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 
1,688 
82 
23 
23 
26,870 
359 
Land in farms 
acres 
5,431,875 
83,955 
186,505 
25,680 
55,627,841 
579,982 
FARMS BY SIZE 
1 to 9 acres 
118 
18 
2 
- 
2,295 
41 
1 0 to 49 acres 
239 
9 
4 
- 
5,412 
120 
50 to 1 79 acres 
343 
19 
4 
4 
4,212 
47 
180 to 499 acres 
327 
10 
5 
7 
3,585 
52 
500 acres or more 
661 
26 
8 
12 
11,366 
99 
OWNED AND RENTED LAND IN FARMS 
Owned land in farms 
farms 
1,512 
81 
22 
22 
24,797 
318 
acres 
3,972,720 
42,941 
171,688 
9,805 
37,909,510 
414,057 
Rented or leased land in farms 
farms 
729 
18 
7 
14 
9,381 
101 
acres 
1,459,155 
41,014 
14,817 
15,875 
17,718,331 
165,925 
TENURE 
Full owners 
farms 
959 
64 
16 
9 
17,489 
258 
acres 
3,221,248 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
17,693,675 
149,702 
Part owners 
farms 
553 
17 
6 
13 
7,308 
60 
acres 
1,580,936 
59,906 
178,417 
21,004 
33,228,081 
389,277 
Tenants 
farms 
176 
1 
1 
1 
2,073 
41 
acres 
629,691 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
4,706,085 
41,003 
MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS 
SOLD AND GOVERNMENT PAYMENTS 
Total 
farms 
1,688 
82 
23 
23 
26,870 
359 
$1,000 
147,780 
5,597 
1,532 
415 
4,375,123 
34,819 
Market value of agricultural 
products sold 
farms 
1,688 
82 
23 
23 
26,870 
359 
$1,000 
139,250 
4,950 
1,233 
339 
4,170,555 
33,348 
Crops, including nursery and 
greenhouse crops 
farms 
589 
40 
8 
5 
13,407 
157 
$1,000 
70,401 
3,207 
422 
28 
2,230,225 
13,955 
Livestock, poultry, and 
their products 
farms 
939 
36 
7 
17 
12,960 
193 
$1,000 
68,848 
1,743 
810 
311 
1,940,330 
19,393 
Government payments 
farms 
599 
33 
13 
5 
12,049 
103 
$1,000 
8,530 
647 
299 
76 
204,569 
1,470 
FARMS BY ECONOMIC CLASS 
Less than $1 ,000 
444 
17 
4 
4 
5,550 
88 
$1,000 to $2,499 
102 
8 
1 
4 
2,138 
38 
$2,500 to $4,999 
134 
9 
2 
- 
2,030 
44 
$5,000 to $9,999 
174 
7 
4 
1 
2,330 
30 
$10,000 to $24,999 
205 
12 
4 
8 
2,886 
56 
$25,000 to $49,999 
171 
9 
- 
5 
2,326 
24 
$50,000 or more 
458 
20 
8 
1 
9,610 
79 
COMMODITY CREDIT CORPORATION (CCC) LOANS 
AND FEDERAL FARM PROGRAM PAYMENTS 
CCC loans (see text) 
farms 
9 
1 
- 
- 
223 
3 
$1,000 
1,073 
(D) 
- 
- 
16,495 
(D) 
Conservation Reserve, Wetlands Reserve, 
Farmable Wetlands, or Conservation 
Reserve Enhancement Programs payments 
farms 
183 
10 
8 
- 
4,205 
37 
$1,000 
3,473 
244 
155 
- 
64,382 
614 
Other Federal farm program payments 
farms 
538 
30 
9 
5 
10,753 
92 
$1,000 
5,057 
403 
144 
76 
140,186 
856 
FARMS BY NORTH AMERICAN INDUSTRY 
CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM (NAICS) 
Oilseed and grain farming (1111) 
152 
17 
2 
- 
4,649 
32 
Vegetable and melon farming (1 1 12) 
6 
11 
- 
- 
198 
2 
Fruit and tree nut farming (1113) 
4 
- 
2 
- 
273 
10 
Greenhouse, nursery, and floriculture 
production (1 1 14) 
4 
1 
- 
2 
321 
2 
Other crop farming (1 1 1 9) 
389 
10 
10 
- 
7,123 
80 
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) 
389 
10 
10 
- 
7,123 
80 
Beef cattle ranching and farming (112111) 
651 
26 
8 
10 
8,276 
117 
Cattle feedlots (112112) 
9 
- 
- 
- 
156 
7 
Dairy cattle and milk production (11212) 
4 
- 
- 
- 
74 
1 
Hog and pig farming (1122) 
9 
- 
- 
- 
88 
2 
Poultry and egg production (1123) 
9 
- 
- 
- 
205 
4 
Sheep and goat farming (1 1 24) 
22 
- 
- 
- 
568 
12 
Animal aquaculture and other animal 
production (1125, 1129) 
429 
17 
1 
11 
4,939 
90 
-continued 
50 Montana 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
