Table 69. Summary by Age and Primary Occupation of Principai 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 
11,087 
67 
883 
1,348 
2,265 
3,165 
3,359 
Female 
2,365 
22 
81 
109 
334 
510 
1,309 
Primary occupation: 
Farming 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other 
13,452 
89 
964 
1,457 
2,599 
3,675 
4,668 
Place of residence: 
On farm operated 
6,335 
39 
536 
784 
1,471 
1,789 
1,716 
Not on farm operated 
7,117 
50 
428 
673 
1,128 
1,886 
2,952 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
2,916 
4 
23 
65 
228 
527 
2,069 
Any 
10,536 
85 
941 
1,392 
2,371 
3,148 
2,599 
1 to 49 days 
907 
18 
48 
68 
161 
175 
437 
50 to 99 days 
444 
3 
26 
76 
52 
130 
157 
1 00 to 1 99 days 
1,400 
11 
132 
98 
213 
454 
492 
200 days or more 
7,785 
53 
735 
1,150 
1,945 
2,389 
1,513 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
486 
31 
148 
106 
80 
77 
44 
3 or 4 years 
721 
34 
220 
127 
137 
146 
57 
5 to 9 years 
1,794 
24 
302 
337 
458 
456 
217 
1 0 years or more 
10,451 
- 
294 
887 
1,924 
2,996 
4,350 
Average years on present farm 
23.5 
3.5 
7.2 
11.9 
17.4 
22.1 
35.3 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
369 
31 
108 
77 
61 
60 
32 
3 or 4 years 
607 
27 
187 
107 
120 
121 
45 
5 to 9 years 
1,603 
31 
322 
311 
378 
371 
190 
1 0 years or more 
10,873 
- 
347 
962 
2,040 
3,123 
4,401 
Average years operating any farm 
24.9 
3.8 
7.9 
12.9 
18.9 
24.0 
36.5 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
89 
89 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
25 to 34 years 
964 
- 
964 
- 
- 
- 
- 
35 to 44 years 
1,457 
- 
- 
1,457 
- 
- 
- 
45 to 49 years 
1,024 
- 
- 
- 
1,024 
- 
- 
50 to 54 years 
1,575 
- 
- 
- 
1,575 
- 
- 
55 to 59 years 
1,863 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1,863 
- 
60 to 64 years 
1,812 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1,812 
- 
65 to 69 years 
1,555 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1,555 
70 years and over 
3,113 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
3,113 
Average age 
58.6 
21.8 
30.6 
40.2 
50.2 
59.4 
74.9 
Spanish, Hispanic, or Latino origin (see text) 
44 
6 
- 
- 
12 
3 
23 
Race: 
American Indian or Alaska Native 
200 
- 
4 
7 
33 
74 
82 
Asian 
11 
- 
4 
- 
- 
2 
5 
Black or African American 
2 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2 
- 
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 
4 
- 
- 
4 
- 
- 
- 
White 
13,213 
83 
956 
1,445 
2,561 
3,591 
4,577 
More than one race reported 
22 
6 
- 
1 
5 
6 
4 
Farms by number of persons living in 
operator's household: 
1 person 
2,899 
48 
198 
154 
369 
640 
1,490 
2 people 
6,464 
12 
252 
308 
887 
2,294 
2,711 
3 people 
1,349 
16 
145 
186 
445 
387 
170 
4 people 
1,686 
13 
232 
455 
570 
241 
175 
5 or more people 
1,054 
- 
137 
354 
328 
113 
122 
Percent of operator's total 
household income from farming: 
Less than 25 percent 
9,874 
48 
693 
1,076 
2,063 
2,862 
3,132 
25 to 49 percent 
1,689 
16 
152 
232 
307 
393 
589 
50 to 74 percent 
1,198 
12 
104 
104 
163 
249 
566 
75 to 99 percent 
552 
9 
11 
35 
47 
76 
374 
1 00 percent 
139 
4 
4 
10 
19 
95 
7 
Operator is a hired manager farms 
178 
3 
14 
25 
30 
70 
36 
acres 
114,093 
426 
6,150 
27,407 
27,317 
35,753 
17,040 
Farms with- 
Internet access 
9,683 
77 
837 
1,213 
2,131 
2,705 
2,720 
Dial-up service 
745 
2 
64 
39 
139 
218 
283 
DSL service 
3,773 
44 
346 
515 
881 
1,047 
940 
Cable modem service 
2,119 
4 
193 
218 
381 
582 
741 
Fiber-optic service 
2,067 
15 
177 
316 
485 
592 
482 
Mobile broadband plan for a computer 
or cell phone 
1,389 
19 
147 
195 
234 
360 
434 
Satellite service 
726 
- 
47 
62 
260 
219 
138 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
128 
- 
12 
11 
39 
39 
27 
Other Internet service 
207 
- 
6 
11 
47 
40 
103 
Farms by number of households sharing 
in net income of operation: 
1 household 
10,939 
69 
863 
1,229 
2,104 
2,878 
3,796 
2 households 
1,707 
14 
71 
149 
342 
474 
657 
3 households 
448 
6 
21 
59 
78 
168 
116 
4 households 
179 
- 
9 
12 
42 
83 
33 
5 or more households 
179 
- 
- 
8 
33 
72 
66 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agricuiture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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