Table 67. Summary by Legal Status For Tax Purposes: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Total 
Family or 
individual 
Partnership 
Total 
Registered 
under 
state law 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
32,794 
28,623 
2,554 
1,894 
Female 
5,282 
4,693 
317 
198 
Primary occupation: 
Farming 
16,355 
13,914 
1,561 
1,206 
Other 
21,721 
19,402 
1,310 
886 
Place of residence: 
On farm operated 
27,054 
24,514 
1,588 
1,097 
Not on farm operated 
11,022 
8,802 
1,283 
995 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
15,119 
12,953 
1,381 
1,049 
Any 
22,957 
20,363 
1,490 
1,043 
1 to 49 days 
2,668 
2,292 
207 
144 
50 to 99 days 
1,706 
1,472 
151 
117 
1 00 to 1 99 days 
3,757 
3,384 
210 
153 
200 days or more 
14,826 
13,215 
922 
629 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
1,247 
1,089 
81 
70 
3 or 4 years 
1,844 
1,582 
144 
129 
5 to 9 years 
5,258 
4,612 
376 
288 
1 0 years or more 
29,727 
26,033 
2,270 
1,605 
Average years on present farm 
23.0 
23.0 
23.4 
22.4 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
864 
761 
47 
37 
3 or 4 years 
1,448 
1,264 
94 
85 
5 to 9 years 
4,663 
4,111 
308 
232 
1 0 years or more 
31,101 
27,180 
2,422 
1,738 
Average years operating any farm 
24.8 
24.7 
26.3 
25.7 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
159 
146 
7 
7 
25 to 34 years 
1,442 
1,265 
99 
84 
35 to 44 years 
3,458 
3,035 
217 
174 
45 to 49 years 
2,725 
2,389 
194 
147 
50 to 54 years 
4,240 
3,674 
344 
270 
55 to 59 years 
5,286 
4,598 
425 
324 
60 to 64 years 
5,695 
4,925 
468 
350 
65 to 69 years 
5,179 
4,547 
359 
244 
70 years and over 
9,892 
8,737 
758 
492 
Average age 
60.4 
60.5 
60.8 
59.8 
Spanish, Hispanic, or Latino origin (see text) 
397 
367 
20 
20 
Race: 
American Indian or Alaska Native 
133 
119 
8 
8 
Asian 
66 
43 
13 
13 
Black or African American 
5,029 
4,585 
278 
172 
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 
9 
6 
- 
- 
White 
32,756 
28,491 
2,567 
1,897 
More than one race reported 
83 
72 
5 
2 
Farms by number of persons living in 
operator's household: 
1 person 
5,851 
5,223 
355 
239 
2 people 
20,043 
17,465 
1,572 
1,145 
3 people 
5,498 
4,830 
386 
283 
4 people 
4,195 
3,658 
334 
242 
5 or more people 
2,489 
2,140 
224 
183 
Percent of operator's total 
household income from farming: 
Less than 25 percent 
30,193 
27,045 
1,798 
1,219 
25 to 49 percent 
2,498 
2,159 
214 
158 
50 to 74 percent 
2,412 
1,926 
326 
256 
75 to 99 percent 
1,405 
1,020 
279 
224 
1 00 percent 
1,568 
1,166 
254 
235 
Operator is a hired manager farms 
1,051 
674 
178 
155 
acres 
968,857 
309,690 
390,011 
353,568 
Farms with- 
Internet access 
23,113 
19,855 
1,953 
1,509 
Dial-up service 
2,713 
2,433 
182 
132 
DSL service 
9,980 
8,599 
802 
625 
Cable modem service 
3,226 
2,659 
351 
273 
Fiber-optic service 
635 
501 
62 
52 
Mobile broadband plan for a computer 
or cell phone 
4,042 
3,494 
321 
261 
Satellite service 
4,708 
3,996 
439 
339 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
279 
226 
25 
18 
Other Internet service 
285 
246 
26 
22 
Farms by number of households sharing 
in net income of operation: 
1 household 
30,414 
27,579 
1,446 
1,035 
2 households 
5,805 
4,582 
906 
639 
3 households 
1,080 
673 
301 
234 
4 households 
425 
263 
124 
103 
5 or more households 
352 
219 
94 
81 
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued 
146 Mississippi 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
