76 United States 2017 Census of Agriculture - UNITED STATES DATA

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Table 62. Selected Farm Characteristics by Race of Principal Producers: 2017

[Data were collected for a maximum of four producers per farm. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.]

Characteristics

Any principal producer reporting race as - 

American Indian

or Alaska Native

only

American Indian

or Alaska Native

alone or in

combination with

other races

Asian only

Asian

alone or in

combination with

other races

Black or

African American

only

Black or

African American

alone or in

combination with

other races

FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 

 

Farms ................................................................................ number 

Land in farms ........................................................................acres 

 

FARMS BY SIZE 

 

1 to 9 acres ................................................................................... 

10 to 49 acres ............................................................................... 

50 to 179 acres ............................................................................. 

180 to 499 acres ........................................................................... 

500 acres or more ......................................................................... 

 

OWNED AND RENTED LAND IN FARMS 

 

Owned land in farms ............................................................ farms 

acres 

Rented or leased land in farms ............................................ farms 

acres 

 

TENURE 

 

Full owners ........................................................................... farms 

acres 

Part owners .......................................................................... farms 

acres 

Tenants ................................................................................ farms 

acres 

 

MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS 

 SOLD AND GOVERNMENT PAYMENTS 

 

Total ..................................................................................... farms 

$1,000 

 

 Market value of agricultural products sold ........................ farms 

$1,000 

 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops .......... farms 

$1,000 

 Livestock, poultry, and their products ........................... farms 

$1,000 

 Government payments ..................................................... farms 

$1,000 

 

FARMS BY ECONOMIC CLASS 

 

Less than $1,000 ........................................................................... 

$1,000 to $2,499 ........................................................................... 

$2,500 to $4,999 ........................................................................... 

$5,000 to $9,999 ........................................................................... 

$10,000 to $24,999 ....................................................................... 

$25,000 to $49,999 ....................................................................... 

$50,000 or more ............................................................................ 

 

COMMODITY CREDIT CORPORATION (CCC) LOANS 

 AND FEDERAL FARM PROGRAM PAYMENTS 

 

CCC loans (see text) ............................................................ farms 

$1,000 

Conservation Reserve, Wetlands Reserve, 

 Farmable Wetlands, or Conservation Reserve 

 Enhancement Programs payments .................................... farms 

$1,000 

Other Federal farm program payments ................................ farms 

$1,000 

 

FARMS BY NORTH AMERICAN INDUSTRY 

 CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM (NAICS) 

 

Oilseed and grain farming (1111) .................................................. 

Vegetable and melon farming (1112) ............................................ 

Fruit and tree nut farming (1113) ................................................... 

Greenhouse, nursery, and floriculture production (1114) .............. 

Other crop farming (1119) ............................................................. 

 Tobacco farming (11191) .......................................................... 

 Cotton farming (11192) ............................................................. 

 Sugarcane farming, hay farming, and all 

 other crop farming (11193, 11194, 11199) .............................. 

Beef cattle ranching and farming (112111) ................................... 

Cattle feedlots (112112) ................................................................ 

Dairy cattle and milk production (11212) ....................................... 

Hog and pig farming (1122) .......................................................... 

Poultry and egg production (1123) ................................................ 

Sheep and goat farming (1124) ..................................................... 

Aquaculture and other 

 animal production (1125, 1129) (see text) ................................... 

 

OTHER FARM CHARACTERISTICS 

 

Farms by- 

 

 Type of organization (see text): 

 Operation more than 50 percent owned 

 by one producer's household and/or 

 extended family (see text) ................................................... 

 Limited Liability Company ..................................................... 

 

 Operation's legal status for tax purposes (see text): 

 Family or individual ............................................................... 

