Table 70. Summary by Tenure of Principal Operator and by Operators on Farm: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Tenure of principal operator 
Operators on farm 
Item 
Total 
Full owners 
Part owners 
Tenants 
One operator 
More than one 
operator 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
71,169 
44,395 
22,306 
4,468 
39,095 
32,074 
Female 
9,076 
7,210 
1,396 
470 
5,044 
4,032 
Primary occupation: 
Farming 
33,790 
19,630 
12,283 
1,877 
19,699 
14,091 
Other 
46,455 
31,975 
11,419 
3,061 
24,440 
22,015 
Place of residence: 
On farm operated 
61,952 
40,481 
19,320 
2,151 
32,414 
29,538 
Not on farm operated 
18,293 
11,124 
4,382 
2,787 
1 1 ,725 
6,568 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
27,846 
18,075 
8,631 
1,140 
17,211 
10,635 
Any 
52,399 
33,530 
15,071 
3,798 
26,928 
25,471 
1 to 49 days 
5,126 
3,401 
1,372 
353 
3,125 
2,001 
50 to 99 days 
3,147 
1,989 
920 
238 
1,624 
1,523 
1 00 to 1 99 days 
7,156 
4,366 
2,266 
524 
3,587 
3,569 
200 days or more 
36,970 
23,774 
10,513 
2,683 
18,592 
18,378 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
2,629 
1,693 
477 
459 
1,306 
1,323 
3 or 4 years 
4,617 
2,906 
1,072 
639 
2,137 
2,480 
5 to 9 years 
12,627 
8,656 
2,884 
1,087 
5,892 
6,735 
1 0 years or more 
60,372 
38,350 
19,269 
2,753 
34,804 
25,568 
Average years on present farm 
21.7 
21.0 
24.6 
15.5 
23.6 
19.4 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
1,824 
1,201 
303 
320 
927 
897 
3 or 4 years 
3,538 
2,244 
765 
529 
1,647 
1,891 
5 to 9 years 
10,492 
7,224 
2,282 
986 
4,960 
5,532 
1 0 years or more 
64,391 
40,936 
20,352 
3,103 
36,605 
27,786 
Average years operating any farm 
24.0 
23.3 
26.9 
18.0 
25.8 
21.9 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
436 
190 
88 
158 
238 
198 
25 to 34 years 
4,989 
2,320 
1,728 
941 
2,254 
2,735 
35 to 44 years 
9,009 
5,052 
3,092 
865 
4,200 
4,809 
45 to 49 years 
6,816 
4,237 
2,109 
470 
3,302 
3,514 
50 to 54 years 
10,079 
6,152 
3,304 
623 
5,058 
5,021 
55 to 59 years 
10,258 
6,653 
3,116 
489 
5,487 
4,771 
60 to 64 years 
10,411 
6,815 
3,155 
441 
5,738 
4,673 
65 to 69 years 
9,584 
6,688 
2,541 
355 
5,668 
3,916 
70 years and over 
18,663 
13,498 
4,569 
596 
12,194 
6,469 
Average age 
58.3 
59.8 
56.6 
49.6 
60.0 
56.1 
Spanish, Hispanic, or Latino origin (see text) 
1,173 
772 
299 
102 
616 
557 
Race: 
American Indian or Alaska Native 
7,489 
4,754 
2,254 
481 
3,505 
3,984 
Asian 
285 
249 
27 
9 
121 
164 
Black or African American 
1,337 
814 
405 
118 
879 
458 
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 
32 
20 
8 
4 
22 
10 
White 
69,288 
44,625 
20,436 
4,227 
38,701 
30,587 
More than one race reported 
1,814 
1,143 
572 
99 
911 
903 
Farms by number of persons living in 
operator's household: 
1 person 
11,076 
7,585 
2,727 
764 
9,576 
1,500 
2 people 
42,219 
27,832 
12,333 
2,054 
22,222 
19,997 
3 people 
11,229 
6,938 
3,463 
828 
5,338 
5,891 
4 people 
10,042 
5,950 
3,263 
829 
4,433 
5,609 
5 or more people 
5,679 
3,300 
1,916 
463 
2,570 
3,109 
Percent of operator's total 
household income from farming: 
Less than 25 percent 
61,937 
43,588 
14,673 
3,676 
33,441 
28,496 
25 to 49 percent 
6,584 
3,312 
2,824 
448 
3,658 
2,926 
50 to 74 percent 
6,265 
2,826 
3,008 
431 
3,809 
2,456 
75 to 99 percent 
3,429 
1,160 
2,027 
242 
2,018 
1,411 
1 00 percent 
2,030 
719 
1,170 
141 
1,213 
817 
Operator is a hired manager farms 
1,495 
909 
474 
112 
855 
640 
acres 
2,107,043 
799,094 
1,185,560 
122,389 
1,016,157 
1,090,886 
Farms with- 
Internet access 
53,602 
33,559 
16,600 
3,443 
26,500 
27,102 
Dial-up service 
5,427 
3,596 
1,571 
260 
2,781 
2,646 
DSL service 
19,201 
11,687 
6,045 
1,469 
9,604 
9,597 
Cable modem service 
5,928 
3,733 
1,643 
552 
3,286 
2,642 
Fiber-optic service 
1,676 
945 
614 
117 
917 
759 
Mobile broadband plan for a computer 
or cell phone 
10,862 
6,546 
3,514 
802 
4,849 
6,013 
Satellite service 
13,647 
8,782 
4,300 
565 
6,327 
7,320 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
1,276 
761 
441 
74 
596 
680 
Other Internet service 
1,839 
1,251 
484 
104 
811 
1,028 
Farms by number of households sharing 
in net income of operation: 
1 household 
66,000 
42,833 
19,140 
4,027 
38,172 
27,828 
2 households 
11,362 
7,030 
3,649 
683 
4,625 
6,737 
3 households 
1,723 
1,014 
564 
145 
696 
1,027 
4 households 
705 
439 
206 
60 
404 
301 
5 or more households 
455 
289 
143 
23 
242 
213 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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