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 1 
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 
Massachusetts 
85 
110 
1,017 
80 
983 
Counties 
Barnstable 
1 
1 
(D) 
1 
(□) 
Berkshire 
1 
1 
(D) 
1 
(D) 
Bristol 
1 
1 
(D) 
1 
(D) 
Dukes 
1 
1 
(D) 
1 
(D) 
Essex 
1 
1 
(D) 
- 
Flampden 
7 
7 
(D) 
7 
(D) 
Middlesex 
5 
5 
35 
2 
(D) 
Norfolk 
1 
1 
(D) 
1 
(D) 
Plymouth 
13 
26 
376 
12 
(D) 
Suffolk 
1 
2 
(D) 
1 
(D) 
Worcester 
53 
64 
273 
53 
273 
Data were collected for a maximum of three operators per farm. 
Table 53. Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander Operators: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Geographic area 
All farms with a Native Hawaiian 
or Other Pacific Islander operator 1 
Farms with a Native Hawaiian or Other 
Pacific Islander principal operator 
Farms 
Native Hawaiian 
or Other Pacific 
Islander operators 
Land in farms 
(acres) 
Farms 
Land in farms 
(acres) 
State Total 
Massachusetts 
1 
1 
(D) 
1 
(D) 
Counties 
Hampden 
1 
1 
(D) 
1 
(D) 
1 Data were collected for a maximum of three operators per farm. 
Table 54. White Operators: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Geographic area 
All farms with 
a White operator 1 
Farms with a White 
principal operator 
Farms 
White 
operators 
Land in farms 
(acres) 
Farms 
Land in farms 
(acres) 
State Total 
Massachusetts.... 
7,598 
1 
1,967 
521,934 
7,559 
521,273 
Counties 
Barnstable 
332 
510 
(D) 
332 
(D) 
Berkshire 
517 
829 
61,604 
517 
61,604 
Bristol 
712 
1,091 
34,596 
711 
(D) 
Dukes 
88 
138 
12,717 
86 
(D) 
Essex 
514 
837 
22,372 
514 
22,372 
Franklin 
771 
1,266 
89,530 
771 
89,530 
Hampden 
574 
924 
38,671 
574 
38,671 
Hampshire 
799 
1,236 
53,951 
799 
53,951 
Middlesex 
725 
1,141 
27,956 
702 
27,622 
Nantucket 
20 
24 
1,232 
20 
1,232 
Norfolk 
244 
376 
9,432 
241 
9,410 
Plymouth 
812 
1,223 
63,553 
807 
63,487 
Suffolk 
20 
35 
(D) 
19 
(D) 
Worcester 
1,470 
2,337 
101,642 
1,466 
101,418 
1 Data were collected for a maximum of three operators per farm. 
312 Massachusetts 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
