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 
52,194 
56,014 
204 
341 
54 
53 
216 
247 
Land in farms 
acres 
9,948,564 
10,031,807 
18,251 
42,157 
2,620 
4,961 
9,525 
14,732 
FARMS BY SIZE 
1 to 9 acres 
4,162 
4,219 
31 
64 
10 
11 
40 
38 
1 0 to 49 acres 
18,764 
20,726 
96 
124 
33 
19 
132 
124 
50 to 1 79 acres 
17,634 
19,206 
48 
97 
9 
15 
37 
67 
180 to 499 acres 
7,040 
7,275 
21 
44 
1 
6 
5 
15 
500 acres or more 
4,594 
4,588 
8 
12 
1 
2 
2 
3 
OWNED AND RENTED LAND IN FARMS 
Owned land in farms 
farms 
50,095 
54,014 
190 
327 
50 
52 
199 
240 
acres 
5,953,033 
6,056,070 
11,250 
28,957 
(D) 
3,536 
7,761 
12,487 
Rented or leased land in farms 
farms 
16,960 
16,703 
63 
81 
12 
14 
42 
38 
acres 
3,995,531 
3,975,737 
7,001 
13,200 
(D) 
1,425 
1,764 
2,245 
TENURE 
Full owners 
farms 
35,234 
39,311 
141 
260 
42 
39 
174 
209 
acres 
2,822,166 
3,067,814 
7,228 
17,640 
1,744 
1,474 
6,174 
10,849 
Part owners 
farms 
14,861 
14,703 
49 
67 
8 
13 
25 
31 
acres 
6,593,678 
6,443,769 
10,592 
23,647 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Tenants 
farms 
2,099 
2,000 
14 
14 
4 
1 
17 
7 
acres 
532,720 
520,224 
431 
870 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS 
SOLD AND GOVERNMENT PAYMENTS 
Total 
farms 
52,194 
56,014 
204 
341 
54 
53 
216 
247 
$1,000 
8,833,970 
5,872,090 
10,576 
25,794 
(D) 
3,734 
3,967 
4,174 
Market value of agricultural 
products sold 
farms 
52,194 
56,014 
204 
341 
54 
53 
216 
247 
$1,000 
8,678,050 
5,753,219 
10,333 
25,473 
(D) 
3,653 
3,878 
4,015 
Crops, including nursery and 
greenhouse crops 
farms 
31,697 
32,167 
95 
152 
31 
34 
105 
122 
$1,000 
5,506,437 
3,329,928 
(D) 
15,572 
(D) 
(D) 
3,629 
(D) 
Livestock, poultry, and 
their products 
farms 
18,447 
20,306 
87 
143 
20 
19 
58 
68 
$1,000 
3,171,614 
2,423,291 
(D) 
9,901 
(D) 
(D) 
249 
(D) 
Government payments 
farms 
20,605 
23,239 
55 
68 
12 
19 
24 
55 
$1,000 
155,919 
118,871 
243 
321 
41 
81 
89 
159 
FARMS BY ECONOMIC CLASS 
Less than $1 ,000 
11,549 
13,702 
55 
128 
8 
9 
81 
81 
$1,000 to $2,499 
6,366 
7,831 
32 
61 
15 
12 
25 
48 
$2,500 to $4,999 
5,513 
6,691 
31 
41 
10 
6 
25 
28 
$5,000 to $9,999 
5,283 
5,979 
34 
22 
10 
5 
27 
22 
$10,000 to $24,999 
6,209 
6,309 
17 
31 
7 
9 
27 
23 
$25,000 to $49,999 
4,060 
4,021 
20 
23 
2 
4 
11 
24 
$50,000 or more 
13,214 
11,481 
15 
35 
2 
8 
20 
21 
COMMODITY CREDIT CORPORATION (CCC) LOANS 
AND FEDERAL FARM PROGRAM PAYMENTS 
CCC loans (see text) 
farms 
366 
1,073 
- 
5 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
47,247 
79,301 
- 
197 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Conservation Reserve, Wetlands Reserve, 
Farmable Wetlands, or Conservation 
Reserve Enhancement Programs payments 
farms 
6,545 
8,592 
29 
28 
7 
8 
5 
27 
$1,000 
18,024 
21,880 
57 
61 
(D) 
14 
(D) 
92 
Other Federal farm program payments 
farms 
17,776 
18,545 
46 
53 
8 
16 
21 
33 
$1,000 
137,896 
96,991 
186 
260 
(D) 
67 
(D) 
67 
FARMS BY NORTH AMERICAN INDUSTRY 
CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM (NAICS) 
Oilseed and grain farming (1111) 
14,171 
12,300 
17 
28 
5 
15 
29 
28 
Vegetable and melon farming (1 1 12) 
1,737 
1,534 
16 
12 
9 
4 
26 
24 
Fruit and tree nut farming (1 1 13) 
2,311 
2,873 
6 
13 
5 
6 
35 
42 
Greenhouse, nursery, and floriculture 
production (1 1 14) 
2,632 
2,723 
13 
23 
8 
6 
9 
5 
Other crop farming (1 1 19) 
13,687 
17,157 
65 
91 
14 
10 
28 
72 
Tobacco farming (11191) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Cotton farming (11192) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sugarcane farming, hay farming, and all other 
crop farming (1 1 1 93, 1 1 1 94, 1 1 1 99) 
13,687 
17,157 
65 
91 
14 
10 
28 
72 
Beef cattle ranching and farming (112111) 
6,042 
5,253 
29 
52 
- 
1 
21 
19 
Cattle feedlots (112112) 
344 
1,481 
- 
10 
1 
- 
- 
4 
Dairy cattle and milk production (11212) 
1,672 
1,971 
3 
3 
- 
1 
- 
- 
Hog and pig farming (1122) 
686 
1,017 
- 
10 
- 
- 
11 
9 
Poultry and egg production (1123) 
1,146 
1,635 
8 
23 
8 
4 
11 
12 
Sheep and goat farming (1124) 
1,419 
1,241 
4 
4 
2 
1 
4 
2 
Animal aquaculture and other animal 
production (1125, 1129) 
6,347 
6,829 
43 
72 
2 
5 
42 
30 
-continued 
50 Michigan 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
