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 
481 
387 
281 
220 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
7 
12 
- 
4 
Sex of operator: 
25 to 34 years 
48 
34 
15 
12 
Male 
317 
262 
229 
167 
35 to 44 years 
108 
86 
64 
32 
Female 
164 
125 
52 
53 
45 to 54 years 
120 
112 
74 
76 
55 to 64 years 
113 
69 
69 
50 
Primary occupation: 
65 to 74 years 
55 
50 
39 
24 
Farming 
252 
191 
153 
120 
75 years and over 
30 
24 
20 
22 
Other 
229 
196 
128 
100 
Average age of - 
Place of residence: 
All operators 
51.3 
50.7 
(X) 
(X) 
On farm operated 
378 
304 
229 
195 
Principal operator 
(X) 
(X) 
53.7 
53.9 
Not on farm operated 
103 
83 
52 
25 
Second operator 
49.9 
48.0 
(X) 
(X) 
Third operator 
37.8 
41.7 
(X) 
(X) 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
199 
112 
108 
56 
Spanish, Hispanic, or 
Any 
282 
275 
173 
164 
Latino origin (see text) 
481 
387 
281 
220 
1 to 49 days 
44 
41 
33 
27 
50 to 99 days 
23 
32 
17 
22 
Race: 
100 to 199 days 
35 
30 
19 
18 
American Indian or Alaska Native 
3 
4 
- 
- 
200 days or more 
180 
172 
104 
97 
Asian 
3 
5 
- 
1 
Black or African American 
9 
5 
6 
2 
Years on present farm: 
Native Hawaiian or 
2 years or less 
36 
30 
17 
18 
Other Pacific Islander 
2 
- 
2 
- 
3 or 4 years 
39 
37 
21 
17 
White 
450 
369 
264 
217 
5 to 9 years 
109 
84 
60 
42 
More than one race reported 
14 
4 
9 
- 
10 years or more 
297 
236 
183 
143 
Number of persons living 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
in household of- 
2 years or less 
26 
(NA) 
11 
(NA) 
Principal operator 
(X) 
(X) 
814 
663 
3 or 4 years 
28 
(NA) 
19 
(NA) 
Second operator 
253 
132 
(X) 
(X) 
5 to 9 years 
85 
(NA) 
45 
(NA) 
Third operator 
49 
40 
(X) 
(X) 
10 years or more 
342 
(NA) 
206 
(NA) 
1 Data were collected for a maximum of three operators per farm. 
48 New York 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
