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 
- 
36 
26 
- 
13 
1 
114 
6 
64 
55 to 59 years 
- 
47 
15 
- 
2 
- 
90 
5 
79 
60 to 64 years 
- 
70 
7 
- 
- 
- 
97 
4 
87 
65 to 69 years 
- 
48 
11 
1 
2 
4 
70 
6 
91 
70 years and over 
- 
70 
25 
1 
3 
- 
116 
7 
75 
Average age 
- 
61.8 
54.1 
(D) 
(D) 
45.8 
57.3 
61.9 
57.7 
Spanish, Hispanic, or Latino origin (see text) .. 
- 
1 
7 
- 
- 
- 
3 
- 
11 
Race: 
American Indian or Alaska Native 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2 
- 
- 
Asian 
- 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
22 
- 
6 
Black or African American 
- 
- 
2 
- 
- 
4 
3 
- 
7 
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander ... 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
White 
- 
308 
134 
2 
32 
12 
617 
31 
506 
More than one race reported 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
1 
Farms by number of persons living in 
operator's household: 
1 person 
- 
44 
7 
- 
1 
- 
51 
5 
44 
2 people 
- 
159 
60 
2 
7 
- 
329 
19 
281 
3 people 
- 
44 
22 
- 
9 
4 
112 
3 
80 
4 people 
- 
49 
27 
- 
2 
5 
98 
4 
90 
5 or more people 
- 
13 
21 
- 
13 
7 
55 
- 
25 
Percent of operator's total 
household income from farming: 
Less than 25 percent 
- 
250 
118 
- 
10 
7 
118 
28 
421 
25 to 49 percent 
- 
24 
7 
1 
2 
4 
65 
1 
44 
50 to 74 percent 
- 
13 
2 
1 
3 
4 
175 
1 
13 
75 to 99 percent 
- 
5 
4 
- 
10 
- 
169 
- 
19 
1 00 percent 
- 
17 
6 
- 
7 
1 
118 
1 
23 
Operator is a hired manager 
.. farms 
- 
15 
2 
- 
3 
1 
37 
1 
20 
acres 
- 
3,463 
(D) 
- 
1,986 
(D) 
6,079 
(D) 
675 
Farms with- 
Internet access 
- 
185 
74 
1 
13 
9 
484 
22 
385 
Dial-up service 
- 
14 
18 
- 
1 
- 
46 
2 
23 
DSL service 
- 
28 
8 
- 
2 
- 
105 
5 
36 
Cable modem service 
- 
53 
17 
- 
2 
1 
157 
5 
99 
Fiber-optic service 
- 
29 
3 
- 
4 
- 
21 
4 
89 
Mobile broadband plan for a computer 
or cell phone 
- 
49 
17 
1 
4 
8 
105 
2 
105 
Satellite service 
- 
24 
11 
- 
3 
- 
94 
3 
65 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
- 
9 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2 
2 
19 
Other Internet service 
- 
5 
1 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
5 
Farms by number of households sharing 
in net income of operation: 
1 household 
- 
276 
106 
2 
25 
16 
480 
30 
474 
2 households 
- 
29 
22 
- 
3 
- 
132 
1 
35 
3 households 
- 
1 
8 
- 
2 
- 
17 
- 
9 
4 households 
- 
3 
1 
- 
- 
- 
7 
- 
2 
5 or more households 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2 
- 
9 
- 
- 
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 
- 
299 
127 
2 
31 
16 
612 
30 
514 
acres 
- 
29,818 
3,449 
(D) 
(D) 
79 
72,768 
758 
15,769 
Limited Liability Corporation 
.. farms 
- 
12 
6 
1 
3 
52 
- 
47 
acres 
- 
1,389 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
6 
6,451 
- 
812 
LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX PURPOSES 
(SEE TEXT) 
Family or individual 
.. farms 
- 
251 
121 
2 
21 
15 
474 
30 
432 
acres 
- 
20,662 
(D) 
(D) 
3,541 
(D) 
44,723 
(D) 
10,107 
Partnership 
.. farms 
- 
16 
11 
3 
38 
32 
acres 
- 
3,150 
1,279 
- 
481 
- 
6,859 
- 
(D) 
Registered under state law 
.. farms 
- 
12 
9 
- 
3 
- 
28 
- 
25 
acres 
- 
3,093 
1,174 
- 
481 
- 
5,297 
- 
3,248 
Corporation 
.. farms 
- 
22 
3 
- 
7 
1 
121 
- 
49 
acres 
- 
5,206 
(D) 
- 
2,942 
(D) 
24,104 
- 
1,687 
Family held 
.. farms 
- 
14 
3 
- 
7 
1 
116 
- 
47 
acres 
- 
4,808 
(D) 
- 
2,942 
(D) 
23,570 
- 
(D) 
More than 1 0 stockholders 
.. farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
4 
- 
1 0 or less stockholders 
.. farms 
- 
14 
3 
- 
7 
1 
112 
- 
47 
Other than family held 
.. farms 
_ 
8 
_ 
_ 
_ 
_ 
5 
_ 
2 
acres 
- 
398 
- 
- 
- 
- 
534 
- 
(D) 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
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USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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