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) 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR 
CHARACTERISTICS - Con. 
Age group: - Con. 
50 to 54 years 
- 
318 
110 
- 
147 
2 
40 
58 
110 
55 to 59 years 
- 
404 
120 
4 
168 
16 
42 
43 
184 
60 to 64 years 
- 
466 
108 
1 
141 
8 
23 
70 
165 
65 to 69 years 
- 
314 
127 
1 
79 
1 
14 
49 
140 
70 years and over 
- 
578 
144 
9 
87 
1 
27 
50 
163 
Average age 
- 
59.7 
57.3 
68.3 
54.4 
50.4 
55.6 
55.5 
57.7 
Spanish, Hispanic, or Latino origin (see text) .. 
- 
14 
3 
- 
5 
- 
10 
- 
15 
Race: 
American Indian or Alaska Native 
- 
5 
7 
- 
- 
- 
3 
1 
- 
Asian 
- 
1 
1 
- 
1 
- 
- 
- 
4 
Black or African American 
- 
2 
6 
- 
- 
- 
- 
6 
- 
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander ... 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
White 
- 
2,617 
836 
18 
900 
57 
197 
382 
1,027 
More than one race reported 
- 
9 
12 
- 
3 
- 
3 
1 
4 
Farms by number of persons living in 
operator's household: 
1 person 
- 
333 
97 
1 
82 
1 
17 
46 
147 
2 people 
- 
1,347 
423 
10 
382 
17 
112 
185 
528 
3 people 
- 
473 
130 
4 
152 
15 
28 
66 
151 
4 people 
- 
320 
148 
1 
161 
9 
23 
67 
154 
5 or more people 
- 
161 
64 
2 
127 
15 
23 
26 
55 
Percent of operator's total 
household income from farming: 
Less than 25 percent 
- 
2,005 
687 
11 
162 
49 
179 
314 
826 
25 to 49 percent 
- 
181 
42 
3 
70 
2 
5 
19 
63 
50 to 74 percent 
- 
245 
65 
4 
155 
- 
8 
19 
64 
75 to 99 percent 
- 
127 
35 
- 
172 
1 
5 
16 
43 
100 percent 
76 
33 
345 
5 
6 
22 
39 
Operator is a hired manager 
.. farms 
- 
76 
8 
- 
82 
1 
5 
12 
31 
acres 
29,491 
6,565 
57,180 
(D) 
928 
4,982 
4,899 
Farms with- 
Internet access 
- 
1,975 
664 
13 
667 
53 
175 
365 
872 
Dial-up service 
- 
123 
46 
- 
67 
3 
11 
20 
65 
DSL service 
- 
1,098 
355 
8 
352 
30 
97 
223 
524 
Cable modem service 
- 
406 
102 
3 
108 
7 
38 
75 
149 
Fiber-optic service 
- 
77 
20 
- 
16 
1 
12 
15 
31 
Mobile broadband plan for a computer 
or cell phone 
- 
123 
107 
1 
74 
1 
23 
38 
74 
Satellite service 
- 
217 
110 
1 
87 
11 
25 
33 
103 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
- 
81 
33 
- 
42 
1 
1 
18 
23 
Other Internet service 
- 
35 
2 
- 
13 
2 
1 
2 
22 
Farms by number of households sharing 
in net income of operation: 
1 household 
- 
2,278 
781 
17 
603 
53 
186 
363 
944 
2 households 
- 
287 
67 
1 
205 
- 
15 
24 
76 
3 households 
- 
42 
9 
- 
57 
- 
2 
1 
5 
4 households 
- 
19 
- 
- 
20 
4 
- 
- 
3 
5 or more households 
- 
8 
5 
- 
19 
2 
7 
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 
- 
2,545 
851 
18 
853 
55 
201 
384 
1,008 
acres 
- 
413,948 
109,387 
8,271 
427,017 
4,409 
12,951 
24,284 
80,410 
Limited Liability Corporation 
.. farms 
- 
161 
84 
4 
101 
3 
23 
52 
96 
acres 
- 
33,351 
14,058 
1,992 
63,474 
349 
1,732 
5,213 
7,894 
LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX PURPOSES 
(SEE TEXT) 
Family or individual 
.. farms 
- 
2,261 
767 
14 
605 
47 
187 
343 
831 
acres 
- 
340,476 
90,519 
(D) 
247,035 
(D) 
11,321 
17,799 
58,898 
Partnership 
.. farms 
- 
197 
55 
1 
199 
1 
8 
28 
68 
acres 
- 
46,001 
16,254 
(D) 
112,421 
(D) 
(D) 
2,698 
(D) 
Registered under state law 
.. farms 
- 
126 
39 
165 
1 
7 
27 
41 
acres 
30,147 
11,149 
- 
99,024 
(D) 
(D) 
2,680 
8,515 
Corporation 
.. farms 
- 
135 
32 
3 
92 
8 
5 
16 
107 
acres 
- 
38,706 
6,237 
(D) 
105,452 
(D) 
(D) 
3,346 
(D) 
Family held 
.. farms 
- 
108 
32 
2 
87 
8 
5 
15 
89 
acres 
- 
27,753 
6,237 
(D) 
101,135 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
7,705 
More than 10 stockholders 
.. farms 
- 
5 
1 
2 
- 
1 0 or less stockholders 
.. farms 
- 
103 
31 
2 
85 
8 
5 
15 
89 
Other than family held 
.. farms 
- 
27 
- 
1 
5 
_ 
- 
1 
18 
acres 
- 
10,953 
- 
(D) 
4,317 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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