Table 64. Summary by Size of Farm: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Total 
1 to 9 
acres 
10 to 49 
acres 
50 to 69 
acres 
70 to 99 
acres 
100 to 139 
acres 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR 
CHARACTERISTICS - Con. 
Place of residence: 
On farm operated 
20,115 
2,297 
7,050 
1,902 
1,762 
1,634 
Not on farm operated 
7,978 
670 
2,259 
720 
665 
672 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
10,482 
900 
3,023 
959 
843 
833 
Any 
17,611 
2,067 
6,286 
1,663 
1,584 
1,473 
1 to 49 days 
1,923 
199 
621 
181 
197 
163 
50 to 99 days 
1,237 
128 
413 
143 
106 
114 
100 to 199 days 
3,004 
382 
1,038 
286 
280 
275 
200 days or more 
11,447 
1,358 
4,214 
1,053 
1,001 
921 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
968 
177 
385 
78 
73 
67 
3 or 4 years 
1,799 
286 
702 
140 
135 
131 
5 to 9 years 
4,327 
621 
1,666 
395 
350 
357 
10 years or more 
20,999 
1,883 
6,556 
2,009 
1,869 
1,751 
Average years on present farm 
21.3 
16.8 
18.9 
21.2 
22.3 
22.5 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
764 
143 
320 
69 
64 
43 
3 or 4 years 
1,448 
247 
603 
121 
101 
91 
5 to 9 years 
3,816 
590 
1,499 
348 
291 
313 
10 years or more 
22,065 
1,987 
6,887 
2,084 
1,971 
1,859 
Average years operating any farm 
23.1 
18.0 
20.4 
23.0 
24.3 
24.4 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
147 
20 
32 
18 
24 
16 
25 to 34 years 
1,338 
149 
415 
150 
93 
90 
35 to 44 years 
3,019 
393 
1,111 
241 
235 
212 
45 to 49 years 
2,538 
332 
892 
213 
188 
174 
50 to 54 years 
3,336 
382 
1,121 
299 
222 
255 
55 to 59 years 
4,151 
490 
1,399 
322 
372 
290 
60 to 64 years 
4,071 
347 
1,352 
385 
386 
364 
65 to 69 years 
3,242 
318 
1,033 
322 
305 
314 
70 years and over 
6,251 
536 
1,954 
672 
602 
591 
Average age 
58.5 
56.6 
58.1 
59.3 
59.9 
60.1 
Spanish, Hispanic, or Latino origin (see text) 
538 
101 
196 
34 
40 
44 
Race: 
American Indian or Alaska Native 
204 
37 
78 
28 
5 
19 
Asian 
64 
17 
41 
- 
1 
2 
Black or African American 
2,359 
398 
1,018 
273 
243 
183 
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 
10 
3 
3 
4 
- 
- 
White 
25,305 
2,480 
8,109 
2,301 
2,171 
2,096 
More than one race reported 
151 
32 
60 
16 
7 
6 
Farms by number of persons living in 
operator's household: 
1 person 
4,030 
463 
1,327 
439 
372 
327 
2 people 
14,585 
1,351 
4,747 
1,406 
1,316 
1,271 
3 people 
4,262 
516 
1,514 
361 
322 
304 
4 people 
3,353 
387 
1,116 
281 
285 
296 
5 or more people 
1,863 
250 
605 
135 
132 
108 
Percent of operator's total 
household income from farming: 
Less than 25 percent 
22,483 
2,706 
8,590 
2,335 
2,143 
1,954 
25 to 49 percent 
1,648 
81 
276 
143 
111 
146 
50 to 74 percent 
1,625 
96 
249 
77 
84 
140 
75 to 99 percent 
1,174 
32 
92 
20 
49 
26 
100 percent 
1,163 
52 
102 
47 
40 
40 
Operator is a hired manager farms 
848 
69 
166 
37 
39 
37 
acres 
986,622 
257 
4,134 
2,096 
3,200 
4,436 
Farms with- 
Internet access 
18,484 
2,017 
5,969 
1,672 
1,465 
1,429 
Dial-up service 
1,667 
183 
545 
137 
170 
133 
DSL service 
7,235 
887 
2,351 
688 
516 
559 
Cable modem service 
3,494 
512 
1,202 
297 
248 
246 
Fiber-optic service 
576 
83 
202 
41 
34 
40 
Mobile broadband plan for a computer 
or cell phone 
2,999 
264 
865 
232 
215 
260 
Satellite service 
4,214 
292 
1,265 
397 
405 
296 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
311 
33 
79 
35 
29 
33 
Other Internet service 
280 
25 
75 
25 
30 
34 
Farms by number of households sharing 
in net income of operation: 
1 household 
22,831 
2,557 
7,909 
2,167 
1,994 
1,890 
2 households 
3,929 
309 
1,110 
358 
324 
325 
3 households 
686 
41 
150 
35 
64 
46 
4 households 
412 
39 
90 
43 
29 
30 
5 or more households 
235 
21 
50 
19 
16 
15 
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 
27,067 
2,903 
9,075 
2,583 
2,359 
2,225 
acres 
6,904,162 
14,107 
236,847 
148,987 
193,221 
255,925 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
70 Louisiana 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
