Table 68. Summary by North American industry Classification System: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Other crop farming - con. 
(1119) 
Animal 
aquaculture 
and 
other animal 
production 
(1125,1129) 
Item 
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) 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR 
CHARACTERISTICS - Con. 
Age group: - Con. 
50 to 54 years 
- 
17 
5 
- 
- 
2 
4 
5 
27 
55 to 59 years 
- 
34 
9 
1 
1 
2 
4 
9 
47 
60 to 64 years 
- 
42 
6 
- 
- 
1 
2 
2 
22 
65 to 69 years 
- 
29 
5 
- 
1 
- 
- 
1 
13 
70 years and over 
- 
51 
14 
- 
3 
1 
1 
1 
14 
Average age 
- 
61.0 
60.1 
(D) 
(D) 
53.8 
49.8 
51.1 
55.7 
Spanish, Hispanic, or Latino origin (see text) .. 
- 
3 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
3 
Race: 
American Indian or Alaska Native 
- 
3 
5 
- 
- 
2 
- 
- 
12 
Asian 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
2 
Black or African American 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander ... 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
White 
- 
202 
46 
1 
6 
7 
26 
26 
144 
More than one race reported 
- 
2 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Farms by number of persons living in 
operator's household: 
1 person 
- 
43 
10 
- 
2 
1 
3 
3 
27 
2 people 
- 
99 
21 
1 
- 
4 
11 
6 
77 
3 people 
- 
22 
4 
- 
2 
1 
4 
7 
25 
4 people 
- 
23 
8 
- 
1 
1 
3 
5 
19 
5 or more people 
- 
20 
8 
- 
1 
2 
5 
6 
10 
Percent of operator's total 
household income from farming: 
Less than 25 percent 
- 
149 
43 
1 
3 
5 
22 
24 
114 
25 to 49 percent 
- 
29 
1 
- 
- 
3 
3 
2 
10 
50 to 74 percent 
- 
15 
5 
- 
1 
1 
- 
- 
13 
75 to 99 percent 
- 
8 
1 
- 
2 
- 
1 
1 
8 
1 00 percent 
- 
6 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
13 
Operator is a hired manager 
.. farms 
- 
8 
2 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
29 
acres 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2,802 
Farms with- 
Internet access 
- 
161 
40 
1 
5 
7 
23 
24 
139 
Dial-up service 
- 
28 
7 
- 
- 
- 
1 
2 
14 
DSL service 
- 
66 
13 
- 
4 
3 
14 
14 
70 
Cable modem service 
- 
8 
3 
- 
1 
1 
3 
3 
8 
Fiber-optic service 
- 
3 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
8 
Mobile broadband plan for a computer 
or cell phone 
- 
20 
9 
- 
- 
1 
7 
4 
11 
Satellite service 
- 
41 
7 
1 
1 
2 
3 
4 
36 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2 
Other Internet service 
- 
2 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2 
Farms by number of households sharing 
in net income of operation: 
1 household 
- 
192 
43 
- 
4 
9 
21 
26 
148 
2 households 
- 
12 
5 
1 
2 
- 
4 
1 
6 
3 households 
- 
3 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
3 
4 households 
- 
- 
2 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
5 or more households 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
1 
FARMS BY TYPE OF 
ORGANIZATION (SEE TEXT) 
Operation with 50 percent or more ownership 
interest held by operator and/or persons 
related by blood, marriage. 
or adoption 
.. farms 
- 
203 
48 
1 
6 
9 
26 
26 
121 
acres 
- 
78,567 
100,918 
(D) 
(D) 
1,302 
2,664 
5,950 
87,784 
Limited Liability Corporation 
.. farms 
- 
8 
6 
2 
2 
2 
15 
acres 
- 
2,689 
184 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
1,183 
LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX PURPOSES 
(SEE TEXT) 
Family or individual 
.. farms 
- 
188 
43 
1 
5 
9 
26 
25 
99 
acres 
- 
72,655 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
1,302 
2,664 
(D) 
61,318 
Partnership 
.. farms 
- 
6 
5 
- 
- 
1 
11 
acres 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
Registered under state law 
.. farms 
- 
6 
4 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
10 
acres 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
Corporation 
.. farms 
- 
6 
3 
- 
1 
- 
- 
- 
16 
acres 
- 
2,471 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
Family held 
.. farms 
- 
6 
1 
- 
1 
- 
- 
- 
10 
acres 
- 
2,471 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
2,789 
More than 1 0 stockholders 
.. farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 0 or less stockholders 
.. farms 
- 
6 
1 
- 
1 
- 
- 
- 
10 
Other than family held 
.. farms 
- 
- 
2 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
6 
acres 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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