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 
- 
1,358 
1,539 
165 
67 
134 
57 
130 
680 
55 to 59 years 
- 
1,264 
1,615 
129 
45 
121 
41 
121 
626 
60 to 64 years 
- 
1,287 
1,442 
154 
32 
65 
30 
83 
577 
65 to 69 years 
- 
968 
1,052 
94 
16 
44 
18 
77 
411 
70 years and over 
- 
2,550 
1,800 
161 
19 
56 
37 
91 
551 
Average age 
- 
60.0 
54.0 
54.1 
54.4 
52.6 
54.0 
53.0 
56.0 
Spanish, Hispanic, or Latino origin (see text) .. 
- 
95 
64 
- 
- 
6 
7 
5 
34 
Race: 
American Indian or Alaska Native 
- 
22 
33 
- 
3 
- 
- 
- 
4 
Asian 
- 
- 
6 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
6 
Black or African American 
- 
15 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
6 
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander ... 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
White 
- 
9,483 
11,737 
1,083 
244 
644 
280 
832 
3,934 
More than one race reported 
- 
14 
12 
- 
- 
- 
2 
5 
4 
Farms by number of persons living in 
operator's household: 
1 person 
- 
1,748 
1,655 
92 
21 
52 
44 
100 
514 
2 people 
- 
4,889 
5,559 
510 
93 
290 
113 
372 
2,039 
3 people 
- 
1,041 
1,446 
137 
54 
103 
42 
122 
490 
4 people 
- 
991 
1,671 
179 
35 
98 
36 
107 
554 
5 or more people 
- 
865 
1,457 
165 
44 
101 
47 
136 
357 
Percent of operator's total 
household income from farming: 
Less than 25 percent 
- 
6,466 
6,344 
272 
59 
271 
233 
732 
3,333 
25 to 49 percent 
- 
964 
1,370 
85 
22 
71 
18 
42 
201 
50 to 74 percent 
- 
1,099 
1,621 
182 
44 
72 
11 
36 
186 
75 to 99 percent 
- 
644 
1,444 
297 
49 
130 
7 
14 
128 
1 00 percent 
- 
361 
1,009 
247 
73 
100 
13 
13 
106 
Operator is a hired manager 
.. farms 
- 
365 
384 
148 
18 
67 
9 
11 
82 
acres 
- 
384,985 
2,340,551 
360,492 
9,145 
26,469 
2,260 
184 
405,326 
Farms with- 
Internet access 
- 
6,491 
8,505 
889 
187 
520 
229 
630 
3,046 
Dial-up service 
- 
539 
675 
68 
16 
30 
13 
48 
280 
DSL service 
- 
2,669 
3,602 
338 
83 
209 
103 
279 
1,412 
Cable modem service 
- 
934 
854 
70 
14 
34 
16 
45 
297 
Fiber-optic service 
- 
348 
582 
66 
13 
34 
15 
36 
124 
Mobile broadband plan for a computer 
or cell phone 
- 
1,009 
1,300 
156 
28 
87 
44 
95 
497 
Satellite service 
- 
1,328 
2,100 
283 
48 
164 
51 
139 
686 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
- 
118 
125 
31 
6 
16 
5 
23 
56 
Other Internet service 
- 
190 
178 
22 
" 
12 
3 
24 
56 
Farms by number of households sharing 
in net income of operation: 
1 household 
- 
7,471 
9,541 
666 
153 
474 
238 
711 
3,413 
2 households 
- 
1,490 
1,642 
251 
63 
105 
31 
105 
427 
3 households 
- 
324 
365 
99 
20 
40 
8 
9 
74 
4 households 
- 
159 
142 
36 
5 
11 
2 
10 
20 
5 or more households 
- 
90 
98 
31 
6 
14 
3 
2 
20 
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 
- 
9,178 
11,503 
1,007 
228 
604 
278 
828 
3,875 
acres 
- 
4,337,192 
15,183,012 
1,545,420 
104,380 
201,874 
35,210 
39,100 
594,272 
Limited Liability Corporation 
.. farms 
- 
471 
384 
59 
22 
35 
21 
17 
147 
acres 
- 
268,034 
1,200,186 
116,260 
14,581 
18,075 
2,543 
2,076 
55,736 
LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX PURPOSES 
(SEE TEXT) 
Family or individual 
.. farms 
- 
8,130 
10,491 
722 
178 
470 
246 
801 
3,648 
acres 
- 
3,458,370 
10,367,384 
718,612 
63,656 
144,077 
26,519 
36,955 
447,212 
Partnership 
.. farms 
- 
594 
619 
123 
32 
80 
14 
19 
142 
acres 
- 
516,954 
2,249,535 
305,390 
31,916 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
55,980 
Registered under state law 
..farms 
- 
395 
404 
103 
30 
69 
11 
4 
83 
acres 
325,256 
1,831,871 
262,350 
31,126 
20,001 
861 
6 
17,676 
Corporation 
.. farms 
- 
506 
565 
230 
37 
92 
18 
15 
127 
acres 
- 
465,684 
3,406,617 
617,373 
25,525 
41,279 
7,709 
2,419 
459,474 
Family held 
.. farms 
- 
480 
544 
210 
31 
82 
15 
14 
111 
acres 
- 
452,475 
2,936,981 
583,927 
25,201 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
94,156 
More than 10 stockholders 
..farms 
- 
5 
15 
7 
- 
2 
4 
1 0 or less stockholders 
.. farms 
- 
475 
529 
203 
31 
80 
15 
14 
107 
Other than family held 
.. farms 
- 
26 
21 
20 
6 
10 
3 
1 
16 
acres 
- 
13,209 
469,636 
33,446 
324 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
365,318 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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