Table 49. Spanish, Hispanic, or Latino Origin Operators: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Geographic area 
All farms with a Spanish, 
Hispanic, or Latino operator 1 
Farms with a Spanish, Hispanic, 
or Latino principal operator 
Farms 
Spanish, Hispanic, 
or Latino operators 
Land in farms 
(acres) 
Farms 
Land in farms 
(acres) 
State Total 
Massachusetts 
172 
203 
10,607 
142 
7,308 
Counties 
Barnstable 
12 
18 
469 
11 
459 
Berkshire 
6 
6 
48 
6 
48 
Bristol 
13 
19 
428 
12 
420 
Dukes 
1 
1 
(D) 
- 
- 
Essex 
7 
7 
(D) 
6 
36 
Franklin 
6 
6 
1,960 
3 
(D) 
Flampden 
28 
34 
1,180 
24 
432 
Hampshire 
6 
6 
776 
5 
756 
Middlesex 
16 
17 
563 
12 
(D) 
Nantucket 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Norfolk 
3 
3 
(D) 
- 
- 
Plymouth 
34 
46 
1,503 
33 
1,485 
Suffolk 
1 
1 
(D) 
- 
- 
Worcester 
39 
39 
2,834 
30 
2,050 
1 Data were collected for a maximum of three operators per farm. 
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 1 
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 
Massachusetts 
21 
24 
534 
15 
446 
Counties 
Berkshire 
7 
7 
(D) 
7 
(D) 
Bristol 
1 
1 
(D) 
- 
Essex 
1 
1 
(D) 
1 
(D) 
Franklin 
1 
1 
(D) 
1 
(D) 
Hampshire 
1 
1 
(D) 
- 
- 
Middlesex 
6 
9 
(D) 
3 
(D) 
Plymouth 
2 
2 
(D) 
2 
(D) 
Worcester 
2 
2 
(D) 
1 
(D) 
1 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 
Massachusetts 
96 
134 
709 
71 
(D) 
Counties 
Barnstable 
2 
2 
(D) 
- 
- 
Bristol 
6 
6 
90 
- 
- 
Essex 
6 
6 
(D) 
6 
(D) 
Franklin 
3 
4 
(D) 
1 
(D) 
Hampden 
1 
1 
(D) 
- 
Hampshire 
7 
7 
51 
- 
- 
Middlesex 
27 
29 
184 
23 
(D) 
Norfolk 
4 
4 
44 
3 
(D) 
Plymouth 
4 
4 
(D) 
4 
(D) 
Worcester 
36 
71 
133 
34 
61 
Data were collected for a maximum of three operators per farm. 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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