Table 67. Summary by Legal Status For Tax Purposes: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Total 
Family or 
individual 
Partnership 
Total 
Registered 
under 
state law 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
24,636 
21,481 
1,599 
1,163 
Female 
3,457 
3,044 
189 
113 
Primary occupation: 
Farming 
12,136 
10,270 
1,022 
750 
Other 
15,957 
14,255 
766 
526 
Place of residence: 
On farm operated 
20,115 
18,191 
951 
660 
Not on farm operated 
7,978 
6,334 
837 
616 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
10,482 
8,900 
845 
587 
Any 
17,611 
15,625 
943 
689 
1 to 49 days 
1,923 
1,663 
132 
86 
50 to 99 days 
1,237 
1,106 
70 
50 
100 to 199 days 
3,004 
2,701 
143 
100 
200 days or more 
11,447 
10,155 
598 
453 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
968 
865 
48 
28 
3 or 4 years 
1,799 
1,563 
120 
89 
5 to 9 years 
4,327 
3,776 
246 
203 
1 0 years or more 
20,999 
18,321 
1,374 
956 
Average years on present farm 
21.3 
21.4 
21.3 
20.7 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
764 
693 
37 
21 
3 or 4 years 
1,448 
1,276 
82 
59 
5 to 9 years 
3,816 
3,348 
199 
159 
10 years or more 
22,065 
19,208 
1,470 
1,037 
Average years operating any farm 
23.1 
23.1 
24.1 
23.7 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
147 
126 
13 
7 
25 to 34 years 
1,338 
1,213 
85 
66 
35 to 44 years 
3,019 
2,637 
184 
145 
45 to 49 years 
2,538 
2,208 
164 
129 
50 to 54 years 
3,336 
2,850 
211 
155 
55 to 59 years 
4,151 
3,573 
268 
187 
60 to 64 years 
4,071 
3,502 
278 
211 
65 to 69 years 
3,242 
2,832 
203 
142 
70 years and over 
6,251 
5,584 
382 
234 
Average age 
58.5 
58.6 
58.4 
57.6 
Spanish, Hispanic, or Latino origin (see text) 
538 
471 
30 
12 
Race: 
American Indian or Alaska Native 
204 
184 
5 
5 
Asian 
64 
53 
4 
2 
Black or African American 
2,359 
2,168 
93 
56 
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 
10 
7 
3 
3 
White 
25,305 
21,980 
1,679 
1,208 
More than one race reported 
151 
133 
4 
2 
Farms by number of persons living in 
operator's household: 
1 person 
4,030 
3,587 
192 
127 
2 people 
14,585 
12,705 
976 
693 
3 people 
4,262 
3,765 
244 
189 
4 people 
3,353 
2,913 
209 
146 
5 or more people 
1,863 
1,555 
167 
121 
Percent of operator's total 
household income from farming: 
Less than 25 percent 
22,483 
20,160 
1,111 
744 
25 to 49 percent 
1,648 
1,383 
142 
106 
50 to 74 percent 
1,625 
1,275 
192 
165 
75 to 99 percent 
1,174 
874 
173 
141 
100 percent 
1,163 
833 
170 
120 
Operator is a hired manager farms 
848 
503 
111 
95 
acres 
986,622 
300,608 
237,809 
201,711 
Farms with- 
Internet access 
18,484 
15,868 
1,269 
952 
Dial-up service 
1,667 
1,466 
114 
75 
DSL service 
7,235 
6,252 
484 
362 
Cable modem service 
3,494 
2,931 
240 
182 
Fiber-optic service 
576 
471 
52 
36 
Mobile broadband plan for a computer 
or cell phone 
2,999 
2,477 
255 
205 
Satellite service 
4,214 
3,637 
282 
220 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
311 
245 
32 
23 
Other Internet service 
280 
247 
15 
11 
Farms by number of households sharing 
in net income of operation: 
1 household 
22,831 
20,583 
934 
644 
2 households 
3,929 
3,058 
590 
435 
3 households 
686 
449 
148 
104 
4 households 
412 
282 
74 
64 
5 or more households 
235 
153 
42 
29 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
148 Louisiana 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
