Table 59. Spanish, Hispanic, or Latino Origin Operators - Selected Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Characteristics 
All operators 
Principal operator 
Characteristics 
All operators 
Principal operator 
2012 
2007 
2012 
2007 
2012 
2007 
2012 
2007 
Operators number 
129 
100 
81 
61 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
7 
3 
6 
- 
Sex of operator: 
25 to 34 years 
9 
7 
1 
2 
Male 
73 
56 
56 
43 
35 to 44 years 
18 
20 
15 
13 
Female 
56 
44 
25 
18 
45 to 54 years 
31 
31 
16 
20 
55 to 64 years 
33 
26 
20 
13 
Primary occupation: 
65 to 74 years 
17 
8 
10 
8 
Farming 
63 
45 
46 
33 
75 years and over 
14 
5 
13 
5 
Other 
66 
55 
35 
28 
Average age of - 
Place of residence: 
All operators 
53.7 
51.3 
(X) 
(X) 
On farm operated 
95 
87 
64 
55 
Principal operator 
(X) 
(X) 
55.5 
54.2 
Not on farm operated 
34 
13 
17 
6 
Second operator 
51.2 
51.9 
(X) 
(X) 
Third operator 
48.7 
26.3 
(X) 
(X) 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
41 
22 
26 
13 
Spanish, Hispanic, or 
Any 
88 
78 
55 
48 
Latino origin (see text) 
129 
100 
81 
61 
1 to 49 days 
18 
14 
12 
9 
50 to 99 days 
3 
5 
1 
3 
Race: 
100 to 199 days 
25 
5 
23 
3 
American Indian or Alaska Native 
4 
- 
4 
- 
200 days or more 
42 
54 
19 
33 
Asian 
2 
- 
2 
- 
Black or African American 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Years on present farm: 
Native Hawaiian or 
2 years or less 
1 
9 
- 
3 
Other Pacific Islander 
- 
4 
- 
4 
3 or 4 years 
21 
5 
11 
4 
White 
121 
96 
75 
57 
5 to 9 years 
37 
30 
28 
11 
More than one race reported 
2 
- 
- 
- 
10 years or more 
70 
56 
42 
43 
Number of persons living 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
in household of- 
2 years or less 
1 
(NA) 
- 
(NA) 
Principal operator 
(X) 
(X) 
252 
158 
3 or 4 years 
10 
(NA) 
2 
(NA) 
Second operator 
34 
16 
(X) 
(X) 
5 to 9 years 
47 
(NA) 
37 
(NA) 
Third operator 
16 
10 
(X) 
(X) 
10 years or more 
71 
(NA) 
42 
(NA) 
1 Data were collected for a maximum of three operators per farm. 
44 Connecticut 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
