Table 69. Summary by Age and Primary Occupation of Principal Operator: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Total farming 
and other 
occupations 
Farming 
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 
29,078 
16,926 
98 
986 
1,575 
3,471 
4,782 
6,014 
Female 
6,459 
3,474 
18 
214 
420 
940 
997 
885 
Primary occupation: 
Farming 
20,400 
20,400 
116 
1,200 
1,995 
4,411 
5,779 
6,899 
Other 
15,137 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Place of residence: 
On farm operated 
30,665 
18,043 
99 
1,030 
1,726 
3,767 
5,143 
6,278 
Not on farm operated 
4,872 
2,357 
17 
170 
269 
644 
636 
621 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
15,751 
13,506 
50 
622 
1,161 
2,583 
3,699 
5,391 
Any 
19,786 
6,894 
66 
578 
834 
1,828 
2,080 
1,508 
1 to 49 days 
2,794 
1,888 
30 
229 
268 
399 
555 
407 
50 to 99 days 
1,384 
791 
2 
52 
83 
192 
232 
230 
100 to 199 days 
3,194 
1,178 
9 
80 
120 
308 
418 
243 
200 days or more 
12,414 
3,037 
25 
217 
363 
929 
875 
628 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
1,150 
585 
26 
174 
116 
142 
79 
48 
3 or 4 years 
1,828 
924 
38 
242 
204 
207 
152 
81 
5 to 9 years 
5,038 
2,408 
52 
514 
485 
587 
458 
312 
10 years or more 
27,521 
16,483 
- 
270 
1,190 
3,475 
5,090 
6,458 
Average years on present farm 
23.2 
25.4 
4.0 
6.6 
11.9 
18.9 
26.0 
36.6 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
735 
322 
26 
97 
67 
68 
46 
18 
3 or 4 years 
1,412 
679 
32 
203 
129 
142 
113 
60 
5 to 9 years 
4,253 
1,946 
58 
514 
392 
416 
357 
209 
10 years or more 
29,137 
17,453 
- 
386 
1,407 
3,785 
5,263 
6,612 
Average years operating any farm 
25.5 
28.0 
4.2 
7.7 
13.9 
21.3 
28.6 
39.8 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
185 
116 
116 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
25 to 34 years 
1,964 
1,200 
- 
1,200 
- 
- 
- 
- 
35 to 44 years 
3,796 
1,995 
- 
- 
1,995 
- 
- 
- 
45 to 49 years 
3,605 
1,834 
- 
- 
- 
1,834 
- 
- 
50 to 54 years 
5,169 
2,577 
- 
- 
- 
2,577 
- 
- 
55 to 59 years 
5,306 
2,809 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2,809 
- 
60 to 64 years 
5,198 
2,970 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2,970 
- 
65 to 69 years 
4,128 
2,712 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2,712 
70 years and over 
6,186 
4,187 
- 
" 
- 
- 
4,187 
Average age 
57.1 
58.1 
22.7 
30.2 
40.2 
50.1 
59.6 
72.7 
Spanish, Hispanic, or Latino origin (see text) 
281 
153 
- 
11 
37 
27 
36 
42 
Race: 
American Indian or Alaska Native 
85 
44 
- 
- 
- 
15 
14 
15 
Asian 
90 
61 
- 
6 
11 
15 
17 
12 
Black or African American 
70 
33 
- 
3 
3 
11 
7 
9 
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 
12 
9 
- 
6 
- 
2 
1 
- 
White 
35,179 
20,197 
116 
1,182 
1,975 
4,360 
5,717 
6,847 
More than one race reported 
101 
56 
" 
3 
6 
8 
23 
16 
Farms by number of persons living in 
operator's household: 
1 person 
4,451 
2,679 
13 
137 
164 
372 
794 
1,199 
2 people 
16,559 
9,813 
21 
247 
377 
1,366 
3,232 
4,570 
3 people 
5,412 
2,932 
46 
160 
216 
880 
924 
706 
4 people 
4,578 
2,343 
23 
210 
457 
879 
494 
280 
5 or more people 
4,537 
2,633 
13 
446 
781 
914 
335 
144 
Percent of operator's total 
household income from farming: 
Less than 25 percent 
23,689 
10,250 
39 
383 
740 
1,861 
2,747 
4,480 
25 to 49 percent 
2,896 
2,022 
14 
116 
174 
351 
532 
835 
50 to 74 percent 
3,003 
2,504 
9 
127 
225 
540 
662 
941 
75 to 99 percent 
2,481 
2,274 
28 
221 
275 
541 
576 
633 
1 00 percent 
3,468 
3,350 
26 
353 
581 
1,118 
1,262 
10 
Operator is a hired manager farms 
1,152 
849 
4 
66 
100 
233 
262 
184 
acres 
542,287 
472,189 
540 
25,896 
40,812 
123,346 
185,213 
96,382 
Farms with- 
Internet access 
25,480 
13,838 
60 
694 
1,355 
3,404 
4,230 
4,095 
Dial-up service 
2,607 
1,554 
2 
40 
99 
357 
464 
592 
DSL service 
8,308 
4,473 
17 
229 
448 
1,123 
1,387 
1,269 
Cable modem service 
8,174 
4,390 
14 
205 
428 
1,058 
1,341 
1,344 
Fiber-optic service 
795 
409 
2 
15 
22 
108 
133 
129 
Mobile broadband plan for a computer 
or cell phone 
4,155 
2,292 
22 
155 
328 
584 
658 
545 
Satellite service 
3,405 
1,944 
8 
78 
190 
493 
575 
600 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
595 
311 
- 
10 
36 
75 
80 
110 
Other Internet service 
281 
152 
- 
12 
13 
61 
41 
25 
Farms by number of households sharing 
in net income of operation: 
1 household 
29,978 
16,503 
109 
1,026 
1,674 
3,560 
4,662 
5,472 
2 households 
4,209 
2,888 
4 
129 
211 
580 
852 
1,112 
3 households 
797 
596 
1 
17 
48 
155 
173 
202 
4 households 
319 
237 
- 
16 
27 
63 
48 
83 
5 or more households 
234 
176 
2 
12 
35 
53 
44 
30 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
204 New York 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
