Table 50. American Indian or Alaska Native Operators: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Geographic area 
All farms with an American Indian 
or Alaska Native operator ^ 
Farms with an American Indian or 
Alaska Native principal operator 
Farms 
American Indian 
or Alaska Native 
operators 
Land in farms 
(acres) 
Farms 
Land in farms 
(acres) 
State Total 
Rhode Island 
7 
7 
528 
- 
- 
Counties 
Washington 
7 
7 
528 
- 
- 
' Data were collected for a maximum of three operators per farm. 
Table 51. Asian Operators: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Geographic area 
All farms with an Asian operator ' 
Farms with an Asian principal operator 
Farms 
Asian 
operators 
Land in farms 
(acres) 
Farms 
Land in farms 
(acres) 
State Total 
Rhode Island 
16 
20 
258 
14 
95 
Counties 
Bristol 
1 
1 
(D) 
_ 
_ 
Kent 
2 
2 
(D) 
1 
(D) 
Newport 
1 
1 
(D) 
1 
(D) 
Providence 
8 
8 
(D) 
8 
(D) 
Washington 
4 
8 
4 
4 
4 
' Data were collected for a maximum of three operators per farm. 
Table 52. Black or African American Operators: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Geographic area 
All farms with a Black or 
African American operator ^ 
Farms with a Black or African 
American principal operator 
Farms 
Black or African 
American operators 
Land in farms 
(acres) 
Farms 
Land in farms 
(acres) 
State Total 
Rhode Island 
9 
9 
73 
4 
(D) 
Counties 
Providence 
9 
9 
73 
4 
(D) 
' Data were collected for a maximum of three operators per farm. 
Table 53. Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander Operators: 2012 
[Not published for this State] 
Table 54. White Operators: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Geographic area 
All farms with 
a White operator ' 
Farms with a White 
principal operator 
Farms 
White 
operators 
Land in farms 
(acres) 
Farms 
Land in farms 
(acres) 
State Total 
Rhode Island 
1,221 
1,975 
69,488 
1,216 
69,400 
Counties 
Bristol 
42 
55 
(D) 
42 
(D) 
Kent 
120 
179 
(D) 
119 
(D) 
Newport 
213 
362 
(D) 
213 
(D) 
Providence 
414 
688 
(D) 
410 
(D) 
Washington 
432 
691 
27,301 
432 
27,301 
' Data were collected for a maximum of three operators per farm. 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
Rhode Island 257 
