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 
1,192 
56,471 
78,682 
1,756 
7,942 
3,726 
8,395 
10,542 
33,383 
55 to 59 years 
1,391 
66,797 
84,027 
1,975 
7,043 
3,185 
8,187 
10,750 
35,818 
60 to 64 years 
1,185 
71,217 
86,158 
1,820 
5,282 
2,274 
7,177 
9,707 
35,195 
65 to 69 years 
937 
64,496 
76,107 
1,319 
3,065 
1,471 
5,355 
8,231 
28,222 
70 years and over 
1,528 
134,733 
141,485 
2,543 
4,100 
1,643 
6,332 
12,423 
36,627 
Average age 
55.8 
61.3 
58.6 
55.9 
51.9 
51.3 
54.8 
56.5 
57.3 
Spanish, Hispanic, or Latino origin (see text) .. 
345 
11,269 
24,213 
206 
481 
456 
1,451 
3,907 
7,904 
Race: 
American Indian or Alaska Native 
54 
5,696 
13,712 
66 
128 
264 
582 
5,926 
6,443 
Asian 
9 
1,256 
1,192 
10 
31 
56 
1,128 
356 
646 
Black or African American 
178 
6,732 
16,132 
46 
65 
404 
595 
930 
2,590 
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander ... 
- 
203 
364 
- 
5 
19 
57 
71 
104 
White 
8,632 
466,823 
584,091 
13,587 
45,709 
20,829 
50,072 
65,504 
216,541 
More than one race reported 
42 
2,080 
3,681 
25 
67 
115 
415 
485 
1,273 
Farms by number of persons living in 
operator's household: 
1 person 
1,306 
86,713 
85,035 
1,544 
3,504 
1,742 
4,517 
9,442 
31,147 
2 people 
4,511 
257,493 
322,733 
6,527 
15,481 
8,165 
23,363 
33,524 
116,384 
3 people 
1,230 
59,118 
88,831 
1,926 
7,134 
3,536 
8,817 
1 1 ,348 
34,159 
4 people 
1,198 
48,097 
72,800 
1,761 
6,544 
4,185 
8,179 
10,292 
26,056 
5 or more people 
670 
31,369 
49,773 
1,976 
13,342 
4,059 
7,973 
8,666 
19,851 
Percent of operator's total 
household income from farming: 
Less than 25 percent 
2,618 
401,871 
483,322 
5,685 
9,057 
13,010 
30,916 
66,755 
199,830 
25 to 49 percent 
965 
29,460 
52,651 
1,681 
3,263 
1,395 
3,310 
2,441 
9,278 
50 to 74 percent 
1,549 
27,258 
44,276 
2,267 
6,878 
2,298 
5,966 
2,149 
7,971 
75 to 99 percent 
1,925 
14,541 
23,519 
2,186 
10,052 
2,546 
6,318 
926 
4,592 
1 00 percent 
1,858 
9,660 
15,404 
1,915 
16,755 
2,438 
6,339 
1,001 
5,926 
Operator is a hired manager 
.. farms 
625 
11,494 
12,436 
923 
2,577 
1,278 
2,296 
1,184 
6,546 
acres 
1,215,836 
13,647,352 
49,822,741 
2,634,111 
1 ,957,728 
754,634 
554,635 
1,375,459 
32,757,769 
Farms with- 
Internet access 
6,719 
313,543 
408,369 
9,773 
27,420 
17,343 
40,365 
52,339 
173,767 
Dial-up service 
535 
30,738 
43,189 
965 
2,976 
1,231 
3,639 
4,817 
15,401 
DSL service 
2,825 
125,339 
163,216 
3,968 
11,719 
7,340 
1 7,954 
20,826 
67,614 
Cable modem service 
880 
53,657 
52,411 
1,005 
3,343 
2,077 
5,569 
7,450 
29,519 
Fiber-optic service 
355 
15,867 
18,109 
827 
1,325 
952 
1,501 
1,983 
7,208 
Mobile broadband plan for a computer 
or cell phone 
1,416 
53,611 
72,817 
1,574 
4,671 
