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 
White Earth 
Wind River 
Winnebago 
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 
482 
30 
491 
100 
181 
2 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
381 
22 
299 
66 
139 
1 
Female 
101 
8 
192 
34 
42 
1 
Primary occupation: 
Farming 
297 
10 
268 
55 
124 
1 
Other 
185 
20 
223 
45 
57 
1 
Place of residence: 
On farm operated 
358 
25 
425 
88 
139 
1 
Not on farm operated 
124 
5 
66 
12 
42 
1 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
217 
6 
184 
34 
101 
1 
Any 
265 
24 
307 
66 
80 
1 
1 to 49 days 
38 
3 
48 
12 
13 
- 
50 to 99 days 
16 
1 
25 
5 
9 
- 
1 00 to 1 99 days 
55 
2 
68 
14 
17 
1 
200 days or more 
156 
18 
166 
35 
41 
- 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
16 
1 
16 
5 
6 
- 
3 or 4 years 
42 
1 
30 
2 
14 
- 
5 to 9 years 
47 
3 
73 
13 
14 
1 
1 0 years or more 
377 
25 
372 
80 
147 
1 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
4 
- 
1 
- 
5 
- 
25 to 34 years 
28 
4 
32 
10 
27 
- 
35 to 44 years 
134 
3 
50 
19 
18 
- 
45 to 54 years 
123 
9 
99 
16 
42 
1 
55 to 64 years 
124 
8 
151 
23 
47 
1 
65 to 74 years 
45 
6 
120 
21 
25 
- 
75 years and over 
24 
- 
38 
11 
17 
- 
Average age of: 
All operators 
51 
52 
58 
55 
53 
(D) 
Principal operator 
52 
53 
59 
58 
54 
(D) 
Second operator 
49 
(D) 
56 
51 
52 
(D) 
Third operator 
42 
(D) 
52 
40 
51 
- 
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued 
158 American Indian Reservations 
2012 Census of Agriculture 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
