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 
562 
507 
339 
296 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
5 
10 
2 
2 
Sex of operator: 
25 to 34 years 
43 
66 
23 
20 
Male 
391 
323 
294 
247 
35 to 44 years 
88 
64 
42 
33 
Female 
171 
184 
45 
49 
45 to 54 years 
134 
143 
83 
87 
55 to 64 years 
170 
116 
104 
70 
Primary occupation: 
65 to 74 years 
75 
63 
46 
50 
Farming 
303 
223 
215 
144 
75 years and over 
47 
45 
39 
34 
Other 
259 
284 
124 
152 
Average age of - 
Place of residence: 
All operators 
54.2 
52.9 
(X) 
(X) 
On farm operated 
453 
407 
285 
231 
Principal operator 
(X) 
(X) 
55.7 
56.4 
Not on farm operated 
109 
100 
54 
65 
Second operator 
52.9 
49.4 
(X) 
(X) 
Third operator 
45.8 
38.9 
(X) 
(X) 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
231 
179 
172 
123 
Spanish, Hispanic, or 
Any 
331 
328 
167 
173 
Latino origin (see text) 
562 
507 
339 
296 
1 to 49 days 
39 
56 
18 
31 
50 to 99 days 
30 
21 
15 
16 
Race: 
1 00 to 1 99 days 
61 
41 
24 
19 
American Indian or Alaska Native 
8 
12 
5 
5 
200 days or more 
201 
210 
110 
107 
Asian 
2 
5 
2 
2 
Black or African American 
7 
6 
1 
3 
Years on present farm: 
Native Hawaiian or 
2 years or less 
23 
15 
9 
9 
Other Pacific Islander 
4 
1 
- 
- 
3 or 4 years 
46 
30 
25 
9 
White 
525 
475 
324 
286 
5 to 9 years 
86 
112 
48 
44 
More than one race reported 
16 
8 
7 
- 
10 years or more 
407 
350 
257 
234 
Number of persons living 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
in household of- 
2 years or less 
18 
(NA) 
6 
(NA) 
Principal operator 
(X) 
(X) 
948 
826 
3 or 4 years 
41 
(NA) 
24 
(NA) 
Second operator 
206 
101 
(X) 
(X) 
5 to 9 years 
75 
(NA) 
37 
(NA) 
Third operator 
77 
42 
(X) 
(X) 
10 years or more 
428 
(NA) 
272 
(NA) 
1 Data were collected for a maximum of three operators per farm. 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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