Table 55. Selected Operator Characteristics for Principal, Second, and Third Operator: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Characteristics 
All operators ^ 
Principal operator 
Second operator 
Third operator 
Operators number 
68,740 
45,071 
20,994 
2,675 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
46,512 
39,586 
5,281 
1,645 
Spouse of principal operator 
1,838 
(X) 
1,803 
35 
Female 
22,228 
5,485 
15,713 
1,030 
Spouse of principal operator 
14,961 
(X) 
14,684 
277 
Primary occupation: 
Farming 
29,815 
21,315 
7,402 
1,098 
Other 
38,925 
23,756 
13,592 
1,577 
Place of residence: 
On farm operated 
53,986 
35,537 
16,886 
1,563 
Not on farm operated 
14,754 
9,534 
4,108 
1,112 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
26,821 
18,308 
7,543 
970 
Any 
41,919 
26,763 
13,451 
1,705 
1 to 49 days 
4,163 
2,492 
1,459 
212 
50 to 99 days 
2,879 
1,766 
919 
194 
1 00 to 1 99 days 
5,848 
3,648 
1,973 
227 
200 days or more 
29,029 
18,857 
9,100 
1,072 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
2,974 
1,550 
1,092 
332 
3 or 4 years 
4,313 
2,394 
1,539 
380 
5 to 9 years 
11,386 
6,724 
4,040 
622 
1 0 years or more 
50,067 
34,403 
14,323 
1,341 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
2,258 
1,068 
888 
302 
3 or 4 years 
3,542 
1,905 
1,322 
315 
5 to 9 years 
9,990 
5,763 
3,635 
592 
1 0 years or more 
52,950 
36,335 
15,149 
1,466 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
1,094 
192 
392 
510 
25 to 34 years 
4,636 
2,401 
1,741 
494 
35 to 44 years 
8,442 
4,958 
3,114 
370 
45 to 54 years 
15,866 
9,786 
5,612 
468 
55 to 64 years 
18,692 
12,434 
5,852 
406 
65 to 74 years 
13,776 
10,205 
3,305 
266 
75 years and over 
6,234 
5,095 
978 
161 
Average age 
56.1 
58.1 
53.1 
44.0 
Number of persons living in household 
131,395 
112,110 
14,958 
4,327 
^ Data were collected for a maximum of three operators per farm. 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
Arkansas 41 
