Table 69. Summary by Age and Primary Occupation of Principal Operator: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Total farming 
and other 
occupations 
Farming 
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 
24,636 
10,765 
78 
499 
906 
1,765 
2,925 
4,592 
Female 
3,457 
1,371 
6 
50 
131 
218 
400 
566 
Primary occupation: 
Farming 
12,136 
12,136 
84 
549 
1,037 
1,983 
3,325 
5,158 
Other 
15,957 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Place of residence: 
On farm operated 
20,115 
9,062 
43 
297 
709 
1,368 
2,521 
4,124 
Not on farm operated 
7,978 
3,074 
41 
252 
328 
615 
804 
1,034 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
10,482 
7,560 
30 
201 
484 
1,036 
1,981 
3,828 
Any 
17,611 
4,576 
54 
348 
553 
947 
1,344 
1,330 
1 to 49 days 
1,923 
852 
16 
69 
69 
127 
250 
321 
50 to 99 days 
1,237 
488 
12 
37 
35 
92 
132 
180 
100 to 199 days 
3,004 
956 
12 
79 
132 
211 
274 
248 
200 days or more 
1 1 ,447 
2,280 
14 
163 
317 
517 
688 
581 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
968 
349 
16 
67 
53 
81 
86 
46 
3 or 4 years 
1,799 
624 
42 
104 
106 
122 
122 
128 
5 to 9 years 
4,327 
1,498 
26 
215 
224 
292 
359 
382 
10 years or more 
20,999 
9,665 
- 
163 
654 
1,488 
2,758 
4,602 
Average years on present farm 
21.3 
24.2 
4.2 
7.5 
12.8 
18.3 
23.2 
31.6 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
764 
259 
12 
51 
34 
63 
66 
33 
3 or 4 years 
1,448 
483 
44 
98 
95 
84 
91 
71 
5 to 9 years 
3,816 
1,241 
28 
200 
187 
258 
279 
289 
10 years or more 
22,065 
10,153 
- 
200 
721 
1,578 
2,889 
4,765 
Average years operating any farm 
23.1 
26.6 
4.4 
8.2 
14.0 
20.2 
25.8 
34.4 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
147 
84 
84 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
25 to 34 years 
1,338 
549 
- 
549 
- 
- 
- 
- 
35 to 44 years 
3,019 
1,037 
- 
- 
1,037 
- 
- 
- 
45 to 49 years 
2,538 
802 
- 
- 
- 
802 
- 
- 
50 to 54 years 
3,336 
1,181 
- 
- 
- 
1,181 
- 
- 
55 to 59 years 
4,151 
1,563 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1,563 
- 
60 to 64 years 
4,071 
1,762 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1,762 
- 
65 to 69 years 
3,242 
1,714 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1,714 
70 years and over 
6,251 
3,444 
- 
- 
- 
3,444 
Average age 
58.5 
60.7 
21.8 
30.2 
40.1 
50.1 
59.8 
73.3 
Spanish, Hispanic, or Latino origin (see text) 
538 
256 
- 
18 
32 
53 
43 
110 
Race: 
American Indian or Alaska Native 
204 
110 
- 
7 
16 
21 
39 
27 
Asian 
64 
27 
- 
- 
7 
4 
14 
2 
Black or African American 
2,359 
1,075 
18 
30 
49 
114 
337 
527 
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 
10 
7 
- 
- 
4 
- 
3 
- 
White 
25,305 
10,836 
66 
509 
918 
1,839 
2,918 
4,586 
More than one race reported 
151 
81 
- 
3 
43 
5 
14 
16 
Farms by number of persons living in 
operator's household: 
1 person 
4,030 
1,726 
31 
83 
86 
213 
473 
840 
2 people 
14,585 
6,867 
16 
125 
174 
781 
2,120 
3,651 
3 people 
4,262 
1,793 
30 
141 
208 
478 
462 
474 
4 people 
3,353 
1,039 
- 
144 
319 
293 
186 
97 
5 or more people 
1,863 
711 
7 
56 
250 
218 
84 
96 
Percent of operator's total 
household income from farming: 
Less than 25 percent 
22,483 
7,842 
45 
274 
544 
1,067 
2,028 
3,884 
25 to 49 percent 
1,648 
977 
4 
32 
60 
171 
234 
476 
50 to 74 percent 
1,625 
1,174 
13 
53 
107 
206 
324 
471 
75 to 99 percent 
1,174 
1,061 
14 
91 
112 
231 
290 
323 
1 00 percent 
1,163 
1,082 
8 
99 
214 
308 
449 
4 
Operator is a hired manager farms 
848 
579 
5 
55 
102 
141 
162 
114 
acres 
986,622 
809,691 
1,343 
46,252 
89,754 
227,984 
320,547 
123,811 
Farms with- 
Internet access 
18,484 
7,763 
41 
429 
868 
1,534 
2,301 
2,590 
Dial-up service 
1,667 
782 
- 
19 
43 
93 
266 
361 
DSL service 
7,235 
2,912 
12 
174 
371 
614 
830 
911 
Cable modem service 
3,494 
1,278 
10 
47 
119 
287 
374 
441 
Fiber-optic service 
576 
186 
- 
7 
15 
36 
57 
71 
Mobile broadband plan for a computer 
or cell phone 
2,999 
1,394 
9 
131 
200 
288 
424 
342 
Satellite service 
4,214 
2,061 
12 
96 
218 
430 
603 
702 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
311 
128 
- 
- 
26 
13 
47 
42 
Other Internet service 
280 
140 
6 
12 
32 
36 
54 
Farms by number of households sharing 
in net income of operation: 
1 household 
22,831 
9,426 
71 
463 
831 
1,578 
2,545 
3,938 
2 households 
3,929 
2,065 
2 
53 
128 
285 
615 
982 
3 households 
686 
397 
6 
18 
25 
81 
103 
164 
4 households 
412 
153 
2 
13 
39 
25 
39 
35 
5 or more households 
235 
95 
3 
2 
14 
14 
23 
39 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
202 Louisiana 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
