Table 59. Spanish, Hispanic, or Latino Origin Operators - Selected Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Characteristics 
All operators 
Principal operator 
Characteristics 
All operators 
Principal operator 
2012 
2007 
2012 
2007 
2012 
2007 
2012 
2007 
Operators number 
990 
780 
693 
555 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
12 
15 
- 
5 
Sex of operator: 
25 to 34 years 
77 
63 
50 
38 
Male 
742 
575 
614 
493 
35 to 44 years 
164 
101 
104 
55 
Female 
248 
205 
79 
62 
45 to 54 years 
188 
207 
118 
146 
55 to 64 years 
284 
203 
201 
146 
Primary occupation: 
65 to 74 years 
167 
105 
134 
89 
Farming 
435 
327 
328 
250 
75 years and over 
98 
86 
86 
76 
Other 
555 
453 
365 
305 
Average age of - 
Place of residence: 
All operators 
55.2 
54.8 
(X) 
(X) 
On farm operated 
735 
559 
530 
391 
Principal operator 
(X) 
(X) 
57.2 
57.2 
Not on farm operated 
255 
221 
163 
164 
Second operator 
52.4 
51.5 
(X) 
(X) 
Third operator 
41.0 
35.3 
(X) 
(X) 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
341 
313 
229 
228 
Spanish, Hispanic, or 
Any 
649 
467 
464 
327 
Latino origin (see text) 
990 
780 
693 
555 
1 to 49 days 
84 
77 
53 
62 
50 to 99 days 
59 
37 
36 
36 
Race: 
1 00 to 1 99 days 
66 
46 
56 
32 
American Indian or Alaska Native 
28 
8 
15 
3 
200 days or more 
440 
307 
319 
197 
Asian 
3 
- 
3 
- 
Black or African American 
21 
9 
20 
9 
Years on present farm: 
Native Hawaiian or 
2 years or less 
40 
50 
8 
27 
Other Pacific Islander 
9 
- 
9 
- 
3 or 4 years 
60 
75 
51 
49 
White 
918 
748 
641 
533 
5 to 9 years 
198 
120 
134 
76 
More than one race reported 
11 
15 
5 
10 
10 years or more 
692 
535 
500 
403 
Number of persons living 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
in household of- 
2 years or less 
26 
(NA) 
- 
(NA) 
Principal operator 
(X) 
(X) 
1,863 
1,443 
3 or 4 years 
53 
(NA) 
44 
(NA) 
Second operator 
293 
175 
(X) 
(X) 
5 to 9 years 
171 
(NA) 
115 
(NA) 
Third operator 
84 
78 
(X) 
(X) 
10 years or more 
740 
(NA) 
534 
(NA) 
1 Data were collected for a maximum of three operators per farm. 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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