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 
12,170 
7,804 
58 
189 
526 
1,373 
2,209 
3,449 
Female 
7,835 
5,415 
35 
67 
297 
977 
1,543 
2,496 
Primary occupation: 
Farming 
13,219 
13,219 
93 
256 
823 
2,350 
3,752 
5,945 
Other 
6,786 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Place of residence: 
On farm operated 
16,512 
11,301 
85 
191 
651 
1,987 
3,194 
5,193 
Not on farm operated 
3,493 
1,918 
8 
65 
172 
363 
558 
752 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
9,186 
7,759 
58 
115 
447 
1,230 
2,177 
3,732 
Any 
10,819 
5,460 
35 
141 
376 
1,120 
1,575 
2,213 
1 to 49 days 
1,435 
962 
- 
36 
57 
219 
281 
369 
50 to 99 days 
1,191 
689 
6 
16 
52 
112 
207 
296 
1 00 to 1 99 days 
1,894 
924 
- 
10 
66 
150 
250 
448 
200 days or more 
6,299 
2,885 
29 
79 
201 
639 
837 
1,100 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
612 
346 
30 
26 
62 
47 
116 
65 
3 or 4 years 
882 
519 
30 
50 
68 
101 
147 
123 
5 to 9 years 
2,350 
1,452 
33 
115 
167 
388 
407 
342 
1 0 years or more 
16,161 
10,902 
- 
65 
526 
1,814 
3,082 
5,415 
Average years on present farm 
24.7 
26.3 
4.3 
7.4 
13.2 
18.3 
22.4 
35.0 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
460 
259 
30 
19 
43 
33 
84 
50 
3 or 4 years 
775 
467 
30 
48 
64 
82 
135 
108 
5 to 9 years 
1,958 
1,188 
33 
111 
147 
315 
324 
258 
1 0 years or more 
16,812 
11,305 
- 
78 
569 
1,920 
3,209 
5,529 
Average years operating any farm 
26.5 
28.3 
4.3 
7.9 
14.0 
19.7 
24.4 
37.3 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
136 
93 
93 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
25 to 34 years 
425 
256 
- 
256 
- 
- 
- 
- 
35 to 44 years 
1,472 
823 
- 
- 
823 
- 
- 
- 
45 to 49 years 
1,565 
949 
- 
- 
- 
949 
- 
- 
50 to 54 years 
2,432 
1,401 
- 
- 
- 
1,401 
- 
- 
55 to 59 years 
3,054 
1,926 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1,926 
- 
60 to 64 years 
2,863 
1,826 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1,826 
- 
65 to 69 years 
2,691 
1,949 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1,949 
70 years and over 
5,367 
3,996 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
3,996 
Average age 
61.1 
62.2 
21.3 
29.9 
40.2 
50.0 
59.4 
73.9 
Spanish, Hispanic, or Latino origin (see text) 
716 
415 
- 
14 
39 
69 
103 
190 
Race: 
American Indian or Alaska Native 
11,190 
8,426 
74 
135 
518 
1,601 
2,235 
3,863 
Asian 
97 
58 
- 
- 
- 
8 
38 
12 
Black or African American 
25 
17 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
17 
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
White 
8,621 
4,680 
19 
121 
299 
739 
1,467 
2,035 
More than one race reported 
72 
38 
- 
- 
6 
2 
12 
18 
Farms by number of persons living in 
operator's household: 
1 person 
3,671 
2,606 
10 
26 
98 
339 
702 
1,431 
2 people 
8,025 
5,095 
8 
56 
161 
621 
1,479 
2,770 
3 people 
2,933 
1,945 
29 
45 
115 
484 
562 
710 
4 people 
2,375 
1,572 
14 
59 
162 
366 
437 
534 
5 or more people 
3,001 
2,001 
32 
70 
287 
540 
572 
500 
Percent of operator's total 
household income from farming: 
Less than 25 percent 
16,492 
10,275 
64 
152 
578 
1,742 
2,818 
4,921 
25 to 49 percent 
1,107 
851 
5 
20 
59 
126 
225 
416 
50 to 74 percent 
944 
790 
- 
14 
66 
138 
177 
395 
75 to 99 percent 
640 
553 
6 
26 
30 
110 
171 
210 
1 00 percent 
822 
750 
18 
44 
90 
234 
361 
3 
Operator is a hired manager farms 
958 
658 
1 
34 
62 
109 
217 
235 
acres 
20,437,314 
3,280,087 
(D) 
(D) 
724,609 
498,703 
1,442,102 
(D) 
Farms with- 
Internet access 
8,936 
5,071 
10 
115 
387 
951 
1,645 
1,963 
Dial-up service 
895 
422 
1 
2 
23 
54 
153 
189 
DSL service 
2,662 
1,516 
8 
22 
102 
305 
511 
568 
Cable modem service 
1,344 
708 
- 
17 
62 
118 
268 
243 
Fiber-optic service 
202 
99 
- 
- 
6 
11 
36 
46 
Mobile broadband plan for a computer 
or cell phone 
1,723 
1,017 
6 
48 
87 
216 
319 
341 
Satellite service 
2,493 
1,630 
1 
27 
125 
305 
498 
674 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
356 
174 
- 
2 
23 
26 
56 
67 
Other Internet service 
362 
215 
- 
12 
5 
51 
70 
77 
Farms by number of households sharing 
in net income of operation: 
1 household 
14,700 
9,525 
71 
159 
575 
1,675 
2,751 
4,294 
2 households 
3,397 
2,292 
5 
35 
136 
353 
632 
1,131 
3 households 
951 
727 
14 
35 
43 
152 
193 
290 
4 households 
547 
399 
1 
23 
36 
73 
115 
151 
5 or more households 
410 
276 
2 
4 
33 
97 
61 
79 
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued 
202 Arizona 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
