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 
73,155 
47,740 
21,982 
3,433 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
47,022 
37,745 
7,294 
1,983 
Spouse of principal operator 
3,027 
(X) 
2,990 
37 
Female 
26,133 
9,995 
14,688 
1,450 
Spouse of principal operator 
13,014 
(X) 
12,731 
283 
Primary occupation: 
Farming 
33,094 
22,902 
8,640 
1,552 
Other 
40,061 
24,838 
13,342 
1,881 
Place of residence: 
On farm operated 
53,257 
35,109 
16,363 
1,785 
Not on farm operated 
19,898 
12,631 
5,619 
1,648 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
28,296 
19,233 
7,931 
1,132 
Any 
44,859 
28,507 
14,051 
2,301 
1 to 49 days 
6,945 
4,445 
2,053 
447 
50 to 99 days 
4,154 
2,509 
1,383 
262 
100 to 199 days 
6,424 
4,218 
1,896 
310 
200 days or more 
27,336 
17,335 
8,719 
1,282 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
3,234 
1,559 
1,217 
458 
3 or 4 years 
4,913 
2,842 
1,672 
399 
5 to 9 years 
14,354 
8,685 
4,854 
815 
10 years or more 
50,654 
34,654 
14,239 
1,761 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
2,521 
1,155 
968 
398 
3 or 4 years 
3,967 
2,199 
1,416 
352 
5 to 9 years 
12,516 
7,442 
4,312 
762 
10 years or more 
54,151 
36,944 
15,286 
1,921 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
940 
135 
353 
452 
25 to 34 years 
3,313 
1,529 
1,330 
454 
35 to 44 years 
7,642 
4,094 
2,911 
637 
45 to 54 years 
17,472 
10,793 
5,850 
829 
55 to 64 years 
20,547 
13,658 
6,312 
577 
65 to 74 years 
15,463 
11,196 
3,936 
331 
75 years and over 
7,778 
6,335 
1,290 
153 
Average age 
57.7 
59.8 
54.8 
46.2 
Number of persons living in household 
142,284 
117,777 
19,241 
5,266 
1 Data were collected for a maximum of three operators per farm. 
44 Florida 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
