Table 59. Spanish, Hispanic, or Latino Origin Operators - Selected Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Characteristics 
All operators 
Principal operator 
Characteristics 
All operators 
Principal operator 
2012 
2007 
2012 
2007 
2012 
2007 
2012 
2007 
Operators number 
883 
736 
548 
444 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
21 
15 
6 
4 
Sex of operator: 
25 to 34 years 
72 
72 
41 
32 
Male 
586 
478 
476 
379 
35 to 44 years 
137 
122 
63 
70 
Female 
297 
258 
72 
65 
45 to 54 years 
189 
219 
114 
130 
55 to 64 years 
203 
162 
136 
105 
Primary occupation: 
65 to 74 years 
179 
98 
120 
77 
Farming 
378 
253 
266 
150 
75 years and over 
82 
48 
68 
26 
Other 
505 
483 
282 
294 
Average age of - 
Place of residence: 
All operators 
54.9 
52.2 
(X) 
(X) 
On farm operated 
687 
581 
437 
350 
Principal operator 
(X) 
(X) 
57.3 
54.0 
Not on farm operated 
196 
155 
111 
94 
Second operator 
51.3 
50.5 
(X) 
(X) 
Third operator 
49.6 
44.4 
(X) 
(X) 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
318 
225 
223 
132 
Spanish, Hispanic, or 
Any 
565 
511 
325 
312 
Latino origin (see text) 
883 
736 
548 
444 
1 to 49 days 
68 
79 
37 
52 
50 to 99 days 
47 
46 
30 
24 
Race: 
1 00 to 1 99 days 
71 
73 
49 
50 
American Indian or Alaska Native 
26 
16 
19 
7 
200 days or more 
379 
313 
209 
186 
Asian 
6 
4 
1 
- 
Black or African American 
11 
8 
9 
6 
Years on present farm: 
Native Hawaiian or 
2 years or less 
36 
69 
12 
42 
Other Pacific Islander 
5 
10 
3 
7 
3 or 4 years 
63 
106 
31 
60 
White 
805 
677 
495 
410 
5 to 9 years 
208 
160 
119 
92 
More than one race reported 
30 
21 
21 
14 
10 years or more 
576 
401 
386 
250 
Number of persons living 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
in household of- 
2 years or less 
29 
(NA) 
11 
(NA) 
Principal operator 
(X) 
(X) 
1,398 
1,192 
3 or 4 years 
46 
(NA) 
24 
(NA) 
Second operator 
233 
166 
(X) 
(X) 
5 to 9 years 
183 
(NA) 
94 
(NA) 
Third operator 
65 
64 
(X) 
(X) 
10 years or more 
625 
(NA) 
419 
(NA) 
1 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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