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 
43,765 
21,683 
104 
834 
1,679 
3,630 
5,996 
9,440 
Female 
6,453 
2,891 
14 
114 
257 
623 
963 
920 
Primary occupation: 
Farming 
24,574 
24,574 
118 
948 
1,936 
4,253 
6,959 
10,360 
Other 
25,644 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Place of residence: 
On farm operated 
39,098 
19,788 
49 
555 
1,364 
3,248 
5,783 
8,789 
Not on farm operated 
11,120 
4,786 
69 
393 
572 
1,005 
1,176 
1,571 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
20,047 
15,749 
36 
422 
926 
2,250 
4,318 
7,797 
Any 
30,171 
8,825 
82 
526 
1,010 
2,003 
2,641 
2,563 
1 to 49 days 
3,864 
1,995 
15 
99 
182 
371 
655 
673 
50 to 99 days 
2,364 
1,235 
13 
65 
139 
220 
360 
438 
100 to 199 days 
4,390 
1,658 
17 
82 
178 
349 
511 
521 
200 days or more 
19,553 
3,937 
37 
280 
511 
1,063 
1,115 
931 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
1,659 
643 
32 
107 
122 
116 
152 
114 
3 or 4 years 
2,459 
1,007 
48 
210 
156 
221 
220 
152 
5 to 9 years 
6,909 
2,629 
38 
349 
463 
563 
659 
557 
10 years or more 
39,191 
20,295 
- 
282 
1,195 
3,353 
5,928 
9,537 
Average years on present farm 
23.1 
25.9 
4.0 
7.3 
12.7 
19.0 
24.9 
33.9 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
1,298 
460 
29 
80 
87 
85 
96 
83 
3 or 4 years 
2,030 
809 
49 
168 
138 
161 
185 
108 
5 to 9 years 
5,935 
2,240 
40 
354 
401 
465 
532 
448 
10 years or more 
40,955 
21,065 
- 
346 
1,310 
3,542 
6,146 
9,721 
Average years operating any farm 
25.0 
28.0 
4.0 
8.2 
13.9 
21.0 
27.1 
36.3 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
220 
118 
118 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
25 to 34 years 
2,101 
948 
- 
948 
- 
- 
- 
- 
35 to 44 years 
4,932 
1,936 
- 
- 
1,936 
- 
- 
- 
45 to 49 years 
4,245 
1,709 
- 
- 
- 
1,709 
- 
- 
50 to 54 years 
6,146 
2,544 
- 
- 
- 
2,544 
- 
- 
55 to 59 years 
7,306 
3,156 
- 
- 
- 
- 
3,156 
- 
60 to 64 years 
7,818 
3,803 
- 
- 
- 
- 
3,803 
- 
65 to 69 years 
6,755 
3,853 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
3,853 
70 years and over 
10,695 
6,507 
- 
" 
- 
" 
6,507 
Average age 
58.9 
60.7 
22.1 
30.4 
40.2 
50.1 
59.8 
72.8 
Spanish, Hispanic, or Latino origin (see text) 
493 
241 
- 
17 
26 
72 
63 
63 
Race: 
American Indian or Alaska Native 
596 
336 
4 
16 
15 
62 
110 
129 
Asian 
179 
114 
- 
1 
32 
31 
31 
19 
Black or African American 
1,637 
848 
5 
26 
35 
99 
220 
463 
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
White 
47,627 
23,200 
109 
902 
1,845 
4,042 
6,574 
9,728 
More than one race reported 
179 
76 
- 
3 
9 
19 
24 
21 
Farms by number of persons living in 
operator's household: 
1 person 
6,809 
3,394 
30 
121 
161 
444 
923 
1,715 
2 people 
27,084 
14,151 
37 
272 
429 
1,521 
4,410 
7,482 
3 people 
7,781 
3,551 
26 
248 
378 
989 
1,068 
842 
4 people 
5,942 
2,392 
19 
213 
622 
878 
427 
233 
5 or more people 
2,602 
1,086 
6 
94 
346 
421 
131 
88 
Percent of operator's total 
household income from farming: 
Less than 25 percent 
37,398 
14,385 
45 
408 
892 
1,980 
3,715 
7,345 
25 to 49 percent 
3,483 
2,207 
12 
95 
172 
351 
571 
1,006 
50 to 74 percent 
3,963 
3,021 
36 
161 
288 
561 
761 
1,214 
75 to 99 percent 
2,639 
2,374 
16 
160 
269 
473 
668 
788 
1 00 percent 
2,735 
2,587 
9 
124 
315 
888 
1,244 
7 
Operator is a hired manager farms 
1,434 
1,090 
13 
85 
182 
279 
328 
203 
acres 
841,175 
725,873 
2,912 
27,067 
70,359 
190,715 
282,800 
152,020 
Farms with- 
Internet access 
34,814 
16,415 
95 
792 
1,605 
3,278 
4,983 
5,662 
Dial-up service 
2,587 
1,442 
- 
54 
81 
249 
425 
633 
DSL service 
18,475 
8,648 
63 
427 
889 
1,887 
2,588 
2,794 
Cable modem service 
7,092 
3,057 
17 
110 
254 
516 
940 
1,220 
Fiber-optic service 
1,549 
686 
7 
18 
55 
122 
207 
277 
Mobile broadband plan for a computer 
or cell phone 
4,924 
2,396 
18 
185 
324 
485 
729 
655 
Satellite service 
3,330 
1,779 
1 
70 
152 
342 
561 
653 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
732 
385 
12 
24 
36 
63 
89 
161 
Other Internet service 
290 
127 
- 
9 
13 
15 
53 
37 
Farms by number of households sharing 
in net income of operation: 
1 household 
39,916 
18,604 
102 
755 
1,510 
3,252 
5,280 
7,705 
2 households 
8,051 
4,711 
16 
154 
277 
750 
1,270 
2,244 
3 households 
1,413 
829 
- 
26 
68 
149 
305 
281 
4 households 
579 
280 
- 
9 
43 
72 
71 
85 
5 or more households 
259 
150 
- 
4 
38 
30 
33 
45 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
204 North Carolina 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
