Table 69. Summary by Age and Primary Occupation of Principal Operator: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Total farming 
and other 
occupations 
Farming 
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 
5,792 
2,705 
28 
153 
218 
466 
810 
1,030 
Female 
2,381 
1,259 
13 
136 
161 
411 
275 
263 
Primary occupation: 
Farming 
3,964 
3,964 
41 
289 
379 
877 
1,085 
1,293 
Other 
4,209 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Place of residence: 
On farm operated 
6,941 
3,394 
24 
235 
314 
725 
952 
1,144 
Not on farm operated 
1,232 
570 
17 
54 
65 
152 
133 
149 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
3,060 
2,388 
23 
116 
186 
450 
651 
962 
Any 
5,113 
1,576 
18 
173 
193 
427 
434 
331 
1 to 49 days 
750 
401 
6 
38 
38 
79 
123 
117 
50 to 99 days 
398 
219 
2 
35 
28 
66 
55 
33 
1 00 to 1 99 days 
897 
334 
10 
34 
27 
94 
99 
70 
200 days or more 
3,068 
622 
- 
66 
100 
188 
157 
111 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
373 
176 
14 
50 
27 
27 
39 
19 
3 or 4 years 
620 
245 
13 
74 
55 
64 
24 
15 
5 to 9 years 
1,432 
723 
14 
127 
141 
174 
136 
131 
1 0 years or more 
5,748 
2,820 
- 
38 
156 
612 
886 
1,128 
Average years on present farm 
20.3 
21.4 
3.6 
6.0 
9.4 
16.4 
22.6 
31.4 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
286 
119 
13 
27 
22 
17 
23 
17 
3 or 4 years 
541 
205 
14 
63 
46 
45 
23 
14 
5 to 9 years 
1,204 
597 
14 
137 
117 
140 
103 
86 
1 0 years or more 
6,142 
3,043 
- 
62 
194 
675 
936 
1,176 
Average years operating any farm 
22.5 
24.2 
3.7 
7.0 
10.5 
18.7 
25.7 
35.1 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
62 
41 
41 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
25 to 34 years 
488 
289 
- 
289 
- 
- 
- 
- 
35 to 44 years 
834 
379 
- 
- 
379 
- 
- 
- 
45 to 49 years 
798 
339 
- 
- 
- 
339 
- 
- 
50 to 54 years 
1,140 
538 
- 
- 
- 
538 
- 
- 
55 to 59 years 
1,231 
515 
- 
- 
- 
- 
515 
- 
60 to 64 years 
1,253 
570 
- 
- 
- 
- 
570 
- 
65 to 69 years 
981 
500 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
500 
70 years and over 
1,386 
793 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
793 
Average age 
57.0 
57.4 
22.0 
30.1 
40.2 
50.1 
59.5 
72.7 
Spanish, Hispanic, or Latino origin (see text) 
58 
26 
2 
- 
6 
3 
7 
8 
Race: 
American Indian or Alaska Native 
17 
8 
- 
- 
5 
1 
2 
- 
Asian 
15 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
Black or African American 
68 
56 
8 
9 
11 
24 
2 
2 
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
White 
8,018 
3,861 
33 
268 
357 
843 
1,077 
1,283 
More than one race reported 
55 
38 
- 
12 
6 
9 
4 
7 
Farms by number of persons living in 
operator's household: 
1 person 
950 
467 
- 
40 
22 
58 
132 
215 
2 people 
4,250 
2,071 
13 
111 
75 
330 
650 
892 
3 people 
1,206 
619 
12 
49 
48 
192 
175 
143 
4 people 
1,041 
444 
1 
48 
105 
178 
89 
23 
5 or more people 
726 
363 
15 
41 
129 
119 
39 
20 
Percent of operator's total 
household income from farming: 
Less than 25 percent 
6,098 
2,317 
23 
117 
204 
462 
585 
926 
25 to 49 percent 
589 
359 
- 
22 
28 
67 
99 
143 
50 to 74 percent 
620 
479 
2 
50 
42 
108 
123 
154 
75 to 99 percent 
362 
335 
7 
37 
31 
90 
100 
70 
1 00 percent 
504 
474 
9 
63 
74 
150 
178 
- 
Operator is a hired manager farms 
296 
212 
17 
26 
30 
52 
50 
37 
acres 
179,463 
157,525 
6,162 
1,536 
15,329 
57,279 
31,116 
46,103 
Farms with- 
Internet access 
6,393 
3,091 
32 
262 
344 
766 
845 
842 
Dial-up service 
597 
285 
- 
18 
18 
49 
80 
120 
DSL service 
2,746 
1,312 
10 
131 
148 
278 
414 
331 
Cable modem service 
2,034 
964 
12 
61 
110 
281 
215 
285 
Fiber-optic service 
122 
53 
- 
1 
2 
26 
6 
18 
Mobile broadband plan for a computer 
or cell phone 
750 
381 
8 
50 
62 
110 
93 
58 
Satellite service 
469 
195 
3 
10 
18 
53 
55 
56 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
272 
149 
- 
12 
17 
40 
34 
46 
Other Internet service 
107 
55 
- 
1 
3 
13 
18 
20 
Farms by number of households sharing 
in net income of operation: 
1 household 
7,157 
3,349 
38 
252 
320 
751 
908 
1,080 
2 households 
765 
459 
2 
31 
41 
86 
131 
168 
3 households 
142 
83 
1 
- 
5 
23 
28 
26 
4 households 
63 
41 
- 
3 
1 
14 
12 
11 
5 or more households 
46 
32 
- 
3 
12 
3 
6 
8 
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued 
200 Maine 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
