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 
12,576 
49 
564 
1,363 
2,998 
4,004 
3,598 
Female 
2,329 
- 
62 
215 
525 
769 
758 
Primary occupation: 
Farming 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other 
14,905 
49 
626 
1,578 
3,523 
4,773 
4,356 
Place of residence: 
On farm operated 
11,059 
38 
414 
1,184 
2,809 
3,645 
2,969 
Not on farm operated 
3,846 
11 
212 
394 
714 
1,128 
1,387 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
2,915 
14 
23 
101 
269 
662 
1,846 
Any 
11,990 
35 
603 
1,477 
3,254 
4,111 
2,510 
1 to 49 days 
1,147 
- 
51 
94 
203 
305 
494 
50 to 99 days 
603 
2 
32 
63 
114 
207 
185 
100 to 199 days 
1,392 
- 
76 
133 
379 
487 
317 
200 days or more 
8,848 
33 
444 
1,187 
2,558 
3,112 
1,514 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
582 
6 
91 
141 
140 
151 
53 
3 or 4 years 
701 
21 
130 
145 
160 
182 
63 
5 to 9 years 
2,211 
22 
257 
464 
621 
547 
300 
10 years or more 
11,411 
- 
148 
828 
2,602 
3,893 
3,940 
Average years on present farm 
20.5 
4.4 
6.8 
10.9 
15.7 
20.6 
29.8 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
444 
3 
77 
85 
116 
124 
39 
3 or 4 years 
556 
21 
114 
127 
120 
131 
43 
5 to 9 years 
1,950 
25 
243 
387 
556 
473 
266 
10 years or more 
11,955 
- 
192 
979 
2,731 
4,045 
4,008 
Average years operating any farm 
21.9 
4.6 
7.5 
12.2 
16.8 
22.3 
31.4 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
49 
49 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
25 to 34 years 
626 
- 
626 
- 
- 
- 
- 
35 to 44 years 
1,578 
- 
- 
1,578 
- 
- 
- 
45 to 49 years 
1,474 
- 
- 
- 
1,474 
- 
- 
50 to 54 years 
2,049 
- 
- 
- 
2,049 
- 
- 
55 to 59 years 
2,513 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2,513 
- 
60 to 64 years 
2,260 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2,260 
- 
65 to 69 years 
1,670 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1,670 
70 years and over 
2,686 
- 
" 
- 
- 
2,686 
Average age 
57.9 
22.6 
31.2 
40.5 
50.1 
59.4 
73.1 
Spanish, Hispanic, or Latino origin (see text) 
139 
- 
9 
22 
55 
35 
18 
Race: 
American Indian or Alaska Native 
55 
- 
4 
- 
25 
11 
15 
Asian 
35 
- 
- 
14 
10 
3 
8 
Black or African American 
1,040 
3 
20 
62 
250 
370 
335 
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
White 
13,716 
46 
598 
1,498 
3,230 
4,368 
3,976 
More than one race reported 
59 
- 
4 
4 
8 
21 
22 
Farms by number of persons living in 
operator's household: 
1 person 
2,035 
14 
96 
127 
316 
655 
827 
2 people 
7,274 
11 
131 
273 
1,230 
2,769 
2,860 
3 people 
2,455 
9 
162 
332 
726 
826 
400 
4 people 
2,079 
8 
168 
532 
845 
376 
150 
5 or more people 
1,062 
7 
69 
314 
406 
147 
119 
Percent of operator's total 
household income from farming: 
Less than 25 percent 
14,008 
49 
592 
1,497 
3,347 
4,509 
4,014 
25 to 49 percent 
478 
- 
17 
61 
79 
136 
185 
50 to 74 percent 
277 
- 
12 
15 
58 
90 
102 
75 to 99 percent 
94 
- 
2 
4 
20 
15 
53 
1 00 percent 
48 
- 
3 
1 
19 
23 
2 
Operator is a hired manager farms 
264 
4 
13 
43 
32 
80 
92 
acres 
88,176 
200 
2,477 
16,021 
11,061 
25,346 
33,071 
Farms with- 
Internet access 
10,259 
36 
502 
1,301 
2,746 
3,294 
2,380 
Dial-up service 
838 
7 
32 
87 
205 
249 
258 
DSL service 
4,929 
15 
214 
602 
1,360 
1,610 
1,128 
Cable modem service 
1,818 
4 
74 
179 
393 
665 
503 
Fiber-optic service 
497 
3 
32 
79 
136 
126 
121 
Mobile broadband plan for a computer 
or cell phone 
2,208 
9 
188 
342 
636 
645 
388 
Satellite service 
1,108 
- 
27 
127 
310 
369 
275 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
114 
- 
3 
15 
22 
36 
38 
Other Internet service 
124 
- 
- 
28 
21 
42 
33 
Farms by number of households sharing 
in net income of operation: 
1 household 
12,868 
42 
562 
1,400 
3,092 
4,104 
3,668 
2 households 
1,528 
7 
57 
124 
313 
486 
541 
3 households 
322 
- 
4 
32 
59 
133 
94 
4 households 
123 
- 
3 
17 
44 
36 
23 
5 or more households 
64 
- 
- 
5 
15 
14 
30 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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