Table 1 . Summary by Farm Typology Measured by Gross Cash Farm Income, Primary Occupation of Small 
Family Farm Operators, and Non-Family Farms - United States: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Small family farms - GCFI less than $350,000 
Operator's primary occupation 
farming excluding retirement 
farms 
Mid-size 
family 
farms - 
GCFI 
$350,000 
to $999,999 
Large-scale family 
farms - GCFI 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
Item 
All farms 
Retirement 
Off-farm 
occupation 
Low 
sales - GCFI 
less than 
$150,000 
Moderate 
sales - GCFI 
$150,000 
to $349,999 
Large - 
$1,000,000 
to $4,999,999 
Very large - 
$5,000,000 
or more 
Non-family 
farms 
HIRED FARM LABOR 
Hired farm labor farms 
566,469 
119,323 
143,206 
93,134 
48,266 
78,330 
47,109 
5,564 
31,537 
workers 
2,736,417 
307,021 
378,240 
276,930 
175,514 
356,282 
457,201 
397,428 
387,801 
Workers by days worked: 
1 50 days or more farms 
256,887 
34,003 
42,321 
37,541 
26,095 
50,669 
39,115 
5,377 
21,766 
workers 
999,596 
58,613 
75,719 
71,136 
55,338 
136,824 
206,883 
209,468 
185,615 
Less than 150 days farms 
418,055 
95,746 
114,418 
68,881 
33,122 
52,049 
30,555 
3,472 
19,812 
workers 
1,736,821 
248,408 
302,521 
205,794 
120,176 
219,458 
250,318 
187,960 
202,186 
Migrant farm labor on farms with hired 
labor (see text) farms 
18,911 
2,116 
2,246 
2,460 
1,919 
3,730 
3,866 
773 
1,801 
Migrant farm labor on farms reporting 
only contract labor (see text) farms 
3,360 
785 
975 
719 
319 
322 
93 
7 
140 
Unpaid workers (see text) farms 
892,842 
250,967 
374,857 
151,859 
36,632 
40,030 
14,405 
699 
23,393 
workers 
2,062,011 
539,921 
896,327 
366,296 
84,451 
83,104 
28,531 
1,833 
61,548 
FARMS BY SIZE 
1 to 9 acres 
223,634 
63,529 
108,116 
42,618 
1,630 
1,324 
480 
108 
5,829 
1 0 to 49 acres 
589,549 
190,508 
286,474 
89,707 
5,179 
2,736 
1,283 
298 
13,364 
50 to 69 acres 
153,698 
53,012 
69,085 
23,536 
2,560 
1,062 
282 
108 
4,053 
70 to 99 acres 
184,942 
64,977 
79,756 
29,702 
3,438 
1,599 
402 
124 
4,944 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
166,381 
57,999 
67,830 
28,819 
4,068 
1,963 
475 
150 
5,077 
1 40 to 1 79 acres 
129,026 
43,700 
49,684 
24,176 
4,432 
1,988 
553 
132 
4,361 
180 to 219 acres 
84,317 
27,341 
30,504 
16,514 
4,580 
1,920 
498 
72 
2,888 
220 to 259 acres 
63,636 
19,740 
21,415 
12,502 
5,183 
1,987 
445 
93 
2,271 
260 to 499 acres 
198,085 
51,942 
56,794 
36,330 
25,880 
15,980 
2,771 
342 
8,046 
500 to 999 acres 
142,555 
24,544 
25,955 
20,899 
19,080 
38,563 
6,032 
653 
6,829 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
91,273 
9,235 
10,091 
9,936 
10,155 
29,437 
16,081 
852 
5,486 
2,000 acres or more 
82,207 
5,334 
5,867 
7,701 
9,159 
19,781 
24,523 
2,780 
7,062 
FARMS BY NORTH AMERICAN 
INDUSTRY CLASSIFICATION 
SYSTEM (NAICS) 
Oilseed and grain farming (1111) 
369,332 
56,798 
96,239 
59,449 
43,348 
68,492 
29,867 
858 
14,281 
Vegetable and melon farming (1 1 12) 
43,021 
11,097 
13,508 
11,807 
1,103 
1,445 
1,527 
510 
2,024 
Fruit and tree nut farming (1113) 
93,020 
29,737 
32,013 
14,785 
3,552 
4,491 
2,732 
582 
5,128 
Greenhouse, nursery, and floriculture 
production (1 1 14) 
52,777 
13,655 
17,741 
11,549 
2,146 
2,499 
1,531 
369 
3,287 
Other crop farming (1119) 
496,837 
189,223 
207,346 
60,678 
7,392 
9,032 
4,354 
330 
18,482 
Tobacco farming (11191) 
5,132 
860 
1,137 
1,444 
587 
630 
267 
16 
191 
Cotton farming (11192) 
8,915 
789 
1,161 
1,459 
1,422 
2,473 
1,064 
27 
520 
Sugarcane farming, hay farming, and all 
