Table 59. Spanish, Hispanic, or Latino Origin Operators - Selected Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Characteristics 
All operators 
Principal operator 
Characteristics 
All operators 
Principal operator 
2012 
2007 
2012 
2007 
2012 
2007 
2012 
2007 
Operators number 
430 
345 
246 
201 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
5 
10 
- 
4 
Sex of operator: 
25 to 34 years 
39 
27 
20 
10 
Male 
256 
220 
201 
167 
35 to 44 years 
65 
46 
28 
30 
Female 
174 
125 
45 
34 
45 to 54 years 
86 
96 
44 
52 
55 to 64 years 
120 
100 
67 
51 
Primary occupation: 
65 to 74 years 
76 
44 
56 
36 
Farming 
165 
147 
101 
88 
75 years and over 
39 
22 
31 
18 
Other 
265 
198 
145 
113 
Average age of - 
Place of residence: 
All operators 
55.2 
52.8 
(X) 
(X) 
On farm operated 
364 
271 
207 
161 
Principal operator 
(X) 
(X) 
58.3 
55.2 
Not on farm operated 
66 
74 
39 
40 
Second operator 
52.3 
49.9 
(X) 
(X) 
Third operator 
46.2 
48.0 
(X) 
(X) 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
145 
114 
80 
69 
Spanish, Hispanic, or 
Any 
285 
231 
166 
132 
Latino origin (see text) 
430 
345 
246 
201 
1 to 49 days 
43 
37 
30 
17 
50 to 99 days 
20 
25 
4 
16 
Race: 
100 to 199 days 
42 
35 
23 
15 
American Indian or Alaska Native 
44 
33 
35 
26 
200 days or more 
180 
134 
109 
84 
Asian 
2 
3 
- 
2 
Black or African American 
5 
1 
- 
1 
Years on present farm: 
Native Hawaiian or 
2 years or less 
19 
21 
15 
8 
Other Pacific Islander 
1 
1 
- 
- 
3 or 4 years 
33 
29 
11 
15 
White 
364 
305 
203 
172 
5 to 9 years 
76 
79 
39 
43 
More than one race reported 
14 
2 
8 
- 
10 years or more 
302 
216 
181 
135 
Number of persons living 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
in household of- 
2 years or less 
12 
(NA) 
8 
(NA) 
Principal operator 
(X) 
(X) 
651 
588 
3 or 4 years 
30 
(NA) 
11 
(NA) 
Second operator 
111 
95 
(X) 
(X) 
5 to 9 years 
57 
(NA) 
26 
(NA) 
Third operator 
42 
59 
(X) 
(X) 
10 years or more 
331 
(NA) 
201 
(NA) 
1 Data were collected for a maximum of three operators per farm. 
44 Montana 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
