Table 69. Summary by Age and Primary Occupation of Principal Operator: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Total farming 
and other 
occupations 
Farming 
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 
23,765 
13,643 
66 
727 
1,143 
2,660 
4,239 
4,808 
Female 
4,243 
1,791 
4 
55 
125 
336 
476 
795 
Primary occupation: 
Farming 
15,434 
15,434 
70 
782 
1,268 
2,996 
4,715 
5,603 
Other 
12,574 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Place of residence: 
On farm operated 
22,057 
13,147 
58 
533 
1,014 
2,579 
4,090 
4,873 
Not on farm operated 
5,951 
2,287 
12 
249 
254 
417 
625 
730 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
12,116 
9,844 
30 
324 
639 
1,737 
2,888 
4,226 
Any 
15,892 
5,590 
40 
458 
629 
1,259 
1,827 
1,377 
1 to 49 days 
2,688 
1,679 
14 
121 
169 
366 
577 
432 
50 to 99 days 
1,232 
734 
11 
57 
73 
160 
257 
176 
100 to 199 days 
2,383 
971 
4 
89 
84 
222 
315 
257 
200 days or more 
9,589 
2,206 
11 
191 
303 
511 
678 
512 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
962 
423 
29 
124 
75 
68 
72 
55 
3 or 4 years 
1,195 
525 
22 
150 
107 
101 
100 
45 
5 to 9 years 
3,851 
1,741 
19 
327 
289 
357 
395 
354 
10 years or more 
22,000 
12,745 
- 
181 
797 
2,470 
4,148 
5,149 
Average years on present farm 
23.3 
26.2 
3.4 
6.6 
12.4 
20.2 
26.2 
35.5 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
690 
288 
23 
102 
44 
35 
45 
39 
3 or 4 years 
882 
342 
26 
109 
68 
53 
67 
19 
5 to 9 years 
3,141 
1,351 
21 
316 
255 
259 
248 
252 
10 years or more 
23,295 
13,453 
- 
255 
901 
2,649 
4,355 
5,293 
Average years operating any farm 
26.1 
29.3 
3.6 
7.7 
14.1 
22.7 
29.5 
39.6 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
123 
70 
70 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
25 to 34 years 
1,264 
782 
- 
782 
- 
- 
- 
- 
35 to 44 years 
2,690 
1,268 
- 
- 
1,268 
- 
- 
- 
45 to 49 years 
2,226 
1,090 
- 
- 
- 
1,090 
- 
- 
50 to 54 years 
3,641 
1,906 
- 
- 
- 
1,906 
- 
- 
55 to 59 years 
4,371 
2,312 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2,312 
- 
60 to 64 years 
4,375 
2,403 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2,403 
- 
65 to 69 years 
3,354 
1,971 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1,971 
70 years and over 
5,964 
3,632 
- 
" 
- 
" 
3,632 
Average age 
58.9 
59.5 
21.7 
30.6 
39.9 
50.3 
59.5 
73.4 
Spanish, Hispanic, or Latino origin (see text) 
246 
101 
- 
13 
4 
12 
28 
44 
Race: 
American Indian or Alaska Native 
1,318 
578 
4 
19 
54 
109 
182 
210 
Asian 
31 
14 
- 
1 
- 
- 
6 
7 
Black or African American 
10 
5 
- 
- 
1 
- 
4 
- 
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 
7 
2 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2 
White 
26,494 
14,758 
65 
756 
1,200 
2,879 
4,505 
5,353 
More than one race reported 
148 
77 
1 
6 
13 
8 
18 
31 
Farms by number of persons living in 
operator's household: 
1 person 
4,773 
2,587 
26 
155 
153 
380 
681 
1,192 
2 people 
14,681 
8,499 
24 
201 
238 
1,128 
3,063 
3,845 
3 people 
3,310 
1,621 
3 
112 
166 
568 
458 
314 
4 people 
2,925 
1,586 
7 
189 
364 
536 
353 
137 
5 or more people 
2,319 
1,141 
10 
125 
347 
384 
160 
115 
Percent of operator's total 
household income from farming: 
Less than 25 percent 
16,877 
6,160 
21 
217 
419 
998 
1,658 
2,847 
25 to 49 percent 
2,158 
1,300 
3 
106 
118 
221 
338 
514 
50 to 74 percent 
3,062 
2,384 
3 
149 
195 
438 
651 
948 
75 to 99 percent 
3,446 
3,177 
15 
178 
236 
583 
879 
1,286 
1 00 percent 
2,465 
2,413 
28 
132 
300 
756 
1,189 
8 
Operator is a hired manager farms 
1,394 
1,125 
9 
63 
130 
300 
370 
253 
acres 
11,729,886 
8,283,402 
18,844 
329,262 
1,205,905 
2,043,812 
2,680,233 
2,005,346 
Farms with- 
Internet access 
20,884 
11,562 
58 
679 
1,103 
2,485 
3,688 
3,549 
Dial-up service 
1,854 
1,148 
- 
39 
73 
179 
388 
469 
DSL service 
9,435 
5,082 
19 
279 
506 
1,083 
1,670 
1,525 
Cable modem service 
1,730 
782 
1 
38 
65 
178 
232 
268 
Fiber-optic service 
2,210 
1,489 
12 
99 
143 
329 
497 
409 
Mobile broadband plan for a computer 
or cell phone 
2,896 
1,451 
15 
114 
146 
343 
426 
407 
Satellite service 
4,738 
2,858 
22 
160 
276 
662 
874 
864 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
359 
181 
- 
13 
27 
27 
39 
75 
Other Internet service 
452 
234 
2 
11 
14 
75 
59 
73 
Farms by number of households sharing 
in net income of operation: 
1 household 
22,265 
11,597 
60 
656 
999 
2,226 
3,475 
4,181 
2 households 
4,239 
2,864 
10 
94 
202 
572 
915 
1,071 
3 households 
928 
621 
- 
17 
37 
132 
207 
228 
4 households 
380 
238 
- 
8 
25 
37 
71 
97 
5 or more households 
196 
114 
- 
7 
5 
29 
47 
26 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
200 Montana 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
