Table 69. Summary by Age and Primary Occupation of Principal 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 
10,122 
41 
391 
1,181 
2,363 
3,277 
2,869 
Female 
2,452 
12 
91 
241 
508 
754 
846 
Primary occupation: 
Farming 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other 
12,574 
53 
482 
1,422 
2,871 
4,031 
3,715 
Place of residence: 
On farm operated 
8,910 
33 
312 
1,022 
2,147 
2,924 
2,472 
Not on farm operated 
3,664 
20 
170 
400 
724 
1,107 
1,243 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
2,272 
3 
20 
69 
166 
494 
1,520 
Any 
10,302 
50 
462 
1,353 
2,705 
3,537 
2,195 
1 to 49 days 
1,009 
14 
34 
107 
164 
342 
348 
50 to 99 days 
498 
3 
12 
35 
88 
164 
196 
100 to 199 days 
1,412 
7 
53 
165 
304 
514 
369 
200 days or more 
7,383 
26 
363 
1,046 
2,149 
2,517 
1,282 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
539 
15 
103 
151 
106 
106 
58 
3 or 4 years 
670 
17 
117 
143 
197 
134 
62 
5 to 9 years 
2,110 
21 
183 
488 
549 
505 
364 
10 years or more 
9,255 
- 
79 
640 
2,019 
3,286 
3,231 
Average years on present farm 
19.9 
4.3 
5.9 
9.9 
15.4 
20.1 
28.9 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
402 
15 
81 
108 
77 
73 
48 
3 or 4 years 
540 
17 
104 
119 
151 
101 
48 
5 to 9 years 
1,790 
21 
190 
434 
468 
405 
272 
10 years or more 
9,842 
- 
107 
761 
2,175 
3,452 
3,347 
Average years operating any farm 
22.1 
4.3 
6.6 
11.1 
17.2 
22.5 
31.8 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
53 
53 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
25 to 34 years 
482 
- 
482 
- 
- 
- 
- 
35 to 44 years 
1,422 
- 
- 
1,422 
- 
- 
- 
45 to 49 years 
1,136 
- 
- 
- 
1,136 
- 
- 
50 to 54 years 
1,735 
- 
- 
- 
1,735 
- 
- 
55 to 59 years 
2,059 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2,059 
- 
60 to 64 years 
1,972 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1,972 
- 
65 to 69 years 
1,383 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1,383 
70 years and over 
2,332 
- 
" 
- 
- 
2,332 
Average age 
58.0 
21.6 
30.6 
40.0 
50.2 
59.4 
73.5 
Spanish, Hispanic, or Latino origin (see text) 
145 
- 
7 
24 
32 
39 
43 
Race: 
American Indian or Alaska Native 
740 
17 
18 
94 
187 
256 
168 
Asian 
17 
- 
- 
4 
7 
4 
2 
Black or African American 
5 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
5 
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 
5 
- 
- 
5 
- 
- 
- 
White 
11,736 
36 
462 
1,302 
2,657 
3,756 
3,523 
More than one race reported 
71 
- 
2 
17 
20 
15 
17 
Farms by number of persons living in 
operator's household: 
1 person 
2,186 
17 
74 
159 
310 
662 
964 
2 people 
6,182 
9 
124 
272 
1,054 
2,465 
2,258 
3 people 
1,689 
9 
82 
196 
611 
508 
283 
4 people 
1,339 
14 
138 
397 
495 
207 
88 
5 or more people 
1,178 
4 
64 
398 
401 
189 
122 
Percent of operator's total 
household income from farming: 
Less than 25 percent 
10,717 
40 
395 
1,219 
2,490 
3,494 
3,079 
25 to 49 percent 
858 
7 
49 
118 
176 
255 
253 
50 to 74 percent 
678 
6 
29 
58 
139 
188 
258 
75 to 99 percent 
269 
- 
7 
17 
47 
73 
125 
1 00 percent 
52 
- 
2 
10 
19 
21 
" 
Operator is a hired manager farms 
269 
3 
13 
36 
65 
108 
44 
acres 
3,446,484 
101 
18,521 
1,499,398 
688,264 
985,291 
254,909 
Farms with- 
Internet access 
9,322 
45 
409 
1,164 
2,289 
3,071 
2,344 
Dial-up service 
706 
- 
17 
46 
162 
255 
226 
DSL service 
4,353 
16 
165 
561 
1,079 
1,420 
1,112 
Cable modem service 
948 
5 
48 
85 
222 
318 
270 
Fiber-optic service 
721 
1 
47 
102 
179 
213 
179 
Mobile broadband plan for a computer 
or cell phone 
1,445 
16 
101 
213 
346 
430 
339 
Satellite service 
1,880 
9 
73 
230 
464 
628 
476 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
178 
4 
12 
24 
35 
56 
47 
Other Internet service 
218 
- 
9 
43 
54 
72 
40 
Farms by number of households sharing 
in net income of operation: 
1 household 
10,668 
47 
421 
1,237 
2,488 
3,380 
3,095 
2 households 
1,375 
4 
46 
146 
277 
466 
436 
3 households 
307 
2 
12 
24 
64 
102 
103 
4 households 
142 
- 
1 
6 
31 
49 
55 
5 or more households 
82 
- 
2 
9 
11 
34 
26 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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