Table 81. Summary by Type of Organization: 2012 
[Totals may not add due to rounding. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Total 
Individual or family 
Partnership 
Corporation 
Other 
FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 
Farms 
number 
13,159 
1 1 ,938 
117 
738 
366 
Land in farms 
cuerdas 
584,988 
406,461 
18,414 
138,152 
21,962 
Average size of farm 
cuerdas 
44.5 
34 
157.4 
187.2 
60.000 
Farms by size: 
Less than 1 0 cuerdas 
5,129 
4,968 
9 
92 
60 
1 0 to 1 9 cuerdas 
2,859 
2,564 
26 
101 
168 
20 to 49 cuerdas 
2,872 
2,739 
9 
90 
34 
50 to 99 cuerdas 
940 
756 
12 
121 
51 
1 00 to 1 74 cuerdas 
563 
431 
13 
97 
22 
1 75 to 259 cuerdas 
401 
240 
38 
111 
12 
260 cuerdas or more 
395 
240 
10 
126 
19 
LAND IN FARMS ACCORDING TO USE 
Total cropland 
farms 
12,510 
1 1 ,333 
113 
725 
339 
cuerdas 
433,563 
299,371 
15,465 
104,951 
13,777 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
10,008 
9,058 
91 
549 
310 
cuerdas 
127,372 
92,373 
6,265 
24,991 
3,743 
Cropland used only for pasture or grazing 
farms 
4,048 
3,593 
47 
355 
53 
cuerdas 
219,533 
145,255 
4,817 
64,703 
4,757 
Cropland used for cover crops, legumes, and soil 
improvement, but not harvested and not pastured 
or grazed 
farms 
281 
231 
1 
44 
5 
cuerdas 
5,145 
3,629 
(D) 
1,395 
(D) 
Cropland on which all crops failed 
farms 
773 
676 
18 
32 
47 
cuerdas 
2,939 
2,430 
(D) 
417 
(D) 
Cropland idle 
farms 
4,931 
4,379 
56 
316 
180 
cuerdas 
78,575 
55,684 
4,350 
13,444 
5,097 
Pastureland and rangeland other than cropland 
and woodland 
farms 
2,033 
1,711 
15 
180 
127 
cuerdas 
67,150 
49,660 
320 
13,382 
3,788 
Woodland, forest, and underbrush that cannot 
be used for cultivation or pasture 
farms 
3,130 
2,744 
20 
263 
103 
cuerdas 
42,712 
27,521 
1,263 
10,655 
3,273 
All other land including land in house lots, buildings. 
ponds, roads, wasteland, etc 
farms 
9,119 
8,281 
91 
505 
242 
cuerdas 
41,563 
29,909 
1,367 
9,164 
1,123 
IRRIGATION 
Land irrigated 
farms 
1,073 
708 
51 
239 
75 
cuerdas 
53,361 
25,466 
5,502 
20,892 
1,501 
water (acre-feet) 
30,829 
16,326 
3,368 
10,172 
964 
Public system 
farms 
229 
182 
1 
42 
4 
cuerdas 
14,675 
8,164 
(D) 
(D) 
182 
Private system 
farms 
862 
538 
51 
202 
71 
cuerdas 
38,686 
17,302 
(D) 
(D) 
1,319 
Farms by type of irrigation: 
Gravity 
198 
122 
1 
71 
4 
Drip 
468 
279 
42 
79 
68 
Sprinkler 
297 
218 
6 
71 
2 
Other 
109 
89 
2 
17 
1 
Farms by major source of irrigation water 
for private systems: 
Well 
530 
326 
44 
100 
60 
River or stream 
131 
68 
- 
59 
4 
Lake or private pond 
88 
50 
5 
30 
3 
Canal 
16 
10 
- 
6 
- 
Other 
95 
82 
2 
7 
4 
TENURE AND PRIMARY OCCUPATION OF 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR 
All operators 
13,159 
1 1 ,938 
117 
738 
366 
Full owners 
9,362 
8,822 
31 
306 
203 
Part owners 
1,069 
957 
7 
91 
14 
Tenants 
2,728 
2,159 
79 
341 
149 
Primary occupation - 
Agriculture: 
Full owners 
3,452 
3,174 
14 
137 
127 
Part owners 
683 
617 
5 
56 
5 
Tenants 
1,328 
974 
53 
195 
106 
Nonagriculture: 
Full owners 
5,910 
5,648 
17 
169 
76 
Part owners 
386 
340 
2 
35 
9 
Tenants 
1,400 
1,185 
26 
146 
43 
FARMS BY TYPE OF ORGANIZATION 
Individual or family 
farms 
1 1 ,938 
1 1 ,938 
cuerdas 
406,461 
406,461 
_ 
_ 
_ 
Partnership 
farms 
117 
_ 
117 
_ 
_ 
cuerdas 
18,414 
_ 
18,414 
_ 
_ 
Corporation 
farms 
738 
_ 
_ 
738 
_ 
cuerdas 
138,152 
_ 
_ 
138,152 
_ 
Other 
farms 
366 
_ 
_ 
366 
cuerdas 
21,962 
- 
- 
- 
21,962 
CHARACTERISTICS OF PRINCIPAL OPERATORS 
Years operating present farm: 
Less than 2 years 
773 
694 
2 
60 
17 
2 to 4 years 
1,339 
1,166 
10 
88 
75 
5 to 9 years 
2,437 
2,124 
21 
176 
116 
1 0 years or more 
8,610 
7,954 
84 
414 
158 
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued 
190 Puerto Rico 2012 Census of Agricuiture - SUMMARY DATA 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
