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 
633 
63 
12 
23 
17,458 
441 
Land in farms 
acres 
3,928,206 
5,715 
6,508 
5,698 
7,075,862 
200,271 
FARMS BY SIZE 
1 to 9 acres 
324 
23 
- 
10 
4,902 
179 
1 0 to 49 acres 
109 
21 
5 
2 
5,156 
121 
50 to 1 79 acres 
55 
8 
2 
2 
3,459 
59 
180 to 499 acres 
47 
10 
2 
4 
1,812 
39 
500 acres or more 
98 
1 
3 
5 
2,129 
43 
OWNED AND RENTED LAND IN FARMS 
Owned land in farms 
farms 
606 
55 
12 
22 
16,409 
379 
acres 
3,920,364 
2,578 
(D) 
4,828 
5,241,099 
160,033 
Rented or leased land in farms 
farms 
82 
19 
1 
5 
5,151 
157 
acres 
7,842 
3,137 
(D) 
870 
1,834,763 
40,238 
TENURE 
Full owners 
farms 
241 
44 
11 
18 
12,307 
284 
acres 
3,799,544 
2,215 
(D) 
4,808 
3,400,456 
130,843 
Part owners 
farms 
70 
11 
1 
4 
4,102 
95 
acres 
23,691 
3,099 
(D) 
(D) 
3,260,427 
51,694 
Tenants 
farms 
322 
8 
1 
1,049 
62 
acres 
104,971 
401 
- 
(D) 
414,979 
17,734 
MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS 
SOLD AND GOVERNMENT PAYMENTS 
Total 
farms 
633 
63 
12 
23 
17,458 
441 
$1,000 
8,377 
3,880 
842 
507 
1,833,668 
45,850 
Market value of agricultural 
products sold 
farms 
633 
63 
12 
23 
17,458 
441 
$1,000 
8,272 
3,811 
841 
507 
1,809,878 
45,648 
Crops, including nursery and 
greenhouse crops 
farms 
123 
47 
9 
17 
8,193 
195 
$1,000 
4,111 
3,546 
(D) 
364 
570,242 
11,158 
Livestock, poultry, and 
their products 
farms 
369 
22 
2 
14 
9,360 
245 
$1,000 
4,160 
265 
(D) 
144 
1,239,635 
34,490 
Government payments 
farms 
66 
17 
4 
- 
2,710 
29 
$1,000 
106 
69 
2 
- 
23,791 
202 
FARMS BY ECONOMIC CLASS 
Less than $1 ,000 
347 
10 
4 
2 
4,604 
148 
$1,000 to $2,499 
82 
5 
- 
4 
1,934 
43 
$2,500 to $4,999 
59 
10 
- 
- 
2,074 
46 
$5,000 to $9,999 
66 
5 
3 
1 
2,068 
50 
$10,000 to $24,999 
37 
10 
1 
14 
2,194 
33 
$25,000 to $49,999 
21 
3 
- 
- 
1,454 
50 
$50,000 or more 
21 
20 
4 
2 
3,130 
71 
COMMODITY CREDIT CORPORATION (CCC) LOANS 
AND FEDERAL FARM PROGRAM PAYMENTS 
CCC loans (see text) 
farms 
1 
- 
- 
- 
17 
- 
$1,000 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
794 
- 
Conservation Reserve, Wetlands Reserve, 
Farmable Wetlands, or Conservation 
Reserve Enhancement Programs payments 
farms 
4 
- 
- 
- 
491 
4 
$1,000 
9 
- 
- 
- 
4,744 
10 
Other Federal farm program payments 
farms 
63 
17 
4 
- 
2,519 
25 
$1,000 
97 
69 
2 
- 
19,047 
192 
FARMS BY NORTH AMERICAN INDUSTRY 
CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM (NAICS) 
Oilseed and grain farming (1111) 
13 
4 
- 
- 
499 
5 
Vegetable and melon farming (1 1 12) 
38 
3 
- 
4 
422 
35 
Fruit and tree nut farming (1113) 
8 
1 
1 
1 
425 
20 
Greenhouse, nursery, and floriculture 
production (1 1 14) 
3 
5 
- 
- 
206 
- 
Other crop farming (1 1 19) 
71 
33 
8 
9 
5,797 
99 
Tobacco farming (11191) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Cotton farming (11192) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sugarcane farming, hay farming, and all other 
crop farming (1 1 1 93, 1 1 1 94, 1 1 1 99) 
71 
33 
8 
9 
5,797 
99 
Beef cattle ranching and farming (112111) 
208 
6 
2 
2 
5,056 
139 
Cattle feedlots (112112) 
3 
- 
- 
- 
125 
3 
Dairy cattle and milk production (1 1212) 
4 
- 
- 
- 
244 
5 
Hog and pig farming (1122) 
4 
- 
- 
- 
195 
3 
Poultry and egg production (1123) 
4 
- 
- 
- 
212 
3 
Sheep and goat farming (1 1 24) 
131 
6 
- 
1 
632 
29 
Animal aquaculture and other animal 
production (1125, 1129) 
146 
5 
1 
6 
3,645 
100 
-continued 
50 Utah 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
