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 
34,906 
132 
1,544 
4,432 
9,092 
11,032 
8,674 
Female 
4,690 
18 
139 
438 
997 
1,416 
1,682 
Primary occupation: 
Farming 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other 
39,596 
150 
1,683 
4,870 
10,089 
12,448 
10,356 
Place of residence: 
On farm operated 
30,795 
83 
1,182 
3,877 
8,040 
9,903 
7,710 
Not on farm operated 
8,801 
67 
501 
993 
2,049 
2,545 
2,646 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
6,577 
7 
58 
248 
560 
1,519 
4,185 
Any 
33,019 
143 
1,625 
4,622 
9,529 
10,929 
6,171 
1 to 49 days 
2,839 
17 
83 
296 
563 
868 
1,012 
50 to 99 days 
1,703 
- 
56 
179 
377 
562 
529 
100 to 199 days 
3,917 
23 
133 
461 
964 
1,374 
962 
200 days or more 
24,560 
103 
1,353 
3,686 
7,625 
8,125 
3,668 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
1,396 
26 
234 
364 
338 
307 
127 
3 or 4 years 
2,053 
57 
310 
458 
552 
459 
217 
5 to 9 years 
6,499 
67 
633 
1,375 
1,979 
1,669 
776 
1 0 years or more 
29,648 
- 
506 
2,673 
7,220 
10,013 
9,236 
Average years on present farm 
20.4 
4.3 
7.4 
11.3 
16.3 
21.4 
29.7 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
1,029 
22 
155 
283 
242 
233 
94 
3 or 4 years 
1,709 
61 
280 
384 
453 
357 
174 
5 to 9 years 
5,487 
67 
607 
1,213 
1,631 
1,330 
639 
1 0 years or more 
31,371 
- 
641 
2,990 
7,763 
10,528 
9,449 
Average years operating any farm 
22.4 
4.4 
8.2 
12.6 
18.2 
23.6 
32.0 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
150 
150 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
25 to 34 years 
1,683 
- 
1,683 
- 
- 
- 
- 
35 to 44 years 
4,870 
- 
- 
4,870 
- 
- 
- 
45 to 49 years 
4,341 
- 
- 
- 
4,341 
- 
- 
50 to 54 years 
5,748 
- 
- 
- 
5,748 
- 
- 
55 to 59 years 
6,382 
- 
- 
- 
- 
6,382 
- 
60 to 64 years 
6,066 
- 
- 
- 
- 
6,066 
- 
65 to 69 years 
4,081 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
4,081 
70 years and over 
6,275 
- 
" 
- 
" 
6,275 
Average age 
56.8 
22.3 
30.9 
40.3 
50.0 
59.4 
72.7 
Spanish, Hispanic, or Latino origin (see text) 
276 
- 
6 
35 
123 
55 
57 
Race: 
American Indian or Alaska Native 
177 
- 
2 
17 
79 
37 
42 
Asian 
52 
- 
- 
10 
24 
14 
4 
Black or African American 
570 
- 
- 
24 
135 
221 
190 
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
White 
38,670 
150 
1,679 
4,807 
9,820 
12,133 
10,081 
More than one race reported 
126 
- 
2 
12 
31 
42 
39 
Farms by number of persons living in 
operator's household: 
1 person 
5,366 
32 
148 
350 
1,080 
1,582 
2,174 
2 people 
19,201 
58 
452 
894 
3,516 
7,575 
6,706 
3 people 
6,695 
25 
438 
938 
2,319 
2,070 
905 
4 people 
5,610 
30 
464 
1,750 
2,146 
820 
400 
5 or more people 
2,724 
5 
181 
938 
1,028 
401 
171 
Percent of operator's total 
household income from farming: 
Less than 25 percent 
36,073 
126 
1,499 
4,457 
9,249 
11,394 
9,348 
25 to 49 percent 
2,068 
5 
115 
243 
516 
652 
537 
50 to 74 percent 
1,080 
10 
45 
130 
236 
292 
367 
75 to 99 percent 
287 
5 
20 
32 
63 
63 
104 
1 00 percent 
88 
4 
4 
8 
25 
47 
- 
Operator is a hired manager farms 
490 
- 
20 
95 
104 
115 
156 
acres 
79,521 
- 
1,324 
20,239 
16,416 
14,570 
26,972 
Farms with- 
Internet access 
27,085 
100 
1,338 
3,987 
7,634 
8,445 
5,581 
Dial-up service 
2,727 
8 
57 
259 
657 
994 
752 
DSL service 
10,915 
40 
548 
1,709 
3,220 
3,304 
2,094 
Cable modem service 
5,690 
24 
236 
732 
1,479 
1,847 
1,372 
Fiber-optic service 
833 
2 
46 
98 
235 
236 
216 
Mobile broadband plan for a computer 
or cell phone 
5,749 
26 
474 
1,024 
1,688 
1,557 
980 
Satellite service 
3,585 
6 
115 
488 
1,024 
1,206 
746 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
580 
- 
19 
72 
123 
207 
159 
Other Internet service 
300 
5 
10 
44 
80 
84 
77 
Farms by number of households sharing 
in net income of operation: 
1 household 
32,572 
127 
1,424 
4,198 
8,429 
10,218 
8,176 
2 households 
5,709 
17 
187 
486 
1,308 
1,854 
1,857 
3 households 
835 
4 
38 
88 
205 
271 
229 
4 households 
331 
2 
23 
65 
109 
75 
57 
5 or more households 
149 
- 
11 
33 
38 
30 
37 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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