Table 55. Selected Operator Characteristics for Principal, Second, and Third Operator: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Characteristics 
All operators ^ 
Principal operator 
Second operator 
Third operator 
Operators number 
32,592 
20,005 
10,304 
2,283 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
17,938 
12,170 
4,423 
1,345 
Spouse of principal operator 
1,977 
(X) 
1,931 
46 
Female 
14,654 
7,835 
5,881 
938 
Spouse of principal operator 
4,589 
(X) 
4,475 
114 
Primary occupation: 
Farming 
20,224 
13,219 
5,740 
1,265 
Other 
12,368 
6,786 
4,564 
1,018 
Place of residence: 
On farm operated 
26,445 
16,512 
8,445 
1,488 
Not on farm operated 
6,147 
3,493 
1,859 
795 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
14,767 
9,186 
4,659 
922 
Any 
17,825 
10,819 
5,645 
1,361 
1 to 49 days 
2,636 
1,435 
941 
260 
50 to 99 days 
2,194 
1,191 
732 
271 
1 00 to 1 99 days 
3,085 
1,894 
923 
268 
200 days or more 
9,910 
6,299 
3,049 
562 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
1,312 
612 
489 
211 
3 or 4 years 
1,871 
882 
689 
300 
5 to 9 years 
4,290 
2,350 
1,517 
423 
1 0 years or more 
25,119 
16,161 
7,609 
1,349 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
1,061 
460 
395 
206 
3 or 4 years 
1,583 
775 
536 
272 
5 to 9 years 
3,767 
1,958 
1,426 
383 
1 0 years or more 
26,181 
16,812 
7,947 
1,422 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
720 
136 
267 
317 
25 to 34 years 
1,450 
425 
690 
335 
35 to 44 years 
3,130 
1,472 
1,263 
395 
45 to 54 years 
6,928 
3,997 
2,374 
557 
55 to 64 years 
9,242 
5,917 
2,935 
390 
65 to 74 years 
6,838 
4,838 
1,836 
164 
75 years and over 
4,284 
3,220 
939 
125 
Average age 
58.2 
61.1 
55.4 
45.6 
Number of persons living in household 
67,564 
56,678 
7,744 
3,142 
^ 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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