Table 55. Selected Operator Characteristics for Principal, Second, and Third Operator: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Characteristics 
All operators ^ 
Principal operator 
Second operator 
Third operator 
Operators number 
58,020 
35,439 
19,930 
2,651 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
35,248 
28,426 
5,372 
1,450 
Spouse of principal operator 
2,666 
(X) 
2,601 
65 
Female 
22,772 
7,013 
14,558 
1,201 
Spouse of principal operator 
13,680 
(X) 
13,387 
293 
Primary occupation: 
Farming 
26,217 
17,684 
7,304 
1,229 
Other 
31,803 
17,755 
12,626 
1,422 
Place of residence: 
On farm operated 
50,608 
31,405 
17,468 
1,735 
Not on farm operated 
7,412 
4,034 
2,462 
916 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
22,479 
14,180 
7,286 
1,013 
Any 
35,541 
21,259 
12,644 
1,638 
1 to 49 days 
5,666 
3,414 
1,983 
269 
50 to 99 days 
3,098 
1,769 
1,164 
165 
1 00 to 1 99 days 
5,745 
3,309 
2,180 
256 
200 days or more 
21,032 
12,767 
7,317 
948 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
2,387 
1,059 
947 
381 
3 or 4 years 
3,259 
1,661 
1,255 
343 
5 to 9 years 
10,061 
5,619 
3,863 
579 
1 0 years or more 
42,313 
27,100 
13,865 
1,348 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
1,727 
689 
714 
324 
3 or 4 years 
2,731 
1,320 
1,073 
338 
5 to 9 years 
8,353 
4,497 
3,338 
518 
1 0 years or more 
45,209 
28,933 
14,805 
1,471 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
742 
92 
231 
419 
25 to 34 years 
2,942 
1,327 
1,163 
452 
35 to 44 years 
6,028 
3,029 
2,536 
463 
45 to 54 years 
12,322 
7,066 
4,807 
449 
55 to 64 years 
18,410 
1 1 ,348 
6,602 
460 
65 to 74 years 
12,182 
8,364 
3,568 
250 
75 years and over 
5,394 
4,213 
1,023 
158 
Average age 
57.4 
59.6 
55.2 
45.1 
Number of persons living in household 
107,318 
89,689 
13,395 
4,234 
^ Data were collected for a maximum of three operators per farm. 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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