Table 67. Summary by Legal Status For Tax Purposes: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Total 
Family or 
individual 
Partnership 
Total 
Registered 
under 
state law 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
66,760 
59,284 
4,185 
2,827 
Female 
8,702 
7,658 
441 
323 
Primary occupation: 
Farming 
33,140 
28,560 
2,533 
1,790 
Other 
42,322 
38,382 
2,093 
1,360 
Place of residence: 
On farm operated 
62,381 
56,494 
3,312 
2,202 
Not on farm operated 
13,081 
10,448 
1,314 
948 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
27,678 
23,778 
2,077 
1,413 
Any 
47,784 
43,164 
2,549 
1,737 
1 to 49 days 
6,131 
5,372 
410 
266 
50 to 99 days 
2,849 
2,525 
173 
121 
1 00 to 1 99 days 
5,961 
5,407 
308 
208 
200 days or more 
32,843 
29,860 
1,658 
1,142 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
2,216 
1,972 
140 
96 
3 or 4 years 
3,287 
2,901 
200 
147 
5 to 9 years 
9,595 
8,552 
566 
401 
1 0 years or more 
60,364 
53,517 
3,720 
2,506 
Average years on present farm 
23.8 
23.6 
25.3 
24.7 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
1,579 
1,422 
79 
55 
3 or 4 years 
2,689 
2,382 
158 
118 
5 to 9 years 
8,230 
7,383 
452 
308 
1 0 years or more 
62,964 
55,755 
3,937 
2,669 
Average years operating any farm 
25.9 
25.6 
28.2 
27.6 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
455 
423 
22 
18 
25 to 34 years 
4,796 
4,458 
215 
145 
35 to 44 years 
8,793 
7,886 
498 
375 
45 to 49 years 
7,569 
6,832 
403 
303 
50 to 54 years 
10,832 
9,574 
656 
457 
55 to 59 years 
11,227 
9,887 
755 
526 
60 to 64 years 
10,153 
8,947 
656 
446 
65 to 69 years 
7,634 
6,711 
466 
311 
70 years and over 
14,003 
12,224 
955 
569 
Average age 
56.8 
56.6 
58.1 
57.2 
Spanish, Hispanic, or Latino origin (see text) 
427 
377 
28 
18 
Race: 
American Indian or Alaska Native 
113 
98 
11 
8 
Asian 
87 
73 
10 
10 
Black or African American 
146 
132 
5 
- 
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 
- 
- 
- 
- 
White 
74,934 
66,472 
4,593 
3,127 
More than one race reported 
182 
167 
7 
5 
Farms by number of persons living in 
operator's household: 
1 person 
9,460 
8,479 
493 
317 
2 people 
35,606 
31,389 
2,288 
1,515 
3 people 
10,632 
9,490 
621 
450 
4 people 
9,476 
8,393 
572 
414 
5 or more people 
10,288 
9,191 
652 
454 
Percent of operator's total 
household income from farming: 
Less than 25 percent 
51,369 
46,517 
2,565 
1,704 
25 to 49 percent 
7,247 
6,340 
521 
337 
50 to 74 percent 
7,682 
6,542 
653 
445 
75 to 99 percent 
5,143 
4,255 
504 
368 
1 00 percent 
4,021 
3,288 
383 
296 
Operator is a hired manager farms 
1,386 
718 
198 
159 
acres 
562,889 
171,942 
128,321 
107,861 
Farms with- 
Internet access 
51,238 
45,109 
3,226 
2,288 
Dial-up service 
5,544 
5,012 
334 
209 
DSL service 
18,607 
16,261 
1,216 
856 
Cable modem service 
11,051 
9,568 
727 
520 
Fiber-optic service 
1,314 
1,105 
92 
72 
Mobile broadband plan for a computer 
or cell phone 
9,390 
8,193 
620 
472 
Satellite service 
8,078 
7,116 
557 
409 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
1,597 
1,385 
112 
89 
Other Internet service 
1,174 
1,011 
73 
55 
Farms by number of households sharing 
in net income of operation: 
1 household 
60,197 
55,475 
2,095 
1,394 
2 households 
11,465 
8,929 
1,727 
1,134 
3 households 
2,271 
1,507 
503 
383 
4 households 
852 
565 
180 
143 
5 or more households 
677 
466 
121 
96 
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued 
148 Ohio 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
