Table 83. Summary by Size of Farm: 2012 
[Totals may not add due to rounding. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Total 
Less than 10 
cuerdas 
lOto 19 
cuerdas 
20 to 49 
cuerdas 
50 to 99 
cuerdas 
100 to 174 
cuerdas 
1 75 to 259 
cuerdas 
260 cuerdas 
or more 
FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 
Farms 
number 
13,159 
5,129 
2,859 
2,872 
940 
563 
399 
395 
Land in farms 
cuerdas 
584,988 
21,002 
39,083 
85,023 
63,789 
73,170 
80,803 
221,601 
Average size of farm 
cuerdas 
44.5 
4.1 
13.7 
29.6 
67.9 
130.000 
202.5 
561 
Farms by size: 
Less than 1 0 cuerdas 
5,129 
5,129 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 0 to 1 9 cuerdas 
2,859 
- 
2,859 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
20 to 49 cuerdas 
2,872 
- 
- 
2,872 
- 
- 
- 
- 
50 to 99 cuerdas 
- 
- 
- 
940 
- 
- 
- 
1 00 to 1 74 cuerdas 
- 
- 
- 
- 
563 
- 
- 
1 75 to 259 cuerdas 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
399 
- 
260 cuerdas or more 
395 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
395 
LAND IN FARMS ACCORDING TO USE 
Total cropland 
farms 
12,510 
4,736 
2,837 
2,758 
902 
557 
346 
372 
cuerdas 
433,563 
15,296 
28,924 
62,219 
50,188 
57,298 
55,354 
163,917 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
10,008 
4,075 
2,403 
2,152 
583 
306 
243 
244 
cuerdas 
127,372 
8,595 
14,204 
22,635 
15,595 
10,755 
12,886 
42,594 
Cropland used only for pasture or grazing 
farms 
4,048 
1,027 
553 
1,059 
530 
368 
240 
271 
cuerdas 
219,533 
2,935 
4,421 
21,593 
23,698 
33,992 
31,623 
101,271 
Cropland used for cover crops, legumes, and soil 
improvement, but not harvested and not pastured 
or grazed 
farms 
281 
41 
45 
102 
39 
20 
11 
22 
cuerdas 
5,145 
(D) 
210 
1,039 
925 
395 
389 
(D) 
Cropland on which all crops failed 
farms 
773 
192 
268 
216 
42 
36 
12 
7 
cuerdas 
2,939 
(D) 
619 
601 
499 
248 
296 
(D) 
Cropland idle 
farms 
4,931 
1,461 
1,484 
1,215 
300 
189 
173 
108 
cuerdas 
78,575 
3,258 
9,470 
16,351 
9,471 
1 1 ,908 
10,159 
17,719 
Pastureland and rangeland other than cropland 
and woodland 
farms 
2,033 
329 
535 
530 
166 
127 
175 
170 
cuerdas 
67,150 
1,058 
2,654 
7,384 
5,969 
3,618 
1 7,240 
29,088 
Woodland, forest, and underbrush that cannot 
be used for cultivation or pasture 
farms 
3,130 
787 
762 
843 
301 
174 
112 
150 
cuerdas 
42,712 
1,164 
2,878 
8,150 
3,692 
5,600 
4,700 
16,517 
All other land including land in house lots, buildings. 
ponds, roads, wasteland, etc 
farms 
9,119 
3,405 
2,147 
1,920 
611 
409 
315 
311 
cuerdas 
41,563 
3,484 
4,627 
7,270 
3,940 
6,653 
3,510 
12,079 
IRRIGATION 
Land irrigated 
farms 
1,073 
191 
348 
117 
69 
71 
103 
173 
cuerdas 
53,361 
230 
1,240 
1,302 
1,878 
3,067 
6,405 
39,139 
water (acre-feet) 
30,829 
93 
918 
366 
1,282 
1,939 
8,663 
17,566 
Public system 
farms 
229 
54 
80 
18 
10 
11 
8 
48 
cuerdas 
14,675 
45 
276 
227 
367 
546 
584 
12,631 
Private system 
farms 
862 
139 
272 
105 
60 
60 
96 
129 
cuerdas 
38,686 
185 
965 
1,075 
1,511 
2,521 
5,821 
26,508 
Farms by type of irrigation: 
Gravity 
198 
37 
74 
19 
13 
9 
3 
43 
Drip 
468 
35 
196 
45 
35 
29 
52 
76 
Sprinkler 
297 
107 
26 
41 
17 
27 
36 
42 
Other 
109 
12 
52 
11 
4 
6 
12 
12 
Farms by major source of irrigation water 
for private systems: 
Well 
530 
111 
157 
66 
32 
28 
55 
80 
River or stream 
131 
5 
55 
16 
9 
13 
24 
9 
Lake or private pond 
88 
2 
5 
6 
13 
17 
17 
28 
Canal 
16 
1 
3 
1 
4 
- 
- 
7 
Other 
95 
20 
52 
14 
2 
2 
- 
5 
TENURE AND PRIMARY OCCUPATION OF 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR 
All operators 
13,159 
5,129 
2,859 
2,872 
940 
563 
399 
395 
Full owners 
9,362 
4,256 
2,165 
1,814 
607 
254 
139 
125 
Part owners 
1,069 
156 
85 
300 
158 
156 
85 
129 
Tenants 
2,728 
717 
609 
758 
175 
153 
175 
141 
Primary occupation - 
Agriculture: 
Full owners 
3,452 
1,225 
991 
710 
255 
154 
46 
69 
Part owners 
683 
26 
48 
245 
95 
90 
69 
110 
Tenants 
1,328 
292 
208 
337 
110 
131 
137 
113 
Nonagriculture: 
Full owners 
5,910 
3,031 
1,174 
1,104 
352 
100 
93 
56 
Part owners 
386 
130 
37 
55 
63 
66 
16 
19 
Tenants 
1,400 
425 
401 
421 
65 
22 
38 
28 
FARMS BY TYPE OF ORGANIZATION 
Individual or family 
farms 
1 1 ,938 
4,968 
2,564 
2,739 
756 
431 
240 
240 
cuerdas 
406,461 
20,228 
35,073 
80,736 
50,282 
55,875 
49,184 
115,082 
Partnership 
farms 
117 
9 
26 
9 
12 
13 
38 
10 
cuerdas 
18,414 
42 
318 
320 
961 
1,681 
7,249 
7,843 
Corporation 
farms 
738 
92 
101 
90 
121 
97 
110 
126 
cuerdas 
138,152 
412 
1,224 
2,848 
8,634 
12,849 
21,895 
90,031 
Other 
farms 
366 
60 
168 
34 
51 
22 
11 
19 
cuerdas 
21,962 
319 
2,467 
1,119 
3,912 
2,765 
2,475 
8,645 
CHARACTERISTICS OF PRINCIPAL OPERATORS 
Years operating present farm: 
Less than 2 years 
773 
333 
181 
150 
53 
39 
11 
6 
2 to 4 years 
1,339 
408 
272 
423 
142 
45 
14 
35 
5 to 9 years 
2,437 
1,158 
357 
471 
118 
82 
196 
54 
1 0 years or more 
8,610 
3,230 
2,049 
1,828 
627 
397 
178 
300 
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued 
220 Puerto Rico 2012 Census of Agricuiture - SUMMARY DATA 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
