Table 68. Summary by North American industry Ciassification 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 
- 
2,435 
955 
99 
140 
152 
119 
173 
636 
55 to 59 years 
- 
2,430 
831 
98 
120 
149 
76 
139 
658 
60 to 64 years 
- 
2,994 
807 
72 
105 
116 
87 
148 
693 
65 to 69 years 
- 
2,331 
666 
48 
51 
39 
48 
81 
481 
70 years and over 
- 
5,568 
1,212 
105 
70 
79 
66 
136 
730 
Average age 
- 
61.6 
55.6 
53.4 
53.7 
52.4 
54.0 
53.0 
57.7 
Spanish, Hispanic, or Latino origin (see text) .. 
- 
142 
39 
5 
9 
7 
8 
10 
63 
Race: 
American Indian or Alaska Native 
- 
41 
14 
- 
- 
- 
- 
3 
1 
Asian 
- 
35 
2 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
22 
Black or African American 
- 
36 
22 
- 
- 
- 
5 
2 
10 
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander ... 
- 
2 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
4 
White 
- 
19,036 
6,548 
660 
741 
869 
594 
1,076 
4,105 
More than one race reported 
- 
34 
14 
2 
1 
1 
4 
9 
8 
Farms by number of persons living in 
operator's household: 
1 person 
- 
4,293 
846 
63 
57 
64 
50 
128 
527 
2 people 
- 
9,803 
3,149 
312 
259 
350 
243 
459 
2,240 
3 people 
- 
2,000 
1,033 
115 
116 
130 
104 
195 
600 
4 people 
- 
1,983 
871 
81 
114 
141 
103 
166 
411 
5 or more people 
- 
1,105 
701 
91 
196 
186 
103 
142 
372 
Percent of operator's total 
household income from farming: 
Less than 25 percent 
- 
16,391 
5,315 
192 
135 
316 
496 
985 
3,606 
25 to 49 percent 
- 
1,179 
520 
88 
41 
65 
32 
36 
189 
50 to 74 percent 
- 
1,077 
407 
115 
104 
128 
30 
28 
171 
75 to 99 percent 
- 
395 
233 
145 
189 
204 
22 
15 
97 
1 00 percent 
- 
142 
125 
122 
273 
158 
23 
26 
87 
Operator is a hired manager 
.. farms 
- 
553 
100 
23 
44 
92 
25 
19 
130 
acres 
- 
(D) 
29,822 
22,965 
33,740 
47,059 
3,482 
435 
21,344 
Farms with- 
Internet access 
- 
11,693 
4,582 
467 
481 
737 
455 
835 
3,126 
Dial-up service 
- 
902 
376 
25 
35 
36 
25 
73 
284 
DSL service 
- 
4,273 
1,748 
162 
190 
322 
155 
293 
1,112 
Cable modem service 
- 
1,762 
377 
34 
34 
51 
35 
82 
376 
Fiber-optic service 
- 
280 
127 
17 
12 
17 
10 
25 
58 
Mobile broadband plan for a computer 
or cell phone 
- 
2,534 
1,027 
99 
92 
158 
123 
210 
750 
Satellite service 
- 
2,209 
1,085 
123 
138 
190 
118 
167 
736 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
- 
318 
82 
19 
19 
23 
8 
26 
79 
Other Internet service 
- 
454 
149 
25 
20 
33 
38 
33 
116 
Farms by number of households sharing 
in net income of operation: 
1 household 
- 
15,117 
5,304 
494 
442 
543 
519 
954 
3,555 
2 households 
- 
2,881 
1,041 
127 
197 
214 
54 
118 
472 
3 households 
- 
653 
165 
26 
68 
70 
16 
6 
75 
4 households 
- 
316 
45 
10 
21 
22 
9 
11 
24 
5 or more households 
- 
217 
45 
5 
14 
22 
5 
1 
24 
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 
- 
18,265 
6,490 
635 
692 
783 
579 
1,073 
4,029 
acres 
- 
1,548,631 
672,152 
271,113 
255,650 
347,766 
24,003 
28,650 
191,990 
Limited Liability Corporation 
.. farms 
- 
413 
125 
19 
33 
47 
4 
20 
218 
acres 
- 
(D) 
13,121 
10,410 
19,681 
28,540 
294 
482 
13,708 
LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX PURPOSES 
(SEE TEXT) 
Family or individual 
.. farms 
- 
16,607 
6,147 
544 
568 
575 
539 
1,044 
3,652 
acres 
- 
1,327,827 
587,961 
198,852 
1 72,523 
203,154 
20,073 
27,707 
161,662 
Partnership 
.. farms 
- 
1,030 
275 
65 
97 
111 
15 
28 
157 
acres 
- 
124,039 
50,159 
43,963 
65,443 
(D) 
2,999 
(D) 
15,479 
Registered under state law 
.. farms 
- 
637 
151 
38 
56 
82 
7 
21 
103 
acres 
- 
(D) 
33,021 
30,229 
42,638 
60,896 
891 
530 
12,341 
Corporation 
.. farms 
- 
559 
111 
49 
71 
179 
31 
7 
270 
acres 
- 
97,408 
39,627 
40,775 
46,215 
113,183 
4,435 
593 
22,969 
Family held 
.. farms 
- 
420 
100 
49 
71 
158 
28 
7 
235 
acres 
- 
71,387 
36,087 
40,775 
46,215 
103,432 
(D) 
593 
22,065 
More than 1 0 stockholders 
.. farms 
- 
18 
- 
- 
9 
5 
4 
- 
- 
1 0 or less stockholders 
.. farms 
- 
402 
100 
49 
62 
153 
24 
7 
235 
Other than family held 
.. farms 
_ 
139 
11 
_ 
_ 
21 
3 
_ 
35 
acres 
- 
26,021 
3,540 
- 
- 
9,751 
(D) 
- 
904 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
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