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 
68,172 
36,990 
212 
2,123 
3,692 
8,822 
10,861 
11,280 
Female 
6,370 
2,433 
15 
136 
247 
549 
680 
806 
Primary occupation: 
Farming 
39,423 
39,423 
227 
2,259 
3,939 
9,371 
11,541 
12,086 
Other 
35,119 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Place of residence: 
On farm operated 
58,768 
33,649 
141 
1,541 
3,150 
8,074 
10,168 
10,575 
Not on farm operated 
15,774 
5,774 
86 
718 
789 
1,297 
1,373 
1,511 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
30,907 
25,483 
60 
1,027 
2,065 
5,573 
7,433 
9,325 
Any 
43,635 
13,940 
167 
1,232 
1,874 
3,798 
4,108 
2,761 
1 to 49 days 
5,901 
3,679 
36 
283 
414 
882 
1,155 
909 
50 to 99 days 
3,069 
1,893 
25 
147 
214 
467 
618 
422 
100 to 199 days 
5,976 
2,727 
30 
211 
356 
762 
848 
520 
200 days or more 
28,689 
5,641 
76 
591 
890 
1,687 
1,487 
910 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
1,882 
697 
76 
208 
168 
92 
95 
58 
3 or 4 years 
2,721 
1,037 
86 
341 
209 
161 
144 
96 
5 to 9 years 
7,707 
2,907 
65 
953 
608 
524 
428 
329 
10 years or more 
62,232 
34,782 
- 
757 
2,954 
8,594 
10,874 
11,603 
Average years on present farm 
25.7 
29.2 
3.6 
7.8 
14.8 
24.2 
31.1 
40.5 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
1,315 
390 
70 
104 
88 
45 
52 
31 
3 or 4 years 
2,193 
770 
82 
279 
155 
116 
97 
41 
5 to 9 years 
6,629 
2,308 
75 
940 
461 
350 
269 
213 
10 years or more 
64,405 
35,955 
- 
936 
3,235 
8,860 
11,123 
11,801 
Average years operating any farm 
27.6 
31.3 
3.8 
8.8 
16.2 
25.9 
33.2 
43.2 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
419 
227 
227 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
25 to 34 years 
4,485 
2,259 
- 
2,259 
- 
- 
- 
- 
35 to 44 years 
8,647 
3,939 
- 
- 
3,939 
- 
- 
- 
45 to 49 years 
7,537 
3,721 
- 
- 
- 
3,721 
- 
- 
50 to 54 years 
11,468 
5,650 
- 
- 
- 
5,650 
- 
- 
55 to 59 years 
1 1 ,474 
5,957 
- 
- 
- 
- 
5,957 
- 
60 to 64 years 
10,257 
5,584 
- 
- 
- 
- 
5,584 
- 
65 to 69 years 
7,359 
4,392 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
4,392 
70 years and over 
12,896 
7,694 
- 
" 
- 
- 
7,694 
Average age 
56.6 
57.5 
22.1 
30.4 
40.0 
50.1 
59.4 
72.8 
Spanish, Hispanic, or Latino origin (see text) 
339 
215 
2 
14 
24 
53 
59 
63 
Race: 
American Indian or Alaska Native 
141 
61 
- 
1 
16 
10 
21 
13 
Asian 
266 
188 
- 
7 
74 
34 
47 
26 
Black or African American 
30 
13 
- 
1 
2 
5 
4 
1 
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 
5 
3 
- 
- 
- 
3 
~ 
- 
White 
73,984 
39,107 
225 
2,249 
3,844 
9,306 
1 1 ,452 
12,031 
More than one race reported 
116 
51 
2 
1 
3 
13 
17 
15 
Farms by number of persons living in 
operator's household: 
1 person 
10,742 
5,790 
65 
426 
480 
1,139 
1,539 
2,141 
2 people 
36,225 
19,761 
81 
459 
513 
2,909 
7,253 
8,546 
3 people 
9,686 
5,1 66 
28 
422 
483 
1,828 
1,553 
852 
4 people 
9,211 
4,190 
28 
484 
1,007 
1,679 
673 
319 
5 or more people 
8,678 
4,516 
25 
468 
1,456 
1,816 
523 
228 
Percent of operator's total 
household income from farming: 
Less than 25 percent 
39,068 
11,934 
76 
566 
982 
2,239 
3,065 
5,006 
25 to 49 percent 
7,671 
3,963 
13 
293 
386 
674 
909 
1,688 
50 to 74 percent 
10,374 
7,445 
41 
466 
772 
1,615 
2,019 
2,532 
75 to 99 percent 
9,629 
8,520 
52 
457 
790 
2,136 
2,234 
2,851 
1 00 percent 
7,800 
7,561 
45 
477 
1,009 
2,707 
3,314 
9 
Operator is a hired manager farms 
2,086 
1,546 
13 
131 
151 
456 
474 
321 
acres 
1,517,087 
1,379,042 
4,257 
73,755 
149,906 
496,353 
446,039 
208,732 
Farms with- 
Internet access 
54,513 
28,338 
183 
1,964 
3,165 
7,512 
8,762 
6,752 
Dial-up service 
5,451 
3,093 
16 
101 
252 
637 
1,038 
1,049 
DSL service 
23,960 
12,140 
86 
790 
1,367 
3,388 
3,711 
2,798 
Cable modem service 
5,869 
2,536 
14 
192 
289 
578 
768 
695 
Fiber-optic service 
5,210 
3,012 
16 
236 
284 
827 
947 
702 
Mobile broadband plan for a computer 
or cell phone 
9,294 
4,771 
43 
553 
659 
1,324 
1,317 
875 
Satellite service 
8,970 
5,250 
33 
336 
609 
1,393 
1,681 
1,198 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
1,126 
659 
5 
50 
89 
144 
168 
203 
Other Internet service 
1,166 
631 
1 
31 
73 
180 
214 
132 
Farms by number of households sharing 
In net income of operation: 
1 household 
59,907 
30,484 
191 
1,854 
3,160 
7,242 
8,828 
9,209 
2 households 
1 1 ,028 
6,823 
32 
294 
576 
1,542 
2,077 
2,302 
3 households 
2,094 
1,293 
2 
56 
94 
321 
411 
409 
4 households 
838 
465 
1 
25 
63 
150 
134 
92 
5 or more households 
675 
358 
1 
30 
46 
116 
91 
74 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
202 Minnesota 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
