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 
10,655 
7,000 
3,164 
491 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
6,847 
5,426 
1,116 
305 
Spouse of principal operator 
466 
(X) 
458 
8 
Female 
3,808 
1,574 
2,048 
186 
Spouse of principal operator 
1,802 
(X) 
1,769 
33 
Primary occupation: 
Farming 
5,323 
3,642 
1,433 
248 
Other 
5,332 
3,358 
1,731 
243 
Place of residence: 
On farm operated 
7,046 
4,649 
2,155 
242 
Not on farm operated 
3,609 
2,351 
1,009 
249 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
3,408 
2,223 
1,047 
138 
Any 
7,247 
4,777 
2,117 
353 
1 to 49 days 
1,249 
690 
481 
78 
50 to 99 days 
878 
562 
268 
48 
1 00 to 1 99 days 
1,354 
927 
355 
72 
200 days or more 
3,766 
2,598 
1,013 
155 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
585 
290 
218 
77 
3 or 4 years 
757 
418 
271 
68 
5 to 9 years 
2,186 
1,338 
710 
138 
10 years or more 
7,127 
4,954 
1,965 
208 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
447 
204 
179 
64 
3 or 4 years 
563 
294 
216 
53 
5 to 9 years 
1,949 
1,169 
651 
129 
10 years or more 
7,696 
5,333 
2,118 
245 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
72 
8 
30 
34 
25 to 34 years 
487 
184 
172 
131 
35 to 44 years 
855 
486 
293 
76 
45 to 54 years 
2,223 
1,390 
741 
92 
55 to 64 years 
3,712 
2,534 
1,091 
87 
65 to 74 years 
2,096 
1,505 
543 
48 
75 years and over 
1,210 
893 
294 
23 
Average age 
58.7 
60.4 
56.9 
46.0 
Number of persons living in household 
21,184 
18,115 
2,276 
793 
1 Data were collected for a maximum of three operators per farm. 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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