Table 69. Summary by Age and Primary Occupation of Principal Operator: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Total farming 
and other 
occupations 
Farming 
Item 
Total 
Age of operator (years) 
Under 25 
25 to 34 
35 to 44 
45 to 54 
55 to 64 
65 and over 
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 
50,628 
24,359 
154 
1,143 
2,066 
4,736 
6,972 
9,288 
acres 
9,225,892 
7,070,964 
31,956 
290,981 
650,022 
1,747,754 
2,213,205 
2,137,046 
Limited Liability Corporation 
farms 
3,867 
2,439 
19 
203 
319 
626 
666 
606 
acres 
1,384,201 
1,223,259 
2,851 
67,881 
157,880 
348,737 
344,185 
301,725 
LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX PURPOSES (SEE TEXT) 
Family or individual farms 
45,174 
20,861 
131 
977 
1,756 
3,946 
5,834 
8,217 
acres 
6,736,807 
4,859,531 
25,233 
214,565 
479,982 
1,164,116 
1,436,163 
1,539,472 
Partnership 
farms 
3,470 
2,335 
11 
132 
228 
476 
719 
769 
acres 
1,848,642 
1,666,941 
1,738 
63,509 
142,742 
428,904 
551,462 
478,586 
Registered under state law 
farms 
2,525 
1,770 
7 
111 
177 
382 
564 
529 
acres 
1,564,084 
1,429,639 
1,498 
53,219 
115,063 
389,158 
487,675 
383,026 
Corporation 
farms 
2,662 
1,677 
10 
70 
185 
442 
580 
390 
acres 
1,171,108 
1,018,315 
(D) 
(D) 
122,081 
285,423 
375,854 
202,830 
Family held 
farms 
2,352 
1,529 
7 
59 
170 
391 
541 
361 
acres 
1,103,710 
970,861 
4,659 
27,067 
110,126 
269,428 
361,560 
198,021 
More than 10 stockholders 
farms 
21 
8 
- 
- 
2 
1 
4 
1 
1 0 or less stockholders 
farms 
2,331 
1,521 
7 
59 
168 
390 
537 
360 
Other than family held 
farms 
310 
148 
3 
11 
15 
51 
39 
29 
acres 
67,398 
47,454 
(D) 
(D) 
11,955 
15,995 
14,294 
4,809 
More than 10 stockholders 
farms 
20 
9 
1 
2 
- 
3 
3 
1 0 or less stockholders 
farms 
290 
139 
3 
10 
13 
51 
36 
26 
Other-cooperative, estate 
or trust, institutional, etc 
farms 
888 
412 
2 
23 
24 
61 
119 
183 
acres 
192,007 
136,406 
(D) 
(D) 
14,745 
25,679 
48,830 
42,485 
HIRED FARM LABOR 
Hired farm labor 
farms 
13,620 
8,941 
42 
431 
801 
2,095 
2,765 
2,807 
workers 
83,451 
66,556 
228 
2,894 
7,104 
18,279 
22,345 
15,706 
Workers by days worked: 
150 days or more 
farms 
5,965 
4,628 
16 
230 
477 
1,271 
1,496 
1,138 
workers 
25,710 
21,776 
80 
799 
2,485 
6,786 
6,925 
4,701 
Less than 150 days 
farms 
10,784 
6,897 
33 
330 
593 
1,569 
2,107 
2,265 
workers 
57,741 
44,780 
148 
2,095 
4,619 
11,493 
15,420 
11,005 
Migrant farm labor on farms with hired 
labor (see text) 
farms 
768 
639 
3 
33 
63 
173 
204 
163 
Migrant farm labor on farms reporting 
only contract labor (see text) 
farms 
94 
70 
- 
2 
14 
20 
15 
19 
Unpaid workers (see text) 
farms 
22,501 
10,509 
80 
552 
1,017 
2,131 
2,979 
3,750 
workers 
53,797 
24,761 
178 
1,383 
3,085 
5,293 
6,595 
8,227 
FARMS BY SIZE 
1 to 9 acres 
4,162 
1,525 
15 
151 
179 
341 
430 
409 
1 0 to 49 acres 
18,764 
6,726 
48 
315 
620 
1,335 
1,937 
2,471 
50 to 69 acres 
4,639 
1,816 
10 
84 
164 
269 
527 
762 
70 to 99 acres 
6,049 
2,617 
6 
128 
161 
403 
684 
1,235 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
4,225 
2,210 
14 
67 
159 
360 
609 
1,001 
140 to 179 acres 
2,721 
1,503 
12 
47 
112 
224 
394 
714 
180 to 219 acres 
1,934 
1,200 
12 
51 
84 
213 
319 
521 
220 to 259 acres 
1,340 
852 
2 
35 
76 
119 
256 
364 
260 to 499 acres 
3,766 
2,726 
17 
160 
220 
536 
779 
1,014 
500 to 999 acres 
2,574 
2,222 
12 
99 
236 
570 
681 
624 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
1,417 
1,310 
4 
51 
119 
375 
441 
320 
2,000 acres or more 
603 
578 
2 
14 
63 
180 
195 
124 
FARMS BY NORTH AMERICAN 
INDUSTRY CLASSIFICATION 
SYSTEM (NAICS) 
Oilseed and grain farming (1111) 
14,171 
8,637 
73 
447 
669 
1,718 
2,421 
3,309 
Vegetable and melon farming (1 1 12) 
1,737 
1,052 
10 
73 
116 
211 
320 
322 
Fruit and tree nut farming (1113) 
2,311 
1,331 
5 
42 
81 
287 
415 
501 
Greenhouse, nursery, and floriculture 
production (1 1 14) 
2,632 
1,344 
4 
59 
91 
315 
454 
421 
Other crop farming (1 1 19) 
13,687 
4,565 
16 
125 
282 
600 
1,158 
2,384 
Tobacco farming (11191) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Cotton farming (11192) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sugarcane farming, hay farming, and all 
other crop farming (1 1 1 93,1 1 1 94,1 1 1 99) 
13,687 
4,565 
16 
125 
282 
600 
1,158 
2,384 
Beef cattle ranching and farming (112111) 
6,042 
2,660 
14 
120 
226 
447 
739 
1,114 
Cattle feedlots (112112) 
344 
229 
2 
7 
28 
44 
73 
75 
Dairy cattle and milk production (1 1212) 
1,672 
1,527 
11 
116 
269 
431 
449 
251 
Hog and pig farming (1122) 
686 
303 
1 
25 
48 
86 
90 
53 
Poultry and egg production (1 123) 
1,146 
484 
- 
31 
51 
111 
167 
124 
Sheep and goat farming (1124) 
1,419 
495 
3 
33 
55 
98 
153 
153 
Animal aquaculture and other animal 
production (1125, 1129) 
6,347 
2,658 
15 
124 
277 
577 
813 
852 
LIVESTOCK 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
13,626 
7,583 
44 
436 
811 
1,603 
2,169 
2,520 
number 
1,130,477 
1,009,681 
12,534 
52,368 
152,152 
292,131 
309,922 
190,574 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
5,268 
2,039 
9 
119 
190 
376 
578 
767 
1 0 to 49 
5,209 
2,806 
16 
135 
250 
499 
749 
1,157 
50 to 99 
1,193 
934 
8 
59 
121 
209 
272 
265 
100 to 199 
837 
736 
2 
59 
102 
208 
233 
132 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
206 Michigan 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
