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 
- 
1,312 
1,511 
36 
33 
65 
116 
194 
1,029 
55 to 59 years 
- 
1,449 
1,603 
52 
31 
46 
80 
186 
1,241 
60 to 64 years 
- 
1,545 
1,434 
25 
26 
26 
79 
174 
1,090 
65 to 69 years 
- 
1,416 
1,192 
24 
17 
21 
85 
151 
1,019 
70 years and over 
- 
2,962 
2,201 
64 
31 
16 
68 
172 
1,293 
Average age 
- 
61.8 
57.9 
58.2 
56.8 
49.9 
55.5 
56.5 
58.6 
Spanish, Hispanic, or Latino origin (see text) .. 
- 
824 
817 
17 
13 
28 
31 
101 
364 
Race: 
American Indian or Alaska Native 
- 
62 
85 
- 
1 
4 
6 
15 
72 
Asian 
- 
60 
25 
- 
1 
- 
4 
3 
25 
Black or African American 
- 
14 
18 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2 
10 
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander ... 
- 
8 
3 
- 
- 
- 
- 
3 
12 
White 
- 
10,139 
10,359 
267 
181 
332 
593 
1,175 
7,004 
More than one race reported 
- 
40 
38 
1 
- 
7 
8 
14 
30 
Farms by number of persons living in 
operator's household: 
1 person 
- 
1,987 
1,574 
34 
27 
37 
66 
187 
1,148 
2 people 
- 
5,718 
5,521 
129 
82 
109 
261 
587 
3,931 
3 people 
- 
1,173 
1,364 
36 
19 
70 
101 
153 
924 
4 people 
- 
919 
1,265 
39 
29 
70 
113 
178 
743 
5 or more people 
- 
526 
804 
30 
26 
57 
70 
107 
407 
Percent of operator's total 
household income from farming: 
Less than 25 percent 
- 
8,216 
7,377 
91 
72 
300 
550 
1,061 
6,363 
25 to 49 percent 
- 
762 
945 
33 
16 
12 
27 
41 
282 
50 to 74 percent 
- 
668 
1,035 
52 
26 
15 
19 
54 
247 
75 to 99 percent 
- 
383 
743 
44 
31 
6 
4 
30 
119 
1 00 percent 
- 
294 
428 
48 
38 
10 
11 
26 
142 
Operator is a hired manager 
.. farms 
- 
368 
395 
52 
18 
15 
18 
31 
272 
acres 
- 
1,357,323 
1,982,088 
54,884 
21,566 
12,868 
9,388 
105,771 
373,081 
Farms with- 
Internet access 
- 
7,516 
8,101 
235 
156 
301 
531 
982 
5,916 
Dial-up service 
- 
605 
776 
15 
5 
14 
47 
87 
422 
DSL service 
- 
2,578 
2,670 
82 
66 
101 
200 
308 
1,907 
Cable modem service 
- 
958 
601 
26 
11 
14 
51 
75 
630 
Fiber-optic service 
- 
262 
265 
25 
5 
3 
19 
29 
128 
Mobile broadband plan for a computer 
or cell phone 
- 
1,210 
1,355 
41 
24 
59 
85 
168 
1,121 
Satellite service 
- 
2,077 
2,778 
94 
53 
93 
161 
326 
1,949 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
- 
313 
216 
3 
11 
18 
18 
41 
232 
Other Internet service 
- 
328 
327 
7 
13 
13 
29 
51 
210 
Farms by number of households sharing 
in net income of operation: 
1 household 
- 
8,440 
8,567 
176 
107 
302 
551 
1,042 
6,360 
2 households 
- 
1,410 
1,494 
46 
49 
28 
45 
144 
676 
3 households 
- 
297 
287 
26 
18 
4 
3 
13 
63 
4 households 
- 
99 
99 
13 
3 
6 
6 
9 
31 
5 or more households 
- 
77 
81 
7 
6 
3 
6 
4 
23 
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 
- 
9,877 
10,146 
237 
175 
334 
586 
1,197 
6,894 
acres 
- 
4,468,495 
13,273,822 
648,045 
89,440 
36,535 
46,198 
427,440 
1,838,193 
Limited Liability Corporation 
.. farms 
- 
751 
993 
48 
41 
31 
58 
68 
787 
acres 
- 
725,348 
2,787,737 
175,425 
34,434 
3,730 
6,072 
76,392 
542,723 
LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX PURPOSES 
(SEE TEXT) 
Family or individual 
.. farms 
- 
8,541 
8,727 
143 
98 
304 
524 
1,094 
5,867 
acres 
- 
2,892,126 
8,410,172 
232,052 
25,066 
31,248 
35,750 
192,842 
983,124 
Partnership 
.. farms 
- 
844 
955 
44 
37 
22 
26 
60 
508 
acres 
- 
822,639 
3,404,207 
330,961 
31,858 
3,149 
4,521 
220,543 
613,065 
Registered under state law 
.. farms 
- 
659 
777 
44 
35 
16 
15 
41 
411 
acres 
699,580 
3,002,205 
330,961 
31,458 
2,981 
4,063 
213,971 
499,882 
Corporation 
.. farms 
- 
534 
601 
75 
45 
9 
47 
40 
553 
acres 
- 
533,753 
2,286,000 
177,918 
(D) 
11,617 
(D) 
(D) 
386,730 
Family held 
.. farms 
- 
469 
541 
60 
43 
3 
36 
38 
486 
acres 
- 
489,530 
2,169,780 
167,222 
34,616 
57 
(D) 
(D) 
266,698 
More than 10 stockholders 
..farms 
- 
12 
5 
5 
- 
- 
1 
10 
10 or less stockholders 
.. farms 
457 
536 
55 
43 
3 
35 
38 
476 
Other than family held 
.. farms 
- 
65 
60 
15 
2 
6 
11 
2 
67 
acres 
~ 
44,223 
116,220 
10,696 
(D) 
11,560 
(D) 
(D) 
120,032 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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