Table 70. Summary by Tenure of Principal Operator and by Operators on Farm: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Tenure of principal operator 
Operators on farm 
Item 
Total 
Full owners 
Part owners 
Tenants 
One operator 
More than one 
operator 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
21,257 
15,619 
4,712 
926 
13,407 
7,850 
Female 
4,009 
3,550 
343 
116 
2,095 
1,914 
Primary occupation: 
Farming 
10,361 
7,182 
2,711 
468 
6,410 
3,951 
Other 
14,905 
11,987 
2,344 
574 
9,092 
5,813 
Place of residence: 
On farm operated 
19,430 
14,772 
4,129 
529 
11,653 
7,777 
Not on farm operated 
5,836 
4,397 
926 
513 
3,849 
1,987 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
9,395 
7,045 
2,031 
319 
6,169 
3,226 
Any 
15,871 
12,124 
3,024 
723 
9,333 
6,538 
1 to 49 days 
1,971 
1,537 
352 
82 
1,273 
698 
50 to 99 days 
1,055 
789 
213 
53 
654 
401 
1 00 to 1 99 days 
2,126 
1,549 
472 
105 
1,202 
924 
200 days or more 
10,719 
8,249 
1,987 
483 
6,204 
4,515 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
988 
705 
163 
120 
555 
433 
3 or 4 years 
1,145 
832 
195 
118 
595 
550 
5 to 9 years 
3,475 
2,705 
570 
200 
1,712 
1,763 
1 0 years or more 
19,658 
14,927 
4,127 
604 
12,640 
7,018 
Average years on present farm 
22.1 
21.8 
24.8 
15.8 
23.9 
19.3 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
741 
538 
108 
95 
416 
325 
3 or 4 years 
910 
673 
144 
93 
475 
435 
5 to 9 years 
2,997 
2,340 
476 
181 
1,504 
1,493 
1 0 years or more 
20,618 
15,618 
4,327 
673 
13,107 
7,511 
Average years operating any farm 
23.8 
23.4 
26.7 
18.1 
25.5 
21.1 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
84 
53 
18 
13 
48 
36 
25 to 34 years 
1,013 
536 
283 
194 
553 
460 
35 to 44 years 
2,350 
1,587 
574 
189 
1,199 
1,151 
45 to 49 years 
2,080 
1,608 
380 
92 
1,074 
1,006 
50 to 54 years 
3,017 
2,275 
646 
96 
1,701 
1,316 
55 to 59 years 
3,654 
2,812 
713 
129 
2,166 
1,488 
60 to 64 years 
3,974 
3,044 
822 
108 
2,440 
1,534 
65 to 69 years 
3,409 
2,631 
687 
91 
2,207 
1,202 
70 years and over 
5,685 
4,623 
932 
130 
4,114 
1,571 
Average age 
59.5 
60.4 
57.7 
50.9 
61.0 
57.1 
Spanish, Hispanic, or Latino origin (see text) 
270 
236 
24 
10 
154 
116 
Race: 
American Indian or Alaska Native 
128 
103 
16 
9 
65 
63 
Asian 
67 
64 
1 
2 
23 
44 
Black or African American 
2,025 
1,388 
491 
146 
1,443 
582 
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
White 
22,954 
17,543 
4,531 
880 
13,908 
9,046 
More than one race reported 
92 
71 
16 
5 
63 
29 
Farms by number of persons living in 
operator's household: 
1 person 
3,834 
3,100 
577 
157 
3,312 
522 
2 people 
13,243 
10,255 
2,570 
418 
7,951 
5,292 
3 people 
3,723 
2,666 
862 
195 
1,966 
1,757 
4 people 
2,902 
2,025 
687 
190 
1,539 
1,363 
5 or more people 
1,564 
1,123 
359 
82 
734 
830 
Percent of operator's total 
household income from farming: 
Less than 25 percent 
21,482 
17,258 
3,429 
795 
13,165 
8,317 
25 to 49 percent 
1,121 
649 
394 
78 
737 
384 
50 to 74 percent 
1,206 
611 
513 
82 
743 
463 
75 to 99 percent 
731 
324 
361 
46 
427 
304 
1 00 percent 
726 
327 
358 
41 
430 
296 
Operator is a hired manager farms 
651 
461 
123 
67 
394 
257 
acres 
470,710 
333,331 
120,236 
17,143 
284,934 
185,776 
Farms with- 
Internet access 
16,870 
12,597 
3,545 
728 
9,295 
7,575 
Dial-up service 
1,555 
1,149 
338 
68 
866 
689 
DSL service 
7,921 
5,990 
1,599 
332 
4,306 
3,615 
Cable modem service 
2,997 
2,254 
593 
150 
1,829 
1,168 
Fiber-optic service 
757 
552 
174 
31 
434 
323 
Mobile broadband plan for a computer 
or cell phone 
3,633 
2,652 
795 
186 
1,804 
1,829 
Satellite service 
1,973 
1,431 
471 
71 
1,001 
972 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
232 
172 
58 
2 
116 
116 
Other Internet service 
187 
154 
26 
7 
105 
82 
Farms by number of households sharing 
in net income of operation: 
1 household 
21,216 
16,497 
3,873 
846 
13,804 
7,412 
2 households 
3,095 
2,025 
921 
149 
1,304 
1,791 
3 households 
606 
417 
164 
25 
202 
404 
4 households 
227 
152 
65 
10 
126 
101 
5 or more households 
122 
78 
32 
12 
66 
56 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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