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 
66,760 
29,792 
200 
1,694 
2,542 
5,654 
8,204 
1 1 ,498 
Female 
8,702 
3,348 
18 
167 
349 
738 
924 
1,152 
Primary occupation: 
Farming 
33,140 
33,140 
218 
1,861 
2,891 
6,392 
9,128 
12,650 
Other 
42,322 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Place of residence: 
On farm operated 
62,381 
28,600 
148 
1,418 
2,411 
5,464 
7,963 
11,196 
Not on farm operated 
13,081 
4,540 
70 
443 
480 
928 
1,165 
1,454 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
27,678 
21,116 
62 
797 
1,356 
3,193 
5,702 
10,006 
Any 
47,784 
12,024 
156 
1,064 
1,535 
3,199 
3,426 
2,644 
1 to 49 days 
6,131 
3,415 
54 
310 
409 
784 
946 
912 
50 to 99 days 
2,849 
1,545 
21 
115 
176 
355 
450 
428 
1 00 to 1 99 days 
5,961 
2,059 
28 
150 
264 
557 
667 
393 
200 days or more 
32,843 
5,005 
53 
489 
686 
1,503 
1,363 
911 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
2,216 
700 
76 
179 
112 
130 
108 
95 
3 or 4 years 
3,287 
1,038 
62 
269 
182 
191 
204 
130 
5 to 9 years 
9,595 
3,209 
80 
795 
635 
646 
610 
443 
1 0 years or more 
60,364 
28,193 
- 
618 
1,962 
5,425 
8,206 
1 1 ,982 
Average years on present farm 
23.8 
28.0 
3.8 
7.8 
13.6 
21.8 
27.8 
37.8 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
1,579 
485 
63 
126 
68 
89 
79 
60 
3 or 4 years 
2,689 
806 
64 
220 
140 
136 
149 
97 
5 to 9 years 
8,230 
2,616 
91 
761 
474 
507 
449 
334 
1 0 years or more 
62,964 
29,233 
- 
754 
2,209 
5,660 
8,451 
12,159 
Average years operating any farm 
25.9 
30.4 
4.1 
8.6 
15.1 
23.8 
30.2 
40.9 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
455 
218 
218 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
25 to 34 years 
4,796 
1,861 
- 
1,861 
- 
- 
- 
- 
35 to 44 years 
8,793 
2,891 
- 
- 
2,891 
- 
- 
- 
45 to 49 years 
7,569 
2,465 
- 
- 
- 
2,465 
- 
- 
50 to 54 years 
10,832 
3,927 
- 
- 
- 
3,927 
- 
- 
55 to 59 years 
1 1 ,227 
4,422 
- 
- 
- 
- 
4,422 
- 
60 to 64 years 
10,153 
4,706 
- 
- 
- 
- 
4,706 
- 
65 to 69 years 
7,634 
4,295 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
4,295 
70 years and over 
14,003 
8,355 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
8,355 
Average age 
56.8 
59.4 
22.6 
30.5 
40.0 
50.2 
59.6 
73.1 
Spanish, Hispanic, or Latino origin (see text) 
427 
206 
- 
5 
22 
44 
67 
68 
Race: 
American Indian or Alaska Native 
113 
54 
- 
4 
7 
13 
18 
12 
Asian 
87 
28 
- 
- 
- 
8 
11 
9 
Black or African American 
146 
59 
- 
- 
- 
7 
21 
31 
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
White 
74,934 
32,926 
216 
1,856 
2,870 
6,347 
9,060 
12,577 
More than one race reported 
182 
73 
2 
1 
14 
17 
18 
21 
Farms by number of persons living in 
operator's household: 
1 person 
9,460 
4,448 
44 
179 
194 
622 
1,176 
2,233 
2 people 
35,606 
17,280 
69 
365 
433 
2,082 
5,485 
8,846 
3 people 
10,632 
4,206 
57 
345 
371 
1,114 
1,302 
1,017 
4 people 
9,476 
3,186 
27 
364 
676 
1,161 
665 
293 
5 or more people 
10,288 
4,020 
21 
608 
1,217 
1,413 
500 
261 
Percent of operator's total 
household income from farming: 
Less than 25 percent 
51,369 
15,854 
103 
647 
1,105 
2,645 
4,145 
7,209 
25 to 49 percent 
7,247 
3,654 
16 
199 
295 
581 
890 
1,673 
50 to 74 percent 
7,682 
5,260 
34 
331 
418 
968 
1,273 
2,236 
75 to 99 percent 
5,143 
4,555 
30 
318 
521 
996 
1,167 
1,523 
1 00 percent 
4,021 
3,817 
35 
366 
552 
1,202 
1,653 
9 
Operator is a hired manager farms 
1,386 
928 
12 
77 
123 
246 
264 
206 
acres 
562,889 
490,561 
974 
26,085 
47,829 
136,250 
172,213 
107,210 
Farms with- 
Internet access 
51,238 
21,014 
137 
1,143 
1,963 
4,508 
6,388 
6,875 
Dial-up service 
5,544 
2,445 
11 
54 
156 
401 
765 
1,058 
DSL service 
18,607 
7,752 
36 
376 
734 
1,750 
2,437 
2,419 
Cable modem service 
11,051 
4,089 
31 
212 
338 
838 
1,189 
1,481 
Fiber-optic service 
1,314 
519 
- 
17 
43 
104 
188 
167 
Mobile broadband plan for a computer 
or cell phone 
9,390 
3,858 
46 
388 
468 
874 
1,117 
965 
Satellite service 
8,078 
3,534 
21 
183 
299 
762 
1,079 
1,190 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
1,597 
707 
2 
39 
51 
140 
208 
267 
Other Internet service 
1,174 
480 
8 
40 
44 
118 
137 
133 
Farms by number of households sharing 
in net income of operation: 
1 household 
60,197 
25,001 
179 
1,509 
2,284 
4,810 
6,848 
9,371 
2 households 
1 1 ,465 
6,069 
32 
244 
400 
1,089 
1,689 
2,615 
3 households 
2,271 
1,264 
2 
42 
96 
267 
381 
476 
4 households 
852 
437 
5 
36 
50 
122 
118 
106 
5 or more households 
677 
369 
- 
30 
61 
104 
92 
82 
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued 
202 Ohio 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
