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 
52,950 
33,783 
16,077 
3,090 
30,420 
22,530 
Female 
5,745 
4,982 
602 
161 
3,061 
2,684 
Primary occupation: 
Farming 
25,630 
13,065 
10,882 
1,683 
14,890 
10,740 
Other 
33,065 
25,700 
5,797 
1,568 
18,591 
14,474 
Place of residence: 
On farm operated 
47,869 
31,540 
14,611 
1,718 
26,777 
21,092 
Not on farm operated 
10,826 
7,225 
2,068 
1,533 
6,704 
4,122 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
20,864 
12,251 
7,563 
1,050 
12,573 
8,291 
Any 
37,831 
26,514 
9,116 
2,201 
20,908 
16,923 
1 to 49 days 
4,451 
2,988 
1,212 
251 
2,825 
1,626 
50 to 99 days 
1,992 
1,282 
568 
142 
1,205 
787 
1 00 to 1 99 days 
4,657 
3,090 
1,317 
250 
2,619 
2,038 
200 days or more 
26,731 
19,154 
6,019 
1,558 
14,259 
12,472 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
1,739 
1,202 
280 
257 
926 
813 
3 or 4 years 
2,457 
1,685 
449 
323 
1,195 
1,262 
5 to 9 years 
7,100 
5,051 
1,434 
615 
3,456 
3,644 
1 0 years or more 
47,399 
30,827 
14,516 
2,056 
27,904 
19,495 
Average years on present farm 
24.1 
23.0 
27.8 
17.8 
25.3 
22.5 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
1,265 
869 
209 
187 
710 
555 
3 or 4 years 
1,977 
1,353 
342 
282 
991 
986 
5 to 9 years 
6,099 
4,396 
1,173 
530 
2,999 
3,100 
1 0 years or more 
49,354 
32,147 
14,955 
2,252 
28,781 
20,573 
Average years operating any farm 
26.0 
24.9 
29.6 
20.4 
27.1 
24.5 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
315 
134 
86 
95 
194 
121 
25 to 34 years 
4,449 
2,368 
1,386 
695 
2,205 
2,244 
35 to 44 years 
7,818 
4,791 
2,424 
603 
3,980 
3,838 
45 to 49 years 
6,075 
4,007 
1,720 
348 
3,308 
2,767 
50 to 54 years 
7,686 
4,849 
2,449 
388 
4,257 
3,429 
55 to 59 years 
8,897 
5,634 
2,839 
424 
5,287 
3,610 
60 to 64 years 
7,536 
4,965 
2,275 
296 
4,288 
3,248 
65 to 69 years 
5,788 
4,097 
1,520 
171 
3,500 
2,288 
70 years and over 
10,131 
7,920 
1,980 
231 
6,462 
3,669 
Average age 
55.8 
57.3 
54.2 
47.6 
56.9 
54.4 
Spanish, Hispanic, or Latino origin (see text) 
276 
232 
42 
2 
179 
97 
Race: 
American Indian or Alaska Native 
91 
61 
27 
3 
56 
35 
Asian 
30 
27 
1 
2 
20 
10 
Black or African American 
53 
36 
11 
6 
38 
15 
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 
3 
2 
1 
- 
2 
1 
White 
58,408 
38,563 
16,606 
3,239 
33,312 
25,096 
More than one race reported 
110 
76 
33 
1 
53 
57 
Farms by number of persons living in 
operator's household: 
1 person 
7,263 
5,203 
1,622 
438 
6,159 
1,104 
2 people 
26,875 
18,068 
7,647 
1,160 
14,780 
12,095 
3 people 
8,102 
5,135 
2,431 
536 
4,265 
3,837 
4 people 
7,321 
4,251 
2,439 
631 
3,782 
3,539 
5 or more people 
9,134 
6,108 
2,540 
486 
4,495 
4,639 
Percent of operator's total 
household income from farming: 
Less than 25 percent 
38,302 
30,622 
6,090 
1,590 
21,635 
16,667 
25 to 49 percent 
5,561 
3,078 
2,042 
441 
3,416 
2,145 
50 to 74 percent 
6,248 
2,749 
2,957 
542 
3,444 
2,804 
75 to 99 percent 
4,786 
1,418 
3,043 
325 
2,749 
2,037 
1 00 percent 
3,798 
898 
2,547 
353 
2,237 
1,561 
Operator is a hired manager farms 
1,509 
823 
541 
145 
795 
714 
acres 
903,025 
165,264 
601,841 
135,920 
340,856 
562,169 
Farms with- 
Internet access 
38,403 
23,682 
12,259 
2,462 
20,620 
1 7,783 
Dial-up service 
4,132 
2,807 
1,190 
135 
2,253 
1,879 
DSL service 
14,389 
9,038 
4,429 
922 
7,605 
6,784 
Cable modem service 
4,265 
2,909 
1,070 
286 
2,318 
1,947 
Fiber-optic service 
1,566 
912 
541 
113 
783 
783 
Mobiie broadband plan for a computer 
or cell phone 
8,640 
4,910 
3,069 
661 
4,297 
4,343 
Satellite service 
7,633 
4,393 
2,767 
473 
4,115 
3,518 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
1,161 
654 
438 
69 
632 
529 
Other Internet service 
1,282 
772 
414 
96 
650 
632 
Farms by number of households sharing 
in net income of operation: 
1 household 
46,007 
31,457 
12,164 
2,386 
28,380 
17,627 
2 households 
9,273 
5,493 
3,171 
609 
3,765 
5,508 
3 households 
1,949 
959 
835 
155 
679 
1,270 
4 households 
740 
388 
292 
60 
323 
417 
5 or more households 
726 
468 
217 
41 
334 
392 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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