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 
- 
1,041 
752 
22 
22 
9 
13 
36 
261 
55 to 59 years 
- 
1,416 
684 
23 
20 
19 
23 
38 
305 
60 to 64 years 
- 
1,536 
640 
21 
4 
7 
10 
41 
257 
65 to 69 years 
- 
1,476 
448 
13 
8 
1 
7 
19 
299 
70 years and over 
- 
3,606 
609 
18 
3 
6 
6 
22 
334 
Average age 
- 
63.3 
53.3 
54.3 
52.7 
54.3 
50.2 
52.8 
56.5 
Spanish, Hispanic, or Latino origin (see text) .. 
- 
41 
44 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
9 
Race: 
American Indian or Alaska Native 
- 
153 
88 
6 
- 
- 
4 
- 
82 
Asian 
- 
8 
4 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Black or African American 
- 
2 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander ... 
- 
4 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
White 
- 
10,617 
4,842 
151 
90 
66 
101 
247 
2,001 
More than one race reported 
- 
23 
15 
- 
- 
- 
- 
4 
2 
Farms by number of persons living in 
operator's household: 
1 person 
- 
2,865 
782 
19 
5 
9 
17 
35 
351 
2 people 
- 
5,523 
2,163 
61 
31 
29 
35 
103 
1,033 
3 people 
- 
849 
742 
15 
24 
9 
20 
31 
233 
4 people 
- 
932 
663 
26 
14 
16 
13 
45 
278 
5 or more people 
- 
638 
599 
36 
16 
3 
20 
37 
190 
Percent of operator's total 
household income from farming: 
Less than 25 percent 
- 
7,393 
2,283 
76 
4 
51 
92 
198 
1,648 
25 to 49 percent 
- 
1,174 
679 
21 
2 
2 
3 
26 
145 
50 to 74 percent 
- 
1,139 
885 
20 
4 
3 
5 
15 
125 
75 to 99 percent 
- 
787 
607 
28 
36 
6 
3 
5 
101 
1 00 percent 
- 
314 
495 
12 
44 
4 
2 
7 
66 
Operator is a hired manager 
.. farms 
- 
161 
62 
2 
3 
4 
2 
3 
39 
acres 
- 
113,969 
121,173 
(D) 
5,810 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
573,568 
Farms with- 
Internet access 
- 
6,968 
3,768 
126 
70 
58 
83 
205 
1,596 
Dial-up service 
- 
581 
254 
9 
5 
5 
1 
19 
151 
DSL service 
- 
2,631 
1,633 
42 
34 
29 
33 
69 
602 
Cable modem service 
- 
1,615 
412 
7 
4 
1 
12 
18 
247 
Fiber-optic service 
- 
1,330 
1,051 
52 
24 
15 
18 
63 
446 
Mobile broadband plan for a computer 
or cell phone 
- 
1,096 
428 
14 
2 
6 
15 
18 
221 
Satellite service 
- 
549 
486 
13 
6 
4 
10 
28 
180 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
- 
101 
47 
- 
1 
- 
- 
4 
16 
Other Internet service 
- 
171 
38 
- 
- 
3 
2 
3 
20 
Farms by number of households sharing 
in net income of operation: 
1 household 
- 
8,493 
4,033 
122 
70 
55 
94 
215 
1,751 
2 households 
- 
1,547 
705 
27 
10 
7 
11 
30 
253 
3 households 
- 
436 
135 
3 
6 
2 
- 
- 
52 
4 households 
- 
161 
43 
2 
2 
1 
- 
4 
9 
5 or more households 
- 
170 
33 
3 
2 
1 
- 
2 
20 
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 
- 
10,413 
4,846 
153 
83 
59 
104 
250 
2,044 
acres 
- 
4,744,703 
6,004,824 
197,468 
102,967 
7,108 
6,590 
30,643 
1,067,167 
Limited Liability Corporation 
.. farms 
- 
343 
77 
- 
- 
2 
- 
7 
71 
acres 
- 
134,304 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
200 
26,856 
LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX PURPOSES 
(SEE TEXT) 
Family or individual 
.. farms 
- 
9,527 
4,612 
139 
76 
54 
96 
245 
1,940 
acres 
- 
4,075,597 
5,344,887 
152,946 
95,348 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
400,545 
Partnership 
.. farms 
- 
733 
248 
13 
11 
9 
6 
5 
74 
acres 
- 
548,355 
602,184 
23,586 
15,147 
(D) 
99 
1,030 
34,568 
Registered under state law 
.. farms 
- 
451 
136 
3 
7 
6 
6 
2 
56 
acres 
- 
373,348 
362,650 
(D) 
11,023 
(D) 
99 
(D) 
30,415 
Corporation 
.. farms 
- 
137 
52 
4 
2 
2 
3 
- 
30 
acres 
- 
150,551 
107,330 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
1,192 
Family held 
.. farms 
- 
113 
50 
4 
2 
1 
3 
- 
27 
acres 
- 
127,842 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
More than 1 0 stockholders 
.. farms 
- 
5 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 0 or less stockholders 
.. farms 
- 
108 
49 
4 
2 
1 
3 
- 
27 
Other than family held 
.. farms 
_ 
24 
2 
_ 
_ 
1 
_ 
_ 
3 
acres 
- 
22,709 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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