Table 69. Summary by Age and Primary Occupation of Principal Operator: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Total farming 
and other 
occupations 
Farming 
Item 
Total 
Age of operator (years) 
Under 25 
25 to 34 
35 to 44 
45 to 54 
55 to 64 
65 and over 
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 
36,711 
15,715 
105 
515 
1,123 
2,362 
4,292 
7,318 
acres 
9,843,046 
5,955,416 
20,798 
227,285 
525,220 
1,123,487 
1,842,155 
2,216,471 
Limited Liability Corporation 
farms 
1,952 
820 
8 
28 
68 
163 
238 
315 
acres 
1,012,729 
559,912 
3,046 
17,384 
37,291 
126,939 
189,137 
186,115 
LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX PURPOSES (SEE TEXT) 
Family or individual farms 
33,316 
13,914 
92 
442 
964 
1,989 
3,746 
6,681 
acres 
6,674,195 
3,578,426 
18,439 
139,674 
272,195 
620,917 
1,012,894 
1,514,307 
Partnership 
farms 
2,871 
1,561 
7 
52 
123 
307 
514 
558 
acres 
3,104,467 
2,478,679 
509 
88,648 
274,050 
561,546 
915,158 
638,768 
Registered under state law 
farms 
2,092 
1,206 
7 
45 
108 
257 
416 
373 
acres 
2,684,937 
2,198,977 
509 
79,729 
261,948 
507,012 
836,912 
512,867 
Corporation 
farms 
1,463 
734 
6 
34 
84 
147 
220 
243 
acres 
942,226 
535,480 
1,850 
25,446 
95,153 
94,222 
132,836 
185,973 
Family held 
farms 
1,223 
644 
2 
28 
68 
127 
200 
219 
acres 
778,467 
475,105 
(D) 
(D) 
80,019 
86,531 
121,669 
162,952 
More than 1 0 stockholders 
farms 
28 
10 
1 
3 
- 
6 
1 0 or less stockholders 
farms 
1,195 
634 
2 
28 
67 
124 
200 
213 
Other than family held 
farms 
240 
90 
4 
6 
16 
20 
20 
24 
acres 
163,759 
60,375 
(D) 
(D) 
15,134 
7,691 
11,167 
23,021 
More than 1 0 stockholders 
farms 
29 
13 
1 
3 
2 
7 
1 0 or less stockholders 
farms 
211 
77 
4 
6 
15 
17 
18 
17 
Other-cooperative, estate 
or trust, institutional, etc 
farms 
426 
146 
8 
7 
26 
39 
66 
acres 
210,192 
76,220 
- 
3,381 
15,326 
12,720 
26,483 
18,310 
HIRED FARM LABOR 
Hired farm labor 
farms 
10,581 
6,075 
45 
218 
541 
1,172 
1,807 
2,292 
workers 
32,307 
21,565 
120 
656 
2,377 
4,734 
6,967 
6,711 
Workers by days worked: 
1 50 days or more 
farms 
4,089 
2,886 
22 
122 
316 
672 
944 
810 
workers 
1 1 ,430 
8,896 
47 
241 
1,291 
2,120 
2,993 
2,204 
Less than 1 50 days 
farms 
8,167 
4,467 
32 
141 
365 
841 
1,273 
1,815 
workers 
20,877 
12,669 
73 
415 
1,086 
2,614 
3,974 
4,507 
Migrant farm labor on farms with hired 
labor (see text) 
farms 
129 
95 
3 
11 
11 
22 
30 
18 
Migrant farm labor on farms reporting 
only contract labor (see text) 
farms 
23 
15 
- 
4 
5 
2 
3 
1 
Unpaid workers (see text) 
farms 
15,973 
6,461 
39 
226 
504 
973 
1,759 
2,960 
workers 
34,033 
13,481 
85 
466 
1,182 
2,098 
3,630 
6,020 
FARMS BY SIZE 
1 to 9 acres 
1,697 
569 
13 
27 
54 
99 
159 
217 
1 0 to 49 acres 
9,017 
3,364 
19 
108 
300 
577 
940 
1,420 
50 to 69 acres 
3,490 
1,335 
15 
48 
108 
174 
364 
626 
70 to 99 acres 
4,222 
1,638 
10 
49 
99 
236 
428 
816 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
4,167 
1,615 
2 
44 
90 
194 
419 
866 
1 40 to 1 79 acres 
2,992 
1,287 
12 
31 
66 
149 
331 
698 
180 to 219 acres 
2,331 
1,108 
6 
27 
64 
133 
269 
609 
220 to 259 acres 
1,478 
616 
6 
14 
31 
74 
167 
324 
260 to 499 acres 
4,193 
1,926 
10 
49 
113 
246 
532 
976 
500 to 999 acres 
2,323 
1,320 
9 
61 
81 
236 
361 
572 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
1,237 
850 
2 
54 
80 
156 
313 
245 
2,000 acres or more 
929 
727 
1 
24 
92 
195 
236 
179 
FARMS BY NORTH AMERICAN 
INDUSTRY CLASSIFICATION 
SYSTEM (NAICS) 
Oilseed and grain farming (1111) 
3,466 
2,393 
24 
148 
254 
484 
746 
737 
Vegetable and melon farming (1112) 
924 
472 
3 
12 
36 
83 
158 
180 
Fruit and tree nut farming (1113) 
783 
339 
- 
- 
19 
37 
100 
183 
Greenhouse, nursery, and floriculture 
production (11 14) 
589 
282 
7 
2 
26 
47 
78 
122 
Other crop farming (1119) 
12,019 
3,348 
17 
77 
169 
393 
801 
1,891 
Tobacco farming (11191) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Cotton farming (1 1192) 
357 
252 
- 
10 
44 
61 
64 
73 
Sugarcane farming, hay farming, and ali 
other crop farming (11193,11194,11199) 
1 1 ,662 
3,096 
17 
67 
125 
332 
737 
1,818 
Beef cattle ranching and farming (112111) 
13,041 
6,057 
43 
154 
254 
656 
1,613 
3,337 
Cattle feedlots (112112) 
8 
3 
- 
1 
- 
- 
2 
- 
Dairy cattle and milk production (1 1212) 
144 
119 
- 
2 
12 
31 
37 
37 
Hog and pig farming (1122) 
117 
77 
- 
4 
10 
9 
30 
24 
Poultry and egg production (1123) 
2,071 
1,570 
3 
74 
222 
431 
509 
331 
Sheep and goat farming (1124) 
796 
278 
- 
15 
21 
41 
90 
111 
Animal aquaculture and other animal 
production (1125, 1129) 
4,118 
1,417 
8 
47 
155 
257 
355 
595 
LIVESTOCK 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
15,940 
7,906 
56 
231 
450 
1,052 
2,143 
3,974 
number 
921,508 
606,509 
3,512 
13,647 
59,308 
105,998 
168,521 
255,523 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
2,855 
1,052 
12 
46 
83 
187 
257 
467 
1 0 to 49 
8,707 
4,065 
28 
102 
217 
475 
1,108 
2,135 
50 to 99 
2,410 
1,414 
3 
45 
64 
148 
388 
766 
100 to 199 
1,237 
808 
9 
22 
31 
123 
225 
398 
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued 
202 Mississippi 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
