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 
- 
1,534 
934 
47 
271 
121 
205 
245 
947 
55 to 59 years 
- 
1,998 
811 
55 
278 
98 
176 
231 
1,013 
60 to 64 years 
- 
1,903 
805 
52 
206 
74 
154 
182 
987 
65 to 69 years 
- 
1,886 
662 
36 
111 
29 
102 
124 
695 
70 years and over 
- 
3,793 
956 
58 
167 
42 
113 
150 
830 
Average age 
- 
61.2 
55.9 
56.5 
52.7 
50.4 
53.9 
53.8 
55.8 
Spanish, Hispanic, or Latino origin (see text) .. 
- 
134 
89 
6 
11 
6 
29 
36 
79 
Race: 
American Indian or Alaska Native 
- 
65 
29 
- 
3 
- 
8 
4 
43 
Asian 
- 
14 
- 
1 
- 
- 
8 
2 
2 
Black or African American 
- 
28 
21 
- 
- 
11 
11 
4 
42 
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander ... 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
- 
5 
White 
- 
13,532 
5,974 
343 
1 ,665 
669 
1,111 
1,401 
6,237 
More than one race reported 
- 
48 
18 
- 
3 
6 
8 
8 
18 
Farms by number of persons living in 
operator's household: 
1 person 
- 
2,380 
643 
30 
125 
38 
83 
148 
739 
2 people 
- 
7,079 
2,745 
172 
607 
242 
488 
569 
3,205 
3 people 
- 
1,636 
904 
41 
241 
103 
204 
227 
963 
4 people 
- 
1,468 
824 
46 
219 
155 
157 
215 
772 
5 or more people 
- 
1,124 
926 
55 
480 
148 
214 
260 
668 
Percent of operator's total 
household income from farming: 
Less than 25 percent 
- 
12,012 
5,008 
187 
328 
532 
1,013 
1,266 
5,546 
25 to 49 percent 
- 
703 
377 
43 
116 
22 
23 
59 
268 
50 to 74 percent 
- 
601 
340 
40 
252 
49 
47 
44 
223 
75 to 99 percent 
- 
209 
152 
31 
364 
39 
27 
19 
102 
1 00 percent 
- 
162 
165 
43 
612 
44 
36 
31 
208 
Operator is a hired manager 
.. farms 
- 
263 
94 
4 
80 
28 
35 
21 
182 
acres 
- 
67,978 
24,797 
(D) 
77,266 
(D) 
6,505 
597 
20,914 
Farms with- 
Internet access 
- 
8,705 
4,074 
235 
1,036 
501 
876 
1,152 
4,804 
Dial-up service 
- 
1,381 
708 
37 
145 
62 
111 
168 
565 
DSL service 
- 
2,325 
1,096 
75 
312 
161 
230 
341 
1,321 
Cable modem service 
- 
1,579 
553 
22 
107 
85 
186 
198 
1,003 
Fiber-optic service 
- 
190 
80 
3 
20 
7 
16 
12 
81 
Mobile broadband plan for a computer 
or cell phone 
- 
1,908 
945 
64 
239 
110 
212 
280 
1,264 
Satellite service 
- 
1,652 
870 
64 
255 
100 
161 
189 
883 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
- 
219 
118 
4 
36 
12 
21 
38 
134 
Other Internet service 
- 
301 
144 
6 
46 
15 
29 
50 
164 
Farms by number of households sharing 
in net income of operation: 
1 household 
- 
11,867 
5,230 
271 
1,069 
569 
1,019 
1,291 
5,672 
2 households 
- 
1,425 
658 
49 
386 
66 
95 
100 
525 
3 households 
- 
229 
90 
8 
125 
28 
10 
17 
103 
4 households 
- 
102 
29 
11 
49 
6 
7 
6 
27 
5 or more households 
- 
64 
35 
5 
43 
17 
15 
5 
20 
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 
- 
13,310 
5,942 
327 
1,577 
656 
1,119 
1,408 
6,182 
acres 
- 
1,378,159 
592,652 
95,134 
809,427 
119,052 
55,578 
54,212 
279,726 
Limited Liability Corporation 
.. farms 
- 
557 
243 
32 
237 
61 
109 
81 
686 
acres 
- 
102,713 
33,433 
28,170 
225,210 
34,875 
11,515 
4,332 
48,915 
LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX PURPOSES 
(SEE TEXT) 
Family or individual 
.. farms 
- 
12,367 
5,634 
286 
1,161 
595 
1,001 
1,330 
5,471 
acres 
- 
1,170,290 
528,635 
59,503 
451,426 
64,859 
38,544 
51,445 
222,768 
Partnership 
.. farms 
- 
581 
223 
42 
355 
54 
67 
53 
342 
acres 
- 
128,166 
47,344 
31,475 
298,026 
44,065 
8,491 
1,705 
30,007 
Registered under state law 
.. farms 
- 
357 
155 
37 
283 
40 
46 
24 
224 
acres 
90,454 
37,974 
30,180 
263,038 
40,425 
7,562 
917 
13,980 
Corporation 
.. farms 
- 
368 
114 
12 
135 
24 
63 
15 
451 
acres 
- 
114,878 
26,122 
12,591 
122,799 
19,901 
12,490 
1,048 
46,451 
Family held 
.. farms 
- 
300 
104 
11 
123 
20 
55 
15 
367 
acres 
- 
104,263 
(D) 
(D) 
121,093 
(D) 
12,220 
1,048 
37,076 
More than 10 stockholders 
..farms 
- 
6 
1 
2 
- 
- 
- 
1 0 or less stockholders 
.. farms 
~ 
294 
103 
11 
121 
20 
55 
15 
367 
Other than family held 
.. farms 
- 
68 
10 
1 
12 
4 
8 
- 
84 
acres 
~ 
10,615 
(D) 
(D) 
1,706 
(D) 
270 
- 
9,375 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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