Table 68. Summary by North American Industry Classification System: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Other crop farming 
(1119) 
Item 
Total 
Oilseed and 
grain farming 
(1111) 
Vegetable 
and melon 
farming 
(1112) 
Fruit and 
tree nut 
farming 
(1113) 
Greenhouse, 
nursery, and 
floriculture 
production 
(1114) 
Total 
Tobacco 
farming 
(11191) 
ENERGY - Con. 
Renewable energy producing systems - Con. 
Biodiesel 
.... farms 
13 
- 
4 
1 
2 
5 
- 
Ethanol 
.... farms 
6 
1 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
Other 
.... farms 
3 
" 
1 
- 
2 
- 
- 
Wind rights leased to others 
.... farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
TENURE 
Full owners 
.... farms 
4,589 
48 
410 
220 
961 
673 
14 
Part owners 
.... farms 
980 
27 
92 
42 
77 
288 
24 
Tenants 
.... farms 
408 
3 
72 
8 
77 
46 
1 
OWNED AND RENTED LAND 
Land owned 
.... farms 
5,575 
75 
502 
262 
1,038 
962 
38 
acres 
309,693 
11,996 
17,846 
18,884 
40,379 
76,942 
5,672 
Owned land in farms 
.... farms 
5,569 
75 
502 
262 
1,038 
961 
38 
acres 
298,196 
11,353 
17,328 
17,947 
39,624 
73,083 
5,574 
Land rented or leased from others 
.... farms 
1,389 
30 
165 
50 
154 
334 
25 
acres 
138,861 
4,538 
5,891 
1,948 
5,966 
24,134 
2,591 
Rented or leased land in farms 
.... farms 
1,388 
30 
164 
50 
154 
334 
25 
acres 
138,343 
4,488 
5,868 
1,948 
5,736 
23,961 
2,567 
Land rented or leased to others 
.... farms 
440 
19 
30 
22 
60 
140 
8 
acres 
12,015 
693 
541 
937 
985 
4,032 
122 
NUMBER OF OPERATORS 
Total operators 
. number 
9,880 
126 
919 
470 
1,798 
1,567 
64 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
2,916 
39 
286 
107 
585 
553 
20 
2 operators 
2,510 
31 
245 
139 
429 
377 
14 
3 operators 
384 
7 
34 
15 
76 
63 
4 
4 operators 
99 
1 
6 
6 
14 
6 
1 
5 or more operators 
68 
“ 
3 
3 
11 
8 
" 
Total women operators 
. number 
3,864 
35 
367 
179 
561 
498 
13 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
2,986 
23 
316 
147 
461 
418 
11 
2 operators 
331 
6 
24 
9 
41 
28 
1 
3 operators 
52 
- 
1 
2 
6 
8 
- 
4 operators 
6 
- 
- 
2 
- 
- 
- 
5 or more operators 
6 
" 
" 
" 
" 
- 
- 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR 
CHARACTERISTICS 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
4,472 
73 
414 
218 
960 
845 
35 
Female 
1,505 
5 
160 
52 
155 
162 
4 
Primary occupation: 
Farming 
2,766 
46 
355 
120 
512 
441 
36 
Other 
3,211 
32 
219 
150 
603 
566 
3 
Place of residence: 
On farm operated 
4,863 
61 
434 
215 
800 
811 
20 
Not on farm operated 
1,114 
17 
140 
55 
315 
196 
19 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
2,101 
39 
231 
91 
410 
348 
24 
Any 
3,876 
39 
343 
179 
705 
659 
15 
1 to 49 days 
478 
2 
37 
27 
110 
86 
3 
50 to 99 days 
304 
1 
35 
14 
68 
59 
1 
100 to 199 days 
558 
3 
55 
37 
104 
74 
1 
200 days or more 
2,536 
33 
216 
101 
423 
440 
10 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
267 
5 
52 
3 
36 
56 
- 
3 or 4 years 
319 
2 
55 
9 
59 
31 
1 
5 to 9 years 
920 
9 
111 
40 
122 
92 
1 
1 0 years or more 
4,471 
62 
356 
218 
898 
828 
37 
Average years on present farm 
21.8 
28.4 
18.9 
21.9 
23.0 
26.0 
27.2 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
204 
4 
45 
3 
28 
46 
- 
3 or 4 years 
240 
2 
36 
9 
50 
28 
- 
5 to 9 years 
808 
10 
99 
38 
116 
78 
1 
10 years or more 
4,725 
62 
394 
220 
921 
855 
38 
Average years operating any farm 
24.1 
29.3 
21.2 
25.0 
24.4 
28.7 
29.2 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
55 
- 
4 
- 
6 
13 
- 
25 to 34 years 
226 
3 
48 
4 
34 
28 
- 
35 to 44 years 
431 
8 
47 
18 
71 
37 
4 
45 to 49 years 
549 
4 
45 
11 
100 
51 
2 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
172 Connecticut 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
