Table 69. Summary by Age and Primary Occupation of Principal Operator: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Total farming 
and other 
occupations 
Farming 
Item 
Total 
Age of operator (years) 
Under 25 
25 to 34 
35 to 44 
45 to 54 
55 to 64 
65 and over 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
39,586 
18,908 
90 
843 
1,652 
3,045 
4,857 
8,421 
Female 
5,485 
2,407 
11 
93 
207 
466 
642 
988 
Primary occupation: 
Farming 
21,315 
21,315 
101 
936 
1,859 
3,511 
5,499 
9,409 
Other 
23,756 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Place of residence: 
On farm operated 
35,537 
17,265 
56 
577 
1,297 
2,740 
4,504 
8,091 
Not on farm operated 
9,534 
4,050 
45 
359 
562 
771 
995 
1,318 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
18,308 
14,460 
41 
369 
986 
1,913 
3,586 
7,565 
Any 
26,763 
6,855 
60 
567 
873 
1,598 
1,913 
1,844 
1 to 49 days 
2,492 
1,340 
14 
87 
125 
268 
382 
464 
50 to 99 days 
1,766 
858 
11 
64 
92 
176 
261 
254 
1 00 to 1 99 days 
3,648 
1,247 
9 
93 
165 
282 
361 
337 
200 days or more 
18,857 
3,410 
26 
323 
491 
872 
909 
789 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
1,550 
543 
37 
135 
101 
83 
92 
95 
3 or 4 years 
2,394 
905 
43 
191 
169 
174 
180 
148 
5 to 9 years 
6,724 
2,505 
21 
320 
478 
577 
595 
514 
1 0 years or more 
34,403 
17,362 
- 
290 
1,111 
2,677 
4,632 
8,652 
Average years on present farm 
22.0 
25.2 
3.4 
7.2 
12.0 
18.2 
23.7 
33.2 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
1,068 
331 
30 
86 
49 
49 
59 
58 
3 or 4 years 
1,905 
652 
46 
156 
120 
110 
109 
111 
5 to 9 years 
5,763 
2,042 
25 
311 
408 
467 
455 
376 
1 0 years or more 
36,335 
18,290 
- 
383 
1,282 
2,885 
4,876 
8,864 
Average years operating any farm 
24.2 
27.8 
3.6 
8.2 
13.6 
20.2 
26.7 
36.2 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
192 
101 
101 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
25 to 34 years 
2,401 
936 
- 
936 
- 
- 
- 
- 
35 to 44 years 
4,958 
1,859 
- 
- 
1,859 
- 
- 
- 
45 to 49 years 
4,115 
1,480 
- 
- 
- 
1,480 
- 
- 
50 to 54 years 
5,671 
2,031 
- 
- 
- 
2,031 
- 
- 
55 to 59 years 
6,053 
2,421 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2,421 
- 
60 to 64 years 
6,381 
3,078 
- 
- 
- 
- 
3,078 
- 
65 to 69 years 
5,788 
3,348 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
3,348 
70 years and over 
9,512 
6,061 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
6,061 
Average age 
58.1 
60.8 
21.6 
30.6 
40.1 
50.0 
59.9 
72.9 
Spanish, Hispanic, or Latino origin (see text) 
509 
238 
1 
6 
50 
51 
48 
82 
Race: 
American Indian or Alaska Native 
507 
212 
- 
27 
29 
28 
52 
76 
Asian 
354 
275 
- 
7 
76 
101 
69 
22 
Black or African American 
1,064 
510 
- 
16 
25 
77 
155 
237 
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
White 
42,866 
20,189 
101 
880 
1,722 
3,290 
5,180 
9,016 
More than one race reported 
280 
129 
- 
6 
7 
15 
43 
58 
Farms by number of persons living in 
operator's household: 
1 person 
5,757 
2,869 
21 
109 
152 
344 
659 
1,584 
2 people 
24,321 
12,607 
19 
162 
338 
1,504 
3,759 
6,825 
3 people 
6,674 
2,755 
34 
240 
352 
735 
702 
692 
4 people 
5,402 
2,023 
14 
303 
662 
592 
252 
200 
5 or more people 
2,917 
1,061 
13 
122 
355 
336 
127 
108 
Percent of operator's total 
household income from farming: 
Less than 25 percent 
32,317 
1 1 ,282 
44 
417 
764 
1,486 
2,741 
5,830 
25 to 49 percent 
3,860 
2,333 
12 
79 
161 
307 
524 
1,250 
50 to 74 percent 
3,709 
2,887 
21 
140 
258 
533 
631 
1,304 
75 to 99 percent 
2,744 
2,478 
10 
152 
249 
496 
554 
1,017 
1 00 percent 
2,441 
2,335 
14 
148 
427 
689 
1,049 
8 
Operator is a hired manager farms 
1,189 
851 
9 
75 
112 
215 
256 
184 
acres 
1,116,296 
1,003,975 
1,800 
55,619 
127,073 
253,741 
379,950 
185,792 
Farms with- 
Internet access 
30,201 
13,698 
65 
757 
1,492 
2,667 
3,918 
4,799 
Dial-up service 
3,002 
1,491 
8 
36 
86 
208 
478 
675 
DSL service 
14,300 
6,286 
26 
328 
710 
1,263 
1,753 
2,206 
Cable modem service 
4,057 
1,710 
3 
100 
179 
307 
473 
648 
Fiber-optic service 
544 
233 
- 
3 
20 
31 
79 
100 
Mobile broadband plan for a computer 
or cell phone 
5,689 
2,614 
16 
246 
405 
603 
691 
653 
Satellite service 
5,305 
2,836 
9 
133 
286 
526 
861 
1,021 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
424 
183 
2 
13 
21 
19 
49 
79 
Other Internet service 
384 
178 
1 
16 
34 
30 
42 
55 
Farms by number of households sharing 
in net income of operation: 
1 household 
36,793 
16,585 
69 
780 
1,469 
2,701 
4,282 
7,284 
2 households 
6,619 
3,766 
25 
121 
269 
575 
924 
1,852 
3 households 
970 
577 
3 
17 
48 
134 
197 
178 
4 households 
446 
255 
4 
10 
49 
67 
62 
63 
5 or more households 
243 
132 
- 
8 
24 
34 
34 
32 
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued 
200 Arkansas 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
