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 
120,448 
80,245 
36,106 
4,097 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
81,775 
71,169 
8,190 
2,416 
Spouse of principal operator 
2,779 
(X) 
2,742 
37 
Female 
38,673 
9,076 
27,916 
1,681 
Spouse of principal operator 
26,661 
(X) 
26,188 
473 
Primary occupation: 
Farming 
46,391 
33,790 
1 1 ,229 
1,372 
Other 
74,057 
46,455 
24,877 
2,725 
Place of residence: 
On farm operated 
93,060 
61,952 
28,780 
2,328 
Not on farm operated 
27,388 
18,293 
7,326 
1,769 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
40,189 
27,846 
11,201 
1,142 
Any 
80,259 
52,399 
24,905 
2,955 
1 to 49 days 
8,342 
5,126 
2,858 
358 
50 to 99 days 
5,209 
3,147 
1,753 
309 
1 00 to 1 99 days 
11,355 
7,156 
3,778 
421 
200 days or more 
55,353 
36,970 
16,516 
1,867 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
5,083 
2,629 
1,846 
608 
3 or 4 years 
8,080 
4,617 
2,894 
569 
5 to 9 years 
20,939 
12,627 
7,382 
930 
10 years or more 
86,346 
60,372 
23,984 
1,990 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
3,813 
1,824 
1,441 
548 
3 or 4 years 
6,367 
3,538 
2,370 
459 
5 to 9 years 
17,679 
10,492 
6,284 
903 
10 years or more 
92,589 
64,391 
26,011 
2,187 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
1,847 
436 
565 
846 
25 to 34 years 
8,936 
4,989 
3,341 
606 
35 to 44 years 
15,387 
9,009 
5,786 
592 
45 to 54 years 
26,905 
16,895 
9,330 
680 
55 to 64 years 
30,689 
20,669 
9,334 
686 
65 to 74 years 
23,687 
17,484 
5,780 
423 
75 years and over 
12,997 
10,763 
1,970 
264 
Average age 
56.2 
58.3 
53.1 
44.6 
Number of persons living in household 
230,881 
200,958 
23,874 
6,049 
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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