Table 69. Summary by Age and Primary Occupation of Principai Operator: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Other occupations 
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 
20,678 
76 
1,316 
2,809 
5,540 
6,112 
4,825 
Female 
3,078 
15 
149 
290 
735 
823 
1,066 
Primary occupation: 
Farming 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other 
23,756 
91 
1,465 
3,099 
6,275 
6,935 
5,891 
Place of residence: 
On farm operated 
18,272 
45 
976 
2,359 
5,085 
5,550 
4,257 
Not on farm operated 
5,484 
46 
489 
740 
1,190 
1,385 
1,634 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
3,848 
- 
47 
118 
398 
877 
2,408 
Any 
19,908 
91 
1,418 
2,981 
5,877 
6,058 
3,483 
1 to 49 days 
1,152 
6 
61 
130 
252 
314 
389 
50 to 99 days 
908 
6 
52 
118 
171 
275 
286 
1 00 to 1 99 days 
2,401 
5 
115 
313 
638 
789 
541 
200 days or more 
15,447 
74 
1,190 
2,420 
4,816 
4,680 
2,267 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
1,007 
29 
211 
218 
246 
192 
111 
3 or 4 years 
1,489 
37 
330 
349 
372 
280 
121 
5 to 9 years 
4,219 
25 
556 
925 
1,262 
965 
486 
1 0 years or more 
17,041 
- 
368 
1,607 
4,395 
5,498 
5,173 
Average years on present farm 
19.1 
3.6 
6.7 
10.6 
15.6 
20.4 
29.2 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
737 
21 
161 
170 
177 
139 
69 
3 or 4 years 
1,253 
40 
290 
303 
285 
213 
122 
5 to 9 years 
3,721 
30 
560 
812 
1,087 
809 
423 
1 0 years or more 
18,045 
- 
454 
1,814 
4,726 
5,774 
5,277 
Average years operating any farm 
20.9 
3.9 
7.4 
11.9 
17.3 
22.5 
31.2 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
91 
91 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
25 to 34 years 
1,465 
- 
1,465 
- 
- 
- 
- 
35 to 44 years 
3,099 
- 
- 
3,099 
- 
- 
- 
45 to 49 years 
2,635 
- 
- 
- 
2,635 
- 
- 
50 to 54 years 
3,640 
- 
- 
- 
3,640 
- 
- 
55 to 59 years 
3,632 
- 
- 
- 
- 
3,632 
- 
60 to 64 years 
3,303 
- 
- 
- 
- 
3,303 
- 
65 to 69 years 
2,440 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2,440 
70 years and over 
3,451 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
3,451 
Average age 
55.7 
22.3 
30.9 
40.2 
50.0 
59.4 
72.5 
Spanish, Hispanic, or Latino origin (see text) 
271 
- 
15 
46 
82 
70 
58 
Race: 
American Indian or Alaska Native 
295 
- 
29 
49 
123 
63 
31 
Asian 
79 
- 
9 
16 
18 
27 
9 
Black or African American 
554 
- 
9 
65 
124 
167 
189 
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
White 
22,677 
91 
1,414 
2,951 
5,954 
6,638 
5,629 
More than one race reported 
151 
- 
4 
18 
56 
40 
33 
Farms by number of persons living in 
operator's household: 
1 person 
2,888 
12 
110 
200 
551 
849 
1,166 
2 people 
11,714 
31 
312 
455 
2,548 
4,506 
3,862 
3 people 
3,919 
30 
379 
648 
1,344 
999 
519 
4 people 
3,379 
5 
447 
1,128 
1,231 
351 
217 
5 or more people 
1,856 
13 
217 
668 
601 
230 
127 
Percent of operator's total 
household income from farming: 
Less than 25 percent 
21,035 
74 
1,320 
2,799 
5,586 
6,047 
5,209 
25 to 49 percent 
1,527 
11 
85 
177 
415 
478 
361 
50 to 74 percent 
822 
5 
39 
78 
205 
256 
239 
75 to 99 percent 
266 
1 
18 
33 
46 
86 
82 
1 00 percent 
106 
- 
3 
12 
23 
68 
- 
Operator is a hired manager farms 
338 
- 
19 
52 
97 
79 
91 
acres 
112,321 
- 
1,801 
13,750 
43,169 
34,580 
19,021 
Farms with- 
Internet access 
16,503 
69 
1,138 
2,436 
4,789 
4,872 
3,199 
Dial-up service 
1,511 
6 
45 
177 
389 
491 
403 
DSL service 
8,014 
28 
544 
1,220 
2,418 
2,311 
1,493 
Cable modem service 
2,347 
12 
146 
246 
636 
751 
556 
Fiber-optic service 
311 
- 
7 
49 
91 
96 
68 
Mobile broadband plan for a computer 
or cell phone 
3,075 
15 
341 
600 
876 
788 
455 
Satellite service 
2,469 
12 
129 
354 
724 
752 
498 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
241 
- 
9 
25 
63 
98 
46 
Other Internet service 
206 
3 
14 
39 
50 
44 
56 
Farms by number of households sharing 
in net income of operation: 
1 household 
20,208 
77 
1,292 
2,749 
5,378 
5,919 
4,793 
2 households 
2,853 
14 
147 
233 
680 
851 
928 
3 households 
393 
- 
13 
30 
124 
117 
109 
4 households 
191 
- 
9 
66 
57 
25 
34 
5 or more households 
111 
- 
4 
21 
36 
23 
27 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agricuiture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
Arkansas 201 
