Table 67. Summary by Legal Status For Tax Purposes: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Total 
Family or 
individual 
Partnership 
Total 
Registered 
under 
state law 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
37,745 
30,104 
2,109 
1,599 
Female 
9,995 
8,036 
467 
348 
Primary occupation: 
Farming 
22,902 
17,468 
1,396 
1,090 
Other 
24,838 
20,672 
1,180 
857 
Place of residence: 
On farm operated 
35,109 
30,019 
1,379 
970 
Not on farm operated 
12,631 
8,121 
1,197 
977 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
19,233 
15,158 
1,073 
810 
Any 
28,507 
22,982 
1,503 
1,137 
1 to 49 days 
4,445 
3,432 
248 
183 
50 to 99 days 
2,509 
1,957 
141 
111 
100 to 199 days 
4,218 
3,469 
208 
166 
200 days or more 
17,335 
14,124 
906 
677 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
1,559 
1,224 
106 
74 
3 or 4 years 
2,842 
2,278 
166 
142 
5 to 9 years 
8,685 
6,968 
454 
369 
1 0 years or more 
34,654 
27,670 
1,850 
1,362 
Average years on present farm 
19.3 
19.3 
19.5 
18.8 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
1,155 
926 
66 
44 
3 or 4 years 
2,199 
1,783 
115 
97 
5 to 9 years 
7,442 
6,011 
361 
293 
10 years or more 
36,944 
29,420 
2,034 
1,513 
Average years operating any farm 
21.5 
21.5 
22.7 
22.1 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
135 
107 
7 
1 
25 to 34 years 
1,529 
1,173 
107 
88 
35 to 44 years 
4,094 
3,140 
232 
182 
45 to 49 years 
4,300 
3,284 
225 
194 
50 to 54 years 
6,493 
5,061 
337 
258 
55 to 59 years 
6,588 
5,126 
346 
262 
60 to 64 years 
7,070 
5,605 
420 
313 
65 to 69 years 
6,168 
5,109 
318 
235 
70 years and over 
11,363 
9,535 
584 
414 
Average age 
59.8 
60.2 
59.4 
58.9 
Spanish, Hispanic, or Latino origin (see text) 
4,459 
3,334 
213 
187 
Race: 
American Indian or Alaska Native 
386 
343 
17 
11 
Asian 
829 
598 
47 
33 
Black or African American 
1,481 
1,307 
67 
52 
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 
48 
37 
2 
2 
White 
44,793 
35,688 
2,435 
1,841 
More than one race reported 
203 
167 
8 
8 
Farms by number of persons living in 
operator's household: 
1 person 
7,302 
6,032 
301 
230 
2 people 
24,854 
19,991 
1,387 
1,018 
3 people 
6,744 
5,356 
365 
297 
4 people 
5,379 
4,108 
319 
245 
5 or more people 
3,461 
2,653 
204 
157 
Percent of operator's total 
household income from farming: 
Less than 25 percent 
39,112 
32,602 
1,875 
1,368 
25 to 49 percent 
2,555 
1,794 
211 
170 
50 to 74 percent 
2,800 
1,844 
229 
196 
75 to 99 percent 
1,496 
872 
128 
107 
100 percent 
1,777 
1,028 
133 
106 
Operator is a hired manager farms 
2,290 
869 
280 
239 
acres 
2,954,087 
364,892 
400,375 
380,075 
Farms with- 
Internet access 
34,578 
26,863 
1,993 
1,526 
Dial-up service 
2,684 
2,223 
133 
87 
DSL service 
17,209 
13,319 
991 
748 
Cable modem service 
6,234 
4,579 
424 
340 
Fiber-optic service 
1,613 
1,085 
114 
92 
Mobile broadband plan for a computer 
or cell phone 
5,851 
4,488 
370 
295 
Satellite service 
4,149 
3,286 
232 
192 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
1,068 
805 
68 
61 
Other Internet service 
435 
339 
26 
22 
Farms by number of households sharing 
in net income of operation: 
1 household 
39,130 
32,483 
1,493 
1,118 
2 households 
6,482 
4,615 
720 
514 
3 households 
1,182 
602 
207 
183 
4 households 
578 
310 
81 
64 
5 or more households 
368 
130 
75 
68 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
150 Florida 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
