Table 67. Summary by Legal Status For Tax Purposes: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Total 
Family or 
individual 
Partnership 
Total 
Registered 
under 
state law 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
88,044 
78,865 
4,878 
3,028 
Female 
11,127 
9,848 
543 
339 
Primary occupation: 
Farming 
43,788 
38,530 
2,767 
1,736 
Other 
55,383 
50,183 
2,654 
1,631 
Place of residence: 
On farm operated 
77,331 
70,834 
3,419 
2,092 
Not on farm operated 
21,840 
17,879 
2,002 
1,275 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
37,495 
32,811 
2,322 
1,430 
Any 
61,676 
55,902 
3,099 
1,937 
1 to 49 days 
7,239 
6,347 
448 
294 
50 to 99 days 
4,037 
3,621 
229 
137 
100 to 199 days 
7,938 
7,170 
446 
280 
200 days or more 
42,462 
38,764 
1,976 
1,226 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
3,397 
3,055 
130 
71 
3 or 4 years 
4,588 
4,102 
264 
178 
5 to 9 years 
13,560 
12,116 
752 
522 
10 years or more 
77,626 
69,440 
4,275 
2,596 
Average years on present farm 
23.3 
23.2 
24.2 
22.9 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
2,297 
2,071 
85 
44 
3 or 4 years 
3,585 
3,211 
181 
127 
5 to 9 years 
11,251 
10,048 
640 
432 
10 years or more 
82,038 
73,383 
4,515 
2,764 
Average years operating any farm 
25.8 
25.7 
26.8 
25.6 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
636 
598 
27 
13 
25 to 34 years 
5,594 
5,139 
245 
160 
35 to 44 years 
10,182 
9,245 
505 
322 
45 to 49 years 
9,070 
8,159 
489 
321 
50 to 54 years 
12,994 
11,702 
654 
405 
55 to 59 years 
13,642 
12,104 
841 
571 
60 to 64 years 
13,399 
11,942 
750 
486 
65 to 69 years 
11,433 
10,230 
583 
362 
70 years and over 
22,221 
19,594 
1,327 
727 
Average age 
58.3 
58.2 
59.2 
58.5 
Spanish, Hispanic, or Latino origin (see text) 
548 
498 
25 
13 
Race: 
American Indian or Alaska Native 
442 
416 
5 
1 
Asian 
235 
220 
5 
4 
Black or African American 
176 
147 
16 
7 
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 
27 
23 
2 
- 
White 
97,826 
87,485 
5,371 
3,341 
More than one race reported 
465 
422 
22 
14 
Farms by number of persons living in 
operator's household: 
1 person 
13,838 
12,362 
672 
409 
2 people 
51,524 
46,059 
2,885 
1,776 
3 people 
13,562 
12,119 
766 
478 
4 people 
11,629 
10,388 
642 
399 
5 or more people 
8,618 
7,785 
456 
305 
Percent of operator's total 
household income from farming: 
Less than 25 percent 
69,189 
62,590 
3,423 
2,047 
25 to 49 percent 
10,490 
9,428 
553 
333 
50 to 74 percent 
9,833 
8,543 
707 
452 
75 to 99 percent 
5,470 
4,616 
392 
266 
100 percent 
4,189 
3,536 
346 
269 
Operator is a hired manager farms 
1,886 
1,109 
213 
156 
acres 
1,328,941 
550,108 
186,841 
155,007 
Farms with- 
Internet access 
65,407 
58,149 
3,587 
2,354 
Dial-up service 
8,266 
7,565 
363 
249 
DSL service 
27,941 
24,874 
1,501 
963 
Cable modem service 
5,285 
4,457 
370 
251 
Fiber-optic service 
2,824 
2,462 
181 
107 
Mobile broadband plan for a computer 
or cell phone 
12,012 
10,726 
689 
461 
Satellite service 
12,959 
11,396 
811 
525 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
1,542 
1,317 
92 
62 
Other Internet service 
1,896 
1,671 
96 
69 
Farms by number of households sharing 
in net income of operation: 
1 household 
78,814 
72,872 
2,525 
1,580 
2 households 
15,822 
12,797 
2,022 
1,193 
3 households 
2,808 
1,855 
580 
381 
4 households 
1,048 
765 
152 
98 
5 or more households 
679 
424 
142 
115 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
150 Missouri 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
