Table 70. Summary by Tenure of Principal Operator and by Operators on Farm: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Tenure of principal operator 
Operators on farm 
Item 
Total 
Full owners 
Part owners 
Tenants 
One operator 
More than one 
operator 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
37,745 
30,350 
5,699 
1,696 
20,394 
17,351 
Female 
9,995 
8,822 
838 
335 
5,364 
4,631 
Primary occupation: 
Farming 
22,902 
18,161 
3,666 
1,075 
12,457 
10,445 
Other 
24,838 
21,011 
2,871 
956 
13,301 
11,537 
Place of residence: 
On farm operated 
35,109 
29,469 
5,014 
626 
18,178 
16,931 
Not on farm operated 
12,631 
9,703 
1,523 
1,405 
7,580 
5,051 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
19,233 
15,909 
2,579 
745 
11,086 
8,147 
Any 
28,507 
23,263 
3,958 
1,286 
14,672 
13,835 
1 to 49 days 
4,445 
3,702 
520 
223 
2,455 
1,990 
50 to 99 days 
2,509 
2,100 
297 
112 
1,335 
1,174 
1 00 to 1 99 days 
4,218 
3,425 
628 
165 
2,203 
2,015 
200 days or more 
17,335 
14,036 
2,513 
786 
8,679 
8,656 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
1,559 
1,176 
170 
213 
792 
767 
3 or 4 years 
2,842 
2,248 
339 
255 
1,419 
1,423 
5 to 9 years 
8,685 
7,319 
975 
391 
4,203 
4,482 
1 0 years or more 
34,654 
28,429 
5,053 
1,172 
19,344 
15,310 
Average years on present farm 
19.3 
19.0 
21.9 
14.9 
20.4 
17.9 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
1,155 
892 
125 
138 
591 
564 
3 or 4 years 
2,199 
1,784 
235 
180 
1,076 
1,123 
5 to 9 years 
7,442 
6,322 
763 
357 
3,640 
3,802 
1 0 years or more 
36,944 
30,174 
5,414 
1,356 
20,451 
16,493 
Average years operating any farm 
21.5 
21.2 
24.6 
18.1 
22.5 
20.3 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
135 
82 
21 
32 
74 
61 
25 to 34 years 
1,529 
929 
335 
265 
732 
797 
35 to 44 years 
4,094 
3,100 
717 
277 
1,944 
2,150 
45 to 49 years 
4,300 
3,421 
662 
217 
2,018 
2,282 
50 to 54 years 
6,493 
5,293 
926 
274 
3,353 
3,140 
55 to 59 years 
6,588 
5,437 
917 
234 
3,483 
3,105 
60 to 64 years 
7,070 
5,877 
888 
305 
3,846 
3,224 
65 to 69 years 
6,168 
5,159 
824 
185 
3,397 
2,771 
70 years and over 
11,363 
9,874 
1,247 
242 
6,911 
4,452 
Average age 
59.8 
60.5 
57.6 
52.8 
60.9 
58.5 
Spanish, Hispanic, or Latino origin (see text) 
4,459 
3,848 
359 
252 
2,492 
1,967 
Race: 
American Indian or Alaska Native 
386 
318 
57 
11 
221 
165 
Asian 
829 
729 
59 
41 
432 
397 
Black or African American 
1,481 
1,156 
231 
94 
1,026 
455 
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 
48 
43 
5 
- 
21 
27 
White 
44,793 
36,754 
6,161 
1,878 
23,964 
20,829 
More than one race reported 
203 
172 
24 
7 
94 
109 
Farms by number of persons living in 
operator's household: 
1 person 
7,302 
6,211 
780 
311 
5,969 
1,333 
2 people 
24,854 
20,692 
3,300 
862 
12,625 
12,229 
3 people 
6,744 
5,405 
1,022 
317 
3,135 
3,609 
4 people 
5,379 
4,205 
872 
302 
2,538 
2,841 
5 or more people 
3,461 
2,659 
563 
239 
1,491 
1,970 
Percent of operator's total 
household income from farming: 
Less than 25 percent 
39,112 
33,244 
4,491 
1,377 
21,305 
17,807 
25 to 49 percent 
2,555 
1,836 
566 
153 
1,248 
1,307 
50 to 74 percent 
2,800 
1,959 
650 
191 
1,462 
1,338 
75 to 99 percent 
1,496 
1,013 
365 
118 
811 
685 
1 00 percent 
1,777 
1,120 
465 
192 
932 
845 
Operator is a hired manager farms 
2,290 
1,713 
382 
195 
1,236 
1,054 
acres 
2,954,087 
1,910,481 
938,689 
104,917 
1,313,911 
1,640,176 
Farms with- 
Internet access 
34,578 
28,044 
5,047 
1,487 
16,834 
17,744 
Dial-up service 
2,684 
2,202 
416 
66 
1,432 
1,252 
DSL service 
17,209 
13,998 
2,451 
760 
8,095 
9,114 
Cable modem service 
6,234 
5,138 
746 
350 
3,315 
2,919 
Fiber-optic service 
1,613 
1,281 
245 
87 
690 
923 
Mobile broadband plan for a computer 
or cell phone 
5,851 
4,534 
1,020 
297 
2,546 
3,305 
Satellite service 
4,149 
3,363 
686 
100 
1,925 
2,224 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
1,068 
903 
123 
42 
558 
510 
Other Internet service 
435 
359 
66 
10 
198 
237 
Farms by number of households sharing 
in net income of operation: 
1 household 
39,130 
32,477 
5,076 
1,577 
22,174 
16,956 
2 households 
6,482 
5,065 
1,100 
317 
2,632 
3,850 
3 households 
1,182 
912 
196 
74 
488 
694 
4 households 
578 
456 
90 
32 
294 
284 
5 or more households 
368 
262 
75 
31 
170 
198 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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