Table 67. Summary by Legal Status For Tax Purposes: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Total 
Family or 
individual 
Partnership 
Total 
Registered 
under 
state law 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
9,960 
8,232 
776 
620 
Female 
2,296 
1,900 
155 
132 
Primary occupation: 
Farming 
5,996 
4,748 
553 
446 
Other 
6,260 
5,384 
378 
306 
Place of residence: 
On farm operated 
9,898 
8,419 
660 
527 
Not on farm operated 
2,358 
1,713 
271 
225 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
4,860 
3,848 
421 
322 
Any 
7,396 
6,284 
510 
430 
1 to 49 days 
1,082 
903 
87 
80 
50 to 99 days 
426 
348 
38 
32 
100 to 199 days 
971 
835 
67 
57 
200 days or more 
4,917 
4,198 
318 
261 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
371 
304 
26 
24 
3 or 4 years 
480 
403 
30 
29 
5 to 9 years 
1,606 
1,319 
112 
102 
1 0 years or more 
9,799 
8,106 
763 
597 
Average years on present farm 
23.4 
23.5 
24.6 
23.7 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
279 
239 
15 
15 
3 or 4 years 
378 
321 
26 
26 
5 to 9 years 
1,331 
1,107 
81 
72 
10 years or more 
10,268 
8,465 
809 
639 
Average years operating any farm 
25.7 
25.7 
27.1 
26.7 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
75 
69 
1 
1 
25 to 34 years 
528 
455 
30 
28 
35 to 44 years 
1,037 
877 
68 
59 
45 to 49 years 
1,112 
898 
80 
70 
50 to 54 years 
1,741 
1,416 
115 
100 
55 to 59 years 
1,835 
1,465 
169 
132 
60 to 64 years 
1,640 
1,361 
112 
98 
65 to 69 years 
1,566 
1,298 
127 
90 
70 years and over 
2,722 
2,293 
229 
174 
Average age 
59.0 
59.0 
60.2 
59.5 
Spanish, Hispanic, or Latino origin (see text) 
118 
102 
7 
6 
Race: 
American Indian or Alaska Native 
29 
28 
- 
- 
Asian 
99 
79 
7 
6 
Black or African American 
143 
127 
8 
8 
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 
7 
6 
- 
- 
White 
11,932 
9,849 
916 
738 
More than one race reported 
46 
43 
- 
- 
Farms by number of persons living in 
operator's household: 
1 person 
1,532 
1,289 
99 
85 
2 people 
5,942 
4,871 
489 
401 
3 people 
1,970 
1,623 
141 
112 
4 people 
1,617 
1,336 
119 
94 
5 or more people 
1,195 
1,013 
83 
60 
Percent of operator's total 
household income from farming: 
Less than 25 percent 
8,756 
7,459 
581 
468 
25 to 49 percent 
858 
673 
102 
82 
50 to 74 percent 
1,032 
777 
105 
82 
75 to 99 percent 
778 
596 
84 
65 
100 percent 
832 
627 
59 
55 
Operator is a hired manager farms 
422 
198 
52 
39 
acres 
155,759 
35,693 
25,855 
23,432 
Farms with- 
Internet access 
8,811 
7,129 
701 
571 
Dial-up service 
936 
798 
73 
55 
DSL service 
1,801 
1,436 
145 
118 
Cable modem service 
2,362 
1,952 
172 
148 
Fiber-optic service 
687 
526 
69 
48 
Mobile broadband plan for a computer 
or cell phone 
2,127 
1,644 
197 
158 
Satellite service 
1,425 
1,125 
111 
94 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
272 
217 
21 
18 
Other Internet service 
214 
178 
18 
17 
Farms by number of households sharing 
in net income of operation: 
1 household 
9,993 
8,664 
495 
412 
2 households 
1,638 
1,131 
302 
219 
3 households 
365 
205 
92 
81 
4 households 
156 
88 
24 
23 
5 or more households 
104 
44 
18 
17 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
148 Maryland 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
