Table 69. Summary by Age and Primary Occupation of Principal Operator: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Other occupations 
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 
22,082 
83 
1,048 
2,603 
5,192 
7,103 
6,053 
Female 
3,562 
19 
105 
393 
946 
1,062 
1,037 
Primary occupation: 
Farming 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other 
25,644 
102 
1,153 
2,996 
6,138 
8,165 
7,090 
Place of residence: 
On farm operated 
19,310 
59 
717 
2,217 
4,797 
6,361 
5,159 
Not on farm operated 
6,334 
43 
436 
779 
1,341 
1,804 
1,931 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
4,298 
- 
33 
135 
384 
955 
2,791 
Any 
21,346 
102 
1,120 
2,861 
5,754 
7,210 
4,299 
1 to 49 days 
1,869 
- 
50 
169 
352 
594 
704 
50 to 99 days 
1,129 
3 
31 
92 
208 
398 
397 
100 to 199 days 
2,732 
18 
140 
277 
642 
923 
732 
200 days or more 
15,616 
81 
899 
2,323 
4,552 
5,295 
2,466 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
1,016 
19 
180 
241 
266 
213 
97 
3 or 4 years 
1,452 
47 
244 
308 
387 
331 
135 
5 to 9 years 
4,280 
36 
405 
874 
1,266 
1,122 
577 
1 0 years or more 
18,896 
- 
324 
1,573 
4,219 
6,499 
6,281 
Average years on present farm 
20.3 
4.7 
7.0 
11.0 
15.9 
21.1 
29.6 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
838 
19 
163 
207 
213 
154 
82 
3 or 4 years 
1,221 
47 
204 
265 
316 
278 
111 
5 to 9 years 
3,695 
36 
406 
787 
1,097 
911 
458 
1 0 years or more 
19,890 
- 
380 
1,737 
4,512 
6,822 
6,439 
Average years operating any farm 
22.1 
4.7 
7.5 
11.9 
17.4 
23.2 
31.8 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
102 
102 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
25 to 34 years 
1,153 
- 
1,153 
- 
- 
- 
- 
35 to 44 years 
2,996 
- 
- 
2,996 
- 
- 
- 
45 to 49 years 
2,536 
- 
- 
- 
2,536 
- 
- 
50 to 54 years 
3,602 
- 
- 
- 
3,602 
- 
- 
55 to 59 years 
4,150 
- 
- 
- 
- 
4,150 
- 
60 to 64 years 
4,015 
- 
- 
- 
- 
4,015 
- 
65 to 69 years 
2,902 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2,902 
70 years and over 
4,188 
- 
" 
- 
" 
4,188 
Average age 
57.1 
21.7 
30.7 
40.4 
50.0 
59.5 
72.5 
Spanish, Hispanic, or Latino origin (see text) 
252 
- 
11 
55 
49 
72 
65 
Race: 
American Indian or Alaska Native 
260 
- 
15 
26 
80 
87 
52 
Asian 
65 
- 
4 
8 
31 
12 
10 
Black or African American 
789 
9 
11 
38 
134 
326 
271 
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
White 
24,427 
93 
1,123 
2,905 
5,864 
7,709 
6,733 
More than one race reported 
103 
- 
19 
29 
31 
24 
Farms by number of persons living in 
operator's household: 
1 person 
3,415 
16 
137 
234 
604 
995 
1,429 
2 people 
12,933 
31 
327 
549 
2,092 
5,143 
4,791 
3 people 
4,230 
26 
260 
713 
1,477 
1,238 
516 
4 people 
3,550 
27 
300 
1,018 
1,380 
584 
241 
5 or more people 
1,516 
2 
129 
482 
585 
205 
113 
Percent of operator's total 
household income from farming: 
Less than 25 percent 
23,013 
95 
1,030 
2,656 
5,521 
7,339 
6,372 
25 to 49 percent 
1,276 
- 
78 
164 
308 
398 
328 
50 to 74 percent 
942 
4 
27 
128 
215 
277 
291 
75 to 99 percent 
265 
3 
10 
29 
55 
70 
98 
100 percent 
148 
- 
8 
19 
39 
81 
1 
Operator is a hired manager farms 
344 
2 
12 
63 
100 
95 
72 
acres 
115,302 
(D) 
(D) 
16,062 
17,713 
67,130 
10,740 
Farms with- 
Internet access 
18,399 
78 
954 
2,485 
4,977 
5,854 
4,051 
Dial-up service 
1,145 
- 
32 
96 
283 
426 
308 
DSL service 
9,827 
55 
541 
1,429 
2,741 
3,045 
2,016 
Cable modem service 
4,035 
13 
184 
434 
1,031 
1,350 
1,023 
Fiber-optic service 
863 
3 
39 
106 
214 
246 
255 
Mobile broadband plan for a computer 
or cell phone 
2,528 
13 
200 
471 
660 
768 
416 
Satellite service 
1,551 
4 
65 
137 
404 
543 
398 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
347 
- 
11 
48 
80 
105 
103 
Other Internet service 
163 
4 
5 
19 
52 
55 
28 
Farms by number of households sharing 
in net income of operation: 
1 household 
21,312 
92 
953 
2,547 
5,224 
6,876 
5,620 
2 households 
3,340 
7 
158 
340 
657 
1,028 
1,150 
3 households 
584 
2 
13 
64 
159 
164 
182 
4 households 
299 
1 
18 
35 
68 
80 
97 
5 or more households 
109 
- 
11 
10 
30 
17 
41 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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