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 
210,357 
147,059 
49,956 
13,342 
120,168 
90,189 
Female 
38,452 
32,724 
4,341 
1,387 
21,172 
1 7,280 
Primary occupation: 
Farming 
104,769 
69,386 
28,343 
7,040 
61,419 
43,350 
Other 
144,040 
110,397 
25,954 
7,689 
79,921 
64,119 
Place of residence: 
On farm operated 
172,899 
126,670 
40,745 
5,484 
93,512 
79,387 
Not on farm operated 
75,910 
53,113 
13,552 
9,245 
47,828 
28,082 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
88,616 
63,723 
20,145 
4,748 
54,205 
34,411 
Any 
160,193 
116,060 
34,152 
9,981 
87,135 
73,058 
1 to 49 days 
20,437 
15,165 
4,075 
1,197 
12,051 
8,386 
50 to 99 days 
13,494 
9,827 
2,832 
835 
7,535 
5,959 
1 00 to 1 99 days 
23,315 
16,576 
5,382 
1,357 
12,334 
10,981 
200 days or more 
102,947 
74,492 
21,863 
6,592 
55,215 
47,732 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
8,601 
6,341 
1,158 
1,102 
4,625 
3,976 
3 or 4 years 
14,089 
10,270 
2,135 
1,684 
7,116 
6,973 
5 to 9 years 
42,857 
32,742 
6,792 
3,323 
21,429 
21,428 
1 0 years or more 
183,262 
130,430 
44,212 
8,620 
108,170 
75,092 
Average years on present farm 
20.3 
19.6 
23.9 
16.3 
21.6 
18.6 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
5,765 
4,358 
704 
703 
3,163 
2,602 
3 or 4 years 
11,217 
8,348 
1,521 
1,348 
5,632 
5,585 
5 to 9 years 
36,320 
28,158 
5,343 
2,819 
18,002 
18,318 
1 0 years or more 
195,507 
138,919 
46,729 
9,859 
114,543 
80,964 
Average years operating any farm 
22.6 
21.7 
26.5 
19.4 
23.9 
21.0 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
793 
355 
122 
316 
505 
288 
25 to 34 years 
9,298 
4,837 
2,418 
2,043 
4,782 
4,516 
35 to 44 years 
21,103 
13,835 
5,194 
2,074 
10,501 
10,602 
45 to 49 years 
20,987 
14,572 
4,928 
1,487 
10,900 
10,087 
50 to 54 years 
31,701 
22,606 
7,109 
1,986 
16,773 
14,928 
55 to 59 years 
33,866 
24,451 
7,581 
1,834 
18,441 
15,425 
60 to 64 years 
35,218 
25,723 
7,928 
1,567 
19,613 
15,605 
65 to 69 years 
32,716 
24,607 
6,965 
1,144 
19,083 
13,633 
70 years and over 
63,127 
48,797 
12,052 
2,278 
40,742 
22,385 
Average age 
60.1 
61.1 
58.9 
52.8 
61.3 
58.6 
Spanish, Hispanic, or Latino origin (see text) 
23,689 
18,643 
3,772 
1,274 
14,624 
9,065 
Race: 
American Indian or Alaska Native 
2,693 
2,134 
425 
134 
1,396 
1,297 
Asian 
718 
639 
49 
30 
400 
318 
Black or African American 
8,551 
5,827 
2,056 
668 
5,563 
2,988 
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 
27 
22 
3 
2 
17 
10 
White 
235,449 
170,099 
51,514 
13,836 
133,226 
102,223 
More than one race reported 
1,371 
1,062 
250 
59 
738 
633 
Farms by number of persons living in 
operator's household: 
1 person 
39,787 
30,139 
7,046 
2,602 
33,652 
6,135 
2 people 
132,811 
96,824 
29,574 
6,413 
70,149 
62,662 
3 people 
33,927 
23,903 
7,707 
2,317 
17,051 
16,876 
4 people 
26,342 
17,613 
6,508 
2,221 
12,932 
13,410 
5 or more people 
15,942 
11,304 
3,462 
1,176 
7,556 
8,386 
Percent of operator's total 
household income from farming: 
Less than 25 percent 
209,217 
160,516 
38,064 
10,637 
117,811 
91,406 
25 to 49 percent 
13,999 
7,640 
5,190 
1,169 
8,247 
5,752 
50 to 74 percent 
12,588 
6,526 
4,855 
1,207 
7,423 
5,165 
75 to 99 percent 
7,529 
2,982 
3,634 
913 
4,500 
3,029 
1 00 percent 
5,476 
2,119 
2,554 
803 
3,359 
2,117 
Operator is a hired manager farms 
6,612 
4,314 
1,550 
748 
4,014 
2,598 
acres 
17,575,493 
9,334,675 
6,037,719 
2,203,099 
8,429,030 
9,146,463 
Farms with- 
Internet access 
169,720 
120,686 
38,846 
10,188 
87,068 
82,652 
Dial-up service 
16,767 
12,057 
3,957 
753 
9,000 
7,767 
DSL service 
57,358 
40,027 
13,485 
3,846 
29,414 
27,944 
Cable modem service 
20,469 
14,784 
3,987 
1,698 
1 1 ,349 
9,120 
Fiber-optic service 
6,007 
4,194 
1,333 
480 
3,297 
2,710 
Mobile broadband plan for a computer 
or cell phone 
34,633 
24,350 
8,059 
2,224 
15,895 
18,738 
Satellite service 
44,390 
31,622 
10,675 
2,093 
21,619 
22,771 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
5,016 
3,625 
1,106 
285 
2,550 
2,466 
Other Internet service 
6,375 
4,855 
1,233 
287 
2,941 
3,434 
Farms by number of households sharing 
in net income of operation: 
1 household 
206,593 
151,386 
43,597 
11,610 
123,942 
82,651 
2 households 
32,700 
21,951 
8,476 
2,273 
13,213 
19,487 
3 households 
5,602 
3,715 
1,348 
539 
2,228 
3,374 
4 households 
2,321 
1,569 
580 
172 
1,195 
1,126 
5 or more households 
1,593 
1,162 
296 
135 
762 
831 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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