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 
44,785 
21,896 
142 
1,013 
1,816 
4,053 
6,227 
8,645 
Female 
7,409 
3,389 
12 
189 
377 
872 
1,025 
914 
Primary occupation: 
Farming 
25,285 
25,285 
154 
1,202 
2,193 
4,925 
7,252 
9,559 
Other 
26,909 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Place of residence: 
On farm operated 
43,740 
21,854 
107 
906 
1,793 
4,154 
6,385 
8,509 
Not on farm operated 
8,454 
3,431 
47 
296 
400 
771 
867 
1,050 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
21,550 
16,448 
51 
463 
1,059 
2,695 
4,641 
7,539 
Any 
30,644 
8,837 
103 
739 
1,134 
2,230 
2,611 
2,020 
1 to 49 days 
4,147 
2,288 
14 
196 
243 
470 
706 
659 
50 to 99 days 
2,069 
1,178 
13 
86 
159 
250 
365 
305 
100 to 199 days 
4,223 
1,535 
14 
113 
175 
380 
553 
300 
200 days or more 
20,205 
3,836 
62 
344 
557 
1,130 
987 
756 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
1,512 
577 
49 
136 
113 
133 
80 
66 
3 or 4 years 
2,350 
879 
62 
232 
154 
193 
167 
71 
5 to 9 years 
6,318 
2,457 
43 
474 
492 
557 
544 
347 
10 years or more 
42,014 
21,372 
- 
360 
1,434 
4,042 
6,461 
9,075 
Average years on present farm 
24.1 
27.5 
3.8 
7.4 
13.1 
20.5 
27.0 
37.7 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
1,047 
371 
43 
93 
52 
84 
51 
48 
3 or 4 years 
1,948 
706 
63 
193 
133 
135 
124 
58 
5 to 9 years 
5,456 
2,013 
48 
447 
398 
436 
403 
281 
10 years or more 
43,743 
22,195 
- 
469 
1,610 
4,270 
6,674 
9,172 
Average years operating any farm 
26.0 
29.8 
4.0 
8.4 
14.6 
22.6 
29.4 
40.3 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
244 
154 
154 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
25 to 34 years 
2,736 
1,202 
- 
1,202 
- 
- 
- 
- 
35 to 44 years 
5,761 
2,193 
- 
- 
2,193 
- 
- 
- 
45 to 49 years 
4,997 
1,944 
- 
- 
- 
1,944 
- 
- 
50 to 54 years 
7,262 
2,981 
- 
- 
- 
2,981 
- 
- 
55 to 59 years 
7,945 
3,496 
- 
- 
- 
- 
3,496 
- 
60 to 64 years 
7,208 
3,756 
- 
- 
- 
- 
3,756 
- 
65 to 69 years 
5,968 
3,570 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
3,570 
70 years and over 
10,073 
5,989 
- 
- 
- 
5,989 
Average age 
57.6 
59.5 
22.1 
30.7 
40.2 
50.1 
59.6 
72.9 
Spanish, Hispanic, or Latino origin (see text) 
674 
337 
5 
28 
38 
68 
84 
114 
Race: 
American Indian or Alaska Native 
204 
87 
- 
3 
6 
34 
20 
24 
Asian 
54 
23 
- 
3 
2 
1 
7 
10 
Black or African American 
216 
111 
- 
- 
16 
23 
27 
45 
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 
16 
11 
- 
1 
- 
1 
4 
5 
White 
51,539 
24,982 
154 
1,191 
2,168 
4,842 
7,177 
9,450 
More than one race reported 
165 
71 
" 
4 
1 
24 
17 
25 
Farms by number of persons living in 
operator's household: 
1 person 
6,884 
3,526 
49 
191 
211 
496 
979 
1,600 
2 people 
25,338 
13,266 
46 
248 
321 
1,619 
4,393 
6,639 
3 people 
7,398 
3,297 
25 
235 
306 
933 
965 
833 
4 people 
6,446 
2,540 
19 
242 
544 
945 
532 
258 
5 or more people 
6,128 
2,656 
15 
286 
811 
932 
383 
229 
Percent of operator's total 
household income from farming: 
Less than 25 percent 
36,822 
13,184 
62 
526 
1,014 
2,159 
3,593 
5,830 
25 to 49 percent 
4,092 
2,408 
21 
129 
151 
438 
580 
1,089 
50 to 74 percent 
4,824 
3,652 
24 
163 
318 
634 
913 
1,600 
75 to 99 percent 
3,140 
2,866 
17 
177 
279 
628 
738 
1,027 
1 00 percent 
3,316 
3,175 
30 
207 
431 
1,066 
1,428 
13 
Operator is a hired manager farms 
1,551 
1,057 
5 
79 
145 
338 
307 
183 
acres 
685,227 
611,962 
5,068 
27,736 
72,192 
210,726 
209,360 
86,880 
Farms with- 
Internet access 
36,426 
17,206 
124 
926 
1,665 
3,791 
5,430 
5,270 
Dial-up service 
5,184 
2,664 
5 
45 
167 
501 
835 
1,111 
DSL service 
10,092 
4,816 
28 
249 
517 
1,115 
1,505 
1,402 
Cable modem service 
6,766 
2,876 
13 
136 
255 
633 
934 
905 
Fiber-optic service 
701 
357 
2 
3 
15 
88 
124 
125 
Mobile broadband plan for a computer 
or cell phone 
8,692 
4,065 
50 
364 
500 
957 
1,181 
1,013 
Satellite service 
6,947 
3,584 
32 
165 
371 
724 
1,180 
1,112 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
985 
489 
7 
34 
37 
134 
135 
142 
Other Internet service 
1,243 
601 
- 
37 
49 
141 
206 
168 
Farms by number of households sharing 
in net income of operation: 
1 household 
43,472 
19,832 
124 
987 
1,771 
3,824 
5,608 
7,518 
2 households 
6,641 
4,070 
18 
157 
272 
763 
1,213 
1,647 
3 households 
1,252 
839 
9 
30 
77 
187 
263 
273 
4 households 
463 
304 
1 
15 
32 
87 
93 
76 
5 or more households 
366 
240 
2 
13 
41 
64 
75 
45 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
204 Michigan 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
