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 
19 
707 
1,286 
1 
23 
19 
93 
69 
561 
55 to 59 years 
31 
980 
1,492 
11 
24 
16 
133 
89 
642 
60 to 64 years 
24 
1,030 
1,626 
1 
16 
20 
92 
69 
618 
65 to 69 years 
5 
791 
1,338 
1 
11 
28 
62 
70 
468 
70 years and over 
27 
1,824 
2,672 
8 
11 
18 
111 
93 
729 
Average age 
57.9 
61.1 
58.8 
60.5 
55.9 
52.3 
55.7 
55.2 
57.4 
Spanish, Hispanic, or Latino origin (see text) .. 
1 
105 
182 
- 
2 
- 
15 
25 
114 
Race: 
American Indian or Alaska Native 
- 
37 
89 
- 
- 
- 
5 
8 
17 
Asian 
- 
2 
10 
- 
- 
- 
6 
4 
18 
Black or African American 
2 
383 
1,384 
5 
1 
12 
31 
28 
258 
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander ... 
- 
- 
3 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
White 
135 
6,149 
9,683 
23 
110 
187 
668 
560 
3,790 
More than one race reported 
- 
24 
49 
- 
- 
3 
7 
7 
33 
Farms by number of persons living in 
operator's household: 
1 person 
10 
1,328 
1,491 
1 
12 
12 
59 
56 
505 
2 people 
84 
3,466 
5,961 
24 
48 
70 
365 
304 
2,088 
3 people 
20 
794 
1,810 
2 
19 
48 
110 
104 
671 
4 people 
17 
709 
1,298 
- 
16 
42 
105 
88 
522 
5 or more people 
6 
298 
658 
1 
16 
30 
78 
55 
330 
Percent of operator's total 
household income from farming: 
Less than 25 percent 
40 
5,587 
9,647 
24 
23 
179 
483 
591 
3,688 
25 to 49 percent 
16 
363 
757 
- 
9 
14 
23 
7 
126 
50 to 74 percent 
36 
281 
473 
2 
20 
9 
78 
5 
168 
75 to 99 percent 
20 
168 
238 
1 
35 
- 
56 
1 
55 
100 percent 
25 
196 
103 
1 
24 
" 
77 
3 
79 
Operator is a hired manager 
.. farms 
18 
199 
210 
- 
10 
2 
47 
10 
95 
acres 
19,592 
234,066 
254,142 
6,014 
(D) 
6,931 
(D) 
72,409 
Farms with- 
Internet access 
93 
4,039 
6,928 
19 
75 
148 
547 
459 
2,958 
Dial-up service 
9 
393 
687 
- 
15 
15 
33 
48 
218 
DSL service 
16 
1,527 
2,706 
2 
18 
68 
212 
195 
1,218 
Cable modem service 
5 
898 
1,202 
4 
5 
18 
74 
98 
619 
Fiber-optic service 
- 
109 
240 
- 
- 
17 
22 
11 
79 
Mobile broadband plan for a computer 
or cell phone 
38 
623 
1,026 
1 
13 
21 
83 
57 
464 
Satellite service 
42 
890 
1,584 
12 
38 
39 
157 
91 
585 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
- 
51 
134 
- 
2 
3 
6 
6 
45 
Other Internet service 
1 
73 
90 
- 
- 
" 
10 
9 
50 
Farms by number of households sharing 
in net income of operation: 
1 household 
94 
5,302 
9,253 
26 
82 
174 
597 
525 
3,478 
2 households 
38 
863 
1,586 
2 
17 
16 
94 
68 
469 
3 households 
1 
197 
210 
- 
6 
8 
17 
7 
83 
4 households 
- 
161 
98 
- 
6 
- 
6 
5 
65 
5 or more households 
4 
72 
71 
- 
- 
4 
3 
2 
21 
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 
126 
6,238 
10,949 
22 
102 
200 
704 
591 
4,025 
acres 
110,042 
1,597,513 
1,958,422 
6,290 
38,822 
5,280 
55,988 
17,776 
480,174 
Limited Liability Corporation 
.. farms 
13 
504 
684 
1 
4 
4 
56 
29 
373 
acres 
15,065 
314,252 
312,324 
(D) 
1,205 
(D) 
7,172 
841 
83,389 
LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX PURPOSES 
(SEE TEXT) 
Family or individual 
.. farms 
100 
5,529 
10,332 
21 
84 
200 
622 
559 
3,658 
acres 
75,709 
996,234 
1,655,073 
6,138 
25,501 
(D) 
42,529 
(D) 
326,858 
Partnership 
.. farms 
24 
464 
470 
- 
7 
16 
19 
196 
acres 
34,851 
323,263 
180,425 
- 
2,192 
- 
(D) 
571 
48,886 
Registered under state law 
.. farms 
19 
324 
301 
- 
3 
- 
14 
14 
153 
acres 
31,263 
279,444 
153,406 
- 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
42,360 
Corporation 
.. farms 
13 
512 
368 
7 
16 
- 
71 
23 
236 
acres 
12,350 
477,909 
242,455 
3,404 
13,170 
- 
(D) 
879 
212,164 
Family held 
.. farms 
13 
436 
324 
7 
14 
- 
63 
21 
214 
acres 
12,350 
375,334 
156,059 
3,404 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
More than 10 stockholders 
..farms 
- 
38 
12 
- 
- 
1 
2 
1 0 or less stockholders 
.. farms 
13 
398 
312 
7 
14 
- 
62 
21 
212 
Other than family held 
.. farms 
- 
76 
44 
- 
2 
_ 
8 
2 
22 
acres 
- 
102,575 
86,396 
(D) 
- 
1,522 
(D) 
(D) 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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