Table 64. Summary by Size of Farm: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
140 to 179 
acres 
180 to 219 
acres 
220 to 259 
acres 
260 to 499 
acres 
500 to 999 
acres 
1,000 to 1,999 
acres 
2,000 or more 
acres 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR 
CHARACTERISTICS - Con. 
Place of residence: 
On farm operated 
28 
20 
12 
55 
26 
20 
18 
Not on farm operated 
7 
5 
2 
9 
11 
5 
6 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
14 
4 
8 
31 
16 
12 
10 
Any 
21 
21 
6 
33 
21 
13 
14 
1 to 49 days 
5 
6 
1 
4 
- 
2 
4 
50 to 99 days 
1 
3 
- 
1 
- 
2 
1 
1 00 to 1 99 days 
3 
6 
1 
9 
7 
2 
5 
200 days or more 
12 
6 
4 
19 
14 
7 
4 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
2 
- 
- 
3 
2 
1 
- 
3 or 4 years 
1 
3 
- 
1 
- 
- 
- 
5 to 9 years 
3 
5 
1 
6 
8 
3 
2 
1 0 years or more 
29 
17 
13 
54 
27 
21 
22 
Average years on present farm 
24.7 
24.6 
20.7 
22.9 
21.7 
(D) 
(D) 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
1 
- 
- 
2 
- 
1 
- 
3 or 4 years 
1 
2 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
5 to 9 years 
2 
4 
- 
4 
5 
1 
2 
1 0 years or more 
31 
19 
14 
58 
32 
23 
22 
Average years operating any farm 
26.6 
26.6 
30.0 
25.9 
26.4 
28.4 
32.9 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
25 to 34 years 
- 
1 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
35 to 44 years 
3 
3 
- 
7 
4 
3 
2 
45 to 49 years 
4 
1 
1 
4 
6 
- 
1 
50 to 54 years 
1 
3 
2 
5 
3 
- 
1 
55 to 59 years 
7 
6 
1 
10 
4 
2 
6 
60 to 64 years 
4 
2 
4 
15 
5 
12 
5 
65 to 69 years 
5 
3 
4 
8 
4 
- 
2 
70 years and over 
11 
6 
2 
15 
9 
8 
7 
Average age 
63.0 
59.8 
61.8 
60.9 
58.1 
63.5 
61.9 
Spanish, Hispanic, or Latino origin (see text) 
1 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
Race: 
American Indian or Alaska Native 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
6 
4 
Asian 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Black or African American 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
White 
33 
25 
13 
63 
37 
19 
20 
More than one race reported 
2 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Farms by number of persons living in 
operator's household: 
1 person 
9 
6 
1 
13 
11 
4 
3 
2 people 
14 
9 
6 
29 
6 
18 
17 
3 people 
1 
3 
2 
4 
4 
1 
2 
4 people 
9 
5 
3 
9 
9 
1 
- 
5 or more people 
2 
2 
2 
9 
7 
1 
2 
Percent of operator's total 
household income from farming: 
Less than 25 percent 
27 
15 
10 
47 
23 
15 
9 
25 to 49 percent 
3 
8 
1 
6 
7 
1 
4 
50 to 74 percent 
2 
1 
2 
6 
3 
6 
5 
75 to 99 percent 
1 
- 
- 
4 
2 
1 
6 
1 00 percent 
2 
1 
1 
1 
2 
2 
- 
Operator is a hired manager farms 
- 
- 
1 
5 
7 
2 
2 
acres 
- 
- 
(D) 
1,665 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Farms with- 
Internet access 
26 
15 
13 
55 
31 
21 
19 
Dial-up service 
5 
2 
2 
9 
5 
4 
1 
DSL service 
10 
6 
3 
26 
10 
5 
5 
Cable modem service 
2 
1 
2 
5 
2 
1 
1 
Fiber-optic service 
- 
- 
1 
1 
- 
- 
1 
Mobile broadband plan for a computer 
or cell phone 
6 
1 
2 
7 
3 
3 
2 
Satellite service 
7 
5 
4 
11 
11 
9 
14 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
1 
Other Internet service 
1 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
- 
Farms by number of households sharing 
in net income of operation: 
1 household 
33 
22 
13 
58 
30 
17 
17 
2 households 
1 
1 
- 
5 
5 
5 
6 
3 households 
1 
- 
1 
1 
2 
2 
1 
4 households 
- 
2 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
5 or more households 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
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 
35 
25 
12 
59 
32 
23 
20 
acres 
5,483 
4,877 
2,791 
21,009 
20,757 
(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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