Table 67. Summary by Legal Status For Tax Purposes: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Total 
Family or 
individual 
Partnership 
Total 
Registered 
under 
state law 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
5,792 
4,897 
352 
214 
Female 
2,381 
2,032 
173 
98 
Primary occupation: 
Farming 
3,964 
3,216 
340 
212 
Other 
4,209 
3,713 
185 
100 
Place of residence: 
On farm operated 
6,941 
6,017 
433 
264 
Not on farm operated 
1,232 
912 
92 
48 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
3,060 
2,497 
238 
138 
Any 
5,113 
4,432 
287 
174 
1 to 49 days 
750 
631 
53 
18 
50 to 99 days 
398 
335 
27 
23 
1 00 to 1 99 days 
897 
758 
66 
35 
200 days or more 
3,068 
2,708 
141 
98 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
373 
306 
33 
19 
3 or 4 years 
620 
543 
25 
16 
5 to 9 years 
1,432 
1,226 
95 
58 
1 0 years or more 
5,748 
4,854 
372 
219 
Average years on present farm 
20.3 
20.1 
20.1 
19.6 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
286 
245 
17 
5 
3 or 4 years 
541 
463 
28 
20 
5 to 9 years 
1,204 
1,040 
77 
47 
1 0 years or more 
6,142 
5,181 
403 
240 
Average years operating any farm 
22.5 
22.3 
22.3 
22.4 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
62 
52 
2 
1 
25 to 34 years 
488 
398 
49 
38 
35 to 44 years 
834 
689 
63 
29 
45 to 49 years 
798 
651 
62 
43 
50 to 54 years 
1,140 
966 
73 
45 
55 to 59 years 
1,231 
1,043 
76 
57 
60 to 64 years 
1,253 
1,069 
80 
43 
65 to 69 years 
981 
864 
44 
22 
70 years and over 
1,386 
1,197 
76 
34 
Average age 
57.0 
57.3 
54.9 
53.7 
Spanish, Hispanic, or Latino origin (see text) 
58 
54 
4 
2 
Race: 
American Indian or Alaska Native 
17 
15 
- 
- 
Asian 
15 
15 
- 
- 
Black or African American 
68 
67 
1 
1 
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 
- 
- 
- 
- 
White 
8,018 
6,791 
510 
303 
More than one race reported 
55 
41 
14 
8 
Farms by number of persons living in 
operator's household: 
1 person 
950 
835 
26 
15 
2 people 
4,250 
3,625 
271 
163 
3 people 
1,206 
1,004 
88 
61 
4 people 
1,041 
866 
73 
42 
5 or more people 
726 
599 
67 
31 
Percent of operator's total 
household income from farming: 
Less than 25 percent 
6,098 
5,358 
324 
183 
25 to 49 percent 
589 
479 
47 
30 
50 to 74 percent 
620 
490 
44 
30 
75 to 99 percent 
362 
240 
42 
26 
1 00 percent 
504 
362 
68 
43 
Operator is a hired manager farms 
296 
119 
42 
27 
acres 
179,463 
26,391 
10,113 
5,733 
Farms with- 
Internet access 
6,393 
5,314 
441 
273 
Dial-up service 
597 
535 
34 
23 
DSL service 
2,746 
2,263 
213 
128 
Cable modem service 
2,034 
1,684 
133 
87 
Fiber-optic service 
122 
91 
7 
5 
Mobile broadband plan for a computer 
or cell phone 
750 
602 
56 
35 
Satellite service 
469 
412 
12 
10 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
272 
223 
14 
9 
Other Internet service 
107 
74 
4 
1 
Farms by number of households sharing 
in net income of operation: 
1 household 
7,157 
6,246 
374 
195 
2 households 
765 
540 
106 
77 
3 households 
142 
87 
17 
15 
4 households 
63 
33 
19 
17 
5 or more households 
46 
23 
9 
8 
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued 
146 Maine 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
