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 
38,076 
41,959 
133 
175 
66 
51 
5,029 
5,306 
Land in farms 
acres 
10,931,080 
11,456,241 
25,616 
25,338 
6,630 
6,857 
554,463 
577,409 
FARMS BY SIZE 
1 to 9 acres 
1,697 
2,056 
15 
24 
3 
1 
318 
392 
1 0 to 49 acres 
9,017 
10,234 
32 
64 
27 
13 
1,686 
1,811 
50 to 1 79 acres 
14,871 
16,519 
57 
57 
28 
27 
2,227 
2,341 
1 80 to 499 acres 
8,002 
8,623 
16 
22 
7 
8 
682 
655 
500 acres or more 
4,489 
4,527 
13 
8 
1 
2 
116 
107 
OWNED AND RENTED LAND IN FARMS 
Owned land in farms 
farms 
35,697 
39,504 
126 
167 
66 
51 
4,493 
4,818 
acres 
6,957,468 
7,632,461 
(D) 
21,272 
(D) 
(D) 
375,837 
404,099 
Rented or leased land in farms 
farms 
10,342 
1 1 ,027 
28 
29 
6 
6 
1,724 
1,709 
acres 
3,973,612 
3,823,780 
(D) 
4,066 
(D) 
(D) 
178,626 
173,310 
TENURE 
Full owners 
farms 
27,734 
30,932 
105 
146 
60 
45 
3,305 
3,597 
acres 
5,104,068 
5,777,656 
12,058 
16,562 
(D) 
(D) 
286,466 
318,478 
Part owners 
farms 
7,963 
8,572 
21 
21 
6 
6 
1,188 
1,221 
acres 
4,033,138 
3,973,310 
(D) 
7,413 
(D) 
(D) 
208,046 
191,388 
Tenants 
farms 
2,379 
2,455 
7 
8 
536 
488 
acres 
1 ,793,874 
1 ,705,275 
(D) 
1,363 
- 
- 
59,951 
67,543 
MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS 
SOLD AND GOVERNMENT PAYMENTS 
Total 
farms 
38,076 
41,959 
133 
175 
66 
51 
5,029 
5,306 
$1,000 
6,622,229 
5,108,163 
6,028 
8,020 
100,312 
49,619 
107,462 
103,013 
Market value of agricultural 
products sold 
farms 
38,076 
41,959 
133 
175 
66 
51 
5,029 
5,306 
$1,000 
6,441,025 
4,876,781 
5,816 
6,928 
100,218 
49,549 
97,781 
95,615 
Crops, including nursery and 
greenhouse crops 
farms 
12,126 
10,712 
52 
43 
7 
8 
1,463 
1,241 
$1,000 
2,973,575 
1,668,028 
5,431 
1,628 
(D) 
(D) 
49,389 
33,395 
Livestock, poultry, and 
their products 
farms 
17,311 
19,262 
55 
87 
53 
32 
2,566 
2,660 
$1,000 
3,467,450 
3,208,753 
384 
5,300 
(D) 
(D) 
48,392 
62,220 
Government payments 
farms 
16,498 
17,187 
38 
50 
13 
15 
1,980 
1,838 
$1,000 
181,205 
231,382 
212 
1,091 
94 
70 
9,681 
7,398 
FARMS BY ECONOMIC CLASS 
Less than $1 ,000 
7,616 
10,573 
50 
74 
5 
9 
1,263 
1,625 
$1 ,000 to $2,499 
5,476 
6,926 
20 
29 
8 
3 
787 
1,019 
$2,500 to $4,999 
5,334 
5,569 
11 
17 
1 
7 
829 
842 
$5,000 to $9,999 
5,565 
5,312 
11 
20 
4 
2 
912 
725 
$10,000 to $24,999 
5,269 
5,439 
20 
18 
3 
3 
699 
655 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,645 
2,268 
15 
3 
1 
1 
264 
225 
$50,000 or more 
6,171 
5,872 
6 
14 
44 
26 
275 
215 
COMMODITY CREDIT CORPORATION (CCC) LOANS 
AND FEDERAL FARM PROGRAM PAYMENTS 
CCC loans (see text) 
farms 
199 
646 
_ 
1 
_ 
1 
17 
56 
$1,000 
44,683 
138,554 
- 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
1,370 
Conservation Reserve, Wetlands Reserve, 
Farmable Wetlands, or Conservation 
Reserve Enhancement Programs payments 
farms 
9,458 
10,714 
20 
20 
8 
11 
524 
742 
$1,000 
42,227 
43,507 
104 
103 
(D) 
23 
1,331 
1,816 
Other Federal farm program payments 
farms 
11,566 
11,316 
30 
40 
7 
6 
1,690 
1,409 
$1,000 
138,978 
187,875 
108 
988 
(D) 
47 
8,349 
5,582 
FARMS BY NORTH AMERICAN INDUSTRY 
CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM (NAICS) 
Oilseed and grain farming (1111) 
3,466 
2,833 
14 
15 
- 
3 
503 
440 
Vegetable and melon farming (1112) 
924 
949 
1 
2 
- 
- 
256 
241 
Fruit and tree nut farming (1113) 
783 
828 
2 
6 
3 
3 
38 
55 
Greenhouse, nursery, and floricuiture 
production (1114) 
589 
861 
4 
- 
1 
1 
31 
51 
Other crop farming (1119) 
12,019 
12,788 
27 
40 
9 
8 
1,016 
1,101 
Tobacco farming (11191) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Cotton farming (11192) 
357 
528 
1 
1 
1 
- 
34 
39 
Sugarcane farming, hay farming, and all other 
crop farming (1 1 1 93, 1 1 1 94, 1 1 1 99) 
11,662 
12,260 
26 
39 
8 
8 
982 
1,062 
Beef cattle ranching and farming (112111) 
13,041 
15,018 
45 
54 
1 
8 
2,667 
2,836 
Cattle feedlots (112112) 
8 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Dairy cattle and milk production (11212) 
144 
187 
- 
1 
- 
- 
12 
16 
Flog and pig farming (1122) 
117 
228 
- 
- 
2 
- 
28 
73 
Poultry and egg production (1123) 
2,071 
2,449 
6 
21 
40 
23 
65 
103 
Sheep and goat farming (1124) 
796 
704 
6 
3 
7 
1 
70 
65 
Animal aquaculture and other animal 
production (1125, 1129) 
4,118 
5,114 
28 
33 
3 
4 
343 
325 
-continued 
46 Mississippi 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