3,223 
7,217 
9,640 
33,254 
Satellite service 
1,371 
55,673 
85,677 
2,239 
5,453 
3,771 
7,452 
10,519 
33,889 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
190 
7,800 
9,776 
234 
689 
416 
924 
1,415 
4,823 
Other Internet service 
116 
8,146 
10,017 
215 
695 
392 
1,030 
1,593 
4,223 
Farms by number of households sharing 
in net income of operation: 
1 household 
6,425 
396,879 
504,377 
10,189 
31,930 
1 7,078 
42,941 
63,378 
199,100 
2 households 
1,800 
63,425 
92,140 
2,604 
9,512 
3,100 
7,349 
7,592 
22,552 
3 households 
426 
12,879 
13,744 
534 
2,733 
835 
1,388 
1,180 
3,385 
4 households 
161 
5,556 
5,469 
234 
959 
369 
626 
730 
1,388 
5 or more households 
103 
4,051 
3,442 
173 
871 
305 
545 
392 
1,172 
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 
8,395 
465,019 
604,743 
13,012 
43,837 
20,715 
51,471 
72,275 
221,255 
acres 
10,040,856 
112,638,046 
303,542,741 
9,634,593 
16,955,013 
4,685,453 
6,015,493 
11,120,034 
43,113,676 
Limited Liability Corporation 
.. farms 
430 
20,854 
21,914 
819 
3,668 
1,319 
3,230 
2,216 
15,261 
acres 
589,220 
10,972,633 
39,958,238 
2,211,258 
2,932,848 
426,192 
605,753 
1 ,203,752 
8,067,222 
LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX PURPOSES 
(SEE TEXT) 
Family or individual 
.. farms 
6,656 
422,051 
564,228 
10,996 
35,538 
17,526 
45,670 
68,821 
197,783 
acres 
6,929,584 
85,211,930 
208,414,965 
5,816,965 
10,846,382 
2,963,371 
4,614,383 
7,512,012 
23,142,048 
Partnership 
.. farms 
1,464 
29,706 
32,399 
1,306 
6,797 
1,596 
2,906 
2,488 
1 1 ,890 
acres 
3,025,122 
17,545,572 
60,097,536 
2,757,494 
4,718,114 
766,705 
(D) 
2,593,286 
5,817,359 
Registered under state law 
.. farms 
1,141 
20,547 
20,875 
990 
5,383 
1,272 
2,172 
1,541 
9,053 
acres 
2,463,628 
14,119,032 
50,539,555 
2,402,783 
4,049,448 
626,544 
596,480 
2,241,528 
4,686,245 
Corporation 
.. farms 
701 
17,435 
16,259 
1,299 
3,274 
2,326 
3,835 
1,241 
13,239 
acres 
1,090,468 
14,558,638 
53,400,117 
2,335,876 
2,716,346 
1,356,516 
898,854 
1 ,277,734 
7,506,630 
Family held 
.. farms 
646 
15,130 
14,723 
1,148 
3,115 
2,067 
3,435 
1,095 
11,185 
acres 
839,979 
12,825,939 
48,381,983 
2,126,353 
2,589,225 
1,211,376 
810,315 
1,202,528 
5,637,452 
More than 1 0 stockholders 
.. farms 
7 
563 
387 
38 
70 
53 
106 
28 
156 
1 0 or less stockholders 
.. farms 
639 
14,567 
14,336 
1,110 
3,045 
2,014 
3,329 
1,067 
1 1 ,029 
Other than family held 
.. farms 
55 
2,305 
1,536 
151 
159 
259 
400 
146 
2,054 
acres 
250,489 
1,732,699 
5,018,134 
209,523 
127,121 
145,140 
88,539 
75,206 
1,869,178 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - UNITED STATES DATA 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
United States 191 
