Table 64. Summary by Size of Farm: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Total 
1 to 9 
acres 
10 to 49 
acres 
50 to 69 
acres 
70 to 99 
acres 
1 00 to 1 39 
acres 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR 
CHARACTERISTICS - Con. 
Place of residence: 
On farm operated 
30,665 
2,291 
7,443 
2,743 
3,159 
3,509 
Not on farm operated 
4,872 
610 
1,225 
452 
527 
495 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
15,751 
1,033 
2,945 
1,230 
1,380 
1,675 
Any 
19,786 
1,868 
5,723 
1,965 
2,306 
2,329 
1 to 49 days 
2,794 
238 
691 
223 
291 
366 
50 to 99 days 
1,384 
99 
375 
137 
154 
154 
100 to 199 days 
3,194 
283 
851 
345 
413 
380 
200 days or more 
12,414 
1,248 
3,806 
1,260 
1,448 
1,429 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
1,150 
197 
329 
110 
130 
137 
3 or 4 years 
1,828 
230 
595 
181 
201 
172 
5 to 9 years 
5,038 
565 
1,640 
530 
526 
534 
10 years or more 
27,521 
1,909 
6,104 
2,374 
2,829 
3,161 
Average years on present farm 
23.2 
17.4 
19.2 
21.5 
22.2 
23.8 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
735 
123 
215 
85 
81 
87 
3 or 4 years 
1,412 
195 
485 
148 
151 
132 
5 to 9 years 
4,253 
504 
1,424 
456 
457 
431 
10 years or more 
29,137 
2,079 
6,544 
2,506 
2,997 
3,354 
Average years operating any farm 
25.5 
19.6 
21.4 
23.8 
24.8 
26.3 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
185 
28 
33 
25 
9 
36 
25 to 34 years 
1,964 
210 
494 
167 
231 
231 
35 to 44 years 
3,796 
372 
990 
321 
392 
395 
45 to 49 years 
3,605 
326 
941 
341 
374 
365 
50 to 54 years 
5,169 
451 
1,369 
443 
484 
508 
55 to 59 years 
5,306 
418 
1,309 
483 
521 
563 
60 to 64 years 
5,198 
400 
1,323 
452 
558 
646 
65 to 69 years 
4,128 
288 
958 
398 
452 
517 
70 years and over 
6,186 
408 
1,251 
565 
665 
743 
Average age 
57.1 
55.0 
56.3 
57.3 
57.2 
57.8 
Spanish, Hispanic, or Latino origin (see text) 
281 
29 
82 
46 
26 
31 
Race: 
American Indian or Alaska Native 
85 
4 
27 
4 
9 
13 
Asian 
90 
18 
34 
7 
11 
3 
Black or African American 
70 
8 
19 
12 
10 
10 
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 
12 
2 
2 
1 
- 
- 
White 
35,179 
2,853 
8,562 
3,158 
3,643 
3,968 
More than one race reported 
101 
16 
24 
13 
13 
10 
Farms by number of persons living in 
operator's household: 
1 person 
4,451 
403 
1,076 
403 
479 
526 
2 people 
16,559 
1,309 
4,058 
1,589 
1,728 
1,958 
3 people 
5,412 
462 
1,319 
436 
550 
583 
4 people 
4,578 
400 
1,205 
406 
463 
434 
5 or more people 
4,537 
327 
1,010 
361 
466 
503 
Percent of operator's total 
household income from farming: 
Less than 25 percent 
23,689 
2,392 
7,204 
2,553 
2,847 
2,787 
25 to 49 percent 
2,896 
160 
490 
241 
245 
366 
50 to 74 percent 
3,003 
138 
416 
171 
203 
318 
75 to 99 percent 
2,481 
79 
229 
134 
181 
271 
100 percent 
3,468 
132 
329 
96 
210 
262 
Operator is a hired manager farms 
1,152 
113 
248 
67 
77 
80 
acres 
542,287 
490 
6,786 
3,817 
6,386 
9,601 
Farms with- 
Internet access 
25,480 
2,263 
6,679 
2,292 
2,653 
2,693 
Dial-up service 
2,607 
157 
561 
236 
324 
301 
DSL service 
8,308 
622 
2,085 
723 
865 
902 
Cable modem service 
8,174 
968 
2,491 
790 
798 
786 
Fiber-optic service 
795 
121 
228 
65 
60 
87 
Mobile broadband plan for a computer 
or cell phone 
4,155 
346 
1,062 
345 
395 
443 
Satellite service 
3,405 
220 
762 
295 
373 
389 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
595 
57 
188 
63 
60 
51 
Other Internet service 
281 
14 
62 
26 
37 
30 
Farms by number of households sharing 
in net income of operation: 
1 household 
29,978 
2,583 
7,814 
2,798 
3,233 
3,473 
2 households 
4,209 
245 
709 
323 
370 
408 
3 households 
797 
42 
82 
35 
48 
66 
4 households 
319 
24 
32 
23 
18 
37 
5 or more households 
234 
7 
31 
16 
17 
20 
FARMS BY TYPE OF 
ORGANIZATION (SEE TEXT) 
Operation with 50 percent or more ownership 
interest held by operator and/or persons 
related by blood, marriage, 
or adoption farms 
34,356 
2,767 
8,478 
3,100 
3,609 
3,906 
acres 
6,723,460 
12,359 
224,315 
180,535 
300,673 
454,393 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
72 New York 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
