Table 69. Summary by Age and Primary Occupation of Principal Operator: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Total farming 
and other 
occupations 
Farming 
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 
88,044 
39,589 
314 
1,917 
2,933 
6,372 
10,373 
17,680 
Female 
11,127 
4,199 
12 
142 
256 
803 
1,005 
1,981 
Primary occupation: 
Farming 
43,788 
43,788 
326 
2,059 
3,189 
7,175 
11,378 
19,661 
Other 
55,383 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Place of residence: 
On farm operated 
77,331 
36,850 
187 
1,484 
2,520 
5,959 
9,699 
17,001 
Not on farm operated 
21,840 
6,938 
139 
575 
669 
1,216 
1,679 
2,660 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
37,495 
28,772 
115 
749 
1,401 
3,636 
7,102 
15,769 
Any 
61,676 
15,016 
211 
1,310 
1,788 
3,539 
4,276 
3,892 
1 to 49 days 
7,239 
3,781 
39 
261 
423 
727 
1,061 
1,270 
50 to 99 days 
4,037 
2,159 
24 
167 
288 
396 
669 
615 
100 to 199 days 
7,938 
2,953 
39 
205 
281 
788 
899 
741 
200 days or more 
42,462 
6,123 
109 
677 
796 
1,628 
1,647 
1,266 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
3,397 
1,095 
80 
202 
152 
271 
228 
162 
3 or 4 years 
4,588 
1,488 
125 
372 
210 
252 
310 
219 
5 to 9 years 
13,560 
4,500 
121 
840 
773 
891 
1,044 
831 
10 years or more 
77,626 
36,705 
- 
645 
2,054 
5,761 
9,796 
18,449 
Average years on present farm 
23.3 
27.6 
4.2 
7.5 
13.5 
20.0 
25.6 
36.2 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
2,297 
657 
61 
125 
93 
151 
148 
79 
3 or 4 years 
3,585 
1,091 
111 
290 
129 
202 
206 
153 
5 to 9 years 
11,251 
3,550 
154 
770 
609 
665 
771 
581 
10 years or more 
82,038 
38,490 
- 
874 
2,358 
6,157 
10,253 
18,848 
Average years operating any farm 
25.8 
30.5 
4.5 
8.7 
15.4 
22.3 
28.8 
39.6 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
636 
326 
326 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
25 to 34 years 
5,594 
2,059 
- 
2,059 
- 
- 
- 
- 
35 to 44 years 
10,182 
3,189 
- 
- 
3,189 
- 
- 
- 
45 to 49 years 
9,070 
2,910 
- 
- 
- 
2,910 
- 
- 
50 to 54 years 
12,994 
4,265 
- 
- 
- 
4,265 
- 
- 
55 to 59 years 
13,642 
5,071 
- 
- 
- 
- 
5,071 
- 
60 to 64 years 
13,399 
6,307 
- 
- 
- 
- 
6,307 
- 
65 to 69 years 
1 1 ,433 
6,446 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
6,446 
70 years and over 
22,221 
13,215 
- 
- 
- 
" 
- 
13,215 
Average age 
58.3 
61.3 
22.4 
30.2 
40.1 
50.1 
59.8 
73.5 
Spanish, Hispanic, or Latino origin (see text) 
548 
266 
6 
24 
20 
43 
65 
108 
Race: 
American Indian or Alaska Native 
442 
197 
- 
1 
11 
62 
58 
65 
Asian 
235 
148 
- 
13 
52 
48 
21 
14 
Black or African American 
176 
85 
- 
- 
9 
13 
26 
37 
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 
27 
11 
- 
- 
- 
1 
6 
4 
White 
97,826 
43,145 
326 
2,040 
3,105 
7,020 
11,199 
19,455 
More than one race reported 
465 
202 
- 
5 
12 
31 
68 
86 
Farms by number of persons living in 
operator's household: 
1 person 
13,838 
6,463 
120 
284 
245 
849 
1,427 
3,538 
2 people 
51,524 
25,368 
84 
405 
550 
2,569 
7,584 
14,176 
3 people 
13,562 
5,065 
48 
392 
441 
1,468 
1,407 
1,309 
4 people 
11,629 
3,606 
45 
504 
857 
1,265 
585 
350 
5 or more people 
8,618 
3,286 
29 
474 
1,096 
1,024 
375 
288 
Percent of operator's total 
household income from farming: 
Less than 25 percent 
69,189 
22,052 
129 
835 
1,433 
3,262 
5,524 
10,869 
25 to 49 percent 
10,490 
5,713 
48 
221 
282 
767 
1,237 
3,158 
50 to 74 percent 
9,833 
7,168 
61 
379 
480 
1,011 
1,618 
3,619 
75 to 99 percent 
5,470 
4,872 
47 
338 
454 
882 
1,153 
1,998 
1 00 percent 
4,189 
3,983 
41 
286 
540 
1,253 
1,846 
17 
Operator is a hired manager farms 
1,886 
1,284 
23 
93 
154 
323 
369 
322 
acres 
1,328,941 
1,121,115 
10,740 
55,318 
122,293 
327,431 
372,845 
232,488 
Farms with- 
Internet access 
65,407 
27,253 
208 
1,480 
2,277 
5,253 
7,854 
10,181 
Dial-up service 
8,266 
3,876 
8 
86 
175 
629 
1,125 
1,853 
DSL service 
27,941 
1 1 ,327 
93 
618 
1,066 
2,222 
3,262 
4,066 
Cable modem service 
5,285 
1,825 
20 
126 
154 
314 
490 
721 
Fiber-optic service 
2,824 
1,226 
16 
48 
67 
251 
348 
496 
Mobile broadband plan for a computer 
or cell phone 
12,012 
4,749 
66 
408 
520 
938 
1,369 
1,448 
Satellite service 
12,959 
6,115 
26 
301 
457 
1,202 
1,760 
2,369 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
1,542 
682 
5 
29 
50 
127 
199 
272 
Other Internet service 
1,896 
712 
- 
38 
54 
142 
205 
273 
Farms by number of households sharing 
in net income of operation: 
1 household 
78,814 
33,284 
273 
1,659 
2,508 
5,504 
8,577 
14,763 
2 households 
15,822 
8,274 
43 
282 
495 
1,186 
2,144 
4,124 
3 households 
2,808 
1,390 
4 
66 
85 
285 
428 
522 
4 households 
1,048 
470 
4 
30 
41 
111 
130 
154 
5 or more households 
679 
370 
2 
22 
60 
89 
99 
98 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
208 Missouri 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
