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 
feed lots 
(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 
- 
731 
1,120 
2 
13 
23 
91 
113 
237 
55 to 59 years 
- 
962 
1,337 
28 
28 
15 
99 
100 
269 
60 to 64 years 
- 
1,023 
1,347 
29 
26 
13 
109 
76 
311 
65 to 69 years 
- 
996 
1,279 
21 
14 
7 
88 
86 
231 
70 years and over 
- 
1,792 
2,400 
50 
31 
19 
89 
77 
309 
Average age 
- 
61.0 
60.2 
63.5 
57.0 
50.7 
56.2 
54.3 
57.2 
Spanish, Hispanic, or Latino origin (see text) .. 
- 
38 
44 
- 
- 
- 
7 
5 
17 
Race: 
American Indian or Alaska Native 
- 
13 
10 
- 
- 
3 
3 
- 
12 
Asian 
- 
6 
7 
- 
- 
- 
2 
- 
2 
Black or African American 
- 
8 
8 
5 
- 
- 
- 
3 
1 
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander ... 
- 
2 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
White 
- 
6,690 
9,391 
148 
155 
165 
672 
688 
1,829 
More than one race reported 
- 
19 
14 
- 
- 
2 
3 
2 
4 
Farms by number of persons living in 
operator's household: 
1 person 
- 
1,076 
1,242 
15 
15 
11 
67 
68 
209 
2 people 
- 
3,638 
5,196 
91 
62 
53 
332 
336 
1,010 
3 people 
- 
950 
1,517 
29 
37 
32 
109 
116 
308 
4 people 
- 
704 
944 
10 
16 
54 
89 
110 
198 
5 or more people 
- 
370 
531 
8 
25 
20 
83 
63 
123 
Percent of operator's total 
household income from farming: 
Less than 25 percent 
- 
6,303 
7,808 
103 
59 
164 
414 
653 
1,710 
25 to 49 percent 
- 
200 
803 
24 
14 
- 
41 
16 
67 
50 to 74 percent 
- 
154 
509 
13 
25 
- 
75 
21 
23 
75 to 99 percent 
- 
35 
182 
6 
30 
4 
86 
2 
18 
100 percent 
- 
46 
128 
7 
27 
2 
64 
1 
30 
Operator is a hired manager 
.. farms 
- 
65 
110 
1 
8 
1 
24 
6 
41 
acres 
- 
12,195 
55,965 
(D) 
5,048 
(D) 
9,467 
(D) 
3,630 
Farms with- 
Internet access 
- 
3,917 
5,387 
83 
87 
130 
483 
508 
1,399 
Dial-up service 
- 
472 
762 
6 
18 
12 
36 
57 
140 
DSL service 
- 
1,732 
2,319 
35 
33 
65 
292 
265 
585 
Cable modem service 
- 
707 
898 
19 
16 
18 
55 
73 
259 
Fiber-optic service 
- 
93 
172 
4 
5 
- 
11 
13 
30 
Mobile broadband plan for a computer 
or cell phone 
- 
389 
513 
4 
9 
17 
71 
57 
137 
Satellite service 
- 
735 
1,031 
19 
15 
31 
83 
90 
302 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
- 
56 
121 
5 
3 
2 
9 
14 
43 
Other Internet service 
- 
49 
57 
- 
- 
" 
6 
6 
14 
Farms by number of households sharing 
in net income of operation: 
1 household 
- 
5,737 
7,588 
105 
112 
149 
536 
613 
1,636 
2 households 
- 
839 
1,518 
39 
31 
15 
116 
67 
180 
3 households 
- 
100 
212 
6 
6 
- 
20 
5 
14 
4 households 
- 
27 
65 
3 
1 
4 
7 
6 
9 
5 or more households 
- 
35 
47 
- 
5 
2 
1 
2 
9 
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 
- 
6,618 
9,261 
145 
147 
169 
664 
686 
1,820 
acres 
- 
902,362 
1,955,901 
31,221 
51,121 
9,368 
141,923 
44,730 
157,141 
Limited Liability Corporation 
.. farms 
- 
161 
250 
6 
10 
5 
55 
33 
102 
acres 
- 
36,021 
110,183 
1,237 
6,093 
393 
22,551 
2,847 
9,161 
LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX PURPOSES 
(SEE TEXT) 
Family or individual 
.. farms 
- 
6,386 
8,842 
137 
126 
157 
594 
669 
1,695 
acres 
- 
859,393 
1,781,367 
29,643 
39,610 
8,766 
117,039 
43,034 
146,086 
Partnership 
.. farms 
- 
209 
426 
12 
17 
4 
44 
20 
71 
acres 
- 
37,797 
161,864 
2,928 
8,293 
(D) 
15,758 
(D) 
(D) 
Registered under state law 
..farms 
- 
132 
281 
11 
14 
4 
35 
13 
62 
acres 
28,009 
121,448 
2,838 
6,822 
(D) 
10,319 
(D) 
3,611 
Corporation 
.. farms 
- 
85 
131 
3 
11 
9 
41 
3 
64 
acres 
- 
18,497 
43,289 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
6,040 
Family held 
..farms 
- 
70 
122 
3 
11 
9 
38 
3 
49 
acres 
- 
13,139 
40,052 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
4,787 
More than 10 stockholders 
..farms 
- 
5 
3 
1 
1 0 or less stockholders 
.. farms 
- 
65 
119 
3 
11 
9 
38 
3 
48 
Other than family held 
.. farms 
- 
15 
9 
- 
- 
_ 
3 
- 
15 
acres 
- 
5,358 
3,237 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
1,253 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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