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) 
ENERGY - Con. 
Renewable energy producing systems - Con. 
Biodiesel 
.... farms 
4 
19 
46 
1 
2 
_ 
_ 
7 
9 
Ethanol 
.... farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other 
.... farms 
- 
34 
150 
1 
- 
- 
5 
13 
22 
Wind rights leased to others 
.... farms 
148 
466 
412 
8 
10 
- 
5 
19 
34 
TENURE 
Full owners 
.... farms 
1,218 
41,202 
87,164 
530 
270 
967 
3,340 
13,454 
22,105 
Part owners 
.... farms 
2,207 
8,490 
32,714 
290 
323 
135 
556 
1,606 
3,375 
Tenants 
.... farms 
1,079 
1,977 
7,848 
78 
63 
82 
84 
543 
1,107 
OWNED AND RENTED LAND 
Land owned 
.... farms 
3,491 
49,833 
120,229 
824 
593 
1,102 
3,899 
15,080 
25,527 
acres 
2,939,998 
14,198,154 
49,118,711 
917,269 
373,473 
127,435 
423,931 
3,020,700 
6,966,931 
Owned land in farms 
.... farms 
3,425 
49,692 
119,878 
820 
593 
1,102 
3,896 
15,060 
25,480 
acres 
2,535,107 
11,541,536 
46,289,733 
872,888 
353,845 
1 1 7,943 
396,536 
2,845,936 
6,401,462 
Land rented or leased from others 
.... farms 
3,294 
10,567 
40,749 
372 
389 
222 
643 
2,167 
4,510 
acres 
3,956,885 
4,945,474 
32,520,628 
433,856 
192,032 
29,150 
138,306 
2,147,532 
2,360,169 
Rented or leased land in farms 
.... farms 
3,286 
10,467 
40,562 
368 
386 
217 
640 
2,149 
4,482 
acres 
3,939,172 
4,840,643 
32,024,738 
432,664 
189,102 
17,901 
137,694 
2,140,699 
2,314,877 
Land rented or leased to others 
.... farms 
765 
6,290 
8,986 
92 
34 
61 
195 
816 
1,623 
acres 
422,604 
2,761,449 
3,324,868 
45,573 
22,558 
20,741 
28,007 
181,597 
610,761 
NUMBER OF OPERATORS 
Total operators 
. number 
6,248 
74,679 
192,871 
1,379 
1,070 
1,934 
6,721 
24,500 
42,114 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
3,057 
32,365 
72,618 
531 
336 
552 
1,654 
7,733 
13,191 
2 operators 
1,231 
16,528 
47,336 
295 
247 
544 
2,019 
7,059 
1 1 ,860 
3 operators 
168 
2,188 
6,265 
50 
60 
64 
251 
645 
1,164 
4 operators 
31 
408 
1,044 
12 
8 
19 
29 
134 
252 
5 or more operators 
17 
180 
463 
10 
5 
5 
27 
32 
120 
Total women operators 
. number 
1,214 
24,112 
60,221 
315 
259 
698 
2,654 
9,552 
17,098 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
1,103 
21,039 
53,727 
284 
225 
612 
2,328 
8,598 
14,835 
2 operators 
42 
1,180 
2,693 
11 
15 
41 
135 
393 
929 
3 operators 
9 
184 
305 
3 
- 
- 
12 
56 
102 
4 operators 
- 
23 
37 
- 
1 
1 
5 
- 
21 
5 or more operators 
- 
12 
9 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
3 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR 
CHARACTERISTICS 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
4,289 
42,716 
110,789 
831 
621 
1,036 
3,188 
12,583 
19,945 
Female 
215 
8,953 
16,937 
67 
35 
148 
792 
3,020 
6,642 
Primary occupation: 
Farming 
3,665 
18,126 
54,151 
528 
523 
389 
2,050 
5,679 
10,010 
Other 
839 
33,543 
73,575 
370 
133 
795 
1,930 
9,924 
16,577 
Place of residence: 
On farm operated 
2,277 
32,335 
89,162 
538 
501 
948 
3,468 
12,731 
20,574 
Not on farm operated 
2,227 
19,334 
38,564 
360 
155 
236 
512 
2,872 
6,013 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
2,684 
18,856 
43,548 
371 
393 
269 
1,574 
5,025 
8,619 
Any 
1,820 
32,813 
84,178 
527 
263 
915 
2,406 
10,578 
17,968 
1 to 49 days 
331 
4,848 
10,216 
51 
46 
70 
261 
1,195 
2,085 
50 to 99 days 
154 
2,679 
7,178 
43 
16 
64 
173 
833 
1,445 
1 00 to 1 99 days 
211 
4,482 
12,565 
83 
27 
98 
344 
1,522 
2,629 
200 days or more 
1,124 
20,804 
54,219 
350 
174 
683 
1,628 
7,028 
1 1 ,809 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
158 
2,065 
3,998 
25 
14 
70 
207 
589 
892 
3 or 4 years 
272 
2,996 
6,775 
49 
31 
125 
307 
1,068 
1,542 
5 to 9 years 
499 
8,601 
21,088 
105 
84 
264 
832 
3,426 
5,558 
1 0 years or more 
3,575 
38,007 
95,865 
719 
527 
725 
2,634 
10,520 
18,595 
Average years on present farm 
25.7 
20.6 
20.9 
23.4 
22.8 
15.0 
16.5 
16.9 
17.3 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
114 
1,430 
2,656 
14 
9 
52 
141 
393 
549 
3 or 4 years 
185 
2,441 
5,413 
40 
12 
102 
248 
862 
1,207 
5 to 9 years 
426 
7,347 
17,818 
84 
55 
250 
724 
2,978 
4,614 
1 0 years or more 
3,779 
40,451 
101,839 
760 
580 
780 
2,867 
1 1 ,370 
20,217 
Average years operating any farm 
28.2 
22.9 
23.3 
26.4 
26.0 
16.9 
18.7 
19.0 
19.6 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
62 
126 
404 
6 
1 
15 
11 
30 
63 
25 to 34 years 
471 
1,672 
4,500 
36 
31 
91 
160 
520 
968 
35 to 44 years 
463 
3,753 
10,501 
64 
91 
257 
550 
1,514 
2,685 
45 to 49 years 
391 
3,745 
10,602 
59 
104 
185 
475 
1,591 
2,569 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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