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 
- 
2,419 
3,813 
53 
159 
35 
239 
283 
1,159 
55 to 59 years 
- 
3,007 
4,152 
91 
108 
33 
263 
248 
1,270 
60 to 64 years 
- 
3,293 
4,248 
63 
113 
26 
200 
203 
1,223 
65 to 69 years 
- 
2,879 
3,565 
70 
81 
12 
132 
169 
889 
70 years and over 
- 
5,301 
6,318 
152 
117 
23 
125 
149 
967 
Average age 
- 
60.0 
57.9 
59.8 
53.8 
49.4 
52.5 
52.5 
55.8 
Spanish, Hispanic, or Latino origin (see text) .. 
- 
126 
158 
3 
2 
5 
16 
13 
59 
Race: 
American Indian or Alaska Native 
- 
54 
50 
- 
- 
- 
9 
7 
32 
Asian 
- 
23 
27 
- 
- 
- 
2 
3 
12 
Black or African American 
- 
142 
196 
- 
8 
8 
5 
2 
39 
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander ... 
- 
3 
4 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
White 
- 
21,256 
29,675 
541 
882 
253 
1,576 
1,731 
7,717 
More than one race reported 
- 
84 
89 
- 
- 
1 
11 
3 
26 
Farms by number of persons living in 
operator's household: 
1 person 
- 
3,747 
3,789 
69 
68 
25 
122 
159 
975 
2 people 
- 
11,125 
15,576 
313 
332 
98 
675 
779 
3,921 
3 people 
- 
2,968 
4,775 
75 
155 
41 
273 
303 
1,321 
4 people 
- 
2,434 
3,794 
41 
128 
55 
258 
301 
938 
5 or more people 
- 
1,288 
2,107 
43 
207 
43 
275 
204 
671 
Percent of operator's total 
household income from farming: 
Less than 25 percent 
- 
18,689 
21,634 
278 
186 
212 
1,019 
1,630 
6,930 
25 to 49 percent 
- 
1,237 
3,791 
116 
72 
11 
99 
50 
312 
50 to 74 percent 
- 
1,016 
2,903 
98 
171 
17 
152 
36 
243 
75 to 99 percent 
- 
365 
1,142 
33 
229 
11 
176 
15 
120 
1 00 percent 
- 
255 
571 
16 
232 
11 
157 
15 
221 
Operator is a hired manager 
.. farms 
- 
238 
362 
10 
28 
5 
64 
10 
144 
acres 
- 
49,448 
113,253 
2,631 
13,175 
7,421 
11,693 
251 
35,391 
Farms with- 
Internet access 
- 
13,095 
18,955 
306 
485 
180 
1,226 
1,270 
5,920 
Dial-up service 
- 
1,312 
1,786 
27 
50 
12 
100 
94 
523 
DSL service 
- 
6,668 
9,564 
160 
234 
71 
632 
690 
2,832 
Cable modem service 
- 
1,911 
2,663 
33 
81 
20 
127 
145 
885 
Fiber-optic service 
- 
511 
758 
13 
24 
2 
60 
48 
180 
Mobile broadband plan for a computer 
or cell phone 
- 
1,730 
2,566 
42 
72 
28 
207 
172 
1,076 
Satellite service 
- 
1,904 
2,997 
52 
67 
48 
207 
184 
922 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
- 
480 
792 
11 
21 
6 
44 
58 
263 
Other Internet service 
- 
234 
277 
6 
9 
4 
42 
26 
112 
Farms by number of households sharing 
in net income of operation: 
1 household 
- 
17,445 
22,762 
386 
609 
213 
1,327 
1,510 
6,678 
2 households 
- 
3,347 
6,036 
129 
207 
28 
229 
173 
913 
3 households 
- 
473 
772 
19 
51 
6 
23 
34 
151 
4 households 
- 
177 
308 
6 
18 
9 
8 
20 
47 
5 or more households 
- 
120 
163 
1 
5 
6 
16 
9 
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 
- 
21,016 
29,286 
520 
863 
257 
1,580 
1,720 
7,642 
acres 
- 
2,667,621 
4,451,133 
110,965 
249,900 
48,029 
182,880 
72,217 
508,769 
Limited Liability Corporation 
.. farms 
- 
560 
778 
33 
31 
7 
69 
43 
504 
acres 
- 
110,477 
228,523 
6,617 
11,406 
1,750 
13,934 
1,905 
59,033 
LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX PURPOSES 
(SEE TEXT) 
Family or individual 
.. farms 
- 
19,914 
27,763 
469 
772 
242 
1,446 
1,655 
6,956 
acres 
- 
2,408,546 
4,013,216 
96,362 
190,447 
23,864 
149,880 
68,588 
418,940 
Partnership 
.. farms 
- 
1,100 
1,730 
61 
82 
8 
82 
59 
413 
acres 
- 
235,610 
431,536 
13,831 
55,641 
15,648 
19,410 
2,416 
57,614 
Registered under state law 
.. farms 
- 
613 
914 
36 
51 
2 
57 
26 
318 
acres 
136,107 
236,033 
8,321 
40,899 
(D) 
11,621 
(D) 
48,662 
Corporation 
.. farms 
- 
379 
433 
10 
31 
12 
70 
26 
391 
acres 
- 
94,598 
140,221 
(D) 
14,083 
9,246 
17,587 
(D) 
64,402 
Family held 
.. farms 
- 
327 
397 
10 
31 
9 
64 
26 
319 
acres 
- 
(D) 
126,275 
(D) 
14,083 
(D) 
15,332 
(D) 
40,776 
More than 10 stockholders 
..farms 
- 
27 
7 
- 
1 
- 
4 
10 or less stockholders 
.. farms 
~ 
300 
390 
10 
31 
8 
64 
26 
315 
Other than family held 
.. farms 
- 
52 
36 
- 
- 
3 
6 
- 
72 
acres 
~ 
(D) 
13,946 
- 
- 
(D) 
2,255 
- 
23,626 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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