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 
35,537 
36,352 
85 
139 
90 
83 
70 
66 
Land in farms 
acres 
7,183,576 
7,174,743 
15,819 
26,792 
5,861 
10,063 
6,059 
7,721 
FARMS BY SIZE 
1 to 9 acres 
2,901 
2,914 
4 
8 
18 
9 
8 
6 
1 0 to 49 acres 
8,668 
8,799 
27 
34 
34 
29 
19 
20 
50 to 1 79 acres 
13,544 
13,847 
31 
54 
30 
30 
33 
26 
180 to 499 acres 
7,446 
7,739 
19 
29 
8 
11 
10 
12 
500 acres or more 
2,978 
3,053 
4 
14 
- 
4 
- 
2 
OWNED AND RENTED LAND IN FARMS 
Owned land in farms 
farms 
34,058 
34,989 
82 
128 
77 
72 
69 
65 
acres 
5,226,301 
5,328,722 
14,256 
20,746 
5,332 
7,377 
5,976 
6,248 
Rented or leased land in farms 
farms 
11,742 
11,787 
24 
46 
22 
26 
9 
9 
acres 
1,957,275 
1,846,021 
1,563 
6,046 
529 
2,686 
83 
1,473 
TENURE 
Full owners 
farms 
23,795 
24,565 
61 
93 
68 
57 
61 
57 
acres 
2,685,977 
2,861,014 
10,793 
14,062 
(D) 
4,993 
5,926 
6,079 
Part owners 
farms 
10,263 
10,424 
21 
35 
9 
15 
8 
8 
acres 
4,262,508 
4,117,747 
4,990 
11,594 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Tenants 
farms 
1,479 
1,363 
3 
11 
13 
11 
1 
1 
acres 
235,091 
195,982 
36 
1,136 
363 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS 
SOLD AND GOVERNMENT PAYMENTS 
Total 
farms 
35,537 
36,352 
85 
139 
90 
83 
70 
66 
$1,000 
5,489,636 
4,481,285 
3,607 
8,041 
19,810 
12,242 
887 
1,956 
Market value of agricultural 
products sold 
farms 
35,537 
36,352 
85 
139 
90 
83 
70 
66 
$1,000 
5,415,125 
4,418,634 
(D) 
7,812 
19,771 
12,170 
(D) 
1,921 
Crops, including nursery and 
greenhouse crops 
farms 
22,046 
20,009 
48 
76 
64 
50 
35 
30 
$1,000 
2,249,227 
1,561,927 
(D) 
2,411 
14,184 
4,816 
(D) 
432 
Livestock, poultry, and 
their products 
farms 
17,144 
17,317 
40 
67 
30 
26 
38 
31 
$1,000 
3,165,898 
2,856,706 
1,551 
5,401 
5,587 
7,354 
446 
1,489 
Government payments 
farms 
9,366 
10,596 
13 
45 
13 
20 
2 
15 
$1,000 
74,511 
62,652 
(D) 
229 
39 
72 
(D) 
35 
FARMS BY ECONOMIC CLASS 
Less than $1 ,000 
7,739 
8,884 
32 
33 
15 
17 
24 
25 
$1,000 to $2,499 
3,040 
3,622 
9 
20 
6 
3 
6 
11 
$2,500 to $4,999 
3,240 
3,291 
8 
8 
4 
4 
4 
5 
$5,000 to $9,999 
3,856 
3,809 
7 
16 
6 
4 
7 
9 
$10,000 to $24,999 
5,029 
4,809 
5 
18 
23 
18 
23 
6 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,841 
2,746 
13 
4 
9 
12 
2 
5 
$50,000 or more 
9,792 
9,191 
11 
40 
27 
25 
4 
5 
COMMODITY CREDIT CORPORATION (CCC) LOANS 
AND FEDERAL FARM PROGRAM PAYMENTS 
CCC loans (see text) 
farms 
202 
411 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
27,154 
31,214 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Conservation Reserve, Wetlands Reserve, 
Farmable Wetlands, or Conservation 
Reserve Enhancement Programs payments 
farms 
1,477 
2,478 
5 
8 
3 
7 
1 
9 
$1,000 
2,981 
5,249 
(D) 
9 
(D) 
24 
(D) 
5 
Other Federal farm program payments 
farms 
8,784 
9,480 
11 
41 
13 
16 
1 
13 
$1,000 
71,529 
57,402 
(D) 
220 
(D) 
48 
(D) 
30 
FARMS BY NORTH AMERICAN INDUSTRY 
CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM (NAICS) 
Oilseed and grain farming (1111) 
2,686 
1,714 
8 
8 
2 
1 
3 
5 
Vegetable and melon farming (1 1 12) 
2,031 
1,876 
5 
8 
31 
19 
8 
11 
Fruit and tree nut farming (1 1 13) 
2,278 
2,339 
2 
4 
13 
7 
4 
- 
Greenhouse, nursery, and floriculture 
production (1 1 14) 
2,322 
2,193 
2 
13 
9 
7 
6 
1 
Other crop farming (1 1 19) 
9,335 
10,621 
29 
33 
13 
23 
18 
19 
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) 
9,335 
10,621 
29 
33 
13 
23 
18 
19 
Beef cattle ranching and farming (112111) 
4,453 
4,302 
4 
22 
4 
5 
12 
9 
Cattle feedlots (1121 12) 
143 
501 
- 
- 
- 
3 
- 
- 
Dairy cattle and milk production (11212) 
4,694 
5,237 
6 
20 
- 
2 
3 
3 
Hog and pig farming (1 122) 
422 
385 
- 
- 
- 
3 
- 
- 
Poultry and egg production (1123) 
882 
1,005 
3 
- 
7 
3 
- 
7 
Sheep and goat farming (1124) 
1,120 
1,068 
- 
2 
7 
2 
9 
5 
Animal aquaculture and other animal 
production (1125, 1129) 
5,171 
5,111 
26 
29 
4 
8 
7 
6 
-continued 
50 New York 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
