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 
248,809 
247,437 
2,693 
2,155 
718 
561 
8,551 
6,124 
Land in farms 
acres 
130,153,438 
130,398,753 
711,127 
547,854 
120,405 
138,780 
929,003 
682,586 
FARMS BY SIZE 
1 to 9 acres 
20,825 
21,024 
304 
347 
114 
78 
904 
777 
1 0 to 49 acres 
72,856 
72,837 
1,029 
842 
304 
204 
3,333 
2,419 
50 to 1 79 acres 
73,868 
71,264 
793 
534 
184 
138 
3,216 
2,172 
1 80 to 499 acres 
42,002 
42,131 
329 
249 
73 
83 
905 
595 
500 acres or more 
39,258 
40,181 
238 
183 
43 
58 
193 
161 
OWNED AND RENTED LAND IN FARMS 
Owned land in farms 
farms 
234,080 
231,920 
2,559 
2,070 
688 
535 
7,883 
5,600 
acres 
76,985,100 
77,699,754 
529,324 
378,864 
105,752 
90,168 
641,489 
470,434 
Rented or leased land in farms 
farms 
69,026 
70,290 
559 
442 
79 
97 
2,724 
1,975 
acres 
53,168,338 
52,698,999 
181,803 
168,990 
14,653 
48,612 
287,514 
212,152 
TENURE 
Full owners 
farms 
179,783 
177,147 
2,134 
1,713 
639 
464 
5,827 
4,149 
acres 
54,686,331 
53,364,871 
484,194 
332,192 
101,343 
(D) 
492,498 
373,232 
Part owners 
farms 
54,297 
54,773 
425 
357 
49 
71 
2,056 
1,451 
acres 
58,764,138 
60,245,492 
189,670 
153,840 
(D) 
(D) 
362,412 
265,200 
Tenants 
farms 
14,729 
15,517 
134 
85 
30 
26 
668 
524 
acres 
16,702,969 
16,788,390 
37,263 
61,822 
(D) 
12,622 
74,093 
44,154 
MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS 
SOLD AND GOVERNMENT PAYMENTS 
Total 
farms 
248,809 
247,437 
2,693 
2,155 
718 
561 
8,551 
6,124 
$1,000 
26,019,573 
21,721,978 
357,132 
85,619 
310,508 
178,833 
119,547 
68,951 
Market value of agricultural 
products sold 
farms 
248,809 
247,437 
2,693 
2,155 
718 
561 
8,551 
6,124 
$1,000 
25,375,581 
21,001,074 
353,101 
82,699 
(D) 
177,750 
114,119 
67,469 
Crops, including nursery and 
greenhouse crops 
farms 
77,520 
67,997 
640 
521 
201 
157 
1,912 
1,169 
$1,000 
7,366,993 
6,565,576 
27,109 
22,648 
(D) 
13,925 
36,772 
23,440 
Livestock, poultry, and 
their products 
farms 
145,665 
145,480 
1,448 
1,140 
372 
304 
5,158 
3,794 
$1,000 
18,008,588 
14,435,499 
325,992 
60,051 
285,020 
163,825 
77,347 
44,029 
Government payments 
farms 
52,385 
48,027 
393 
240 
107 
79 
1,073 
324 
$1,000 
643,993 
720,903 
4,031 
2,920 
(D) 
1,083 
5,428 
1,482 
FARMS BY ECONOMIC CLASS 
Less than $1 ,000 
67,571 
74,098 
974 
898 
236 
188 
2,819 
2,157 
$1 ,000 to $2,499 
34,393 
32,272 
446 
353 
96 
75 
1,495 
1,096 
$2,500 to $4,999 
32,204 
30,792 
362 
257 
58 
56 
1,602 
965 
$5,000 to $9,999 
35,110 
33,130 
336 
204 
75 
63 
1,240 
876 
$10,000 to $24,999 
34,383 
33,122 
286 
245 
69 
52 
864 
647 
$25,000 to $49,999 
16,752 
16,404 
110 
80 
40 
37 
329 
229 
$50,000 or more 
28,396 
27,619 
179 
118 
144 
90 
202 
154 
COMMODITY CREDIT CORPORATION (CCC) LOANS 
AND FEDERAL FARM PROGRAM PAYMENTS 
CCC loans (see text) 
farms 
346 
2,158 
5 
9 
_ 
_ 
2 
6 
$1,000 
41,146 
243,247 
44 
233 
- 
- 
(D) 
220 
Conservation Reserve, Wetlands Reserve, 
Farmable Wetlands, or Conservation 
Reserve Enhancement Programs payments 
farms 
13,390 
1 5,665 
119 
58 
21 
31 
79 
41 
$1,000 
109,814 
138,422 
900 
472 
(D) 
304 
314 
(D) 
Other Federal farm program payments 
farms 
47,161 
40,463 
354 
211 
99 
64 
1,044 
306 
$1,000 
534,179 
582,481 
3,131 
2,447 
(D) 
779 
5,114 
(D) 
FARMS BY NORTH AMERICAN INDUSTRY 
CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM (NAICS) 
Oilseed and grain farming (1111) 
7,938 
8,063 
37 
38 
4 
7 
56 
40 
Vegetable and melon farming (1112) 
1,578 
1,672 
23 
36 
28 
11 
158 
127 
Fruit and tree nut farming (1113) 
4,736 
5,508 
76 
82 
33 
26 
73 
58 
Greenhouse, nursery, and floriculture 
production (1 1 14) 
1,750 
2,298 
11 
29 
43 
29 
20 
45 
Other crop farming (1119) 
56,173 
52,193 
537 
389 
103 
98 
1,353 
830 
Tobacco farming (11191) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Cotton farming (11192) 
4,504 
4,928 
28 
14 
1 
5 
10 
14 
Sugarcane farming, hay farming, and all other 
crop farming (1 1 1 93, 1 1 1 94, 1 1 1 99) 
51,669 
47,265 
509 
375 
102 
93 
1,343 
816 
Beef cattle ranching and farming (112111) 
127,726 
124,992 
1,240 
912 
252 
239 
5,695 
4,036 
Cattle feedlots (112112) 
898 
2,229 
5 
22 
- 
4 
16 
66 
Dairy cattle and milk production (11212) 
656 
1,027 
- 
11 
- 
- 
10 
31 
Flog and pig farming (1122) 
1,184 
1,732 
13 
30 
3 
4 
55 
43 
Poultry and egg production (1123) 
3,980 
5,829 
51 
84 
78 
36 
96 
151 
Sheep and goat farming (1124) 
15,603 
13,272 
243 
173 
77 
36 
175 
113 
Animal aquaculture and other animal 
production (1125, 1129) 
26,587 
28,622 
457 
349 
97 
71 
844 
584 
--continued 
52 Texas 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
