Table 69. Summary by Age and Primary Occupation of Principai 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 
2,039,093 
970,310 
5,837 
47,406 
79,058 
174,178 
265,865 
397,966 
acres 
810,233,654 
612,664,884 
2,170,204 
25,822,438 
59,395,227 
133,850,380 
193,160,788 
198,265,847 
Limited Liability Corporation 
farms 
101,372 
55,310 
317 
3,636 
6,244 
12,038 
15,535 
17,540 
acres 
85,976,552 
63,375,320 
100,433 
2,642,423 
6,990,145 
14,497,384 
18,762,392 
20,382,543 
LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX PURPOSES (SEE TEXT) 
Family or individual farms 
1 ,828,946 
845,005 
5,423 
42,118 
67,652 
147,242 
227,080 
355,490 
acres 
562,433,686 
413,936,974 
1 ,773,266 
19,910,808 
39,384,569 
90,797,765 
126,839,795 
135,230,771 
Partnership 
farms 
137,987 
80,013 
360 
3,679 
7,402 
15,983 
23,433 
29,156 
acres 
156,076,785 
125,583,393 
289,430 
4,182,012 
12,896,760 
27,620,250 
41,426,427 
39,168,514 
Registered under state law 
farms 
98,911 
59,268 
268 
2,913 
5,881 
12,493 
17,793 
19,920 
acres 
128,378,262 
103,501,893 
262,079 
3,358,720 
11,148,346 
22,656,228 
34,282,792 
31,793,728 
Corporation 
farms 
106,716 
68,620 
171 
2,895 
6,788 
16,703 
22,662 
19,401 
acres 
131,272,892 
110,340,114 
157,320 
2,996,567 
1 1 ,733,462 
24,482,695 
38,194,671 
32,775,399 
Family held 
farms 
95,142 
62,674 
142 
2,503 
6,046 
15,108 
20,805 
18,070 
acres 
118,795,904 
100,971,115 
142,605 
2,629,961 
10,207,372 
22,266,644 
35,632,184 
30,092,349 
More than 1 0 stockholders 
farms 
2,308 
1,425 
5 
50 
145 
356 
472 
397 
1 0 or less stockholders 
farms 
92,834 
61,249 
137 
2,453 
5,901 
14,752 
20,333 
17,673 
Other than family held 
farms 
1 1 ,574 
5,946 
29 
392 
742 
1,595 
1,857 
1,331 
acres 
12,476,988 
9,368,999 
14,715 
366,606 
1 ,526,090 
2,216,051 
2,562,487 
2,683,050 
More than 1 0 stockholders 
farms 
1,136 
604 
- 
30 
65 
188 
200 
121 
1 0 or less stockholders 
farms 
10,438 
5,342 
29 
362 
677 
1,407 
1,657 
1,210 
Other-cooperative, estate 
or trust, institutional, etc 
farms 
35,654 
14,266 
64 
684 
1,035 
2,373 
3,988 
6,122 
acres 
64,744,294 
29,487,678 
16,429 
891,600 
3,367,452 
6,309,032 
8,126,404 
10,776,761 
HIRED FARM LABOR 
Hired farm labor 
farms 
566,469 
363,625 
1,657 
18,099 
33,807 
79,339 
107,709 
123,014 
workers 
2,736,417 
2,055,089 
5,164 
75,824 
202,075 
526,472 
667,079 
578,475 
Workers by days worked: 
1 50 days or more 
farms 
256,887 
190,355 
778 
9,446 
19,703 
46,341 
59,510 
54,577 
workers 
999,596 
806,969 
1,786 
26,789 
82,602 
218,135 
266,996 
210,661 
Less than 1 50 days 
farms 
418,055 
259,216 
1,141 
12,675 
23,358 
55,281 
75,994 
90,767 
workers 
1,736,821 
1,248,120 
3,378 
49,035 
119,473 
308,337 
400,083 
367,814 
Migrant farm labor on farms with hired 
labor (see text) 
farms 
18,911 
15,106 
45 
731 
1,580 
3,688 
4,777 
4,285 
Migrant farm labor on farms reporting 
only contract labor (see text) 
farms 
3,360 
2,020 
7 
100 
207 
461 
565 
680 
Unpaid workers (see text) 
farms 
892,842 
408,084 
2,381 
20,156 
36,538 
76,613 
110,552 
161,844 
workers 
2,062,011 
928,318 
5,619 
48,799 
98,770 
185,494 
240,106 
349,530 
FARMS BY SIZE 
1 to 9 acres 
223,634 
