Table 5. Summary by Farm Typology Measured by Gross Cash Farm Income, Primary Occupation of Small 
Family Farm Operators, and Non-Family Farms - Arkansas: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
All farms 
Small family farms - GCFI less than $350,000 
Mid-size 
family 
farms - 
GCFI 
$350,000 
to $999,999 
Large-scale family 
farms - GCFI 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
Non-family 
farms 
Retirement 
Off-farm 
occupation 
Operator's primary occupation 
farming excluding retirement 
farms 
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 
ENERGY - Con. 
Renewable energy producing systems ■ 
■ Con. 
Ethanol 
farms 
23 
1 
4 
- 
- 
4 
7 
_ 
7 
Other 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Wind rights leased to others 
farms 
20 
6 
3 
6 
2 
1 
- 
- 
2 
TENURE 
Full owners 
farms 
30,753 
1 1 ,293 
13,092 
4,245 
818 
361 
173 
27 
744 
Part owners 
farms 
1 1 ,259 
2,524 
4,260 
1,908 
597 
707 
848 
38 
377 
Tenants 
farms 
3,059 
322 
964 
438 
196 
391 
485 
11 
252 
OWNED AND RENTED LAND 
Land owned 
farms 
42,137 
13,849 
17,377 
6,170 
1,422 
1,092 
1,031 
66 
1,130 
acres 
8,132,436 
2,102,769 
1,984,773 
1,041,601 
437,201 
679,579 
1,029,379 
160,846 
696,288 
Owned land in farms 
farms 
42,012 
13,817 
17,352 
6,153 
1,415 
1,068 
1,021 
65 
1,121 
acres 
7,311,338 
1,881,387 
1,814,787 
975,080 
395,072 
581,104 
927,076 
143,945 
592,887 
Land rented or leased from others 
farms 
14,364 
2,867 
5,240 
2,351 
795 
1,098 
1,334 
49 
630 
acres 
6,536,400 
362,562 
644,694 
392,564 
273,604 
893,864 
2,669,063 
254,658 
1,045,391 
Rented or leased land in farms 
farms 
14,318 
2,846 
5,224 
2,346 
793 
1,098 
1,333 
49 
629 
acres 
6,499,448 
360,103 
640,560 
390,958 
273,314 
884,516 
2,660,129 
254,604 
1,035,264 
Land rented or leased to others 
farms 
3,047 
1,099 
1,024 
381 
102 
129 
141 
9 
162 
acres 
858,050 
223,841 
174,120 
68,127 
42,419 
107,823 
111,237 
16,955 
113,528 
NUMBER OF OPERATORS 
Total operators 
... number 
69,704 
20,583 
28,576 
10,247 
2,540 
2,247 
2,744 
179 
2,588 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
24,077 
8,432 
9,318 
3,466 
820 
808 
653 
28 
552 
2 operators 
18,319 
5,117 
8,041 
2,741 
685 
538 
613 
20 
564 
3 operators 
2,048 
473 
739 
289 
84 
99 
162 
17 
185 
4 operators 
440 
98 
163 
63 
13 
10 
44 
6 
43 
5 or more operators 
187 
19 
55 
32 
9 
4 
34 
5 
29 
Total women operators 
... number 
22,637 
6,813 
9,770 
3,460 
743 
533 
641 
30 
647 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
20,557 
6,253 
8,970 
3,120 
712 
492 
508 
17 
485 
2 operators 
860 
249 
326 
143 
11 
19 
50 
5 
57 
3 operators 
102 
18 
40 
18 
3 
1 
11 
1 
10 
4 operators 
11 
2 
7 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2 
5 or more operators 
2 
- 
" 
" 
" 
" 
" 
- 
2 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR 
CHARACTERISTICS 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
39,586 
12,082 
16,252 
5,550 
1,495 
1,390 
1,481 
76 
1,260 
Female 
5,485 
2,057 
2,064 
1,041 
116 
69 
25 
- 
113 
Primary occupation: 
Farming 
21,315 
9,458 
- 
6,591 
1,611 
1,314 
1,462 
72 
807 
Other 
23,756 
4,681 
18,316 
- 
- 
145 
44 
4 
566 
Place of residence: 
On farm operated 
35,537 
11,902 
14,438 
5,438 
1,317 
926 
794 
32 
690 
Not on farm operated 
9,534 
2,237 
3,878 
1,153 
294 
533 
712 
44 
683 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
18,308 
10,486 
831 
2,894 
1,115 
1,017 
1,174 
67 
724 
Any 
26,763 
3,653 
17,485 
3,697 
496 
442 
332 
9 
649 
1 to 49 days 
2,492 
998 
677 
527 
88 
67 
58 
1 
76 
50 to 99 days 
1,766 
565 
607 
428 
54 
43 
29 
- 
40 
100 to 199 days 
3,648 
716 
1,944 
779 
72 
52 
15 
1 
69 
200 days or more 
18,857 
1,374 
14,257 
1,963 
282 
280 
230 
7 
464 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
1,550 
256 
865 
266 
44 
39 
39 
- 
41 
3 or 4 years 
2,394 
343 
1,316 
440 
89 
77 
56 
2 
71 
5 to 9 years 
6,724 
1,336 
3,550 
1,037 
242 
203 
139 
3 
214 
10 years or more 
34,403 
12,204 
12,585 
4,848 
1,236 
1,140 
1,272 
71 
1,047 
Average years on present farm 
22.0 
28.1 
17.3 
20.6 
21.8 
24.0 
25.3 
25.2 
22.5 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
1,068 
170 
635 
176 
25 
19 
9 
- 
34 
3 or 4 years 
1,905 
287 
1,094 
336 
57 
57 
29 
- 
45 
5 to 9 years 
5,763 
1,102 
3,133 
927 
198 
149 
92 
1 
161 
1 0 years or more 
36,335 
12,580 
13,454 
5,152 
1,331 
1,234 
1,376 
75 
1,133 
Average years operating any farm ... 
24.2 
30.6 
18.9 
22.8 
24.0 
26.8 
28.3 
26.5 
26.0 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
192 
- 
86 
82 
4 
17 
3 
- 
- 
25 to 34 years 
2,401 
- 
1,442 
568 
151 
99 
106 
2 
33 
35 to 44 years 
4,958 
70 
2,980 
965 
276 
227 
277 
15 
148 
45 to 49 years 
4,115 
222 
2,473 
724 
210 
184 
168 
9 
125 
50 to 54 years 
5,671 
508 
3,361 
989 
217 
193 
225 
16 
162 
55 to 59 years 
6,053 
932 
3,144 
1,024 
256 
219 
243 
11 
224 
60 to 64 years 
6,381 
2,247 
2,419 
898 
210 
204 
194 
12 
197 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
64 Farm Typology 2012 Census of Agriculture 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
