Table 68. Summary by North American industry Ciassification 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) 
ENERGY - Con. 
Renewable energy producing systems - Con. 
Biodiesel 
.... farms 
_ 
6 
4 
_ 
_ 
_ 
_ 
1 
_ 
Ethanol 
.... farms 
- 
- 
2 
1 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
Other 
.... farms 
- 
12 
49 
- 
- 
- 
2 
- 
5 
Wind rights leased to others 
.... farms 
- 
17 
61 
- 
3 
- 
- 
2 
7 
TENURE 
Full owners 
.... farms 
32 
3,985 
4,681 
34 
158 
54 
117 
406 
2,603 
Part owners 
.... farms 
20 
1,098 
2,416 
25 
21 
11 
15 
156 
544 
Tenants 
.... farms 
3 
854 
1,892 
9 
17 
11 
2 
660 
705 
OWNED AND RENTED LAND 
Land owned 
.... farms 
52 
5,105 
7,112 
59 
182 
65 
132 
562 
3,152 
acres 
60,225 
3,325,576 
18,594,814 
240,162 
159,284 
3,853 
14,734 
179,304 
5,466,488 
Owned land in farms 
.... farms 
52 
5,738 
8,488 
59 
186 
75 
134 
1,198 
3,722 
acres 
54,188 
3,751,020 
19,509,379 
239,562 
158,657 
4,901 
14,415 
622,024 
6,167,828 
Land rented or leased from others 
.... farms 
23 
1,235 
2,790 
34 
31 
11 
14 
90 
604 
acres 
31,991 
820,737 
9,729,967 
176,584 
12,502 
292 
3,656 
98,894 
1 ,237,349 
Rented or leased land in farms 
.... farms 
23 
1,214 
2,777 
34 
31 
11 
14 
90 
595 
acres 
31,991 
813,172 
9,631,926 
176,584 
12,249 
291 
3,656 
98,254 
1,119,924 
Land rented or leased to others 
.... farms 
6 
465 
391 
6 
12 
8 
7 
11 
116 
acres 
6,037 
210,169 
587,298 
600 
8,561 
83 
481 
3,579 
177,609 
NUMBER OF OPERATORS 
Total operators 
. number 
78 
8,740 
13,999 
118 
334 
141 
230 
1,773 
5,821 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
34 
3,666 
5,182 
30 
111 
21 
56 
754 
2,130 
2 operators 
19 
1,879 
2,975 
33 
53 
46 
64 
400 
1,504 
3 operators 
2 
301 
659 
3 
20 
8 
10 
59 
200 
4 operators 
- 
64 
83 
- 
4 
1 
4 
7 
13 
5 or more operators 
- 
27 
90 
2 
8 
- 
- 
2 
5 
Total women operators 
. number 
10 
2,670 
4,468 
31 
70 
65 
96 
881 
2,253 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
10 
2,310 
3,779 
28 
55 
50 
78 
742 
2,001 
2 operators 
- 
134 
269 
- 
6 
6 
9 
65 
123 
3 operators 
- 
24 
32 
1 
1 
1 
- 
3 
2 
4 operators 
- 
5 
6 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
5 or more operators 
- 
- 
6 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR 
CHARACTERISTICS 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
54 
4,986 
7,426 
66 
180 
72 
95 
649 
2,952 
Female 
1 
951 
1,563 
2 
16 
4 
39 
573 
900 
Primary occupation: 
Farming 
39 
2,954 
4,783 
41 
147 
31 
48 
681 
1,751 
Other 
16 
2,983 
4,206 
27 
49 
45 
86 
541 
2,101 
Place of residence: 
On farm operated 
35 
4,094 
6,225 
44 
132 
74 
123 
1,008 
3,069 
Not on farm operated 
20 
1,843 
2,764 
24 
64 
2 
11 
214 
783 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
36 
2,067 
3,294 
26 
106 
24 
33 
481 
1,352 
Any 
19 
3,870 
5,695 
42 
90 
52 
101 
741 
2,500 
1 to 49 days 
8 
696 
778 
4 
16 
1 
14 
72 
332 
50 to 99 days 
1 
380 
593 
1 
5 
1 
12 
65 
193 
1 00 to 1 99 days 
2 
694 
1,037 
8 
28 
5 
17 
116 
399 
200 days or more 
8 
2,100 
3,287 
29 
41 
45 
58 
488 
1,576 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
2 
245 
328 
6 
- 
- 
7 
16 
92 
3 or 4 years 
1 
262 
433 
1 
10 
1 
10 
48 
164 
5 to 9 years 
4 
742 
1,082 
11 
42 
10 
23 
114 
602 
1 0 years or more 
48 
4,688 
7,146 
50 
144 
65 
94 
1,044 
2,994 
Average years on present farm 
30.7 
24.9 
24.2 
26.9 
18.5 
21.6 
17.9 
27.6 
20.4 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
1 
183 
263 
2 
- 
- 
6 
14 
64 
3 or 4 years 
- 
202 
381 
- 
10 
1 
8 
43 
145 
5 to 9 years 
5 
587 
910 
13 
32 
10 
20 
103 
476 
1 0 years or more 
49 
4,965 
7,435 
53 
154 
65 
100 
1,062 
3,167 
Average years operating any farm 
34.1 
27.1 
26.2 
29.1 
22.5 
22.2 
19.6 
29.1 
22.4 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
- 
39 
117 
- 
7 
- 
- 
18 
1 
25 to 34 years 
3 
259 
395 
3 
10 
6 
2 
21 
130 
35 to 44 years 
2 
363 
716 
6 
21 
9 
14 
67 
412 
45 to 49 years 
2 
358 
636 
2 
25 
19 
14 
114 
317 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agricuiture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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