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, 
Flispanic, 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 Flawaiian 
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 
4,990 
1,178 
8,991 
208 
238,492 
26,465 
Land in farms 
acres 
1 ,384,747 
252,489 
1,043,899 
129,442 
128,674,477 
9,188,759 
FARMS BY SIZE 
1 to 9 acres 
541 
176 
960 
26 
19,685 
3,648 
1 0 to 49 acres 
1,837 
488 
3,480 
80 
68,848 
9,669 
50 to 1 79 acres 
1,461 
311 
3,340 
57 
70,180 
6,906 
1 80 to 499 acres 
659 
121 
964 
23 
40,888 
3,279 
500 acres or more 
492 
82 
247 
22 
38,891 
2,963 
OWNED AND RENTED LAND IN FARMS 
Owned land in farms 
farms 
4,766 
1,128 
8,304 
201 
224,513 
25,056 
acres 
958,685 
201,454 
705,064 
90,637 
75,883,603 
5,850,978 
Rented or leased land in farms 
farms 
1,088 
168 
2,821 
32 
66,053 
5,707 
acres 
426,062 
51,035 
338,835 
38,805 
52,790,874 
3,337,781 
TENURE 
Full owners 
farms 
3,902 
1,010 
6,170 
176 
172,439 
20,758 
acres 
813,861 
167,558 
539,649 
86,559 
53,750,768 
4,803,286 
Part owners 
farms 
864 
118 
2,134 
25 
52,074 
4,298 
acres 
479,457 
76,574 
416,001 
24,285 
58,336,553 
2,904,551 
Tenants 
farms 
224 
50 
687 
7 
13,979 
1,409 
acres 
91,429 
8,357 
88,249 
18,598 
16,587,156 
1 ,480,922 
MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS 
SOLD AND GOVERNMENT PAYMENTS 
Total 
farms 
4,990 
1,178 
8,991 
208 
238,492 
26,465 
$1,000 
452,133 
324,368 
135,512 
11,821 
25,309,294 
1,662,459 
Market value of agricultural 
products sold 
farms 
4,990 
1,178 
8,991 
208 
238,492 
26,465 
$1,000 
443,482 
322,292 
129,223 
1 1 ,200 
24,674,346 
1,621,308 
Crops, including nursery and 
greenhouse crops 
farms 
1,252 
287 
2,025 
40 
75,149 
5,623 
$1,000 
64,911 
32,620 
45,181 
7,383 
7,303,737 
587,556 
Livestock, poultry, and 
their products 
farms 
2,814 
632 
5,439 
123 
139,653 
15,030 
$1,000 
378,570 
289,672 
84,042 
3,817 
17,370,609 
1,033,751 
Government payments 
farms 
791 
174 
1,133 
35 
51,002 
4,590 
$1,000 
8,651 
2,076 
6,289 
621 
634,949 
41,151 
FARMS BY ECONOMIC CLASS 
Less than $1 ,000 
1,687 
406 
2,960 
72 
64,124 
9,468 
$1 ,000 to $2,499 
824 
178 
1,562 
33 
32,594 
4,372 
$2,500 to $4,999 
657 
108 
1,665 
25 
30,454 
3,548 
$5,000 to $9,999 
706 
125 
1,286 
32 
33,680 
3,252 
$10,000 to $24,999 
551 
120 
934 
22 
33,341 
2,877 
$25,000 to $49,999 
205 
68 
353 
7 
16,323 
1,177 
$50,000 or more 
360 
173 
231 
17 
27,976 
1,771 
COMMODITY CREDIT CORPORATION (CCC) LOANS 
AND FEDERAL FARM PROGRAM PAYMENTS 
CCC loans (see text) 
farms 
8 
1 
2 
_ 
339 
31 
$1,000 
93 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
39,088 
3,282 
Conservation Reserve, Wetlands Reserve, 
Farmable Wetlands, or Conservation 
Reserve Enhancement Programs payments 
farms 
230 
39 
92 
11 
13,205 
851 
$1,000 
1,763 
521 
402 
91 
108,378 
5,517 
Other Federal farm program payments 
farms 
717 
159 
1,099 
31 
45,842 
4,242 
$1,000 
6,889 
1,555 
5,887 
530 
526,570 
35,634 
FARMS BY NORTH AMERICAN INDUSTRY 
CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM (NAICS) 
Oilseed and grain farming (1111) 
70 
10 
62 
4 
7,852 
558 
Vegetable and melon farming (1112) 
42 
32 
165 
- 
1,387 
203 
Fruit and tree nut farming (1113) 
134 
54 
81 
4 
4,586 
578 
Greenhouse, nursery, and floriculture 
production (1 1 14) 
28 
53 
23 
5 
1,684 
247 
Other crop farming (1119) 
1,035 
159 
1,421 
34 
54,482 
4,194 
Tobacco farming (11191) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Cotton farming (1 1192) 
61 
2 
14 
1 
4,472 
298 
Sugarcane farming, hay farming, and all other 
crop farming (1 1 193, 1 1 194, 1 1 199) 
974 
157 
1,407 
33 
50,010 
3,896 
Beef cattle ranching and farming (112111) 
2,304 
485 
5,952 
98 
121,334 
14,475 
Cattle feedlots (1121 12) 
10 
- 
18 
- 
877 
96 
Dairy cattle and milk production (1 1212) 
1 
- 
10 
- 
646 
53 
Flog and pig farming (1122) 
28 
3 
55 
- 
1,120 
134 
Poultry and egg production (1123) 
135 
95 
112 
12 
3,794 
589 
Sheep and goat farming (1124) 
419 
120 
201 
16 
15,235 
2,464 
Animal aquaculture and other animal 
production (1125, 1129) 
784 
167 
891 
35 
25,495 
2,874 
--continued 
56 Texas 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
