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 
24,463 
123 
1,639 
3,171 
6,596 
7,414 
5,520 
Female 
4,208 
29 
176 
463 
1,238 
1,246 
1,056 
Primary occupation: 
Farming 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other 
28,671 
152 
1,815 
3,634 
7,834 
8,660 
6,576 
Place of residence: 
On farm operated 
23,580 
101 
1,405 
3,044 
6,604 
7,109 
5,317 
Not on farm operated 
5,091 
51 
410 
590 
1,230 
1,551 
1,259 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
4,651 
8 
59 
215 
539 
1,038 
2,792 
Any 
24,020 
144 
1,756 
3,419 
7,295 
7,622 
3,784 
1 to 49 days 
1,726 
16 
105 
185 
360 
503 
557 
50 to 99 days 
1,038 
6 
60 
85 
225 
313 
349 
1 00 to 1 99 days 
2,930 
16 
169 
375 
808 
963 
599 
200 days or more 
18,326 
106 
1,422 
2,774 
5,902 
5,843 
2,279 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
974 
46 
276 
204 
220 
177 
51 
3 or 4 years 
1,558 
56 
367 
344 
393 
287 
111 
5 to 9 years 
4,470 
50 
763 
1,047 
1,322 
939 
349 
1 0 years or more 
21,669 
- 
409 
2,039 
5,899 
7,257 
6,065 
Average years on present farm 
20.7 
3.9 
6.7 
11.1 
16.6 
22.5 
32.7 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
752 
26 
216 
166 
171 
141 
32 
3 or 4 years 
1,323 
58 
318 
294 
345 
236 
72 
5 to 9 years 
3,985 
68 
758 
938 
1,128 
789 
304 
1 0 years or more 
22,611 
- 
523 
2,236 
6,190 
7,494 
6,168 
Average years operating any farm 
22.2 
4.3 
7.3 
12.2 
18.0 
24.3 
34.7 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
152 
152 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
25 to 34 years 
1,815 
- 
1,815 
- 
- 
- 
- 
35 to 44 years 
3,634 
- 
- 
3,634 
- 
- 
- 
45 to 49 years 
3,150 
- 
- 
- 
3,150 
- 
- 
50 to 54 years 
4,684 
- 
- 
- 
4,684 
- 
- 
55 to 59 years 
4,808 
- 
- 
- 
- 
4,808 
- 
60 to 64 years 
3,852 
- 
- 
- 
- 
3,852 
- 
65 to 69 years 
2,509 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2,509 
70 years and over 
4,067 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
4,067 
Average age 
55.5 
22.6 
30.6 
40.3 
50.1 
59.2 
72.9 
Spanish, Hispanic, or Latino origin (see text) 
167 
- 
10 
13 
62 
47 
35 
Race: 
American Indian or Alaska Native 
45 
- 
- 
- 
13 
19 
13 
Asian 
24 
- 
- 
- 
12 
6 
6 
Black or African American 
40 
- 
- 
2 
12 
21 
5 
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
White 
28,485 
152 
1,815 
3,626 
7,774 
8,593 
6,525 
More than one race reported 
77 
- 
- 
6 
23 
21 
27 
Farms by number of persons living in 
operator's household: 
1 person 
3,465 
31 
171 
227 
757 
998 
1,281 
2 people 
12,314 
47 
322 
608 
2,301 
4,838 
4,198 
3 people 
4,730 
33 
348 
548 
1,659 
1,505 
637 
4 people 
4,351 
26 
412 
1,074 
1,747 
774 
318 
5 or more people 
3,811 
15 
562 
1,177 
1,370 
545 
142 
Percent of operator's total 
household income from farming: 
Less than 25 percent 
25,375 
133 
1,530 
3,163 
6,976 
7,677 
5,896 
25 to 49 percent 
1,558 
7 
146 
234 
373 
468 
330 
50 to 74 percent 
1,112 
9 
78 
157 
326 
289 
253 
75 to 99 percent 
430 
3 
46 
53 
100 
133 
95 
1 00 percent 
196 
- 
15 
27 
59 
93 
2 
Operator is a hired manager farms 
362 
3 
26 
47 
94 
108 
84 
acres 
58,617 
150 
1,492 
7,352 
14,349 
16,826 
18,448 
Farms with- 
Internet access 
20,044 
106 
1,123 
2,739 
6,144 
6,141 
3,791 
Dial-up service 
1,769 
- 
65 
197 
539 
547 
421 
DSL service 
9,700 
55 
628 
1,420 
2,934 
2,958 
1,705 
Cable modem service 
5,149 
21 
244 
587 
1,627 
1,658 
1,012 
Fiber-optic service 
929 
8 
28 
89 
260 
302 
242 
Mobile broadband plan for a computer 
or cell phone 
2,320 
22 
183 
389 
703 
613 
410 
Satellite service 
1,580 
6 
89 
205 
488 
485 
307 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
484 
- 
22 
64 
128 
167 
103 
Other Internet service 
140 
- 
8 
27 
49 
39 
17 
Farms by number of households sharing 
in net income of operation: 
1 household 
25,368 
129 
1,596 
3,315 
7,054 
7,585 
5,689 
2 households 
2,554 
17 
165 
235 
572 
843 
722 
3 households 
416 
3 
24 
39 
93 
153 
104 
4 households 
182 
3 
8 
25 
72 
37 
37 
5 or more households 
151 
- 
22 
20 
43 
42 
24 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agricuiture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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