Table 59. Spanish, Hispanic, or Latino Origin Operators - Selected Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Characteristics 
All operators 
Principal operator 
Characteristics 
All operators 
Principal operator 
2012 
2007 
2012 
2007 
2012 
2007 
2012 
2007 
Operators number 
755 
551 
470 
338 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
22 
26 
5 
6 
Sex of operator: 
25 to 34 years 
51 
42 
20 
19 
Male 
498 
380 
394 
285 
35 to 44 years 
152 
86 
72 
36 
Female 
257 
171 
76 
53 
45 to 54 years 
186 
151 
123 
83 
55 to 64 years 
193 
125 
129 
97 
Primary occupation: 
65 to 74 years 
88 
71 
70 
54 
Farming 
369 
222 
219 
128 
75 years and over 
63 
50 
51 
43 
Other 
386 
329 
251 
210 
Average age of - 
Place of residence: 
All operators 
52.3 
52.6 
(X) 
(X) 
On farm operated 
576 
428 
387 
279 
Principal operator 
(X) 
(X) 
55.7 
56.6 
Not on farm operated 
179 
123 
83 
59 
Second operator 
48.2 
49.7 
(X) 
(X) 
Third operator 
34.8 
37.8 
(X) 
(X) 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
264 
195 
160 
107 
Spanish, Hispanic, or 
Any 
491 
356 
310 
231 
Latino origin (see text) 
755 
551 
470 
338 
1 to 49 days 
67 
45 
39 
28 
50 to 99 days 
38 
17 
24 
10 
Race: 
100 to 199 days 
65 
72 
47 
43 
American Indian or Alaska Native 
19 
1 
10 
- 
200 days or more 
321 
222 
200 
150 
Asian 
9 
10 
- 
7 
Black or African American 
12 
33 
12 
33 
Years on present farm: 
Native Hawaiian or 
2 years or less 
68 
70 
44 
19 
Other Pacific Islander 
- 
10 
- 
7 
3 or 4 years 
67 
74 
32 
45 
White 
694 
484 
433 
286 
5 to 9 years 
131 
108 
64 
63 
More than one race reported 
21 
13 
15 
5 
10 years or more 
489 
299 
330 
211 
Number of persons living 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
in household of- 
2 years or less 
53 
(NA) 
33 
(NA) 
Principal operator 
(X) 
(X) 
1,328 
928 
3 or 4 years 
55 
(NA) 
25 
(NA) 
Second operator 
260 
103 
(X) 
(X) 
5 to 9 years 
134 
(NA) 
66 
(NA) 
Third operator 
51 
84 
(X) 
(X) 
10 years or more 
513 
(NA) 
346 
(NA) 
1 Data were collected for a maximum of three operators per farm. 
46 Virginia 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
