Table 69. Summary by Age and Primary Occupation of Principal Operator: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Total farming 
and other 
occupations 
Farming 
Item 
Total 
Age of operator (years) 
Under 25 
25 to 34 
35 to 44 
45 to 54 
55 to 64 
65 and over 
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 
43,698 
20,508 
101 
920 
1,784 
3,336 
5,244 
9,123 
acres 
12,182,635 
8,907,695 
29,113 
449,714 
1,150,508 
1,890,648 
2,513,761 
2,873,951 
Limited Liability Corporation 
farms 
1,485 
807 
6 
67 
86 
177 
226 
245 
acres 
989,018 
790,298 
2,385 
58,603 
101,573 
220,617 
232,118 
175,002 
LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX PURPOSES (SEE TEXT) 
Family or individual farms 
39,351 
17,715 
93 
768 
1,442 
2,720 
4,434 
8,258 
acres 
8,154,759 
5,391,894 
23,218 
241,734 
618,050 
1,025,546 
1,476,044 
2,007,302 
Partnership 
farms 
3,344 
2,267 
6 
130 
275 
515 
632 
709 
acres 
4,299,853 
3,916,894 
(D) 
(D) 
562,408 
1,031,013 
1,246,302 
870,449 
Registered under state law 
farms 
2,469 
1,783 
3 
111 
253 
422 
532 
462 
acres 
3,803,864 
3,509,297 
4,015 
191,509 
532,260 
930,202 
1,133,889 
717,422 
Corporation 
farms 
1,842 
1,124 
2 
36 
132 
250 
371 
333 
acres 
1,164,901 
930,501 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
178,637 
308,508 
269,512 
Family held 
farms 
1,643 
1,010 
30 
119 
222 
336 
303 
acres 
1 ,047,260 
850,210 
- 
24,702 
129,813 
162,141 
286,545 
247,009 
More than 1 0 stockholders 
farms 
32 
23 
- 
- 
1 
7 
10 
5 
1 0 or less stockholders 
farms 
1,611 
987 
- 
30 
118 
215 
326 
298 
Other than family held 
farms 
199 
114 
2 
6 
13 
28 
35 
30 
acres 
117,641 
80,291 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
16,496 
21,963 
22,503 
More than 1 0 stockholders 
farms 
22 
19 
4 
6 
7 
2 
1 0 or less stockholders 
farms 
177 
95 
2 
6 
9 
22 
28 
28 
Other-cooperative, estate 
or trust, institutional, etc 
farms 
534 
209 
2 
10 
26 
62 
109 
acres 
191,273 
104,277 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
25,756 
32,113 
41,803 
HIRED FARM LABOR 
Hired farm labor 
farms 
11,715 
7,570 
29 
349 
899 
1,578 
2,129 
2,586 
workers 
33,104 
24,414 
109 
1,064 
3,128 
5,726 
7,354 
7,033 
Workers by days worked: 
1 50 days or more 
farms 
5,732 
4,371 
23 
238 
606 
1,018 
1,251 
1,235 
workers 
13,663 
1 1 ,230 
52 
548 
1,517 
2,769 
3,483 
2,861 
Less than 1 50 days 
farms 
8,325 
5,195 
15 
206 
584 
1,056 
1,448 
1,886 
workers 
19,441 
13,184 
57 
516 
1,611 
2,957 
3,871 
4,172 
Migrant farm labor on farms with hired 
labor (see text) 
farms 
205 
191 
9 
26 
49 
50 
57 
Migrant farm labor on farms reporting 
only contract labor (see text) 
farms 
24 
22 
- 
- 
1 
11 
7 
3 
Unpaid workers (see text) 
farms 
19,073 
8,263 
37 
408 
758 
1,455 
2,115 
3,490 
workers 
43,305 
18,384 
112 
1,041 
2,001 
3,367 
4,514 
7,349 
FARMS BY SIZE 
1 to 9 acres 
1,918 
668 
4 
53 
74 
126 
155 
256 
1 0 to 49 acres 
1 1 ,947 
4,159 
26 
194 
386 
766 
1,008 
1,779 
50 to 69 acres 
3,827 
1,419 
2 
50 
114 
225 
353 
675 
70 to 99 acres 
4,986 
2,004 
16 
95 
139 
254 
500 
1,000 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
4,737 
1,997 
12 
49 
119 
244 
497 
1,076 
1 40 to 1 79 acres 
3,081 
1,400 
8 
34 
72 
187 
331 
768 
180 to 219 acres 
2,343 
1,190 
2 
36 
66 
191 
301 
594 
220 to 259 acres 
1,654 
875 
2 
25 
44 
114 
208 
482 
260 to 499 acres 
4,725 
2,892 
6 
146 
214 
410 
782 
1,334 
500 to 999 acres 
2,598 
1,831 
16 
86 
172 
313 
484 
760 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
1,760 
1,511 
5 
108 
239 
326 
460 
373 
2,000 acres or more 
1,495 
1,369 
2 
60 
220 
355 
420 
312 
FARMS BY NORTH AMERICAN 
INDUSTRY CLASSIFICATION 
SYSTEM (NAICS) 
Oilseed and grain farming (1111) 
4,234 
3,445 
26 
296 
543 
777 
966 
837 
Vegetable and melon farming (1112) 
441 
209 
- 
13 
19 
37 
49 
91 
Fruit and tree nut farming (1113) 
403 
152 
- 
11 
9 
10 
39 
83 
Greenhouse, nursery, and floriculture 
production (11 14) 
252 
129 
_ 
2 
11 
38 
36 
42 
Other crop farming (1119) 
8,838 
2,870 
11 
106 
192 
325 
734 
1,502 
Tobacco farming (11191) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Cotton farming (11192) 
286 
268 
2 
23 
51 
58 
74 
60 
Sugarcane farming, hay farming, and all 
other crop farming (1 1 1 93,1 1 1 94,1 1199) 
8,552 
2,602 
9 
83 
141 
267 
660 
1,442 
Beef cattle ranching and farming (112111) 
22,009 
10,021 
47 
320 
537 
1,210 
2,387 
5,520 
Cattlefeedlots(112112) 
3 
2 
- 
- 
1 
- 
1 
- 
Dairy cattle and milk production (1 1212) 
106 
90 
- 
2 
5 
27 
30 
26 
Hog and pig farming (1122) 
228 
117 
- 
4 
14 
36 
36 
27 
Poultry and egg production (1123) 
3,298 
2,574 
6 
104 
364 
718 
784 
598 
Sheep and goat farming (1124) 
1,111 
377 
6 
40 
37 
85 
89 
120 
Animal aquaculture and other animal 
production (1125, 1129) 
4,148 
1,329 
5 
38 
127 
248 
348 
563 
LIVESTOCK 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
25,866 
12,480 
54 
440 
840 
1,787 
3,142 
6,217 
number 
1,615,774 
1,094,598 
2,396 
44,455 
94,173 
188,405 
300,096 
465,073 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
5,075 
1,723 
9 
100 
131 
286 
427 
770 
1 0 to 49 
13,049 
5,704 
37 
170 
350 
683 
1,395 
3,069 
50 to 99 
4,124 
2,399 
3 
63 
126 
355 
600 
1,252 
100 to 199 
2,155 
1,491 
1 
60 
103 
236 
386 
705 
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued 
202 Arkansas 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
