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 
37,809 
16,969 
84 
523 
1,266 
2,452 
4,439 
8,205 
Female 
5,414 
2,145 
10 
69 
163 
411 
588 
904 
Primary occupation: 
Farming 
19,114 
19,114 
94 
592 
1,429 
2,863 
5,027 
9,109 
Other 
24,109 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Place of residence: 
On farm operated 
33,570 
15,963 
47 
414 
1,086 
2,409 
4,253 
7,754 
Not on farm operated 
9,653 
3,151 
47 
178 
343 
454 
774 
1,355 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
16,775 
12,414 
29 
223 
633 
1,471 
3,122 
6,936 
Any 
26,448 
6,700 
65 
369 
796 
1,392 
1,905 
2,173 
1 to 49 days 
3,033 
1,450 
10 
63 
154 
223 
438 
562 
50 to 99 days 
1,523 
715 
9 
25 
77 
133 
181 
290 
1 00 to 1 99 days 
4,200 
1,493 
4 
66 
163 
311 
404 
545 
200 days or more 
17,692 
3,042 
42 
215 
402 
725 
882 
776 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
1,425 
505 
32 
87 
55 
112 
106 
113 
3 or 4 years 
2,205 
776 
41 
104 
129 
178 
189 
135 
5 to 9 years 
6,195 
2,190 
21 
249 
395 
427 
606 
492 
1 0 years or more 
33,398 
15,643 
- 
152 
850 
2,146 
4,126 
8,369 
Average years on present farm 
22.6 
25.8 
3.3 
7.1 
12.4 
17.5 
23.3 
33.3 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
1,056 
331 
25 
68 
42 
67 
59 
70 
3 or 4 years 
1,790 
611 
43 
92 
91 
121 
162 
102 
5 to 9 years 
5,473 
1,878 
26 
230 
332 
372 
519 
399 
1 0 years or more 
34,904 
16,294 
- 
202 
964 
2,303 
4,287 
8,538 
Average years operating any farm 
24.4 
27.8 
3.5 
8.0 
13.8 
19.5 
25.4 
35.5 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
231 
94 
94 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
25 to 34 years 
1,814 
592 
- 
592 
- 
- 
- 
- 
35 to 44 years 
4,289 
1,429 
- 
- 
1,429 
- 
- 
- 
45 to 49 years 
3,572 
1,057 
- 
- 
- 
1,057 
- 
- 
50 to 54 years 
5,111 
1,806 
- 
- 
- 
1,806 
- 
- 
55 to 59 years 
5,991 
2,089 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2,089 
- 
60 to 64 years 
6,388 
2,938 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2,938 
- 
65 to 69 years 
5,764 
3,242 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
3,242 
70 years and over 
10,063 
5,867 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
5,867 
Average age 
59.3 
62.2 
20.8 
30.7 
40.1 
50.2 
60.1 
73.0 
Spanish, Hispanic, or Latino origin (see text) 
332 
149 
- 
12 
8 
23 
45 
61 
Race: 
American Indian or Alaska Native 
488 
166 
- 
5 
22 
41 
49 
49 
Asian 
67 
33 
- 
1 
3 
7 
16 
6 
Black or African American 
2,779 
1,333 
16 
26 
71 
165 
399 
656 
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 
2 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
White 
39,586 
17,425 
78 
554 
1,319 
2,627 
4,527 
8,320 
More than one race reported 
301 
157 
- 
6 
14 
23 
36 
78 
Farms by number of persons living in 
operator's household: 
1 person 
6,143 
2,784 
8 
73 
160 
343 
686 
1,514 
2 people 
23,475 
1 1 ,672 
23 
151 
298 
1,176 
3,306 
6,718 
3 people 
6,259 
2,217 
28 
156 
237 
600 
627 
569 
4 people 
5,061 
1,675 
34 
158 
472 
537 
268 
206 
5 or more people 
2,285 
766 
1 
54 
262 
207 
140 
102 
Percent of operator's total 
household income from farming: 
Less than 25 percent 
34,353 
12,403 
61 
312 
728 
1,508 
3,090 
6,704 
25 to 49 percent 
2,899 
1,767 
5 
65 
110 
220 
432 
935 
50 to 74 percent 
2,791 
2,027 
13 
56 
237 
321 
464 
936 
75 to 99 percent 
1,657 
1,460 
10 
79 
143 
321 
378 
529 
1 00 percent 
1,523 
1,457 
5 
80 
211 
493 
663 
5 
Operator is a hired manager farms 
1,030 
705 
13 
46 
79 
207 
175 
185 
acres 
671,273 
558,594 
10,457 
30,094 
57,070 
192,579 
142,682 
125,712 
Farms with- 
Internet access 
27,925 
11,675 
61 
471 
1,111 
2,101 
3,442 
4,489 
Dial-up service 
2,613 
1,259 
2 
21 
81 
187 
350 
618 
DSL service 
1 1 ,978 
5,115 
30 
212 
550 
963 
1,486 
1,874 
Cable modem service 
5,564 
2,015 
13 
79 
148 
318 
580 
877 
Fiber-optic service 
658 
295 
- 
11 
25 
63 
90 
106 
Mobile broadband plan for a computer 
or cell phone 
5,027 
2,006 
22 
142 
283 
372 
618 
569 
Satellite service 
4,427 
1,980 
2 
64 
150 
350 
608 
806 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
435 
191 
- 
- 
18 
50 
61 
62 
Other Internet service 
344 
159 
- 
8 
16 
38 
44 
53 
Farms by number of households sharing 
in net income of operation: 
1 household 
35,276 
14,928 
76 
474 
1,175 
2,259 
3,958 
6,986 
2 households 
6,423 
3,424 
14 
74 
193 
417 
863 
1,863 
3 households 
901 
476 
1 
31 
25 
113 
130 
176 
4 households 
399 
165 
3 
11 
22 
41 
45 
43 
5 or more households 
224 
121 
- 
2 
14 
33 
31 
41 
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued 
202 Alabama 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
