Table 69. Summary by Age and Primary Occupation of Principal Operator: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Other occupations 
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 
31,182 
165 
2,085 
4,315 
8,682 
9,220 
6,715 
Female 
3,937 
27 
141 
393 
952 
970 
1,454 
Primary occupation: 
Farming 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other 
35,119 
192 
2,226 
4,708 
9,634 
10,190 
8,169 
Place of residence: 
On farm operated 
25,119 
106 
1,442 
3,386 
7,497 
7,558 
5,130 
Not on farm operated 
10,000 
86 
784 
1,322 
2,137 
2,632 
3,039 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
5,424 
9 
48 
204 
496 
1,113 
3,554 
Any 
29,695 
183 
2,178 
4,504 
9,138 
9,077 
4,615 
1 to 49 days 
2,222 
20 
76 
265 
457 
631 
773 
50 to 99 days 
1,176 
22 
54 
142 
238 
349 
371 
100 to 199 days 
3,249 
29 
239 
347 
938 
1,046 
650 
200 days or more 
23,048 
112 
1,809 
3,750 
7,505 
7,051 
2,821 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
1,185 
56 
274 
315 
302 
173 
65 
3 or 4 years 
1,684 
72 
480 
420 
382 
230 
100 
5 to 9 years 
4,800 
64 
865 
1,185 
1,352 
969 
365 
1 0 years or more 
27,450 
- 
607 
2,788 
7,598 
8,818 
7,639 
Average years on present farm 
21.8 
3.9 
7.0 
11.5 
17.7 
23.7 
34.8 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
925 
51 
216 
260 
218 
124 
56 
3 or 4 years 
1,423 
72 
416 
366 
305 
185 
79 
5 to 9 years 
4,321 
69 
883 
1,061 
1,163 
828 
317 
1 0 years or more 
28,450 
- 
711 
3,021 
7,948 
9,053 
7,717 
Average years operating any farm 
23.4 
4.0 
7.7 
12.4 
19.2 
25.6 
36.7 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
192 
192 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
25 to 34 years 
2,226 
- 
2,226 
- 
- 
- 
- 
35 to 44 years 
4,708 
- 
- 
4,708 
- 
- 
- 
45 to 49 years 
3,816 
- 
- 
- 
3,816 
- 
- 
50 to 54 years 
5,818 
- 
- 
- 
5,818 
- 
- 
55 to 59 years 
5,517 
- 
- 
- 
- 
5,517 
- 
60 to 64 years 
4,673 
- 
- 
- 
- 
4,673 
- 
65 to 69 years 
2,967 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2,967 
70 years and over 
5,202 
- 
" 
- 
- 
5,202 
Average age 
55.5 
21.9 
30.8 
40.1 
50.2 
59.2 
73.6 
Spanish, Hispanic, or Latino origin (see text) 
124 
- 
9 
18 
30 
45 
22 
Race: 
American Indian or Alaska Native 
80 
- 
2 
6 
25 
37 
10 
Asian 
78 
3 
11 
14 
25 
17 
8 
Black or African American 
17 
- 
- 
3 
4 
6 
4 
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 
2 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2 
White 
34,877 
187 
2,209 
4,677 
9,558 
10,113 
8,133 
More than one race reported 
65 
2 
4 
8 
22 
17 
12 
Farms by number of persons living in 
operator's household: 
1 person 
4,952 
65 
352 
416 
951 
1,224 
1,944 
2 people 
16,464 
46 
531 
679 
3,572 
6,443 
5,193 
3 people 
4,520 
49 
410 
621 
1,601 
1,339 
500 
4 people 
5,021 
11 
504 
1,440 
1,975 
779 
312 
5 or more people 
4,162 
21 
429 
1,552 
1,535 
405 
220 
Percent of operator's total 
household income from farming: 
Less than 25 percent 
27,134 
115 
1,574 
3,708 
7,580 
8,072 
6,085 
25 to 49 percent 
3,708 
28 
323 
561 
1,002 
959 
835 
50 to 74 percent 
2,929 
39 
267 
339 
728 
780 
776 
75 to 99 percent 
1,109 
8 
50 
71 
252 
258 
470 
1 00 percent 
239 
2 
12 
29 
72 
121 
3 
Operator is a hired manager farms 
540 
4 
38 
73 
155 
168 
102 
acres 
138,045 
664 
5,462 
21,376 
41,184 
50,058 
19,301 
Farms with- 
Internet access 
26,175 
162 
1,848 
3,917 
7,676 
7,651 
4,921 
Dial-up service 
2,358 
3 
106 
238 
604 
793 
614 
DSL service 
11,820 
54 
707 
1,777 
3,700 
3,483 
2,099 
Cable modem service 
3,333 
15 
249 
454 
809 
1,001 
805 
Fiber-optic service 
2,198 
22 
130 
359 
599 
644 
444 
Mobile broadband plan for a computer 
or cell phone 
4,523 
58 
597 
830 
1,277 
1,037 
724 
Satellite service 
3,720 
28 
219 
559 
1,106 
1,130 
678 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
467 
- 
42 
72 
106 
161 
86 
Other Internet service 
535 
4 
29 
99 
185 
152 
66 
Farms by number of households sharing 
in net income of operation: 
1 household 
29,423 
163 
1,921 
4,047 
8,088 
8,560 
6,644 
2 households 
4,205 
21 
229 
433 
1,105 
1,257 
1,160 
3 households 
801 
1 
45 
99 
219 
222 
215 
4 households 
373 
4 
17 
73 
123 
84 
72 
5 or more households 
317 
3 
14 
56 
99 
67 
78 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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