Table 69. Summary by Age and Primary Occupation of Principai 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 
32,782 
191 
2,346 
4,235 
8,472 
9,421 
8,117 
Female 
4,470 
26 
155 
337 
856 
1,129 
1,967 
Primary occupation: 
Farming 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other 
37,252 
217 
2,501 
4,572 
9,328 
10,550 
10,084 
Place of residence: 
On farm operated 
23,111 
114 
1,227 
2,935 
6,099 
6,825 
5,911 
Not on farm operated 
14,141 
103 
1,274 
1,637 
3,229 
3,725 
4,173 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
7,138 
8 
63 
214 
653 
1,633 
4,567 
Any 
30,114 
209 
2,438 
4,358 
8,675 
8,917 
5,517 
1 to 49 days 
2,980 
19 
188 
305 
611 
804 
1,053 
50 to 99 days 
1,146 
8 
75 
100 
208 
306 
449 
1 00 to 1 99 days 
3,381 
33 
212 
392 
826 
1,083 
835 
200 days or more 
22,607 
149 
1,963 
3,561 
7,030 
6,724 
3,180 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
1,342 
89 
335 
279 
295 
209 
135 
3 or 4 years 
2,048 
66 
536 
500 
468 
314 
164 
5 to 9 years 
5,449 
62 
962 
1,191 
1,488 
1,152 
594 
1 0 years or more 
28,413 
- 
668 
2,602 
7,077 
8,875 
9,191 
Average years on present farm 
21.4 
3.4 
7.0 
11.3 
17.2 
22.8 
32.4 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
1,035 
78 
272 
207 
208 
163 
107 
3 or 4 years 
1,740 
69 
440 
419 
404 
258 
150 
5 to 9 years 
4,909 
70 
954 
1,111 
1,289 
976 
509 
1 0 years or more 
29,568 
- 
835 
2,835 
7,427 
9,153 
9,318 
Average years operating any farm 
23.0 
3.6 
7.7 
12.2 
18.7 
24.6 
34.2 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
217 
217 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
25 to 34 years 
2,501 
- 
2,501 
- 
- 
- 
- 
35 to 44 years 
4,572 
- 
- 
4,572 
- 
- 
- 
45 to 49 years 
3,647 
- 
- 
- 
3,647 
- 
- 
50 to 54 years 
5,681 
- 
- 
- 
5,681 
- 
- 
55 to 59 years 
5,239 
- 
- 
- 
- 
5,239 
- 
60 to 64 years 
5,311 
- 
- 
- 
- 
5,311 
- 
65 to 69 years 
3,461 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
3,461 
70 years and over 
6,623 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
6,623 
Average age 
56.5 
22.4 
30.6 
40.0 
50.1 
59.4 
73.8 
Spanish, Hispanic, or Latino origin (see text) 
261 
- 
17 
52 
80 
51 
61 
Race: 
American Indian or Alaska Native 
58 
- 
4 
8 
16 
22 
8 
Asian 
64 
2 
- 
6 
16 
20 
20 
Black or African American 
67 
- 
3 
- 
26 
10 
28 
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 
7 
- 
3 
- 
2 
- 
2 
White 
36,983 
215 
2,485 
4,550 
9,250 
10,474 
10,009 
More than one race reported 
73 
- 
6 
8 
18 
24 
17 
Farms by number of persons living in 
operator's household: 
1 person 
5,944 
66 
382 
419 
1,007 
1,385 
2,685 
2 people 
17,001 
59 
565 
629 
3,094 
6,534 
6,120 
3 people 
5,203 
33 
533 
666 
1,864 
1,442 
665 
4 people 
5,560 
42 
618 
1,489 
2,143 
823 
445 
5 or more people 
3,544 
17 
403 
1,369 
1,220 
366 
169 
Percent of operator's total 
household income from farming: 
Less than 25 percent 
29,452 
154 
1,912 
3,715 
7,482 
8,464 
7,725 
25 to 49 percent 
3,744 
19 
342 
452 
936 
990 
1,005 
50 to 74 percent 
2,873 
28 
213 
315 
653 
768 
896 
75 to 99 percent 
982 
14 
25 
70 
194 
230 
449 
1 00 percent 
201 
2 
9 
20 
63 
98 
9 
Operator is a hired manager farms 
871 
9 
78 
111 
234 
245 
194 
acres 
187,411 
543 
17,237 
12,883 
39,352 
44,779 
72,617 
Farms with- 
Internet access 
26,509 
171 
2,006 
3,749 
7,206 
7,659 
5,718 
Dial-up service 
1,722 
7 
48 
152 
428 
536 
551 
DSL service 
9,757 
69 
638 
1,417 
2,712 
2,720 
2,201 
Cable modem service 
3,914 
17 
273 
521 
983 
1,226 
894 
Fiber-optic service 
668 
11 
53 
70 
178 
189 
167 
Mobile broadband plan for a computer 
or cell phone 
6,111 
34 
774 
997 
1,723 
1,585 
998 
Satellite service 
5,403 
30 
359 
747 
1,494 
1,588 
1,185 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
690 
8 
41 
87 
164 
265 
125 
Other Internet service 
997 
6 
82 
158 
272 
267 
212 
Farms by number of households sharing 
in net income of operation: 
1 household 
29,087 
174 
2,100 
3,746 
7,398 
8,065 
7,604 
2 households 
5,914 
23 
278 
538 
1,402 
1,795 
1,878 
3 households 
1,266 
8 
68 
155 
293 
358 
384 
4 households 
573 
6 
34 
83 
133 
211 
106 
5 or more households 
412 
6 
21 
50 
102 
121 
112 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agricuiture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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