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 
- 
150 
68 
- 
19 
15 
34 
40 
205 
55 to 59 years 
- 
140 
64 
- 
45 
19 
42 
57 
144 
60 to 64 years 
- 
179 
37 
- 
25 
7 
21 
54 
136 
65 to 69 years 
- 
185 
47 
- 
13 
- 
15 
25 
85 
70 years and over 
- 
339 
66 
- 
18 
25 
24 
32 
111 
Average age 
- 
61.6 
56.5 
(D) 
(D) 
56.0 
53.0 
56.4 
54.9 
Spanish, Hispanic, or Latino origin (see text) .. 
- 
2 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
Race: 
American Indian or Alaska Native 
- 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Asian 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
2 
- 
Black or African American 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
6 
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander ... 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
White 
- 
1,167 
383 
1 
149 
88 
221 
290 
995 
More than one race reported 
- 
6 
- 
- 
1 
- 
2 
8 
2 
Farms by number of persons living in 
operator's household: 
1 person 
- 
197 
33 
- 
9 
4 
12 
43 
111 
2 people 
- 
623 
198 
- 
66 
41 
99 
159 
525 
3 people 
- 
172 
46 
1 
28 
12 
29 
32 
174 
4 people 
- 
112 
67 
- 
24 
28 
49 
36 
105 
5 or more people 
- 
70 
39 
- 
23 
3 
35 
30 
88 
Percent of operator's total 
household income from farming: 
Less than 25 percent 
- 
1,010 
341 
- 
59 
85 
206 
279 
806 
25 to 49 percent 
- 
44 
10 
- 
13 
2 
1 
2 
45 
50 to 74 percent 
- 
60 
14 
1 
24 
- 
1 
11 
46 
75 to 99 percent 
- 
30 
5 
- 
14 
1 
10 
5 
39 
1 00 percent 
- 
30 
13 
- 
40 
- 
6 
3 
67 
Operator is a hired manager 
.. farms 
- 
31 
15 
- 
11 
- 
7 
- 
44 
acres 
- 
23,623 
3,910 
- 
5,415 
- 
(D) 
- 
4,042 
Farms with- 
Internet access 
- 
901 
308 
- 
118 
64 
208 
275 
880 
Dial-up service 
- 
63 
32 
- 
5 
- 
29 
21 
70 
DSL service 
- 
310 
102 
- 
58 
14 
61 
117 
277 
Cable modem service 
- 
388 
138 
- 
42 
50 
89 
81 
381 
Fiber-optic service 
- 
41 
16 
- 
4 
- 
14 
20 
31 
Mobile broadband plan for a computer 
or cell phone 
- 
107 
25 
- 
6 
7 
24 
22 
108 
Satellite service 
- 
56 
22 
- 
7 
- 
28 
31 
78 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
- 
34 
2 
- 
2 
- 
15 
17 
36 
Other Internet service 
- 
16 
1 
- 
- 
- 
3 
3 
- 
Farms by number of households sharing 
in net income of operation: 
1 household 
- 
1,054 
353 
1 
109 
82 
194 
287 
895 
2 households 
- 
97 
23 
- 
22 
6 
23 
9 
56 
3 households 
- 
17 
5 
- 
12 
- 
5 
2 
36 
4 households 
- 
3 
2 
- 
5 
- 
2 
2 
13 
5 or more households 
- 
3 
- 
- 
2 
- 
- 
- 
3 
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 
- 
1,141 
378 
1 
130 
87 
221 
300 
979 
acres 
- 
172,304 
37,426 
(D) 
50,127 
(D) 
11,855 
15,395 
41,978 
Limited Liability Corporation 
.. farms 
- 
85 
35 
27 
13 
44 
35 
162 
acres 
- 
15,798 
5,279 
- 
10,782 
(D) 
2,471 
1,568 
8,531 
LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX PURPOSES 
(SEE TEXT) 
Family or individual 
.. farms 
- 
1,020 
359 
1 
89 
87 
198 
280 
824 
acres 
- 
141,288 
30,127 
(D) 
29,000 
(D) 
8,567 
14,782 
33,282 
Partnership 
.. farms 
- 
80 
10 
32 
1 
19 
10 
69 
acres 
- 
18,799 
3,971 
- 
16,851 
(D) 
2,572 
(D) 
2,647 
Registered under state law 
.. farms 
- 
64 
8 
- 
27 
10 
8 
67 
acres 
- 
15,335 
3,471 
- 
14,870 
- 
2,374 
(D) 
2,435 
Corporation 
.. farms 
- 
34 
11 
- 
19 
- 
7 
8 
72 
acres 
- 
9,045 
(D) 
- 
8,685 
- 
1,241 
(D) 
3,785 
Family held 
.. farms 
- 
23 
5 
- 
13 
- 
4 
8 
52 
acres 
- 
8,342 
3,395 
- 
8,667 
- 
716 
(D) 
1,988 
More than 1 0 stockholders 
.. farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 0 or less stockholders 
.. farms 
- 
23 
5 
- 
13 
- 
4 
8 
52 
Other than family held 
.. farms 
_ 
11 
6 
_ 
6 
_ 
3 
_ 
20 
acres 
- 
703 
(D) 
- 
18 
- 
525 
- 
1,797 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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