Table 60. Selected Farm Characteristics by Race of Principal Operator: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Operators reporting one race - Con. 
Operators 
Characteristics 
Native Hawaiian 
or other 
Pacific Islander 
White 
reporting 
more than 
one race 
2012 
2007 
2012 
2007 
2012 
2007 
FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 
Farms 
number 
16 
20 
51,539 
55,017 
165 
336 
Land in farms 
acres 
749 
975 
9,884,519 
9,908,085 
32,900 
60,897 
FARMS BY SIZE 
1 to 9 acres 
2 
5 
4,058 
4,058 
21 
43 
1 0 to 49 acres 
10 
11 
18,420 
20,308 
73 
140 
50 to 179 acres 
4 
3 
17,503 
18,929 
33 
95 
1 80 to 499 acres 
- 
1 
6,992 
7,179 
21 
30 
500 acres or more 
- 
- 
4,566 
4,543 
17 
28 
OWNED AND RENTED LAND IN FARMS 
Owned land in farms 
farms 
16 
20 
49,483 
53,046 
157 
329 
acres 
(D) 
850 
5,908,665 
5,971,798 
22,764 
38,442 
Rented or leased land in farms 
farms 
2 
3 
16,790 
16,457 
51 
110 
acres 
(D) 
125 
3,975,854 
3,936,287 
10,136 
22,455 
TENURE 
Full owners 
farms 
14 
17 
34,749 
38,560 
114 
226 
acres 
(D) 
714 
2,790,896 
3,013,358 
(D) 
23,779 
Part owners 
farms 
2 
3 
14,734 
14,486 
43 
103 
acres 
(D) 
261 
6,563,580 
6,377,379 
15,520 
(D) 
Tenants 
farms 
- 
2,056 
1,971 
8 
7 
acres 
- 
- 
530,043 
517,348 
(D) 
(D) 
MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS 
SOLD AND GOVERNMENT PAYMENTS 
Total 
farms 
16 
20 
51,539 
55,017 
165 
336 
$1,000 
(D) 
1,367 
8,796,637 
5,813,921 
12,968 
23,100 
Market value of agricultural 
products sold 
farms 
16 
20 
51,539 
55,017 
165 
336 
$1,000 
(D) 
1,362 
8,641,491 
5,696,272 
12,583 
22,444 
Crops, including nursery and 
greenhouse crops 
farms 
6 
13 
31,373 
31,665 
87 
181 
$1,000 
157 
(D) 
5,481,857 
3,292,354 
10,388 
16,486 
Livestock, poultry, and 
their products 
farms 
8 
6 
18,220 
19,921 
54 
149 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
3,159,633 
2,403,918 
2,195 
5,958 
Government payments 
farms 
7 
4 
20,458 
22,982 
49 
111 
$1,000 
15 
5 
155,146 
117,649 
385 
657 
FARMS BY ECONOMIC CLASS 
Less than $1 ,000 
4 
2 
11,352 
13,402 
49 
80 
$1,000 to $2,499 
- 
4 
6,273 
7,641 
21 
65 
$2,500 to $4,999 
2 
5 
5,422 
6,572 
23 
39 
$5,000 to $9,999 
2 
1 
5,194 
5,892 
16 
37 
$10,000 to $24,999 
- 
5 
6,143 
6,200 
15 
41 
$25,000 to $49,999 
5 
2 
4,010 
3,953 
12 
15 
$50,000 or more 
3 
1 
13,145 
11,357 
29 
59 
COMMODITY CREDIT CORPORATION (CCC) LOANS 
AND FEDERAL FARM PROGRAM PAYMENTS 
CCC loans (see text) 
farms 
- 
- 
365 
1,061 
1 
7 
$1,000 
- 
- 
(D) 
78,615 
(D) 
489 
Conservation Reserve, Wetlands Reserve, 
Farmable Wetlands, or Conservation 
Reserve Enhancement Programs payments 
farms 
- 
- 
6,486 
8,491 
18 
38 
$1,000 
- 
- 
17,819 
21,523 
107 
190 
Other Federal farm program payments 
farms 
7 
4 
17,656 
18,350 
38 
89 
$1,000 
15 
5 
137,327 
96,126 
277 
466 
FARMS BY NORTH AMERICAN INDUSTRY 
CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM (NAICS) 
Oilseed and grain farming (1111) 
2 
1 
14,086 
12,166 
32 
62 
Vegetable and melon farming (1 1 12) 
- 
2 
1,682 
1,477 
4 
15 
Fruit and tree nut farming (1113) 
6 
6 
2,248 
2,785 
11 
21 
Greenhouse, nursery, and floriculture 
production (1114) 
2 
2 
2,591 
2,673 
9 
14 
Other crop farming (1 1 19) 
- 
3 
13,532 
16,903 
48 
78 
Tobacco farming (1 1 191) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Cotton farming (11192) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sugarcane farming, hay farming, and all other 
crop farming (1 1 1 93, 1 1 1 94, 1 1 1 99) 
- 
3 
13,532 
16,903 
48 
78 
Beef cattle ranching and farming (112111) 
- 
2 
5,974 
5,153 
18 
26 
Cattle feedlots (112112) 
- 
- 
343 
1,459 
- 
8 
Dairy cattle and milk production (1 1212) 
1 
1 
1,665 
1,952 
3 
14 
Hog and pig farming (1122) 
- 
- 
669 
993 
6 
5 
Poultry and egg production (1123) 
- 
- 
1,111 
1,576 
8 
20 
Sheep and goat farming (1124) 
- 
- 
1,401 
1,222 
8 
12 
Animal aquaculture and other animal 
production (1125, 1129) 
5 
3 
6,237 
6,658 
18 
61 
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USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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