Table 59. Spanish, Hispanic, or Latino Origin Operators - Selected Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Characteristics 
All operators ' 
Principal operator 
Characteristics 
All operators ' 
Principal operator 
2012 
2007 
2012 
2007 
2012 
2007 
2012 
2007 
Operators number 
483 
407 
332 
260 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
10 
13 
1 
3 
Sex of operator: 
25 to 34 years 
37 
29 
26 
16 
Male 
346 
256 
296 
214 
35 to 44 years 
69 
86 
43 
39 
Female 
137 
151 
36 
46 
45 to 54 years 
122 
89 
69 
54 
55 to 64 years 
123 
82 
91 
57 
Primary occupation: 
65 to 74 years 
72 
69 
53 
56 
Farming 
216 
144 
149 
95 
75 years and over 
50 
39 
49 
35 
Other 
267 
263 
183 
165 
Average age of - 
Place of residence: 
All operators 
54.6 
53.3 
(X) 
(X) 
On farm operated 
354 
316 
251 
205 
Principal operator 
(X) 
(X) 
57.4 
57.1 
Not on farm operated 
129 
91 
81 
55 
Second operator 
48.4 
50.2 
(X) 
(X) 
Third operator 
49.3 
32.0 
(X) 
(X) 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
206 
141 
142 
85 
Spanish, Flispanic, or 
Any 
277 
266 
190 
175 
Latino origin (see text) 
483 
407 
332 
260 
1 to 49 days 
42 
54 
28 
39 
50 to 99 days 
19 
30 
13 
15 
Race: 
1 00 to 1 99 days 
54 
28 
43 
15 
American Indian or Alaska Native 
10 
8 
7 
3 
200 days or more 
162 
154 
106 
106 
Asian 
2 
7 
2 
4 
Black or African American 
35 
37 
31 
24 
Years on present farm: 
Native Flawaiian or 
2 years or less 
39 
38 
29 
25 
Other Pacific Islander 
2 
4 
- 
- 
3 or 4 years 
29 
48 
15 
26 
White 
427 
344 
290 
222 
5 to 9 years 
97 
79 
60 
43 
More than one race reported 
7 
7 
2 
7 
1 0 years or more 
318 
242 
228 
166 
Number of persons living 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
in household of- 
2 years or less 
27 
(NA) 
17 
(NA) 
Principal operator 
(X) 
(X) 
744 
660 
3 or 4 years 
21 
(NA) 
7 
(NA) 
Second operator 
108 
117 
(X) 
(X) 
5 to 9 years 
95 
(NA) 
64 
(NA) 
Third operator 
21 
36 
(X) 
(X) 
1 0 years or more 
340 
(NA) 
244 
(NA) 
^ Data were collected for a maximum of three operators per farm. 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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