39,632

51,095,994

11,716

9,300

7,523

4,345

6,748

38,135

45,476,847

7,019

5,619,147

16,423

33,435,721

6,634

6,997,528

16,575

10,662,745

39,632

2,137,232

39,632

2,082,765

10,061

751,356

21,347

1,331,409

4,509

54,467

18,690

4,251

3,802

4,007

3,698

1,873

3,311

41

4,889

755

7,607

4,214

46,859

1,001

1,354

1,088

336

4,454

6

43

4,405

16,598

54

101

293

609

7,856

5,888

37,939

1,305

35,425

55,245

56,681,312

14,293

14,241

11,875

6,539

8,297

52,956

49,321,749

11,012

7,359,563

27,998

36,099,412

9,835

9,530,813

17,412

11,051,087

55,245

3,186,009

55,245

3,095,361

16,085

1,216,810

30,416

1,878,550

7,251

90,648

23,268

6,273

5,595

5,966

5,842

2,970

5,331

93

9,973

1,492

12,961

6,661

77,688

1,772

1,824

1,994

692

7,294

7

73

7,214

22,724

83

203

468

1,051

8,835

8,305

53,118

2,151

49,294

13,904

1,831,229

4,693

4,718

2,951

926

616

12,054

1,286,025

3,077

545,204

10,825

986,242

1,227

656,704

1,852

188,283

13,904

6,659,080

13,904

6,642,403

9,372

3,628,008

3,909

3,014,395

1,231

16,677

2,519

1,108

1,079

1,431

1,775

1,134

4,858

20

1,897

291

2,173

1,085

14,504

307

1,913

4,708

1,460

1,279

6

13

1,260

1,642

8

24

70

1,279

529

685

12,923

1,748

10,372

16,020

2,337,169

5,411

5,423

3,330

1,108

748

13,938

1,617,582

3,583

719,587

12,433

1,225,143

1,501

867,987

2,086

244,039

16,020

6,970,826

16,020

6,948,404

10,496

3,867,647

4,840

3,080,757

1,533

22,423

3,068

1,380

1,306

1,694

2,048

1,314

5,210

20

1,897

379

2,792

1,348

19,631

428

2,076

5,133

1,627

1,587

8

15

1,564

2,037

14

36

111

1,354

671

946

14,887

1,999

12,014

32,052

3,862,936

4,971

11,613

10,909

3,421

1,138

29,011

2,397,710

10,850

1,465,226

21,200

1,647,519

7,809

1,878,577

3,043

336,840

32,052

987,475

32,052

937,852

11,149

516,021

16,543

421,831

7,703

49,623

9,585

4,517

4,331

4,770

4,700

1,953

2,196

91

5,258

1,458

4,799

7,045

44,825

2,272

2,123

875

392

5,661

78

126

5,457

15,989

13

64

398

402

1,224

2,639

30,955

1,963

29,035

34,343

4,277,016

5,454

12,443

11,486

3,682

1,278

31,150

2,676,758

11,406

1,600,258

22,929

1,842,601

8,213

2,051,113

3,201

383,302

34,343

1,274,345

34,343

1,219,539

12,246

726,699

17,661

492,840

8,074

54,806

10,240

4,848

4,610

5,043

5,013

2,103

2,486

96

6,375

1,560

5,390

7,386

49,416

2,468

2,255

1,115

486

6,053

79

130

5,844

16,628

20

85

456

465

1,370

2,942

33,122

2,145

30,937

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Table 62. Selected Farm Characteristics by Race of Principal Producers: 2017 (continued)

[Data were collected for a maximum of four producers per farm. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.]

Characteristics

Any principal producer reporting race as - con. 

Native Hawaiian or

Other Pacific

Islander only

Native Hawaiian or

Other Pacific Islander

alone or

in combination with

other races

White only

White alone or

in combination with

other races

More than

one race

reported

FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 

 

Farms ................................................................................number 

Land in farms ........................................................................ acres 

 

FARMS BY SIZE 

 

1 to 9 acres .................................................................................... 

10 to 49 acres ................................................................................ 

50 to 179 acres .............................................................................. 

180 to 499 acres ............................................................................ 

500 acres or more .......................................................................... 

