Table 68. Summary by North American Industry Classification 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 
- 
3 
8 
- 
- 
_ 
- 
_ 
4 
Ethanol 
.... farms 
- 
- 
4 
- 
1 
- 
- 
- 
1 
Other 
.... farms 
1 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
- 
" 
Wind rights leased to others 
.... farms 
- 
11 
8 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
TENURE 
Full owners 
.... farms 
- 
5,684 
6,348 
85 
57 
155 
518 
618 
1,572 
Part owners 
.... farms 
- 
943 
2,767 
64 
76 
10 
155 
57 
224 
Tenants 
.... farms 
- 
111 
315 
4 
22 
5 
7 
18 
52 
OWNED AND RENTED LAND 
Land owned 
.... farms 
_ 
6,633 
9,119 
149 
133 
165 
673 
675 
1,796 
acres 
- 
824,534 
1,429,639 
25,829 
31,150 
8,809 
104,874 
43,353 
140,586 
Owned land in farms 
.... farms 
- 
6,627 
9,115 
149 
133 
165 
673 
675 
1,796 
acres 
- 
(D) 
1,392,171 
24,413 
31,063 
8,743 
100,478 
41,427 
138,745 
Land rented or leased from others 
.... farms 
_ 
1,063 
3,093 
68 
98 
15 
162 
79 
276 
acres 
- 
(D) 
615,704 
8,546 
26,094 
892 
47,616 
5,881 
19,820 
Rented or leased land in farms 
.... farms 
- 
1,054 
3,082 
68 
98 
15 
162 
75 
276 
acres 
- 
(D) 
612,460 
8,546 
26,094 
892 
47,116 
4,132 
19,820 
Land rented or leased to others 
.... farms 
_ 
391 
389 
18 
4 
2 
42 
36 
33 
acres 
- 
28,907 
40,712 
1,416 
(D) 
(D) 
4,896 
3,675 
1,841 
NUMBER OF OPERATORS 
Total operators 
. number 
- 
9,618 
14,003 
227 
250 
267 
1,186 
1,168 
2,956 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
- 
4,253 
5,611 
89 
84 
86 
269 
290 
873 
2 operators 
- 
2,180 
3,206 
54 
51 
73 
346 
360 
877 
3 operators 
- 
247 
514 
10 
16 
9 
44 
24 
74 
4 operators 
- 
41 
79 
- 
4 
2 
18 
14 
16 
5 or more operators 
" 
17 
20 
- 
" 
- 
3 
5 
8 
Total women operators 
. number 
- 
2,729 
3,604 
43 
61 
87 
449 
509 
1,188 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
- 
2,472 
3,289 
43 
55 
79 
387 
452 
1,036 
2 operators 
- 
105 
138 
- 
3 
4 
25 
24 
65 
3 operators 
- 
14 
13 
- 
- 
- 
4 
3 
6 
4 operators 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
5 or more operators 
1 
" 
" 
" 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR 
CHARACTERISTICS 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
- 
5,945 
8,552 
149 
138 
153 
551 
495 
1,420 
Female 
- 
793 
878 
4 
17 
17 
129 
198 
428 
Primary occupation: 
Farming 
- 
2,315 
4,508 
75 
119 
52 
396 
256 
717 
Other 
- 
4,423 
4,922 
78 
36 
118 
284 
437 
1,131 
Place of residence: 
On farm operated 
- 
5,449 
7,996 
113 
127 
151 
611 
653 
1,659 
Not on farm operated 
- 
1,289 
1,434 
40 
28 
19 
69 
40 
189 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
- 
2,433 
3,690 
61 
101 
47 
316 
188 
647 
Any 
- 
4,305 
5,740 
92 
54 
123 
364 
505 
1,201 
1 to 49 days 
- 
639 
521 
17 
19 
10 
38 
39 
129 
50 to 99 days 
- 
369 
412 
7 
1 
6 
27 
25 
86 
1 00 to 1 99 days 
- 
581 
898 
18 
5 
14 
52 
94 
208 
200 days or more 
- 
2,716 
3,909 
50 
29 
93 
247 
347 
778 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
- 
190 
193 
- 
9 
9 
35 
28 
54 
3 or 4 years 
- 
284 
427 
11 
1 
22 
33 
41 
90 
5 to 9 years 
- 
926 
1,118 
14 
13 
54 
103 
168 
290 
10 years or more 
- 
5,338 
7,692 
128 
132 
85 
509 
456 
1,414 
Average years on present farm 
- 
23.5 
25.5 
30.2 
27.7 
14.7 
21.0 
17.6 
20.2 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
- 
145 
158 
- 
9 
9 
27 
25 
34 
3 or 4 years 
- 
246 
350 
11 
1 
22 
26 
32 
79 
5 to 9 years 
- 
829 
988 
7 
9 
39 
89 
151 
242 
10 years or more 
- 
5,518 
7,934 
135 
136 
100 
538 
485 
1,493 
Average years operating any farm 
- 
25.0 
27.3 
33.2 
30.6 
16.1 
23.2 
19.5 
21.9 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
- 
12 
27 
- 
3 
- 
6 
3 
4 
25 to 34 years 
- 
213 
339 
9 
16 
3 
24 
52 
101 
35 to 44 years 
- 
506 
862 
10 
14 
53 
102 
109 
211 
45 to 49 years 
- 
503 
719 
4 
10 
37 
72 
77 
175 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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