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 
3,033 
1,382 
7 
49 
107 
248 
378 
593 
Female 
1,358 
725 
5 
52 
112 
225 
192 
139 
Primary occupation: 
Farming 
2,107 
2,107 
12 
101 
219 
473 
570 
732 
Other 
2,284 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Place of residence: 
On farm operated 
3,917 
1,843 
12 
52 
191 
419 
496 
673 
Not on farm operated 
474 
264 
- 
49 
28 
54 
74 
59 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
1,572 
1,198 
1 
56 
103 
247 
315 
476 
Any 
2,819 
909 
11 
45 
116 
226 
255 
256 
1 to 49 days 
354 
175 
7 
7 
17 
23 
53 
68 
50 to 99 days 
306 
161 
1 
3 
8 
60 
39 
50 
1 00 to 1 99 days 
495 
225 
- 
- 
31 
55 
67 
72 
200 days or more 
1,664 
348 
3 
35 
60 
88 
96 
66 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
211 
69 
2 
19 
9 
14 
19 
6 
3 or 4 years 
276 
119 
4 
28 
29 
47 
8 
3 
5 to 9 years 
664 
307 
6 
21 
57 
90 
91 
42 
1 0 years or more 
3,240 
1,612 
- 
33 
124 
322 
452 
681 
Average years on present farm 
20.5 
22.1 
3.9 
7.4 
10.8 
15.3 
21.7 
32.5 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
133 
55 
1 
11 
8 
12 
17 
6 
3 or 4 years 
242 
107 
4 
22 
27 
44 
8 
2 
5 to 9 years 
557 
225 
7 
17 
51 
58 
64 
28 
1 0 years or more 
3,459 
1,720 
- 
51 
133 
359 
481 
696 
Average years operating any farm 
22.4 
24.0 
4.3 
9.0 
12.1 
17.2 
24.0 
34.5 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
15 
12 
12 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
25 to 34 years 
186 
101 
- 
101 
- 
- 
- 
- 
35 to 44 years 
449 
219 
- 
- 
219 
- 
- 
- 
45 to 49 years 
432 
176 
- 
- 
- 
176 
- 
- 
50 to 54 years 
676 
297 
- 
- 
- 
297 
- 
- 
55 to 59 years 
661 
285 
- 
- 
- 
- 
285 
- 
60 to 64 years 
634 
285 
- 
- 
- 
- 
285 
- 
65 to 69 years 
511 
275 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
275 
70 years and over 
827 
457 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
457 
Average age 
57.8 
58.5 
22.9 
30.9 
40.4 
50.2 
59.6 
72.7 
Spanish, Hispanic, or Latino origin (see text) 
15 
11 
- 
- 
1 
1 
5 
4 
Race: 
American Indian or Alaska Native 
3 
3 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2 
1 
Asian 
6 
4 
- 
- 
- 
- 
3 
1 
Black or African American 
28 
28 
- 
18 
2 
7 
- 
1 
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
White 
4,325 
2,065 
12 
83 
214 
466 
562 
728 
More than one race reported 
29 
7 
- 
- 
3 
- 
3 
1 
Farms by number of persons living in 
operator's household: 
1 person 
510 
257 
- 
5 
11 
49 
82 
110 
2 people 
2,285 
1,129 
8 
32 
71 
165 
340 
513 
3 people 
661 
313 
1 
7 
41 
103 
88 
73 
4 people 
522 
211 
1 
20 
57 
73 
40 
20 
5 or more people 
413 
197 
2 
37 
39 
83 
20 
16 
Percent of operator's total 
household income from farming: 
Less than 25 percent 
3,553 
1,421 
12 
60 
112 
323 
347 
567 
25 to 49 percent 
186 
108 
- 
1 
4 
13 
32 
58 
50 to 74 percent 
258 
215 
- 
6 
30 
45 
52 
82 
75 to 99 percent 
155 
136 
- 
16 
27 
32 
36 
25 
1 00 percent 
239 
227 
- 
18 
46 
60 
103 
- 
Operator is a hired manager farms 
158 
89 
- 
12 
9 
22 
30 
16 
acres 
71,837 
35,573 
- 
2,324 
4,191 
7,268 
16,789 
5,001 
Farms with- 
Internet access 
3,690 
1,754 
12 
89 
193 
434 
495 
531 
Dial-up service 
279 
125 
- 
6 
10 
19 
40 
50 
DSL service 
1,221 
517 
2 
17 
72 
107 
160 
159 
Cable modem service 
1,590 
846 
10 
68 
86 
248 
196 
238 
Fiber-optic service 
186 
75 
- 
- 
1 
23 
28 
23 
Mobile broadband plan for a computer 
or cell phone 
421 
205 
- 
- 
39 
40 
60 
66 
Satellite service 
296 
182 
- 
- 
7 
44 
66 
65 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
145 
60 
- 
4 
4 
8 
12 
32 
Other Internet service 
27 
8 
- 
- 
1 
2 
4 
1 
Farms by number of households sharing 
in net income of operation: 
1 household 
3,899 
1,802 
12 
85 
198 
409 
480 
618 
2 households 
344 
209 
- 
16 
9 
39 
57 
88 
3 households 
100 
64 
- 
- 
5 
19 
20 
20 
4 households 
33 
21 
- 
- 
7 
2 
8 
4 
5 or more households 
15 
11 
- 
- 
- 
4 
5 
2 
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued 
200 New Hampshire 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
