Table 69. Summary by Age and Primary Occupation of Principal Operator: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Other occupations 
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 
35,844 
231 
2,554 
4,717 
9,471 
10,401 
8,470 
Female 
4,844 
13 
169 
342 
847 
1,274 
2,199 
Primary occupation: 
Farming 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other 
40,688 
244 
2,723 
5,059 
10,318 
11,675 
10,669 
Place of residence: 
On farm operated 
25,666 
110 
1,501 
3,368 
7,268 
7,579 
5,840 
Not on farm operated 
15,022 
134 
1,222 
1,691 
3,050 
4,096 
4,829 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
6,633 
3 
60 
171 
551 
1,192 
4,656 
Any 
34,055 
241 
2,663 
4,888 
9,767 
10,483 
6,013 
1 to 49 days 
2,348 
13 
167 
253 
493 
625 
797 
50 to 99 days 
985 
6 
53 
83 
177 
269 
397 
100 to 199 days 
3,546 
31 
255 
377 
699 
1,163 
1,021 
200 days or more 
27,176 
191 
2,188 
4,175 
8,398 
8,426 
3,798 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
1,497 
81 
381 
335 
351 
244 
105 
3 or 4 years 
2,337 
98 
600 
527 
535 
375 
202 
5 to 9 years 
6,389 
65 
1,238 
1,468 
1,703 
1,327 
588 
1 0 years or more 
30,465 
- 
504 
2,729 
7,729 
9,729 
9,774 
Average years on present farm 
21.0 
3.4 
6.4 
10.9 
16.7 
21.9 
33.2 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
1,133 
67 
316 
244 
245 
184 
77 
3 or 4 years 
1,878 
95 
522 
437 
407 
259 
158 
5 to 9 years 
5,495 
82 
1,221 
1,303 
1,383 
1,031 
475 
1 0 years or more 
32,182 
- 
664 
3,075 
8,283 
10,201 
9,959 
Average years operating any farm 
23.2 
3.7 
7.1 
12.0 
18.7 
24.5 
36.2 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
244 
244 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
25 to 34 years 
2,723 
- 
2,723 
- 
- 
- 
- 
35 to 44 years 
5,059 
- 
- 
5,059 
- 
- 
- 
45 to 49 years 
3,966 
- 
- 
- 
3,966 
- 
- 
50 to 54 years 
6,352 
- 
- 
- 
6,352 
- 
- 
55 to 59 years 
6,194 
- 
- 
- 
- 
6,194 
- 
60 to 64 years 
5,481 
- 
- 
- 
- 
5,481 
- 
65 to 69 years 
3,541 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
3,541 
70 years and over 
7,128 
- 
" 
- 
- 
7,128 
Average age 
56.3 
22.6 
30.6 
39.9 
50.2 
59.3 
74.0 
Spanish, Hispanic, or Latino origin (see text) 
216 
5 
7 
40 
57 
41 
66 
Race: 
American Indian or Alaska Native 
39 
1 
3 
4 
11 
10 
10 
Asian 
40 
- 
- 
7 
14 
8 
11 
Black or African American 
13 
- 
- 
1 
5 
4 
3 
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 
3 
- 
- 
- 
1 
2 
- 
White 
40,542 
243 
2,715 
5,042 
10,279 
1 1 ,624 
10,639 
More than one race reported 
51 
- 
5 
5 
8 
27 
6 
Farms by number of persons living in 
operator's household: 
1 person 
6,344 
73 
474 
450 
1,150 
1,493 
2,704 
2 people 
19,062 
72 
571 
638 
3,466 
7,647 
6,668 
3 people 
5,215 
39 
520 
610 
1,993 
1,427 
626 
4 people 
5,786 
40 
646 
1,662 
2,249 
727 
462 
5 or more people 
4,281 
20 
512 
1,699 
1,460 
381 
209 
Percent of operator's total 
household income from farming: 
Less than 25 percent 
29,268 
148 
1,899 
3,884 
7,835 
8,466 
7,036 
25 to 49 percent 
5,170 
33 
467 
603 
1,199 
1,521 
1,347 
50 to 74 percent 
4,320 
46 
276 
463 
895 
1,173 
1,467 
75 to 99 percent 
1,658 
17 
70 
83 
289 
385 
814 
1 00 percent 
272 
- 
11 
26 
100 
130 
5 
Operator is a hired manager farms 
1,101 
9 
60 
92 
244 
385 
311 
acres 
240,201 
277 
4,952 
26,354 
60,980 
81,982 
65,656 
Farms with- 
Internet access 
30,561 
166 
2,295 
4,268 
8,327 
8,940 
6,565 
Dial-up service 
2,746 
10 
95 
211 
658 
946 
826 
DSL service 
12,591 
53 
865 
1,920 
3,525 
3,616 
2,612 
Cable modem service 
4,396 
26 
342 
479 
1,016 
1,344 
1,189 
Fiber-optic service 
2,580 
14 
176 
321 
743 
760 
566 
Mobile broadband plan for a computer 
or cell phone 
6,127 
69 
693 
1,034 
1,662 
1,577 
1,092 
Satellite service 
5,085 
16 
374 
629 
1,540 
1,509 
1,017 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
482 
3 
23 
83 
107 
141 
125 
Other Internet service 
577 
4 
35 
100 
157 
168 
113 
Farms by number of households sharing 
in net income of operation: 
1 household 
32,546 
212 
2,299 
4,301 
8,425 
9,095 
8,214 
2 households 
5,885 
17 
309 
554 
1,381 
1,831 
1,793 
3 households 
1,415 
12 
80 
102 
326 
456 
439 
4 households 
493 
2 
16 
63 
115 
166 
131 
5 or more households 
349 
1 
19 
39 
71 
127 
92 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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