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 
550 
104 
271 
29 
51,847 
855 
Land in farms 
acres 
76,245 
9,915 
19,369 
2,035 
9,925,820 
115,087 
FARMS BY SIZE 
1 to 9 acres 
76 
18 
49 
2 
4,112 
149 
1 0 to 49 acres 
219 
54 
154 
18 
18,561 
321 
50 to 1 79 acres 
159 
21 
50 
7 
17,565 
263 
180 to 499 acres 
62 
7 
9 
2 
7,024 
68 
500 acres or more 
34 
4 
9 
- 
4,585 
54 
OWNED AND RENTED LAND IN FARMS 
Owned land in farms 
farms 
526 
98 
248 
28 
49,776 
828 
acres 
51,000 
7,535 
14,041 
1,669 
5,937,600 
67,906 
Rented or leased land in farms 
farms 
165 
25 
65 
5 
16,873 
222 
acres 
25,245 
2,380 
5,328 
366 
3,988,220 
47,181 
TENURE 
Full owners 
farms 
385 
79 
206 
24 
34,974 
633 
acres 
31,273 
4,382 
9,143 
1,148 
2,811,781 
36,388 
Part owners 
farms 
141 
19 
42 
4 
14,802 
195 
acres 
42,678 
5,338 
9,880 
(D) 
6,581,693 
75,277 
Tenants 
farms 
24 
6 
23 
1 
2,071 
27 
acres 
2,294 
195 
346 
(D) 
532,346 
3,422 
MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS 
SOLD AND GOVERNMENT PAYMENTS 
Total 
farms 
550 
104 
271 
29 
51,847 
855 
$1,000 
31,389 
22,008 
9,775 
2,483 
8,811,536 
109,822 
Market value of agricultural 
products sold 
farms 
550 
104 
271 
29 
51,847 
855 
$1,000 
30,413 
21,873 
9,589 
2,438 
8,655,936 
108,308 
Crops, including nursery and 
greenhouse crops 
farms 
262 
67 
142 
16 
31,527 
503 
$1,000 
20,105 
18,721 
9,086 
410 
5,493,312 
77,705 
Livestock, poultry, and 
their products 
farms 
242 
41 
82 
12 
18,335 
300 
$1,000 
10,308 
3,152 
503 
2,028 
3,162,623 
30,603 
Government payments 
farms 
154 
26 
44 
13 
20,531 
246 
$1,000 
975 
136 
186 
45 
155,600 
1,514 
FARMS BY ECONOMIC CLASS 
Less than $1 ,000 
156 
17 
93 
7 
1 1 ,448 
162 
$1,000 to $2,499 
79 
21 
31 
2 
6,321 
113 
$2,500 to $4,999 
76 
20 
35 
5 
5,461 
135 
$5,000 to $9,999 
72 
19 
31 
2 
5,236 
73 
$10,000 to $24,999 
61 
11 
36 
4 
6,170 
106 
$25,000 to $49,999 
38 
5 
15 
5 
4,030 
93 
$50,000 or more 
68 
11 
30 
4 
13,181 
173 
COMMODITY CREDIT CORPORATION (CCC) LOANS 
AND FEDERAL FARM PROGRAM PAYMENTS 
CCC loans (see text) 
farms 
2 
- 
- 
- 
366 
1 
$1,000 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
47,247 
(D) 
Conservation Reserve, Wetlands Reserve, 
Farmable Wetlands, or Conservation 
Reserve Enhancement Programs payments 
farms 
78 
12 
8 
3 
6,509 
76 
$1,000 
224 
21 
35 
7 
17,960 
194 
Other Federal farm program payments 
farms 
120 
19 
39 
13 
17,714 
223 
$1,000 
752 
114 
151 
38 
137,640 
1,320 
FARMS BY NORTH AMERICAN INDUSTRY 
CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM (NAICS) 
Oilseed and grain farming (1111) 
74 
13 
40 
7 
14,132 
140 
Vegetable and melon farming (1 1 12) 
28 
14 
29 
1 
1,702 
44 
Fruit and tree nut farming (1113) 
20 
6 
37 
6 
2,265 
100 
Greenhouse, nursery, and floriculture 
production (1 1 14) 
28 
13 
15 
3 
2,613 
71 
Other crop farming (1 1 19) 
163 
29 
45 
4 
13,606 
172 
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) 
163 
29 
45 
4 
13,606 
172 
Beef cattle ranching and farming (112111) 
68 
6 
25 
1 
6,009 
114 
Cattle feedlots (112112) 
- 
1 
- 
- 
343 
6 
Dairy cattle and milk production (11212) 
7 
4 
- 
1 
1,669 
18 
Hog and pig farming (1122) 
19 
1 
11 
1 
674 
7 
Poultry and egg production (1123) 
29 
8 
11 
- 
1,132 
35 
Sheep and goat farming (1 1 24) 
26 
3 
6 
- 
1,415 
49 
Animal aquaculture and other animal 
production (1125, 1129) 
88 
6 
52 
5 
6,287 
99 
-continued 
54 Michigan 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
