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 
feed lots 
(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 
- 
2,612 
1,358 
323 
245 
638 
109 
212 
650 
55 to 59 years 
- 
2,752 
1,326 
299 
191 
513 
118 
252 
660 
60 to 64 years 
- 
2,947 
1,109 
262 
111 
374 
105 
208 
583 
65 to 69 years 
- 
2,526 
902 
142 
70 
220 
64 
135 
421 
70 years and over 
- 
6,484 
1,465 
211 
109 
153 
67 
181 
532 
Average age 
- 
62.4 
54.0 
51.7 
51.8 
50.3 
53.2 
53.0 
56.0 
Spanish, Hispanic, or Latino origin (see text) .. 
- 
130 
52 
2 
4 
9 
7 
17 
28 
Race: 
American Indian or Alaska Native 
- 
22 
4 
- 
- 
- 
- 
4 
5 
Asian 
- 
29 
- 
6 
- 
2 
- 
1 
1 
Black or African American 
- 
2 
6 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander ... 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
White 
- 
20,643 
9,676 
2,123 
1,224 
3,307 
729 
1,616 
3,922 
More than one race reported 
- 
23 
11 
- 
- 
1 
3 
- 
13 
Farms by number of persons living in 
operator's household: 
1 person 
- 
4,330 
1,246 
205 
78 
247 
50 
171 
476 
2 people 
- 
11,127 
4,473 
855 
384 
1,346 
291 
704 
2,037 
3 people 
- 
2,059 
1,349 
314 
181 
496 
104 
205 
529 
4 people 
- 
2,048 
1,388 
359 
188 
574 
114 
254 
481 
5 or more people 
- 
1,155 
1,241 
396 
393 
647 
173 
287 
418 
Percent of operator's total 
household income from farming: 
Less than 25 percent 
- 
15,874 
6,262 
511 
201 
798 
470 
1,343 
3,117 
25 to 49 percent 
- 
1,860 
1,137 
203 
65 
285 
23 
109 
246 
50 to 74 percent 
- 
1,728 
1,204 
461 
177 
652 
81 
81 
244 
75 to 99 percent 
- 
1,002 
685 
485 
306 
799 
81 
59 
192 
1 00 percent 
- 
255 
409 
469 
475 
776 
77 
29 
142 
Operator is a hired manager 
.. farms 
- 
658 
200 
153 
65 
347 
41 
21 
108 
acres 
- 
107,085 
74,680 
103,471 
27,099 
153,747 
9,249 
824 
30,658 
Farms with- 
Internet access 
- 
13,737 
7,001 
1,718 
819 
2,923 
536 
1,163 
3,018 
Dial-up service 
- 
1,518 
722 
158 
102 
222 
37 
131 
345 
DSL service 
- 
5,636 
2,826 
702 
388 
1,223 
222 
496 
1,249 
Cable modem service 
- 
2,179 
685 
140 
49 
260 
48 
83 
279 
Fiber-optic service 
- 
1,091 
532 
186 
62 
356 
73 
83 
260 
Mobile broadband plan for a computer 
or cell phone 
- 
2,540 
1,351 
235 
113 
541 
98 
235 
609 
Satellite service 
- 
2,279 
1,405 
409 
208 
713 
99 
222 
544 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
- 
228 
125 
23 
14 
46 
16 
19 
61 
Other Internet service 
- 
249 
149 
21 
5 
38 
25 
32 
49 
Farms by number of households sharing 
in net income of operation: 
1 household 
- 
16,392 
7,833 
1,614 
832 
2,380 
597 
1,377 
3,312 
2 households 
- 
3,057 
1,476 
382 
269 
573 
90 
190 
490 
3 households 
- 
776 
258 
75 
87 
185 
20 
21 
79 
4 households 
- 
277 
80 
32 
17 
87 
12 
20 
38 
5 or more households 
- 
217 
50 
26 
19 
85 
13 
13 
22 
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 
- 
19,698 
9,526 
2,050 
1,160 
3,075 
686 
1,605 
3,868 
acres 
- 
1,749,287 
1,560,528 
880,936 
400,889 
1,328,168 
81,598 
53,948 
368,865 
Limited Liability Corporation 
.. farms 
- 
910 
169 
53 
68 
262 
30 
28 
123 
acres 
- 
106,506 
67,144 
31,741 
36,186 
90,153 
7,354 
680 
16,633 
LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX PURPOSES 
(SEE TEXT) 
Family or individual 
.. farms 
- 
17,296 
8,969 
1,754 
972 
2,231 
587 
1,555 
3,556 
acres 
- 
1,465,025 
1,335,658 
660,035 
285,091 
860,089 
53,593 
48,989 
276,095 
Partnership 
.. farms 
- 
1,292 
407 
121 
134 
314 
46 
34 
158 
acres 
- 
143,779 
141,220 
87,619 
79,263 
150,996 
9,991 
3,323 
39,942 
Registered under state law 
.. farms 
- 
922 
241 
87 
79 
286 
40 
16 
114 
acres 
104,578 
95,332 
68,073 
54,933 
131,451 
8,119 
1,226 
24,056 
Corporation 
.. farms 
- 
1,118 
249 
242 
111 
736 
96 
21 
160 
acres 
- 
166,817 
123,855 
183,013 
71,277 
386,666 
27,177 
2,450 
71,150 
Family held 
.. farms 
- 
976 
237 
230 
110 
664 
84 
19 
149 
acres 
- 
113,470 
118,572 
174,930 
(D) 
371,948 
26,515 
(D) 
70,467 
More than 10 stockholders 
..farms 
- 
32 
3 
1 
12 
4 
3 
10 or less stockholders 
.. farms 
- 
944 
234 
229 
110 
652 
80 
19 
146 
Other than family held 
.. farms 
_ 
142 
12 
12 
1 
72 
12 
2 
11 
acres 
- 
53,347 
5,283 
8,083 
(D) 
14,718 
662 
(D) 
683 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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