Table 69. Summary by Age and Primary Occupation of Principal 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 
5,034 
24 
225 
492 
1,346 
1,457 
1,490 
Female 
1,226 
7 
55 
125 
336 
383 
320 
Primary occupation: 
Farming 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other 
6,260 
31 
280 
617 
1,682 
1,840 
1,810 
Place of residence: 
On farm operated 
4,804 
14 
205 
482 
1,331 
1,404 
1,368 
Not on farm operated 
1,456 
17 
75 
135 
351 
436 
442 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
999 
- 
9 
28 
116 
183 
663 
Any 
5,261 
31 
271 
589 
1,566 
1,657 
1,147 
1 to 49 days 
530 
5 
20 
53 
85 
128 
239 
50 to 99 days 
211 
1 
5 
9 
60 
70 
66 
100 to 199 days 
623 
- 
36 
64 
158 
169 
196 
200 days or more 
3,897 
25 
210 
463 
1,263 
1,290 
646 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
256 
7 
31 
76 
70 
47 
25 
3 or 4 years 
294 
7 
53 
55 
77 
73 
29 
5 to 9 years 
1,010 
17 
123 
190 
353 
220 
107 
10 years or more 
4,700 
- 
73 
296 
1,182 
1,500 
1,649 
Average years on present farm 
20.2 
4.5 
7.1 
9.9 
15.7 
20.4 
29.9 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
208 
7 
27 
70 
50 
34 
20 
3 or 4 years 
244 
7 
47 
55 
63 
48 
24 
5 to 9 years 
862 
17 
119 
165 
299 
186 
76 
10 years or more 
4,946 
- 
87 
327 
1,270 
1,572 
1,690 
Average years operating any farm 
22.2 
4.6 
7.7 
10.8 
17.5 
22.8 
32.5 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
31 
31 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
25 to 34 years 
280 
- 
280 
- 
- 
- 
- 
35 to 44 years 
617 
- 
- 
617 
- 
- 
- 
45 to 49 years 
663 
- 
- 
- 
663 
- 
- 
50 to 54 years 
1,019 
- 
- 
- 
1,019 
- 
- 
55 to 59 years 
1,051 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1,051 
- 
60 to 64 years 
789 
- 
- 
- 
- 
789 
- 
65 to 69 years 
707 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
707 
70 years and over 
1,103 
- 
" 
- 
- 
1,103 
Average age 
57.5 
23.2 
30.6 
40.5 
50.1 
59.1 
73.1 
Spanish, Hispanic, or Latino origin (see text) 
60 
- 
- 
8 
32 
13 
7 
Race: 
American Indian or Alaska Native 
19 
- 
- 
3 
5 
8 
3 
Asian 
24 
2 
- 
1 
7 
10 
4 
Black or African American 
79 
- 
5 
8 
7 
21 
38 
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 
2 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2 
- 
White 
6,111 
29 
275 
599 
1,655 
1,796 
1,757 
More than one race reported 
25 
- 
" 
6 
8 
3 
8 
Farms by number of persons living in 
operator's household: 
1 person 
783 
5 
42 
42 
120 
221 
353 
2 people 
2,820 
12 
72 
101 
520 
980 
1,135 
3 people 
1,063 
- 
44 
76 
396 
349 
198 
4 people 
951 
5 
81 
236 
382 
176 
71 
5 or more people 
643 
9 
41 
162 
264 
114 
53 
Percent of operator's total 
household income from farming: 
Less than 25 percent 
5,613 
29 
242 
524 
1,525 
1,679 
1,614 
25 to 49 percent 
306 
1 
14 
41 
72 
78 
100 
50 to 74 percent 
245 
1 
22 
37 
60 
49 
76 
75 to 99 percent 
72 
- 
1 
14 
15 
22 
20 
100 percent 
24 
- 
1 
1 
10 
12 
" 
Operator is a hired manager farms 
115 
- 
2 
14 
35 
28 
36 
acres 
39,075 
" 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
19,643 
9,211 
Farms with- 
Internet access 
4,676 
25 
207 
511 
1,332 
1,470 
1,131 
Dial-up service 
447 
- 
4 
31 
100 
154 
158 
DSL service 
948 
4 
36 
126 
285 
263 
234 
Cable modem service 
1,357 
4 
69 
153 
394 
433 
304 
Fiber-optic service 
371 
5 
15 
19 
105 
123 
104 
Mobile broadband plan for a computer 
or cell phone 
1,044 
8 
67 
127 
321 
303 
218 
Satellite service 
736 
3 
22 
71 
186 
268 
186 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
151 
- 
7 
9 
61 
39 
35 
Other Internet service 
114 
3 
1 
7 
37 
33 
33 
Farms by number of households sharing 
in net income of operation: 
1 household 
5,373 
31 
239 
540 
1,483 
1,549 
1,531 
2 households 
646 
- 
35 
68 
131 
206 
206 
3 households 
135 
- 
3 
3 
28 
60 
41 
4 households 
67 
- 
3 
6 
27 
15 
16 
5 or more households 
39 
- 
- 
- 
13 
10 
16 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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