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 
19,780 
51 
742 
1,966 
5,152 
6,023 
5,846 
Female 
5,058 
12 
125 
542 
1,282 
1,470 
1,627 
Primary occupation: 
Farming 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other 
24,838 
63 
867 
2,508 
6,434 
7,493 
7,473 
Place of residence: 
On farm operated 
17,821 
26 
526 
1,788 
4,773 
5,462 
5,246 
Not on farm operated 
7,017 
37 
341 
720 
1,661 
2,031 
2,227 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
5,340 
9 
76 
216 
623 
1,320 
3,096 
Any 
19,498 
54 
791 
2,292 
5,811 
6,173 
4,377 
1 to 49 days 
2,696 
8 
110 
253 
590 
790 
945 
50 to 99 days 
1,418 
- 
48 
137 
366 
445 
422 
100 to 199 days 
2,555 
15 
73 
320 
657 
827 
663 
200 days or more 
12,829 
31 
560 
1,582 
4,198 
4,111 
2,347 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
952 
29 
95 
166 
291 
213 
158 
3 or 4 years 
1,652 
13 
206 
313 
521 
407 
192 
5 to 9 years 
4,987 
21 
351 
820 
1,649 
1,332 
814 
1 0 years or more 
17,247 
- 
215 
1,209 
3,973 
5,541 
6,309 
Average years on present farm 
17.6 
3.5 
7.0 
10.2 
13.3 
18.0 
24.7 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
727 
29 
86 
115 
227 
150 
120 
3 or 4 years 
1,311 
9 
181 
277 
381 
311 
152 
5 to 9 years 
4,391 
25 
325 
762 
1,508 
1,106 
665 
1 0 years or more 
18,409 
- 
275 
1,354 
4,318 
5,926 
6,536 
Average years operating any farm 
19.5 
3.6 
7.5 
11.1 
14.9 
20.1 
27.2 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
63 
63 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
25 to 34 years 
867 
- 
867 
- 
- 
- 
- 
35 to 44 years 
2,508 
- 
- 
2,508 
- 
- 
- 
45 to 49 years 
2,514 
- 
- 
- 
2,514 
- 
- 
50 to 54 years 
3,920 
- 
- 
- 
3,920 
- 
- 
55 to 59 years 
3,843 
- 
- 
- 
- 
3,843 
- 
60 to 64 years 
3,650 
- 
- 
- 
- 
3,650 
- 
65 to 69 years 
2,858 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2,858 
70 years and over 
4,615 
- 
" 
- 
" 
4,615 
Average age 
58.1 
22.2 
31.1 
40.6 
50.1 
59.4 
72.9 
Spanish, Hispanic, or Latino origin (see text) 
2,085 
11 
117 
341 
610 
546 
460 
Race: 
American Indian or Alaska Native 
196 
- 
6 
45 
49 
67 
29 
Asian 
334 
- 
7 
40 
88 
113 
86 
Black or African American 
784 
3 
6 
61 
157 
285 
272 
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 
33 
- 
3 
12 
3 
9 
6 
White 
23,386 
60 
839 
2,341 
6,111 
6,986 
7,049 
More than one race reported 
105 
- 
6 
9 
26 
33 
31 
Farms by number of persons living in 
operator's household: 
1 person 
3,638 
11 
132 
226 
703 
1,041 
1,525 
2 people 
12,230 
18 
206 
521 
2,276 
4,424 
4,785 
3 people 
3,867 
14 
185 
462 
1,416 
1,145 
645 
4 people 
3,151 
10 
204 
822 
1,266 
535 
314 
5 or more people 
1,952 
10 
140 
477 
773 
348 
204 
Percent of operator's total 
household income from farming: 
Less than 25 percent 
22,658 
48 
764 
2,253 
5,968 
6,815 
6,810 
25 to 49 percent 
909 
6 
36 
105 
206 
254 
302 
50 to 74 percent 
800 
6 
53 
103 
150 
232 
256 
75 to 99 percent 
293 
1 
4 
24 
58 
106 
100 
100 percent 
178 
2 
10 
23 
52 
86 
5 
Operator is a hired manager farms 
637 
3 
47 
88 
183 
187 
129 
acres 
418,237 
822 
5,030 
28,703 
56,511 
91,363 
235,808 
Farms with- 
Internet access 
18,331 
47 
697 
2,049 
5,159 
5,625 
4,754 
Dial-up service 
1,251 
- 
18 
105 
316 
434 
378 
DSL service 
9,153 
19 
327 
1,027 
2,660 
2,822 
2,298 
Cable modem service 
3,292 
7 
111 
313 
897 
995 
969 
Fiber-optic service 
879 
10 
23 
84 
253 
262 
247 
Mobile broadband plan for a computer 
or cell phone 
3,002 
3 
191 
435 
894 
856 
623 
Satellite service 
2,072 
9 
75 
222 
504 
668 
594 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
512 
2 
11 
59 
113 
170 
157 
Other Internet service 
256 
- 
22 
47 
62 
72 
53 
Farms by number of households sharing 
in net income of operation: 
1 household 
21,091 
54 
732 
2,100 
5,563 
6,451 
6,191 
2 households 
2,796 
6 
90 
310 
633 
766 
991 
3 households 
525 
3 
29 
45 
122 
156 
170 
4 households 
294 
- 
10 
38 
76 
87 
83 
5 or more households 
132 
- 
6 
15 
40 
33 
38 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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