Table 67. Summary by Legal Status For Tax Purposes: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Total 
Family or 
individual 
Partnership 
Total 
Registered 
under 
state law 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
54,990 
47,596 
3,515 
2,451 
Female 
6,783 
5,791 
345 
226 
Primary occupation: 
Farming 
29,857 
25,089 
2,173 
1,523 
Other 
31,916 
28,298 
1,687 
1,154 
Place of residence: 
On farm operated 
42,122 
37,455 
2,240 
1,543 
Not on farm operated 
19,651 
15,932 
1,620 
1,134 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
24,010 
19,905 
1,760 
1,249 
Any 
37,763 
33,482 
2,100 
1,428 
1 to 49 days 
4,963 
4,288 
342 
231 
50 to 99 days 
2,323 
2,000 
163 
91 
100 to 199 days 
4,264 
3,823 
217 
154 
200 days or more 
26,213 
23,371 
1,378 
952 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
1,845 
1,583 
120 
87 
3 or 4 years 
2,940 
2,578 
160 
123 
5 to 9 years 
7,643 
6,639 
474 
331 
10 years or more 
49,345 
42,587 
3,106 
2,136 
Average years on present farm 
25.0 
24.9 
25.2 
24.7 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
1,220 
1,067 
66 
44 
3 or 4 years 
2,369 
2,110 
129 
98 
5 to 9 years 
6,578 
5,736 
384 
266 
10 years or more 
51,606 
44,474 
3,281 
2,269 
Average years operating any farm 
27.1 
26.9 
27.8 
27.5 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
352 
325 
14 
13 
25 to 34 years 
3,975 
3,609 
191 
119 
35 to 44 years 
6,383 
5,621 
394 
295 
45 to 49 years 
5,045 
4,425 
290 
225 
50 to 54 years 
8,170 
7,169 
469 
350 
55 to 59 years 
9,031 
7,763 
579 
418 
60 to 64 years 
8,320 
6,994 
636 
436 
65 to 69 years 
6,697 
5,791 
355 
225 
70 years and over 
13,800 
11,690 
932 
596 
Average age 
58.2 
58.0 
59.2 
58.5 
Spanish, Hispanic, or Latino origin (see text) 
693 
640 
33 
22 
Race: 
American Indian or Alaska Native 
395 
365 
8 
4 
Asian 
71 
62 
5 
3 
Black or African American 
165 
141 
10 
10 
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 
17 
17 
- 
- 
White 
60,853 
52,548 
3,831 
2,656 
More than one race reported 
272 
254 
6 
4 
Farms by number of persons living in 
operator's household: 
1 person 
9,369 
8,150 
479 
315 
2 people 
31,981 
27,439 
2,070 
1,416 
3 people 
7,254 
6,313 
444 
308 
4 people 
7,210 
6,359 
426 
304 
5 or more people 
5,959 
5,126 
441 
334 
Percent of operator's total 
household income from farming: 
Less than 25 percent 
37,735 
33,284 
2,058 
1,381 
25 to 49 percent 
6,349 
5,499 
435 
307 
50 to 74 percent 
7,388 
6,249 
520 
359 
75 to 99 percent 
6,282 
5,085 
517 
377 
100 percent 
4,019 
3,270 
330 
253 
Operator is a hired manager farms 
1,949 
955 
259 
213 
acres 
4,026,589 
1,200,670 
1,060,190 
941,560 
Farms with- 
Internet access 
44,128 
37,766 
2,899 
2,105 
Dial-up service 
3,227 
2,860 
169 
114 
DSL service 
15,279 
12,933 
1,053 
762 
Cable modem service 
6,598 
5,492 
479 
347 
Fiber-optic service 
5,488 
4,665 
402 
308 
Mobile broadband plan for a computer 
or cell phone 
8,304 
7,132 
542 
399 
Satellite service 
8,733 
7,484 
603 
445 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
969 
788 
57 
39 
Other Internet service 
1,434 
1,250 
92 
61 
Farms by number of households sharing 
in net income of operation: 
1 household 
48,353 
43,597 
1,680 
1,172 
2 households 
9,611 
7,375 
1,414 
936 
3 households 
2,316 
1,491 
478 
351 
4 households 
834 
525 
159 
122 
5 or more households 
659 
399 
129 
96 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
148 Kansas 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
