999 
3,003 
3,459 
28 
14 
65 
59 
56 
75 
$50,000 or more 
7,812 
7,739 
39 
46 
192 
156 
106 
74 
COMMODITY CREDIT CORPORATION (CCC) LOANS 
AND FEDERAL FARM PROGRAM PAYMENTS 
CCC loans (see text) 
farms 
139 
155 
5 
3 
_ 
_ 
3 
4 
$1,000 
21,830 
13,279 
410 
(D) 
- 
- 
7 
(D) 
Conservation Reserve, Wetlands Reserve, 
Farmable Wetlands, or Conservation 
Reserve Enhancement Programs payments 
farms 
825 
2,418 
10 
21 
2 
11 
33 
74 
$1,000 
2,092 
7,874 
(D) 
50 
(D) 
12 
42 
197 
Other Federal farm program payments 
farms 
3,443 
3,144 
37 
25 
50 
25 
251 
138 
$1,000 
38,072 
37,469 
(D) 
152 
(D) 
437 
1,154 
624 
FARMS BY NORTH AMERICAN INDUSTRY 
CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM (NAICS) 
Oilseed and grain farming (1111) 
281 
217 
6 
4 
4 
- 
27 
21 
Vegetable and melon farming (1 1 12) 
1,084 
1,081 
7 
17 
64 
45 
121 
131 
Fruit and tree nut farming (1 1 13) 
7,265 
8,404 
55 
35 
314 
228 
139 
138 
Greenhouse, nursery, and floriculture 
production (1 1 14) 
5,257 
4,492 
18 
26 
181 
152 
58 
50 
Other crop farming (1 1 19) 
4,928 
4,430 
45 
34 
38 
18 
232 
156 
Tobacco farming (11191) 
3 
14 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
Cotton farming (11192) 
124 
81 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
Sugarcane farming, hay farming, and all other 
crop farming (1 1 1 93, 1 1 1 94, 1 1 1 99) 
4,801 
4,335 
45 
34 
38 
18 
231 
155 
Beef cattle ranching and farming (112111) 
17,351 
16,819 
109 
109 
139 
97 
672 
567 
Cattle feedlots (1 121 12) 
- 
240 
- 
5 
- 
- 
- 
9 
Dairy cattle and milk production (11212) 
187 
210 
- 
1 
1 
1 
1 
3 
Hog and pig farming (1122) 
581 
594 
20 
15 
- 
3 
21 
44 
Poultry and egg production (1123) 
1,106 
1,185 
21 
5 
11 
11 
26 
27 
Sheep and goat farming (1124) 
1,796 
1,260 
20 
7 
38 
20 
95 
55 
Animal aquaculture and other animal 
production (1125, 1129) 
7,904 
8,531 
85 
91 
39 
37 
89 
68 
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50 Florida 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
