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 
795 
738 
493 
478 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
12 
21 
- 
1 
Sex of operator: 
25 to 34 years 
57 
61 
28 
20 
Male 
593 
506 
447 
379 
35 to 44 years 
134 
165 
81 
105 
Female 
202 
232 
46 
99 
45 to 54 years 
204 
225 
121 
142 
55 to 64 years 
210 
157 
135 
126 
Primary occupation: 
65 to 74 years 
123 
70 
83 
48 
Farming 
384 
396 
241 
252 
75 years and over 
55 
39 
45 
36 
Other 
411 
342 
252 
226 
Average age of - 
Place of residence: 
All operators 
54.0 
50.5 
(X) 
(X) 
On farm operated 
597 
579 
381 
395 
Principal operator 
(X) 
(X) 
56.0 
53.5 
Not on farm operated 
198 
159 
112 
83 
Second operator 
52.4 
47.4 
(X) 
(X) 
Third operator 
45.3 
38.6 
(X) 
(X) 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
294 
259 
179 
170 
Spanish, Hispanic, or 
Any 
501 
479 
314 
308 
Latino origin (see text) 
795 
738 
493 
478 
1 to 49 days 
65 
34 
29 
17 
50 to 99 days 
47 
30 
35 
24 
Race: 
1 00 to 1 99 days 
86 
62 
66 
35 
American Indian or Alaska Native 
21 
19 
5 
13 
200 days or more 
303 
353 
184 
232 
Asian 
17 
19 
10 
10 
Black or African American 
22 
30 
17 
25 
Years on present farm: 
Native Hawaiian or 
2 years or less 
17 
81 
2 
37 
Other Pacific Islander 
- 
1 
- 
1 
3 or 4 years 
52 
67 
28 
42 
White 
734 
653 
461 
420 
5 to 9 years 
189 
195 
125 
122 
More than one race reported 
1 
16 
- 
9 
10 years or more 
537 
395 
338 
277 
Number of persons living 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
in household of- 
2 years or less 
10 
(NA) 
- 
(NA) 
Principal operator 
(X) 
(X) 
1,385 
1,391 
3 or 4 years 
35 
(NA) 
15 
(NA) 
Second operator 
234 
206 
(X) 
(X) 
5 to 9 years 
182 
(NA) 
122 
(NA) 
Third operator 
158 
137 
(X) 
(X) 
10 years or more 
568 
(NA) 
356 
(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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