Table 67. Summary by Legal Status For Tax Purposes: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Partnership 
Item 
Total 
Family or 
individual 
Total 
Registered 
under 
state law 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
1,821,039 
1,579,397 
121,114 
86,646 
Female 
288,264 
249,549 
16,873 
12,265 
Primary occupation: 
Farming 
1 ,007,904 
845,005 
80,013 
59,268 
Other 
1,101,399 
983,941 
57,974 
39,643 
Place of residence: 
On farm operated 
1,621,591 
1,443,213 
89,058 
62,540 
Not on farm operated 
487,712 
385,733 
48,929 
36,371 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
823,659 
692,170 
63,700 
46,057 
Any 
1,285,644 
1,136,776 
74,287 
52,854 
1 to 49 days 
169,761 
145,879 
11,470 
8,268 
50 to 99 days 
92,876 
81,205 
5,817 
4,213 
1 00 to 1 99 days 
180,407 
159,965 
10,265 
7,358 
200 days or more 
842,600 
749,727 
46,735 
33,015 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
68,180 
59,008 
4,181 
3,159 
3 or 4 years 
103,370 
89,894 
6,577 
5,047 
5 to 9 years 
297,548 
259,132 
18,640 
14,207 
1 0 years or more 
1,640,205 
1,420,912 
108,589 
76,498 
Average years on present farm 
22.8 
22.7 
23.7 
23.1 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
47,782 
41,715 
2,656 
1,973 
3 or 4 years 
82,324 
72,226 
4,872 
3,735 
5 to 9 years 
252,290 
221,126 
15,045 
11,300 
1 0 years or more 
1,726,907 
1 ,493,879 
115,414 
81,903 
Average years operating any farm 
25.0 
24.8 
26.4 
25.9 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
10,714 
9,741 
556 
379 
25 to 34 years 
109,119 
97,045 
6,373 
4,664 
35 to 44 years 
214,106 
187,381 
13,253 
9,894 
45 to 49 years 
186,605 
162,772 
11,214 
8,292 
50 to 54 years 
279,431 
241,282 
17,754 
13,275 
55 to 59 years 
306,011 
262,199 
20,745 
15,404 
60 to 64 years 
302,041 
259,439 
20,568 
14,945 
65 to 69 years 
251,976 
219,443 
16,095 
1 1 ,288 
70 years and over 
449,300 
389,644 
31,429 
20,770 
Average age 
58.3 
58.3 
59.1 
58.5 
Spanish, Hispanic, or Latino origin (see text) 
67,000 
58,244 
4,403 
3,204 
Race: 
American Indian or Alaska Native 
37,851 
35,065 
1,128 
682 
Asian 
13,669 
10,533 
1,350 
1,082 
Black or African American 
33,371 
30,122 
1,790 
1,089 
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 
1,468 
1,230 
105 
93 
White 
2,012,652 
1,742,895 
133,021 
95,555 
More than one race reported 
10,292 
9,101 
593 
410 
Farms by number of persons living in 
operator's household: 
1 person 
300,435 
264,365 
16,282 
11,190 
2 people 
1,070,365 
924,903 
72,470 
51,538 
3 people 
294,277 
255,302 
19,610 
14,162 
4 people 
250,753 
216,767 
16,708 
12,392 
5 or more people 
193,473 
167,609 
12,917 
9,629 
Percent of operator's total 
household income from farming: 
Less than 25 percent 
1,483,837 
1,322,065 
81,324 
56,324 
25 to 49 percent 
168,506 
143,929 
12,691 
9,043 
50 to 74 percent 
188,730 
153,676 
17,810 
13,027 
75 to 99 percent 
146,249 
115,130 
14,020 
10,751 
1 00 percent 
121,981 
94,146 
12,142 
9,766 
Operator is a hired manager farms 
acres 
67,939 
132,807,072 
34,456 
24,758,605 
9,742 
22,967,789 
8,079 
20,464,102 
Farms with- 
Internet access 
1,468,106 
1,255,112 
100,460 
74,849 
Dial-up service 
139,677 
123,418 
8,674 
6,153 
DSL service 
584,384 
499,375 
39,374 
29,009 
Cable modem service 
225,917 
188,161 
17,500 
13,418 
Fiber-optic service 
75,982 
62,175 
5,821 
4,343 
Mobile broadband plan for a computer 
or cell phone 
267,804 
227,678 
18,969 
14,535 
Satellite service 
282,776 
239,557 
21,119 
16,197 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
37,580 
31,150 
2,990 
2,298 
Other Internet service 
37,627 
31,797 
2,568 
1,892 
Farms by number of households sharing 
in net income of operation: 
1 household 
1,700,363 
1,531,515 
69,417 
49,805 
2 households 
308,216 
234,893 
46,957 
32,060 
3 households 
59,080 
36,566 
13,291 
10,198 
4 households 
24,207 
15,617 
4,692 
3,797 
5 or more households 
17,437 
10,355 
3,630 
3,051 
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued 
160 United States 2012 Census of Agriculture - UNITED STATES DATA 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
