Table 55. Selected Operator Characteristics for Principal, Second, and Third Operator: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Characteristics 
All operators ^ 
Principal operator 
Second operator 
Third operator 
Operators number 
90,595 
59,309 
26,677 
4,609 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
63,265 
50,849 
9,654 
2,762 
Spouse of principal operator 
3,102 
(X) 
3,045 
57 
Female 
27,330 
8,460 
17,023 
1,847 
Spouse of principal operator 
15,826 
(X) 
15,282 
544 
Primary occupation: 
Farming 
43,884 
30,638 
1 1 ,095 
2,151 
Other 
46,711 
28,671 
15,582 
2,458 
Place of residence: 
On farm operated 
75,851 
50,860 
22,087 
2,904 
Not on farm operated 
14,744 
8,449 
4,590 
1,705 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
36,893 
24,370 
10,914 
1,609 
Any 
53,702 
34,939 
15,763 
3,000 
1 to 49 days 
7,655 
4,873 
2,292 
490 
50 to 99 days 
3,956 
2,458 
1,198 
300 
1 00 to 1 99 days 
7,358 
4,595 
2,272 
491 
200 days or more 
34,733 
23,013 
10,001 
1,719 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
3,608 
1,720 
1,313 
575 
3 or 4 years 
5,455 
2,828 
2,043 
584 
5 to 9 years 
13,802 
8,038 
4,810 
954 
1 0 years or more 
67,730 
46,723 
18,511 
2,496 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
2,781 
1,229 
1,054 
498 
3 or 4 years 
4,684 
2,316 
1,802 
566 
5 to 9 years 
12,292 
6,947 
4,420 
925 
1 0 years or more 
70,838 
48,817 
19,401 
2,620 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
2,354 
426 
1,027 
901 
25 to 34 years 
8,804 
4,483 
3,372 
949 
35 to 44 years 
12,479 
7,546 
4,248 
685 
45 to 54 years 
21,719 
13,902 
7,010 
807 
55 to 64 years 
23,607 
16,227 
6,674 
706 
65 to 74 years 
14,570 
10,872 
3,349 
349 
75 years and over 
7,062 
5,853 
997 
212 
Average age 
53.7 
56.1 
50.4 
42.5 
Number of persons living in household 
213,121 
183,627 
22,559 
6,935 
' Data were collected for a maximum of three operators per farm. 
42 Pennsylvania 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
