Table 67. Summary by Legal Status For Tax Purposes: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Total 
Family or 
individual 
Partnership 
Total 
Registered 
under 
state law 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
71,169 
65,182 
3,187 
2,037 
Female 
9,076 
8,182 
418 
262 
Primary occupation: 
Farming 
33,790 
30,367 
1,813 
1,227 
Other 
46,455 
42,997 
1,792 
1,072 
Place of residence: 
On farm operated 
61,952 
57,551 
2,454 
1,526 
Not on farm operated 
18,293 
15,813 
1,151 
773 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
27,846 
25,005 
1,458 
943 
Any 
52,399 
48,359 
2,147 
1,356 
1 to 49 days 
5,126 
4,591 
270 
179 
50 to 99 days 
3,147 
2,900 
135 
89 
100 to 199 days 
7,156 
6,610 
299 
184 
200 days or more 
36,970 
34,258 
1,443 
904 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
2,629 
2,407 
96 
64 
3 or 4 years 
4,617 
4,272 
166 
105 
5 to 9 years 
12,627 
11,643 
525 
374 
10 years or more 
60,372 
55,042 
2,818 
1,756 
Average years on present farm 
21.7 
21.6 
23.2 
22.8 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
1,824 
1,675 
61 
39 
3 or 4 years 
3,538 
3,292 
119 
77 
5 to 9 years 
10,492 
9,662 
438 
300 
10 years or more 
64,391 
58,735 
2,987 
1,883 
Average years operating any farm 
24.0 
23.9 
25.5 
25.4 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
436 
415 
16 
8 
25 to 34 years 
4,989 
4,702 
176 
108 
35 to 44 years 
9,009 
8,399 
360 
231 
45 to 49 years 
6,816 
6,310 
275 
173 
50 to 54 years 
10,079 
9,344 
370 
239 
55 to 59 years 
10,258 
9,337 
455 
326 
60 to 64 years 
10,411 
9,448 
483 
314 
65 to 69 years 
9,584 
8,749 
431 
284 
70 years and over 
18,663 
16,660 
1,039 
616 
Average age 
58.3 
58.0 
60.3 
59.9 
Spanish, Hispanic, or Latino origin (see text) 
1,173 
1,075 
55 
38 
Race: 
American Indian or Alaska Native 
7,489 
7,037 
232 
144 
Asian 
285 
232 
38 
24 
Black or African American 
1,337 
1,251 
62 
25 
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 
32 
27 
2 
2 
White 
69,288 
63,152 
3,188 
2,059 
More than one race reported 
1,814 
1,665 
83 
45 
Farms by number of persons living in 
operator's household: 
1 person 
11,076 
10,038 
484 
288 
2 people 
42,219 
38,424 
1,944 
1,287 
3 people 
11,229 
10,305 
521 
304 
4 people 
10,042 
9,352 
429 
270 
5 or more people 
5,679 
5,245 
227 
150 
Percent of operator's total 
household income from farming: 
Less than 25 percent 
61,937 
57,148 
2,525 
1,561 
25 to 49 percent 
6,584 
6,010 
312 
193 
50 to 74 percent 
6,265 
5,551 
395 
271 
75 to 99 percent 
3,429 
2,915 
244 
173 
100 percent 
2,030 
1,740 
129 
101 
Operator is a hired manager farms 
1,495 
962 
179 
138 
acres 
2,107,043 
825,674 
475,667 
424,696 
Farms with- 
Internet access 
53,602 
48,834 
2,414 
1,610 
Dial-up service 
5,427 
4,974 
237 
144 
DSL service 
19,201 
17,480 
870 
577 
Cable modem service 
5,928 
5,221 
337 
240 
Fiber-optic service 
1,676 
1,429 
107 
78 
Mobile broadband plan for a computer 
or cell phone 
10,862 
9,928 
499 
349 
Satellite service 
13,647 
12,483 
633 
423 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
1,276 
1,126 
68 
45 
Other Internet service 
1,839 
1,674 
74 
48 
Farms by number of households sharing 
in net income of operation: 
1 household 
66,000 
61,554 
1,980 
1,275 
2 households 
11,362 
9,558 
1,260 
764 
3 households 
1,723 
1,326 
244 
162 
4 households 
705 
574 
70 
57 
5 or more households 
455 
352 
51 
41 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
146 Oklahoma 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
