Table 2. Operator Characteristics of All Operators on Selected Reservations and of All American Indians or 
Alaska Native Operators on Selected Reservations: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Characteristics 
Mississippi Bands of Choctaw 
Navajo Nation 
Nez Perce 
Total ^ 
Farms 
operated by 
American 
Indians or 
Alaska 
Natives ^ 
Total ^ 
Farms 
operated by 
American 
Indians or 
Alaska 
Natives ^ 
Total ' 
Farms 
operated by 
American 
Indians or 
Alaska 
Natives ^ 
Operators 
9 
4 
23,082 
22,869 
842 
14 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
5 
3 
1 1 ,633 
1 1 ,484 
561 
8 
Female 
4 
1 
1 1 ,449 
11,385 
281 
6 
Primary occupation: 
Farming 
4 
2 
16,028 
15,921 
442 
8 
Other 
5 
2 
7,054 
6,948 
400 
6 
Place of residence: 
On farm operated 
6 
2 
19,318 
19,140 
653 
9 
Not on farm operated 
3 
2 
3,764 
3,729 
189 
5 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
5 
2 
10,506 
10,440 
378 
8 
Any 
4 
2 
12,576 
12,429 
464 
6 
1 to 49 days 
1 
- 
1,956 
1,939 
87 
1 
50 to 99 days 
- 
- 
2,007 
1,979 
31 
- 
1 00 to 1 99 days 
1 
- 
2,185 
2,150 
70 
3 
200 days or more 
2 
2 
6,428 
6,361 
276 
2 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
- 
- 
730 
723 
38 
- 
3 or 4 years 
1 
1 
1,097 
1,083 
35 
- 
5 to 9 years 
2 
- 
2,154 
2,140 
145 
1 
10 years or more 
6 
3 
19,101 
18,923 
624 
13 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
- 
- 
688 
688 
3 
- 
25 to 34 years 
1 
- 
1,166 
1,151 
68 
- 
35 to 44 years 
3 
2 
2,180 
2,170 
79 
- 
45 to 54 years 
1 
1 
5,043 
4,970 
196 
2 
55 to 64 years 
2 
1 
5,660 
5,595 
280 
3 
65 to 74 years 
2 
- 
4,575 
4,553 
139 
7 
75 years and over 
- 
- 
3,770 
3,742 
77 
2 
Average age of: 
All operators 
52 
(D) 
58 
58 
56 
68 
Principal operator 
54 
(D) 
62 
62 
57 
68 
Second operator 
(D) 
(D) 
55 
55 
56 
- 
Third operator 
(D) 
(D) 
44 
44 
50 
- 
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture American Indian Reservations 147 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
