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 
272 
77 
80 
11 
58,555 
389 
Land in farms 
acres 
37,580 
13,691 
7,499 
1,646 
14,702,934 
90,577 
FARMS BY SIZE 
1 to 9 acres 
36 
21 
14 
2 
6,587 
60 
1 0 to 49 acres 
125 
22 
31 
6 
20,708 
173 
50 to 1 79 acres 
71 
23 
26 
1 
16,353 
93 
1 80 to 499 acres 
21 
4 
6 
- 
7,413 
27 
500 acres or more 
19 
7 
3 
2 
7,494 
36 
OWNED AND RENTED LAND IN FARMS 
Owned land in farms 
farms 
263 
75 
74 
11 
55,315 
382 
acres 
17,905 
8,508 
5,886 
(D) 
6,850,493 
43,890 
Rented or leased land in farms 
farms 
75 
14 
24 
2 
19,896 
73 
acres 
19,675 
5,183 
1,613 
(D) 
7,852,441 
46,687 
TENURE 
Full owners 
farms 
197 
63 
56 
9 
38,659 
316 
acres 
10,320 
(D) 
4,841 
(D) 
3,073,475 
24,389 
Part owners 
farms 
66 
12 
18 
2 
16,656 
66 
acres 
26,105 
10,117 
1,876 
(D) 
10,437,174 
52,968 
Tenants 
farms 
9 
2 
6 
3,240 
7 
acres 
1,155 
(D) 
782 
- 
1,192,285 
13,220 
MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS 
SOLD AND GOVERNMENT PAYMENTS 
Total 
farms 
272 
77 
80 
11 
58,555 
389 
$1,000 
21,491 
8,833 
4,893 
(D) 
11,466,706 
107,230 
Market value of agricultural 
products sold 
farms 
272 
77 
80 
11 
58,555 
389 
$1,000 
20,893 
8,436 
4,815 
(D) 
11,199,711 
105,838 
Crops, including nursery and 
greenhouse crops 
farms 
135 
41 
42 
5 
35,498 
161 
$1,000 
14,918 
4,899 
(D) 
(D) 
7,523,652 
39,355 
Livestock, poultry, and 
their products 
farms 
117 
28 
30 
7 
22,367 
148 
$1,000 
5,975 
3,538 
(D) 
15 
3,676,059 
66,484 
Government payments 
farms 
107 
32 
29 
4 
32,027 
195 
$1,000 
597 
396 
78 
(D) 
266,995 
1,391 
FARMS BY ECONOMIC CLASS 
Less than $1 ,000 
73 
20 
26 
5 
9,555 
72 
$1 ,000 to $2,499 
27 
11 
7 
2 
6,978 
85 
$2,500 to $4,999 
35 
5 
12 
1 
6,371 
49 
$5,000 to $9,999 
49 
12 
9 
1 
6,322 
46 
$10,000 to $24,999 
23 
13 
8 
- 
6,315 
48 
$25,000 to $49,999 
21 
2 
3 
- 
4,230 
21 
$50,000 or more 
44 
14 
15 
2 
18,784 
68 
COMMODITY CREDIT CORPORATION (CCC) LOANS 
AND FEDERAL FARM PROGRAM PAYMENTS 
CCC loans (see text) 
farms 
1 
2 
_ 
_ 
680 
1 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
92,094 
(D) 
Conservation Reserve, Wetlands Reserve, 
Farmable Wetlands, or Conservation 
Reserve Enhancement Programs payments 
farms 
42 
15 
13 
- 
12,140 
101 
$1,000 
105 
86 
21 
- 
25,899 
169 
Other Federal farm program payments 
farms 
91 
29 
20 
4 
28,384 
161 
$1,000 
492 
310 
57 
(D) 
241,097 
1,222 
FARMS BY NORTH AMERICAN INDUSTRY 
CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM (NAICS) 
Oilseed and grain farming (1111) 
74 
14 
31 
4 
23,954 
94 
Vegetable and melon farming (1112) 
5 
4 
- 
- 
688 
2 
Fruit and tree nut farming (1113) 
1 
4 
2 
1 
398 
5 
Greenhouse, nursery, and floriculture 
production (1 1 14) 
4 
5 
- 
2 
789 
11 
Other crop farming (1119) 
61 
19 
15 
- 
1 1 ,598 
109 
Tobacco farming (11191) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
86 
- 
Cotton farming (11192) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sugarcane farming, hay farming, and all other 
crop farming (1 1 1 93, 1 1 1 94, 1 1 1 99) 
61 
19 
15 
- 
11,512 
109 
Beef cattle ranching and farming (112111) 
48 
10 
6 
1 
8,377 
68 
Cattle feedlots (112112) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
319 
1 
Dairy cattle and milk production (1 1212) 
4 
1 
2 
- 
1,456 
6 
Hog and pig farming (1122) 
10 
3 
3 
2 
1,295 
3 
Poultry and egg production (1123) 
12 
3 
3 
- 
1,331 
12 
Sheep and goat farming (1124) 
9 
3 
4 
- 
1,719 
9 
Animal aquaculture and other animal 
production (1125, 1129) 
44 
11 
14 
1 
6,631 
69 
--continued 
52 Indiana 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
