Table 67. Summary by Legal Status For Tax Purposes: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Total 
Family or 
individual 
Partnership 
Total 
Registered 
under 
state law 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
37,809 
34,526 
1,843 
1,213 
Female 
5,414 
4,891 
264 
163 
Primary occupation: 
Farming 
19,114 
17,200 
1,107 
764 
Other 
24,109 
22,217 
1,000 
612 
Place of residence: 
On farm operated 
33,570 
31,130 
1,379 
873 
Not on farm operated 
9,653 
8,287 
728 
503 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
16,775 
15,145 
941 
649 
Any 
26,448 
24,272 
1,166 
727 
1 to 49 days 
3,033 
2,727 
153 
102 
50 to 99 days 
1,523 
1,413 
63 
28 
1 00 to 1 99 days 
4,200 
3,869 
189 
114 
200 days or more 
17,692 
16,263 
761 
483 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
1,425 
1,311 
53 
39 
3 or 4 years 
2,205 
2,022 
103 
68 
5 to 9 years 
6,195 
5,705 
246 
159 
1 0 years or more 
33,398 
30,379 
1,705 
1,110 
Average years on present farm 
22.6 
22.6 
24.7 
24.3 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
1,056 
992 
29 
19 
3 or 4 years 
1,790 
1,652 
69 
42 
5 to 9 years 
5,473 
5,057 
202 
125 
1 0 years or more 
34,904 
31,716 
1,807 
1,190 
Average years operating any farm 
24.4 
24.3 
26.9 
26.7 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
231 
209 
14 
10 
25 to 34 years 
1,814 
1,673 
73 
42 
35 to 44 years 
4,289 
3,941 
180 
119 
45 to 49 years 
3,572 
3,235 
177 
115 
50 to 54 years 
5,111 
4,637 
217 
143 
55 to 59 years 
5,991 
5,414 
333 
239 
60 to 64 years 
6,388 
5,807 
327 
216 
65 to 69 years 
5,764 
5,293 
254 
164 
70 years and over 
10,063 
9,208 
532 
328 
Average age 
59.3 
59.3 
60.2 
59.9 
Spanish, Hispanic, or Latino origin (see text) 
332 
303 
22 
10 
Race: 
American Indian or Alaska Native 
488 
460 
17 
11 
Asian 
67 
42 
14 
5 
Black or African American 
2,779 
2,546 
142 
81 
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 
2 
2 
- 
- 
White 
39,586 
36,097 
1,913 
1,263 
More than one race reported 
301 
270 
21 
16 
Farms by number of persons living in 
operator's household: 
1 person 
6,143 
5,628 
265 
145 
2 people 
23,475 
21,419 
1,196 
796 
3 people 
6,259 
5,703 
302 
191 
4 people 
5,061 
4,608 
225 
173 
5 or more people 
2,285 
2,059 
119 
71 
Percent of operator's total 
household income from farming: 
Less than 25 percent 
34,353 
31,839 
1,406 
876 
25 to 49 percent 
2,899 
2,595 
194 
125 
50 to 74 percent 
2,791 
2,357 
245 
170 
75 to 99 percent 
1,657 
1,360 
142 
106 
1 00 percent 
1,523 
1,266 
120 
99 
Operator is a hired manager farms 
1,030 
659 
129 
112 
acres 
671,273 
253,310 
184,682 
167,162 
Farms with- 
Internet access 
27,925 
25,319 
1,370 
938 
Dial-up service 
2,613 
2,388 
140 
105 
DSL service 
11,978 
10,894 
532 
333 
Cable modem service 
5,564 
4,993 
322 
233 
Fiber-optic service 
658 
572 
33 
24 
Mobile broadband plan for a computer 
or cell phone 
5,027 
4,514 
280 
193 
Satellite service 
4,427 
3,994 
238 
170 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
435 
387 
23 
17 
Other Internet service 
344 
321 
8 
5 
Farms by number of households sharing 
in net income of operation: 
1 household 
35,276 
33,029 
994 
667 
2 households 
6,423 
5,323 
800 
479 
3 households 
901 
609 
215 
152 
4 households 
399 
299 
61 
46 
5 or more households 
224 
157 
37 
32 
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued 
146 Alabama 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
