Table 64. Summary by Size of Farm: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Total 
1 to 9 
acres 
1 0 to 49 
acres 
50 to 69 
acres 
70 to 99 
acres 
100 to 139 
acres 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR 
CHARACTERISTICS - Con. 
Place of residence: 
On farm operated 
16,512 
10,464 
3,269 
316 
268 
288 
Not on farm operated 
3,493 
1,447 
813 
82 
86 
103 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
9,186 
5,384 
1,773 
164 
142 
187 
Any 
10,819 
6,527 
2,309 
234 
212 
204 
1 to 49 days 
1,435 
825 
324 
30 
19 
31 
50 to 99 days 
1,191 
778 
216 
22 
19 
15 
1 00 to 1 99 days 
1,894 
1,127 
408 
44 
39 
46 
200 days or more 
6,299 
3,797 
1,361 
138 
135 
112 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
612 
341 
115 
13 
17 
29 
3 or 4 years 
882 
526 
203 
19 
16 
6 
5 to 9 years 
2,350 
1,284 
537 
50 
66 
43 
1 0 years or more 
16,161 
9,760 
3,227 
316 
255 
313 
Average years on present farm 
24.7 
25.3 
23.6 
23.2 
21.2 
23.0 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
460 
261 
85 
1 
13 
25 
3 or 4 years 
775 
458 
184 
23 
16 
8 
5 to 9 years 
1,958 
1,099 
446 
46 
47 
29 
1 0 years or more 
16,812 
10,093 
3,367 
328 
278 
329 
Average years operating any farm 
26.5 
26.7 
25.9 
25.5 
24.2 
25.0 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
136 
105 
6 
6 
6 
1 
25 to 34 years 
425 
205 
92 
7 
7 
9 
35 to 44 years 
1,472 
891 
296 
25 
21 
27 
45 to 49 years 
1,565 
1,107 
242 
32 
11 
18 
50 to 54 years 
2,432 
1,563 
456 
41 
33 
51 
55 to 59 years 
3,054 
1,826 
593 
45 
74 
45 
60 to 64 years 
2,863 
1,607 
640 
60 
51 
64 
65 to 69 years 
2,691 
1,576 
569 
64 
66 
45 
70 years and over 
5,367 
3,031 
1,188 
118 
85 
131 
Average age 
61.1 
60.5 
62.0 
61.9 
61.5 
62.8 
Spanish, Hispanic, or Latino origin (see text) 
716 
233 
190 
26 
29 
22 
Race: 
American Indian or Alaska Native 
11,190 
8,422 
1,708 
183 
90 
136 
Asian 
97 
58 
27 
- 
- 
- 
Black or African American 
25 
5 
13 
- 
3 
- 
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
White 
8,621 
3,392 
2,322 
214 
260 
254 
More than one race reported 
72 
34 
12 
1 
1 
1 
Farms by number of persons living in 
operator's household: 
1 person 
3,671 
2,239 
717 
80 
94 
78 
2 people 
8,025 
4,130 
1,923 
147 
166 
188 
3 people 
2,933 
1,875 
531 
70 
25 
62 
4 people 
2,375 
1,565 
411 
50 
39 
25 
5 or more people 
3,001 
2,102 
500 
51 
30 
38 
Percent of operator's total 
household income from farming: 
Less than 25 percent 
16,492 
10,487 
3,425 
300 
279 
300 
25 to 49 percent 
1,107 
550 
242 
35 
22 
21 
50 to 74 percent 
944 
358 
151 
31 
32 
40 
75 to 99 percent 
640 
165 
110 
17 
11 
17 
1 00 percent 
822 
351 
154 
15 
10 
13 
Operator is a hired manager farms 
958 
423 
159 
20 
23 
30 
acres 
20,437,314 
1,298 
3,585 
1,162 
1,849 
3,526 
Farms with- 
Internet access 
8,936 
4,198 
2,242 
215 
222 
228 
Dial-up service 
895 
549 
167 
14 
18 
23 
DSL service 
2,662 
1,168 
704 
75 
77 
71 
Cable modem service 
1,344 
651 
323 
21 
25 
34 
Fiber-optic service 
202 
77 
58 
4 
1 
7 
Mobile broadband plan for a computer 
or cell phone 
1,723 
754 
417 
26 
62 
58 
Satellite service 
2,493 
1,137 
638 
69 
50 
43 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
356 
148 
101 
11 
10 
8 
Other Internet service 
362 
143 
118 
7 
5 
16 
Farms by number of households sharing 
in net income of operation: 
1 household 
14,700 
8,763 
3,096 
309 
283 
288 
2 households 
3,397 
2,008 
668 
44 
56 
68 
3 households 
951 
608 
132 
21 
4 
15 
4 households 
547 
302 
125 
7 
9 
10 
5 or more households 
410 
230 
61 
17 
2 
10 
FARMS BY TYPE OF 
ORGANIZATION (SEE TEXT) 
Operation with 50 percent or more ownership 
interest held by operator and/or persons 
related by blood, marriage. 
or adoption farms 
19,288 
1 1 ,675 
3,921 
372 
341 
378 
acres 
8,240,659 
33,237 
78,792 
21,119 
27,614 
42,103 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
70 Arizona 
2012 Census of Agricuiture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