other crop farming (11193,11194,11199) 
482,790 
187,574 
205,048 
57,775 
5,383 
5,929 
3,023 
287 
17,771 
Beef cattle ranching and farming (112111) 
619,172 
204,265 
268,847 
101,692 
13,431 
12,395 
3,762 
351 
14,429 
Cattle feedlots (112112) 
13,734 
2,325 
3,145 
2,108 
1,174 
2,145 
1,624 
491 
722 
Dairy cattle and milk production (1 1212) 
46,005 
2,349 
3,282 
8,974 
13,011 
10,109 
4,687 
1,425 
2,168 
Hog and pig farming (1 122) 
21,687 
2,514 
8,373 
3,514 
1,457 
2,529 
1,964 
364 
972 
Poultry and egg production (1 123) 
52,849 
10,968 
18,180 
11,386 
6,496 
3,188 
908 
345 
1,378 
Sheep and goat farming (1124) 
73,272 
21,780 
36,235 
13,683 
283 
212 
72 
10 
997 
Animal aquaculture and other animal 
production (1125, 1129) 
227,597 
67,150 
106,662 
42,815 
1,951 
1,803 
797 
77 
6,342 
LIVESTOCK 
Cattle and calves inventory farms 
913,246 
253,435 
348,383 
160,784 
50,235 
53,037 
20,731 
2,646 
23,995 
number 
89,994,614 
8,784,328 
10,752,571 
8,790,477 
8,077,125 
15,339,746 
14,091,099 
12,879,098 
11,280,170 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
243,071 
74,997 
125,410 
35,290 
1,557 
1,347 
382 
22 
4,066 
1 0 to 49 
394,222 
131,127 
167,556 
70,704 
8,315 
6,373 
1,647 
44 
8,456 
50 to 99 
118,394 
29,845 
34,542 
30,169 
12,888 
6,332 
1,334 
33 
3,251 
100 to 199 
76,729 
12,491 
14,787 
17,109 
14,680 
12,598 
2,108 
52 
2,904 
200 to 499 
52,878 
4,351 
5,323 
6,701 
10,397 
17,797 
5,552 
86 
2,671 
500 or more 
27,952 
624 
765 
811 
2,398 
8,590 
9,708 
2,409 
2,647 
Cows and heifers that calved farms 
777,943 
221,171 
291,586 
139,020 
43,931 
43,613 
16,184 
1,967 
20,471 
number 
38,208,825 
5,077,336 
5,888,846 
4,699,829 
4,008,281 
6,448,723 
5,172,823 
4,075,108 
2,837,879 
Beef cows farms 
727,906 
218,282 
285,951 
128,429 
31,470 
33,476 
11,442 
593 
18,263 
number 
28,956,553 
4,996,518 
5,793,130 
4,420,818 
3,241,792 
5,210,456 
3,091,033 
402,122 
1,800,684 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
261,017 
84,453 
129,093 
37,907 
2,601 
2,038 
541 
21 
4,363 
1 0 to 49 
333,205 
110,506 
131,126 
61,867 
10,328 
9,121 
2,361 
80 
7,816 
50 to 99 
71,184 
16,604 
18,213 
18,564 
6,702 
6,777 
1,794 
75 
2,455 
100 to 199 
36,428 
5,178 
5,692 
8,310 
6,567 
6,648 
2,271 
81 
1,681 
200 to 499 
20,564 
1,450 
1,724 
1,700 
4,886 
6,680 
2,712 
131 
1,281 
500 or more 
5,508 
91 
103 
81 
386 
2,212 
1,763 
205 
667 
Milk cows farms 
64,098 
5,179 
9,142 
13,887 
14,386 
11,860 
5,341 
1,474 
2,829 
number 
9,252,272 
80,818 
95,716 
279,011 
766,489 
1,238,267 
2,081,790 
3,672,986 
1,037,195 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
16,463 
3,283 
6,756 
5,019 
595 
308 
60 
6 
436 
1 0 to 49 
17,869 
1,343 
1,827 
7,963 
5,503 
673 
50 
4 
506 
50 to 99 
15,351 
513 
521 
877 
7,696 
4,987 
222 
3 
532 
100 to 199 
7,359 
39 
32 
28 
582 
5,254 
869 
8 
547 
200 to 499 
3,712 
1 
6 
- 
10 
634 
2,670 
13 
378 
500 or more 
3,344 
- 
- 
- 
4 
1,470 
1,440 
430 
Other cattle (see text) farms 
742,665 
199,260 
273,131 
131,743 
46,913 
49,773 
19,670 
2,523 
19,652 
number 
51,785,789 
3,706,992 
4,863,725 
4,090,648 
4,068,844 
8,891,023 
8,918,276 
8,803,990 
8,442,291 
Cattle and calves sold farms 
740,978 
202,047 
266,250 
130,774 
47,648 
51,301 
20,142 
2,609 
20,207 
number 
69,759,776 
4,419,718 
5,394,361 
4,280,711 
4,663,196 
10,034,484 
11,535,562 
14,386,612 
15,045,132 
$1,000 
76,380,153 
3,331,042 
4,124,646 
3,214,886 
3,985,421 
10,040,860 
13,176,975 
17,562,499 
20,943,824 
10 Farm Typology 2012 Census of Agriculture 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
