Table 59. Spanish, Hispanic, or Latino Origin Operators - Selected Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Characteristics 
All operators 
Principal operator 
Characteristics 
All operators 
Principal operator 
2012 
2007 
2012 
2007 
2012 
2007 
2012 
2007 
Operators number 
708 
594 
482 
408 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
29 
14 
- 
2 
Sex of operator: 
25 to 34 years 
48 
38 
28 
24 
Male 
510 
428 
444 
354 
35 to 44 years 
127 
112 
80 
69 
Female 
198 
166 
38 
54 
45 to 54 years 
155 
138 
106 
83 
55 to 64 years 
158 
137 
115 
100 
Primary occupation: 
65 to 74 years 
137 
102 
104 
82 
Farming 
283 
248 
205 
174 
75 years and over 
54 
53 
49 
48 
Other 
425 
346 
277 
234 
Average age of - 
Place of residence: 
All operators 
53.7 
54.3 
(X) 
(X) 
On farm operated 
576 
485 
385 
321 
Principal operator 
(X) 
(X) 
56.4 
56.8 
Not on farm operated 
132 
109 
97 
87 
Second operator 
50.5 
49.8 
(X) 
(X) 
Third operator 
36.6 
42.7 
(X) 
(X) 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
240 
217 
168 
160 
Spanish, Hispanic, or 
Any 
468 
377 
314 
248 
Latino origin (see text) 
708 
594 
482 
408 
1 to 49 days 
71 
49 
51 
23 
50 to 99 days 
31 
42 
17 
30 
Race: 
100 to 199 days 
102 
39 
66 
29 
American Indian or Alaska Native 
4 
9 
3 
3 
200 days or more 
264 
247 
180 
166 
Asian 
12 
1 
- 
1 
Black or African American 
7 
2 
7 
- 
Years on present farm: 
Native Hawaiian or 
2 years or less 
39 
26 
23 
9 
Other Pacific Islander 
3 
2 
- 
2 
3 or 4 years 
55 
66 
35 
42 
White 
665 
558 
457 
381 
5 to 9 years 
146 
98 
76 
56 
More than one race reported 
17 
22 
15 
21 
10 years or more 
468 
404 
348 
301 
Number of persons living 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
in household of- 
2 years or less 
28 
(NA) 
12 
(NA) 
Principal operator 
(X) 
(X) 
1,403 
1,111 
3 or 4 years 
55 
(NA) 
36 
(NA) 
Second operator 
149 
165 
(X) 
(X) 
5 to 9 years 
133 
(NA) 
67 
(NA) 
Third operator 
22 
64 
(X) 
(X) 
10 years or more 
492 
(NA) 
367 
(NA) 
1 Data were collected for a maximum of three operators per farm. 
46 Kentucky 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
