Map Description:
This dot density map shows the distribution of Minority farm operations in the
United States, as determined by the Census of Agriculture, 1997. The term "operator" designates
a person who operates a farm, either doing the work or making day-to-day decisions about such
things as planting, harvesting, feeding, and marketing. The operator may be the owner, a member
of the owner's household, a hired manager, a tenant, a renter, or a sharecropper. If a person
rents land to others or has land worked on shares by others, he/she is considered the operator
only of the land which is retained for his/her own operation. For partnerships, only one partner
is counted as the operator. If it is not clear which partner is in charge, then the senior or
oldest active partner is considered the operator. For census purposes, the number of operators
is the same as the number of farms. In some cases, the operator was not the individual named on
the address label of the report form, but another family member, a partner, or a hired manager
who was actually in charge of the farm operation.
Cautions for this Product:
Data are not shown for Alaska, Puerto Rico or the Pacific Basin. Inherent in
this product are all the limitations of the Census of Agriculture. "No Data" areas could
exist for lack of data, non disclosure, or privacy reasons. The data represent the county
in which the business is headquartered, and NOT always the counties encompassed by an
entire operation. This product may NOT be used to estimate minority population. It may NOT be
used to determine information about ethnic origin. All racial information is based on
self-identified categories, specific definitions are not available. African American includes
operators identified as Black, African American, or Negro. Data on American Indian Operators
is not consistent with past censuses.
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