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 
937 
427 
- 
15 
20 
104 
121 
167 
Female 
306 
192 
7 
10 
28 
37 
70 
40 
Primary occupation: 
Farming 
619 
619 
7 
25 
48 
141 
191 
207 
Other 
624 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Place of residence: 
On farm operated 
963 
490 
1 
6 
36 
110 
154 
183 
Not on farm operated 
280 
129 
6 
19 
12 
31 
37 
24 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
454 
364 
- 
8 
32 
62 
117 
145 
Any 
789 
255 
7 
17 
16 
79 
74 
62 
1 to 49 days 
84 
35 
- 
4 
- 
11 
10 
10 
50 to 99 days 
51 
32 
- 
- 
2 
7 
17 
6 
1 00 to 1 99 days 
133 
52 
- 
5 
4 
18 
18 
7 
200 days or more 
521 
136 
7 
8 
10 
43 
29 
39 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
72 
29 
6 
10 
2 
- 
9 
2 
3 or 4 years 
90 
24 
- 
5 
2 
5 
5 
7 
5 to 9 years 
221 
92 
1 
10 
20 
35 
16 
10 
1 0 years or more 
860 
474 
- 
- 
24 
101 
161 
188 
Average years on present farm 
20.8 
23.2 
1.7 
4.3 
10.0 
16.1 
23.3 
34.1 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
53 
17 
- 
6 
2 
- 
9 
- 
3 or 4 years 
92 
34 
6 
9 
2 
5 
5 
7 
5 to 9 years 
204 
79 
1 
10 
20 
28 
11 
9 
1 0 years or more 
894 
489 
- 
- 
24 
108 
166 
191 
Average years operating any farm 
22.2 
25.0 
4.3 
4.5 
10.9 
17.5 
24.6 
36.8 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
10 
7 
7 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
25 to 34 years 
57 
25 
- 
25 
- 
- 
- 
- 
35 to 44 years 
115 
48 
- 
- 
48 
- 
- 
- 
45 to 49 years 
195 
64 
- 
- 
- 
64 
- 
- 
50 to 54 years 
166 
77 
- 
- 
- 
77 
- 
- 
55 to 59 years 
167 
90 
- 
- 
- 
- 
90 
- 
60 to 64 years 
170 
101 
- 
- 
- 
- 
101 
- 
65 to 69 years 
179 
92 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
92 
70 years and over 
184 
115 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
115 
Average age 
56.7 
58.4 
22.9 
30.1 
39.9 
49.7 
59.7 
72.0 
Spanish, Hispanic, or Latino origin (see text) 
9 
9 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
9 
Race: 
American Indian or Alaska Native 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Asian 
14 
2 
- 
1 
- 
- 
1 
- 
Black or African American 
4 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
White 
1,216 
615 
7 
24 
48 
139 
190 
207 
More than one race reported 
9 
2 
- 
- 
- 
2 
- 
- 
Farms by number of persons living in 
operator's household: 
1 person 
160 
94 
6 
4 
6 
12 
27 
39 
2 people 
538 
292 
1 
13 
17 
24 
113 
124 
3 people 
226 
108 
- 
3 
8 
33 
31 
33 
4 people 
181 
84 
- 
- 
16 
50 
12 
6 
5 or more people 
138 
41 
- 
5 
1 
22 
8 
5 
Percent of operator's total 
household income from farming: 
Less than 25 percent 
901 
327 
6 
13 
24 
83 
86 
115 
25 to 49 percent 
129 
101 
- 
1 
6 
15 
32 
47 
50 to 74 percent 
71 
62 
- 
3 
1 
4 
20 
34 
75 to 99 percent 
56 
48 
1 
- 
8 
15 
13 
11 
1 00 percent 
86 
81 
- 
8 
9 
24 
40 
- 
Operator is a hired manager farms 
74 
46 
- 
- 
3 
10 
17 
16 
acres 
12,521 
8,650 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
1,884 
(D) 
Farms with- 
Internet access 
1,006 
515 
7 
25 
48 
126 
173 
136 
Dial-up service 
31 
24 
- 
- 
2 
- 
15 
7 
DSL service 
130 
69 
- 
3 
13 
24 
18 
11 
Cable modem service 
522 
247 
- 
18 
15 
67 
76 
71 
Fiber-optic service 
268 
149 
6 
3 
19 
30 
55 
36 
Mobile broadband plan for a computer 
or cell phone 
108 
59 
1 
2 
6 
17 
28 
5 
Satellite service 
44 
22 
- 
- 
- 
7 
4 
11 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
16 
11 
- 
- 
- 
5 
6 
- 
Other Internet service 
7 
5 
- 
- 
- 
- 
5 
- 
Farms by number of households sharing 
in net income of operation: 
1 household 
1,078 
528 
7 
20 
46 
119 
153 
183 
2 households 
123 
67 
- 
5 
- 
15 
32 
15 
3 households 
30 
20 
- 
- 
2 
5 
5 
8 
4 households 
3 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
5 or more households 
9 
4 
- 
- 
- 
2 
1 
1 
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued 
188 Rhode Island 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
