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 
80,245 
86,565 
7,489 
7,054 
285 
246 
1,337 
1,111 
Land in farms 
acres 
34,356,110 
35,087,269 
1,820,219 
1,566,596 
33,426 
36,079 
251,680 
182,591 
FARMS BY SIZE 
1 to 9 acres 
3,724 
3,802 
424 
340 
22 
18 
107 
85 
1 0 to 49 acres 
16,327 
18,700 
1,817 
1,981 
83 
75 
321 
303 
50 to 1 79 acres 
27,418 
29,719 
2,896 
145 
110 
540 
458 
1 80 to 499 acres 
17,546 
19,140 
1,590 
1,448 
28 
32 
253 
195 
500 acres or more 
15,230 
15,204 
762 
655 
7 
11 
116 
70 
OWNED AND RENTED LAND IN FARMS 
Owned land in farms 
farms 
75,307 
81,218 
7,008 
6,603 
276 
237 
1,219 
1,017 
acres 
20,602,108 
21,698,104 
1,092,345 
1,031,390 
29,229 
(D) 
147,279 
109,008 
Rented or leased land in farms 
farms 
28,640 
29,617 
2,735 
2,276 
36 
31 
523 
383 
acres 
13,754,002 
13,389,165 
727,874 
535,206 
4,197 
(D) 
104,401 
73,583 
TENURE 
Full owners 
farms 
51,605 
56,948 
4,754 
4,778 
249 
215 
814 
728 
acres 
11,318,232 
12,637,776 
689,372 
717,973 
26,746 
23,787 
90,884 
71,595 
Part owners 
farms 
23,702 
24,270 
2,254 
1,825 
27 
22 
405 
289 
acres 
20,792,070 
20,166,877 
998,858 
744,056 
5,838 
11,150 
143,547 
96,600 
Tenants 
farms 
4,938 
5,347 
481 
451 
9 
9 
118 
94 
acres 
2,245,808 
2,282,616 
131,989 
104,567 
842 
1,142 
17,249 
14,396 
MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS 
SOLD AND GOVERNMENT PAYMENTS 
Total 
farms 
80,245 
86,565 
7,489 
7,054 
285 
246 
1,337 
1,111 
$1,000 
7,386,428 
6,015,526 
349,231 
216,919 
211,410 
70,675 
17,719 
10,920 
Market value of agricultural 
products sold 
farms 
80,245 
86,565 
7,489 
7,054 
285 
246 
1,337 
1,111 
$1,000 
7,129,584 
5,806,061 
336,864 
212,547 
211,040 
70,337 
15,803 
10,544 
Crops, including nursery and 
greenhouse crops 
farms 
29,937 
26,515 
2,294 
1,727 
68 
56 
354 
267 
$1,000 
1,875,569 
1,187,625 
99,321 
63,313 
593 
(D) 
5,755 
3,873 
Livestock, poultry, and 
their products 
farms 
48,960 
54,100 
4,935 
4,590 
192 
185 
780 
648 
$1,000 
5,254,015 
4,618,436 
237,542 
149,234 
210,447 
(D) 
10,048 
6,672 
Government payments 
farms 
29,747 
27,015 
2,223 
1,033 
84 
45 
519 
202 
$1,000 
256,845 
209,465 
12,367 
4,372 
370 
338 
1,916 
376 
FARMS BY ECONOMIC CLASS 
Less than $1 ,000 
18,173 
21,754 
1,905 
2,137 
58 
49 
416 
417 
$1,000 to $2,499 
8,096 
9,407 
839 
849 
19 
19 
139 
127 
$2,500 to $4,999 
9,186 
10,221 
950 
898 
40 
23 
221 
169 
$5,000 to $9,999 
10,496 
11,694 
1,084 
1,037 
29 
21 
205 
161 
$10,000 to $24,999 
13,041 
13,926 
1,343 
1,122 
12 
25 
216 
149 
$25,000 to $49,999 
7,264 
7,187 
630 
494 
16 
7 
69 
54 
$50,000 or more 
13,989 
12,376 
738 
517 
111 
102 
71 
34 
COMMODITY CREDIT CORPORATION (CCC) LOANS 
AND FEDERAL FARM PROGRAM PAYMENTS 
CCC loans (see text) 
farms 
153 
600 
7 
10 
_ 
3 
- 
5 
$1,000 
3,724 
20,196 
(D) 
544 
- 
(D) 
- 
323 
Conservation Reserve, Wetlands Reserve, 
Farmable Wetlands, or Conservation 
Reserve Enhancement Programs payments 
farms 
4,789 
6,833 
92 
170 
- 
2 
22 
21 
$1,000 
24,310 
34,347 
338 
582 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Other Federal farm program payments 
farms 
28,108 
24,061 
2,193 
961 
84 
44 
515 
192 
$1,000 
232,535 
175,117 
12,029 
3,790 
370 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
FARMS BY NORTH AMERICAN INDUSTRY 
CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM (NAICS) 
Oilseed and grain farming (1111) 
7,364 
4,890 
179 
103 
- 
4 
27 
21 
Vegetable and melon farming (1 1 12) 
291 
533 
21 
50 
10 
4 
24 
34 
Fruit and tree nut farming (1 1 13) 
1,411 
1,328 
105 
112 
1 
3 
26 
26 
Greenhouse, nursery, and floriculture 
production (1 1 14) 
286 
431 
20 
35 
- 
2 
4 
2 
Other crop farming (1 1 19) 
16,249 
17,532 
1,388 
1,223 
45 
23 
238 
184 
Tobacco farming (11191) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Cotton farming (11192) 
77 
167 
- 
2 
- 
3 
- 
- 
Sugarcane farming, hay farming, and all other 
crop farming (1 1 1 93, 1 1 1 94, 1 1 1 99) 
16,172 
17,365 
1,388 
1,221 
45 
20 
238 
184 
Beef cattle ranching and farming (112111) 
40,939 
45,871 
4,332 
4,057 
84 
79 
800 
627 
Cattle feedlots (112112) 
372 
956 
30 
92 
- 
3 
7 
12 
Dairy cattle and milk production (1 1212) 
309 
721 
25 
60 
- 
- 
- 
6 
Hog and pig farming (1122) 
623 
986 
89 
102 
- 
- 
10 
25 
Poultry and egg production (1123) 
1,472 
2,358 
169 
220 
116 
103 
21 
30 
Sheep and goat farming (1124) 
2,269 
2,446 
199 
224 
10 
5 
31 
39 
Animal aquaculture and other animal 
production (1125, 1129) 
8,660 
8,513 
932 
776 
19 
20 
149 
105 
-continued 
46 Oklahoma 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
