Table 55. Selected Operator Characteristics for Principal, Second, and Third Operator: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Characteristics 
All operators 1 
Principal operator 
Second operator 
Third operator 
Operators number 
14,152 
9,071 
4,345 
736 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
9,229 
7,239 
1,563 
427 
Spouse of principal operator 
662 
(X) 
648 
14 
Female 
4,923 
1,832 
2,782 
309 
Spouse of principal operator 
2,453 
(X) 
2,406 
47 
Primary occupation: 
Farming 
6,596 
4,493 
1,753 
350 
Other 
7,556 
4,578 
2,592 
386 
Place of residence: 
On farm operated 
11,306 
7,408 
3,470 
428 
Not on farm operated 
2,846 
1,663 
875 
308 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
5,146 
3,369 
1,538 
239 
Any 
9,006 
5,702 
2,807 
497 
1 to 49 days 
1,342 
855 
394 
93 
50 to 99 days 
797 
460 
279 
58 
1 00 to 1 99 days 
1,585 
1,018 
487 
80 
200 days or more 
5,282 
3,369 
1,647 
266 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
416 
178 
149 
89 
3 or 4 years 
661 
336 
250 
75 
5 to 9 years 
2,178 
1,241 
761 
176 
10 years or more 
10,897 
7,316 
3,185 
396 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
325 
129 
116 
80 
3 or 4 years 
553 
269 
215 
69 
5 to 9 years 
1,906 
1,071 
664 
171 
10 years or more 
11,368 
7,602 
3,350 
416 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
225 
9 
83 
133 
25 to 34 years 
550 
199 
200 
151 
35 to 44 years 
1,373 
690 
571 
112 
45 to 54 years 
3,638 
2,266 
1,230 
142 
55 to 64 years 
4,309 
2,843 
1,356 
110 
65 to 74 years 
2,750 
2,002 
687 
61 
75 years and over 
1,307 
1,062 
218 
27 
Average age 
57.1 
59.5 
54.5 
43.0 
Number of persons living in household 
29,090 
24,743 
3,338 
1,009 
1 Data were collected for a maximum of three operators per farm. 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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