Table 64. Summary by Size of Farm: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Total 
1 to 9 
acres 
1 0 to 49 
acres 
50 to 69 
acres 
70 to 99 
acres 
100 to 139 
acres 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR 
CHARACTERISTICS - Con. 
Place of residence: 
On farm operated 
1,621,591 
180,352 
472,626 
117,352 
138,406 
124,284 
Not on farm operated 
487,712 
43,282 
116,923 
36,346 
46,536 
42,097 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
823,659 
69,012 
185,697 
52,512 
65,535 
61,986 
Any 
1,285,644 
154,622 
403,852 
101,186 
119,407 
104,395 
1 to 49 days 
169,761 
18,920 
48,612 
12,515 
14,763 
13,402 
50 to 99 days 
92,876 
10,971 
26,478 
7,176 
8,225 
7,413 
1 00 to 1 99 days 
180,407 
20,829 
53,132 
13,744 
16,655 
14,784 
200 days or more 
842,600 
103,902 
275,630 
67,751 
79,764 
68,796 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
68,180 
12,056 
23,000 
5,274 
6,247 
5,158 
3 or 4 years 
103,370 
17,866 
35,883 
7,720 
8,997 
7,431 
5 to 9 years 
297,548 
44,515 
106,966 
23,530 
26,188 
21,598 
1 0 years or more 
1,640,205 
149,197 
423,700 
1 1 7,1 74 
143,510 
132,194 
Average years on present farm 
22.8 
17.5 
19.0 
21.3 
22.3 
23.5 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
47,782 
8,972 
16,401 
3,801 
4,424 
3,606 
3 or 4 years 
82,324 
15,103 
29,364 
6,132 
7,319 
5,846 
5 to 9 years 
252,290 
39,791 
92,570 
19,994 
22,073 
18,110 
1 0 years or more 
1,726,907 
159,768 
451,214 
123,771 
151,126 
138,819 
Average years operating any farm 
25.0 
19.3 
21.1 
23.5 
24.6 
25.8 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
10,714 
1,817 
2,661 
790 
887 
940 
25 to 34 years 
109,119 
14,636 
30,178 
7,335 
9,478 
8,230 
35 to 44 years 
214,106 
27,580 
65,802 
15,361 
18,032 
15,230 
45 to 49 years 
186,605 
23,160 
57,592 
13,486 
15,333 
13,263 
50 to 54 years 
279,431 
31,510 
81,500 
19,670 
22,985 
20,285 
55 to 59 years 
306,011 
32,707 
86,474 
21,709 
25,500 
22,734 
60 to 64 years 
302,041 
30,262 
83,980 
22,201 
26,063 
23,641 
65 to 69 years 
251,976 
24,695 
70,107 
19,057 
23,269 
21,154 
70 years and over 
449,300 
37,267 
1 1 1 ,255 
34,089 
43,395 
40,904 
Average age 
58.3 
56.2 
57.5 
58.7 
59.1 
59.5 
Spanish, Hispanic, or Latino origin (see text) 
67,000 
16,046 
22,966 
3,898 
4,322 
3,706 
Race: 
American Indian or Alaska Native 
37,851 
12,558 
8,962 
1,807 
2,198 
1,913 
Asian 
13,669 
4,987 
4,774 
752 
779 
652 
Black or African American 
33,371 
3,933 
12,481 
3,873 
3,741 
3,076 
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 
1,468 
525 
518 
61 
54 
57 
White 
2,012,652 
199,922 
559,657 
146,467 
177,338 
159,972 
More than one race reported 
10,292 
1,709 
3,157 
738 
832 
711 
Farms by number of persons living in 
operator's household: 
1 person 
300,435 
31,159 
82,364 
22,747 
27,822 
25,116 
2 people 
1,070,365 
102,173 
293,290 
79,052 
94,734 
86,772 
3 people 
294,277 
34,824 
86,291 
21,097 
24,994 
22,063 
4 people 
250,753 
30,206 
73,152 
17,347 
20,742 
18,102 
5 or more people 
193,473 
25,272 
54,452 
13,455 
16,650 
14,328 
Percent of operator's total 
household income from farming: 
Less than 25 percent 
1,483,837 
196,960 
518,481 
127,585 
145,989 
123,760 
25 to 49 percent 
168,506 
9,082 
26,594 
10,094 
15,479 
16,470 
50 to 74 percent 
188,730 
8,516 
22,839 
8,248 
12,335 
13,492 
75 to 99 percent 
146,249 
4,051 
11,017 
4,234 
6,181 
6,935 
1 00 percent 
121,981 
5,025 
10,618 
3,537 
4,958 
5,724 
Operator is a hired manager farms 
67,939 
6,949 
12,889 
3,349 
3,869 
3,986 
acres 
132,807,072 
27,187 
324,479 
193,895 
317,885 
462,319 
Farms with- 
Internet access 
1,468,106 
159,865 
416,071 
102,641 
120,485 
107,704 
Dial-up service 
139,677 
12,587 
39,241 
10,488 
12,569 
11,411 
DSL service 
584,384 
62,385 
165,918 
41,175 
48,236 
43,097 
Cable modem service 
225,917 
35,249 
67,568 
16,275 
18,338 
15,970 
Fiber-optic service 
75,982 
6,846 
16,320 
4,275 
5,341 
4,829 
Mobile broadband plan for a computer 
or cell phone 
267,804 
27,564 
77,759 
18,600 
21,329 
19,334 
Satellite service 
282,776 
24,637 
74,062 
18,836 
22,630 
20,410 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
37,580 
4,768 
10,944 
2,647 
2,819 
2,719 
Other Internet service 
37,627 
4,233 
11,721 
2,532 
3,035 
2,658 
Farms by number of households sharing 
in net income of operation: 
1 household 
1,700,363 
191,970 
503,312 
127,925 
152,478 
135,364 
2 households 
308,216 
23,976 
68,472 
20,326 
25,551 
24,519 
3 households 
59,080 
4,050 
9,851 
3,107 
3,993 
3,757 
4 households 
24,207 
2,135 
4,617 
1,410 
1,639 
1,625 
5 or more households 
17,437 
1,503 
3,297 
930 
1,281 
1,116 
FARMS BY TYPE OF 
ORGANIZATION (SEE TEXT) 
Operation with 50 percent or more ownership 
interest held by operator and/or persons 
related by blood, marriage. 
or adoption farms 
2,039,093 
217,805 
576,185 
149,645 
179,998 
161,304 
acres 
810,233,654 
973,327 
14,755,463 
8,684,747 
14,797,721 
18,704,728 
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued 
80 United States 
2012 Census of Agricuiture - UNiTED STATES DATA 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
