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 
37,745 
17,965 
43 
482 
1,188 
3,151 
4,728 
8,373 
Female 
9,995 
4,937 
29 
180 
398 
1,208 
1,437 
1,685 
Primary occupation: 
Farming 
22,902 
22,902 
72 
662 
1,586 
4,359 
6,165 
10,058 
Other 
24,838 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Place of residence: 
On farm operated 
35,109 
17,288 
51 
402 
1,081 
3,095 
4,624 
8,035 
Not on farm operated 
12,631 
5,614 
21 
260 
505 
1,264 
1,541 
2,023 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
19,233 
13,893 
24 
307 
714 
1,974 
3,560 
7,314 
Any 
28,507 
9,009 
48 
355 
872 
2,385 
2,605 
2,744 
1 to 49 days 
4,445 
1,749 
6 
64 
134 
399 
534 
612 
50 to 99 days 
2,509 
1,091 
3 
21 
111 
257 
307 
392 
100 to 199 days 
4,218 
1,663 
4 
57 
151 
396 
524 
531 
200 days or more 
17,335 
4,506 
35 
213 
476 
1,333 
1,240 
1,209 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
1,559 
607 
33 
72 
96 
117 
140 
149 
3 or 4 years 
2,842 
1,190 
16 
164 
182 
294 
255 
279 
5 to 9 years 
8,685 
3,698 
23 
229 
508 
912 
977 
1,049 
10 years or more 
34,654 
17,407 
- 
197 
800 
3,036 
4,793 
8,581 
Average years on present farm 
19.3 
21.0 
3.4 
7.4 
10.8 
15.6 
19.8 
26.8 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
1,155 
428 
33 
52 
68 
73 
86 
116 
3 or 4 years 
2,199 
888 
14 
118 
142 
231 
193 
190 
5 to 9 years 
7,442 
3,051 
25 
231 
429 
734 
816 
816 
10 years or more 
36,944 
18,535 
- 
261 
947 
3,321 
5,070 
8,936 
Average years operating any farm 
21.5 
23.7 
3.4 
8.5 
12.2 
17.6 
22.4 
30.0 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
135 
72 
72 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
25 to 34 years 
1,529 
662 
- 
662 
- 
- 
- 
- 
35 to 44 years 
4,094 
1,586 
- 
- 
1,586 
- 
- 
- 
45 to 49 years 
4,300 
1,786 
- 
- 
- 
1,786 
- 
- 
50 to 54 years 
6,493 
2,573 
- 
- 
- 
2,573 
- 
- 
55 to 59 years 
6,588 
2,745 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2,745 
- 
60 to 64 years 
7,070 
3,420 
- 
- 
- 
- 
3,420 
- 
65 to 69 years 
6,168 
3,310 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
3,310 
70 years and over 
1 1 ,363 
6,748 
- 
" 
- 
" 
6,748 
Average age 
59.8 
61.7 
21.8 
30.7 
40.6 
50.0 
59.7 
73.5 
Spanish, Hispanic, or Latino origin (see text) 
4,459 
2,374 
24 
114 
275 
662 
493 
806 
Race: 
American Indian or Alaska Native 
386 
190 
- 
- 
15 
45 
47 
83 
Asian 
829 
495 
- 
33 
24 
108 
152 
178 
Black or African American 
1,481 
697 
2 
14 
24 
103 
189 
365 
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 
48 
15 
- 
- 
- 
6 
- 
9 
White 
44,793 
21,407 
70 
609 
1,517 
4,069 
5,746 
9,396 
More than one race reported 
203 
98 
- 
6 
6 
28 
31 
27 
Farms by number of persons living in 
operator's household: 
1 person 
7,302 
3,664 
7 
106 
174 
565 
882 
1,930 
2 people 
24,854 
12,624 
17 
183 
426 
1,664 
3,751 
6,583 
3 people 
6,744 
2,877 
13 
108 
226 
848 
826 
856 
4 people 
5,379 
2,228 
23 
154 
457 
825 
455 
314 
5 or more people 
3,461 
1,509 
12 
111 
303 
457 
251 
375 
Percent of operator's total 
household income from farming: 
Less than 25 percent 
39,112 
16,454 
52 
401 
930 
2,841 
4,243 
7,987 
25 to 49 percent 
2,555 
1,646 
1 
40 
104 
311 
391 
799 
50 to 74 percent 
2,800 
2,000 
12 
85 
193 
421 
487 
802 
75 to 99 percent 
1,496 
1,203 
4 
32 
108 
254 
360 
445 
1 00 percent 
1,777 
1,599 
3 
104 
251 
532 
684 
25 
Operator is a hired manager farms 
2,290 
1,653 
14 
71 
194 
464 
535 
375 
acres 
2,954,087 
2,535,850 
396 
21,436 
307,786 
402,846 
959,424 
843,962 
Farms with- 
Internet access 
34,578 
16,247 
51 
532 
1,331 
3,438 
4,748 
6,147 
Dial-up service 
2,684 
1,433 
- 
25 
100 
189 
417 
702 
DSL service 
17,209 
8,056 
26 
255 
678 
1,779 
2,330 
2,988 
Cable modem service 
6,234 
2,942 
8 
86 
208 
666 
841 
1,133 
Fiber-optic service 
1,613 
734 
- 
42 
51 
166 
205 
270 
Mobile broadband plan for a computer 
or cell phone 
5,851 
2,849 
14 
174 
295 
654 
838 
874 
Satellite service 
4,149 
2,077 
1 
45 
166 
374 
624 
867 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
1,068 
556 
- 
2 
65 
89 
159 
241 
Other Internet service 
435 
179 
2 
2 
11 
35 
53 
76 
Farms by number of households sharing 
in net income of operation: 
1 household 
39,130 
18,039 
59 
552 
1,282 
3,378 
4,867 
7,901 
2 households 
6,482 
3,686 
9 
81 
204 
657 
987 
1,748 
3 households 
1,182 
657 
4 
12 
48 
193 
170 
230 
4 households 
578 
284 
- 
11 
32 
68 
71 
102 
5 or more households 
368 
236 
- 
6 
20 
63 
70 
77 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
206 Florida 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
