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 
61,773 
65,531 
395 
297 
71 
35 
165 
147 
Land in farms 
acres 
46,137,295 
46,345,827 
118,560 
143,090 
10,557 
14,509 
29,174 
34,507 
FARMS BY SIZE 
1 to 9 acres 
1,975 
2,123 
8 
18 
4 
- 
12 
22 
1 0 to 49 acres 
9,776 
10,041 
120 
87 
17 
8 
38 
35 
50 to 1 79 acres 
17,927 
18,992 
159 
80 
40 
19 
60 
44 
1 80 to 499 acres 
12,578 
14,108 
59 
56 
7 
2 
39 
34 
500 acres or more 
19,517 
20,267 
49 
56 
3 
6 
16 
12 
OWNED AND RENTED LAND IN FARMS 
Owned land in farms 
farms 
57,029 
60,482 
380 
287 
66 
32 
158 
145 
acres 
22,683,533 
23,067,481 
84,723 
93,618 
8,207 
13,917 
24,736 
23,567 
Rented or leased land in farms 
farms 
26,308 
27,079 
126 
93 
9 
6 
39 
33 
acres 
23,453,762 
23,278,346 
33,837 
49,472 
2,350 
592 
4,438 
10,940 
TENURE 
Full owners 
farms 
35,465 
38,452 
269 
204 
62 
29 
126 
114 
acres 
10,448,505 
10,867,445 
62,730 
48,013 
8,047 
13,017 
(D) 
17,326 
Part owners 
farms 
21,564 
22,030 
111 
83 
4 
3 
32 
31 
acres 
31,344,748 
30,964,176 
51,238 
(D) 
400 
1,280 
(D) 
(D) 
Tenants 
farms 
4,744 
5,049 
15 
10 
5 
3 
7 
2 
acres 
4,344,042 
4,514,206 
4,592 
(D) 
2,110 
212 
(D) 
(D) 
MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS 
SOLD AND GOVERNMENT PAYMENTS 
Total 
farms 
61,773 
65,531 
395 
297 
71 
35 
165 
147 
$1,000 
18,902,654 
14,840,326 
17,272 
23,789 
1,891 
1,756 
2,764 
5,572 
Market value of agricultural 
products sold 
farms 
61,773 
65,531 
395 
297 
71 
35 
165 
147 
$1,000 
18,460,564 
14,413,182 
16,384 
22,817 
(D) 
1,661 
2,348 
5,249 
Crops, including nursery and 
greenhouse crops 
farms 
37,584 
36,158 
169 
114 
19 
19 
66 
55 
$1,000 
6,983,993 
4,887,212 
9,141 
11,082 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Livestock, poultry, and 
their products 
farms 
28,170 
31,417 
202 
167 
18 
10 
56 
58 
$1,000 
11,476,571 
9,525,971 
7,243 
11,735 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Government payments 
farms 
42,403 
44,433 
145 
129 
44 
23 
80 
75 
$1,000 
442,090 
427,144 
887 
971 
(D) 
96 
416 
323 
FARMS BY ECONOMIC CLASS 
Less than $1 ,000 
6,348 
8,350 
112 
67 
20 
5 
48 
45 
$1,000 to $2,499 
5,383 
6,373 
47 
36 
13 
12 
25 
20 
$2,500 to $4,999 
5,861 
6,679 
41 
41 
5 
3 
17 
19 
$5,000 to $9,999 
6,924 
7,583 
51 
31 
12 
4 
27 
23 
$10,000 to $24,999 
8,539 
9,294 
64 
45 
9 
6 
11 
22 
$25,000 to $49,999 
6,547 
6,585 
20 
22 
4 
- 
20 
9 
$50,000 or more 
22,171 
20,667 
60 
55 
8 
5 
17 
9 
COMMODITY CREDIT CORPORATION (CCC) LOANS 
AND FEDERAL FARM PROGRAM PAYMENTS 
CCC loans (see text) 
farms 
245 
1,450 
- 
10 
- 
- 
- 
6 
$1,000 
8,932 
46,082 
- 
399 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
Conservation Reserve, Wetlands Reserve, 
Farmable Wetlands, or Conservation 
Reserve Enhancement Programs payments 
farms 
18,069 
21,481 
64 
66 
21 
10 
37 
45 
$1,000 
89,812 
116,182 
285 
347 
72 
(D) 
154 
(D) 
Other Federal farm program payments 
farms 
38,857 
37,548 
125 
104 
34 
18 
62 
59 
$1,000 
352,278 
310,962 
602 
624 
(D) 
(D) 
262 
(D) 
FARMS BY NORTH AMERICAN INDUSTRY 
CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM (NAICS) 
Oilseed and grain farming (1111) 
23,272 
21,890 
43 
48 
10 
9 
36 
30 
Vegetable and melon farming (1 1 12) 
232 
287 
- 
- 
1 
1 
3 
5 
Fruit and tree nut farming (1 1 13) 
265 
276 
7 
3 
3 
- 
- 
- 
Greenhouse, nursery, and floriculture 
production (1 1 14) 
349 
358 
1 
3 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other crop farming (1 1 19) 
15,611 
17,011 
119 
75 
29 
11 
47 
47 
Tobacco farming (11191) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Cotton farming (11192) 
18 
16 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sugarcane farming, hay farming, and all other 
crop farming (1 1 1 93, 1 1 1 94, 1 1 1 99) 
15,593 
16,995 
119 
75 
29 
11 
47 
47 
Beef cattle ranching and farming (112111) 
15,991 
18,708 
139 
101 
24 
12 
58 
30 
Cattle feedlots (112112) 
492 
894 
- 
4 
- 
1 
- 
- 
Dairy cattle and milk production (1 1212) 
398 
523 
6 
5 
- 
- 
- 
1 
Hog and pig farming (1 122) 
348 
618 
6 
5 
- 
- 
- 
8 
Poultry and egg production (1123) 
385 
691 
6 
15 
- 
- 
- 
5 
Sheep and goat farming (1124) 
946 
782 
11 
4 
- 
- 
- 
2 
Animal aquaculture and other animal 
production (1125, 1129) 
3,484 
3,493 
57 
34 
4 
1 
21 
19 
-continued 
48 Kansas 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
