Principal Operators by Race: 2002 and 1997

Preliminary Report

Principal Operators by Race: 2002 and 1997

Issued February 2004 by National Agricultural Statistical Services

Prepared by Pennsylvania State Data Center


			Not adjusted for coverage
Race	2002	1997	1997

White	2,067,391	2,154,284	1,864,201
Black or African American	29,145	26,785	18,451
American Indian or Alaska Native	15,417	12,911	10,638
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander¹	970	(NA)	(NA)
Asian¹	8,390	9,620	8,731
More than one race reported	7,913	(NA)	(NA)
Other race	(NA)	12,276	9,838

Footnotes:
(1) In 1997, Asians and Native Hawaiians or Other Pacific Islanders were tabulated in one group.

2002 Agricultural Census

For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.

Released February 3, 2004, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, U.S. Department of Agriculture. If you have any questions about the census of agriculture, please call the NASS at 800-727-9540.