Table 64. Summary by Size of Farm: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Total 
1 to 9 
acres 
1 0 to 49 
acres 
50 to 69 
acres 
70 to 99 
acres 
100 to 139 
acres 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR 
CHARACTERISTICS - Con. 
Place of residence: 
On farm operated 
33,570 
2,396 
10,647 
3,323 
3,627 
3,359 
Not on farm operated 
9,653 
523 
2,620 
912 
978 
983 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
16,775 
913 
4,541 
1,616 
1,786 
1,709 
Any 
26,448 
2,006 
8,726 
2,619 
2,819 
2,633 
1 to 49 days 
3,033 
213 
960 
329 
331 
286 
50 to 99 days 
1,523 
98 
485 
141 
160 
149 
1 00 to 1 99 days 
4,200 
284 
1,340 
391 
464 
441 
200 days or more 
17,692 
1,411 
5,941 
1,758 
1,864 
1,757 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
1,425 
219 
574 
111 
100 
127 
3 or 4 years 
2,205 
291 
859 
229 
195 
194 
5 to 9 years 
6,195 
628 
2,492 
690 
645 
511 
1 0 years or more 
33,398 
1,781 
9,342 
3,205 
3,665 
3,510 
Average years on present farm 
22.6 
15.6 
18.9 
21.6 
23.9 
24.3 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
1,056 
184 
427 
89 
69 
96 
3 or 4 years 
1,790 
254 
701 
197 
160 
151 
5 to 9 years 
5,473 
594 
2,240 
593 
576 
461 
1 0 years or more 
34,904 
1,887 
9,899 
3,356 
3,800 
3,634 
Average years operating any farm 
24.4 
16.9 
20.6 
23.4 
25.7 
26.0 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
231 
21 
81 
26 
21 
30 
25 to 34 years 
1,814 
229 
618 
201 
188 
161 
35 to 44 years 
4,289 
404 
1,597 
366 
383 
382 
45 to 49 years 
3,572 
350 
1,269 
350 
372 
309 
50 to 54 years 
5,111 
373 
1,700 
551 
512 
449 
55 to 59 years 
5,991 
411 
1,971 
520 
573 
566 
60 to 64 years 
6,388 
408 
1,931 
635 
684 
680 
65 to 69 years 
5,764 
343 
1,582 
557 
690 
646 
70 years and over 
10,063 
380 
2,518 
1,029 
1,182 
1,119 
Average age 
59.3 
54.9 
57.5 
59.3 
60.4 
60.5 
Spanish, Hispanic, or Latino origin (see text) 
332 
41 
98 
34 
29 
32 
Race: 
American Indian or Alaska Native 
488 
62 
167 
49 
49 
27 
Asian 
67 
9 
37 
3 
3 
12 
Black or African American 
2,779 
323 
965 
322 
322 
283 
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 
2 
- 
1 
- 
- 
- 
White 
39,586 
2,508 
12,013 
3,827 
4,190 
3,983 
More than one race reported 
301 
17 
84 
34 
41 
37 
Farms by number of persons living in 
operator's household: 
1 person 
6,143 
349 
1,787 
599 
670 
593 
2 people 
23,475 
1,432 
6,930 
2,372 
2,503 
2,507 
3 people 
6,259 
515 
2,034 
603 
686 
593 
4 people 
5,061 
427 
1,680 
469 
495 
460 
5 or more people 
2,285 
196 
836 
192 
251 
189 
Percent of operator's total 
household income from farming: 
Less than 25 percent 
34,353 
2,608 
1 1 ,663 
3,617 
3,851 
3,532 
25 to 49 percent 
2,899 
92 
509 
197 
296 
329 
50 to 74 percent 
2,791 
122 
516 
179 
203 
207 
75 to 99 percent 
1,657 
52 
320 
117 
139 
149 
1 00 percent 
1,523 
45 
259 
125 
116 
125 
Operator is a hired manager farms 
1,030 
77 
245 
108 
80 
58 
acres 
671 ,273 
309 
6,420 
6,188 
6,413 
6,870 
Farms with- 
Internet access 
27,925 
1,974 
8,760 
2,585 
2,902 
2,728 
Dial-up service 
2,613 
154 
774 
252 
286 
274 
DSL service 
11,978 
852 
3,790 
1,122 
1,249 
1,250 
Cable modem service 
5,564 
441 
1,784 
521 
573 
534 
Fiber-optic service 
658 
44 
194 
61 
69 
44 
Mobile broadband plan for a computer 
or cell phone 
5,027 
361 
1,578 
466 
507 
442 
Satellite service 
4,427 
261 
1,249 
353 
506 
451 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
435 
35 
150 
33 
35 
23 
Other Internet service 
344 
24 
123 
60 
29 
21 
Farms by number of households sharing 
in net income of operation: 
1 household 
35,276 
2,517 
11,251 
3,500 
3,811 
3,519 
2 households 
6,423 
349 
1,684 
625 
652 
680 
3 households 
901 
25 
171 
66 
80 
93 
4 households 
399 
15 
103 
32 
35 
35 
5 or more households 
224 
13 
58 
12 
27 
15 
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 
42,203 
2,870 
13,044 
4,176 
4,544 
4,259 
acres 
8,209,594 
14,146 
356,024 
242,961 
372,501 
490,467 
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued 
68 Alabama 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
