Table 59. Spanish, Hispanic, or Latino Origin Operators - Selected Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Characteristics 
All operators 
Principal operator 
Characteristics 
All operators 
Principal operator 
2012 
2007 
2012 
2007 
2012 
2007 
2012 
2007 
Operators number 
232 
207 
144 
109 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
2 
- 
- 
- 
Sex of operator: 
25 to 34 years 
14 
10 
9 
- 
Male 
155 
131 
116 
89 
35 to 44 years 
31 
52 
11 
25 
Female 
77 
76 
28 
20 
45 to 54 years 
82 
73 
56 
37 
55 to 64 years 
75 
44 
48 
32 
Primary occupation: 
65 to 74 years 
21 
14 
15 
7 
Farming 
95 
75 
62 
34 
75 years and over 
7 
14 
5 
8 
Other 
137 
132 
82 
75 
Average age of - 
Place of residence: 
All operators 
52.3 
51.2 
(X) 
(X) 
On farm operated 
179 
161 
114 
81 
Principal operator 
(X) 
(X) 
53.7 
53.5 
Not on farm operated 
53 
46 
30 
28 
Second operator 
50.9 
49.6 
(X) 
(X) 
Third operator 
46.5 
45.7 
(X) 
(X) 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
59 
45 
41 
15 
Spanish, Hispanic, or 
Any 
173 
162 
103 
94 
Latino origin (see text) 
232 
207 
144 
109 
1 to 49 days 
37 
15 
24 
9 
50 to 99 days 
23 
31 
11 
13 
Race: 
1 00 to 1 99 days 
23 
34 
13 
17 
American Indian or Alaska Native 
2 
5 
- 
- 
200 days or more 
90 
82 
55 
55 
Asian 
- 
6 
- 
6 
Black or African American 
7 
- 
3 
- 
Years on present farm: 
Native Hawaiian or 
2 years or less 
8 
8 
5 
3 
Other Pacific Islander 
- 
1 
- 
- 
3 or 4 years 
23 
30 
14 
16 
White 
221 
194 
140 
102 
5 to 9 years 
52 
64 
28 
34 
More than one race reported 
2 
1 
1 
1 
1 0 years or more 
149 
105 
97 
56 
Number of persons living 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
in household of- 
2 years or less 
7 
(NA) 
4 
(NA) 
Principal operator 
(X) 
(X) 
444 
351 
3 or 4 years 
21 
(NA) 
13 
(NA) 
Second operator 
50 
51 
(X) 
(X) 
5 to 9 years 
50 
(NA) 
28 
(NA) 
Third operator 
53 
63 
(X) 
(X) 
10 years or more 
154 
(NA) 
99 
(NA) 
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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