Table 69. Summary by Age and Primary Occupation of Principai 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 
121,235 
293 
5,110 
13,365 
33,192 
36,871 
32,404 
Female 
22,805 
87 
704 
1,807 
4,805 
6,439 
8,963 
Primary occupation: 
Farming 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other 
144,040 
380 
5,814 
15,172 
37,997 
43,310 
41,367 
Place of residence: 
On farm operated 
93,674 
209 
3,559 
10,633 
25,980 
28,850 
24,443 
Not on farm operated 
50,366 
171 
2,255 
4,539 
12,017 
14,460 
16,924 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
24,173 
40 
255 
968 
2,412 
5,006 
15,492 
Any 
119,867 
340 
5,559 
14,204 
35,585 
38,304 
25,875 
1 to 49 days 
11,516 
26 
424 
1,314 
2,775 
3,018 
3,959 
50 to 99 days 
7,703 
24 
293 
711 
1,871 
2,392 
2,412 
1 00 to 1 99 days 
15,831 
37 
619 
1,650 
4,039 
5,208 
4,278 
200 days or more 
84,817 
253 
4,223 
10,529 
26,900 
27,686 
15,226 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
5,597 
147 
766 
1,007 
1,543 
1,443 
691 
3 or 4 years 
9,580 
116 
1,298 
1,788 
2,779 
2,344 
1,255 
5 to 9 years 
28,788 
117 
2,491 
5,410 
9,075 
7,661 
4,034 
1 0 years or more 
100,075 
- 
1,259 
6,967 
24,600 
31,862 
35,387 
Average years on present farm 
17.8 
3.6 
6.6 
9.9 
13.9 
17.8 
26.0 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
3,947 
144 
565 
754 
1,074 
928 
482 
3 or 4 years 
7,859 
115 
1,131 
1,518 
2,334 
1,711 
1,050 
5 to 9 years 
24,792 
121 
2,478 
4,882 
7,799 
6,262 
3,250 
1 0 years or more 
107,442 
- 
1,640 
8,018 
26,790 
34,409 
36,585 
Average years operating any farm 
19.8 
3.6 
7.4 
11.0 
15.7 
20.3 
28.4 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
380 
380 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
25 to 34 years 
5,814 
- 
5,814 
- 
- 
- 
- 
35 to 44 years 
15,172 
- 
- 
15,172 
- 
- 
- 
45 to 49 years 
15,415 
- 
- 
- 
15,415 
- 
- 
50 to 54 years 
22,582 
- 
- 
- 
22,582 
- 
- 
55 to 59 years 
22,728 
- 
- 
- 
- 
22,728 
- 
60 to 64 years 
20,582 
- 
- 
- 
- 
20,582 
- 
65 to 69 years 
15,502 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
15,502 
70 years and over 
25,865 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
25,865 
Average age 
57.6 
21.7 
31.0 
40.3 
50.1 
59.3 
73.3 
Spanish, Hispanic, or Latino origin (see text) 
14,042 
38 
669 
2,182 
4,542 
3,684 
2,927 
Race: 
American Indian or Alaska Native 
1,608 
- 
68 
201 
461 
525 
353 
Asian 
404 
2 
16 
56 
126 
110 
94 
Black or African American 
4,344 
6 
57 
348 
991 
1,490 
1,452 
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 
22 
- 
- 
2 
10 
5 
5 
White 
136,894 
370 
5,651 
14,481 
36,188 
40,953 
39,251 
More than one race reported 
768 
2 
22 
84 
221 
227 
212 
Farms by number of persons living in 
operator's household: 
1 person 
21,147 
108 
739 
1,240 
3,760 
5,958 
9,342 
2 people 
70,680 
100 
1,353 
2,527 
13,404 
26,744 
26,552 
3 people 
22,526 
48 
1,269 
2,724 
8,593 
6,419 
3,473 
4 people 
18,499 
66 
1,726 
5,179 
7,676 
2,617 
1,235 
5 or more people 
11,188 
58 
727 
3,502 
4,564 
1,572 
765 
Percent of operator's total 
household income from farming: 
Less than 25 percent 
134,130 
326 
5,337 
14,268 
35,868 
40,442 
37,889 
25 to 49 percent 
5,206 
7 
267 
490 
1,161 
1,553 
1,728 
50 to 74 percent 
3,330 
33 
165 
283 
662 
903 
1,284 
75 to 99 percent 
997 
8 
35 
93 
184 
213 
464 
1 00 percent 
377 
6 
10 
38 
122 
199 
2 
Operator is a hired manager farms 
2,595 
11 
168 
345 
745 
728 
598 
acres 
3,985,299 
744 
57,604 
186,116 
655,715 
1,818,974 
1,266,146 
Farms with- 
Internet access 
101,745 
247 
4,415 
12,057 
29,210 
31,457 
24,359 
Dial-up service 
8,659 
17 
193 
699 
1,988 
2,822 
2,940 
DSL service 
34,193 
103 
1,520 
4,133 
9,841 
10,292 
8,304 
Cable modem service 
13,560 
20 
504 
1,162 
3,604 
4,359 
3,911 
Fiber-optic service 
3,602 
4 
111 
346 
1,005 
1,152 
984 
Mobile broadband plan for a computer 
or cell phone 
21,347 
63 
1,328 
3,108 
6,441 
6,373 
4,034 
Satellite service 
25,170 
52 
940 
2,876 
7,184 
8,027 
6,091 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
2,899 
15 
111 
341 
887 
855 
690 
Other Internet service 
4,164 
8 
171 
568 
1,399 
1,158 
860 
Farms by number of households sharing 
in net income of operation: 
1 household 
122,350 
325 
4,997 
13,234 
33,011 
36,757 
34,026 
2 households 
16,413 
27 
607 
1,265 
3,539 
5,208 
5,767 
3 households 
3,105 
16 
114 
267 
799 
863 
1,046 
4 households 
1,303 
3 
61 
239 
421 
294 
285 
5 or more households 
869 
9 
35 
167 
227 
188 
243 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agricuiture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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