84,476 
787 
4,856 
7,946 
16,210 
22,745 
31,932 
1 0 to 49 acres 
589,549 
210,969 
1,118 
9,085 
16,816 
36,421 
56,788 
90,741 
50 to 69 acres 
153,698 
59,690 
397 
2,745 
4,581 
9,094 
15,203 
27,670 
70 to 99 acres 
184,942 
75,669 
450 
3,862 
5,610 
1 0,746 
18,855 
36,146 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
166,381 
73,269 
538 
3,480 
5,244 
10,603 
18,068 
35,336 
1 40 to 1 79 acres 
129,026 
59,780 
453 
2,842 
4,085 
8,823 
14,576 
29,001 
180 to 219 acres 
84,317 
42,757 
294 
2,049 
2,990 
6,738 
10,812 
19,874 
220 to 259 acres 
63,636 
34,231 
168 
1,634 
2,360 
5,615 
9,044 
15,410 
260 to 499 acres 
198,085 
118,990 
722 
6,251 
8,917 
21,187 
32,626 
49,287 
500 to 999 acres 
142,555 
102,770 
648 
5,688 
9,082 
21 ,726 
31,050 
34,576 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
91,273 
74,479 
306 
3,927 
7,645 
17,937 
24,025 
20,639 
2,000 acres or more 
82,207 
70,824 
137 
2,957 
7,601 
17,201 
23,371 
19,557 
FARMS BY NORTH AMERICAN 
INDUSTRY CLASSIFICATION 
SYSTEM (NAICS) 
Oilseed and grain farming (1111) 
369,332 
244,060 
2,026 
16,028 
22,871 
50,868 
72,139 
80,128 
Vegetable and melon farming (1112) 
43,021 
25,538 
211 
2,033 
2,731 
5,105 
7,469 
7,989 
Fruit and tree nut farming (1113) 
93,020 
45,918 
98 
1,161 
2,771 
7,732 
13,290 
20,866 
Greenhouse, nursery, and floriculture 
production (1 1 14) 
52,777 
27,077 
93 
1,067 
2,240 
5,665 
8,927 
9,085 
Other crop farming (1119) 
496,837 
172,816 
672 
6,074 
10,709 
24,825 
44,630 
85,906 
Tobacco farming (11191) 
5,132 
3,682 
30 
309 
425 
891 
1,085 
942 
Cotton farming (11192) 
8,915 
7,206 
79 
689 
798 
1,586 
2,062 
1,992 
Sugarcane farming, hay farming, and all 
other crop farming (1 1 1 93,1 1 1 94,1 1 1 99) 
482,790 
161,928 
563 
5,076 
9,486 
22,348 
41,483 
82,972 
Beef cattle ranching and farming (112111) 
619,172 
280,532 
1,574 
10,728 
17,679 
38,845 
70,847 
140,859 
Cattle feedlots (112112) 
13,734 
9,473 
53 
705 
1,165 
1,897 
2,603 
3,050 
Dairy cattle and milk production (1 1212) 
46,005 
41,427 
483 
4,498 
6,622 
12,411 
1 1 ,085 
6,328 
Hog and pig farming (1122) 
21,687 
11,810 
97 
1,015 
1,828 
3,455 
3,243 
2,172 
Poultry and egg production (1123) 
52,849 
30,456 
132 
1,537 
4,027 
7,993 
8,787 
7,980 
Sheep and goat farming (1124) 
73,272 
28,854 
228 
1,199 
2,234 
5,226 
7,634 
12,333 
Animal aquaculture and other animal 
production (1125, 1129) 
227,597 
89,943 
351 
3,331 
8,000 
18,279 
26,509 
33,473 
LIVESTOCK 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
913,246 
478,324 
3,094 
24,560 
40,252 
85,923 
126,521 
197,974 
number 
89,994,614 
71 ,749,908 
264,733 
3,289,888 
8,714,903 
18,127,497 
21,431,157 
19,921,730 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
243,071 
86,744 
613 
3,731 
6,976 
14,552 
22,152 
38,720 
10 to 49 
394,222 
186,210 
1,268 
7,956 
12,139 
26,716 
45,952 
92,179 
50 to 99 
118,394 
76,809 
569 
5,015 
6,885 
13,795 
20,057 
30,488 
100 to 199 
76,729 
58,489 
350 
3,902 
6,057 
13,162 
16,686 
18,332 
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued 
220 United States 2012 Census of Agricuiture - UNiTED STATES DATA 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
