Table 69. Summary by Age and Primary Occupation of Principal Operator: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Total farming 
and other 
occupations 
Farming 
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 
54,990 
27,731 
194 
1,732 
2,497 
4,962 
7,745 
10,601 
Female 
6,783 
2,126 
25 
70 
156 
373 
517 
985 
Primary occupation: 
Farming 
29,857 
29,857 
219 
1,802 
2,653 
5,335 
8,262 
11,586 
Other 
31,916 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Place of residence: 
On farm operated 
42,122 
23,034 
136 
1,152 
1,895 
4,069 
6,603 
9,179 
Not on farm operated 
19,651 
6,823 
83 
650 
758 
1,266 
1,659 
2,407 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
24,010 
18,922 
84 
663 
1,223 
2,886 
5,111 
8,955 
Any 
37,763 
10,935 
135 
1,139 
1,430 
2,449 
3,151 
2,631 
1 to 49 days 
4,963 
2,940 
23 
259 
352 
660 
811 
835 
50 to 99 days 
2,323 
1,362 
22 
100 
167 
226 
441 
406 
100 to 199 days 
4,264 
1,635 
19 
141 
171 
372 
476 
456 
200 days or more 
26,213 
4,998 
71 
639 
740 
1,191 
1,423 
934 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
1,845 
662 
69 
200 
92 
92 
110 
99 
3 or 4 years 
2,940 
965 
62 
323 
129 
195 
164 
92 
5 to 9 years 
7,643 
2,553 
88 
716 
438 
483 
461 
367 
10 years or more 
49,345 
25,677 
- 
563 
1,994 
4,565 
7,527 
11,028 
Average years on present farm 
25.0 
29.5 
3.9 
7.5 
14.9 
22.7 
29.3 
40.0 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
1,220 
396 
53 
118 
43 
46 
50 
86 
3 or 4 years 
2,369 
702 
62 
260 
92 
118 
112 
58 
5 to 9 years 
6,578 
2,102 
104 
696 
328 
358 
353 
263 
10 years or more 
51,606 
26,657 
- 
728 
2,190 
4,813 
7,747 
11,179 
Average years operating any farm 
27.1 
31.7 
4.4 
8.5 
16.2 
24.6 
31.6 
42.8 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
352 
219 
219 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
25 to 34 years 
3,975 
1,802 
- 
1,802 
- 
- 
- 
- 
35 to 44 years 
6,383 
2,653 
- 
- 
2,653 
- 
- 
- 
45 to 49 years 
5,045 
1,980 
- 
- 
- 
1,980 
- 
- 
50 to 54 years 
8,170 
3,355 
- 
- 
- 
3,355 
- 
- 
55 to 59 years 
9,031 
4,096 
- 
- 
- 
- 
4,096 
- 
60 to 64 years 
8,320 
4,166 
- 
- 
- 
- 
4,166 
- 
65 to 69 years 
6,697 
3,608 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
3,608 
70 years and over 
13,800 
7,978 
- 
" 
- 
" 
7,978 
Average age 
58.2 
59.7 
22.2 
30.0 
39.8 
50.3 
59.5 
74.1 
Spanish, Hispanic, or Latino origin (see text) 
693 
328 
- 
14 
44 
55 
97 
118 
Race: 
American Indian or Alaska Native 
395 
149 
- 
12 
15 
43 
33 
46 
Asian 
71 
26 
- 
3 
3 
6 
9 
5 
Black or African American 
165 
64 
- 
- 
- 
12 
27 
25 
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 
17 
9 
- 
- 
6 
3 
- 
- 
White 
60,853 
29,495 
219 
1,787 
2,600 
5,258 
8,163 
1 1 ,468 
More than one race reported 
272 
114 
" 
- 
29 
13 
30 
42 
Farms by number of persons living in 
operator's household: 
1 person 
9,369 
4,633 
83 
291 
310 
698 
1,143 
2,108 
2 people 
31,981 
16,527 
65 
389 
412 
1,883 
5,385 
8,393 
3 people 
7,254 
3,308 
35 
371 
309 
981 
951 
661 
4 people 
7,210 
2,777 
24 
429 
699 
936 
476 
213 
5 or more people 
5,959 
2,612 
12 
322 
923 
837 
307 
211 
Percent of operator's total 
household income from farming: 
Less than 25 percent 
37,735 
1 1 ,438 
85 
584 
1,009 
1,859 
2,808 
5,093 
25 to 49 percent 
6,349 
3,362 
16 
227 
248 
486 
725 
1,660 
50 to 74 percent 
7,388 
5,556 
52 
376 
445 
870 
1,302 
2,511 
75 to 99 percent 
6,282 
5,626 
33 
350 
475 
951 
1,505 
2,312 
1 00 percent 
4,019 
3,875 
33 
265 
476 
1,169 
1,922 
10 
Operator is a hired manager farms 
1,949 
1,404 
8 
123 
166 
308 
457 
342 
acres 
4,026,589 
3,607,833 
7,811 
143,170 
407,253 
904,612 
1,297,021 
847,966 
Farms with- 
Internet access 
44,128 
20,899 
177 
1,522 
2,161 
4,123 
6,358 
6,558 
Dial-up service 
3,227 
1,715 
10 
36 
87 
300 
532 
750 
DSL service 
15,279 
7,339 
62 
494 
839 
1,560 
2,207 
2,177 
Cable modem service 
6,598 
2,506 
20 
173 
200 
461 
734 
918 
Fiber-optic service 
5,488 
2,970 
20 
219 
303 
560 
994 
874 
Mobile broadband plan for a computer 
or cell phone 
8,304 
3,961 
43 
464 
537 
841 
1,077 
999 
Satellite service 
8,733 
4,468 
14 
263 
415 
809 
1,405 
1,562 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
969 
491 
12 
43 
67 
90 
133 
146 
Other Internet service 
1,434 
600 
8 
44 
64 
128 
175 
181 
Farms by number of households sharing 
in net income of operation: 
1 household 
48,353 
22,516 
182 
1,430 
2,002 
4,006 
6,115 
8,781 
2 households 
9,611 
5,327 
30 
278 
393 
886 
1,580 
2,160 
3 households 
2,316 
1,242 
4 
48 
158 
273 
341 
418 
4 households 
834 
431 
- 
21 
39 
94 
133 
144 
5 or more households 
659 
341 
3 
25 
61 
76 
93 
83 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
202 Kansas 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
