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 
12,256 
12,834 
29 
41 
99 
84 
143 
193 
Land in farms 
acres 
2,030,745 
2,051,756 
1,224 
2,045 
4,071 
5,859 
10,065 
(D) 
FARMS BY SIZE 
1 to 9 acres 
1,481 
1,554 
2 
8 
14 
4 
27 
31 
1 0 to 49 acres 
4,554 
4,589 
18 
20 
66 
55 
75 
112 
50 to 1 79 acres 
3,695 
4,067 
8 
11 
18 
19 
33 
40 
1 80 to 499 acres 
1,594 
1,719 
1 
2 
- 
5 
6 
7 
500 acres or more 
932 
905 
- 
- 
1 
1 
2 
3 
OWNED AND RENTED LAND IN FARMS 
Owned land in farms 
farms 
1 1 ,247 
11,798 
28 
32 
98 
83 
131 
182 
acres 
1,180,233 
1,186,064 
(D) 
1,361 
(D) 
4,828 
7,260 
(D) 
Rented or leased land in farms 
farms 
3,680 
3,799 
3 
14 
2 
6 
34 
50 
acres 
850,512 
865,692 
(D) 
684 
(D) 
1,031 
2,805 
(D) 
TENURE 
Full owners 
farms 
8,576 
9,035 
26 
27 
97 
78 
109 
143 
acres 
741,300 
760,358 
(D) 
1,336 
(D) 
4,659 
6,608 
7,662 
Part owners 
farms 
2,671 
2,763 
2 
5 
1 
5 
22 
39 
acres 
1,073,003 
1,053,640 
(D) 
41 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
4,028 
Tenants 
farms 
1,009 
1,036 
1 
9 
1 
1 
12 
11 
acres 
216,442 
237,758 
(D) 
668 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS 
SOLD AND GOVERNMENT PAYMENTS 
Total 
farms 
12,256 
12,834 
29 
41 
99 
84 
143 
193 
$1,000 
2,307,421 
1,868,477 
(D) 
6,902 
121,213 
72,092 
(D) 
17,343 
Market value of agricultural 
products sold 
farms 
12,256 
12,834 
29 
41 
99 
84 
143 
193 
$1,000 
2,271,397 
1,835,090 
(D) 
6,898 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
17,187 
Crops, including nursery and 
greenhouse crops 
farms 
6,389 
6,763 
18 
27 
18 
27 
67 
83 
$1,000 
1,050,557 
629,303 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
3,624 
2,325 
Livestock, poultry, and 
their products 
farms 
5,143 
5,970 
11 
19 
70 
56 
35 
72 
$1,000 
1,220,840 
1,205,787 
(D) 
(D) 
120,503 
71,406 
(D) 
14,862 
Government payments 
farms 
4,628 
4,588 
6 
4 
31 
19 
40 
37 
$1,000 
36,024 
33,386 
6 
4 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
155 
FARMS BY ECONOMIC CLASS 
Less than $1 ,000 
2,563 
2,531 
10 
8 
13 
1 
42 
71 
$1,000 to $2,499 
1,458 
1,664 
4 
12 
4 
9 
14 
33 
$2,500 to $4,999 
1,340 
1,573 
4 
8 
10 
4 
20 
22 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,419 
1,474 
10 
- 
3 
6 
27 
20 
$10,000 to $24,999 
1,329 
1,662 
- 
3 
5 
9 
15 
24 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,031 
916 
- 
2 
3 
7 
12 
7 
$50,000 or more 
3,116 
3,014 
1 
8 
61 
48 
13 
16 
COMMODITY CREDIT CORPORATION (CCC) LOANS 
AND FEDERAL FARM PROGRAM PAYMENTS 
CCC loans (see text) 
farms 
49 
135 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
1 
$1,000 
5,313 
8,127 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
Conservation Reserve, Wetlands Reserve, 
Farmable Wetlands, or Conservation 
Reserve Enhancement Programs payments 
farms 
2,506 
2,525 
5 
2 
15 
12 
27 
20 
$1,000 
9,565 
9,697 
3 
(D) 
(D) 
52 
(D) 
59 
Other Federal farm program payments 
farms 
3,269 
3,109 
4 
2 
19 
9 
23 
23 
$1,000 
26,458 
23,690 
3 
(D) 
191 
(D) 
(D) 
96 
FARMS BY NORTH AMERICAN INDUSTRY 
CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM (NAICS) 
Oilseed and grain farming (1111) 
2,561 
2,049 
5 
2 
1 
4 
28 
29 
Vegetable and melon farming (1 1 12) 
417 
518 
- 
- 
6 
2 
16 
22 
Fruit and tree nut farming (1113) 
270 
390 
2 
9 
4 
10 
4 
1 
Greenhouse, nursery, and floriculture 
production (1 1 14) 
490 
673 
2 
2 
6 
5 
3 
4 
Other crop farming (1 1 19) 
2,932 
3,094 
7 
8 
9 
7 
49 
49 
Tobacco farming (11191) 
23 
39 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Cotton farming (11192) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sugarcane farming, hay farming, and all other 
crop farming (1 1 1 93, 1 1 1 94, 1 1 1 99) 
2,909 
3,055 
7 
8 
9 
7 
49 
49 
Beef cattle ranching and farming (112111) 
1,649 
1,582 
1 
2 
1 
3 
16 
25 
Cattle feedlots (112112) 
45 
189 
- 
- 
- 
2 
- 
- 
Dairy cattle and milk production (11212) 
417 
565 
- 
2 
- 
4 
- 
- 
Hog and pig farming (1122) 
76 
109 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
5 
Poultry and egg production (1123) 
922 
1,001 
1 
7 
64 
45 
6 
13 
Sheep and goat farming (1 1 24) 
482 
594 
2 
- 
2 
- 
5 
9 
Animal aquaculture and other animal 
production (1125, 1129) 
1,995 
2,070 
9 
9 
6 
2 
15 
36 
-continued 
48 Maryland 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
