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 
28,008 
29,524 
1,318 
1,482 
31 
37 
10 
10 
Land in farms 
acres 
59,758,917 
61,388,462 
4,696,500 
4,046,546 
23,313 
27,024 
5,714 
(D) 
FARMS BY SIZE 
1 to 9 acres 
2,365 
1,917 
77 
99 
5 
7 
- 
- 
1 0 to 49 acres 
5,518 
5,462 
164 
160 
1 
8 
3 
3 
50 to 1 79 acres 
4,478 
4,971 
281 
324 
8 
4 
3 
1 
1 80 to 499 acres 
3,835 
4,464 
280 
291 
5 
2 
2 
4 
500 acres or more 
11,812 
12,710 
516 
608 
12 
16 
2 
2 
OWNED AND RENTED LAND IN FARMS 
Owned land in farms 
farms 
25,807 
27,292 
1,177 
1,309 
31 
36 
10 
10 
acres 
41,202,521 
41,370,731 
3,622,074 
2,874,303 
18,885 
(D) 
5,714 
(D) 
Rented or leased land in farms 
farms 
9,865 
10,712 
561 
648 
11 
7 
- 
acres 
18,556,396 
20,017,731 
1,074,426 
1,172,243 
4,428 
(D) 
- 
- 
TENURE 
Full owners 
farms 
18,143 
18,812 
757 
834 
20 
30 
10 
10 
acres 
20,729,151 
19,813,476 
3,099,652 
2,465,415 
9,599 
1 1 ,445 
5,714 
(D) 
Part owners 
farms 
7,664 
8,480 
420 
475 
11 
6 
- 
acres 
34,006,452 
36,633,471 
1,155,016 
1,128,756 
13,714 
(D) 
- 
- 
Tenants 
farms 
2,201 
2,232 
141 
173 
- 
1 
- 
- 
acres 
5,023,314 
4,941,515 
441,832 
452,375 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS 
SOLD AND GOVERNMENT PAYMENTS 
Total 
farms 
28,008 
29,524 
1,318 
1,482 
31 
37 
10 
10 
$1,000 
4,439,929 
3,025,039 
93,353 
69,462 
2,087 
1,743 
549 
(D) 
Market value of agricultural 
products sold 
farms 
28,008 
29,524 
1,318 
1,482 
31 
37 
10 
10 
$1,000 
4,230,083 
2,803,062 
87,258 
63,270 
1,769 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Crops, including nursery and 
greenhouse crops 
farms 
13,758 
12,102 
416 
341 
17 
23 
3 
3 
$1,000 
2,255,996 
1,273,721 
43,475 
20,706 
1,150 
749 
381 
448 
Livestock, poultry, and 
their products 
farms 
13,545 
14,392 
704 
791 
17 
15 
1 
6 
$1,000 
1,974,087 
1,529,340 
43,783 
42,565 
618 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Government payments 
farms 
12,443 
13,080 
446 
438 
16 
17 
6 
3 
$1,000 
209,846 
221,977 
6,095 
6,191 
318 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
FARMS BY ECONOMIC CLASS 
Less than $1 ,000 
5,891 
6,985 
380 
461 
2 
10 
4 
4 
$1,000 to $2,499 
2,201 
2,216 
80 
96 
2 
4 
- 
- 
$2,500 to $4,999 
2,112 
2,177 
106 
98 
1 
3 
1 
2 
$5,000 to $9,999 
2,457 
2,508 
143 
148 
6 
2 
2 
1 
$10,000 to $24,999 
3,038 
3,547 
158 
181 
6 
6 
1 
- 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,442 
2,734 
128 
162 
4 
3 
- 
- 
$50,000 or more 
9,867 
9,357 
323 
336 
10 
9 
2 
3 
COMMODITY CREDIT CORPORATION (CCC) LOANS 
AND FEDERAL FARM PROGRAM PAYMENTS 
CCC loans (see text) 
farms 
227 
468 
7 
7 
_ 
_ 
_ 
_ 
$1,000 
16,590 
26,355 
545 
164 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Conservation Reserve, Wetlands Reserve, 
Farmable Wetlands, or Conservation 
Reserve Enhancement Programs payments 
farms 
4,330 
5,984 
139 
178 
7 
8 
4 
2 
$1,000 
66,967 
108,592 
2,870 
3,483 
223 
(D) 
46 
(D) 
Other Federal farm program payments 
farms 
11,097 
10,763 
392 
362 
14 
12 
4 
3 
$1,000 
142,879 
113,385 
3,225 
2,708 
95 
97 
(D) 
84 
FARMS BY NORTH AMERICAN INDUSTRY 
CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM (NAICS) 
Oilseed and grain farming (1111) 
4,736 
4,197 
104 
84 
11 
3 
2 
2 
Vegetable and melon farming (1 1 12) 
203 
170 
2 
3 
6 
4 
- 
- 
Fruit and tree nut farming (1113) 
275 
344 
4 
6 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Greenhouse, nursery, and floriculture 
production (1 1 14) 
325 
344 
2 
4 
- 
2 
- 
- 
Other crop farming (1 1 19) 
7,398 
7,867 
313 
275 
2 
13 
5 
1 
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) 
7,398 
7,867 
313 
275 
2 
13 
5 
1 
Beef cattle ranching and farming (112111) 
8,703 
9,804 
509 
676 
12 
11 
2 
4 
Cattle feedlots (112112) 
162 
244 
6 
9 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Dairy cattle and milk production (11212) 
75 
138 
2 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Hog and pig farming (1122) 
88 
118 
2 
4 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Poultry and egg production (1123) 
206 
398 
5 
13 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sheep and goat farming (1124) 
576 
606 
8 
6 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Animal aquaculture and other animal 
production (1125, 1129) 
5,261 
5,294 
361 
401 
- 
4 
1 
3 
-continued 
46 Montana 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
