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 
13,871 
45 
709 
1,755 
3,446 
4,303 
3,613 
Female 
2,086 
18 
80 
227 
445 
594 
722 
Primary occupation: 
Farming 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other 
15,957 
63 
789 
1,982 
3,891 
4,897 
4,335 
Place of residence: 
On farm operated 
11,053 
29 
528 
1,413 
2,765 
3,417 
2,901 
Not on farm operated 
4,904 
34 
261 
569 
1,126 
1,480 
1,434 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
2,922 
- 
35 
128 
295 
694 
1,770 
Any 
13,035 
63 
754 
1,854 
3,596 
4,203 
2,565 
1 to 49 days 
1,071 
10 
59 
143 
220 
320 
319 
50 to 99 days 
749 
8 
34 
84 
132 
278 
213 
100 to 199 days 
2,048 
13 
123 
308 
548 
646 
410 
200 days or more 
9,167 
32 
538 
1,319 
2,696 
2,959 
1,623 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
619 
25 
88 
187 
160 
118 
41 
3 or 4 years 
1,175 
24 
175 
227 
365 
275 
109 
5 to 9 years 
2,829 
14 
326 
607 
794 
716 
372 
1 0 years or more 
11,334 
- 
200 
961 
2,572 
3,788 
3,813 
Average years on present farm 
19.1 
3.4 
6.9 
10.2 
14.6 
19.1 
29.8 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
505 
25 
83 
154 
128 
91 
24 
3 or 4 years 
965 
24 
150 
200 
300 
205 
86 
5 to 9 years 
2,575 
14 
329 
554 
711 
629 
338 
1 0 years or more 
11,912 
- 
227 
1,074 
2,752 
3,972 
3,887 
Average years operating any farm 
20.5 
3.4 
7.4 
11.1 
16.0 
20.7 
31.3 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
63 
63 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
25 to 34 years 
789 
- 
789 
- 
- 
- 
- 
35 to 44 years 
1,982 
- 
- 
1,982 
- 
- 
- 
45 to 49 years 
1,736 
- 
- 
- 
1,736 
- 
- 
50 to 54 years 
2,155 
- 
- 
- 
2,155 
- 
- 
55 to 59 years 
2,588 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2,588 
- 
60 to 64 years 
2,309 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2,309 
- 
65 to 69 years 
1,528 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1,528 
70 years and over 
2,807 
- 
" 
- 
" 
2,807 
Average age 
56.9 
20.6 
30.7 
40.3 
49.9 
59.4 
73.3 
Spanish, Hispanic, or Latino origin (see text) 
282 
4 
11 
45 
50 
82 
90 
Race: 
American Indian or Alaska Native 
94 
- 
3 
22 
22 
35 
12 
Asian 
37 
4 
- 
11 
10 
9 
3 
Black or African American 
1,284 
5 
26 
138 
252 
428 
435 
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 
3 
- 
- 
3 
- 
- 
- 
White 
14,469 
54 
758 
1,798 
3,589 
4,401 
3,869 
More than one race reported 
70 
- 
2 
10 
18 
24 
16 
Farms by number of persons living in 
operator's household: 
1 person 
2,304 
9 
94 
155 
310 
772 
964 
2 people 
7,718 
10 
231 
355 
1,461 
2,945 
2,716 
3 people 
2,469 
10 
166 
372 
891 
693 
337 
4 people 
2,314 
22 
222 
654 
829 
358 
229 
5 or more people 
1,152 
12 
76 
446 
400 
129 
89 
Percent of operator's total 
household income from farming: 
Less than 25 percent 
14,641 
50 
731 
1,842 
3,609 
4,505 
3,904 
25 to 49 percent 
671 
7 
33 
67 
153 
184 
227 
50 to 74 percent 
451 
4 
20 
59 
93 
125 
150 
75 to 99 percent 
113 
- 
4 
6 
20 
32 
51 
100 percent 
81 
2 
1 
8 
16 
51 
3 
Operator is a hired manager farms 
269 
4 
14 
44 
85 
64 
58 
acres 
176,931 
4 
2,328 
89,310 
13,626 
51,486 
20,177 
Farms with- 
Internet access 
10,721 
41 
568 
1,581 
2,908 
3,338 
2,285 
Dial-up service 
885 
4 
18 
146 
196 
240 
281 
DSL service 
4,323 
23 
191 
604 
1,257 
1,350 
898 
Cable modem service 
2,216 
5 
113 
283 
586 
719 
510 
Fiber-optic service 
390 
3 
16 
51 
114 
110 
96 
Mobile broadband plan for a computer 
or cell phone 
1,605 
6 
146 
309 
457 
423 
264 
Satellite service 
2,153 
6 
118 
357 
522 
687 
463 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
183 
- 
12 
23 
58 
59 
31 
Other Internet service 
140 
- 
10 
18 
36 
44 
32 
Farms by number of households sharing 
in net income of operation: 
1 household 
13,405 
61 
680 
1,716 
3,266 
4,061 
3,621 
2 households 
1,864 
2 
79 
169 
423 
635 
556 
3 households 
289 
- 
13 
34 
64 
95 
83 
4 households 
259 
- 
10 
34 
95 
72 
48 
5 or more households 
140 
- 
7 
29 
43 
34 
27 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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