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 
- 
21 
20 
1 
1 
3 
18 
8 
49 
55 to 59 years 
- 
19 
21 
- 
3 
5 
12 
4 
25 
60 to 64 years 
- 
38 
12 
- 
1 
2 
9 
19 
32 
65 to 69 years 
- 
33 
27 
- 
1 
2 
8 
- 
26 
70 years and over 
- 
26 
31 
1 
5 
- 
11 
14 
25 
Average age 
- 
56.7 
59.4 
50.1 
62.5 
54.4 
54.7 
60.7 
54.2 
Spanish, Hispanic, or Latino origin (see text) .. 
- 
7 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Race: 
American Indian or Alaska Native 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Asian 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
Black or African American 
- 
4 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander ... 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
White 
- 
192 
147 
7 
13 
20 
86 
54 
243 
More than one race reported 
- 
- 
7 
- 
- 
- 
2 
- 
- 
Farms by number of persons living in 
operator's household: 
1 person 
- 
35 
21 
- 
2 
2 
1 
9 
37 
2 people 
- 
84 
54 
1 
4 
10 
37 
30 
87 
3 people 
- 
23 
38 
1 
2 
4 
15 
8 
62 
4 people 
- 
27 
30 
- 
3 
2 
16 
1 
41 
5 or more people 
- 
27 
11 
5 
2 
2 
19 
6 
17 
Percent of operator's total 
household income from farming: 
Less than 25 percent 
- 
161 
135 
7 
6 
10 
73 
52 
189 
25 to 49 percent 
- 
15 
15 
- 
1 
- 
3 
1 
21 
50 to 74 percent 
- 
11 
3 
- 
3 
1 
1 
- 
10 
75 to 99 percent 
- 
7 
1 
- 
1 
3 
8 
- 
5 
1 00 percent 
- 
2 
- 
- 
2 
6 
3 
1 
19 
Operator is a hired manager 
.. farms 
- 
10 
2 
- 
2 
- 
6 
1 
8 
acres 
- 
2,696 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
- 
42 
(D) 
320 
Farms with- 
Internet access 
- 
132 
111 
6 
11 
13 
73 
53 
228 
Dial-up service 
- 
2 
- 
- 
- 
3 
1 
- 
13 
DSL service 
- 
9 
19 
5 
2 
7 
11 
2 
21 
Cable modem service 
- 
59 
67 
- 
6 
3 
38 
25 
126 
Fiber-optic service 
- 
45 
16 
1 
3 
- 
17 
19 
68 
Mobile broadband plan for a computer 
or cell phone 
- 
23 
12 
- 
- 
- 
6 
1 
16 
Satellite service 
- 
2 
12 
- 
- 
6 
3 
7 
3 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
- 
1 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
3 
Other Internet service 
- 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
5 
Farms by number of households sharing 
in net income of operation: 
1 household 
- 
175 
129 
7 
11 
18 
84 
54 
215 
2 households 
- 
12 
24 
- 
2 
2 
1 
- 
27 
3 households 
- 
7 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2 
4 households 
- 
1 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
5 or more households 
- 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
3 
- 
- 
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 
- 
182 
152 
7 
12 
20 
86 
53 
234 
acres 
- 
19,303 
6,922 
289 
2,820 
680 
4,437 
2,032 
5,849 
Limited Liability Corporation 
.. farms 
- 
18 
1 
6 
2 
1 
4 
2 
35 
acres 
- 
1,184 
(D) 
235 
(D) 
(D) 
140 
(D) 
1,022 
LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX PURPOSES 
(SEE TEXT) 
Family or individual 
.. farms 
- 
145 
133 
7 
8 
19 
73 
51 
183 
acres 
- 
12,815 
6,097 
289 
(D) 
(D) 
4,194 
1,842 
4,893 
Partnership 
.. farms 
- 
39 
15 
- 
4 
1 
6 
3 
19 
acres 
- 
6,927 
(D) 
- 
1,219 
(D) 
200 
306 
611 
Registered under state law 
.. farms 
- 
24 
2 
- 
1 
1 
5 
- 
3 
acres 
- 
5,505 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
160 
- 
90 
Corporation 
.. farms 
- 
3 
3 
- 
1 
- 
3 
- 
37 
acres 
- 
418 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
- 
379 
Family held 
.. farms 
- 
2 
3 
- 
1 
- 
3 
- 
31 
acres 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
More than 1 0 stockholders 
.. farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 0 or less stockholders 
.. farms 
- 
2 
3 
- 
1 
- 
3 
- 
31 
Other than family held 
.. farms 
- 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
6 
acres 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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