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 
37,249 
39,284 
458 
480 
436 
360 
60 
49 
Land in farms 
acres 
14,748,107 
14,972,789 
2,886,796 
2,465,950 
39,771 
53,284 
5,744 
2,333 
FARMS BY SIZE 
1 to 9 acres 
10,559 
9,211 
156 
131 
201 
123 
18 
21 
1 0 to 49 acres 
12,980 
14,790 
162 
165 
122 
134 
23 
14 
50 to 1 79 acres 
6,537 
7,307 
88 
107 
69 
52 
17 
11 
180 to 499 acres 
3,071 
3,479 
22 
40 
23 
28 
- 
3 
500 acres or more 
4,102 
4,497 
30 
37 
21 
23 
2 
- 
OWNED AND RENTED LAND IN FARMS 
Owned land in farms 
farms 
34,997 
36,861 
433 
448 
328 
278 
56 
48 
acres 
9,160,193 
9,278,304 
2,843,678 
2,421,490 
28,252 
37,602 
5,351 
1,674 
Rented or leased land in farms 
farms 
8,179 
9,016 
89 
108 
159 
139 
7 
6 
acres 
5,587,914 
5,694,485 
43,118 
44,460 
11,519 
15,682 
393 
659 
TENURE 
Full owners 
farms 
29,070 
30,268 
369 
372 
277 
221 
53 
43 
acres 
6,486,223 
6,31 6,566 
2,837,327 
2,401,775 
17,571 
29,290 
5,312 
1,488 
Part owners 
farms 
5,927 
6,593 
64 
76 
51 
57 
3 
5 
acres 
6,043,663 
6,651,624 
29,483 
58,482 
17,189 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Tenants 
farms 
2,252 
2,423 
25 
32 
108 
82 
4 
1 
acres 
2,218,221 
2,004,599 
19,986 
5,693 
5,011 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS 
SOLD AND GOVERNMENT PAYMENTS 
Total 
farms 
37,249 
39,284 
458 
480 
436 
360 
60 
49 
$1,000 
9,280,019 
6,931,128 
36,821 
48,515 
102,938 
78,159 
(D) 
2,988 
Market value of agricultural 
products sold 
farms 
37,249 
39,284 
458 
480 
436 
360 
60 
49 
$1,000 
9,120,749 
6,792,856 
36,265 
47,963 
(D) 
77,837 
(D) 
(D) 
Crops, including nursery and 
greenhouse crops 
farms 
17,331 
16,374 
179 
108 
343 
257 
25 
17 
$1,000 
6,492,042 
4,754,898 
26,389 
32,549 
101,235 
70,497 
(D) 
2,912 
Livestock, poultry, and 
their products 
farms 
14,488 
17,178 
201 
253 
53 
76 
30 
31 
$1,000 
2,628,708 
2,037,958 
9,876 
15,415 
(D) 
7,340 
60 
(D) 
Government payments 
farms 
7,235 
6,899 
28 
38 
38 
28 
2 
2 
$1,000 
159,269 
138,272 
556 
551 
(D) 
323 
(D) 
(D) 
FARMS BY ECONOMIC CLASS 
Less than $1 ,000 
10,223 
11,694 
150 
179 
64 
63 
13 
8 
$1,000 to $2,499 
4,709 
4,990 
75 
60 
60 
21 
19 
19 
$2,500 to $4,999 
4,417 
4,108 
60 
57 
46 
33 
15 
11 
$5,000 to $9,999 
3,985 
4,095 
50 
40 
41 
36 
3 
4 
$10,000 to $24,999 
3,916 
3,882 
45 
48 
65 
49 
1 
- 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,203 
2,545 
28 
17 
36 
40 
5 
2 
$50,000 or more 
7,796 
7,970 
50 
79 
124 
118 
4 
5 
COMMODITY CREDIT CORPORATION (CCC) LOANS 
AND FEDERAL FARM PROGRAM PAYMENTS 
CCC loans (see text) 
farms 
36 
153 
- 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
3,530 
9,701 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Conservation Reserve, Wetlands Reserve, 
Farmable Wetlands, or Conservation 
Reserve Enhancement Programs payments 
farms 
3,864 
3,722 
10 
16 
15 
10 
2 
2 
$1,000 
67,808 
68,463 
97 
249 
46 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Other Federal farm program payments 
farms 
6,002 
5,370 
22 
27 
26 
22 
2 
$1,000 
91,461 
69,809 
459 
302 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
FARMS BY NORTH AMERICAN INDUSTRY 
CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM (NAICS) 
Oilseed and grain farming (1111) 
2,620 
2,256 
10 
9 
15 
9 
2 
- 
Vegetable and melon farming (1 1 12) 
1,924 
1,126 
43 
10 
97 
48 
6 
3 
Fruit and tree nut farming (1 1 13) 
4,825 
5,185 
36 
42 
128 
100 
6 
8 
Greenhouse, nursery, and floriculture 
production (1 1 14) 
1,753 
1,721 
26 
10 
86 
78 
- 
1 
Other crop farming (1 1 19) 
7,926 
8,107 
70 
49 
43 
37 
13 
7 
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) 
7,926 
8,107 
70 
49 
43 
37 
13 
7 
Beef cattle ranching and farming (112111) 
9,008 
8,200 
131 
116 
33 
39 
23 
17 
Cattle feedlots (112112) 
116 
498 
- 
6 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Dairy cattle and milk production (11212) 
471 
626 
5 
4 
- 
2 
- 
- 
Hog and pig farming (1122) 
485 
567 
7 
6 
1 
6 
- 
6 
Poultry and egg production (1123) 
1,016 
1,231 
26 
19 
4 
6 
- 
- 
Sheep and goat farming (1124) 
1,407 
1,556 
8 
13 
8 
7 
6 
3 
Animal aquaculture and other animal 
production (1125, 1129) 
5,698 
8,211 
96 
196 
21 
28 
4 
4 
-continued 
52 Washington 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
