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 
4,472 
1,933 
9 
72 
109 
310 
567 
866 
Female 
1,505 
833 
7 
41 
75 
278 
212 
220 
Primary occupation: 
Farming 
2,766 
2,766 
16 
113 
184 
588 
779 
1,086 
Other 
3,211 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Place of residence: 
On farm operated 
4,863 
2,264 
16 
71 
136 
448 
639 
954 
Not on farm operated 
1,114 
502 
42 
48 
140 
140 
132 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
2,101 
1,703 
12 
70 
96 
346 
419 
760 
Any 
3,876 
1,063 
4 
43 
88 
242 
360 
326 
1 to 49 days 
478 
217 
- 
10 
21 
59 
67 
60 
50 to 99 days 
304 
165 
- 
5 
8 
17 
73 
62 
100 to 199 days 
558 
161 
2 
10 
3 
41 
54 
51 
200 days or more 
2,536 
520 
2 
18 
56 
125 
166 
153 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
267 
118 
2 
46 
12 
11 
32 
15 
3 or 4 years 
319 
152 
14 
21 
26 
43 
30 
18 
5 to 9 years 
920 
328 
- 
30 
66 
91 
79 
62 
10 years or more 
4,471 
2,168 
- 
16 
80 
443 
638 
991 
Average years on present farm 
21.8 
24.0 
3.1 
4.6 
10.7 
17.6 
21.5 
33.8 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
204 
79 
2 
43 
4 
7 
21 
2 
3 or 4 years 
240 
106 
2 
13 
12 
38 
26 
15 
5 to 9 years 
808 
294 
12 
34 
57 
78 
65 
48 
10 years or more 
4,725 
2,287 
23 
111 
465 
667 
1,021 
Average years operating any farm 
24.1 
26.7 
5.4 
5.5 
12.3 
19.8 
24.5 
36.9 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
55 
16 
16 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
25 to 34 years 
226 
113 
- 
113 
- 
- 
- 
- 
35 to 44 years 
431 
184 
- 
- 
184 
- 
- 
- 
45 to 49 years 
549 
204 
- 
- 
- 
204 
- 
- 
50 to 54 years 
921 
384 
- 
- 
- 
384 
- 
- 
55 to 59 years 
1,011 
384 
- 
- 
- 
- 
384 
- 
60 to 64 years 
892 
395 
- 
- 
- 
- 
395 
- 
65 to 69 years 
685 
377 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
377 
70 years and over 
1,207 
709 
" 
- 
- 
- 
709 
Average age 
58.7 
60.2 
21.9 
30.3 
39.7 
50.3 
59.6 
73.2 
Spanish, Hispanic, or Latino origin (see text) 
81 
46 
6 
- 
2 
9 
12 
17 
Race: 
American Indian or Alaska Native 
21 
6 
- 
1 
- 
5 
- 
- 
Asian 
13 
6 
- 
- 
3 
- 
- 
3 
Black or African American 
7 
6 
- 
- 
- 
- 
6 
- 
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
White 
5,902 
2,736 
16 
112 
181 
581 
769 
1,077 
More than one race reported 
34 
12 
- 
- 
- 
2 
4 
6 
Farms by number of persons living in 
operator's household: 
1 person 
738 
377 
2 
6 
16 
63 
83 
207 
2 people 
2,818 
1,381 
12 
40 
46 
163 
436 
684 
3 people 
1,052 
427 
1 
24 
18 
155 
127 
102 
4 people 
822 
374 
1 
35 
57 
146 
85 
50 
5 or more people 
547 
207 
" 
8 
47 
61 
48 
43 
Percent of operator's total 
household income from farming: 
Less than 25 percent 
4,787 
1,811 
4 
45 
112 
340 
472 
838 
25 to 49 percent 
361 
212 
6 
9 
20 
41 
48 
88 
50 to 74 percent 
330 
284 
- 
22 
19 
39 
91 
113 
75 to 99 percent 
180 
159 
- 
16 
8 
38 
51 
46 
1 00 percent 
319 
300 
6 
21 
25 
130 
117 
1 
Operator is a hired manager farms 
292 
204 
3 
17 
21 
63 
62 
38 
acres 
46,909 
35,097 
765 
1,036 
4,037 
6,788 
16,013 
6,458 
Farms with- 
Internet access 
4,813 
2,219 
13 
112 
170 
500 
641 
783 
Dial-up service 
219 
139 
- 
8 
10 
16 
29 
76 
DSL service 
1,933 
869 
- 
49 
76 
195 
257 
292 
Cable modem service 
2,541 
1,180 
13 
51 
92 
263 
339 
422 
Fiber-optic service 
91 
47 
- 
- 
1 
4 
13 
29 
Mobile broadband plan for a computer 
or cell phone 
477 
202 
6 
20 
17 
47 
44 
68 
Satellite service 
178 
114 
- 
- 
2 
41 
32 
39 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
101 
49 
- 
- 
4 
8 
6 
31 
Other Internet service 
34 
15 
- 
7 
1 
6 
1 
Farms by number of households sharing 
in net income of operation: 
1 household 
5,207 
2,332 
16 
105 
152 
536 
630 
893 
2 households 
550 
299 
- 
4 
21 
27 
100 
147 
3 households 
148 
87 
- 
2 
8 
14 
33 
30 
4 households 
43 
25 
- 
1 
1 
4 
8 
11 
5 or more households 
29 
23 
- 
1 
2 
7 
8 
5 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
200 Connecticut 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
