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 
feed lots 
(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 
- 
2,613 
1,281 
164 
812 
326 
172 
190 
741 
55 to 59 years 
- 
2,882 
1,199 
162 
605 
263 
168 
161 
689 
60 to 64 years 
- 
2,838 
1,088 
132 
413 
175 
111 
129 
642 
65 to 69 years 
- 
2,354 
743 
72 
219 
74 
87 
81 
412 
70 years and over 
- 
5,306 
1,046 
128 
280 
78 
120 
112 
531 
Average age 
- 
61.0 
54.3 
52.9 
52.2 
51.6 
53.5 
52.9 
55.9 
Spanish, Hispanic, or Latino origin (see text) .. 
- 
75 
31 
10 
28 
5 
10 
9 
28 
Race: 
American Indian or Alaska Native 
- 
48 
13 
- 
11 
1 
6 
2 
18 
Asian 
- 
13 
2 
- 
1 
- 
1 
- 
3 
Black or African American 
- 
7 
2 
1 
1 
- 
- 
- 
2 
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander ... 
- 
2 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
White 
- 
19,484 
8,051 
1,047 
3,732 
1,441 
1,074 
1,084 
4,205 
More than one race reported 
- 
43 
15 
- 
1 
- 
4 
2 
17 
Farms by number of persons living in 
operator's household: 
1 person 
- 
3,753 
936 
119 
309 
110 
91 
115 
450 
2 people 
- 
10,514 
3,757 
442 
1,339 
615 
419 
491 
2,096 
3 people 
- 
2,092 
1,137 
153 
702 
219 
171 
133 
659 
4 people 
- 
1,807 
1,158 
163 
598 
234 
173 
168 
605 
5 or more people 
- 
1,431 
1,095 
171 
798 
264 
231 
181 
435 
Percent of operator's total 
household income from farming: 
Less than 25 percent 
- 
15,718 
5,677 
426 
520 
396 
672 
924 
3,515 
25 to 49 percent 
- 
1,509 
824 
130 
224 
127 
59 
61 
238 
50 to 74 percent 
- 
1,295 
754 
173 
612 
268 
104 
66 
163 
75 to 99 percent 
- 
711 
461 
147 
836 
347 
139 
25 
139 
1 00 percent 
- 
364 
367 
172 
1,554 
304 
111 
12 
190 
Operator is a hired manager 
.. farms 
- 
404 
102 
29 
149 
108 
70 
20 
103 
acres 
- 
142,730 
24,818 
13,283 
90,289 
43,250 
17,002 
917 
22,334 
Farms with- 
Internet access 
- 
12,931 
5,738 
782 
2,596 
1,289 
892 
887 
3,498 
Dial-up service 
- 
1,292 
656 
79 
304 
83 
90 
89 
308 
DSL service 
- 
5,601 
2,589 
356 
1,198 
563 
389 
415 
1,697 
Cable modem service 
- 
1,918 
480 
67 
150 
85 
70 
59 
336 
Fiber-optic service 
- 
1,219 
632 
87 
290 
112 
84 
68 
202 
Mobile broadband plan for a computer 
or cell phone 
- 
2,091 
942 
95 
409 
250 
168 
149 
652 
Satellite service 
- 
1,696 
872 
151 
429 
338 
159 
143 
574 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
- 
273 
104 
19 
47 
25 
18 
13 
76 
Other Internet service 
- 
268 
83 
13 
47 
26 
22 
30 
70 
Farms by number of households sharing 
in net income of operation: 
1 household 
- 
16,131 
6,786 
829 
2,600 
1,033 
863 
978 
3,686 
2 households 
- 
2,457 
1,042 
175 
811 
264 
149 
82 
437 
3 households 
- 
508 
146 
34 
193 
95 
33 
11 
71 
4 households 
- 
250 
68 
4 
79 
27 
26 
10 
26 
5 or more households 
- 
251 
41 
6 
63 
23 
14 
7 
25 
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 
- 
18,748 
7,981 
1,033 
3,599 
1,391 
1,042 
1,082 
4,142 
acres 
- 
3,081,240 
1,341,797 
302,508 
1,311,371 
530,377 
139,707 
52,664 
338,044 
Limited Liability Corporation 
.. farms 
- 
704 
159 
56 
195 
79 
41 
22 
220 
acres 
- 
140,288 
48,775 
17,967 
114,722 
23,036 
11,910 
600 
17,779 
LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX PURPOSES 
(SEE TEXT) 
Family or individual 
.. farms 
- 
17,172 
7,631 
928 
3,015 
1,072 
892 
1,047 
3,727 
acres 
- 
2,570,778 
1,192,898 
222,145 
949,755 
373,835 
85,418 
49,200 
276,376 
Partnership 
.. farms 
- 
1,284 
290 
67 
501 
136 
57 
18 
181 
acres 
- 
378,907 
111,931 
51,727 
285,849 
64,714 
28,375 
2,729 
45,915 
Registered under state law 
.. farms 
- 
904 
182 
47 
402 
125 
52 
9 
145 
acres 
288,215 
82,688 
43,371 
250,478 
57,519 
21,290 
2,266 
40,722 
Corporation 
.. farms 
- 
487 
112 
41 
207 
230 
126 
16 
238 
acres 
- 
213,492 
47,073 
33,921 
150,407 
103,622 
38,310 
942 
27,422 
Family held 
.. farms 
- 
391 
102 
41 
203 
207 
112 
13 
202 
acres 
- 
191,086 
43,571 
33,921 
144,838 
102,965 
31,847 
836 
25,803 
More than 10 stockholders 
.. farms 
- 
18 
- 
1 
4 
- 
3 
2 
- 
1 0 or less stockholders 
.. farms 
~ 
373 
102 
40 
199 
207 
109 
11 
202 
Other than family held 
.. farms 
- 
96 
10 
- 
4 
23 
14 
3 
36 
acres 
~ 
22,406 
3,502 
5,569 
657 
6,463 
106 
1,619 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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