Table 69. Summary by Age and Primary Occupation of Principal Operator: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Other occupations 
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 
12,152 
41 
630 
1,411 
3,425 
3,797 
2,848 
Female 
2,985 
28 
134 
390 
938 
928 
567 
Primary occupation: 
Farming 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other 
15,137 
69 
764 
1,801 
4,363 
4,725 
3,415 
Place of residence: 
On farm operated 
12,622 
53 
599 
1,471 
3,681 
3,991 
2,827 
Not on farm operated 
2,515 
16 
165 
330 
682 
734 
588 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
2,245 
9 
32 
108 
307 
549 
1,240 
Any 
12,892 
60 
732 
1,693 
4,056 
4,176 
2,175 
1 to 49 days 
906 
5 
44 
100 
193 
260 
304 
50 to 99 days 
593 
2 
17 
57 
112 
206 
199 
100 to 199 days 
2,016 
4 
91 
202 
541 
730 
448 
200 days or more 
9,377 
49 
580 
1,334 
3,210 
2,980 
1,224 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
565 
30 
133 
113 
171 
85 
33 
3 or 4 years 
904 
23 
153 
203 
307 
154 
64 
5 to 9 years 
2,630 
16 
336 
594 
889 
608 
187 
10 years or more 
11,038 
- 
142 
891 
2,996 
3,878 
3,131 
Average years on present farm 
20.2 
3.3 
6.4 
10.3 
15.5 
21.8 
32.5 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
413 
28 
86 
90 
120 
60 
29 
3 or 4 years 
733 
25 
126 
172 
245 
123 
42 
5 to 9 years 
2,307 
16 
334 
527 
790 
503 
137 
10 years or more 
11,684 
- 
218 
1,012 
3,208 
4,039 
3,207 
Average years operating any farm 
22.2 
3.4 
7.3 
11.5 
17.1 
24.0 
35.4 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
69 
69 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
25 to 34 years 
764 
- 
764 
- 
- 
- 
- 
35 to 44 years 
1,801 
- 
- 
1,801 
- 
- 
- 
45 to 49 years 
1,771 
- 
- 
- 
1,771 
- 
- 
50 to 54 years 
2,592 
- 
- 
- 
2,592 
- 
- 
55 to 59 years 
2,497 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2,497 
- 
60 to 64 years 
2,228 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2,228 
- 
65 to 69 years 
1,416 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1,416 
70 years and over 
1,999 
- 
" 
- 
- 
1,999 
Average age 
55.8 
22.3 
30.7 
40.5 
50.1 
59.3 
72.4 
Spanish, Hispanic, or Latino origin (see text) 
128 
- 
4 
27 
47 
33 
17 
Race: 
American Indian or Alaska Native 
41 
- 
6 
- 
10 
13 
12 
Asian 
29 
- 
3 
4 
9 
9 
4 
Black or African American 
37 
- 
6 
3 
11 
10 
7 
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 
3 
- 
- 
3 
- 
- 
- 
White 
14,982 
69 
749 
1,789 
4,317 
4,673 
3,385 
More than one race reported 
45 
- 
- 
2 
16 
20 
7 
Farms by number of persons living in 
operator's household: 
1 person 
1,772 
5 
58 
137 
363 
559 
650 
2 people 
6,746 
16 
162 
354 
1,422 
2,675 
2,117 
3 people 
2,480 
21 
117 
273 
942 
765 
362 
4 people 
2,235 
16 
196 
540 
904 
422 
157 
5 or more people 
1,904 
11 
231 
497 
732 
304 
129 
Percent of operator's total 
household income from farming: 
Less than 25 percent 
13,439 
43 
647 
1,596 
3,868 
4,238 
3,047 
25 to 49 percent 
874 
15 
74 
99 
266 
226 
194 
50 to 74 percent 
499 
6 
25 
48 
147 
157 
116 
75 to 99 percent 
207 
- 
10 
33 
48 
58 
58 
1 00 percent 
118 
5 
8 
25 
34 
46 
" 
Operator is a hired manager farms 
303 
3 
28 
49 
74 
83 
66 
acres 
70,098 
162 
7,469 
14,716 
15,977 
19,014 
12,760 
Farms with- 
Internet access 
11,642 
45 
548 
1,445 
3,619 
3,710 
2,275 
Dial-up service 
1,053 
2 
23 
98 
254 
395 
281 
DSL service 
3,835 
21 
219 
502 
1,221 
1,152 
720 
Cable modem service 
3,784 
16 
161 
396 
1,124 
1,284 
803 
Fiber-optic service 
386 
- 
3 
39 
103 
136 
105 
Mobile broadband plan for a computer 
or cell phone 
1,863 
- 
114 
295 
651 
538 
265 
Satellite service 
1,461 
6 
44 
203 
457 
449 
302 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
284 
- 
12 
42 
86 
94 
50 
Other Internet service 
129 
- 
9 
17 
41 
45 
17 
Farms by number of households sharing 
in net income of operation: 
1 household 
13,475 
55 
678 
1,631 
3,952 
4,239 
2,920 
2 households 
1,321 
6 
67 
132 
316 
397 
403 
3 households 
201 
- 
9 
18 
65 
56 
53 
4 households 
82 
3 
5 
16 
26 
15 
17 
5 or more households 
58 
5 
5 
4 
4 
18 
22 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
New York 205 
