Table 68. Summary by North American Industry Classification System: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Other crop farming 
(1119) 
Item 
Total 
Oilseed and 
grain farming 
(1111) 
Vegetable 
and melon 
farming 
(1112) 
Fruit and 
tree nut 
farming 
(1113) 
Greenhouse, 
nursery, and 
floriculture 
production 
(1114) 
Total 
Tobacco 
farming 
(11191) 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR 
CHARACTERISTICS - Con. 
Age group: - Con. 
50 to 54 years 
12,994 
2,397 
106 
114 
113 
2,930 
1 
55 to 59 years 
13,642 
2,668 
84 
146 
115 
3,292 
1 
60 to 64 years 
13,399 
2,525 
70 
164 
107 
3,307 
2 
65 to 69 years 
11,433 
2,029 
48 
134 
97 
3,048 
1 
70 years and over 
22,221 
3,761 
76 
157 
108 
7,004 
2 
Average age 
58.3 
57.3 
52.2 
59.5 
55.5 
61.4 
58.0 
Spanish, Hispanic, or Latino origin (see text) . 
548 
88 
3 
11 
12 
107 
- 
Race: 
American Indian or Alaska Native 
442 
35 
4 
1 
- 
98 
- 
Asian 
235 
9 
13 
2 
2 
37 
- 
Black or African American 
176 
32 
8 
1 
2 
52 
- 
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander .. 
27 
5 
- 
2 
- 
8 
- 
White 
97,826 
18,269 
616 
845 
750 
23,876 
11 
More than one race reported 
465 
58 
7 
17 
4 
126 
- 
Farms by number of persons living in 
operator's household: 
1 person 
13,838 
2,584 
53 
91 
100 
4,298 
- 
2 people 
51,524 
9,294 
261 
478 
359 
12,932 
7 
3 people 
13,562 
2,541 
87 
137 
86 
3,041 
- 
4 people 
11,629 
2,345 
108 
107 
93 
2,473 
1 
5 or more people 
8,618 
1,644 
139 
55 
120 
1,453 
3 
Percent of operator's total 
household income from farming: 
Less than 25 percent 
69,189 
7,873 
440 
751 
489 
20,415 
7 
25 to 49 percent 
10,490 
2,723 
66 
40 
68 
1,692 
2 
50 to 74 percent 
9,833 
3,290 
47 
43 
78 
1,368 
- 
75 to 99 percent 
5,470 
2,573 
53 
22 
72 
429 
1 
100 percent 
4,189 
1,949 
42 
12 
51 
293 
1 
Operator is a hired manager 
.. farms 
1,886 
599 
19 
21 
44 
327 
- 
acres 
1,328,941 
669,187 
1 1 ,223 
4,793 
5,034 
129,814 
- 
Farms with- 
Internet access 
65,407 
12,939 
441 
707 
529 
15,039 
7 
Dial-up service 
8,266 
1,425 
46 
77 
69 
1,702 
2 
DSL service 
27,941 
5,156 
201 
289 
243 
6,442 
2 
Cable modem service 
5,285 
1,203 
43 
80 
53 
1,711 
- 
Fiber-optic service 
2,824 
787 
17 
26 
22 
718 
- 
Mobile broadband plan for a computer 
or cell phone 
12,012 
2,392 
70 
146 
105 
2,635 
2 
Satellite service 
12,959 
2,791 
74 
133 
94 
2,686 
1 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
1,542 
356 
15 
29 
12 
341 
- 
Other Internet service 
1,896 
380 
15 
23 
11 
460 
- 
Farms by number of households sharing 
in net income of operation: 
1 household 
78,814 
12,725 
539 
734 
631 
19,588 
10 
2 households 
15,822 
4,229 
75 
104 
95 
3,516 
1 
3 households 
2,808 
922 
15 
20 
20 
662 
- 
4 households 
1,048 
305 
8 
5 
7 
262 
- 
5 or more households 
679 
227 
11 
5 
5 
169 
- 
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 
96,351 
17,638 
631 
840 
719 
23,276 
11 
acres 
26,899,934 
11,224,316 
50,917 
77,574 
46,467 
4,153,783 
930 
Limited Liability Corporation 
.. farms 
4,149 
931 
75 
111 
96 
976 
- 
acres 
2,058,719 
890,464 
4,746 
11,779 
7,299 
334,176 
- 
LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX PURPOSES 
(SEE TEXT) 
Family or individual 
.. farms 
88,713 
15,373 
578 
709 
585 
21,312 
10 
acres 
22,127,188 
8,495,091 
36,107 
58,972 
35,619 
3,574,973 
(D) 
Partnership 
.. farms 
5,421 
1,525 
33 
65 
51 
1,397 
acres 
3,169,685 
1,738,413 
4,849 
8,626 
4,910 
429,213 
- 
Registered under state law 
.. farms 
3,367 
1,028 
28 
46 
38 
838 
- 
acres 
2,383,286 
1,380,628 
4,528 
6,598 
3,709 
307,445 
- 
Corporation 
.. farms 
3,099 
1,140 
29 
68 
107 
593 
1 
acres 
2,410,376 
1,453,481 
10,453 
8,955 
10,640 
230,736 
(D) 
Family held 
.. farms 
2,810 
1,065 
22 
66 
100 
498 
1 
acres 
2,271,927 
1,407,380 
10,307 
(D) 
(D) 
193,946 
(D) 
More than 10 stockholders 
.. farms 
80 
29 
- 
2 
14 
1 0 or less stockholders 
.. farms 
2,730 
1,036 
22 
64 
100 
484 
1 
Other than family held 
.. farms 
289 
75 
7 
2 
7 
95 
- 
acres 
138,449 
46,101 
146 
(D) 
(D) 
36,790 
- 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
180 Missouri 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
