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 
49 
141 
76 
11 
8,917 
211 
Land in farms 
acres 
3,248 
8,823 
2,026 
461 
706,994 
15,424 
FARMS BY SIZE 
1 to 9 acres 
8 
42 
37 
3 
2,182 
70 
1 0 to 49 acres 
29 
55 
25 
4 
4,166 
88 
50 to 1 79 acres 
10 
32 
14 
4 
1,755 
35 
180 to 499 acres 
1 
8 
- 
- 
536 
12 
500 acres or more 
1 
4 
- 
- 
278 
6 
OWNED AND RENTED LAND IN FARMS 
Owned land in farms 
farms 
48 
132 
70 
11 
8,424 
204 
acres 
1,749 
6,930 
1,748 
(D) 
441,415 
1 1 ,292 
Rented or leased land in farms 
farms 
10 
28 
12 
1 
1,839 
27 
acres 
1,499 
1,893 
278 
(D) 
265,579 
4,132 
TENURE 
Full owners 
farms 
39 
113 
64 
10 
7,078 
184 
acres 
(D) 
5,528 
1,341 
(D) 
298,796 
9,373 
Part owners 
farms 
9 
19 
6 
1 
1,346 
20 
acres 
1,905 
2,764 
642 
(D) 
350,724 
4,967 
Tenants 
farms 
1 
9 
6 
493 
7 
acres 
(D) 
531 
43 
57,474 
1,084 
MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS 
SOLD AND GOVERNMENT PAYMENTS 
Total 
farms 
49 
141 
76 
11 
8,917 
211 
$1,000 
2,200 
26,241 
2,092 
(D) 
988,720 
42,255 
Market value of agricultural 
products sold 
farms 
49 
141 
76 
11 
8,917 
211 
$1,000 
2,163 
26,186 
1,962 
(D) 
981,210 
42,133 
Crops, including nursery and 
greenhouse crops 
farms 
32 
97 
33 
5 
5,712 
120 
$1,000 
(D) 
25,241 
822 
(D) 
865,274 
(D) 
Livestock, poultry, and 
their products 
farms 
25 
47 
34 
4 
3,527 
102 
$1,000 
(D) 
945 
1,139 
5 
115,936 
(D) 
Government payments 
farms 
6 
7 
6 
1 
1,025 
12 
$1,000 
37 
55 
131 
(D) 
7,510 
122 
FARMS BY ECONOMIC CLASS 
Less than $1 ,000 
15 
30 
23 
2 
2,196 
55 
$1,000 to $2,499 
7 
13 
16 
4 
1,493 
44 
$2,500 to $4,999 
10 
10 
11 
- 
1,023 
25 
$5,000 to $9,999 
2 
10 
7 
3 
950 
13 
$10,000 to $24,999 
8 
19 
11 
1 
1,029 
34 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2 
13 
3 
- 
607 
13 
$50,000 or more 
5 
46 
5 
1 
1,619 
27 
COMMODITY CREDIT CORPORATION (CCC) LOANS 
AND FEDERAL FARM PROGRAM PAYMENTS 
CCC loans (see text) 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
19 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
922 
- 
Conservation Reserve, Wetlands Reserve, 
Farmable Wetlands, or Conservation 
Reserve Enhancement Programs payments 
farms 
- 
- 
1 
- 
156 
1 
$1,000 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
195 
(D) 
Other Federal farm program payments 
farms 
6 
7 
5 
1 
974 
12 
$1,000 
37 
55 
(D) 
(D) 
7,315 
(D) 
FARMS BY NORTH AMERICAN INDUSTRY 
CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM (NAICS) 
Oilseed and grain farming (1111) 
5 
- 
5 
- 
1,110 
10 
Vegetable and melon farming (1 1 12) 
6 
33 
8 
1 
756 
20 
Fruit and tree nut farming (1113) 
- 
21 
3 
- 
520 
18 
Greenhouse, nursery, and floriculture 
production (1 1 14) 
6 
27 
12 
3 
1,533 
34 
Other crop farming (1 1 1 9) 
8 
19 
9 
2 
1,504 
23 
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) 
8 
19 
9 
2 
1,504 
23 
Beef cattle ranching and farming (112111) 
1 
3 
9 
1 
692 
12 
Cattle feedlots (1 121 12) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
9 
- 
Dairy cattle and milk production (11212) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
76 
2 
Hog and pig farming (1 1 22) 
1 
2 
5 
- 
54 
- 
Poultry and egg production (1123) 
- 
8 
3 
- 
445 
15 
Sheep and goat farming (1 1 24) 
8 
1 
5 
2 
621 
17 
Animal aquaculture and other animal 
production (1125, 1129) 
14 
27 
17 
2 
1,597 
60 
-continued 
50 New Jersey 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
