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) 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR 
CHARACTERISTICS - Con. 
Age group: - Con. 
50 to 54 years 
39 
1,059 
1,423 
1 
28 
7 
330 
102 
547 
55 to 59 years 
38 
1,472 
1,779 
- 
19 
26 
349 
141 
573 
60 to 64 years 
41 
1,689 
2,021 
3 
27 
15 
299 
116 
576 
65 to 69 years 
50 
1,669 
1,713 
- 
14 
16 
246 
93 
619 
70 years and over 
77 
4,167 
3,311 
1 
36 
19 
205 
146 
772 
Average age 
57.7 
64.2 
59.8 
55.1 
60.3 
56.6 
55.0 
57.8 
58.2 
Spanish, Hispanic, or Latino origin (see text) .. 
1 
102 
114 
- 
2 
- 
31 
10 
78 
Race: 
American Indian or Alaska Native 
1 
26 
45 
- 
- 
- 
6 
6 
28 
Asian 
1 
8 
1 
- 
- 
2 
40 
7 
3 
Black or African American 
34 
982 
2,667 
- 
12 
28 
65 
70 
343 
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander ... 
- 
1 
4 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
White 
320 
10,616 
10,301 
8 
132 
87 
1,951 
709 
3,742 
More than one race reported 
1 
29 
23 
- 
- 
- 
9 
4 
2 
Farms by number of persons living in 
operator's household: 
1 person 
47 
2,408 
1,815 
- 
18 
12 
147 
98 
595 
2 people 
174 
6,333 
6,941 
2 
75 
56 
984 
403 
2,099 
3 people 
41 
1,291 
2,071 
3 
24 
27 
381 
118 
645 
4 people 
68 
986 
1,431 
3 
13 
11 
360 
111 
432 
5 or more people 
27 
644 
783 
- 
14 
11 
199 
66 
347 
Percent of operator's total 
household income from farming: 
Less than 25 percent 
129 
10,480 
10,917 
5 
57 
80 
659 
757 
3,801 
25 to 49 percent 
52 
549 
1,050 
- 
19 
7 
162 
12 
113 
50 to 74 percent 
51 
417 
675 
2 
17 
17 
327 
19 
95 
75 to 99 percent 
56 
142 
239 
- 
15 
7 
381 
4 
56 
1 00 percent 
69 
74 
160 
1 
36 
6 
542 
4 
53 
Operator is a hired manager 
.. farms 
19 
232 
225 
- 
5 
10 
119 
6 
107 
acres 
35,060 
200,264 
105,026 
- 
4,981 
2,692 
20,344 
102 
36,277 
Farms with- 
Internet access 
254 
6,417 
7,397 
7 
82 
84 
1,481 
550 
2,884 
Dial-up service 
26 
735 
1,006 
- 
15 
14 
172 
60 
293 
DSL service 
114 
2,790 
3,165 
2 
26 
43 
689 
246 
1,294 
Cable modem service 
37 
1,227 
782 
2 
8 
7 
87 
68 
400 
Fiber-optic service 
8 
232 
175 
1 
3 
3 
46 
4 
52 
Mobile broadband plan for a computer 
or cell phone 
46 
968 
1,373 
1 
13 
15 
244 
82 
534 
Satellite service 
35 
1,158 
1,576 
1 
33 
13 
364 
130 
572 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
7 
85 
73 
- 
- 
1 
2 
8 
42 
Other Internet service 
7 
51 
91 
- 
- 
- 
35 
11 
36 
Farms by number of households sharing 
in net income of operation: 
1 household 
252 
9,355 
10,496 
8 
106 
99 
1,603 
673 
3,569 
2 households 
66 
1,587 
2,136 
- 
29 
18 
342 
102 
445 
3 households 
16 
382 
286 
- 
5 
- 
78 
8 
50 
4 households 
16 
167 
80 
- 
3 
- 
33 
5 
24 
5 or more households 
7 
171 
43 
- 
1 
- 
15 
8 
30 
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 
342 
11,076 
12,754 
7 
134 
Ill 
2,035 
788 
4,058 
acres 
329,485 
2,779,380 
2,372,502 
2,929 
52,240 
21,203 
292,694 
49,012 
477,373 
Limited Liability Corporation 
.. farms 
22 
691 
495 
- 
19 
11 
142 
24 
143 
acres 
25,401 
357,915 
186,938 
- 
14,557 
7,764 
22,063 
1,445 
28,688 
LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX PURPOSES 
(SEE TEXT) 
Family or individual 
.. farms 
239 
10,034 
12,127 
5 
106 
85 
1,800 
745 
3,788 
acres 
139,507 
2,125,207 
2,089,279 
2,429 
33,460 
15,519 
245,506 
45,175 
374,933 
Partnership 
.. farms 
86 
914 
591 
2 
23 
7 
110 
28 
147 
acres 
196,159 
554,212 
190,455 
(D) 
1 1 ,838 
(D) 
23,319 
1,961 
50,678 
Registered under state law 
.. farms 
68 
623 
332 
16 
5 
88 
22 
107 
acres 
169,982 
442,605 
120,240 
- 
10,842 
1,699 
17,345 
1,579 
32,845 
Corporation 
.. farms 
30 
455 
265 
1 
13 
22 
155 
19 
132 
acres 
(D) 
(D) 
144,087 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
30,436 
2,016 
57,895 
Family held 
.. farms 
23 
350 
229 
1 
12 
18 
139 
17 
108 
acres 
21,516 
250,718 
130,879 
(D) 
6,047 
3,578 
25,885 
(D) 
40,048 
More than 1 0 stockholders 
.. farms 
- 
12 
4 
- 
- 
2 
- 
1 0 or less stockholders 
.. farms 
23 
338 
225 
1 
12 
18 
137 
17 
108 
Other than family held 
.. farms 
7 
105 
36 
_ 
1 
4 
16 
2 
24 
acres 
(D) 
(D) 
13,208 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
4,551 
(D) 
17,847 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agricuiture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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