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 
- 
866 
1,146 
10 
81 
116 
166 
237 
773 
55 to 59 years 
- 
1,129 
1,315 
18 
83 
50 
161 
218 
960 
60 to 64 years 
- 
1,280 
1,355 
15 
80 
48 
160 
206 
958 
65 to 69 years 
- 
1,125 
1,290 
23 
54 
38 
101 
173 
858 
70 years and over 
- 
2,223 
1,958 
26 
64 
25 
137 
179 
875 
Average age 
- 
61.8 
59.3 
60.1 
56.9 
50.4 
55.8 
55.6 
58.0 
Spanish, Hispanic, or Latino origin (see text) .. 
- 
226 
391 
1 
28 
20 
70 
103 
191 
Race: 
American Indian or Alaska Native 
- 
70 
131 
- 
5 
7 
26 
8 
96 
Asian 
- 
43 
33 
- 
- 
1 
4 
8 
21 
Black or African American 
- 
13 
23 
- 
- 
- 
- 
6 
4 
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander ... 
- 
9 
15 
- 
- 
1 
2 
- 
4 
White 
- 
7,749 
8,724 
116 
465 
475 
966 
1,374 
5,531 
More than one race reported 
- 
42 
82 
- 
1 
1 
18 
11 
42 
Farms by number of persons living in 
operator's household: 
1 person 
- 
1,173 
1,102 
16 
46 
22 
119 
174 
743 
2 people 
- 
4,452 
4,849 
70 
206 
150 
437 
626 
3,051 
3 people 
- 
1,036 
1,273 
4 
67 
73 
174 
209 
962 
4 people 
- 
739 
970 
12 
48 
129 
135 
181 
515 
5 or more people 
- 
526 
814 
14 
104 
111 
151 
217 
427 
Percent of operator's total 
household income from farming: 
Less than 25 percent 
- 
6,200 
7,984 
69 
137 
453 
914 
1,297 
5,161 
25 to 49 percent 
- 
609 
339 
8 
30 
15 
29 
33 
151 
50 to 74 percent 
- 
479 
341 
11 
62 
5 
22 
36 
162 
75 to 99 percent 
- 
326 
165 
18 
74 
3 
23 
15 
83 
1 00 percent 
- 
312 
179 
10 
168 
9 
28 
26 
141 
Operator is a hired manager 
.. farms 
- 
433 
213 
5 
58 
3 
32 
24 
312 
acres 
- 
1,192,931 
208,520 
11,210 
27,001 
(D) 
3,586 
2,049 
96,200 
Farms with- 
Internet access 
- 
5,808 
6,865 
97 
389 
427 
903 
1,199 
4,811 
Dial-up service 
- 
577 
705 
9 
31 
39 
113 
112 
439 
DSL service 
- 
1,836 
2,746 
36 
135 
156 
320 
507 
1,937 
Cable modem service 
- 
902 
1,132 
11 
83 
86 
195 
199 
859 
Fiber-optic service 
- 
233 
208 
6 
14 
3 
12 
43 
189 
Mobile broadband plan for a computer 
or cell phone 
- 
947 
957 
11 
76 
66 
141 
188 
753 
Satellite service 
- 
1,440 
1,408 
25 
89 
116 
176 
218 
997 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
- 
191 
202 
2 
9 
9 
29 
35 
155 
Other Internet service 
- 
249 
179 
4 
10 
9 
34 
55 
118 
Farms by number of households sharing 
in net income of operation: 
1 household 
- 
6,385 
7,784 
84 
339 
443 
874 
1,284 
5,116 
2 households 
- 
995 
983 
24 
90 
35 
103 
100 
453 
3 households 
- 
235 
118 
7 
26 
4 
20 
14 
62 
4 households 
- 
163 
50 
- 
4 
2 
7 
7 
28 
5 or more households 
- 
148 
73 
1 
12 
1 
12 
2 
39 
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 
- 
7,600 
8,830 
112 
442 
483 
992 
1,387 
5,437 
acres 
- 
2,317,661 
2,123,754 
136,054 
167,183 
12,982 
28,782 
45,370 
250,425 
Limited Liability Corporation 
.. farms 
- 
581 
345 
8 
90 
16 
50 
72 
355 
acres 
- 
357,874 
229,616 
19,376 
54,705 
695 
1,610 
6,105 
26,941 
LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX PURPOSES 
(SEE TEXT) 
Family or individual 
.. farms 
- 
6,513 
8,234 
90 
301 
460 
887 
1,294 
4,808 
acres 
- 
1,502,565 
1,293,035 
80,712 
90,047 
12,558 
21,046 
37,879 
189,835 
Partnership 
.. farms 
- 
478 
358 
10 
88 
9 
54 
51 
275 
acres 
- 
382,140 
524,624 
(D) 
53,203 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
14,390 
Registered under state law 
..farms 
- 
388 
245 
10 
86 
3 
36 
37 
238 
acres 
348,246 
483,447 
(D) 
52,603 
(D) 
752 
(D) 
13,607 
Corporation 
.. farms 
- 
660 
273 
14 
79 
11 
66 
38 
326 
acres 
- 
(D) 
482,613 
(D) 
35,357 
(D) 
6,162 
(D) 
55,957 
Family held 
..farms 
- 
621 
254 
13 
71 
11 
64 
33 
276 
acres 
- 
(D) 
407,306 
(D) 
31,491 
(D) 
(D) 
1,021 
52,893 
More than 10 stockholders 
..farms 
- 
16 
5 
1 
2 
10 
2 
5 
1 0 or less stockholders 
.. farms 
~ 
605 
249 
12 
69 
11 
54 
31 
271 
Other than family held 
.. farms 
- 
39 
19 
1 
8 
_ 
2 
5 
50 
acres 
~ 
21,594 
75,307 
(D) 
3,866 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
3,064 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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