 

OWNED AND RENTED LAND IN FARMS 

 

Owned land in farms .............................................................farms 

acres 

Rented or leased land in farms .............................................farms 

acres 

 

TENURE 

 

Full owners ...........................................................................farms 

acres 

Part owners ..........................................................................farms 

acres 

Tenants .................................................................................farms 

acres 

 

MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS 

 SOLD AND GOVERNMENT PAYMENTS 

 

Total ......................................................................................farms 

$1,000 

 

 Market value of agricultural products sold ........................farms 

$1,000 

 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops ...........farms 

$1,000 

 Livestock, poultry, and their products ...........................farms 

$1,000 

 Government payments .....................................................farms 

$1,000 

 

FARMS BY ECONOMIC CLASS 

 

Less than $1,000 ........................................................................... 

$1,000 to $2,499 ............................................................................ 

$2,500 to $4,999 ............................................................................ 

$5,000 to $9,999 ............................................................................ 

$10,000 to $24,999 ........................................................................ 

$25,000 to $49,999 ........................................................................ 

$50,000 or more ............................................................................ 

 

COMMODITY CREDIT CORPORATION (CCC) LOANS 

 AND FEDERAL FARM PROGRAM PAYMENTS 

 

CCC loans (see text) ............................................................farms 

$1,000 

Conservation Reserve, Wetlands Reserve, 

 Farmable Wetlands, or Conservation Reserve 

 Enhancement Programs payments .....................................farms 

$1,000 

Other Federal farm program payments .................................farms 

$1,000 

 

FARMS BY NORTH AMERICAN INDUSTRY 

 CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM (NAICS) 

 

Oilseed and grain farming (1111) .................................................. 

Vegetable and melon farming (1112) ............................................. 

Fruit and tree nut farming (1113) ................................................... 

Greenhouse, nursery, and floriculture production (1114) ............... 

Other crop farming (1119) ............................................................. 

 Tobacco farming (11191) ........................................................... 

 Cotton farming (11192) .............................................................. 

 Sugarcane farming, hay farming, and all 

 other crop farming (11193, 11194, 11199) .............................. 

Beef cattle ranching and farming (112111) .................................... 

Cattle feedlots (112112) ................................................................ 

Dairy cattle and milk production (11212) ....................................... 

Hog and pig farming (1122) ........................................................... 

Poultry and egg production (1123) ................................................. 

Sheep and goat farming (1124) ..................................................... 

Aquaculture and other 

 animal production (1125, 1129) (see text) ................................... 

 

OTHER FARM CHARACTERISTICS 

 

Farms by- 

 

 Type of organization (see text): 

 Operation more than 50 percent owned 

 by one producer's household and/or 

 extended family (see text) .................................................... 

 Limited Liability Company ...................................................... 

 

 Operation's legal status for tax purposes (see text): 

 Family or individual ................................................................ 

2,092

426,068

810

661

336

163

122

1,767

206,772

605

219,296

1,472

150,345

282

231,922

338

43,801

2,092

414,300

2,092

411,777

1,035

217,192

846

194,585

267

2,523

606

196

225

280

275

187

323

2

(D)

34

153

247

2,371

58

180

404

178

277

-

5

272

528

3

12

27

45

160

220

1,947

256

1,711

3,653

829,005

1,398

1,165

600

273

217

3,108

429,235

1,062

399,770

2,550

303,905

519

408,519

584

116,581

3,653

574,666

3,653

568,621

1,748

346,895

1,525

221,725

486

6,045

1,082

374

427

469

472

299

530

4

(D)

