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 
238 
241 
71 
26 
69,516 
460 
Land in farms 
acres 
44,582 
12,592 
8,681 
2,554 
14,551,406 
88,222 
FARMS BY SIZE 
1 to 9 acres 
27 
131 
15 
1 
4,468 
34 
1 0 to 49 acres 
81 
64 
23 
15 
17,767 
156 
50 to 1 79 acres 
79 
34 
19 
9 
25,472 
156 
1 80 to 499 acres 
34 
9 
11 
- 
15,677 
74 
500 acres or more 
17 
3 
3 
1 
6,132 
40 
OWNED AND RENTED LAND IN FARMS 
Owned land in farms 
farms 
225 
148 
69 
22 
66,550 
433 
acres 
29,875 
9,845 
5,536 
1,522 
9,917,632 
53,000 
Rented or leased land in farms 
farms 
67 
113 
18 
5 
24,008 
148 
acres 
14,707 
2,747 
3,145 
1,032 
4,633,774 
35,222 
TENURE 
Full owners 
farms 
171 
128 
53 
21 
45,508 
312 
acres 
21,014 
7,044 
(D) 
916 
4,952,061 
26,999 
Part owners 
farms 
54 
20 
16 
1 
21,042 
121 
acres 
15,892 
5,203 
4,745 
(D) 
9,035,918 
55,950 
Tenants 
farms 
13 
93 
2 
4 
2,966 
27 
acres 
7,676 
345 
(D) 
(D) 
563,427 
5,273 
MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS 
SOLD AND GOVERNMENT PAYMENTS 
Total 
farms 
238 
241 
71 
26 
69,516 
460 
$1,000 
16,634 
1 1 ,995 
5,986 
(D) 
11,969,052 
86,883 
Market value of agricultural 
products sold 
farms 
238 
241 
71 
26 
69,516 
460 
$1,000 
16,017 
1 1 ,697 
5,846 
(D) 
11,731,994 
85,447 
Crops, including nursery and 
greenhouse crops 
farms 
124 
181 
36 
17 
44,794 
248 
$1,000 
5,755 
4,886 
3,451 
231 
4,595,541 
19,743 
Livestock, poultry, and 
their products 
farms 
130 
43 
28 
8 
33,103 
222 
$1,000 
10,262 
6,811 
2,395 
(D) 
7,136,453 
65,703 
Government payments 
farms 
87 
57 
34 
13 
38,892 
229 
$1,000 
617 
298 
141 
20 
237,059 
1,436 
FARMS BY ECONOMIC CLASS 
Less than $1 ,000 
67 
38 
17 
9 
1 1 ,287 
117 
$1 ,000 to $2,499 
34 
30 
17 
- 
7,638 
49 
$2,500 to $4,999 
14 
51 
4 
7 
6,532 
48 
$5,000 to $9,999 
35 
32 
4 
3 
6,794 
51 
$10,000 to $24,999 
23 
49 
10 
2 
7,723 
56 
$25,000 to $49,999 
18 
12 
3 
3 
5,735 
11 
$50,000 or more 
47 
29 
16 
2 
23,807 
128 
COMMODITY CREDIT CORPORATION (CCC) LOANS 
AND FEDERAL FARM PROGRAM PAYMENTS 
CCC loans (see text) 
farms 
_ 
_ 
- 
_ 
477 
1 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
36,970 
(D) 
Conservation Reserve, Wetlands Reserve, 
Farmable Wetlands, or Conservation 
Reserve Enhancement Programs payments 
farms 
29 
24 
15 
6 
1 1 ,533 
76 
$1,000 
95 
70 
49 
6 
27,862 
111 
Other Federal farm program payments 
farms 
75 
39 
25 
8 
33,495 
194 
$1,000 
523 
228 
91 
14 
209,197 
1,325 
FARMS BY NORTH AMERICAN INDUSTRY 
CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM (NAICS) 
Oilseed and grain farming (1111) 
29 
5 
11 
8 
19,717 
88 
Vegetable and melon farming (1112) 
2 
128 
4 
2 
1,190 
3 
Fruit and tree nut farming (1113) 
12 
7 
6 
- 
1,254 
11 
Greenhouse, nursery, and floriculture 
production (1 1 14) 
6 
10 
4 
3 
1,742 
18 
Other crop farming (1 1 19) 
67 
49 
15 
6 
15,673 
112 
Tobacco farming (11191) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
57 
- 
Cotton farming (1 1192) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sugarcane farming, hay farming, and all other 
crop farming (1 1 1 93, 1 1 1 94, 1 1 1 99) 
67 
49 
15 
6 
15,616 
112 
Beef cattle ranching and farming (112111) 
40 
20 
11 
2 
10,226 
82 
Cattle feedlots (112112) 
- 
1 
- 
- 
892 
5 
Dairy cattle and milk production (11212) 
22 
7 
5 
1 
10,397 
57 
Hog and pig farming (1122) 
8 
- 
2 
- 
475 
2 
Poultry and egg production (1123) 
10 
3 
3 
1 
1,589 
11 
Sheep and goat farming (1124) 
9 
9 
3 
- 
1,550 
25 
Animal aquaculture and other animal 
production (1125, 1129) 
33 
2 
7 
3 
4,811 
46 
--continued 
52 Wisconsin 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
