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 
11,674 
67 
1,047 
1,693 
2,889 
3,367 
2,611 
Female 
1,471 
13 
95 
121 
309 
357 
576 
Primary occupation: 
Farming 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other 
13,145 
80 
1,142 
1,814 
3,198 
3,724 
3,187 
Place of residence: 
On farm operated 
8,382 
44 
722 
1,279 
2,178 
2,401 
1,758 
Not on farm operated 
4,763 
36 
420 
535 
1,020 
1,323 
1,429 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
1,815 
3 
41 
73 
181 
338 
1,179 
Any 
1 1 ,330 
77 
1,101 
1,741 
3,017 
3,386 
2,008 
1 to 49 days 
981 
11 
51 
107 
182 
307 
323 
50 to 99 days 
404 
2 
36 
44 
90 
111 
121 
1 00 to 1 99 days 
1,143 
15 
68 
146 
257 
342 
315 
200 days or more 
8,802 
49 
946 
1,444 
2,488 
2,626 
1,249 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
484 
32 
163 
104 
98 
48 
39 
3 or 4 years 
703 
32 
195 
144 
130 
98 
104 
5 to 9 years 
2,069 
16 
442 
582 
474 
378 
177 
1 0 years or more 
9,889 
- 
342 
984 
2,496 
3,200 
2,867 
Average years on present farm 
20.8 
3.1 
7.3 
11.3 
16.7 
22.3 
33.8 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
359 
32 
135 
46 
73 
42 
31 
3 or 4 years 
547 
29 
175 
117 
87 
68 
71 
5 to 9 years 
1,767 
19 
434 
489 
383 
308 
134 
1 0 years or more 
10,472 
- 
398 
1,162 
2,655 
3,306 
2,951 
Average years operating any farm 
22.5 
3.2 
7.8 
12.8 
18.4 
24.4 
35.9 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
80 
80 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
25 to 34 years 
1,142 
- 
1,142 
- 
- 
- 
- 
35 to 44 years 
1,814 
- 
- 
1,814 
- 
- 
- 
45 to 49 years 
1,364 
- 
- 
- 
1,364 
- 
- 
50 to 54 years 
1,834 
- 
- 
- 
1,834 
- 
- 
55 to 59 years 
1,857 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1,857 
- 
60 to 64 years 
1,867 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1,867 
- 
65 to 69 years 
1,202 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1,202 
70 years and over 
1,985 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1,985 
Average age 
55.2 
20.7 
30.5 
39.9 
49.9 
59.5 
74.1 
Spanish, Hispanic, or Latino origin (see text) 
76 
- 
7 
11 
16 
31 
11 
Race: 
American Indian or Alaska Native 
323 
3 
21 
22 
110 
98 
69 
Asian 
5 
- 
- 
- 
1 
3 
1 
Black or African American 
4 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
3 
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
White 
12,763 
77 
1,107 
1,789 
3,078 
3,610 
3,102 
More than one race reported 
50 
- 
14 
3 
8 
13 
12 
Farms by number of persons living in 
operator's household: 
1 person 
1,924 
22 
161 
175 
338 
510 
718 
2 people 
5,910 
18 
237 
197 
1,039 
2,376 
2,043 
3 people 
1,864 
23 
209 
254 
660 
490 
228 
4 people 
1,835 
5 
293 
565 
645 
222 
105 
5 or more people 
1,612 
12 
242 
623 
516 
126 
93 
Percent of operator's total 
household income from farming: 
Less than 25 percent 
9,742 
37 
865 
1,352 
2,469 
2,811 
2,208 
25 to 49 percent 
1,530 
22 
172 
252 
332 
408 
344 
50 to 74 percent 
1,216 
11 
86 
153 
266 
327 
373 
75 to 99 percent 
563 
10 
6 
47 
100 
138 
262 
1 00 percent 
94 
- 
13 
10 
31 
40 
- 
Operator is a hired manager farms 
362 
1 
32 
17 
80 
112 
120 
acres 
737,781 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
91,937 
(D) 
91,651 
Farms with- 
Internet access 
9,829 
70 
905 
1,513 
2,591 
2,742 
2,008 
Dial-up service 
656 
- 
36 
54 
140 
212 
214 
DSL service 
3,273 
17 
264 
552 
897 
871 
672 
Cable modem service 
2,149 
20 
227 
277 
496 
593 
536 
Fiber-optic service 
1,477 
17 
143 
243 
364 
471 
239 
Mobile broadband plan for a computer 
or cell phone 
1,807 
17 
230 
367 
464 
471 
258 
Satellite service 
1,304 
8 
72 
161 
391 
420 
252 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
300 
3 
12 
44 
51 
139 
51 
Other Internet service 
271 
- 
17 
38 
85 
73 
58 
Farms by number of households sharing 
in net income of operation: 
1 household 
10,814 
78 
1,006 
1,511 
2,646 
3,011 
2,562 
2 households 
1,629 
1 
90 
197 
387 
513 
441 
3 households 
345 
- 
19 
56 
77 
122 
71 
4 households 
214 
- 
8 
30 
54 
47 
75 
5 or more households 
143 
1 
19 
20 
34 
31 
38 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agricuiture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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