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 
- 
1,116 
640 
17 
745 
63 
136 
196 
869 
55 to 59 years 
- 
1,285 
652 
13 
673 
73 
93 
186 
808 
60 to 64 years 
- 
1,541 
596 
29 
520 
32 
152 
141 
836 
65 to 69 years 
- 
1,329 
529 
23 
369 
23 
82 
121 
627 
70 years and over 
- 
2,304 
765 
21 
447 
27 
92 
125 
710 
Average age 
- 
60.6 
56.8 
57.5 
51.7 
50.3 
54.0 
54.9 
56.8 
Spanish, Hispanic, or Latino origin (see text) .. 
- 
67 
20 
- 
15 
5 
13 
18 
48 
Race: 
American Indian or Alaska Native 
- 
29 
4 
- 
6 
- 
3 
- 
26 
Asian 
- 
13 
4 
- 
- 
- 
7 
7 
4 
Black or African American 
- 
18 
12 
- 
3 
- 
- 
9 
7 
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander ... 
- 
- 
7 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
White 
- 
9,243 
4,415 
143 
4,682 
421 
864 
1,099 
5,119 
More than one race reported 
- 
32 
11 
- 
3 
1 
7 
5 
15 
Farms by number of persons living in 
operator's household: 
1 person 
- 
1,514 
529 
15 
358 
28 
58 
122 
627 
2 people 
- 
4,777 
2,120 
68 
1,588 
157 
382 
522 
2,482 
3 people 
- 
1,314 
704 
25 
766 
72 
127 
158 
867 
4 people 
- 
939 
587 
13 
699 
74 
145 
161 
675 
5 or more people 
- 
791 
513 
22 
1,283 
91 
170 
157 
520 
Percent of operator's total 
household income from farming: 
Less than 25 percent 
- 
7,443 
3,513 
72 
872 
341 
745 
953 
4,208 
25 to 49 percent 
- 
749 
312 
18 
431 
14 
34 
60 
342 
50 to 74 percent 
- 
582 
283 
18 
711 
17 
42 
48 
223 
75 to 99 percent 
- 
314 
158 
24 
890 
29 
28 
22 
164 
1 00 percent 
- 
247 
187 
11 
1,790 
21 
33 
37 
234 
Operator is a hired manager 
.. farms 
- 
173 
56 
7 
182 
1 
19 
14 
249 
acres 
- 
107,251 
9,493 
5,489 
172,046 
(D) 
13,441 
(D) 
44,201 
Farms with- 
Internet access 
- 
6,324 
3,038 
91 
2,709 
324 
722 
891 
4,278 
Dial-up service 
- 
755 
356 
8 
306 
43 
68 
87 
377 
DSL service 
- 
2,093 
1,013 
42 
1,005 
108 
236 
331 
1,289 
Cable modem service 
- 
1,880 
802 
21 
616 
84 
236 
264 
1,548 
Fiber-optic service 
- 
188 
67 
2 
63 
9 
26 
23 
170 
Mobile broadband plan for a computer 
or cell phone 
- 
946 
496 
13 
448 
61 
106 
101 
775 
Satellite service 
- 
916 
487 
14 
488 
37 
97 
120 
507 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
- 
125 
63 
1 
40 
9 
24 
25 
149 
Other Internet service 
- 
64 
39 
3 
43 
" 
6 
10 
47 
Farms by number of households sharing 
in net income of operation: 
1 household 
- 
8,178 
3,901 
113 
3,319 
391 
789 
1,033 
4,613 
2 households 
- 
959 
477 
23 
948 
21 
60 
72 
444 
3 households 
- 
113 
49 
7 
252 
6 
15 
6 
65 
4 households 
- 
55 
14 
- 
90 
3 
13 
4 
32 
5 or more households 
- 
30 
12 
- 
85 
1 
5 
5 
17 
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 
- 
9,122 
4,387 
133 
4,470 
414 
865 
1,090 
4,987 
acres 
- 
1,576,147 
630,346 
33,780 
2,120,957 
32,081 
71,361 
68,833 
360,667 
Limited Liability Corporation 
.. farms 
- 
411 
144 
8 
446 
26 
46 
65 
440 
acres 
- 
121,051 
37,950 
4,347 
561,354 
3,712 
4,592 
4,961 
50,856 
LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX PURPOSES 
(SEE TEXT) 
Family or individual 
.. farms 
- 
8,417 
4,051 
107 
3,595 
378 
754 
1,009 
4,104 
acres 
- 
1,343,984 
536,015 
21,095 
1,244,678 
27,068 
48,871 
61,646 
269,793 
Partnership 
.. farms 
- 
545 
234 
21 
873 
32 
48 
70 
385 
acres 
- 
163,443 
64,808 
14,042 
795,396 
2,669 
3,462 
7,501 
37,021 
Registered under state law 
.. farms 
- 
418 
162 
15 
728 
25 
45 
57 
340 
acres 
130,717 
51,726 
12,319 
721,520 
2,289 
3,162 
6,237 
30,716 
Corporation 
.. farms 
- 
262 
128 
10 
204 
11 
74 
27 
572 
acres 
- 
93,635 
38,024 
5,834 
251,430 
(D) 
17,589 
(D) 
61,165 
Family held 
..farms 
- 
231 
128 
8 
201 
10 
68 
23 
450 
acres 
- 
85,108 
38,024 
(D) 
246,700 
(D) 
17,328 
(D) 
47,380 
More than 10 stockholders 
..farms 
- 
8 
1 
6 
2 
4 
1 0 or less stockholders 
.. farms 
- 
223 
127 
8 
195 
10 
66 
23 
446 
Other than family held 
.. farms 
- 
31 
- 
2 
3 
1 
6 
4 
122 
acres 
- 
8,527 
- 
(D) 
4,730 
(D) 
261 
(D) 
13,785 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
New York 179 
