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 
291 
23 
8 
10 
1 1 ,643 
361 
Land in farms 
acres 
564,188 
40,712 
(D) 
13,923 
30,275,583 
1,896,487 
FARMS BY SIZE 
1 to 9 acres 
44 
- 
2 
- 
1,071 
56 
1 0 to 49 acres 
71 
- 
3 
- 
2,286 
102 
50 to 1 79 acres 
53 
4 
2 
5 
2,337 
63 
180 to 499 acres 
48 
4 
- 
1 
1,725 
38 
500 acres or more 
75 
15 
1 
4 
4,224 
102 
OWNED AND RENTED LAND IN FARMS 
Owned land in farms 
farms 
268 
23 
8 
10 
10,913 
332 
acres 
472,393 
25,843 
(D) 
12,647 
20,279,602 
1,401,195 
Rented or leased land in farms 
farms 
114 
5 
1 
3 
3,893 
110 
acres 
91,795 
14,869 
(D) 
1,276 
9,995,981 
495,292 
TENURE 
Full owners 
farms 
177 
18 
7 
7 
7,750 
251 
acres 
360,703 
19,715 
(D) 
(D) 
8,723,697 
217,596 
Part owners 
farms 
91 
5 
1 
3 
3,163 
81 
acres 
174,721 
20,997 
(D) 
(D) 
18,972,617 
1,546,513 
Tenants 
farms 
23 
- 
730 
29 
acres 
28,764 
- 
- 
2,579,269 
132,378 
MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS 
SOLD AND GOVERNMENT PAYMENTS 
Total 
farms 
291 
23 
8 
10 
1 1 ,643 
361 
$1,000 
22,209 
2,608 
331 
1,851 
1,707,626 
45,460 
Market value of agricultural 
products sold 
farms 
291 
23 
8 
10 
1 1 ,643 
361 
$1,000 
21,919 
2,425 
(D) 
1,817 
1,679,751 
44,843 
Crops, including nursery and 
greenhouse crops 
farms 
101 
6 
3 
4 
4,537 
116 
$1,000 
3,482 
1,490 
(D) 
1,288 
434,574 
19,247 
Livestock, poultry, and 
their products 
farms 
202 
10 
6 
5 
6,871 
209 
$1,000 
18,437 
935 
(D) 
530 
1,245,178 
25,596 
Government payments 
farms 
43 
11 
2 
3 
2,788 
58 
$1,000 
289 
183 
(D) 
34 
27,875 
617 
FARMS BY ECONOMIC CLASS 
Less than $1 ,000 
85 
7 
1 
4 
3,102 
121 
$1,000 to $2,499 
17 
1 
2 
- 
898 
36 
$2,500 to $4,999 
20 
- 
1 
1 
826 
31 
$5,000 to $9,999 
28 
- 
- 
- 
965 
31 
$10,000 to $24,999 
48 
1 
2 
- 
1,218 
30 
$25,000 to $49,999 
16 
7 
1 
- 
921 
20 
$50,000 or more 
77 
7 
1 
5 
3,713 
92 
COMMODITY CREDIT CORPORATION (CCC) LOANS 
AND FEDERAL FARM PROGRAM PAYMENTS 
CCC loans (see text) 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
15 
1 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
297 
(D) 
Conservation Reserve, Wetlands Reserve, 
Farmable Wetlands, or Conservation 
Reserve Enhancement Programs payments 
farms 
3 
7 
- 
- 
502 
5 
$1,000 
(D) 
161 
- 
- 
4,895 
40 
Other Federal farm program payments 
farms 
43 
11 
2 
3 
2,628 
53 
$1,000 
(D) 
22 
(D) 
34 
22,979 
577 
FARMS BY NORTH AMERICAN INDUSTRY 
CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM (NAICS) 
Oilseed and grain farming (1111) 
6 
3 
- 
- 
404 
11 
Vegetable and melon farming (1 1 12) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
26 
- 
Fruit and tree nut farming (1113) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
25 
- 
Greenhouse, nursery, and floriculture 
production (1 1 14) 
1 
- 
- 
- 
68 
1 
Other crop farming (1 1 19) 
59 
7 
2 
2 
3,074 
86 
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) 
59 
7 
2 
2 
3,074 
86 
Beef cattle ranching and farming (112111) 
140 
4 
4 
3 
4,313 
112 
Cattle feedlots (1 121 12) 
1 
- 
- 
- 
68 
- 
Dairy cattle and milk production (1 1212) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
36 
- 
Hog and pig farming (1 1 22) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
96 
14 
Poultry and egg production (1123) 
9 
- 
1 
1 
112 
1 
Sheep and goat farming (1 1 24) 
1 
2 
1 
1 
293 
15 
Animal aquaculture and other animal 
production (1125, 1129) 
74 
7 
- 
3 
3,128 
121 
-continued 
48 Wyoming 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
