Table 55. Selected Operator Characteristics for Principal, Second, and Third Operator: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Characteristics 
All operators 1 
Principal operator 
Second operator 
Third operator 
Operators number 
55,970 
35,537 
17,460 
2,973 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
37,220 
29,078 
6,390 
1,752 
Spouse of principal operator 
2,635 
(X) 
2,569 
66 
Female 
18,750 
6,459 
11,070 
1,221 
Spouse of principal operator 
9,974 
(X) 
9,687 
287 
Primary occupation: 
Farming 
29,880 
20,400 
7,850 
1,630 
Other 
26,090 
15,137 
9,610 
1,343 
Place of residence: 
On farm operated 
46,896 
30,665 
14,423 
1,808 
Not on farm operated 
9,074 
4,872 
3,037 
1,165 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
24,200 
15,751 
7,100 
1,349 
Any 
31,770 
19,786 
10,360 
1,624 
1 to 49 days 
4,374 
2,794 
1,345 
235 
50 to 99 days 
2,388 
1,384 
851 
153 
100 to 199 days 
5,226 
3,194 
1,757 
275 
200 days or more 
19,782 
12,414 
6,407 
961 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
2,409 
1,150 
935 
324 
3 or 4 years 
3,494 
1,828 
1,274 
392 
5 to 9 years 
8,865 
5,038 
3,219 
608 
10 years or more 
41,202 
27,521 
12,032 
1,649 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
1,689 
735 
686 
268 
3 or 4 years 
2,835 
1,412 
1,085 
338 
5 to 9 years 
7,782 
4,253 
2,928 
601 
10 years or more 
43,664 
29,137 
12,761 
1,766 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
1,079 
185 
452 
442 
25 to 34 years 
4,261 
1,964 
1,648 
649 
35 to 44 years 
6,879 
3,796 
2,587 
496 
45 to 54 years 
14,297 
8,774 
4,975 
548 
55 to 64 years 
15,625 
10,504 
4,693 
428 
65 to 74 years 
9,603 
7,001 
2,348 
254 
75 years and over 
4,226 
3,313 
757 
156 
Average age 
54.8 
57.1 
52.0 
43.9 
Number of persons living in household 
119,992 
100,646 
14,462 
4,884 
1 Data were collected for a maximum of three operators per farm. 
44 New York 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
