Table 63. Selected Operator Characteristics by Race: 2012 
[Data were collected for a maximum of three operators. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 
Characteristics 
American Indian 
or Alaska Native 
only 
American Indian 
or Alaska Native 
alone or in 
combination with 
other races 
Asian only 
Asian 
alone or in 
combination with 
other races 
Black or 
African American 
only 
Black or 
African American 
alone or in 
combination with 
other races 
Operators number 
50 
58 
6 
10 
- 
1 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
29 
33 
3 
3 
- 
1 
Female 
21 
25 
3 
7 
- 
- 
Primary occupation: 
Farming 
18 
21 
2 
5 
- 
- 
Other 
32 
37 
4 
5 
- 
1 
Place of residence: 
On farm operated 
35 
42 
6 
10 
- 
1 
Not on farm operated 
15 
16 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
17 
19 
1 
2 
- 
- 
Any 
33 
39 
5 
8 
- 
1 
1 to 49 days 
8 
9 
1 
2 
- 
- 
50 to 99 days 
3 
4 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 00 to 1 99 days 
8 
9 
1 
2 
- 
- 
200 days or more 
14 
17 
3 
4 
- 
1 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
5 
5 
1 
2 
- 
- 
3 or 4 years 
9 
12 
2 
3 
- 
1 
5 to 9 years 
11 
13 
1 
1 
- 
- 
1 0 years or more 
25 
28 
2 
4 
- 
- 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
5 
5 
- 
1 
- 
- 
3 or 4 years 
9 
12 
2 
3 
- 
1 
5 to 9 years 
8 
10 
1 
1 
- 
- 
1 0 years or more 
28 
31 
3 
5 
- 
- 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
1 
1 
1 
2 
- 
- 
25 to 34 years 
7 
8 
- 
1 
- 
1 
35 to 44 years 
8 
9 
1 
1 
- 
- 
45 to 54 years 
11 
13 
- 
1 
- 
- 
55 to 64 years 
16 
18 
3 
4 
- 
- 
65 to 74 years 
4 
5 
1 
1 
- 
- 
75 years and over 
3 
4 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Average age of - 
All operators 
50.8 
51.4 
49.7 
45.3 
- 
(D) 
Principal operator 
55.0 
55.8 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
Second operator 
49.3 
49.4 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
Third operator 
27.5 
27.5 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Number of persons living in household of - 
Principal operator 
79 
89 
11 
15 
- 
- 
Second operator 
15 
15 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Third operator 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Characteristics 
Native Hawaiian or 
Pacific Islander only 
Native Hawaiian or 
Pacific Islander alone or 
in combination with 
other races 
White only 
White alone or 
in combination with 
other races 
1 
1 
1,128 
1,140 
_ 
_ 
647 
651 
1 
1 
481 
489 
1 
1 
582 
588 
- 
- 
546 
552 
1 
1 
910 
921 
- 
- 
218 
219 
_ 
_ 
456 
459 
1 
1 
672 
681 
1 
1 
107 
109 
- 
- 
58 
59 
- 
- 
151 
153 
- 
- 
356 
360 
_ 
_ 
70 
71 
- 
- 
132 
136 
- 
- 
222 
224 
1 
1 
704 
709 
_ 
_ 
55 
56 
- 
- 
111 
115 
- 
- 
179 
181 
1 
1 
783 
788 
_ 
_ 
13 
14 
- 
- 
71 
73 
- 
- 
135 
136 
- 
- 
267 
270 
1 
1 
403 
406 
- 
- 
161 
162 
- 
- 
78 
79 
(D) 
(D) 
55.3 
55.3 
57.2 
57.2 
(D) 
(D) 
53.5 
53.3 
43.1 
43.1 
_ 
_ 
1,915 
1,929 
- 
- 
280 
280 
- 
- 
77 
77 
Operators number 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
Female 
Primary occupation: 
Farming 
Other 
Place of residence: 
On farm operated 
Not on farm operated 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
Any 
1 to 49 days 
50 to 99 days 
1 00 to 1 99 days 
200 days or more 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
3 or 4 years 
5 to 9 years 
1 0 years or more 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
3 or 4 years 
5 to 9 years 
1 0 years or more 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
25 to 34 years 
35 to 44 years 
45 to 54 years 
55 to 64 years 
65 to 74 years 
75 years and over 
Average age of - 
All operators 
Principal operator 
Second operator 
Third operator 
Number of persons living in household of - 
Principal operator 
Second operator 
Third operator 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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