Table 70. Summary by Tenure of Principal Operator and by Operators on Farm: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Tenure of principal operator 
Operators on farm 
Item 
Total 
Full owners 
Part owners 
Tenants 
One operator 
More than one 
operator 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
88,044 
60,802 
22,940 
4,302 
47,919 
40,125 
Female 
11,127 
9,645 
1,101 
381 
6,136 
4,991 
Primary occupation: 
Farming 
43,788 
27,248 
14,292 
2,248 
24,766 
19,022 
Other 
55,383 
43,199 
9,749 
2,435 
29,289 
26,094 
Place of residence: 
On farm operated 
77,331 
54,243 
20,749 
2,339 
40,748 
36,583 
Not on farm operated 
21,840 
16,204 
3,292 
2,344 
13,307 
8,533 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
37,495 
26,139 
9,952 
1,404 
21,888 
15,607 
Any 
61,676 
44,308 
14,089 
3,279 
32,167 
29,509 
1 to 49 days 
7,239 
5,217 
1,648 
374 
4,241 
2,998 
50 to 99 days 
4,037 
2,853 
948 
236 
2,256 
1,781 
100 to 199 days 
7,938 
5,476 
2,060 
402 
4,077 
3,861 
200 days or more 
42,462 
30,762 
9,433 
2,267 
21,593 
20,869 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
3,397 
2,418 
538 
441 
1,751 
1,646 
3 or 4 years 
4,588 
3,039 
933 
616 
2,208 
2,380 
5 to 9 years 
13,560 
10,035 
2,537 
988 
6,576 
6,984 
10 years or more 
77,626 
54,955 
20,033 
2,638 
43,520 
34,106 
Average years on present farm 
23.3 
22.9 
25.8 
16.4 
24.6 
21.8 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
2,297 
1,665 
326 
306 
1,247 
1,050 
3 or 4 years 
3,585 
2,437 
633 
515 
1,753 
1,832 
5 to 9 years 
11,251 
8,378 
1,997 
876 
5,427 
5,824 
1 0 years or more 
82,038 
57,967 
21,085 
2,986 
45,628 
36,410 
Average years operating any farm 
25.8 
25.4 
28.4 
19.2 
26.9 
24.4 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
636 
257 
127 
252 
386 
250 
25 to 34 years 
5,594 
2,797 
1,883 
914 
2,784 
2,810 
35 to 44 years 
10,182 
6,253 
3,033 
896 
5,068 
5,114 
45 to 49 years 
9,070 
6,071 
2,526 
473 
4,650 
4,420 
50 to 54 years 
12,994 
8,979 
3,525 
490 
6,764 
6,230 
55 to 59 years 
13,642 
9,549 
3,539 
554 
7,227 
6,415 
60 to 64 years 
13,399 
9,668 
3,343 
388 
7,062 
6,337 
65 to 69 years 
1 1 ,433 
8,728 
2,481 
224 
6,335 
5,098 
70 years and over 
22,221 
18,145 
3,584 
492 
13,779 
8,442 
Average age 
58.3 
60.0 
55.4 
47.8 
59.3 
57.1 
Spanish, Hispanic, or Latino origin (see text) 
548 
419 
107 
22 
338 
210 
Race: 
American Indian or Alaska Native 
442 
335 
95 
12 
195 
247 
Asian 
235 
201 
23 
11 
106 
129 
Black or African American 
176 
139 
24 
13 
110 
66 
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 
27 
20 
5 
2 
10 
17 
White 
97,826 
69,390 
23,803 
4,633 
53,401 
44,425 
More than one race reported 
465 
362 
91 
12 
233 
232 
Farms by number of persons living in 
operator's household: 
1 person 
13,838 
10,671 
2,464 
703 
11,700 
2,138 
2 people 
51,524 
37,675 
11,992 
1,857 
25,925 
25,599 
3 people 
13,562 
9,173 
3,594 
795 
6,715 
6,847 
4 people 
1 1 ,629 
7,390 
3,462 
777 
5,478 
6,151 
5 or more people 
8,618 
5,538 
2,529 
551 
4,237 
4,381 
Percent of operator's total 
household income from farming: 
Less than 25 percent 
69,189 
54,879 
11,436 
2,874 
36,919 
32,270 
25 to 49 percent 
10,490 
6,464 
3,483 
543 
5,899 
4,591 
50 to 74 percent 
9,833 
5,347 
3,926 
560 
5,527 
4,306 
75 to 99 percent 
5,470 
2,255 
2,855 
360 
3,199 
2,271 
1 00 percent 
4,189 
1,502 
2,341 
346 
2,511 
1,678 
Operator is a hired manager farms 
1,886 
1,173 
533 
180 
1,049 
837 
acres 
1,328,941 
534,035 
629,706 
165,200 
573,497 
755,444 
Farms with- 
Internet access 
65,407 
44,808 
17,279 
3,320 
32,526 
32,881 
Dial-up service 
8,266 
5,814 
2,170 
282 
4,151 
4,115 
DSL service 
27,941 
19,120 
7,342 
1,479 
13,762 
14,179 
Cable modem service 
5,285 
3,966 
971 
348 
2,937 
2,348 
Fiber-optic service 
2,824 
1,890 
791 
143 
1,428 
1,396 
Mobile broadband plan for a computer 
or cell phone 
12,012 
7,886 
3,425 
701 
5,585 
6,427 
Satellite service 
12,959 
8,714 
3,669 
576 
6,277 
6,682 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
1,542 
1,036 
425 
81 
747 
795 
Other Internet service 
1,896 
1,314 
485 
97 
961 
935 
Farms by number of households sharing 
in net income of operation: 
1 household 
78,814 
57,020 
18,277 
3,517 
45,734 
33,080 
2 households 
15,822 
10,649 
4,281 
892 
6,471 
9,351 
3 households 
2,808 
1,717 
921 
170 
980 
1,828 
4 households 
1,048 
624 
372 
52 
542 
506 
5 or more households 
679 
437 
190 
52 
328 
351 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
228 Missouri 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
