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 
78,487 
32,955 
165 
1,495 
2,356 
4,642 
7,913 
16,384 
acres 
33,149,834 
21,954,488 
66,086 
919,472 
1,779,517 
3,601,734 
6,347,161 
9,240,518 
Limited Liability Corporation 
farms 
2,728 
1,321 
7 
72 
133 
219 
321 
569 
acres 
2,564,282 
1,779,303 
4,875 
80,888 
184,230 
320,918 
588,990 
599,402 
LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX PURPOSES (SEE TEXT) 
Family or individual farms 
73,364 
30,367 
158 
1,416 
2,182 
4,253 
7,184 
15,174 
acres 
27,612,735 
17,893,712 
60,130 
825,694 
1,497,108 
2,930,760 
4,976,217 
7,603,803 
Partnership 
farms 
3,605 
1,813 
9 
65 
134 
271 
466 
868 
acres 
3,618,945 
2,700,789 
(D) 
(D) 
238,436 
479,066 
779,003 
1,103,381 
Registered under state law 
farms 
2,299 
1,227 
4 
48 
97 
202 
338 
538 
acres 
2,866,792 
2,199,293 
152 
67,658 
204,645 
410,802 
649,735 
866,301 
Corporation 
farms 
1,931 
1,093 
3 
31 
94 
187 
322 
456 
acres 
2,088,285 
1,538,505 
(D) 
(D) 
114,539 
231,808 
566,681 
600,445 
Family held 
farms 
1,601 
911 
3 
27 
82 
150 
268 
381 
acres 
1,788,909 
1,333,627 
(D) 
(D) 
101,269 
190,756 
480,160 
544,442 
More than 10 stockholders 
farms 
36 
15 
- 
1 
6 
8 
1 0 or less stockholders 
farms 
1,565 
896 
3 
27 
82 
149 
262 
373 
Other than family held 
farms 
330 
182 
- 
4 
12 
37 
54 
75 
acres 
299,376 
204,878 
- 
8,032 
13,270 
41,052 
86,521 
56,003 
More than 1 0 stockholders 
farms 
25 
19 
- 
- 
2 
9 
4 
4 
1 0 or less stockholders 
farms 
305 
163 
- 
4 
10 
28 
50 
71 
Other-cooperative, estate 
or trust, institutional, etc 
farms 
1,345 
517 
20 
28 
60 
127 
282 
acres 
1,036,145 
608,022 
- 
23,362 
88,147 
102,894 
182,175 
211,444 
HIRED FARM LABOR 
Hired farm labor 
farms 
18,108 
9,842 
42 
490 
786 
1,543 
2,425 
4,556 
workers 
51,119 
30,369 
116 
1,230 
3,383 
4,881 
7,121 
13,638 
Workers by days worked: 
150 days or more 
farms 
6,110 
3,863 
20 
200 
384 
683 
1,005 
1,571 
workers 
15,426 
10,890 
24 
343 
1,528 
2,081 
2,647 
4,267 
Less than 150 days 
farms 
14,174 
7,432 
29 
344 
566 
1,146 
1,795 
3,552 
workers 
35,693 
19,479 
92 
887 
1,855 
2,800 
4,474 
9,371 
Migrant farm labor on farms with hired 
labor (see text) 
farms 
140 
103 
5 
7 
23 
28 
40 
Migrant farm labor on farms reporting 
only contract labor (see text) 
farms 
49 
28 
- 
- 
2 
2 
3 
21 
Unpaid workers (see text) 
farms 
36,302 
14,374 
74 
616 
1,152 
2,213 
3,546 
6,773 
workers 
83,961 
32,377 
144 
1,539 
3,040 
5,387 
7,739 
14,528 
FARMS BY SIZE 
1 to 9 acres 
3,724 
1,122 
17 
92 
117 
202 
280 
414 
1 0 to 49 acres 
16,327 
5,053 
40 
201 
416 
830 
1,196 
2,370 
50 to 69 acres 
4,562 
1,562 
3 
71 
119 
245 
397 
727 
70 to 99 acres 
8,374 
2,927 
11 
137 
169 
413 
746 
1,451 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
6,535 
2,330 
8 
91 
157 
285 
524 
1,265 
140 to 179 acres 
7,947 
2,984 
24 
139 
184 
293 
618 
1,726 
180 to 219 acres 
3,720 
1,445 
- 
57 
92 
146 
308 
842 
220 to 259 acres 
3,290 
1,381 
2 
51 
63 
167 
292 
806 
260 to 499 acres 
10,536 
4,846 
25 
222 
292 
564 
1,081 
2,662 
500 to 999 acres 
7,401 
4,301 
19 
183 
305 
602 
987 
2,205 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
4,311 
3,039 
11 
174 
275 
478 
801 
1,300 
2,000 acres or more 
3,518 
2,800 
10 
114 
249 
546 
869 
1,012 
FARMS BY NORTH AMERICAN 
INDUSTRY CLASSIFICATION 
SYSTEM (NAICS) 
Oilseed and grain farming (1111) 
7,364 
4,548 
29 
292 
348 
698 
1,106 
2,075 
Vegetable and melon farming (1 1 12) 
291 
166 
3 
7 
6 
33 
52 
65 
Fruit and tree nut farming (1113) 
1,411 
531 
- 
9 
16 
75 
125 
306 
Greenhouse, nursery, and floriculture 
production (1 1 14) 
286 
158 
_ 
5 
14 
29 
60 
50 
Other crop farming (1 1 19) 
16,249 
5,402 
13 
137 
326 
651 
1,221 
3,054 
Tobacco farming (11191) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Cotton farming (11192) 
77 
55 
- 
1 
6 
5 
18 
25 
Sugarcane farming, hay farming, and all 
other crop farming (1 1 1 93,1 1 1 94,1 1 1 99) 
16,172 
5,347 
13 
136 
320 
646 
1,203 
3,029 
Beef cattle ranching and farming (112111) 
40,939 
17,758 
103 
840 
1,217 
2,293 
4,225 
9,080 
Cattle feedlots (112112) 
372 
229 
- 
24 
21 
19 
48 
117 
Dairy cattle and milk production (1 1212) 
309 
228 
1 
19 
22 
58 
53 
75 
Hog and pig farming (1122) 
623 
198 
3 
11 
39 
59 
51 
35 
Poultry and egg production (1 123) 
1,472 
746 
3 
38 
94 
201 
208 
202 
Sheep and goat farming (1124) 
2,269 
793 
4 
43 
71 
156 
193 
326 
Animal aquaculture and other animal 
production (1125, 1129) 
8,660 
3,033 
11 
107 
264 
499 
757 
1,395 
LIVESTOCK 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
51,043 
23,524 
143 
1,195 
1,708 
3,331 
5,690 
11,457 
number 
4,245,970 
2,977,213 
12,483 
142,887 
324,808 
644,327 
820,575 
1,032,133 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
10,718 
3,356 
30 
165 
297 
548 
803 
1,513 
1 0 to 49 
24,463 
9,915 
66 
431 
592 
1,198 
2,228 
5,400 
50 to 99 
7,139 
3,915 
18 
247 
242 
465 
903 
2,040 
100 to 199 
4,439 
2,903 
6 
157 
263 
417 
730 
1,330 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
202 Oklahoma 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
