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 
20,840 
108 
1,112 
2,596 
5,171 
6,378 
5,475 
Female 
3,269 
29 
110 
264 
649 
974 
1,243 
Primary occupation: 
Farming 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other 
24,109 
137 
1,222 
2,860 
5,820 
7,352 
6,718 
Place of residence: 
On farm operated 
17,607 
95 
860 
2,133 
4,461 
5,497 
4,561 
Not on farm operated 
6,502 
42 
362 
727 
1,359 
1,855 
2,157 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
4,361 
32 
49 
135 
373 
958 
2,814 
Any 
19,748 
105 
1,173 
2,725 
5,447 
6,394 
3,904 
1 to 49 days 
1,583 
8 
56 
152 
297 
498 
572 
50 to 99 days 
808 
6 
42 
93 
175 
249 
243 
1 00 to 1 99 days 
2,707 
12 
142 
343 
651 
869 
690 
200 days or more 
14,650 
79 
933 
2,137 
4,324 
4,778 
2,399 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
920 
41 
162 
195 
250 
180 
92 
3 or 4 years 
1,429 
47 
261 
319 
379 
322 
101 
5 to 9 years 
4,005 
49 
538 
823 
1,192 
946 
457 
1 0 years or more 
17,755 
- 
261 
1,523 
3,999 
5,904 
6,068 
Average years on present farm 
20.1 
3.7 
6.7 
11.0 
15.4 
20.9 
30.1 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
725 
41 
140 
143 
194 
133 
74 
3 or 4 years 
1,179 
47 
216 
260 
309 
271 
76 
5 to 9 years 
3,595 
49 
530 
752 
1,045 
839 
380 
1 0 years or more 
18,610 
- 
336 
1,705 
4,272 
6,109 
6,188 
Average years operating any farm 
21.7 
3.8 
7.3 
12.1 
17.1 
22.7 
31.7 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
137 
137 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
25 to 34 years 
1,222 
- 
1,222 
- 
- 
- 
- 
35 to 44 years 
2,860 
- 
- 
2,860 
- 
- 
- 
45 to 49 years 
2,515 
- 
- 
- 
2,515 
- 
- 
50 to 54 years 
3,305 
- 
- 
- 
3,305 
- 
- 
55 to 59 years 
3,902 
- 
- 
- 
- 
3,902 
- 
60 to 64 years 
3,450 
- 
- 
- 
- 
3,450 
- 
65 to 69 years 
2,522 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2,522 
70 years and over 
4,196 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
4,196 
Average age 
57.0 
21.6 
31.0 
40.4 
50.0 
59.3 
73.1 
Spanish, Hispanic, or Latino origin (see text) 
183 
1 
14 
35 
46 
46 
41 
Race: 
American Indian or Alaska Native 
322 
- 
51 
55 
109 
50 
57 
Asian 
34 
- 
- 
4 
3 
20 
7 
Black or African American 
1,446 
3 
55 
120 
341 
479 
448 
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 
2 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
1 
White 
22,161 
132 
1,109 
2,664 
5,331 
6,743 
6,182 
More than one race reported 
144 
2 
7 
17 
35 
60 
23 
Farms by number of persons living in 
operator's household: 
1 person 
3,359 
16 
139 
286 
514 
924 
1,480 
2 people 
11,803 
48 
303 
458 
2,073 
4,589 
4,332 
3 people 
4,042 
38 
311 
599 
1,411 
1,129 
554 
4 people 
3,386 
21 
326 
1,026 
1,274 
512 
227 
5 or more people 
1,519 
14 
143 
491 
548 
198 
125 
Percent of operator's total 
household income from farming: 
Less than 25 percent 
21,950 
133 
1,064 
2,640 
5,338 
6,700 
6,075 
25 to 49 percent 
1,132 
4 
84 
127 
274 
331 
312 
50 to 74 percent 
764 
- 
62 
66 
145 
230 
261 
75 to 99 percent 
197 
- 
8 
21 
45 
55 
68 
1 00 percent 
66 
- 
4 
6 
18 
36 
2 
Operator is a hired manager farms 
325 
- 
23 
34 
80 
101 
87 
acres 
112,679 
- 
5,427 
4,573 
25,954 
38,658 
38,067 
Farms with- 
Internet access 
16,250 
98 
990 
2,283 
4,453 
4,982 
3,444 
Dial-up service 
1,354 
15 
40 
119 
313 
465 
402 
DSL service 
6,863 
25 
364 
1,019 
2,000 
2,069 
1,386 
Cable modem service 
3,549 
17 
154 
402 
888 
1,137 
951 
Fiber-optic service 
363 
- 
23 
63 
91 
108 
78 
Mobile broadband plan for a computer 
or cell phone 
3,021 
19 
343 
606 
832 
787 
434 
Satellite service 
2,447 
36 
121 
293 
635 
787 
575 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
244 
1 
4 
38 
65 
74 
62 
Other Internet service 
185 
- 
18 
34 
49 
46 
38 
Farms by number of households sharing 
in net income of operation: 
1 household 
20,348 
121 
1,040 
2,433 
5,031 
6,201 
5,522 
2 households 
2,999 
13 
165 
287 
583 
952 
999 
3 households 
425 
- 
7 
57 
115 
136 
110 
4 households 
234 
3 
10 
63 
69 
41 
48 
5 or more households 
103 
- 
- 
20 
22 
22 
39 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agricuiture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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