Table 69. Summary by Age and Primary Occupation of Principal 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 
28,343 
71 
1,045 
2,573 
6,649 
8,793 
9,212 
Female 
7,045 
31 
260 
565 
1,639 
2,156 
2,394 
Primary occupation: 
Farming 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other 
35,388 
102 
1,305 
3,138 
8,288 
10,949 
11,606 
Place of residence: 
On farm operated 
25,540 
48 
735 
2,102 
6,110 
8,198 
8,347 
Not on farm operated 
9,848 
54 
570 
1,036 
2,178 
2,751 
3,259 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
6,802 
6 
110 
219 
656 
1,585 
4,226 
Any 
28,586 
96 
1,195 
2,919 
7,632 
9,364 
7,380 
1 to 49 days 
3,754 
25 
145 
281 
758 
1,127 
1,418 
50 to 99 days 
2,010 
14 
83 
155 
431 
630 
697 
100 to 199 days 
4,022 
4 
118 
431 
926 
1,398 
1,145 
200 days or more 
18,800 
53 
849 
2,052 
5,517 
6,209 
4,120 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
1,663 
37 
288 
303 
471 
404 
160 
3 or 4 years 
2,522 
19 
385 
489 
693 
620 
316 
5 to 9 years 
6,654 
46 
434 
1,233 
2,069 
1,806 
1,066 
1 0 years or more 
24,549 
- 
198 
1,113 
5,055 
8,119 
10,064 
Average years on present farm 
17.9 
4.2 
5.6 
8.7 
12.8 
17.5 
25.9 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
1,250 
25 
227 
228 
367 
292 
111 
3 or 4 years 
2,102 
27 
346 
437 
548 
524 
220 
5 to 9 years 
5,864 
50 
453 
1,096 
1,848 
1,526 
891 
10 years or more 
26,172 
- 
279 
1,377 
5,525 
8,607 
10,384 
Average years operating any farm 
19.8 
4.6 
6.4 
9.9 
14.5 
19.6 
28.1 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
102 
102 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
25 to 34 years 
1,305 
- 
1,305 
- 
- 
- 
- 
35 to 44 years 
3,138 
- 
- 
3,138 
- 
- 
- 
45 to 49 years 
3,097 
- 
- 
- 
3,097 
- 
- 
50 to 54 years 
5,191 
- 
- 
- 
5,191 
- 
- 
55 to 59 years 
5,480 
- 
- 
- 
- 
5,480 
- 
60 to 64 years 
5,469 
- 
- 
- 
- 
5,469 
- 
65 to 69 years 
4,708 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
4,708 
70 years and over 
6,898 
- 
- 
" 
- 
" 
6,898 
Average age 
59.0 
21.6 
30.9 
40.3 
50.3 
59.4 
73.2 
Spanish, Hispanic, or Latino origin (see text) 
3,950 
19 
217 
601 
1,266 
1,075 
772 
Race: 
American Indian or Alaska Native 
527 
- 
18 
98 
150 
132 
129 
Asian 
1,699 
23 
76 
253 
460 
502 
385 
Black or African American 
174 
- 
- 
22 
47 
44 
61 
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 
146 
- 
7 
2 
44 
61 
32 
White 
32,502 
77 
1,185 
2,740 
7,504 
10,089 
10,907 
More than one race reported 
340 
2 
19 
23 
83 
121 
92 
Farms by number of persons living in 
operator's household: 
1 person 
4,756 
12 
159 
209 
723 
1,503 
2,150 
2 people 
17,207 
13 
313 
565 
2,696 
6,145 
7,475 
3 people 
5,012 
30 
234 
457 
1,532 
1,687 
1,072 
4 people 
4,971 
4 
368 
1,036 
1,988 
977 
598 
5 or more people 
3,442 
43 
231 
871 
1,349 
637 
311 
Percent of operator's total 
household income from farming: 
Less than 25 percent 
29,898 
64 
1,070 
2,697 
7,050 
9,300 
9,717 
25 to 49 percent 
2,356 
- 
92 
216 
522 
735 
791 
50 to 74 percent 
2,094 
31 
109 
163 
482 
598 
711 
75 to 99 percent 
764 
4 
17 
38 
151 
171 
383 
1 00 percent 
276 
3 
17 
24 
83 
145 
4 
Operator is a hired manager farms 
1,713 
13 
122 
191 
366 
472 
549 
acres 
794,606 
760 
20,164 
107,830 
238,665 
166,371 
260,816 
Farms with- 
Internet access 
27,855 
85 
1,036 
2,664 
6,922 
8,918 
8,230 
Dial-up service 
1,959 
6 
44 
116 
365 
644 
784 
DSL service 
9,576 
23 
340 
954 
2,237 
3,096 
2,926 
Cable modem service 
4,741 
23 
171 
400 
1,062 
1,479 
1,606 
Fiber-optic service 
806 
- 
32 
68 
223 
230 
253 
Mobile broadband plan for a computer 
or cell phone 
5,366 
22 
294 
637 
1,478 
1,609 
1,326 
Satellite service 
6,709 
10 
189 
567 
1,716 
2,160 
2,067 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
809 
10 
52 
67 
197 
289 
194 
Other Internet service 
1,404 
- 
52 
158 
402 
480 
312 
Farms by number of households sharing 
in net income of operation: 
1 household 
29,534 
82 
1,070 
2,616 
6,908 
9,262 
9,596 
2 households 
4,048 
9 
174 
331 
891 
1,204 
1,439 
3 households 
1,041 
7 
31 
85 
258 
294 
366 
4 households 
412 
1 
13 
63 
141 
90 
104 
5 or more households 
353 
3 
17 
43 
90 
99 
101 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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