Table 63. Selected Operator Characteristics by Race: 2012 
[Data were collected for a maximum of three operators. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 
Characteristics 
Operators 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
Female 
Primary occupation: 
Farming 
Other 
Place of residence: 
On farm operated 
Not on farm operated 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
Any 
1 to 49 days 
50 to 99 days 
1 00 to 1 99 days 
200 days or more 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
3 or 4 years 
5 to 9 years 
1 0 years or more 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
3 or 4 years 
5 to 9 years 
1 0 years or more 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
25 to 34 years 
35 to 44 years 
45 to 54 years 
55 to 64 years 
65 to 74 years 
75 years and over 
Average age of - 
All operators 
Principal operator 
Second operator 
Third operator 
Number of persons living in household of - 
Principal operator 
Second operator 
Third operator 
Characteristics 
Operators 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
Female 
Primary occupation: 
Farming 
Other 
Place of residence: 
On farm operated 
Not on farm operated 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
Any 
1 to 49 days 
50 to 99 days 
1 00 to 1 99 days 
200 days or more 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
3 or 4 years 
5 to 9 years 
1 0 years or more 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
3 or 4 years 
5 to 9 years 
1 0 years or more 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
25 to 34 years 
35 to 44 years 
45 to 54 years 
55 to 64 years 
65 to 74 years 
75 years and over 
Average age of - 
All operators 
Principal operator 
Second operator 
Third operator 
Number of persons living in household of - 
Principal operator 
Second operator 
Third operator 
American Indian 
or Alaska Native 
only 
number 
American Indian 
or Alaska Native 
alone or in 
combination with 
other races 
Asian only 
4 
33 
2 
2 
15 
18 
4 
13 
20 
4 
33 
2 
2 
2 
1 
3 
4 
1 
2 
1 
9 
24 
3 
1 
6 
14 
5 
1 
1 
26 
4 
1 
1 
26 
2 
4 
6 
5 
10 
5 
1 
59.3 
(D) 
(D) 
48.9 
52.8 
(D) 
(D) 
7 
66 
(D) 
(D) 
Native Flawaiian or 
Pacific Islander only 
Native Hawaiian or 
Pacific Islander alone or 
in combination with 
other races 
number 
Asian 
alone or in 
combination with 
other races 
Black or 
African American 
only 
Black or 
African American 
alone or in 
combination with 
other races 
9 
21 
45 
54 
5 
9 
13 
19 
4 
12 
32 
35 
6 
12 
41 
42 
3 
9 
4 
12 
6 
16 
6 
15 
3 
5 
39 
39 
3 
8 
9 
10 
6 
13 
36 
44 
3 
3 
12 
12 
1 
1 
- 
1 
- 
3 
- 
- 
2 
6 
24 
31 
4 
4 
15 
15 
1 
7 
24 
26 
- 
3 
5 
12 
4 
7 
1 
1 
4 
4 
9 
9 
1 
7 
30 
32 
- 
3 
- 
7 
4 
7 
6 
6 
_ 
3 
1 
1 
- 
4 
18 
19 
1 
4 
12 
19 
1 
2 
13 
14 
4 
4 
- 
- 
3 
4 
1 
1 
58.9 
45.4 
37.8 
38.1 
55.3 
48.3 
36.6 
36.9 
66.0 
(D) 
39.0 
39.2 
- 
(D) 
42.0 
42.0 
33 
54 
203 
217 
4 
4 
15 
15 
- 
12 
21 
21 
White alone or 
White only 
in combination with 
other races 
3 
7,088 
7,134 
_ 
4,101 
4,123 
3 
2,987 
3,011 
_ 
2,990 
3,006 
3 
4,098 
4,128 
3 
6,245 
6,289 
- 
843 
845 
_ 
2,381 
2,394 
3 
4,707 
4,740 
- 
588 
591 
- 
459 
461 
3 
802 
808 
- 
2,858 
2,880 
_ 
407 
411 
- 
522 
531 
- 
1,141 
1,151 
3 
5,018 
5,041 
_ 
273 
277 
- 
475 
484 
- 
999 
1,009 
3 
5,341 
5,364 
_ 
140 
145 
- 
407 
416 
3 
731 
743 
- 
1,851 
1,857 
- 
2,096 
2,104 
- 
1,339 
1,345 
- 
524 
524 
44.0 
55.9 
55.8 
44.0 
58.0 
57.9 
- 
54.0 
54.0 
- 
42.9 
42.4 
15 
11,200 
1 1 ,279 
- 
1,466 
1,470 
- 
394 
406 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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