Table 64. Summary by Size of Farm: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Total 
1 to 9 
acres 
1 0 to 49 
acres 
50 to 69 
acres 
70 to 99 
acres 
1 00 to 1 39 
acres 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR 
CHARACTERISTICS - Con. 
Place of residence: 
On farm operated 
77,331 
2,814 
17,602 
5,433 
8,282 
8,004 
Not on farm operated 
21,840 
730 
4,104 
1,671 
2,819 
2,739 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
37,495 
922 
6,140 
2,230 
3,714 
3,690 
Any 
61,676 
2,622 
15,566 
4,874 
7,387 
7,053 
1 to 49 days 
7,239 
278 
1,636 
549 
786 
849 
50 to 99 days 
4,037 
132 
860 
276 
496 
432 
100 to 199 days 
7,938 
282 
1,777 
550 
931 
881 
200 days or more 
42,462 
1,930 
1 1 ,293 
3,499 
5,174 
4,891 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
3,397 
284 
1,103 
303 
453 
352 
3 or 4 years 
4,588 
342 
1,373 
373 
580 
523 
5 to 9 years 
13,560 
760 
4,274 
1,195 
1,730 
1,422 
10 years or more 
77,626 
2,158 
14,956 
5,233 
8,338 
8,446 
Average years on present farm 
23.3 
15.6 
17.8 
20.1 
21.0 
22.7 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
2,297 
207 
782 
208 
320 
237 
3 or 4 years 
3,585 
284 
1,135 
287 
473 
409 
5 to 9 years 
11,251 
696 
3,620 
1,024 
1,475 
1,198 
10 years or more 
82,038 
2,357 
16,169 
5,585 
8,833 
8,899 
Average years operating any farm 
25.8 
17.9 
20.0 
22.6 
23.5 
25.2 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
636 
78 
149 
55 
54 
71 
25 to 34 years 
5,594 
356 
1,573 
361 
609 
558 
35 to 44 years 
10,182 
519 
2,778 
773 
1,177 
1,032 
45 to 49 years 
9,070 
406 
2,237 
745 
1,023 
935 
50 to 54 years 
12,994 
525 
3,136 
957 
1,414 
1,337 
55 to 59 years 
13,642 
493 
2,973 
1,040 
1,493 
1,418 
60 to 64 years 
13,399 
401 
2,821 
907 
1,487 
1,482 
65 to 69 years 
11,433 
297 
2,400 
772 
1,340 
1,321 
70 years and over 
22,221 
469 
3,639 
1,494 
2,504 
2,589 
Average age 
58.3 
53.2 
56.0 
57.7 
58.4 
59.1 
Spanish, Hispanic, or Latino origin (see text) 
548 
33 
165 
46 
69 
34 
Race: 
American Indian or Alaska Native 
442 
15 
139 
28 
62 
35 
Asian 
235 
7 
81 
35 
39 
33 
Black or African American 
176 
17 
70 
17 
16 
16 
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 
27 
- 
7 
- 
2 
5 
White 
97,826 
3,480 
21,286 
6,991 
10,932 
10,612 
More than one race reported 
465 
25 
123 
33 
50 
42 
Farms by number of persons living in 
operator's household: 
1 person 
13,838 
489 
2,943 
1,008 
1,626 
1,543 
2 people 
51,524 
1,610 
10,607 
3,588 
5,794 
5,705 
3 people 
13,562 
566 
3,169 
1,010 
1,517 
1,401 
4 people 
11,629 
516 
2,834 
860 
1,187 
1,203 
5 or more people 
8,618 
363 
2,153 
638 
977 
891 
Percent of operator's total 
household income from farming: 
Less than 25 percent 
69,189 
3,192 
19,802 
6,152 
9,205 
8,277 
25 to 49 percent 
10,490 
115 
792 
482 
970 
1,240 
50 to 74 percent 
9,833 
139 
643 
272 
499 
788 
75 to 99 percent 
5,470 
50 
235 
129 
254 
262 
1 00 percent 
4,189 
48 
234 
69 
173 
176 
Operator is a hired manager farms 
1,886 
77 
236 
90 
114 
140 
acres 
1,328,941 
283 
6,914 
5,265 
9,492 
16,306 
Farms with- 
Internet access 
65,407 
2,462 
14,728 
4,710 
6,994 
6,679 
Dial-up service 
8,266 
242 
1,740 
618 
946 
885 
DSL service 
27,941 
1,109 
6,395 
2,051 
2,981 
2,839 
Cable modem service 
5,285 
261 
1,221 
358 
613 
550 
Fiber-optic service 
2,824 
79 
505 
200 
318 
267 
Mobile broadband plan for a computer 
or cell phone 
12,012 
566 
2,905 
906 
1,213 
1,154 
Satellite service 
12,959 
337 
2,671 
859 
1,336 
1,348 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
1,542 
79 
323 
108 
142 
174 
Other Internet service 
1,896 
65 
516 
127 
208 
198 
Farms by number of households sharing 
in net income of operation: 
1 household 
78,814 
3,064 
18,528 
5,889 
9,132 
8,678 
2 households 
15,822 
367 
2,558 
994 
1,581 
1,682 
3 households 
2,808 
62 
348 
111 
232 
228 
4 households 
1,048 
29 
169 
71 
96 
105 
5 or more households 
679 
22 
103 
39 
60 
50 
FARMS BY TYPE OF 
ORGANIZATION (SEE TEXT) 
Operation with 50 percent or more ownership 
interest held by operator and/or persons 
related by blood, marriage, 
or adoption farms 
96,351 
3,458 
21,298 
6,966 
10,853 
10,479 
acres 
26,899,934 
16,612 
602,149 
406,105 
890,048 
1,219,565 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
70 Missouri 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