94

478

447

5,567

116

256

745

280

451

-

6

445

949

3

20

44

72

301

416

3,420

436

2,972

1,955,737

843,497,615

251,601

557,536

543,042

305,998

297,560

1,837,634

498,564,102

595,262

344,933,513

1,360,403

274,029,832

477,173

493,872,917

118,161

75,594,866

1,955,737

388,248,112

1,955,737

379,433,107

985,949

189,187,769

945,133

190,245,338

629,059

8,815,005

440,376

207,380

201,905

223,989

242,335

149,973

489,779

18,021

2,470,468

235,296

1,646,451

541,321

7,168,554

321,035

39,669

88,960

43,277

444,099

3,673

8,631

431,795

607,334

13,296

37,517

22,263

42,030

83,343

212,914

1,876,626

131,549

1,675,176

1,967,942

847,371,847

253,868

561,201

546,433

307,699

298,741

1,849,038

501,097,893

598,532

346,273,954

1,369,317

275,792,557

479,642

495,625,317

118,983

75,953,973

1,967,942

389,259,248

1,967,942

380,415,305

990,964

189,755,904

951,702

190,659,401

631,359

8,843,943

443,848

208,847

203,253

225,525

244,090

150,902

491,477

18,058

2,472,015

235,951

1,651,064

543,354

7,192,879

321,792

40,067

89,874

43,644

446,387

3,676

8,654

434,057

611,828

13,321

37,602

22,403

42,359

84,087

214,578

1,888,416

132,237

1,685,911

19,773

6,712,435

3,783

6,327

5,218

2,582

1,863

18,573

4,522,192

5,084

2,190,243

14,634

3,154,091

3,884

3,032,017

1,255

526,327

19,773

1,696,604

19,773

1,651,761

8,059

913,865

11,034

737,896

3,426

44,843

5,665

2,489

2,284

2,508

2,727

1,405

2,695

57

6,044

939

6,649

3,056

38,195

1,051

718

1,553

617

3,446

4

36

3,406

7,203

41

133

254

572

1,290

2,895

19,070

1,309

17,178

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78 United States 2017 Census of Agriculture - UNITED STATES DATA

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Table 62. Selected Farm Characteristics by Race of Principal Producers: 2017 (continued)

[Data were collected for a maximum of four producers per farm. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.]

Characteristics

Any principal producer reporting race as - 

American Indian

or Alaska Native

only

American Indian

or Alaska Native

alone or in

combination with

other races

Asian only

Asian

alone or in

combination with

other races

Black or

African American

only

Black or

African American

alone or in

combination with

other races

OTHER FARM CHARACTERISTICS - Con. 

 

Farms by- - Con. 

 Operation's legal status for tax purposes (see 

 text): - Con. 

 

 Partnership ............................................................................ 

 Corporation ........................................................................... 

 Other - estate or trust, prison farm, grazing association, 

 American Indian Reservation, etc. ...................................... 

 

 Number of producers (see text): 

 1 producer ............................................................................. 

 2 producers ........................................................................... 

 3 producers ........................................................................... 

 4 producers ........................................................................... 

 5 or more producers .............................................................. 

 

 Number of male producers (see text): 

 1 producer ......................................................................... 

 2 producers ....................................................................... 

 3 producers ....................................................................... 

 4 producers ....................................................................... 

 5 or more producers .......................................................... 

 

 Number of female producers (see text): 

 1 producer ......................................................................... 

 2 producers ....................................................................... 

 3 producers ....................................................................... 

 4 producers ....................................................................... 

 5 or more producers .......................................................... 

 

Farms reporting- 

 Internet access .......................................................................... 

 Dial-up ................................................................................... 

 DSL ....................................................................................... 

 Cable modem ........................................................................ 

 Fiber-optic ............................................................................. 

 Mobile internet service for a cell 

 phone or other device (see text) .......................................... 

 Satellite ................................................................................. 

 Don't know (see text) ............................................................. 

 Other internet service ............................................................ 

 

Farms by number of households sharing 

 in net income of operation: 

 1 household ............................................................................... 

 2 households ............................................................................. 

 3 households ............................................................................. 

 4 households ............................................................................. 

 5 or more households ............................................................... 

