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 
feed lots 
(112112) 
Dairy cattle 
and milk 
production 
(11212) 
Hog and pig 
farming 
(1122) 
Poultry and 
egg production 
(1123) 
Sheep and 
goat 
farming 
(1124) 
ENERGY - Con. 
Renewable energy producing systems - Con. 
Biodiesel 
.... farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
_ 
_ 
- 
_ 
- 
Ethanol 
.... farms 
- 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other 
.... farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
" 
" 
Wind rights leased to others 
.... farms 
- 
7 
12 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
3 
TENURE 
Full owners 
.... farms 
45 
5,176 
6,870 
7 
45 
163 
590 
521 
3,194 
Part owners 
.... farms 
56 
1,030 
3,350 
20 
61 
18 
100 
50 
655 
Tenants 
.... farms 
36 
389 
998 
1 
5 
21 
27 
36 
267 
OWNED AND RENTED LAND 
Land owned 
.... farms 
103 
6,224 
10,258 
27 
106 
181 
691 
571 
3,859 
acres 
59,877 
1,386,979 
1,387,587 
2,637 
26,105 
4,889 
55,238 
17,792 
413,916 
Owned land in farms 
.... farms 
101 
6,206 
10,220 
27 
106 
181 
690 
571 
3,849 
acres 
47,441 
1,110,092 
1,268,273 
2,558 
25,083 
4,331 
47,157 
16,395 
363,243 
Land rented or leased from others 
.... farms 
92 
1,436 
4,361 
21 
66 
39 
127 
88 
929 
acres 
77,269 
731,097 
880,872 
6,984 
18,118 
953 
12,263 
1,977 
230,057 
Rented or leased land in farms 
.... farms 
92 
1,419 
4,348 
21 
66 
39 
127 
86 
922 
acres 
75,469 
728,178 
869,640 
6,984 
18,118 
953 
12,263 
1,953 
227,023 
Land rented or leased to others 
.... farms 
42 
876 
612 
1 
5 
11 
51 
32 
217 
acres 
14,236 
279,806 
130,546 
(D) 
1,022 
(D) 
8,081 
1,421 
53,707 
NUMBER OF OPERATORS 
Total operators 
. number 
203 
9,541 
16,360 
42 
162 
295 
1,167 
939 
6,281 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
81 
4,243 
6,889 
14 
67 
116 
315 
311 
2,191 
2 operators 
51 
1,936 
3,713 
14 
39 
79 
368 
270 
1,742 
3 operators 
2 
301 
483 
- 
3 
7 
22 
16 
142 
4 operators 
2 
83 
83 
- 
2 
- 
10 
10 
31 
5 or more operators 
1 
32 
50 
- 
- 
- 
2 
" 
10 
Total women operators 
. number 
46 
2,788 
4,407 
12 
33 
92 
465 
359 
2,262 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
34 
2,447 
4,003 
12 
33 
92 
401 
296 
1,999 
2 operators 
6 
100 
177 
- 
- 
- 
20 
27 
113 
3 operators 
- 
35 
14 
- 
- 
" 
8 
3 
11 
4 operators 
- 
4 
2 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
5 or more operators 
4 
- 
- 
- 
" 
" 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR 
CHARACTERISTICS 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
131 
5,524 
10,203 
28 
106 
181 
581 
496 
3,369 
Female 
6 
1,071 
1,015 
- 
5 
21 
136 
111 
747 
Primary occupation: 
Farming 
107 
1,995 
4,929 
16 
96 
65 
385 
206 
1,535 
Other 
30 
4,600 
6,289 
12 
15 
137 
332 
401 
2,581 
Place of residence: 
On farm operated 
80 
3,994 
8,703 
21 
101 
160 
640 
513 
3,155 
Not on farm operated 
57 
2,601 
2,515 
7 
10 
42 
77 
94 
961 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
85 
2,579 
3,788 
11 
66 
44 
338 
172 
1,246 
Any 
52 
4,016 
7,430 
17 
45 
158 
379 
435 
2,870 
1 to 49 days 
11 
597 
777 
1 
7 
3 
19 
47 
193 
50 to 99 days 
6 
272 
552 
- 
2 
7 
24 
16 
171 
1 00 to 1 99 days 
8 
579 
1,291 
15 
8 
42 
46 
82 
497 
200 days or more 
27 
2,568 
4,810 
1 
28 
106 
290 
290 
2,009 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
10 
234 
329 
- 
3 
19 
28 
35 
162 
3 or 4 years 
7 
388 
712 
- 
3 
40 
39 
66 
248 
5 to 9 years 
4 
988 
1,686 
8 
9 
41 
139 
135 
697 
1 0 years or more 
116 
4,985 
8,491 
20 
96 
102 
511 
371 
3,009 
Average years on present farm 
26.8 
21.9 
22.3 
20.2 
28.7 
13.9 
17.6 
17.1 
18.8 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
6 
172 
275 
- 
3 
14 
27 
28 
127 
3 or 4 years 
4 
289 
606 
- 
2 
34 
29 
60 
207 
5 to 9 years 
7 
913 
1,463 
7 
8 
48 
131 
121 
597 
1 0 years or more 
120 
5,221 
8,874 
21 
98 
106 
530 
398 
3,185 
Average years operating any farm 
28.9 
23.6 
23.9 
24.4 
31.2 
15.1 
18.8 
18.8 
20.5 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
- 
15 
62 
- 
- 
- 
- 
7 
14 
25 to 34 years 
8 
252 
558 
- 
5 
12 
30 
28 
151 
35 to 44 years 
13 
502 
1,185 
1 
9 
54 
117 
108 
475 
45 to 49 years 
10 
494 
999 
5 
12 
35 
79 
74 
458 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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