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 
14,528 
42 
732 
1,565 
3,844 
4,601 
3,744 
Female 
3,690 
15 
120 
299 
810 
1,230 
1,216 
Primary occupation: 
Farming 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other 
18,218 
57 
852 
1,864 
4,654 
5,831 
4,960 
Place of residence: 
On farm operated 
13,925 
32 
596 
1,483 
3,736 
4,632 
3,446 
Not on farm operated 
4,293 
25 
256 
381 
918 
1,199 
1,514 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
2,845 
2 
26 
91 
278 
590 
1,858 
Any 
15,373 
55 
826 
1,773 
4,376 
5,241 
3,102 
1 to 49 days 
1,416 
- 
57 
122 
312 
454 
471 
50 to 99 days 
821 
2 
22 
80 
200 
290 
227 
100 to 199 days 
2,222 
13 
126 
279 
505 
791 
508 
200 days or more 
10,914 
40 
621 
1,292 
3,359 
3,706 
1,896 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
607 
16 
114 
130 
141 
149 
57 
3 or 4 years 
1,037 
21 
192 
249 
270 
221 
84 
5 to 9 years 
3,493 
20 
365 
645 
1,044 
960 
459 
1 0 years or more 
13,081 
- 
181 
840 
3,199 
4,501 
4,360 
Average years on present farm 
18.4 
4.2 
6.7 
10.2 
14.5 
18.4 
27.2 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
447 
16 
85 
95 
98 
112 
41 
3 or 4 years 
835 
21 
170 
209 
213 
160 
62 
5 to 9 years 
2,919 
20 
346 
540 
880 
783 
350 
1 0 years or more 
14,017 
- 
251 
1,020 
3,463 
4,776 
4,507 
Average years operating any farm 
20.6 
4.2 
7.4 
11.6 
16.2 
20.9 
30.2 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
57 
57 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
25 to 34 years 
852 
- 
852 
- 
- 
- 
- 
35 to 44 years 
1,864 
- 
- 
1,864 
- 
- 
- 
45 to 49 years 
1,646 
- 
- 
- 
1,646 
- 
- 
50 to 54 years 
3,008 
- 
- 
- 
3,008 
- 
- 
55 to 59 years 
3,169 
- 
- 
- 
- 
3,169 
- 
60 to 64 years 
2,662 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2,662 
- 
65 to 69 years 
1,968 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1,968 
70 years and over 
2,992 
- 
" 
- 
- 
2,992 
Average age 
57.3 
22.1 
30.8 
40.3 
50.3 
59.2 
73.2 
Spanish, Hispanic, or Latino origin (see text) 
1,142 
5 
40 
135 
343 
364 
255 
Race: 
American Indian or Alaska Native 
140 
- 
3 
22 
50 
42 
23 
Asian 
95 
- 
5 
10 
31 
23 
26 
Black or African American 
18 
- 
- 
- 
6 
5 
7 
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 
15 
- 
6 
5 
3 
1 
- 
White 
17,886 
57 
836 
1,818 
4,549 
5,740 
4,886 
More than one race reported 
64 
- 
2 
9 
15 
20 
18 
Farms by number of persons living in 
operator's household: 
1 person 
2,848 
11 
105 
148 
508 
878 
1,198 
2 people 
9,233 
12 
216 
335 
1,847 
3,654 
3,169 
3 people 
2,448 
14 
137 
329 
864 
778 
326 
4 people 
2,290 
20 
252 
586 
921 
323 
188 
5 or more people 
1,399 
- 
142 
466 
514 
198 
79 
Percent of operator's total 
household income from farming: 
Less than 25 percent 
16,118 
48 
731 
1,631 
4,196 
5,240 
4,272 
25 to 49 percent 
1,104 
4 
67 
145 
254 
302 
332 
50 to 74 percent 
663 
2 
35 
67 
148 
172 
239 
75 to 99 percent 
257 
3 
15 
16 
31 
75 
117 
100 percent 
76 
- 
4 
5 
25 
42 
" 
Operator is a hired manager farms 
372 
7 
14 
42 
101 
115 
93 
acres 
399,829 
303 
1,974 
36,286 
61,038 
177,213 
123,015 
Farms with- 
Internet access 
14,589 
45 
742 
1,636 
3,985 
4,772 
3,409 
Dial-up service 
1,047 
3 
18 
69 
250 
376 
331 
DSL service 
5,144 
15 
237 
587 
1,381 
1,710 
1,214 
Cable modem service 
1,661 
4 
73 
121 
370 
587 
506 
Fiber-optic service 
446 
- 
22 
63 
112 
127 
122 
Mobile broadband plan for a computer 
or cell phone 
2,609 
8 
208 
392 
757 
774 
470 
Satellite service 
4,210 
23 
176 
479 
1,161 
1,437 
934 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
494 
3 
30 
55 
123 
161 
122 
Other Internet service 
623 
3 
37 
86 
206 
172 
119 
Farms by number of households sharing 
in net income of operation: 
1 household 
15,665 
52 
734 
1,641 
4,069 
5,045 
4,124 
2 households 
1,944 
2 
95 
163 
430 
631 
623 
3 households 
348 
3 
12 
28 
81 
94 
130 
4 households 
148 
- 
9 
17 
42 
36 
44 
5 or more households 
113 
- 
2 
15 
32 
25 
39 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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