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 
41,101 
223 
3,194 
6,033 
10,985 
11,189 
9,477 
Female 
5,354 
43 
263 
538 
1,139 
1,381 
1,990 
Primary occupation: 
Farming 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other 
46,455 
266 
3,457 
6,571 
12,124 
12,570 
11,467 
Place of residence: 
On farm operated 
34,287 
159 
2,370 
5,076 
9,527 
9,516 
7,639 
Not on farm operated 
12,168 
107 
1,087 
1,495 
2,597 
3,054 
3,828 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
6,482 
31 
110 
278 
571 
1,240 
4,252 
Any 
39,973 
235 
3,347 
6,293 
11,553 
1 1 ,330 
7,215 
1 to 49 days 
2,621 
9 
132 
268 
533 
691 
988 
50 to 99 days 
1,670 
14 
113 
205 
355 
465 
518 
100 to 199 days 
4,850 
35 
422 
719 
1,181 
1,441 
1,052 
200 days or more 
30,832 
177 
2,680 
5,101 
9,484 
8,733 
4,657 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
1,839 
75 
468 
347 
440 
341 
168 
3 or 4 years 
3,261 
78 
803 
742 
778 
564 
296 
5 to 9 years 
8,694 
113 
1,330 
1,957 
2,526 
1,831 
937 
1 0 years or more 
32,661 
- 
856 
3,525 
8,380 
9,834 
10,066 
Average years on present farm 
18.5 
4.3 
6.8 
10.8 
15.3 
20.0 
28.7 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
1,310 
65 
328 
240 
331 
239 
107 
3 or 4 years 
2,577 
75 
659 
607 
641 
411 
184 
5 to 9 years 
7,397 
126 
1,316 
1,659 
2,043 
1,446 
807 
1 0 years or more 
35,171 
- 
1,154 
4,065 
9,109 
10,474 
10,369 
Average years operating any farm 
20.5 
4.5 
7.8 
12.1 
17.1 
22.5 
31.0 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
266 
266 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
25 to 34 years 
3,457 
- 
3,457 
- 
- 
- 
- 
35 to 44 years 
6,571 
- 
- 
6,571 
- 
- 
- 
45 to 49 years 
4,991 
- 
- 
- 
4,991 
- 
- 
50 to 54 years 
7,133 
- 
- 
- 
7,133 
- 
- 
55 to 59 years 
6,715 
- 
- 
- 
- 
6,715 
- 
60 to 64 years 
5,855 
- 
- 
- 
- 
5,855 
- 
65 to 69 years 
4,276 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
4,276 
70 years and over 
7,191 
- 
" 
- 
- 
7,191 
Average age 
55.3 
22.0 
30.9 
40.1 
50.1 
59.3 
73.2 
Spanish, Hispanic, or Latino origin (see text) 
708 
4 
74 
143 
249 
134 
104 
Race: 
American Indian or Alaska Native 
4,657 
64 
598 
979 
1,253 
1,148 
615 
Asian 
109 
- 
5 
23 
27 
28 
26 
Black or African American 
641 
11 
25 
57 
179 
211 
158 
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 
18 
- 
2 
5 
4 
4 
3 
White 
39,976 
188 
2,728 
5,362 
10,362 
10,904 
10,432 
More than one race reported 
1,054 
3 
99 
145 
299 
275 
233 
Farms by number of persons living in 
operator's household: 
1 person 
5,718 
52 
299 
382 
1,095 
1,559 
2,331 
2 people 
22,102 
68 
644 
984 
4,709 
8,211 
7,486 
3 people 
7,576 
70 
809 
1,309 
2,770 
1,687 
931 
4 people 
7,134 
60 
1,160 
2,389 
2,344 
692 
489 
5 or more people 
3,925 
16 
545 
1,507 
1,206 
421 
230 
Percent of operator's total 
household income from farming: 
Less than 25 percent 
41,439 
218 
3,097 
5,991 
10,933 
11,165 
10,035 
25 to 49 percent 
2,928 
14 
219 
379 
705 
835 
776 
50 to 74 percent 
1,576 
19 
114 
154 
353 
427 
509 
75 to 99 percent 
407 
9 
24 
34 
93 
100 
147 
1 00 percent 
105 
6 
3 
13 
40 
43 
Operator is a hired manager farms 
514 
11 
47 
69 
175 
93 
119 
acres 
307,206 
880 
16,807 
45,295 
119,313 
72,978 
51,933 
Farms with- 
Internet access 
32,574 
160 
2,736 
5,242 
9,185 
8,810 
6,441 
Dial-up service 
2,931 
6 
87 
322 
805 
902 
809 
DSL service 
11,699 
68 
998 
1,868 
3,339 
3,197 
2,229 
Cable modem service 
3,770 
14 
242 
448 
928 
1,118 
1,020 
Fiber-optic service 
889 
7 
88 
103 
222 
220 
249 
Mobile broadband plan for a computer 
or cell phone 
6,938 
37 
958 
1,457 
1,938 
1,547 
1,001 
Satellite service 
7,913 
34 
499 
1,250 
2,309 
2,232 
1,589 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
719 
10 
35 
135 
184 
211 
144 
Other Internet service 
1,264 
13 
116 
263 
350 
300 
222 
Farms by number of households sharing 
in net income of operation: 
1 household 
39,052 
225 
3,001 
5,778 
10,304 
10,414 
9,330 
2 households 
5,809 
24 
335 
561 
1,340 
1,778 
1,771 
3 households 
924 
16 
64 
104 
288 
232 
220 
4 households 
416 
1 
40 
82 
123 
88 
82 
5 or more households 
254 
- 
17 
46 
69 
58 
64 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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