Table 55. Selected Operator Characteristics for Principal, Second, and Third Operator: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Characteristics 
All operators 1 
Principal operator 
Second operator 
Third operator 
Operators number 
91,656 
61,773 
25,909 
3,974 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
66,045 
54,990 
8,564 
2,491 
Spouse of principal operator 
1,801 
(X) 
1,763 
38 
Female 
25,611 
6,783 
17,345 
1,483 
Spouse of principal operator 
16,459 
(X) 
15,944 
515 
Primary occupation: 
Farming 
40,717 
29,857 
9,195 
1 ,665 
Other 
50,939 
31,916 
16,714 
2,309 
Place of residence: 
On farm operated 
61,834 
42,122 
17,871 
1,841 
Not on farm operated 
29,822 
19,651 
8,038 
2,133 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
34,215 
24,010 
8,800 
1,405 
Any 
57,441 
37,763 
17,109 
2,569 
1 to 49 days 
7,566 
4,963 
2,170 
433 
50 to 99 days 
3,709 
2,323 
1,201 
185 
1 00 to 1 99 days 
6,802 
4,264 
2,198 
340 
200 days or more 
39,364 
26,213 
11,540 
1,611 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
3,533 
1,845 
1,253 
435 
3 or 4 years 
5,288 
2,940 
1,872 
476 
5 to 9 years 
12,695 
7,643 
4,298 
754 
10 years or more 
70,140 
49,345 
18,486 
2,309 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
2,581 
1,220 
983 
378 
3 or 4 years 
4,375 
2,369 
1,615 
391 
5 to 9 years 
11,062 
6,578 
3,839 
645 
10 years or more 
73,638 
51,606 
19,472 
2,560 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
1,185 
352 
434 
399 
25 to 34 years 
7,086 
3,975 
2,471 
640 
35 to 44 years 
10,550 
6,383 
3,585 
582 
45 to 54 years 
20,649 
13,215 
6,705 
729 
55 to 64 years 
25,319 
17,351 
7,109 
859 
65 to 74 years 
16,120 
11,762 
3,946 
412 
75 years and over 
10,747 
8,735 
1,659 
353 
Average age 
56.5 
58.2 
53.6 
48.9 
Number of persons living in household 
188,085 
157,290 
23,652 
7,143 
1 Data were collected for a maximum of three operators per farm. 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
Kansas 43 
