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 
- 
912 
1,179 
83 
43 
53 
26 
97 
465 
55 to 59 years 
- 
1,110 
1,075 
85 
43 
28 
33 
87 
392 
60 to 64 years 
- 
1,170 
1,052 
98 
34 
24 
37 
92 
495 
65 to 69 years 
- 
1,013 
742 
49 
12 
17 
19 
62 
312 
70 years and over 
- 
2,022 
1,299 
85 
15 
15 
11 
84 
364 
Average age 
- 
60.3 
54.2 
53.2 
50.4 
51.5 
54.2 
53.1 
56.1 
Spanish, Hispanic, or Latino origin (see text) .. 
- 
36 
87 
1 
3 
- 
1 
1 
14 
Race: 
American Indian or Alaska Native 
- 
166 
424 
4 
2 
- 
1 
3 
186 
Asian 
- 
3 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Black or African American 
- 
3 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander ... 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
White 
- 
7,804 
7,804 
642 
274 
223 
185 
686 
2,617 
More than one race reported 
- 
20 
60 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
6 
Farms by number of persons living in 
operator's household: 
1 person 
- 
1,566 
1,189 
75 
28 
16 
9 
97 
332 
2 people 
- 
3,988 
3,727 
297 
94 
74 
85 
266 
1,417 
3 people 
- 
965 
1,111 
90 
39 
41 
36 
101 
413 
4 people 
- 
839 
1,210 
83 
54 
37 
26 
96 
347 
5 or more people 
- 
638 
1,051 
101 
61 
55 
30 
130 
300 
Percent of operator's total 
household income from farming: 
Less than 25 percent 
- 
5,551 
3,253 
123 
61 
76 
147 
505 
2,243 
25 to 49 percent 
- 
835 
936 
82 
35 
16 
5 
57 
146 
50 to 74 percent 
- 
815 
1,394 
93 
37 
43 
14 
71 
154 
75 to 99 percent 
- 
524 
1,618 
176 
58 
40 
10 
28 
119 
1 00 percent 
- 
271 
1,087 
172 
85 
48 
10 
29 
147 
Operator is a hired manager 
.. farms 
- 
325 
243 
46 
28 
25 
8 
6 
73 
acres 
- 
253,114 
1,008,418 
105,486 
39,748 
13,505 
12,098 
412 
994,207 
Farms with- 
Internet access 
- 
5,528 
6,215 
506 
220 
184 
148 
498 
2,197 
Dial-up service 
- 
477 
602 
43 
15 
12 
10 
34 
151 
DSL service 
- 
1,772 
2,362 
216 
78 
69 
57 
194 
732 
Cable modem service 
- 
1,369 
813 
57 
41 
21 
12 
71 
319 
Fiber-optic service 
- 
835 
1,306 
126 
49 
49 
22 
96 
328 
Mobile broadband plan for a computer 
or cell phone 
- 
903 
857 
82 
26 
35 
31 
66 
381 
Satellite service 
- 
657 
942 
74 
23 
27 
26 
95 
420 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
- 
206 
118 
7 
14 
3 
3 
13 
78 
Other Internet service 
- 
177 
121 
2 
5 
2 
4 
7 
76 
Farms by number of households sharing 
in net income of operation: 
1 household 
- 
6,242 
6,452 
451 
206 
160 
148 
607 
2,390 
2 households 
- 
1,234 
1,364 
148 
40 
38 
24 
64 
296 
3 households 
- 
264 
281 
33 
19 
17 
8 
7 
66 
4 households 
- 
144 
120 
7 
6 
6 
1 
10 
20 
5 or more households 
- 
112 
71 
7 
5 
2 
5 
2 
37 
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 
- 
7,577 
8,108 
623 
252 
190 
176 
682 
2,736 
acres 
- 
3,816,789 
15,855,124 
936,717 
146,432 
131,748 
49,075 
349,982 
2,902,645 
Limited Liability Corporation 
.. farms 
- 
339 
235 
21 
16 
11 
5 
12 
59 
acres 
- 
190,400 
949,639 
58,993 
15,251 
12,388 
(D) 
1,175 
90,679 
LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX PURPOSES 
(SEE TEXT) 
Family or individual 
.. farms 
- 
6,710 
7,409 
533 
209 
160 
159 
663 
2,500 
acres 
- 
2,829,393 
12,219,159 
694,359 
97,854 
84,753 
23,718 
301,495 
838,458 
Partnership 
.. farms 
- 
610 
509 
53 
34 
22 
10 
14 
112 
acres 
- 
454,841 
2,217,767 
(D) 
28,455 
14,429 
(D) 
28,486 
178,203 
Registered under state law 
.. farms 
- 
434 
337 
45 
32 
15 
10 
1 
81 
acres 
- 
338,988 
1 ,568,978 
145,896 
24,745 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
102,494 
Corporation 
.. farms 
- 
329 
296 
54 
31 
27 
12 
8 
100 
acres 
- 
315,525 
1,511,671 
120,120 
(D) 
56,191 
29,893 
(D) 
302,256 
Family held 
.. farms 
- 
280 
294 
52 
31 
16 
8 
7 
90 
acres 
- 
298,349 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
48,162 
20,648 
(D) 
240,075 
More than 1 0 stockholders 
.. farms 
- 
3 
2 
4 
1 
4 
4 
1 0 or less stockholders 
.. farms 
- 
277 
292 
52 
27 
15 
4 
7 
86 
Other than family held 
.. farms 
_ 
49 
2 
2 
_ 
11 
4 
1 
10 
acres 
- 
17,176 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
8,029 
9,245 
(D) 
62,181 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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