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 
45,878 
28,279 
302 
2,521 
3,136 
6,405 
7,825 
8,090 
Female 
4,091 
1,540 
3 
62 
168 
291 
349 
667 
Primary occupation: 
Farming 
29,819 
29,819 
305 
2,583 
3,304 
6,696 
8,174 
8,757 
Other 
20,150 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Place of residence: 
On farm operated 
36,652 
23,551 
162 
1,616 
2,419 
5,501 
6,819 
7,034 
Not on farm operated 
13,317 
6,268 
143 
967 
885 
1,195 
1,355 
1,723 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
21,662 
18,971 
107 
1,095 
1,737 
3,972 
5,372 
6,688 
Any 
28,307 
10,848 
198 
1,488 
1,567 
2,724 
2,802 
2,069 
1 to 49 days 
4,440 
3,275 
61 
430 
457 
728 
864 
735 
50 to 99 days 
1,586 
1,119 
27 
135 
129 
325 
302 
201 
100 to 199 days 
3,353 
1,611 
13 
187 
235 
355 
494 
327 
200 days or more 
18,928 
4,843 
97 
736 
746 
1,316 
1,142 
806 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
1,710 
709 
77 
274 
147 
99 
66 
46 
3 or 4 years 
2,289 
1,064 
131 
419 
191 
145 
117 
61 
5 to 9 years 
5,977 
2,623 
97 
1,005 
506 
437 
297 
281 
10 years or more 
39,993 
25,423 
" 
885 
2,460 
6,015 
7,694 
8,369 
Average years on present farm 
25.2 
28.7 
3.8 
7.8 
14.8 
24.5 
31.5 
41.5 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
1,125 
409 
65 
176 
63 
50 
38 
17 
3 or 4 years 
1,745 
761 
130 
332 
119 
89 
58 
33 
5 to 9 years 
5,160 
2,167 
110 
1,023 
407 
281 
165 
181 
10 years or more 
41,939 
26,482 
- 
1,052 
2,715 
6,276 
7,913 
8,526 
Average years operating any farm 
27.3 
30.8 
4.1 
8.6 
16.2 
26.5 
33.8 
44.3 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
456 
305 
305 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
25 to 34 years 
4,291 
2,583 
- 
2,583 
- 
- 
- 
- 
35 to 44 years 
6,199 
3,304 
- 
- 
3,304 
- 
- 
- 
45 to 49 years 
4,536 
2,443 
- 
- 
- 
2,443 
- 
- 
50 to 54 years 
7,407 
4,253 
- 
- 
- 
4,253 
- 
- 
55 to 59 years 
7,260 
4,229 
- 
- 
- 
- 
4,229 
- 
60 to 64 years 
6,643 
3,945 
- 
- 
- 
- 
3,945 
- 
65 to 69 years 
4,589 
3,005 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
3,005 
70 years and over 
8,588 
5,752 
- 
" 
- 
- 
5,752 
Average age 
55.7 
56.4 
22.0 
30.2 
39.9 
50.3 
59.4 
73.3 
Spanish, Hispanic, or Latino origin (see text) 
316 
142 
- 
16 
4 
34 
40 
48 
Race: 
American Indian or Alaska Native 
66 
38 
- 
4 
8 
9 
4 
13 
Asian 
16 
3 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2 
1 
Black or African American 
25 
16 
- 
- 
1 
9 
- 
6 
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
White 
49,807 
29,742 
305 
2,579 
3,293 
6,670 
8,161 
8,734 
More than one race reported 
55 
20 
- 
- 
2 
8 
7 
3 
Farms by number of persons living in 
operator's household: 
1 person 
7,260 
4,355 
135 
461 
388 
871 
1,045 
1,455 
2 people 
24,473 
15,291 
84 
505 
467 
2,168 
5,539 
6,528 
3 people 
6,107 
3,362 
38 
494 
309 
1,277 
845 
399 
4 people 
6,578 
3,750 
31 
668 
971 
1,392 
457 
231 
5 or more people 
5,551 
3,061 
17 
455 
1,169 
988 
288 
144 
Percent of operator's total 
household income from farming: 
Less than 25 percent 
22,809 
7,746 
72 
615 
809 
1,583 
1,775 
2,892 
25 to 49 percent 
5,282 
2,897 
30 
260 
306 
495 
524 
1,282 
50 to 74 percent 
7,545 
5,690 
56 
623 
635 
1,128 
1,331 
1,917 
75 to 99 percent 
8,289 
7,614 
99 
602 
779 
1,605 
1,881 
2,648 
1 00 percent 
6,044 
5,872 
48 
483 
775 
1,885 
2,663 
18 
Operator is a hired manager farms 
2,187 
1,643 
29 
116 
164 
442 
537 
355 
acres 
5,168,571 
4,799,927 
16,225 
133,886 
428,060 
1,348,346 
1,679,422 
1,193,988 
Farms with- 
Internet access 
37,260 
21,984 
245 
2,213 
2,833 
5,427 
6,281 
4,985 
Dial-up service 
2,853 
1,778 
7 
69 
153 
394 
562 
593 
DSL service 
16,072 
9,368 
102 
925 
1,376 
2,385 
2,620 
1,960 
Cable modem service 
4,137 
1,877 
16 
251 
204 
379 
532 
495 
Fiber-optic service 
2,199 
1,425 
22 
148 
158 
314 
415 
368 
Mobile broadband plan for a computer 
or cell phone 
6,430 
3,904 
49 
656 
563 
990 
992 
654 
Satellite service 
8,546 
5,518 
52 
388 
639 
1,384 
1,673 
1,382 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
777 
495 
10 
39 
72 
131 
129 
114 
Other Internet service 
947 
593 
2 
67 
78 
157 
170 
119 
Farms by number of households sharing 
in net income of operation: 
1 household 
38,775 
22,322 
277 
2,147 
2,543 
5,084 
5,943 
6,328 
2 households 
7,965 
5,263 
17 
311 
517 
1,033 
1,584 
1,801 
3 households 
1,958 
1,402 
8 
60 
121 
345 
433 
435 
4 households 
735 
483 
2 
44 
64 
135 
122 
116 
5 or more households 
536 
349 
1 
21 
59 
99 
92 
77 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
202 Nebraska 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
