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 
74,631 
76,295 
134 
189 
Land in farms 
acres 
5,530 
763 
26,839,138 
26,654,519 
35,137 
35,241 
FARMS BY SIZE 
1 to 9 acres 
_ 
5 
5,727 
8,476 
9 
54 
1 0 to 49 acres 
6 
9 
19,630 
20,405 
40 
51 
50 to 1 79 acres 
3 
6 
20,818 
18,289 
44 
39 
1 80 to 499 acres 
2 
- 
13,155 
13,048 
21 
24 
500 acres or more 
5 
- 
15,301 
16,077 
20 
21 
OWNED AND RENTED LAND IN FARMS 
Owned land in farms 
farms 
13 
14 
67,471 
68,129 
133 
181 
acres 
2,996 
693 
10,720,657 
10,208,578 
21,916 
(D) 
Rented or leased land in farms 
farms 
10 
7 
30,917 
31,578 
40 
47 
acres 
2,534 
70 
16,118,481 
16,445,941 
13,221 
(D) 
TENURE 
Full owners 
farms 
6 
13 
43,714 
44,717 
94 
142 
acres 
(D) 
681 
4,837,305 
4,694,851 
(D) 
9,553 
Part owners 
farms 
7 
1 
23,757 
23,412 
39 
39 
acres 
(D) 
(D) 
18,887,898 
18,367,176 
22,724 
24,155 
Tenants 
farms 
3 
6 
7,160 
8,166 
1 
8 
acres 
(D) 
(D) 
3,113,935 
3,592,492 
(D) 
1,533 
MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS 
SOLD AND GOVERNMENT PAYMENTS 
Total 
farms 
16 
20 
74,631 
76,295 
134 
189 
$1,000 
1,721 
408 
17,691,699 
13,763,697 
17,600 
13,961 
Market value of agricultural 
products sold 
farms 
16 
20 
74,631 
76,295 
134 
189 
$1,000 
1,579 
398 
17,140,475 
13,278,854 
16,786 
13,179 
Crops, including nursery and 
greenhouse crops 
farms 
10 
11 
48,731 
49,365 
80 
106 
$1,000 
1,408 
219 
14,109,370 
10,833,932 
1 1 ,576 
12,006 
Livestock, poultry, and 
their products 
farms 
7 
15 
20,021 
22,658 
51 
56 
$1,000 
171 
179 
3,031,105 
2,444,921 
5,211 
1,172 
Government payments 
farms 
12 
10 
56,008 
56,473 
92 
114 
$1,000 
142 
10 
551,224 
484,844 
814 
782 
FARMS BY ECONOMIC CLASS 
Less than $1 ,000 
4 
5 
6,313 
10,259 
15 
38 
$1,000 to $2,499 
- 
5 
8,557 
9,521 
10 
31 
$2,500 to $4,999 
2 
- 
8,041 
7,223 
11 
20 
$5,000 to $9,999 
- 
3 
8,005 
6,916 
21 
27 
$10,000 to $24,999 
- 
1 
7,726 
6,915 
20 
22 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2 
- 
5,039 
5,559 
20 
11 
$50,000 or more 
8 
6 
30,950 
29,902 
37 
40 
COMMODITY CREDIT CORPORATION (CCC) LOANS 
AND FEDERAL FARM PROGRAM PAYMENTS 
CCC loans (see text) 
farms 
_ 
_ 
568 
3,275 
_ 
4 
$1,000 
- 
- 
(D) 
295,364 
- 
(D) 
Conservation Reserve, Wetlands Reserve, 
Farmable Wetlands, or Conservation 
Reserve Enhancement Programs payments 
farms 
7 
3 
28,226 
26,497 
46 
60 
$1,000 
41 
2 
106,632 
84,439 
302 
216 
Other Federal farm program payments 
farms 
10 
7 
46,650 
46,852 
73 
94 
$1,000 
101 
8 
444,592 
400,404 
512 
567 
FARMS BY NORTH AMERICAN INDUSTRY 
CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM (NAICS) 
Oilseed and grain farming (1111) 
10 
7 
38,694 
38,863 
52 
77 
Vegetable and melon farming (1112) 
- 
- 
652 
629 
3 
4 
Fruit and tree nut farming (1113) 
- 
- 
708 
529 
3 
2 
Greenhouse, nursery, and floriculture 
production (1114) 
- 
- 
939 
1,140 
3 
4 
Other crop farming (1119) 
2 
4 
19,045 
18,525 
34 
49 
Tobacco farming (11191) 
- 
- 
9 
5 
- 
- 
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 
4 
19,036 
18,520 
34 
49 
Beef cattle ranching and farming (112111) 
- 
3 
6,548 
7,227 
14 
16 
Cattle feedlots (1121 12) 
- 
- 
660 
1,120 
2 
4 
Dairy cattle and milk production (1 1212) 
- 
- 
741 
890 
1 
4 
Hog and pig farming (1122) 
- 
- 
869 
1,255 
1 
2 
Poultry and egg production (1123) 
- 
5 
594 
914 
4 
3 
Sheep and goat farming (1124) 
- 
1 
1,076 
1,070 
9 
7 
Animal aquaculture and other animal 
production (1125, 1129) 
4 
- 
4,105 
4,133 
8 
17 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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