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 
- 
1,944 
2,116 
58 
72 
46 
58 
167 
564 
55 to 59 years 
3 
2,180 
2,214 
82 
51 
49 
47 
127 
594 
60 to 64 years 
5 
2,051 
2,066 
73 
43 
33 
65 
113 
506 
65 to 69 years 
6 
2,022 
1,617 
48 
32 
38 
39 
82 
367 
70 years and over 
2 
4,733 
3,059 
82 
38 
30 
44 
97 
607 
Average age 
61.4 
62.3 
56.2 
55.7 
52.1 
52.2 
55.7 
53.1 
57.5 
Spanish, Hispanic, or Latino origin (see text) .. 
- 
190 
214 
12 
1 
- 
16 
20 
37 
Race: 
American Indian or Alaska Native 
- 
119 
139 
- 
6 
6 
6 
11 
57 
Asian 
- 
29 
24 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
4 
Black or African American 
- 
47 
58 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
21 
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander ... 
- 
3 
2 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
3 
White 
18 
15,339 
15,671 
492 
392 
340 
370 
922 
3,363 
More than one race reported 
- 
56 
97 
- 
- 
2 
9 
13 
36 
Farms by number of persons living in 
operator's household: 
1 person 
- 
3,112 
2,156 
48 
46 
29 
36 
92 
481 
2 people 
17 
8,487 
7,993 
255 
140 
129 
167 
422 
1,857 
3 people 
1 
1,544 
2,060 
73 
35 
54 
53 
105 
444 
4 people 
- 
1,471 
2,139 
54 
40 
68 
64 
146 
381 
5 or more people 
- 
979 
1,643 
62 
137 
68 
65 
181 
321 
Percent of operator's total 
household income from farming: 
Less than 25 percent 
11 
12,901 
10,853 
157 
114 
230 
349 
874 
3,106 
25 to 49 percent 
3 
1,055 
1,789 
47 
27 
24 
12 
33 
138 
50 to 74 percent 
2 
950 
1,621 
90 
63 
24 
13 
23 
136 
75 to 99 percent 
2 
477 
1,092 
113 
90 
35 
8 
7 
64 
1 00 percent 
" 
210 
636 
85 
104 
35 
3 
9 
40 
Operator is a hired manager 
.. farms 
4 
361 
350 
106 
28 
25 
4 
11 
47 
acres 
(D) 
(D) 
981,687 
(D) 
25,495 
28,145 
(D) 
(D) 
90,831 
Farms with- 
Internet access 
16 
10,244 
11,280 
420 
238 
282 
305 
754 
2,595 
Dial-up service 
- 
668 
970 
25 
18 
18 
34 
65 
193 
DSL service 
6 
3,473 
3,809 
184 
93 
126 
106 
301 
841 
Cable modem service 
2 
2,145 
1,343 
40 
12 
17 
41 
57 
345 
Fiber-optic service 
2 
1,082 
1,282 
46 
37 
29 
14 
68 
167 
Mobile broadband plan for a computer 
or cell phone 
- 
1,733 
2,181 
62 
35 
56 
60 
167 
567 
Satellite service 
9 
1,832 
2,391 
104 
72 
62 
64 
159 
622 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
- 
239 
202 
18 
2 
10 
16 
19 
65 
Other Internet service 
- 
298 
418 
17 
5 
9 
17 
30 
101 
Farms by number of households sharing 
in net income of operation: 
1 household 
12 
12,391 
13,000 
347 
289 
280 
328 
849 
3,025 
2 households 
4 
2,155 
2,304 
80 
80 
41 
47 
85 
341 
3 households 
2 
623 
428 
32 
15 
18 
8 
11 
69 
4 households 
- 
239 
146 
16 
6 
4 
- 
1 
21 
5 or more households 
- 
185 
113 
17 
8 
5 
2 
- 
28 
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 
14,999 
15,676 
419 
375 
332 
376 
926 
3,413 
acres 
26,052 
4,386,171 
9,956,011 
692,395 
221,172 
123,921 
31,572 
58,153 
502,648 
Limited Liability Corporation 
.. farms 
- 
568 
425 
37 
28 
16 
11 
15 
176 
acres 
- 
289,588 
688,552 
126,264 
34,252 
13,113 
809 
456 
90,615 
LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX PURPOSES 
(SEE TEXT) 
Family or individual 
.. farms 
17 
13,330 
14,610 
279 
327 
271 
352 
901 
3,179 
acres 
(D) 
(D) 
7,695,175 
330,078 
152,177 
53,255 
24,488 
46,303 
379,965 
Partnership 
.. farms 
928 
758 
67 
42 
28 
11 
15 
140 
acres 
- 
516,761 
1,423,100 
232,567 
54,710 
46,440 
2,152 
2,548 
63,737 
Registered under state law 
.. farms 
- 
629 
483 
53 
31 
24 
9 
7 
95 
acres 
392,048 
1,102,679 
193,871 
40,563 
38,485 
2,064 
225 
34,486 
Corporation 
.. farms 
- 
451 
404 
136 
26 
46 
14 
21 
102 
acres 
- 
(D) 
1,023,095 
250,394 
31,471 
(D) 
4,876 
(D) 
35,765 
Family held 
.. farms 
- 
378 
378 
109 
21 
41 
12 
21 
86 
acres 
- 
309,468 
985,019 
218,582 
29,182 
37,433 
(D) 
(D) 
19,078 
More than 10 stockholders 
..farms 
- 
17 
4 
2 
1 
- 
3 
10 or less stockholders 
.. farms 
~ 
361 
374 
107 
20 
41 
12 
21 
83 
Other than family held 
.. farms 
- 
73 
26 
27 
5 
5 
2 
- 
16 
acres 
~ 
(D) 
38,076 
31,812 
2,289 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
16,687 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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