Table 55. Selected Operator Characteristics for Principal, Second, and Third Operator: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Characteristics 
All operators ^ 
Principal operator 
Second operator 
Third operator 
Operators number 
6,727 
4,137 
2,260 
330 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
4,090 
3,243 
642 
205 
Spouse of principal operator 
301 
(X) 
288 
13 
Female 
2,637 
894 
1,618 
125 
Spouse of principal operator 
1,505 
(X) 
1,471 
34 
Primary occupation: 
Farming 
3,475 
2,194 
1,113 
168 
Other 
3,252 
1,943 
1,147 
162 
Place of residence: 
On farm operated 
5,791 
3,588 
1,973 
230 
Not on farm operated 
936 
549 
287 
100 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
2,564 
1,590 
855 
119 
Any 
4,163 
2,547 
1,405 
211 
1 to 49 days 
645 
308 
280 
57 
50 to 99 days 
351 
196 
131 
24 
1 00 to 1 99 days 
640 
418 
189 
33 
200 days or more 
2,527 
1,625 
805 
97 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
276 
120 
124 
32 
3 or 4 years 
452 
231 
174 
47 
5 to 9 years 
1,220 
664 
476 
80 
1 0 years or more 
4,779 
3,122 
1,486 
171 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
195 
79 
93 
23 
3 or 4 years 
335 
162 
138 
35 
5 to 9 years 
967 
493 
394 
80 
1 0 years or more 
5,230 
3,403 
1,635 
192 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
89 
9 
43 
37 
25 to 34 years 
351 
160 
144 
47 
35 to 44 years 
558 
281 
221 
56 
45 to 54 years 
1,643 
930 
635 
78 
55 to 64 years 
2,025 
1,250 
707 
68 
65 to 74 years 
1,499 
1,045 
418 
36 
75 years and over 
562 
462 
92 
8 
Average age 
57.5 
59.8 
54.8 
46.6 
Number of persons living in household 
12,689 
10,424 
1,727 
538 
' Data were collected for a maximum of three operators per farm. 
38 Nevada 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
