Table 64. Summary by Size of Farm: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Total 
1 to 9 
acres 
10 to 49 
acres 
50 to 69 
acres 
70 to 99 
acres 
100 to 139 
acres 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR 
CHARACTERISTICS - Con. 
Place of residence: 
On farm operated 
36,652 
2,437 
6,184 
1,081 
1,641 
1,294 
Not on farm operated 
13,317 
1,083 
1,941 
586 
1,050 
803 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
21,662 
833 
1,873 
434 
723 
590 
Any 
28,307 
2,687 
6,252 
1,233 
1,968 
1,507 
1 to 49 days 
4,440 
332 
685 
160 
216 
193 
50 to 99 days 
1,586 
98 
241 
56 
117 
77 
100 to 199 days 
3,353 
275 
665 
154 
234 
163 
200 days or more 
18,928 
1,982 
4,661 
863 
1,401 
1,074 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
1,710 
278 
356 
101 
128 
103 
3 or 4 years 
2,289 
275 
535 
129 
176 
138 
5 to 9 years 
5,977 
699 
1,497 
262 
391 
311 
10 years or more 
39,993 
2,268 
5,737 
1,175 
1,996 
1,545 
Average years on present farm 
25.2 
17.2 
18.7 
20.7 
21.5 
22.3 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
1,125 
197 
230 
66 
99 
71 
3 or 4 years 
1,745 
230 
445 
88 
132 
112 
5 to 9 years 
5,160 
638 
1,305 
229 
351 
282 
10 years or more 
41,939 
2,455 
6,145 
1,284 
2,109 
1,632 
Average years operating any farm 
27.3 
19.3 
21.0 
23.4 
23.9 
25.1 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
456 
50 
66 
9 
33 
29 
25 to 34 years 
4,291 
414 
621 
164 
237 
196 
35 to 44 years 
6,199 
627 
1,155 
239 
316 
233 
45 to 49 years 
4,536 
401 
856 
148 
240 
174 
50 to 54 years 
7,407 
547 
1,234 
188 
332 
260 
55 to 59 years 
7,260 
430 
1,108 
230 
386 
281 
60 to 64 years 
6,643 
376 
1,128 
188 
330 
267 
65 to 69 years 
4,589 
259 
756 
174 
266 
200 
70 years and over 
8,588 
416 
1,201 
327 
551 
457 
Average age 
55.7 
51.9 
55.1 
55.9 
56.5 
56.8 
Spanish, Hispanic, or Latino origin (see text) 
316 
45 
66 
15 
12 
16 
Race: 
American Indian or Alaska Native 
66 
3 
16 
2 
8 
2 
Asian 
16 
6 
6 
- 
- 
- 
Black or African American 
25 
1 
13 
- 
- 
- 
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
White 
49,807 
3,508 
8,068 
1,657 
2,682 
2,090 
More than one race reported 
55 
2 
22 
8 
1 
5 
Farms by number of persons living in 
operator's household: 
1 person 
7,260 
512 
1,113 
296 
472 
424 
2 people 
24,473 
1,517 
3,901 
796 
1,286 
1,025 
3 people 
6,107 
498 
1,017 
164 
286 
217 
4 people 
6,578 
535 
1,064 
235 
401 
258 
5 or more people 
5,551 
458 
1,030 
176 
246 
173 
Percent of operator's total 
household income from farming: 
Less than 25 percent 
22,809 
2,949 
6,951 
1,278 
1,829 
1,235 
25 to 49 percent 
5,282 
209 
540 
167 
388 
333 
50 to 74 percent 
7,545 
186 
363 
135 
306 
315 
75 to 99 percent 
8,289 
85 
161 
58 
115 
143 
100 percent 
6,044 
91 
110 
29 
53 
71 
Operator is a hired manager farms 
2,187 
100 
163 
47 
82 
83 
acres 
5,168,571 
290 
4,076 
2,668 
6,722 
9,634 
Farms with- 
Internet access 
37,260 
2,636 
6,075 
1,192 
1,977 
1,461 
Dial-up service 
2,853 
154 
519 
88 
156 
120 
DSL service 
16,072 
1,283 
2,700 
509 
831 
557 
Cable modem service 
4,137 
362 
671 
156 
308 
227 
Fiber-optic service 
2,199 
136 
224 
82 
91 
102 
Mobile broadband plan for a computer 
or cell phone 
6,430 
409 
1,059 
163 
263 
274 
Satellite service 
8,546 
437 
1,234 
283 
472 
280 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
777 
60 
112 
29 
32 
32 
Other Internet service 
947 
62 
154 
30 
61 
35 
Farms by number of households sharing 
in net income of operation: 
1 household 
38,775 
2,948 
6,906 
1,348 
2,206 
1,707 
2 households 
7,965 
414 
868 
252 
375 
289 
3 households 
1,958 
94 
179 
29 
48 
50 
4 households 
735 
35 
108 
21 
36 
36 
5 or more households 
536 
29 
64 
17 
26 
15 
FARMS BY TYPE OF 
ORGANIZATION (SEE TEXT) 
Operation with 50 percent or more ownership 
interest held by operator and/or persons 
related by blood, marriage, 
or adoption farms 
48,375 
3,415 
7,952 
1,608 
2,608 
2,016 
acres 
42,380,081 
12,931 
198,781 
93,922 
212,311 
235,373 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
70 Nebraska 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
