Table 69. Summary by Age and Primary Occupation of Principal Operator: 2012 
[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 
FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 
Farms 
number 
5,977 
2,766 
16 
113 
184 
588 
779 
1,086 
percent 
100.0 
46.3 
0.3 
1.9 
3.1 
9.8 
13.0 
18.2 
Land in farms 
acres 
436,539 
276,714 
2,585 
4,371 
20,288 
67,392 
86,211 
95,867 
Average size of farm 
acres 
73 
100 
162 
39 
110 
115 
111 
88 
MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL 
PRODUCTS SOLD AND GOVERNMENT 
PAYMENTS 
Total 
farms 
5,977 
2,766 
16 
113 
184 
588 
779 
1,086 
$1,000 
555,461 
508,344 
1,673 
21,467 
52,267 
98,367 
207,537 
127,031 
Average per farm 
dollars 
92,933 
183,783 
104,574 
189,971 
284,062 
167,292 
266,415 
116,972 
Farms by economic class: 
Less than $1 ,000 (see text) 
1,841 
656 
7 
35 
134 
192 
288 
$1,000 to $2,499 
746 
228 
- 
12 
16 
51 
56 
93 
$2,500 to $4,999 
833 
307 
- 
2 
25 
52 
86 
142 
$5,000 to $9,999 
723 
313 
2 
1 
14 
78 
91 
127 
$10,000 to $24,999 
760 
438 
" 
41 
18 
103 
118 
158 
$25,000 to $49,999 
359 
227 
8 
26 
9 
45 
47 
92 
$50,000 to $99,999 
249 
189 
- 
10 
24 
34 
44 
77 
$100,000 to $249,999 
202 
164 
6 
11 
18 
37 
52 
40 
$250,000 to $499,999 
103 
92 
" 
1 
13 
22 
28 
28 
$500,000 to $999,999 
69 
64 
_ 
1 
4 
13 
31 
15 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
92 
88 
- 
1 
8 
19 
34 
26 
$1,000,000 to $2,499,999 
54 
52 
- 
- 
3 
12 
22 
15 
$2,500,000 to $4,999,999 
14 
13 
- 
- 
2 
3 
4 
4 
$5,000,000 or more 
24 
23 
- 
1 
3 
4 
8 
7 
Total sales 
farms 
5,977 
2,766 
16 
113 
184 
588 
779 
1,086 
$1,000 
550,620 
504,527 
(D) 
(D) 
51,826 
97,582 
206,546 
125,838 
Grains, oilseeds, dry beans, and 
dry peas 
farms 
261 
199 
6 
10 
18 
37 
65 
63 
$1,000 
15,216 
14,177 
360 
66 
1,141 
1,530 
4,978 
6,102 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
58 
51 
6 
- 
6 
6 
15 
18 
$1,000 
12,776 
12,151 
360 
- 
974 
1,144 
4,110 
5,563 
Corn 
farms 
239 
181 
6 
4 
15 
31 
65 
60 
$1,000 
14,907 
13,931 
360 
64 
1,120 
1,505 
4,941 
5,940 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
57 
50 
6 
- 
6 
6 
15 
17 
$1,000 
12,575 
11,977 
360 
- 
970 
1,144 
4,098 
5,406 
Wheat 
farms 
13 
10 
- 
6 
- 
- 
- 
4 
$1,000 
62 
22 
- 
2 
- 
- 
- 
20 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Soybeans 
farms 
8 
8 
- 
- 
2 
1 
2 
3 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
71 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sorghum 
farms 
3 
3 
- 
- 
- 
1 
1 
1 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Barley 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Rice 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other grains, oilseeds, 
dry beans, and dry peas 
farms 
27 
22 
. 
. 
4 
5 
9 
4 
$1,000 
110 
87 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
" 
- 
- 
- 
Tobacco 
farms 
49 
44 
_ 
1 
3 
14 
16 
10 
$1,000 
35,722 
35,591 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
20,611 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
30 
29 
- 
3 
9 
12 
5 
$1,000 
35,359 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
20,479 
(D) 
(D) 
Cotton and cottonseed 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Vegetables, melons, potatoes, 
and sweet potatoes 
farms 
952 
591 
3 
49 
37 
135 
164 
203 
$1,000 
36,386 
32,765 
35 
993 
2,531 
5,639 
6,724 
16,844 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
116 
102 
- 
2 
13 
22 
33 
32 
$1,000 
28,116 
26,958 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
4,374 
5,600 
14,668 
Fruits, tree nuts, and berries 
farms 
556 
313 
_ 
18 
19 
68 
84 
124 
$1,000 
27,349 
24,775 
- 
97 
2,844 
4,424 
13,009 
4,401 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
75 
67 
- 
- 
6 
13 
25 
23 
$1,000 
23,821 
22,629 
- 
- 
2,710 
4,173 
12,444 
3,302 
Fruits and tree nuts 
farms 
314 
191 
- 
9 
10 
39 
51 
82 
$1,000 
21,629 
19,716 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
4,055 
10,969 
3,016 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
57 
51 
- 
3 
9 
20 
19 
$1,000 
19,185 
18,107 
- 
- 
(D) 
3,786 
10,471 
(D) 
Berries 
farms 
371 
210 
- 
10 
17 
53 
60 
70 
$1,000 
5,720 
5,059 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
368 
2,040 
1,385 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
14 
14 
- 
3 
- 
7 
4 
$1,000 
3,697 
3,697 
- 
- 
1,060 
- 
1,680 
958 
Nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, 
and sod (see text) 
farms 
880 
585 
1 
34 
46 
136 
169 
199 
$1,000 
252,923 
245,320 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
47,853 
102,549 
48,591 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
224 
184 
2 
22 
43 
67 
50 
$1,000 
245,921 
240,469 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
46,787 
101,214 
46,898 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
186 Connecticut 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
