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 
71,169 
30,068 
136 
1,398 
2,175 
4,155 
7,225 
14,979 
Female 
9,076 
3,722 
34 
134 
263 
616 
874 
1,801 
Primary occupation: 
Farming 
33,790 
33,790 
170 
1,532 
2,438 
4,771 
8,099 
16,780 
Other 
46,455 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Place of residence: 
On farm operated 
61,952 
27,665 
103 
1,030 
1,858 
3,926 
6,776 
13,972 
Not on farm operated 
18,293 
6,125 
67 
502 
580 
845 
1,323 
2,808 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
27,846 
21,364 
66 
472 
922 
2,045 
4,776 
13,083 
Any 
52,399 
12,426 
104 
1,060 
1,516 
2,726 
3,323 
3,697 
1 to 49 days 
5,126 
2,505 
17 
164 
254 
387 
678 
1,005 
50 to 99 days 
3,147 
1,477 
17 
125 
153 
281 
401 
500 
100 to 199 days 
7,156 
2,306 
19 
188 
369 
480 
661 
589 
200 days or more 
36,970 
6,138 
51 
583 
740 
1,578 
1,583 
1,603 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
2,629 
790 
37 
189 
119 
132 
165 
148 
3 or 4 years 
4,617 
1,356 
85 
271 
208 
262 
278 
252 
5 to 9 years 
12,627 
3,933 
48 
563 
613 
759 
936 
1,014 
10 years or more 
60,372 
27,711 
- 
509 
1,498 
3,618 
6,720 
15,366 
Average years on present farm 
21.7 
26.2 
3.8 
7.7 
12.2 
18.3 
23.6 
33.5 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
1,824 
514 
31 
133 
90 
86 
93 
81 
3 or 4 years 
3,538 
961 
79 
225 
147 
158 
183 
169 
5 to 9 years 
10,492 
3,095 
60 
499 
529 
603 
709 
695 
10 years or more 
64,391 
29,220 
- 
675 
1,672 
3,924 
7,114 
15,835 
Average years operating any farm 
24.0 
28.9 
4.1 
8.8 
13.5 
20.4 
26.3 
36.9 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
436 
170 
170 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
25 to 34 years 
4,989 
1,532 
- 
1,532 
- 
- 
- 
- 
35 to 44 years 
9,009 
2,438 
- 
- 
2,438 
- 
- 
- 
45 to 49 years 
6,816 
1,825 
- 
- 
- 
1,825 
- 
- 
50 to 54 years 
10,079 
2,946 
- 
- 
- 
2,946 
- 
- 
55 to 59 years 
10,258 
3,543 
- 
- 
- 
- 
3,543 
- 
60 to 64 years 
10,411 
4,556 
- 
- 
- 
- 
4,556 
- 
65 to 69 years 
9,584 
5,308 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
5,308 
70 years and over 
18,663 
1 1 ,472 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 1 ,472 
Average age 
58.3 
62.4 
21.6 
30.5 
39.7 
50.2 
59.9 
73.6 
Spanish, Hispanic, or Latino origin (see text) 
1,173 
465 
2 
17 
67 
92 
110 
177 
Race: 
American Indian or Alaska Native 
7,489 
2,832 
28 
209 
361 
433 
711 
1,090 
Asian 
285 
176 
- 
18 
46 
46 
45 
21 
Black or African American 
1,337 
696 
- 
21 
41 
105 
197 
332 
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 
32 
14 
- 
- 
- 
6 
2 
6 
White 
69,288 
29,312 
138 
1,223 
1,947 
4,092 
6,944 
14,968 
More than one race reported 
1,814 
760 
4 
61 
43 
89 
200 
363 
Farms by number of persons living in 
operator's household: 
1 person 
11,076 
5,358 
45 
210 
234 
578 
1,154 
3,137 
2 people 
42,219 
20,117 
50 
311 
407 
2,041 
5,384 
1 1 ,924 
3 people 
1 1 ,229 
3,653 
36 
340 
434 
920 
874 
1,049 
4 people 
10,042 
2,908 
26 
404 
789 
802 
471 
416 
5 or more people 
5,679 
1,754 
13 
267 
574 
430 
216 
254 
Percent of operator's total 
household income from farming: 
Less than 25 percent 
61,937 
20,498 
94 
828 
1,388 
2,767 
4,721 
10,700 
25 to 49 percent 
6,584 
3,656 
4 
163 
217 
419 
809 
2,044 
50 to 74 percent 
6,265 
4,689 
43 
216 
324 
587 
955 
2,564 
75 to 99 percent 
3,429 
3,022 
13 
168 
230 
444 
699 
1,468 
1 00 percent 
2,030 
1,925 
16 
157 
279 
554 
915 
4 
Operator is a hired manager farms 
1,495 
981 
4 
105 
127 
210 
262 
273 
acres 
2,107,043 
1,799,837 
(D) 
(D) 
257,739 
393,477 
686,753 
353,805 
Farms with- 
Internet access 
53,602 
21,028 
117 
1,222 
1,832 
3,553 
5,556 
8,748 
Dial-up service 
5,427 
2,496 
6 
62 
116 
300 
649 
1,363 
DSL service 
19,201 
7,502 
48 
425 
737 
1,345 
1,975 
2,972 
Cable modem service 
5,928 
2,158 
17 
89 
153 
324 
541 
1,034 
Fiber-optic service 
1,676 
787 
5 
35 
69 
123 
206 
349 
Mobile broadband plan for a computer 
or cell phone 
10,862 
3,924 
29 
387 
448 
771 
991 
1,298 
Satellite service 
13,647 
5,734 
10 
254 
469 
932 
1,527 
2,542 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
1,276 
557 
8 
55 
42 
123 
122 
207 
Other Internet service 
1,839 
575 
4 
45 
34 
96 
169 
227 
Farms by number of households sharing 
In net income of operation: 
1 household 
66,000 
26,948 
144 
1,242 
1,988 
3,835 
6,390 
13,349 
2 households 
1 1 ,362 
5,553 
21 
215 
263 
651 
1,394 
3,009 
3 households 
1,723 
799 
2 
36 
77 
192 
193 
299 
4 households 
705 
289 
3 
20 
59 
63 
81 
63 
5 or more households 
455 
201 
- 
19 
51 
30 
41 
60 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
200 Oklahoma 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
