Table 64. Summary by Size of Farm: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
140 to 179 
acres 
180 to 219 
acres 
220 to 259 
acres 
260 to 499 
acres 
500 to 999 
acres 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 
acres 
2,000 or more 
acres 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR 
CHARACTERISTICS - Con. 
Place of residence: 
On farm operated 
64 
47 
33 
139 
71 
73 
39 
Not on farm operated 
25 
16 
10 
38 
21 
17 
19 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
68 
42 
32 
113 
66 
72 
51 
Any 
21 
21 
11 
64 
26 
18 
7 
1 to 49 days 
3 
2 
2 
10 
5 
4 
- 
50 to 99 days 
1 
1 
1 
3 
3 
1 
- 
1 00 to 1 99 days 
4 
4 
3 
11 
1 
1 
- 
200 days or more 
13 
14 
5 
40 
17 
12 
7 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
2 
1 
- 
- 
2 
- 
1 
3 or 4 years 
2 
- 
1 
2 
1 
1 
- 
5 to 9 years 
12 
13 
3 
14 
2 
3 
2 
1 0 years or more 
73 
49 
39 
161 
87 
86 
55 
Average years on present farm 
24.7 
30.7 
32.0 
31.1 
31.6 
32.5 
35.6 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
2 
1 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
3 or 4 years 
1 
- 
- 
1 
2 
- 
- 
5 to 9 years 
5 
11 
1 
12 
1 
1 
1 
1 0 years or more 
81 
51 
42 
164 
88 
89 
57 
Average years operating any farm 
28.6 
32.7 
34.9 
33.6 
34.4 
33.7 
37.9 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
25 to 34 years 
1 
4 
1 
9 
1 
2 
3 
35 to 44 years 
8 
7 
- 
6 
7 
13 
3 
45 to 49 years 
23 
2 
- 
23 
3 
4 
2 
50 to 54 years 
6 
4 
10 
30 
21 
15 
9 
55 to 59 years 
12 
13 
7 
16 
15 
14 
7 
60 to 64 years 
19 
10 
2 
14 
14 
9 
14 
65 to 69 years 
7 
4 
8 
33 
15 
18 
5 
70 years and over 
13 
19 
15 
46 
16 
15 
15 
Average age 
57.1 
59.6 
64.1 
59.8 
59.5 
57.8 
60.9 
Spanish, Hispanic, or Latino origin (see text) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
Race: 
American Indian or Alaska Native 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
Asian 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Black or African American 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
White 
88 
63 
42 
177 
92 
90 
57 
More than one race reported 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Farms by number of persons living in 
operator's household: 
1 person 
2 
5 
6 
26 
12 
8 
7 
2 people 
42 
36 
30 
114 
48 
50 
29 
3 people 
12 
11 
4 
16 
11 
14 
15 
4 people 
21 
10 
3 
8 
15 
13 
5 
5 or more people 
12 
1 
- 
13 
6 
5 
2 
Percent of operator's total 
household income from farming: 
Less than 25 percent 
19 
30 
15 
40 
18 
7 
5 
25 to 49 percent 
14 
4 
3 
19 
12 
21 
6 
50 to 74 percent 
23 
12 
5 
35 
20 
18 
9 
75 to 99 percent 
15 
12 
12 
61 
18 
17 
19 
1 00 percent 
18 
5 
8 
22 
24 
27 
19 
Operator is a hired manager farms 
3 
7 
8 
6 
12 
12 
9 
acres 
513 
1,377 
1,796 
2,116 
8,472 
15,707 
29,711 
Farms with- 
Internet access 
62 
45 
28 
112 
66 
70 
48 
Dial-up service 
8 
7 
1 
20 
2 
6 
1 
DSL service 
19 
4 
5 
14 
16 
16 
8 
Cable modem service 
21 
13 
3 
41 
21 
17 
18 
Fiber-optic service 
2 
3 
1 
9 
7 
7 
6 
Mobile broadband plan for a computer 
or cell phone 
7 
14 
12 
15 
8 
28 
13 
Satellite service 
8 
5 
6 
22 
15 
8 
6 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
3 
1 
- 
5 
1 
- 
1 
Other Internet service 
1 
1 
- 
1 
1 
- 
1 
Farms by number of households sharing 
in net income of operation: 
1 household 
75 
45 
38 
142 
56 
53 
21 
2 households 
11 
17 
4 
34 
25 
20 
9 
3 households 
2 
- 
- 
- 
9 
12 
15 
4 households 
- 
- 
1 
1 
2 
3 
9 
5 or more households 
1 
1 
- 
- 
- 
2 
4 
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 
82 
59 
43 
171 
87 
85 
52 
acres 
12,866 
11,600 
10,071 
61,245 
63,370 
109,139 
149,138 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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