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 
9,960 
4,926 
37 
224 
329 
919 
1,302 
2,115 
Female 
2,296 
1,070 
7 
24 
91 
252 
333 
363 
Primary occupation: 
Farming 
5,996 
5,996 
44 
248 
420 
1,171 
1,635 
2,478 
Other 
6,260 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Place of residence: 
On farm operated 
9,898 
5,094 
39 
183 
318 
954 
1,404 
2,196 
Not on farm operated 
2,358 
902 
5 
65 
102 
217 
231 
282 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
4,860 
3,861 
29 
103 
217 
652 
984 
1,876 
Any 
7,396 
2,135 
15 
145 
203 
519 
651 
602 
1 to 49 days 
1,082 
552 
5 
50 
61 
128 
167 
141 
50 to 99 days 
426 
215 
1 
10 
21 
42 
86 
55 
100 to 199 days 
971 
348 
7 
8 
22 
83 
120 
108 
200 days or more 
4,917 
1,020 
2 
77 
99 
266 
278 
298 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
371 
115 
7 
17 
25 
30 
21 
15 
3 or 4 years 
480 
186 
6 
48 
41 
31 
49 
11 
5 to 9 years 
1,606 
596 
31 
91 
101 
148 
128 
97 
10 years or more 
9,799 
5,099 
- 
92 
253 
962 
1,437 
2,355 
Average years on present farm 
23.4 
26.8 
5.7 
8.0 
12.3 
19.8 
25.3 
35.7 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
279 
71 
4 
11 
16 
17 
12 
11 
3 or 4 years 
378 
134 
8 
26 
26 
25 
41 
8 
5 to 9 years 
1,331 
469 
32 
99 
76 
105 
96 
61 
10 years or more 
10,268 
5,322 
- 
112 
302 
1,024 
1,486 
2,398 
Average years operating any farm 
25.7 
29.3 
5.9 
8.8 
14.2 
22.1 
27.6 
38.8 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
75 
44 
44 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
25 to 34 years 
528 
248 
- 
248 
- 
- 
- 
- 
35 to 44 years 
1,037 
420 
- 
- 
420 
- 
- 
- 
45 to 49 years 
1,112 
449 
- 
- 
- 
449 
- 
- 
50 to 54 years 
1,741 
722 
- 
- 
- 
722 
- 
- 
55 to 59 years 
1,835 
784 
- 
- 
- 
- 
784 
- 
60 to 64 years 
1,640 
851 
- 
- 
- 
- 
851 
- 
65 to 69 years 
1,566 
859 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
859 
70 years and over 
2,722 
1,619 
- 
- 
- 
1,619 
Average age 
59.0 
60.6 
22.1 
30.3 
39.9 
50.3 
59.5 
73.3 
Spanish, Hispanic, or Latino origin (see text) 
118 
58 
- 
- 
8 
13 
19 
18 
Race: 
American Indian or Alaska Native 
29 
10 
- 
- 
2 
- 
3 
5 
Asian 
99 
75 
- 
3 
7 
21 
32 
12 
Black or African American 
143 
64 
- 
- 
1 
10 
21 
32 
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 
7 
5 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2 
3 
White 
1 1 ,932 
5,821 
44 
245 
410 
1,136 
1,567 
2,419 
More than one race reported 
46 
21 
- 
- 
- 
4 
10 
7 
Farms by number of persons living in 
operator's household: 
1 person 
1,532 
749 
2 
42 
33 
114 
173 
385 
2 people 
5,942 
3,122 
6 
62 
73 
361 
921 
1,699 
3 people 
1,970 
907 
2 
41 
83 
233 
296 
252 
4 people 
1,617 
666 
28 
36 
93 
262 
152 
95 
5 or more people 
1,195 
552 
6 
67 
138 
201 
93 
47 
Percent of operator's total 
household income from farming: 
Less than 25 percent 
8,756 
3,143 
34 
95 
177 
470 
813 
1,554 
25 to 49 percent 
858 
552 
4 
24 
37 
81 
117 
289 
50 to 74 percent 
1,032 
787 
- 
23 
46 
174 
188 
356 
75 to 99 percent 
778 
706 
1 
38 
63 
158 
169 
277 
1 00 percent 
832 
808 
5 
68 
97 
288 
348 
2 
Operator is a hired manager farms 
422 
307 
- 
21 
27 
92 
99 
68 
acres 
155,759 
116,684 
- 
2,120 
4,954 
37,446 
52,733 
19,431 
Farms with- 
Internet access 
8,811 
4,135 
30 
142 
305 
912 
1,263 
1,483 
Dial-up service 
936 
489 
15 
11 
18 
80 
142 
223 
DSL service 
1,801 
853 
1 
28 
52 
201 
266 
305 
Cable modem service 
2,362 
1,005 
3 
43 
72 
250 
294 
343 
Fiber-optic service 
687 
316 
3 
2 
32 
69 
101 
109 
Mobile broadband plan for a computer 
or cell phone 
2,127 
1,083 
6 
40 
114 
253 
333 
337 
Satellite service 
1,425 
689 
- 
15 
39 
139 
223 
273 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
272 
121 
2 
7 
8 
29 
32 
43 
Other Internet service 
214 
100 
" 
9 
8 
24 
36 
23 
Farms by number of households sharing 
in net income of operation: 
1 household 
9,993 
4,620 
41 
207 
347 
892 
1,216 
1,917 
2 households 
1,638 
992 
3 
31 
46 
196 
292 
424 
3 households 
365 
230 
- 
8 
13 
33 
89 
87 
4 households 
156 
89 
- 
- 
5 
28 
20 
36 
5 or more households 
104 
65 
- 
2 
9 
22 
18 
14 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
202 Maryland 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
