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 
5,426 
2,883 
1 
87 
203 
458 
955 
1,179 
Female 
1,574 
759 
- 
20 
52 
155 
266 
266 
Primary occupation: 
Farming 
3,642 
3,642 
1 
107 
255 
613 
1,221 
1,445 
Other 
3,358 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Place of residence: 
On farm operated 
4,649 
2,456 
- 
61 
154 
360 
850 
1,031 
Not on farm operated 
2,351 
1,186 
1 
46 
101 
253 
371 
414 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
2,223 
1,716 
- 
45 
61 
272 
560 
778 
Any 
4,777 
1,926 
1 
62 
194 
341 
661 
667 
1 to 49 days 
690 
328 
- 
19 
31 
54 
138 
86 
50 to 99 days 
562 
255 
- 
12 
25 
34 
90 
94 
100 to 199 days 
927 
360 
1 
5 
37 
66 
127 
124 
200 days or more 
2,598 
983 
- 
26 
101 
187 
306 
363 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
290 
151 
1 
30 
32 
36 
32 
20 
3 or 4 years 
418 
209 
- 
10 
38 
34 
90 
37 
5 to 9 years 
1,338 
617 
- 
44 
83 
123 
215 
152 
10 years or more 
4,954 
2,665 
" 
23 
102 
420 
884 
1,236 
Average years on present farm 
18.5 
20.1 
(D) 
(D) 
9.4 
15.3 
18.6 
26.3 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
204 
117 
1 
26 
27 
29 
20 
14 
3 or 4 years 
294 
142 
- 
8 
25 
30 
52 
27 
5 to 9 years 
1,169 
514 
- 
50 
75 
96 
162 
131 
10 years or more 
5,333 
2,869 
- 
23 
128 
458 
987 
1,273 
Average years operating any farm 
20.8 
22.5 
(D) 
(D) 
10.6 
17.2 
21.6 
28.9 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
8 
1 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
25 to 34 years 
184 
107 
- 
107 
- 
- 
- 
- 
35 to 44 years 
486 
255 
- 
- 
255 
- 
- 
- 
45 to 49 years 
465 
251 
- 
- 
- 
251 
- 
- 
50 to 54 years 
925 
362 
- 
- 
- 
362 
- 
- 
55 to 59 years 
1,126 
505 
- 
- 
- 
- 
505 
- 
60 to 64 years 
1,408 
716 
- 
- 
- 
- 
716 
- 
65 to 69 years 
982 
547 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
547 
70 years and over 
1,416 
898 
- 
- 
- 
898 
Average age 
60.4 
61.6 
(D) 
(D) 
40.3 
50.1 
60.0 
73.9 
Spanish, Hispanic, or Latino origin (see text) 
383 
211 
- 
7 
33 
44 
54 
73 
Race: 
American Indian or Alaska Native 
32 
16 
- 
- 
- 
4 
8 
4 
Asian 
2,824 
1,622 
- 
37 
99 
236 
496 
754 
Black or African American 
18 
11 
- 
3 
1 
2 
5 
- 
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 
689 
339 
- 
6 
28 
76 
114 
115 
White 
2,749 
1,359 
1 
35 
90 
255 
495 
483 
More than one race reported 
688 
295 
" 
26 
37 
40 
103 
89 
Farms by number of persons living in 
operator's household: 
1 person 
1,123 
617 
1 
34 
24 
92 
179 
287 
2 people 
3,328 
1,652 
- 
12 
45 
177 
594 
824 
3 people 
1,064 
611 
- 
16 
35 
154 
225 
181 
4 people 
863 
422 
- 
27 
82 
99 
128 
86 
5 or more people 
622 
340 
18 
69 
91 
95 
67 
Percent of operator's total 
household income from farming: 
Less than 25 percent 
5,191 
2,216 
- 
48 
153 
309 
660 
1,046 
25 to 49 percent 
619 
411 
1 
13 
19 
45 
150 
183 
50 to 74 percent 
572 
454 
- 
4 
48 
85 
165 
152 
75 to 99 percent 
262 
229 
- 
10 
17 
64 
74 
64 
1 00 percent 
356 
332 
- 
32 
18 
110 
172 
- 
Operator is a hired manager farms 
504 
341 
1 
27 
30 
86 
120 
77 
acres 
496,429 
451,625 
(D) 
(D) 
9,072 
30,959 
321,983 
88,580 
Farms with- 
Internet access 
4,813 
2,359 
1 
83 
216 
422 
869 
768 
Dial-up service 
252 
134 
- 
- 
6 
21 
45 
62 
DSL service 
1,455 
634 
1 
20 
53 
118 
234 
208 
Cable modem service 
2,263 
1,145 
- 
45 
114 
211 
412 
363 
Fiber-optic service 
108 
60 
- 
- 
1 
11 
29 
19 
Mobile broadband plan for a computer 
or cell phone 
838 
443 
- 
15 
49 
69 
164 
146 
Satellite service 
289 
161 
- 
4 
13 
22 
59 
63 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
204 
87 
- 
2 
9 
17 
35 
24 
Other Internet service 
112 
55 
- 
“ 
11 
6 
24 
14 
Farms by number of households sharing 
in net income of operation: 
1 household 
5,460 
2,765 
1 
90 
194 
462 
940 
1,078 
2 households 
1,117 
635 
- 
6 
26 
93 
210 
300 
3 households 
172 
106 
- 
4 
8 
30 
35 
29 
4 households 
169 
84 
- 
2 
14 
16 
25 
27 
5 or more households 
82 
52 
- 
5 
13 
12 
11 
11 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
186 Hawaii 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
