Table 59. Spanish, Hispanic, or Latino Origin Operators - Selected Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Characteristics 
All operators 
Principal operator 
Characteristics 
All operators 
Principal operator 
2012 
2007 
2012 
2007 
2012 
2007 
2012 
2007 
Operators number 
494 
288 
316 
166 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
15 
6 
- 
3 
Sex of operator: 
25 to 34 years 
66 
24 
36 
8 
Male 
352 
202 
292 
158 
35 to 44 years 
81 
53 
34 
23 
Female 
142 
86 
24 
8 
45 to 54 years 
112 
85 
68 
47 
55 to 64 years 
110 
62 
84 
39 
Primary occupation: 
65 to 74 years 
39 
26 
33 
18 
Farming 
210 
158 
142 
98 
75 years and over 
71 
32 
61 
28 
Other 
284 
130 
174 
68 
Average age of - 
Place of residence: 
All operators 
52.9 
53.3 
(X) 
(X) 
On farm operated 
369 
223 
230 
130 
Principal operator 
(X) 
(X) 
57.0 
56.8 
Not on farm operated 
125 
65 
86 
36 
Second operator 
47.8 
48.2 
(X) 
(X) 
Third operator 
34.5 
50.3 
(X) 
(X) 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
172 
122 
121 
76 
Spanish, Hispanic, or 
Any 
322 
166 
195 
90 
Latino origin (see text) 
494 
288 
316 
166 
1 to 49 days 
41 
34 
24 
16 
50 to 99 days 
7 
11 
6 
4 
Race: 
100 to 199 days 
29 
17 
19 
9 
American Indian or Alaska Native 
13 
2 
9 
2 
200 days or more 
245 
104 
146 
61 
Asian 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Black or African American 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Years on present farm: 
Native Hawaiian or 
2 years or less 
42 
15 
22 
7 
Other Pacific Islander 
- 
- 
- 
- 
3 or 4 years 
22 
26 
11 
15 
White 
477 
285 
303 
164 
5 to 9 years 
117 
50 
61 
29 
More than one race reported 
4 
1 
4 
- 
10 years or more 
313 
197 
222 
115 
Number of persons living 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
in household of- 
2 years or less 
34 
(NA) 
16 
(NA) 
Principal operator 
(X) 
(X) 
888 
501 
3 or 4 years 
25 
(NA) 
13 
(NA) 
Second operator 
89 
91 
(X) 
(X) 
5 to 9 years 
115 
(NA) 
62 
(NA) 
Third operator 
53 
28 
(X) 
(X) 
10 years or more 
320 
(NA) 
225 
(NA) 
1 Data were collected for a maximum of three operators per farm. 
46 Nebraska 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
