Table 69. Summary by Age and Primary Occupation of Principai 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 
29,412 
144 
2,612 
4,531 
7,932 
8,339 
5,854 
Female 
3,653 
3 
117 
390 
928 
1,037 
1,178 
Primary occupation: 
Farming 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other 
33,065 
147 
2,729 
4,921 
8,860 
9,376 
7,032 
Place of residence: 
On farm operated 
26,302 
77 
2,124 
4,035 
7,332 
7,501 
5,233 
Not on farm operated 
6,763 
70 
605 
886 
1,528 
1,875 
1,799 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
4,791 
2 
84 
173 
501 
1,095 
2,936 
Any 
28,274 
145 
2,645 
4,748 
8,359 
8,281 
4,096 
1 to 49 days 
1,954 
8 
134 
229 
364 
578 
641 
50 to 99 days 
961 
10 
56 
114 
213 
272 
296 
1 00 to 1 99 days 
2,950 
9 
226 
407 
632 
1,040 
636 
200 days or more 
22,409 
118 
2,229 
3,998 
7,150 
6,391 
2,523 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
1,199 
41 
360 
272 
257 
197 
72 
3 or 4 years 
1,714 
51 
594 
401 
362 
211 
95 
5 to 9 years 
4,905 
55 
1,104 
1,233 
1,317 
853 
343 
1 0 years or more 
25,247 
- 
671 
3,015 
6,924 
8,115 
6,522 
Average years on present farm 
20.8 
4.1 
6.8 
12.1 
17.6 
23.3 
33.4 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
883 
38 
276 
189 
175 
153 
52 
3 or 4 years 
1,407 
50 
518 
327 
283 
156 
73 
5 to 9 years 
4,313 
59 
1,129 
1,076 
1,076 
680 
293 
1 0 years or more 
26,462 
- 
806 
3,329 
7,326 
8,387 
6,614 
Average years operating any farm 
22.5 
4.2 
7.5 
13.2 
19.3 
25.5 
35.5 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
147 
147 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
25 to 34 years 
2,729 
- 
2,729 
- 
- 
- 
- 
35 to 44 years 
4,921 
- 
- 
4,921 
- 
- 
- 
45 to 49 years 
4,032 
- 
- 
- 
4,032 
- 
- 
50 to 54 years 
4,828 
- 
- 
- 
4,828 
- 
- 
55 to 59 years 
5,410 
- 
- 
- 
- 
5,410 
- 
60 to 64 years 
3,966 
- 
- 
- 
- 
3,966 
- 
65 to 69 years 
2,595 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2,595 
70 years and over 
4,437 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
4,437 
Average age 
54.2 
22.7 
30.7 
40.1 
49.9 
59.1 
73.0 
Spanish, Hispanic, or Latino origin (see text) 
188 
- 
13 
19 
46 
49 
61 
Race: 
American Indian or Alaska Native 
55 
- 
5 
6 
21 
13 
10 
Asian 
15 
- 
3 
2 
3 
- 
7 
Black or African American 
32 
- 
7 
- 
5 
7 
13 
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 
2 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2 
- 
White 
32,901 
147 
2,713 
4,903 
8,812 
9,338 
6,988 
More than one race reported 
60 
- 
1 
10 
19 
16 
14 
Farms by number of persons living in 
operator's household: 
1 person 
3,874 
33 
244 
292 
782 
1,063 
1,460 
2 people 
13,657 
49 
464 
644 
2,454 
5,519 
4,527 
3 people 
5,060 
32 
409 
708 
1,846 
1,482 
583 
4 people 
4,706 
23 
666 
1,322 
1,798 
657 
240 
5 or more people 
5,768 
10 
946 
1,955 
1,980 
655 
222 
Percent of operator's total 
household income from farming: 
Less than 25 percent 
27,483 
118 
2,242 
4,140 
7,533 
7,835 
5,615 
25 to 49 percent 
2,739 
4 
226 
391 
678 
783 
657 
50 to 74 percent 
2,042 
20 
198 
300 
452 
504 
568 
75 to 99 percent 
612 
3 
51 
70 
141 
158 
189 
1 00 percent 
189 
2 
12 
20 
56 
96 
3 
Operator is a hired manager farms 
460 
5 
31 
58 
130 
138 
98 
acres 
83,370 
305 
3,433 
8,439 
24,968 
31,199 
15,026 
Farms with- 
Internet access 
21,768 
85 
1,499 
3,305 
6,308 
6,579 
3,992 
Dial-up service 
2,310 
1 
72 
221 
577 
821 
618 
DSL service 
8,397 
34 
479 
1,341 
2,523 
2,490 
1,530 
Cable modem service 
2,504 
9 
132 
310 
622 
857 
574 
Fiber-optic service 
932 
2 
57 
124 
244 
302 
203 
Mobile broadband plan for a computer 
or cell phone 
4,746 
32 
593 
885 
1,334 
1,257 
645 
Satellite service 
3,910 
22 
216 
526 
1,192 
1,221 
733 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
616 
2 
33 
102 
196 
159 
124 
Other Internet service 
724 
2 
51 
144 
210 
205 
112 
Farms by number of households sharing 
in net income of operation: 
1 household 
27,156 
118 
2,354 
4,217 
7,399 
7,609 
5,459 
2 households 
4,421 
29 
266 
499 
1,045 
1,396 
1,186 
3 households 
810 
- 
33 
77 
220 
218 
262 
4 households 
329 
- 
12 
53 
92 
102 
70 
5 or more households 
349 
- 
64 
75 
104 
51 
55 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agricuiture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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