Table 69. Summary by Age and Primary Occupation of Principai Operator: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Other occupations 
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 
937,702 
3,922 
53,732 
115,943 
246,066 
283,974 
234,065 
Female 
163,697 
774 
6,011 
15,286 
37,669 
46,915 
57,042 
Primary occupation: 
Farming 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other 
1,101,399 
4,696 
59,743 
131,229 
283,735 
330,889 
291,107 
Place of residence: 
On farm operated 
798,588 
2,634 
39,614 
97,566 
217,040 
246,241 
195,493 
Not on farm operated 
302,811 
2,062 
20,129 
33,663 
66,695 
84,648 
95,614 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
184,815 
315 
2,187 
6,715 
17,487 
40,079 
118,032 
Any 
916,584 
4,381 
57,556 
124,514 
266,248 
290,810 
173,075 
1 to 49 days 
78,554 
401 
3,356 
8,258 
16,666 
22,478 
27,395 
50 to 99 days 
44,402 
257 
1,915 
4,300 
9,394 
14,077 
14,459 
1 00 to 1 99 days 
114,032 
593 
6,240 
13,030 
28,032 
38,073 
28,064 
200 days or more 
679,596 
3,130 
46,045 
98,926 
212,156 
216,182 
103,157 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
42,561 
1,571 
8,600 
9,212 
10,558 
8,586 
4,034 
3 or 4 years 
65,034 
1,565 
12,952 
14,308 
17,134 
13,016 
6,059 
5 to 9 years 
186,393 
1,560 
24,197 
39,752 
54,870 
44,601 
21,413 
1 0 years or more 
807,411 
- 
13,994 
67,957 
201,173 
264,686 
259,601 
Average years on present farm 
19.7 
3.8 
6.7 
10.7 
15.7 
20.5 
29.8 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
31,362 
1,408 
6,637 
6,752 
7,596 
6,050 
2,919 
3 or 4 years 
53,561 
1,560 
1 1 ,237 
12,047 
13,929 
10,002 
4,786 
5 to 9 years 
162,097 
1,728 
23,859 
35,444 
46,833 
36,709 
17,524 
1 0 years or more 
854,379 
- 
18,010 
76,986 
215,377 
278,128 
265,878 
Average years operating any farm 
21.6 
4.0 
7.5 
11.9 
17.4 
22.8 
32.1 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
4,696 
4,696 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
25 to 34 years 
59,743 
- 
59,743 
- 
- 
- 
- 
35 to 44 years 
131,229 
- 
- 
131,229 
- 
- 
- 
45 to 49 years 
115,598 
- 
- 
- 
115,598 
- 
- 
50 to 54 years 
168,137 
- 
- 
- 
168,137 
- 
- 
55 to 59 years 
175,219 
- 
- 
- 
- 
175,219 
- 
60 to 64 years 
155,670 
- 
- 
- 
- 
155,670 
- 
65 to 69 years 
109,757 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
109,757 
70 years and over 
181,350 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
181,350 
Average age 
56.6 
22.0 
30.8 
40.2 
50.1 
59.3 
73.2 
Spanish, Hispanic, or Latino origin (see text) 
35,180 
140 
1,742 
5,253 
10,648 
9,519 
7,878 
Race: 
American Indian or Alaska Native 
17,088 
133 
1,131 
2,513 
4,917 
4,646 
3,748 
Asian 
5,520 
42 
226 
736 
1,424 
1,785 
1,307 
Black or African American 
17,252 
50 
366 
1,336 
3,841 
5,886 
5,773 
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 
736 
7 
31 
85 
199 
252 
162 
White 
1,055,185 
4,438 
57,685 
125,873 
271,774 
316,624 
278,791 
More than one race reported 
5,618 
26 
304 
686 
1,580 
1,696 
1,326 
Farms by number of persons living in 
operator's household: 
1 person 
151,079 
1,142 
6,806 
10,099 
27,400 
42,762 
62,870 
2 people 
521,621 
1,223 
13,157 
21,166 
98,084 
202,313 
185,678 
3 people 
168,101 
1,038 
12,380 
21,812 
60,069 
48,793 
24,009 
4 people 
152,833 
786 
16,068 
42,363 
58,979 
23,172 
1 1 ,465 
5 or more people 
107,765 
507 
1 1 ,332 
35,789 
39,203 
13,849 
7,085 
Percent of operator's total 
household income from farming: 
Less than 25 percent 
958,485 
3,628 
50,286 
115,320 
250,422 
289,753 
249,076 
25 to 49 percent 
72,264 
420 
5,227 
8,716 
17,553 
20,810 
19,538 
50 to 74 percent 
49,241 
456 
3,246 
5,219 
1 1 ,074 
13,556 
15,690 
75 to 99 percent 
16,153 
137 
727 
1,366 
3,101 
4,099 
6,723 
1 00 percent 
5,256 
55 
257 
608 
1,585 
2,671 
80 
Operator is a hired manager farms 
20,116 
160 
1,346 
2,547 
5,103 
5,937 
5,023 
acres 
37,550,858 
14,953 
308,726 
14,492,794 
7,831,621 
9,751,206 
5,151,558 
Farms with- 
Internet access 
790,947 
3,352 
46,075 
105,465 
222,018 
242,146 
171,891 
Dial-up service 
68,300 
167 
1,944 
6,256 
16,993 
22,860 
20,080 
DSL service 
317,275 
1,292 
17,808 
44,568 
90,985 
96,014 
66,608 
Cable modem service 
132,848 
549 
6,884 
14,578 
34,533 
42,301 
34,003 
Fiber-optic service 
36,587 
212 
2,054 
4,517 
9,641 
1 1 ,369 
8,794 
Mobile broadband plan for a computer 
or cell phone 
145,429 
845 
13,491 
24,193 
41,756 
40,030 
25,114 
Satellite service 
140,161 
532 
6,908 
17,267 
39,760 
44,249 
31,445 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
19,565 
91 
931 
2,604 
5,276 
6,256 
4,407 
Other Internet service 
20,991 
91 
1,194 
3,164 
6,331 
6,032 
4,179 
Farms by number of households sharing 
in net income of operation: 
1 household 
923,405 
4,043 
51,406 
113,558 
242,175 
276,172 
236,051 
2 households 
134,361 
439 
6,285 
12,349 
29,979 
42,242 
43,067 
3 households 
24,892 
136 
1,080 
2,338 
6,338 
7,481 
7,519 
4 households 
11,068 
35 
536 
1,798 
3,218 
3,021 
2,460 
5 or more households 
7,673 
43 
436 
1,186 
2,025 
1,973 
2,010 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agricuiture - UNiTED STATES DATA 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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