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) 
ENERGY - Con. 
Renewable energy producing systems - Con. 
Biodiesel 
.... farms 
- 
9 
1 
- 
2 
_ 
17 
- 
1 
Ethanol 
.... farms 
- 
2 
- 
- 
1 
- 
6 
4 
- 
Other 
.... farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2 
- 
Wind rights leased to others 
.... farms 
- 
- 
2 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
TENURE 
Full owners 
.... farms 
_ 
2,451 
1,132 
21 
103 
60 
691 
405 
1,694 
Part owners 
.... farms 
- 
355 
383 
21 
234 
11 
206 
43 
190 
Tenants 
.... farms 
- 
103 
134 
3 
80 
5 
25 
34 
111 
OWNED AND RENTED LAND 
Land owned 
.... farms 
_ 
2,812 
1,517 
42 
339 
71 
900 
449 
1,886 
acres 
- 
329,165 
125,785 
6,374 
80,634 
2,526 
88,652 
12,813 
90,899 
Owned land in farms 
.... farms 
- 
2,806 
1,515 
42 
337 
71 
897 
448 
1,884 
acres 
- 
253,933 
113,539 
6,154 
78,881 
2,411 
78,674 
10,144 
76,729 
Land rented or leased from others 
.... farms 
_ 
467 
517 
24 
314 
16 
233 
77 
301 
acres 
- 
49,188 
37,229 
1,848 
75,326 
931 
58,837 
1,847 
11,418 
Rented or leased land in farms 
.... farms 
- 
458 
517 
24 
314 
16 
231 
77 
301 
acres 
- 
48,322 
37,080 
1,848 
75,326 
931 
58,742 
1,847 
11,308 
Land rented or leased to others 
.... farms 
_ 
759 
220 
6 
24 
4 
188 
66 
242 
acres 
- 
76,098 
12,395 
220 
1,753 
115 
10,073 
2,669 
14,280 
NUMBER OF OPERATORS 
Total operators 
. number 
- 
4,289 
2,564 
72 
792 
139 
1,575 
804 
3,382 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
- 
1,809 
916 
23 
148 
23 
396 
211 
843 
2 operators 
- 
898 
593 
19 
190 
46 
431 
231 
972 
3 operators 
- 
155 
105 
2 
57 
4 
82 
31 
142 
4 operators 
- 
33 
30 
- 
18 
3 
8 
7 
27 
5 or more operators 
" 
14 
5 
1 
4 
5 
2 
11 
Total women operators 
. number 
- 
1,300 
740 
7 
221 
66 
547 
366 
1,770 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
- 
1,113 
635 
7 
180 
50 
491 
302 
1,400 
2 operators 
- 
72 
47 
- 
19 
8 
22 
29 
142 
3 operators 
- 
13 
1 
- 
1 
- 
4 
2 
19 
4 operators 
- 
1 
2 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
3 
5 or more operators 
" 
- 
" 
" 
" 
" 
3 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR 
CHARACTERISTICS 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
- 
2,415 
1,478 
41 
397 
54 
783 
301 
1,082 
Female 
- 
494 
171 
4 
20 
22 
139 
181 
913 
Primary occupation: 
Farming 
- 
1,015 
643 
20 
384 
21 
642 
157 
863 
Other 
- 
1,894 
1,006 
25 
33 
55 
280 
325 
1,132 
Place of residence: 
On farm operated 
- 
2,171 
1,381 
37 
352 
72 
803 
442 
1,761 
Not on farm operated 
- 
738 
268 
8 
65 
4 
119 
40 
234 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
- 
1,086 
475 
12 
283 
16 
471 
126 
665 
Any 
- 
1,823 
1,174 
33 
134 
60 
451 
356 
1,330 
1 to 49 days 
- 
329 
102 
6 
48 
5 
44 
30 
164 
50 to 99 days 
- 
86 
61 
1 
6 
4 
17 
21 
66 
100 to 199 days 
- 
241 
118 
3 
9 
7 
81 
49 
183 
200 days or more 
- 
1,167 
893 
23 
71 
44 
309 
256 
917 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
- 
87 
50 
- 
7 
- 
20 
20 
60 
3 or 4 years 
- 
102 
60 
- 
15 
4 
43 
30 
82 
5 to 9 years 
- 
328 
270 
5 
48 
12 
180 
95 
289 
1 0 years or more 
- 
2,392 
1,269 
40 
347 
60 
679 
337 
1,564 
Average years on present farm 
- 
23.7 
23.4 
31.3 
25.6 
17.7 
21.3 
17.3 
19.5 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
- 
72 
39 
- 
3 
- 
20 
13 
43 
3 or 4 years 
- 
90 
54 
- 
11 
3 
28 
24 
65 
5 to 9 years 
- 
275 
206 
5 
31 
10 
160 
92 
221 
10 years or more 
2,472 
1,350 
40 
372 
63 
714 
353 
1,666 
Average years operating any farm 
- 
25.5 
25.9 
33.1 
28.0 
19.3 
23.4 
18.6 
22.1 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
- 
17 
3 
- 
6 
- 
7 
10 
4 
25 to 34 years 
- 
71 
84 
5 
52 
5 
46 
40 
47 
35 to 44 years 
- 
178 
179 
4 
54 
18 
100 
59 
162 
45 to 49 years 
- 
212 
149 
1 
45 
6 
112 
56 
207 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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