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 
4,366 
34 
134 
424 
968 
1,460 
1,346 
Female 
2,420 
9 
35 
225 
679 
705 
767 
Primary occupation: 
Farming 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other 
6,786 
43 
169 
649 
1,647 
2,165 
2,113 
Place of residence: 
On farm operated 
5,211 
37 
116 
465 
1,312 
1,648 
1,633 
Not on farm operated 
1,575 
6 
53 
184 
335 
517 
480 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
1,427 
12 
15 
85 
198 
359 
758 
Any 
5,359 
31 
154 
564 
1,449 
1,806 
1,355 
1 to 49 days 
473 
12 
8 
42 
98 
134 
179 
50 to 99 days 
502 
2 
17 
47 
136 
179 
121 
1 00 to 1 99 days 
970 
8 
35 
89 
246 
343 
249 
200 days or more 
3,414 
9 
94 
386 
969 
1,150 
806 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
266 
21 
30 
60 
71 
57 
27 
3 or 4 years 
363 
- 
53 
46 
152 
76 
36 
5 to 9 years 
898 
22 
37 
149 
242 
315 
133 
1 0 years or more 
5,259 
- 
49 
394 
1,182 
1,717 
1,917 
Average years on present farm 
21.5 
4.3 
6.6 
12.1 
16.0 
20.8 
30.8 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
201 
15 
26 
56 
54 
42 
8 
3 or 4 years 
308 
6 
53 
40 
115 
65 
29 
5 to 9 years 
770 
22 
37 
136 
237 
244 
94 
1 0 years or more 
5,507 
- 
53 
417 
1,241 
1,814 
1,982 
Average years operating any farm 
23.2 
4.5 
6.9 
12.8 
17.0 
22.7 
33.5 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
43 
43 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
25 to 34 years 
169 
- 
169 
- 
- 
- 
- 
35 to 44 years 
649 
- 
- 
649 
- 
- 
- 
45 to 49 years 
616 
- 
- 
- 
616 
- 
- 
50 to 54 years 
1,031 
- 
- 
- 
1,031 
- 
- 
55 to 59 years 
1,128 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1,128 
- 
60 to 64 years 
1,037 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1,037 
- 
65 to 69 years 
742 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
742 
70 years and over 
1,371 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1,371 
Average age 
58.7 
20.3 
30.1 
40.2 
50.2 
59.3 
73.6 
Spanish, Hispanic, or Latino origin (see text) 
301 
6 
16 
31 
86 
93 
69 
Race: 
American Indian or Alaska Native 
2,764 
22 
60 
305 
775 
757 
845 
Asian 
39 
- 
- 
- 
16 
16 
7 
Black or African American 
8 
- 
- 
3 
1 
2 
2 
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
White 
3,941 
21 
109 
341 
840 
1,387 
1,243 
More than one race reported 
34 
- 
- 
- 
15 
3 
16 
Farms by number of persons living in 
operator's household: 
1 person 
1,065 
6 
24 
56 
216 
318 
445 
2 people 
2,930 
- 
39 
122 
576 
1,062 
1,131 
3 people 
988 
21 
40 
61 
280 
308 
278 
4 people 
803 
10 
19 
191 
256 
216 
111 
5 or more people 
1,000 
6 
47 
219 
319 
261 
148 
Percent of operator's total 
household income from farming: 
Less than 25 percent 
6,217 
34 
149 
586 
1,516 
1,955 
1,977 
25 to 49 percent 
256 
- 
5 
22 
67 
98 
64 
50 to 74 percent 
154 
- 
4 
22 
29 
47 
52 
75 to 99 percent 
87 
3 
10 
15 
7 
32 
20 
1 00 percent 
72 
6 
1 
4 
28 
33 
- 
Operator is a hired manager farms 
300 
- 
7 
28 
86 
93 
86 
acres 
17,157,227 
- 
(D) 
11,885,427 
4,382,617 
474,748 
(D) 
Farms with- 
Internet access 
3,865 
15 
127 
380 
919 
1,357 
1,067 
Dial-up service 
473 
- 
6 
27 
75 
178 
187 
DSL service 
1,146 
6 
25 
109 
321 
390 
295 
Cable modem service 
636 
3 
24 
39 
126 
252 
192 
Fiber-optic service 
103 
- 
- 
4 
19 
35 
45 
Mobile broadband plan for a computer 
or cell phone 
706 
- 
50 
79 
153 
257 
167 
Satellite service 
863 
6 
33 
101 
206 
296 
221 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
182 
- 
6 
25 
67 
40 
44 
Other Internet service 
147 
- 
4 
23 
24 
58 
38 
Farms by number of households sharing 
in net income of operation: 
1 household 
5,175 
43 
114 
469 
1,258 
1,639 
1,652 
2 households 
1,105 
- 
36 
108 
256 
358 
347 
3 households 
224 
- 
7 
28 
64 
61 
64 
4 households 
148 
- 
5 
20 
34 
65 
24 
5 or more households 
134 
- 
7 
24 
35 
42 
26 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agricuiture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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