Table 69. Summary by Age and Primary Occupation of Principal Operator: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Other occupations 
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 
48,455 
279 
3,304 
6,403 
13,451 
13,921 
11,097 
Female 
6,928 
31 
231 
590 
1,438 
1,742 
2,896 
Primary occupation: 
Farming 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other 
55,383 
310 
3,535 
6,993 
14,889 
15,663 
13,993 
Place of residence: 
On farm operated 
40,481 
192 
2,456 
5,289 
11,611 
11,764 
9,169 
Not on farm operated 
14,902 
118 
1,079 
1,704 
3,278 
3,899 
4,824 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
8,723 
15 
111 
265 
712 
1,756 
5,864 
Any 
46,660 
295 
3,424 
6,728 
14,177 
13,907 
8,129 
1 to 49 days 
3,458 
12 
161 
335 
730 
959 
1,261 
50 to 99 days 
1,878 
17 
87 
186 
383 
563 
642 
100 to 199 days 
4,985 
42 
294 
579 
1,360 
1,532 
1,178 
200 days or more 
36,339 
224 
2,882 
5,628 
11,704 
10,853 
5,048 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
2,302 
105 
508 
493 
570 
403 
223 
3 or 4 years 
3,100 
117 
668 
733 
867 
484 
231 
5 to 9 years 
9,060 
88 
1,469 
1,913 
2,593 
2,064 
933 
1 0 years or more 
40,921 
- 
890 
3,854 
10,859 
12,712 
12,606 
Average years on present farm 
20.0 
3.7 
6.9 
11.1 
16.3 
20.8 
31.0 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
1,640 
93 
387 
319 
390 
265 
186 
3 or 4 years 
2,494 
103 
577 
576 
698 
374 
166 
5 to 9 years 
7,701 
114 
1,436 
1,649 
2,144 
1,627 
731 
1 0 years or more 
43,548 
- 
1,135 
4,449 
11,657 
13,397 
12,910 
Average years operating any farm 
22.1 
4.0 
7.6 
12.6 
18.3 
23.6 
33.4 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
310 
310 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
25 to 34 years 
3,535 
- 
3,535 
- 
- 
- 
- 
35 to 44 years 
6,993 
- 
- 
6,993 
- 
- 
- 
45 to 49 years 
6,160 
- 
- 
- 
6,160 
- 
- 
50 to 54 years 
8,729 
- 
- 
- 
8,729 
- 
- 
55 to 59 years 
8,571 
- 
- 
- 
- 
8,571 
- 
60 to 64 years 
7,092 
- 
- 
- 
- 
7,092 
- 
65 to 69 years 
4,987 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
4,987 
70 years and over 
9,006 
- 
" 
- 
- 
" 
9,006 
Average age 
56.0 
22.1 
30.7 
40.1 
50.1 
59.2 
73.7 
Spanish, Hispanic, or Latino origin (see text) 
282 
- 
17 
43 
71 
71 
80 
Race: 
American Indian or Alaska Native 
245 
- 
8 
21 
100 
85 
31 
Asian 
87 
- 
4 
18 
24 
22 
19 
Black or African American 
91 
- 
- 
13 
27 
29 
22 
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 
16 
- 
- 
9 
2 
- 
5 
White 
54,681 
310 
3,512 
6,899 
14,650 
15,460 
13,850 
More than one race reported 
263 
- 
11 
33 
86 
67 
66 
Farms by number of persons living in 
operator's household: 
1 person 
7,375 
81 
346 
478 
1,334 
2,051 
3,085 
2 people 
26,156 
75 
699 
1,090 
5,593 
9,862 
8,837 
3 people 
8,497 
85 
769 
1,202 
3,130 
2,121 
1,190 
4 people 
8,023 
53 
996 
2,367 
3,034 
1,061 
512 
5 or more people 
5,332 
16 
725 
1,856 
1,798 
568 
369 
Percent of operator's total 
household income from farming: 
Less than 25 percent 
47,137 
240 
2,974 
6,144 
12,909 
13,417 
11,453 
25 to 49 percent 
4,777 
35 
337 
552 
1,238 
1,291 
1,324 
50 to 74 percent 
2,665 
30 
175 
234 
575 
694 
957 
75 to 99 percent 
598 
5 
27 
37 
113 
159 
257 
1 00 percent 
206 
- 
22 
26 
54 
102 
2 
Operator is a hired manager farms 
602 
- 
43 
65 
190 
170 
134 
acres 
207,826 
- 
8,570 
25,324 
82,416 
50,369 
41,147 
Farms with- 
Internet access 
38,154 
181 
2,536 
5,373 
11,281 
10,997 
7,786 
Dial-up service 
4,390 
5 
124 
468 
1,272 
1,374 
1,147 
DSL service 
16,614 
53 
1,063 
2,442 
4,908 
4,894 
3,254 
Cable modem service 
3,460 
20 
178 
330 
829 
1,040 
1,063 
Fiber-optic service 
1,598 
6 
77 
183 
438 
497 
397 
Mobile broadband plan for a computer 
or cell phone 
7,263 
57 
767 
1,335 
2,239 
1,794 
1,071 
Satellite service 
6,844 
48 
406 
871 
2,163 
1,931 
1,425 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
860 
3 
55 
111 
237 
272 
182 
Other Internet service 
1,184 
10 
71 
192 
359 
286 
266 
Farms by number of households sharing 
in net income of operation: 
1 household 
45,530 
281 
3,038 
5,927 
12,496 
12,748 
11,040 
2 households 
7,548 
20 
379 
797 
1,773 
2,224 
2,355 
3 households 
1,418 
9 
61 
99 
379 
434 
436 
4 households 
578 
- 
36 
105 
161 
170 
106 
5 or more households 
309 
- 
21 
65 
80 
87 
56 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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