Table 59. Spanish, Hispanic, or Latino Origin Operators - Selected Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Characteristics 
All operators 
Principal operator 
Characteristics 
All operators 
Principal operator 
2012 
2007 
2012 
2007 
2012 
2007 
2012 
2007 
Operators number 
849 
570 
538 
394 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
10 
13 
4 
5 
Sex of operator: 
25 to 34 years 
55 
23 
29 
14 
Male 
573 
418 
478 
357 
35 to 44 years 
155 
91 
77 
43 
Female 
276 
152 
60 
37 
45 to 54 years 
160 
136 
103 
78 
55 to 64 years 
235 
156 
125 
123 
Primary occupation: 
65 to 74 years 
152 
118 
130 
100 
Farming 
361 
241 
256 
176 
75 years and over 
82 
33 
70 
31 
Other 
488 
329 
282 
218 
Average age of - 
Place of residence: 
All operators 
55.8 
55.1 
(X) 
(X) 
On farm operated 
673 
425 
426 
295 
Principal operator 
(X) 
(X) 
58.1 
57.9 
Not on farm operated 
176 
145 
112 
99 
Second operator 
53.0 
50.6 
(X) 
(X) 
Third operator 
40.6 
42.2 
(X) 
(X) 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
234 
173 
151 
132 
Spanish, Hispanic, or 
Any 
615 
397 
387 
262 
Latino origin (see text) 
849 
570 
538 
394 
1 to 49 days 
58 
77 
32 
48 
50 to 99 days 
51 
41 
28 
24 
Race: 
100 to 199 days 
102 
46 
79 
33 
American Indian or Alaska Native 
88 
25 
21 
15 
200 days or more 
404 
233 
248 
157 
Asian 
5 
1 
5 
- 
Black or African American 
40 
48 
32 
40 
Years on present farm: 
Native Hawaiian or 
2 years or less 
37 
36 
16 
21 
Other Pacific Islander 
14 
5 
7 
4 
3 or 4 years 
83 
50 
66 
30 
White 
693 
488 
465 
333 
5 to 9 years 
153 
143 
77 
83 
More than one race reported 
9 
3 
8 
2 
10 years or more 
576 
341 
379 
260 
Number of persons living 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
in household of- 
2 years or less 
30 
(NA) 
11 
(NA) 
Principal operator 
(X) 
(X) 
1,528 
1,021 
3 or 4 years 
71 
(NA) 
54 
(NA) 
Second operator 
227 
105 
(X) 
(X) 
5 to 9 years 
139 
(NA) 
74 
(NA) 
Third operator 
46 
62 
(X) 
(X) 
10 years or more 
609 
(NA) 
399 
(NA) 
1 Data were collected for a maximum of three operators per farm. 
46 Louisiana 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