1,431

698

2,078

17,850

17,481

2,431

1,367

503

27,689

3,025

717

215

85

24,338

2,417

503

125

65

23,227

591

4,279

2,697

1,709

11,534

5,010

1,731

699

32,094

4,925

1,212

781

620

2,196

1,355

2,400

23,474

26,052

3,253

1,794

672

40,218

4,300

974

253

92

34,323

3,133

590

146

92

35,593

974

7,277

4,884

2,676

16,908

7,839

2,554

1,239

45,523

6,594

1,527

905

696

1,474

1,767

291

5,263

6,849

1,079

477

236

10,388

1,687

341

112

63

8,077

662

112

42

20

9,943

242

2,413

3,157

588

3,622

1,474

699

400

10,302

2,448

535

365

254

1,673

1,966

367

5,984

7,939

1,254

549

294

11,970

1,906

396

130

88

9,384

784

143

48

26

11,683

273

2,858

3,709

716

4,292

1,733

795

480

12,082

2,661

614

384

279

1,408

1,034

575

19,815

9,698

1,423

627

489

25,573

2,538

683

156

109

11,750

928

233

106

95

19,308

722

4,719

4,121

1,012

8,021

4,339

1,468

381

26,700

3,931

712

369

340

1,563

1,207

636

20,721

10,864

1,525

709

524

27,372

2,730

719

179

110

13,060

1,066

249

120

96

21,071

762

5,133

4,549

1,127

8,729

4,658

1,614

454

28,674

4,158

772

393

346

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2017 Census of Agriculture - UNITED STATES DATA United States 79

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Table 62. Selected Farm Characteristics by Race of Principal Producers: 2017 (continued)

[Data were collected for a maximum of four producers per farm. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.]

Characteristics

Any principal producer reporting race as - con. 

Native Hawaiian or

Other Pacific

Islander only

Native Hawaiian or

Other Pacific Islander

alone or

in combination with

other races

White only

White alone or

in combination with

other races

More than

one race

reported

OTHER FARM CHARACTERISTICS - Con. 

 

Farms by- - Con. 

 Operation's legal status for tax purposes (see 

 text): - Con. 

 

 Partnership ............................................................................ 

 Corporation ............................................................................ 

 Other - estate or trust, prison farm, grazing association, 

 American Indian Reservation, etc. ....................................... 

 

 Number of producers (see text): 

 1 producer .............................................................................. 

 2 producers ............................................................................ 

 3 producers ............................................................................ 

 4 producers ............................................................................ 

 5 or more producers .............................................................. 

 

 Number of male producers (see text): 

 1 producer .......................................................................... 

 2 producers ........................................................................ 

 3 producers ........................................................................ 

 4 producers ........................................................................ 

 5 or more producers .......................................................... 

 

 Number of female producers (see text): 

 1 producer .......................................................................... 

 2 producers ........................................................................ 

 3 producers ........................................................................ 

 4 producers ........................................................................ 

 5 or more producers .......................................................... 

 

Farms reporting- 

 Internet access .......................................................................... 

 Dial-up ................................................................................... 

 DSL ........................................................................................ 

 Cable modem ........................................................................ 

 Fiber-optic .............................................................................. 

 Mobile internet service for a cell 

 phone or other device (see text) .......................................... 

 Satellite .................................................................................. 

 Don't know (see text) ............................................................. 

 Other internet service ............................................................ 

 

Farms by number of households sharing 

 in net income of operation: 

 1 household ............................................................................... 

 2 households ............................................................................. 

 3 households ............................................................................. 

 4 households ............................................................................. 

 5 or more households ................................................................ 

167

150

64

729

1,161

101

60

41

1,685

180

21

19

13

1,283

103

18

11

2

1,553

34

308

466

101

611

285

108

56

1,663

343

52

19

15

296

263

122

1,251

1,998

209

103

92

2,862

316

66

29

27

2,271

182

45

26

3

2,827

57

584

873

217

1,135

465

206

95

2,932

553

95

44

29

126,064

113,420

41,077

881,194

902,450

107,692

45,582

18,819

1,555,432

186,955

40,115

8,477

4,218

1,016,842

66,359

10,221

2,593

1,329

1,487,924

47,081

377,454

289,345

150,633

571,598

289,439

110,357

45,006

1,621,537

245,969

52,167

21,327

14,737

126,672

114,001

41,358

887,772

907,277

108,194

45,777

18,922

1,564,887

187,736

40,266

8,528

4,233

1,023,122

66,788

10,260

2,625

1,333

1,497,314

47,375

379,672

291,213

151,373

575,562

291,361

111,031

45,357

1,632,129

247,148

52,445

21,425

14,795

1,134

1,017

444

6,948

10,799

1,160

590

276

15,662

1,724

364

86

37

12,578

966

144

42

38

15,738

445

3,812

3,173

1,245

6,678

3,350

1,045

700

16,870

2,164

441

181

117