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 
- 
267 
171 
5 
45 
13 
27 
29 
230 
55 to 59 years 
- 
344 
122 
1 
42 
8 
29 
64 
194 
60 to 64 years 
- 
355 
123 
1 
51 
27 
22 
49 
169 
65 to 69 years 
- 
333 
134 
6 
25 
6 
16 
33 
133 
70 years and over 
- 
559 
153 
1 
46 
26 
33 
42 
155 
Average age 
- 
59.8 
57.0 
59.8 
54.7 
53.0 
54.4 
55.8 
54.7 
Spanish, Hispanic, or Latino origin (see text) .. 
- 
18 
4 
6 
7 
6 
3 
- 
2 
Race: 
American Indian or Alaska Native 
- 
3 
5 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
- 
Asian 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
6 
- 
6 
Black or African American 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander ... 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
White 
- 
2,333 
944 
14 
298 
153 
199 
318 
1,283 
More than one race reported 
- 
4 
1 
- 
10 
6 
3 
8 
2 
Farms by number of persons living in 
operator's household: 
1 person 
- 
247 
128 
- 
41 
11 
24 
45 
183 
2 people 
- 
1,346 
424 
12 
132 
59 
101 
165 
586 
3 people 
- 
343 
165 
2 
51 
37 
19 
34 
196 
4 people 
- 
252 
140 
- 
24 
37 
28 
44 
234 
5 or more people 
- 
152 
93 
- 
60 
16 
37 
38 
92 
Percent of operator's total 
household income from farming: 
Less than 25 percent 
- 
1,882 
804 
13 
86 
133 
181 
282 
1,026 
25 to 49 percent 
- 
133 
65 
- 
27 
12 
13 
17 
72 
50 to 74 percent 
- 
160 
48 
- 
36 
11 
7 
11 
88 
75 to 99 percent 
- 
86 
12 
- 
56 
2 
4 
3 
50 
1 00 percent 
- 
79 
21 
1 
103 
2 
4 
13 
55 
Operator is a hired manager 
.. farms 
- 
50 
11 
- 
28 
1 
2 
3 
79 
acres 
- 
19,814 
(D) 
- 
12,509 
(D) 
(D) 
9 
12,821 
Farms with- 
Internet access 
- 
1,669 
675 
8 
210 
130 
186 
279 
1,117 
Dial-up service 
- 
165 
60 
- 
31 
15 
28 
29 
122 
DSL service 
- 
766 
291 
6 
84 
63 
60 
123 
439 
Cable modem service 
- 
475 
208 
1 
60 
38 
61 
94 
417 
Fiber-optic service 
- 
34 
5 
- 
5 
1 
- 
2 
37 
Mobile broadband plan for a computer 
or cell phone 
- 
180 
75 
- 
16 
22 
48 
42 
111 
Satellite service 
- 
136 
61 
1 
22 
1 
16 
15 
72 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
- 
70 
23 
- 
13 
- 
15 
14 
40 
Other Internet service 
- 
30 
8 
- 
5 
- 
7 
- 
14 
Farms by number of households sharing 
in net income of operation: 
1 household 
- 
2,079 
848 
14 
215 
147 
194 
310 
1,211 
2 households 
- 
215 
76 
- 
56 
13 
8 
14 
60 
3 households 
- 
33 
8 
- 
27 
- 
4 
1 
10 
4 households 
- 
13 
11 
- 
5 
- 
1 
1 
3 
5 or more households 
- 
- 
7 
- 
5 
- 
2 
- 
7 
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 
- 
2,296 
928 
13 
296 
159 
205 
319 
1,237 
acres 
- 
466,713 
98,200 
1,918 
133,211 
6,555 
13,351 
15,541 
82,145 
Limited Liability Corporation 
.. farms 
- 
84 
45 
1 
20 
1 
7 
23 
79 
acres 
- 
29,871 
7,144 
(D) 
15,511 
(D) 
(D) 
1,583 
5,659 
LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX PURPOSES 
(SEE TEXT) 
Family or individual 
.. farms 
- 
2,022 
863 
12 
199 
158 
183 
292 
1,091 
acres 
- 
377,204 
87,396 
(D) 
70,552 
(D) 
9,281 
14,200 
72,033 
Partnership 
.. farms 
- 
118 
60 
1 
60 
1 
13 
21 
75 
acres 
- 
33,343 
9,997 
(D) 
39,202 
(D) 
(D) 
807 
5,598 
Registered under state law 
.. farms 
- 
64 
42 
1 
32 
6 
6 
50 
acres 
- 
23,433 
6,522 
(D) 
28,186 
- 
602 
161 
3,277 
Corporation 
.. farms 
- 
152 
23 
1 
47 
- 
12 
13 
88 
acres 
- 
60,326 
3,603 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
1,052 
7,065 
Family held 
.. farms 
- 
126 
20 
46 
- 
10 
13 
65 
acres 
- 
50,346 
(D) 
- 
35,025 
- 
(D) 
1,052 
3,638 
More than 1 0 stockholders 
.. farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
1 0 or less stockholders 
.. farms 
- 
126 
20 
- 
46 
- 
10 
12 
65 
Other than family held 
.. farms 
_ 
26 
3 
1 
1 
_ 
2 
_ 
23 
acres 
- 
9,980 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
- 
3,427 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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