Table 68. Summary by North American industry Ciassification System: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbois, 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 
- 
2,372 
1,682 
65 
463 
212 
253 
310 
1,300 
55 to 59 years 
- 
2,635 
1,646 
79 
357 
177 
265 
283 
1,299 
60 to 64 years 
- 
2,554 
1,416 
76 
293 
92 
172 
270 
1,164 
65 to 69 years 
- 
2,123 
1,108 
41 
157 
70 
88 
167 
777 
70 years and over 
- 
4,697 
1,983 
94 
207 
55 
104 
230 
1,043 
Average age 
- 
60.0 
55.9 
54.8 
49.5 
49.4 
52.1 
52.2 
55.3 
Spanish, Hispanic, or Latino origin (see text) .. 
- 
109 
75 
- 
9 
4 
10 
23 
61 
Race: 
American Indian or Alaska Native 
- 
30 
19 
- 
4 
- 
6 
3 
18 
Asian 
- 
33 
8 
- 
- 
1 
3 
5 
5 
Black or African American 
- 
46 
28 
1 
1 
3 
2 
6 
15 
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander ... 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
White 
- 
18,265 
1 1 ,364 
547 
2,842 
1,160 
1,455 
2,161 
8,002 
More than one race reported 
- 
51 
26 
- 
3 
6 
6 
13 
31 
Farms by number of persons living in 
operator's household: 
1 person 
- 
3,087 
1,308 
65 
158 
71 
89 
183 
835 
2 people 
- 
9,475 
5,267 
231 
722 
349 
500 
850 
3,766 
3 people 
- 
2,250 
1,716 
87 
345 
209 
249 
333 
1,263 
4 people 
- 
1,947 
1,555 
62 
326 
269 
245 
351 
1,022 
5 or more people 
- 
1,666 
1,599 
103 
1,299 
272 
389 
471 
1,185 
Percent of operator's total 
household income from farming: 
Less than 25 percent 
- 
16,125 
9,654 
299 
566 
667 
1,032 
2,002 
7,045 
25 to 49 percent 
- 
1,011 
775 
69 
258 
104 
83 
93 
376 
50 to 74 percent 
- 
810 
530 
71 
430 
169 
144 
50 
281 
75 to 99 percent 
- 
297 
280 
64 
706 
108 
120 
26 
146 
1 00 percent 
- 
182 
206 
45 
890 
122 
93 
17 
223 
Operator is a hired manager 
.. farms 
- 
213 
118 
18 
98 
44 
40 
17 
116 
acres 
- 
(D) 
47,948 
7,056 
45,670 
22,031 
8,287 
767 
12,988 
Farms with- 
Internet access 
- 
11,600 
7,421 
368 
1,138 
941 
1,091 
1,632 
6,007 
Dial-up service 
- 
1,475 
982 
35 
113 
71 
96 
174 
523 
DSL service 
- 
4,053 
2,502 
138 
465 
393 
401 
597 
2,190 
Cable modem service 
- 
2,476 
1,474 
72 
174 
161 
251 
366 
1,442 
Fiber-optic service 
- 
288 
129 
19 
40 
29 
31 
34 
119 
Mobile broadband plan for a computer 
or cell phone 
- 
2,076 
1,229 
60 
212 
156 
191 
296 
1,284 
Satellite service 
- 
1,718 
1,332 
58 
185 
180 
192 
239 
873 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
- 
339 
272 
16 
37 
28 
33 
57 
198 
Other Internet service 
- 
272 
151 
9 
35 
21 
31 
45 
98 
Farms by number of households sharing 
in net income of operation: 
1 household 
- 
15,490 
9,532 
435 
2,011 
916 
1,228 
1,945 
7,010 
2 households 
- 
2,249 
1,488 
87 
529 
182 
165 
194 
837 
3 households 
- 
426 
230 
12 
160 
42 
38 
22 
137 
4 households 
- 
146 
116 
7 
81 
20 
19 
14 
42 
5 or more households 
- 
114 
79 
7 
69 
10 
22 
13 
45 
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 
- 
17,838 
11,256 
521 
2,709 
1,130 
1,432 
2,160 
7,932 
acres 
- 
1,587,367 
1,055,967 
123,011 
639,049 
205,086 
109,043 
78,283 
347,325 
Limited Liability Corporation 
.. farms 
- 
695 
403 
49 
217 
96 
113 
74 
671 
acres 
- 
(D) 
65,727 
24,585 
110,675 
38,698 
1 1 ,729 
3,051 
40,112 
LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX PURPOSES 
(SEE TEXT) 
Family or individual 
.. farms 
- 
16,588 
10,744 
453 
2,322 
985 
1,299 
2,076 
7,236 
acres 
- 
1,425,138 
960,283 
85,794 
449,019 
128,213 
85,907 
72,397 
296,491 
Partnership 
.. farms 
- 
838 
405 
53 
350 
112 
83 
65 
389 
acres 
- 
108,334 
73,518 
25,033 
153,911 
58,603 
12,468 
2,735 
33,298 
Registered under state law 
.. farms 
- 
508 
252 
45 
254 
89 
66 
39 
275 
acres 
- 
(D) 
41,925 
23,771 
117,999 
53,501 
1 1 ,272 
907 
24,036 
Corporation 
.. farms 
_ 
499 
201 
35 
160 
69 
73 
28 
368 
acres 
- 
74,046 
43,857 
19,298 
77,338 
37,136 
14,661 
3,497 
24,444 
Family held 
.. farms 
- 
441 
173 
35 
159 
64 
66 
24 
310 
acres 
- 
65,386 
33,749 
19,298 
(D) 
(D) 
14,028 
3,409 
20,847 
More than 1 0 stockholders 
.. farms 
- 
31 
3 
- 
7 
2 
4 
- 
8 
1 0 or less stockholders 
.. farms 
- 
410 
170 
35 
152 
62 
62 
24 
302 
Other than family held 
.. farms 
_ 
58 
28 
_ 
1 
5 
7 
4 
58 
acres 
- 
8,660 
10,108 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
633 
88 
3,597 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
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