Table 69. Summary by Age and Primary Occupation of Principal Operator: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Total farming 
and other 
occupations 
Farming 
Item 
Total 
Age of operator (years) 
Under 25 
25 to 34 
35 to 44 
45 to 54 
55 to 64 
65 and over 
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 
23,913 
1 1 ,837 
67 
851 
939 
2,144 
3,494 
4,342 
acres 
10,046,693 
8,112,837 
15,150 
504,778 
797,437 
1 ,770,406 
2,563,171 
2,461,895 
Limited Liability Corporation 
farms 
1,861 
1,092 
3 
111 
124 
251 
298 
305 
acres 
1,601,748 
1,358,213 
720 
108,382 
187,183 
282,573 
406,257 
373,098 
LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX PURPOSES (SEE TEXT) 
Family or individual farms 
20,716 
9,692 
58 
691 
725 
1,653 
2,844 
3,721 
acres 
5,606,530 
4,362,616 
13,320 
294,790 
446,499 
920,020 
1,413,416 
1,274,571 
Partnership 
farms 
1,802 
1,158 
7 
84 
109 
257 
314 
387 
acres 
2,512,213 
2,193,639 
736 
109,410 
(D) 
(D) 
732,891 
613,619 
Registered under state law 
farms 
1,475 
982 
7 
68 
98 
230 
273 
306 
acres 
2,296,351 
2,023,132 
736 
99,164 
184,448 
496,870 
699,291 
542,623 
Corporation 
farms 
1,792 
1,287 
6 
81 
129 
325 
455 
291 
acres 
2,650,800 
2,349,987 
1,110 
133,198 
(D) 
501,005 
(D) 
706,268 
Family held 
farms 
1,611 
1,191 
6 
67 
115 
300 
425 
278 
acres 
2,475,548 
2,230,388 
1,110 
125,679 
197,615 
456,207 
767,620 
682,157 
More than 1 0 stockholders 
farms 
42 
35 
- 
- 
3 
13 
10 
9 
1 0 or less stockholders 
farms 
1,569 
1,156 
6 
67 
112 
287 
415 
269 
Other than family held 
farms 
181 
96 
_ 
14 
14 
25 
30 
13 
acres 
175,252 
119,599 
- 
7,519 
(D) 
44,798 
(D) 
24,111 
More than 1 0 stockholders 
farms 
30 
7 
- 
- 
2 
2 
3 
- 
1 0 or less stockholders 
farms 
151 
89 
- 
14 
12 
23 
27 
13 
Other-cooperative, estate 
or trust, institutional, etc 
farms 
506 
212 
21 
16 
29 
52 
94 
acres 
990,566 
677,150 
- 
3,844 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
148,785 
HIRED FARM LABOR 
Hired farm labor 
farms 
7,862 
5,323 
20 
378 
493 
1,220 
1,653 
1,559 
workers 
48,225 
38,846 
74 
2,036 
3,903 
1 1 ,035 
13,583 
8,215 
Workers by days worked: 
1 50 days or more 
farms 
4,036 
3,254 
9 
230 
341 
796 
1,075 
803 
workers 
19,365 
16,715 
12 
751 
1,897 
4,961 
5,815 
3,279 
Less than 1 50 days 
farms 
5,854 
3,798 
14 
255 
336 
852 
1,207 
1,134 
workers 
28,860 
22,131 
62 
1,285 
2,006 
6,074 
7,768 
4,936 
Migrant farm labor on farms with hired 
labor (see text) 
farms 
617 
577 
52 
49 
162 
181 
133 
Migrant farm labor on farms reporting 
only contract labor (see text) 
farms 
39 
30 
- 
2 
3 
3 
15 
7 
Unpaid workers (see text) 
farms 
1 1 ,404 
5,235 
25 
316 
433 
974 
1,545 
1,942 
workers 
27,485 
12,386 
60 
753 
1,265 
2,346 
3,591 
4,371 
FARMS BY SIZE 
1 to 9 acres 
4,861 
1,535 
9 
101 
148 
260 
443 
574 
1 0 to 49 acres 
7,031 
2,580 
17 
139 
157 
375 
748 
1,144 
50 to 69 acres 
1,204 
524 
6 
39 
31 
75 
143 
230 
70 to 99 acres 
1,490 
690 
3 
37 
27 
82 
204 
337 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
1,273 
636 
10 
63 
41 
108 
172 
242 
1 40 to 1 79 acres 
1,136 
590 
- 
43 
22 
106 
157 
262 
180 to 219 acres 
775 
474 
- 
44 
39 
101 
134 
156 
220 to 259 acres 
608 
414 
7 
50 
41 
80 
107 
129 
260 to 499 acres 
2,192 
1,486 
9 
140 
138 
282 
455 
462 
500 to 999 acres 
1,728 
1,267 
7 
82 
110 
268 
422 
378 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
1,308 
1,065 
3 
80 
116 
273 
316 
277 
2,000 acres or more 
1,210 
1,088 
- 
59 
109 
254 
364 
302 
FARMS BY NORTH AMERICAN 
INDUSTRY CLASSIFICATION 
SYSTEM (NAICS) 
Oilseed and grain farming (1111) 
2,874 
2,175 
13 
250 
240 
450 
672 
550 
Vegetable and melon farming (1112) 
758 
534 
4 
64 
56 
123 
164 
123 
Fruit and tree nut farming (1113) 
368 
146 
- 
4 
5 
12 
51 
74 
Greenhouse, nursery, and floriculture 
production (11 14) 
504 
250 
. 
12 
24 
46 
88 
80 
Other crop farming (1119) 
7,579 
3,525 
29 
226 
212 
600 
986 
1,472 
Tobacco farming (11191) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Cotton farming (1 1192) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sugarcane farming, hay farming, and all 
other crop farming (1 1 1 93,1 1 1 94,1 1199) 
7,579 
3,525 
29 
226 
212 
600 
986 
1,472 
Beef cattle ranching and farming (112111) 
7,505 
3,406 
25 
174 
241 
620 
946 
1,400 
Cattle feedlots (112112) 
150 
102 
- 
5 
8 
17 
37 
35 
Dairy cattle and milk production (1 1212) 
589 
527 
- 
35 
59 
157 
173 
103 
Hog and pig farming (1122) 
217 
71 
- 
13 
6 
10 
31 
11 
Poultry and egg production (1123) 
345 
115 
- 
- 
12 
15 
51 
37 
Sheep and goat farming (1124) 
815 
308 
- 
16 
23 
40 
107 
122 
Animal aquaculture and other animal 
production (1125, 1129) 
3,112 
1,190 
- 
78 
93 
174 
359 
486 
LIVESTOCK 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
10,957 
5,884 
45 
383 
487 
1,218 
1,635 
2,116 
number 
2,397,541 
2,058,602 
1,285 
71,917 
203,474 
623,404 
722,250 
436,272 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
3,879 
1,344 
15 
77 
98 
243 
343 
568 
1 0 to 49 
3,735 
1,824 
21 
109 
125 
345 
449 
775 
50 to 99 
1,032 
701 
6 
45 
48 
135 
210 
257 
100 to 199 
902 
731 
3 
75 
79 
153 
229 
192 
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued 
204 Idaho 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
