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 
854 
1,005 
1,602 
79 
45,341 
5,100 
Land in farms 
acres 
179,511 
68,811 
109,583 
12,758 
9,290,203 
660,817 
FARMS BY SIZE 
1 to 9 acres 
189 
458 
399 
38 
11,008 
2,286 
1 0 to 49 acres 
444 
391 
726 
36 
19,956 
2,026 
50 to 1 79 acres 
139 
110 
354 
- 
8,322 
452 
1 80 to 499 acres 
51 
34 
88 
3 
3,401 
188 
500 acres or more 
31 
12 
35 
2 
2,654 
148 
OWNED AND RENTED LAND IN FARMS 
Owned land in farms 
farms 
828 
955 
1,500 
79 
43,447 
4,813 
acres 
134,583 
40,350 
73,187 
(D) 
6,710,854 
563,653 
Rented or leased land in farms 
farms 
142 
130 
353 
10 
8,105 
725 
acres 
44,928 
28,461 
36,396 
(D) 
2,579,349 
97,164 
TENURE 
Full owners 
farms 
712 
875 
1,249 
69 
37,236 
4,375 
acres 
(D) 
28,123 
57,719 
(D) 
5,271,012 
521,464 
Part owners 
farms 
116 
80 
251 
10 
6,211 
438 
acres 
126,706 
36,382 
41,557 
(D) 
3,415,240 
91,434 
Tenants 
farms 
26 
50 
102 
1,894 
287 
acres 
(D) 
4,306 
10,307 
- 
603,951 
47,919 
MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS 
SOLD AND GOVERNMENT PAYMENTS 
Total 
farms 
854 
1,005 
1,602 
79 
45,341 
5,100 
$1,000 
40,485 
114,714 
58,850 
5,943 
7,609,239 
1,243,184 
Market value of agricultural 
products sold 
farms 
854 
1,005 
1,602 
79 
45,341 
5,100 
$1,000 
39,878 
113,382 
57,624 
(D) 
7,571,745 
1,236,632 
Crops, including nursery and 
greenhouse crops 
farms 
238 
657 
543 
33 
16,250 
2,379 
$1,000 
22,799 
83,781 
46,373 
5,562 
5,865,511 
1,057,380 
Livestock, poultry, and 
their products 
farms 
394 
246 
702 
32 
20,441 
1,900 
$1,000 
17,080 
29,600 
11,252 
(D) 
1,706,234 
179,252 
Government payments 
farms 
88 
65 
270 
1 
3,623 
305 
$1,000 
607 
1,332 
1,226 
(D) 
37,494 
6,552 
FARMS BY ECONOMIC CLASS 
Less than $1 ,000 
345 
199 
590 
33 
14,765 
1,403 
$1,000 to $2,499 
119 
102 
232 
8 
4,983 
530 
$2,500 to $4,999 
67 
117 
218 
7 
4,813 
515 
$5,000 to $9,999 
96 
109 
199 
7 
4,923 
585 
$10,000 to $24,999 
97 
174 
174 
13 
5,470 
723 
$25,000 to $49,999 
47 
74 
62 
3 
2,877 
374 
$50,000 or more 
83 
230 
127 
8 
7,510 
970 
COMMODITY CREDIT CORPORATION (CCC) LOANS 
AND FEDERAL FARM PROGRAM PAYMENTS 
CCC loans (see text) 
farms 
5 
- 
3 
- 
131 
1 
$1,000 
410 
- 
7 
- 
21,413 
(D) 
Conservation Reserve, Wetlands Reserve, 
Farmable Wetlands, or Conservation 
Reserve Enhancement Programs payments 
farms 
22 
3 
33 
1 
784 
16 
$1,000 
49 
42 
42 
(D) 
2,031 
43 
Other Federal farm program payments 
farms 
68 
62 
253 
3,136 
295 
$1,000 
558 
1,290 
1,184 
- 
35,463 
6,509 
FARMS BY NORTH AMERICAN INDUSTRY 
CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM (NAICS) 
Oilseed and grain farming (1111) 
9 
4 
27 
- 
249 
7 
Vegetable and melon farming (1 1 12) 
16 
73 
125 
3 
903 
118 
Fruit and tree nut farming (1113) 
99 
349 
159 
22 
6,822 
1,113 
Greenhouse, nursery, and floriculture 
production (1 1 14) 
77 
227 
77 
6 
5,030 
1,020 
Other crop farming (1 1 19) 
79 
45 
245 
- 
4,636 
206 
Tobacco farming (11191) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
3 
- 
Cotton farming (11192) 
1 
- 
1 
- 
123 
2 
Sugarcane farming, hay farming, and all other 
crop farming (1 1 1 93, 1 1 1 94, 1 1 1 99) 
78 
45 
244 
- 
4,510 
204 
Beef cattle ranching and farming (112111) 
269 
174 
707 
25 
16,509 
1,252 
Cattle feedlots (112112) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Dairy cattle and milk production (11212) 
2 
1 
1 
- 
186 
14 
Hog and pig farming (1122) 
20 
- 
21 
- 
551 
56 
Poultry and egg production (1123) 
36 
25 
27 
8 
1,060 
177 
Sheep and goat farming (1 1 24) 
39 
43 
99 
5 
1,655 
289 
Animal aquaculture and other animal 
production (1125, 1129) 
208 
64 
114 
10 
7,740 
848 
-continued 
54 Florida 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
