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 
22,889 
77 
1,346 
3,036 
6,327 
6,764 
5,339 
Female 
4,020 
13 
188 
532 
1,007 
1,137 
1,143 
Primary occupation: 
Farming 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other 
26,909 
90 
1,534 
3,568 
7,334 
7,901 
6,482 
Place of residence: 
On farm operated 
21,886 
62 
1,188 
2,907 
6,093 
6,551 
5,085 
Not on farm operated 
5,023 
28 
346 
661 
1,241 
1,350 
1,397 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
5,102 
10 
61 
203 
529 
1,179 
3,120 
Any 
21,807 
80 
1,473 
3,365 
6,805 
6,722 
3,362 
1 to 49 days 
1,859 
4 
98 
203 
393 
533 
628 
50 to 99 days 
891 
7 
24 
71 
195 
282 
312 
100 to 199 days 
2,688 
2 
147 
404 
660 
925 
550 
200 days or more 
16,369 
67 
1,204 
2,687 
5,557 
4,982 
1,872 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
935 
47 
188 
237 
224 
166 
73 
3 or 4 years 
1,471 
26 
320 
369 
362 
292 
102 
5 to 9 years 
3,861 
17 
655 
995 
1,144 
764 
286 
1 0 years or more 
20,642 
- 
371 
1,967 
5,604 
6,679 
6,021 
Average years on present farm 
20.9 
3.2 
6.9 
11.2 
16.7 
22.2 
33.0 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
676 
36 
142 
186 
145 
125 
42 
3 or 4 years 
1,242 
27 
289 
313 
296 
238 
79 
5 to 9 years 
3,443 
27 
605 
888 
1,018 
655 
250 
1 0 years or more 
21,548 
- 
498 
2,181 
5,875 
6,883 
6,111 
Average years operating any farm 
22.5 
3.7 
7.7 
12.3 
18.2 
24.0 
34.9 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
90 
90 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
25 to 34 years 
1,534 
- 
1,534 
- 
- 
- 
- 
35 to 44 years 
3,568 
- 
- 
3,568 
- 
- 
- 
45 to 49 years 
3,053 
- 
- 
- 
3,053 
- 
- 
50 to 54 years 
4,281 
- 
- 
- 
4,281 
- 
- 
55 to 59 years 
4,449 
- 
- 
- 
- 
4,449 
- 
60 to 64 years 
3,452 
- 
- 
- 
- 
3,452 
- 
65 to 69 years 
2,398 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2,398 
70 years and over 
4,084 
- 
" 
- 
- 
4,084 
Average age 
55.7 
21.8 
30.9 
40.2 
50.0 
59.1 
73.1 
Spanish, Hispanic, or Latino origin (see text) 
337 
- 
15 
86 
101 
62 
73 
Race: 
American Indian or Alaska Native 
117 
- 
- 
23 
39 
42 
13 
Asian 
31 
- 
3 
9 
4 
9 
6 
Black or African American 
105 
- 
6 
8 
15 
28 
48 
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 
5 
- 
- 
4 
- 
1 
- 
White 
26,557 
90 
1,520 
3,507 
7,258 
7,786 
6,396 
More than one race reported 
94 
- 
5 
17 
18 
35 
19 
Farms by number of persons living in 
operator's household: 
1 person 
3,358 
18 
147 
289 
702 
914 
1,288 
2 people 
12,072 
29 
318 
614 
2,293 
4,652 
4,166 
3 people 
4,101 
24 
295 
509 
1,450 
1,271 
552 
4 people 
3,906 
6 
390 
1,026 
1,596 
609 
279 
5 or more people 
3,472 
13 
384 
1,130 
1,293 
455 
197 
Percent of operator's total 
household income from farming: 
Less than 25 percent 
23,638 
72 
1,271 
3,162 
6,434 
6,949 
5,750 
25 to 49 percent 
1,684 
11 
169 
209 
483 
473 
339 
50 to 74 percent 
1,172 
5 
73 
129 
318 
333 
314 
75 to 99 percent 
274 
2 
15 
46 
43 
91 
77 
100 percent 
141 
- 
6 
22 
56 
55 
2 
Operator is a hired manager farms 
494 
13 
54 
84 
125 
131 
87 
acres 
73,265 
460 
3,564 
15,632 
16,413 
17,784 
19,412 
Farms with- 
Internet access 
19,220 
71 
1,035 
2,817 
5,710 
5,771 
3,816 
Dial-up service 
2,520 
- 
72 
291 
618 
834 
705 
DSL service 
5,276 
16 
266 
801 
1,621 
1,630 
942 
Cable modem service 
3,890 
24 
184 
501 
1,104 
1,211 
866 
Fiber-optic service 
344 
2 
34 
30 
78 
119 
81 
Mobile broadband plan for a computer 
or cell phone 
4,627 
24 
406 
860 
1,462 
1,187 
688 
Satellite service 
3,363 
15 
144 
446 
1,046 
1,012 
700 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
496 
- 
40 
106 
126 
135 
89 
Other Internet service 
642 
2 
21 
78 
203 
206 
132 
Farms by number of households sharing 
in net income of operation: 
1 household 
23,640 
85 
1,374 
3,190 
6,552 
6,888 
5,551 
2 households 
2,571 
5 
120 
274 
578 
806 
788 
3 households 
413 
- 
20 
45 
127 
127 
94 
4 households 
159 
- 
6 
28 
45 
51 
29 
5 or more households 
126 
- 
14 
31 
32 
29 
20 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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