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 
1,183 
363 
279 
76 
98,580 
793 
Land in farms 
acres 
232,856 
50,062 
52,591 
16,303 
28,173,534 
206,873 
FARMS BY SIZE 
1 to 9 acres 
66 
12 
19 
8 
3,523 
44 
1 0 to 49 acres 
323 
119 
99 
25 
21,509 
223 
50 to 1 79 acres 
448 
180 
92 
22 
36,768 
280 
1 80 to 499 acres 
245 
38 
46 
19 
23,216 
151 
500 acres or more 
101 
14 
23 
2 
13,564 
95 
OWNED AND RENTED LAND IN FARMS 
Owned land in farms 
farms 
1,146 
352 
264 
69 
93,922 
743 
acres 
180,107 
41,977 
38,057 
9,591 
18,427,065 
144,573 
Rented or leased land in farms 
farms 
266 
57 
67 
20 
28,612 
212 
acres 
52,749 
8,085 
14,534 
6,712 
9,746,469 
62,300 
TENURE 
Full owners 
farms 
917 
306 
212 
56 
69,968 
581 
acres 
135,449 
30,271 
26,255 
5,795 
11,887,139 
77,842 
Part owners 
farms 
229 
46 
52 
13 
23,954 
162 
acres 
92,344 
19,319 
25,153 
10,000 
14,656,705 
111,564 
Tenants 
farms 
37 
11 
15 
7 
4,658 
50 
acres 
5,063 
472 
1,183 
508 
1,629,690 
17,467 
MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS 
SOLD AND GOVERNMENT PAYMENTS 
Total 
farms 
1,183 
363 
279 
76 
98,580 
793 
$1,000 
50,215 
161,588 
15,733 
6,819 
9,325,029 
68,629 
Market value of agricultural 
products sold 
farms 
1,183 
363 
279 
76 
98,580 
793 
$1,000 
48,432 
160,790 
15,106 
6,624 
9,002,040 
66,424 
Crops, including nursery and 
greenhouse crops 
farms 
404 
124 
118 
28 
45,506 
297 
$1,000 
20,181 
6,149 
12,042 
(D) 
4,561,145 
33,553 
Livestock, poultry, and 
their products 
farms 
651 
239 
116 
48 
54,159 
486 
$1,000 
28,251 
154,641 
3,064 
(D) 
4,440,895 
32,872 
Government payments 
farms 
363 
90 
105 
20 
41,182 
252 
$1,000 
1,783 
798 
627 
195 
322,989 
2,205 
FARMS BY ECONOMIC CLASS 
Less than $1 ,000 
285 
58 
64 
9 
15,715 
138 
$1,000 to $2,499 
144 
45 
37 
14 
9,582 
86 
$2,500 to $4,999 
152 
50 
29 
13 
10,681 
100 
$5,000 to $9,999 
167 
33 
38 
12 
13,208 
115 
$10,000 to $24,999 
209 
36 
39 
11 
17,518 
130 
$25,000 to $49,999 
93 
22 
22 
9 
11,370 
68 
$50,000 or more 
133 
119 
50 
8 
20,506 
156 
COMMODITY CREDIT CORPORATION (CCC) LOANS 
AND FEDERAL FARM PROGRAM PAYMENTS 
CCC loans (see text) 
farms 
2 
- 
1 
1 
442 
7 
$1,000 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
80,955 
(D) 
Conservation Reserve, Wetlands Reserve, 
Farmable Wetlands, or Conservation 
Reserve Enhancement Programs payments 
farms 
148 
32 
36 
15 
17,071 
92 
$1,000 
615 
155 
156 
69 
97,087 
344 
Other Federal farm program payments 
farms 
311 
80 
95 
19 
36,731 
221 
$1,000 
1,167 
643 
471 
126 
225,902 
1,861 
FARMS BY NORTH AMERICAN INDUSTRY 
CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM (NAICS) 
Oilseed and grain farming (1111) 
101 
25 
47 
6 
18,352 
114 
Vegetable and melon farming (1 1 12) 
14 
14 
9 
2 
626 
4 
Fruit and tree nut farming (1113) 
27 
6 
6 
2 
864 
16 
Greenhouse, nursery, and floriculture 
production (1 1 14) 
10 
2 
4 
- 
758 
12 
Other crop farming (1 1 19) 
282 
67 
80 
19 
24,058 
153 
Tobacco farming (11191) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
11 
- 
Cotton farming (11192) 
- 
- 
1 
- 
195 
- 
Sugarcane farming, hay farming, and all other 
crop farming (1 1 1 93, 1 1 1 94, 1 1 1 99) 
282 
67 
79 
19 
23,852 
153 
Beef cattle ranching and farming (112111) 
504 
129 
110 
26 
40,500 
328 
Cattle feedlots (1121 12) 
10 
1 
- 
- 
723 
1 
Dairy cattle and milk production (11212) 
12 
- 
2 
- 
1,152 
11 
Hog and pig farming (1122) 
7 
2 
3 
- 
686 
2 
Poultry and egg production (1123) 
34 
92 
1 
2 
1,550 
30 
Sheep and goat farming (1 1 24) 
36 
8 
1 
11 
2,079 
34 
Animal aquaculture and other animal 
production (1125, 1129) 
146 
17 
16 
8 
7,232 
88 
-continued 
52 Missouri 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
