Table 62 . Selected Principal Operator Characteristics by Race: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Characteristics 
All principal 
operators 
American Indian or 
Alaska Native 
Asian 
Black or 
African American 
2012 
2007 
2012 
2007 
2012 
2007 
2012 
2007 
Operators number 
20,005 
15,637 
11,190 
8,436 
97 
64 
25 
40 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
12,170 
9,617 
5,537 
4,064 
68 
64 
20 
35 
Female 
7,835 
6,020 
5,653 
4,372 
29 
- 
5 
5 
Primary occupation: 
Farming 
13,219 
9,553 
8,426 
6,035 
58 
30 
17 
10 
Other 
6,786 
6,084 
2,764 
2,401 
39 
34 
8 
30 
Place of residence: 
On farm operated 
16,512 
12,384 
9,590 
6,966 
74 
34 
19 
21 
Not on farm operated 
3,493 
3,253 
1,600 
1,470 
23 
30 
6 
19 
Days of work off farm: 
None 
9,186 
6,646 
5,395 
4,132 
30 
14 
16 
16 
Any 
10,819 
8,991 
5,795 
4,304 
67 
50 
9 
24 
1 to 49 days 
1,435 
1,627 
858 
980 
1 
21 
2 
4 
50 to 99 days 
1,191 
1,063 
863 
603 
16 
4 
2 
8 
1 00 to 1 99 days 
1,894 
1,391 
984 
704 
12 
10 
2 
2 
200 days or more 
6,299 
4,910 
3,090 
2,017 
38 
15 
3 
10 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
612 
523 
231 
128 
10 
1 
- 
5 
3 or 4 years 
882 
1,029 
340 
343 
16 
1 
3 
2 
5 to 9 years 
2,350 
2,677 
909 
1,149 
17 
10 
- 
12 
1 0 years or more 
16,161 
11,408 
9,710 
6,816 
54 
52 
22 
21 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
460 
(NA) 
191 
(NA) 
5 
(NA) 
(NA) 
3 or 4 years 
775 
(NA) 
321 
(NA) 
16 
(NA) 
3 
(NA) 
5 to 9 years 
1,958 
(NA) 
803 
(NA) 
5 
(NA) 
- 
(NA) 
1 0 years or more 
16,812 
(NA) 
9,875 
(NA) 
71 
(NA) 
22 
(NA) 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
136 
80 
96 
26 
- 
- 
- 
- 
25 to 34 years 
425 
679 
195 
353 
- 
- 
- 
- 
35 to 44 years 
1,472 
1,732 
823 
982 
- 
9 
3 
9 
45 to 54 years 
3,997 
3,677 
2,376 
1,883 
24 
8 
1 
1 
55 to 64 years 
5,917 
3,975 
2,992 
1,817 
54 
10 
2 
19 
65 to 74 years 
4,838 
3,351 
2,610 
1,964 
17 
21 
16 
9 
75 years and over 
3,220 
2,143 
2,098 
1,411 
2 
16 
3 
2 
Average age 
61.1 
58.5 
61.5 
59.5 
58.1 
63.3 
64.6 
58.2 
Number of persons living in household 
56,678 
46,174 
35,598 
27,214 
218 
135 
70 
103 
Characteristics 
Native Flawaiian or 
Other Pacific Islander 
White 
More than one race reported 
2012 
2007 
2012 
2007 
2012 
2007 
Operators number 
- 
8 
8,621 
7,042 
72 
47 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
- 
7 
6,499 
5,418 
46 
29 
Female 
- 
1 
2,122 
1,624 
26 
18 
Primary occupation: 
Farming 
- 
2 
4,680 
3,446 
38 
30 
Other 
- 
6 
3,941 
3,596 
34 
17 
Place of residence: 
On farm operated 
- 
6 
6,775 
5,314 
54 
43 
Not on farm operated 
- 
2 
1,846 
1,728 
18 
4 
Days of work off farm: 
None 
- 
2 
3,694 
2,469 
51 
13 
Any 
- 
6 
4,927 
4,573 
21 
34 
1 to 49 days 
- 
1 
569 
619 
5 
2 
50 to 99 days 
- 
- 
306 
446 
4 
2 
1 00 to 1 99 days 
- 
1 
895 
672 
1 
2 
200 days or more 
- 
4 
3,157 
2,836 
11 
28 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
- 
- 
371 
386 
- 
3 
3 or 4 years 
- 
1 
513 
675 
10 
7 
5 to 9 years 
- 
- 
1,419 
1,498 
5 
8 
1 0 years or more 
- 
7 
6,318 
4,483 
57 
29 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
(NA) 
264 
(NA) 
(NA) 
3 or 4 years 
- 
(NA) 
425 
(NA) 
10 
(NA) 
5 to 9 years 
- 
(NA) 
1,147 
(NA) 
3 
(NA) 
1 0 years or more 
- 
(NA) 
6,785 
(NA) 
59 
(NA) 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
- 
- 
40 
54 
- 
- 
25 to 34 years 
- 
- 
230 
324 
- 
2 
35 to 44 years 
- 
3 
640 
723 
6 
6 
45 to 54 years 
- 
2 
1,579 
1,774 
17 
9 
55 to 64 years 
- 
3 
2,854 
2,107 
15 
19 
65 to 74 years 
- 
- 
2,167 
1,350 
28 
7 
75 years and over 
- 
- 
1,111 
710 
6 
4 
Average age 
- 
50.0 
60.5 
57.4 
61.4 
56.7 
Number of persons living in household 
- 
26 
20,617 
18,571 
175 
125 
54 Arizona 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
