Table 55. Selected Operator Characteristics for Principal, Second, and Third Operator: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Characteristics 
All operators 1 
Principal operator 
Second operator 
Third operator 
Operators number 
40,975 
28,093 
11,273 
1,609 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
29,141 
24,636 
3,488 
1,017 
Spouse of principal operator 
974 
(X) 
949 
25 
Female 
1 1 ,834 
3,457 
7,785 
592 
Spouse of principal operator 
7,130 
(X) 
6,981 
149 
Primary occupation: 
Farming 
16,578 
12,136 
3,903 
539 
Other 
24,397 
15,957 
7,370 
1,070 
Place of residence: 
On farm operated 
29,089 
20,115 
8,212 
762 
Not on farm operated 
11,886 
7,978 
3,061 
847 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
14,928 
10,482 
3,884 
562 
Any 
26,047 
17,611 
7,389 
1,047 
1 to 49 days 
2,999 
1,923 
932 
144 
50 to 99 days 
1,951 
1,237 
609 
105 
100 to 199 days 
4,371 
3,004 
1,176 
191 
200 days or more 
16,726 
11,447 
4,672 
607 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
1,827 
968 
682 
177 
3 or 4 years 
2,923 
1,799 
928 
196 
5 to 9 years 
6,931 
4,327 
2,213 
391 
10 years or more 
29,294 
20,999 
7,450 
845 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
1,463 
764 
556 
143 
3 or 4 years 
2,461 
1,448 
829 
184 
5 to 9 years 
6,180 
3,816 
2,020 
344 
10 years or more 
30,871 
22,065 
7,868 
938 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
551 
147 
204 
200 
25 to 34 years 
2,580 
1,338 
1,002 
240 
35 to 44 years 
4,988 
3,019 
1,681 
288 
45 to 54 years 
9,210 
5,874 
3,010 
326 
55 to 64 years 
11,745 
8,222 
3,252 
271 
65 to 74 years 
7,790 
5,990 
1,637 
163 
75 years and over 
4,111 
3,503 
487 
121 
Average age 
56.5 
58.5 
52.8 
47.0 
Number of persons living in household 
83,078 
69,665 
10,470 
2,943 
1 Data were collected for a maximum of three operators per farm. 
42 Louisiana 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
