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 
- 
785 
1,173 
17 
12 
11 
32 
89 
706 
55 to 59 years 
- 
1,008 
1,386 
23 
20 
14 
32 
77 
880 
60 to 64 years 
- 
1,269 
1,289 
20 
11 
9 
32 
85 
812 
65 to 69 years 
- 
995 
991 
13 
9 
9 
18 
74 
671 
70 years and over 
- 
2,263 
1,602 
35 
10 
7 
40 
95 
979 
Average age 
- 
62.9 
57.4 
56.1 
57.9 
53.5 
57.8 
57.1 
58.4 
Spanish, Hispanic, or Latino origin (see text) .. 
- 
69 
73 
7 
1 
2 
2 
5 
60 
Race: 
American Indian or Alaska Native 
- 
313 
509 
6 
2 
2 
5 
8 
361 
Asian 
- 
2 
12 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Black or African American 
- 
5 
2 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander ... 
- 
- 
4 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
White 
- 
7,043 
8,120 
156 
73 
81 
201 
560 
4,871 
More than one race reported 
- 
35 
56 
" 
- 
5 
8 
27 
Farms by number of persons living in 
operator's household: 
1 person 
- 
1,620 
1,248 
33 
7 
3 
23 
93 
840 
2 people 
- 
3,998 
4,538 
74 
32 
36 
96 
291 
2,775 
3 people 
- 
701 
1,099 
21 
8 
7 
35 
77 
739 
4 people 
- 
600 
1,017 
11 
11 
17 
27 
63 
506 
5 or more people 
- 
479 
801 
23 
17 
25 
25 
52 
401 
Percent of operator's total 
household income from farming: 
Less than 25 percent 
- 
5,497 
4,230 
58 
40 
79 
186 
429 
4,679 
25 to 49 percent 
- 
506 
907 
25 
1 
1 
5 
53 
150 
50 to 74 percent 
- 
629 
1,252 
28 
12 
1 
9 
53 
170 
75 to 99 percent 
- 
495 
1,388 
25 
9 
3 
3 
26 
139 
100 percent 
- 
271 
926 
26 
13 
4 
3 
15 
123 
Operator is a hired manager 
.. farms 
- 
283 
447 
12 
3 
8 
7 
10 
198 
acres 
- 
1,468,717 
5,002,256 
54,857 
10,393 
85,632 
539 
21,787 
3,504,314 
Farms with- 
Internet access 
- 
5,016 
6,646 
115 
63 
71 
169 
459 
3,873 
Dial-up service 
- 
434 
668 
14 
4 
- 
9 
48 
363 
DSL service 
- 
2,336 
2,922 
47 
32 
41 
74 
222 
1,638 
Cable modem service 
- 
524 
472 
6 
2 
1 
20 
33 
339 
Fiber-optic service 
- 
473 
671 
9 
1 
3 
17 
31 
259 
Mobile broadband plan for a computer 
or cell phone 
- 
687 
843 
18 
10 
13 
28 
65 
655 
Satellite service 
- 
1,043 
1,667 
41 
16 
20 
51 
103 
876 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
- 
104 
100 
2 
2 
- 
6 
9 
62 
Other Internet service 
- 
106 
127 
2 
4 
2 
6 
11 
95 
Farms by number of households sharing 
in net income of operation: 
1 household 
- 
5,961 
6,707 
125 
54 
74 
183 
501 
4,637 
2 households 
- 
1,034 
1,495 
29 
11 
11 
19 
62 
462 
3 households 
- 
222 
339 
3 
4 
- 
3 
5 
96 
4 households 
- 
119 
111 
4 
2 
3 
- 
6 
44 
5 or more households 
- 
62 
51 
1 
4 
- 
1 
2 
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 
- 
7,020 
8,312 
155 
69 
82 
205 
569 
5,014 
acres 
- 
6,656,257 
27,203,527 
336,605 
20,995 
40,576 
13,112 
314,568 
2,134,760 
Limited Liability Corporation 
.. farms 
- 
399 
573 
3 
5 
1 
11 
27 
323 
acres 
- 
526,650 
2,879,906 
(D) 
4,775 
(D) 
2,508 
26,598 
312,914 
LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX PURPOSES 
(SEE TEXT) 
Family or individual 
.. farms 
- 
5,931 
6,706 
127 
57 
75 
190 
526 
4,444 
acres 
- 
4,067,668 
14,088,351 
206,746 
12,239 
(D) 
10,258 
244,537 
1,060,208 
Partnership 
.. farms 
- 
596 
760 
17 
7 
6 
39 
316 
acres 
- 
1,155,431 
5,416,625 
(D) 
6,392 
- 
2,319 
(D) 
538,846 
Registered under state law 
..farms 
- 
499 
608 
7 
7 
- 
6 
29 
239 
acres 
1,005,197 
4,595,587 
(D) 
6,392 
- 
2,319 
59,409 
458,855 
Corporation 
.. farms 
- 
641 
1,093 
16 
8 
11 
9 
9 
334 
acres 
- 
2,073,695 
10,126,763 
92,723 
(D) 
85,710 
(D) 
(D) 
1,061,555 
Family held 
..farms 
- 
590 
1,035 
14 
6 
8 
7 
9 
269 
acres 
- 
1,842,436 
9,562,648 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
470 
(D) 
629,551 
More than 10 stockholders 
..farms 
- 
17 
40 
1 
3 
- 
17 
1 0 or less stockholders 
.. farms 
- 
573 
995 
14 
5 
5 
7 
9 
252 
Other than family held 
.. farms 
- 
51 
58 
2 
2 
3 
2 
- 
65 
acres 
- 
231,259 
564,115 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
432,004 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
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