Table 64. Summary by Size of Farm: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Total 
1 to 9 
acres 
1 0 to 49 
acres 
50 to 69 
acres 
70 to 99 
acres 
100 to 139 
acres 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR 
CHARACTERISTICS - Con. 
Place of residence: 
On farm operated 
62,381 
5,810 
20,031 
5,517 
6,677 
5,741 
Not on farm operated 
13,081 
986 
4,189 
1,338 
1,659 
1,393 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
27,678 
1,673 
6,956 
2,228 
2,996 
2,806 
Any 
47,784 
5,123 
17,264 
4,627 
5,340 
4,328 
1 to 49 days 
6,131 
518 
1,931 
632 
752 
598 
50 to 99 days 
2,849 
206 
839 
289 
344 
289 
1 00 to 1 99 days 
5,961 
559 
1,930 
533 
670 
566 
200 days or more 
32,843 
3,840 
12,564 
3,173 
3,574 
2,875 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
2,216 
333 
923 
251 
235 
174 
3 or 4 years 
3,287 
542 
1,352 
331 
389 
246 
5 to 9 years 
9,595 
1,389 
4,026 
943 
1,019 
806 
1 0 years or more 
60,364 
4,532 
17,919 
5,330 
6,693 
5,908 
Average years on present farm 
23.8 
17.1 
19.6 
22.6 
23.9 
25.3 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
252 
655 
170 
171 
134 
3 or 4 years 
448 
1,121 
265 
317 
218 
5 to 9 years 
SI 
1,247 
3,536 
800 
894 
672 
1 0 years or more 
62,964 
4,849 
18,908 
5,620 
6,954 
6,110 
Average years operating any farm 
25.9 
19.1 
21.7 
24.7 
26.1 
27.4 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
455 
84 
155 
39 
58 
41 
25 to 34 years 
4,796 
661 
1,587 
403 
587 
498 
35 to 44 years 
8,793 
1,095 
3,144 
788 
927 
736 
45 to 49 years 
7,569 
875 
2,630 
642 
770 
643 
50 to 54 years 
10,832 
1,020 
3,514 
947 
1,038 
986 
55 to 59 years 
11,227 
982 
3,630 
930 
1,211 
987 
60 to 64 years 
10,153 
865 
3,214 
934 
1,040 
907 
65 to 69 years 
7,634 
515 
2,332 
736 
864 
782 
70 years and over 
14,003 
699 
4,014 
1,436 
1,841 
1,554 
Average age 
56.8 
52.6 
55.9 
57.6 
57.7 
57.8 
Spanish, Hispanic, or Latino origin (see text) 
427 
53 
185 
31 
45 
36 
Race: 
American Indian or Alaska Native 
113 
13 
47 
10 
12 
10 
Asian 
87 
15 
41 
4 
9 
4 
Black or African American 
146 
12 
60 
13 
23 
10 
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
White 
74,934 
6,739 
23,989 
6,809 
8,270 
7,100 
More than one race reported 
182 
17 
83 
19 
22 
10 
Farms by number of persons living in 
operator's household: 
1 person 
9,460 
700 
3,077 
986 
1,139 
947 
2 people 
35,606 
2,747 
1 1 ,269 
3,240 
3,904 
3,385 
3 people 
10,632 
1,120 
3,566 
938 
1,081 
869 
4 people 
9,476 
1,033 
3,128 
788 
959 
776 
5 or more people 
10,288 
1,196 
3,180 
903 
1,253 
1,157 
Percent of operator's total 
household income from farming: 
Less than 25 percent 
51,369 
6,079 
21,437 
5,493 
5,962 
4,438 
25 to 49 percent 
7,247 
258 
1,235 
619 
976 
1,055 
50 to 74 percent 
7,682 
223 
878 
439 
742 
788 
75 to 99 percent 
5,143 
116 
331 
163 
388 
487 
1 00 percent 
4,021 
120 
339 
141 
268 
366 
Operator is a hired manager farms 
1,386 
111 
302 
97 
136 
107 
acres 
562,889 
543 
7,569 
5,621 
1 1 ,258 
12,545 
Farms with- 
Internet access 
51,238 
5,038 
16,927 
4,487 
5,002 
4,142 
Dial-up service 
5,544 
433 
1,741 
527 
626 
543 
DSL service 
18,607 
1,801 
6,229 
1,606 
1,782 
1,405 
Cable modem service 
11,051 
1,449 
4,003 
1,029 
1,009 
846 
Fiber-optic service 
1,314 
119 
391 
107 
122 
111 
Mobile broadband plan for a computer 
or cell phone 
9,390 
873 
3,083 
797 
846 
727 
Satellite service 
8,078 
557 
2,300 
630 
826 
775 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
1,597 
175 
544 
134 
160 
117 
Other Internet service 
1,174 
130 
404 
86 
108 
95 
Farms by number of households sharing 
in net income of operation: 
1 household 
60,197 
5,944 
20,585 
5,676 
6,656 
5,698 
2 households 
11,465 
619 
2,874 
903 
1,294 
1,095 
3 households 
2,271 
132 
466 
175 
223 
160 
4 households 
852 
52 
174 
51 
82 
93 
5 or more households 
677 
49 
121 
50 
81 
88 
FARMS BY TYPE OF 
ORGANIZATION (SEE TEXT) 
Operation with 50 percent or more ownership 
interest held by operator and/or persons 
related by blood, marriage. 
or adoption farms 
73,220 
6,670 
23,689 
6,685 
8,107 
6,917 
acres 
13,179,482 
33,453 
608,959 
390,647 
670,589 
805,217 
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued 
70 Ohio 
2012 Census of Agricuiture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
