Table 68. Summary by North American industry Ciassification 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 
21 
127 
474 
2 
11 
42 
35 
497 
777 
55 to 59 years 
46 
206 
630 
2 
18 
19 
54 
585 
871 
60 to 64 years 
18 
168 
596 
5 
14 
24 
38 
487 
962 
65 to 69 years 
18 
197 
564 
1 
11 
34 
36 
721 
688 
70 years and over 
33 
369 
1,135 
1 
18 
14 
59 
1 ,656 
1,065 
Average age 
54.8 
61.4 
60.8 
55.9 
56.5 
53.9 
59.6 
64.0 
58.9 
Spanish, Hispanic, or Latino origin (see text) .. 
13 
113 
189 
1 
12 
22 
11 
20 
179 
Race: 
American Indian or Alaska Native 
2 
397 
2,472 
- 
10 
47 
9 
4,220 
2,137 
Asian 
1 
14 
8 
- 
- 
- 
- 
5 
17 
Black or African American 
- 
4 
2 
- 
- 
3 
- 
5 
1 
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander ... 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
White 
189 
867 
1,708 
14 
92 
163 
251 
359 
3,332 
More than one race reported 
3 
12 
11 
- 
- 
- 
7 
4 
19 
Farms by number of persons living in 
operator's household: 
1 person 
18 
236 
741 
3 
5 
15 
40 
1,086 
860 
2 people 
108 
559 
1,672 
7 
50 
97 
132 
1,414 
2,474 
3 people 
29 
196 
662 
- 
10 
27 
29 
663 
782 
4 people 
23 
145 
483 
2 
12 
40 
25 
696 
548 
5 or more people 
17 
158 
643 
2 
25 
34 
41 
734 
842 
Percent of operator's total 
household income from farming: 
Less than 25 percent 
35 
905 
3,302 
8 
38 
186 
239 
4,128 
4,837 
25 to 49 percent 
26 
64 
325 
- 
18 
9 
10 
201 
189 
50 to 74 percent 
41 
117 
273 
3 
10 
18 
3 
104 
158 
75 to 99 percent 
48 
102 
169 
2 
9 
- 
14 
50 
104 
1 00 percent 
45 
106 
132 
1 
27 
- 
1 
110 
218 
Operator is a hired manager 
.. farms 
17 
101 
240 
3 
12 
11 
6 
147 
211 
acres 
26,412 
175,325 
4,453,492 
(D) 
3,950 
(D) 
(D) 
4,199 
15,582,461 
Farms with- 
Internet access 
180 
792 
1,654 
12 
86 
163 
224 
655 
3,359 
Dial-up service 
1 
51 
167 
- 
1 
- 
33 
44 
495 
DSL service 
60 
268 
472 
7 
27 
67 
66 
188 
966 
Cable modem service 
56 
126 
210 
3 
6 
18 
34 
55 
530 
Fiber-optic service 
8 
12 
36 
1 
3 
- 
11 
17 
35 
Mobile broadband plan for a computer 
or cell phone 
45 
189 
384 
2 
17 
25 
40 
153 
571 
Satellite service 
34 
180 
531 
2 
27 
47 
47 
215 
887 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
11 
50 
43 
2 
5 
6 
- 
12 
112 
Other Internet service 
3 
36 
44 
- 
7 
- 
10 
20 
179 
Farms by number of households sharing 
in net income of operation: 
1 household 
110 
945 
2,926 
9 
56 
164 
214 
3,232 
4,373 
2 households 
55 
243 
767 
3 
25 
49 
43 
822 
801 
3 households 
22 
43 
254 
- 
10 
- 
3 
275 
170 
4 households 
5 
27 
130 
2 
5 
- 
- 
183 
95 
5 or more households 
3 
36 
124 
- 
6 
- 
7 
81 
67 
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 
174 
1,192 
4,037 
13 
95 
206 
259 
4,537 
5,312 
acres 
154,370 
588,319 
4,637,402 
25,688 
28,055 
7,551 
9,861 
253,041 
2,143,918 
Limited Liability Corporation 
.. farms 
29 
161 
299 
1 
17 
4 
35 
60 
427 
acres 
18,243 
130,577 
1 ,598,326 
(D) 
3,066 
(D) 
919 
1 1 ,270 
68,893 
LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX PURPOSES 
(SEE TEXT) 
Family or individual 
.. farms 
75 
982 
3,600 
7 
60 
205 
218 
4,420 
4,708 
acres 
33,024 
306,249 
1,644,746 
22,601 
(D) 
(D) 
6,305 
239,890 
614,743 
Partnership 
.. farms 
92 
185 
296 
3 
18 
9 
109 
346 
acres 
124,047 
311,375 
669,543 
(D) 
10,825 
- 
(D) 
4,684 
35,662 
Registered under state law 
.. farms 
77 
158 
245 
3 
15 
- 
9 
49 
255 
acres 
97,799 
276,418 
631,449 
(D) 
10,652 
- 
(D) 
2,210 
29,268 
Corporation 
.. farms 
14 
91 
208 
4 
22 
1 
34 
52 
310 
acres 
6,029 
91,219 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
4,156 
8,765 
32,297 
Family held 
.. farms 
14 
82 
190 
4 
21 
33 
30 
278 
acres 
6,029 
67,035 
1,347,652 
(D) 
7,928 
- 
(D) 
7,883 
31,495 
More than 1 0 stockholders 
.. farms 
- 
4 
20 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 0 or less stockholders 
.. farms 
14 
78 
170 
3 
21 
- 
33 
30 
278 
Other than family held 
.. farms 
_ 
9 
18 
_ 
1 
1 
1 
22 
32 
acres 
- 
24,184 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
882 
802 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agricuiture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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