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 
38,377 
17,389 
63 
565 
959 
2,499 
4,749 
8,554 
Female 
7,653 
3,351 
23 
131 
268 
817 
965 
1,147 
Primary occupation: 
Farming 
20,740 
20,740 
86 
696 
1,227 
3,316 
5,714 
9,701 
Other 
25,290 
- 
- 
- 
Place of residence: 
On farm operated 
37,370 
17,716 
68 
534 
961 
2,801 
4,911 
8,441 
Not on farm operated 
8,660 
3,024 
18 
162 
266 
515 
803 
1,260 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
17,648 
13,206 
16 
239 
574 
1,659 
3,369 
7,349 
Any 
28,382 
7,534 
70 
457 
653 
1,657 
2,345 
2,352 
1 to 49 days 
3,563 
1,853 
12 
96 
135 
345 
579 
686 
50 to 99 days 
2,182 
1,155 
11 
44 
88 
211 
431 
370 
100 to 199 days 
3,761 
1,194 
12 
56 
87 
264 
395 
380 
200 days or more 
18,876 
3,332 
35 
261 
343 
837 
940 
916 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
1,344 
431 
36 
76 
63 
94 
89 
73 
3 or 4 years 
2,226 
747 
16 
136 
117 
146 
199 
133 
5 to 9 years 
6,629 
2,440 
34 
264 
285 
560 
734 
563 
10 years or more 
35,831 
17,122 
- 
220 
762 
2,516 
4,692 
8,932 
Average years on present farm 
22.6 
26.0 
4.3 
7.4 
12.0 
18.2 
23.6 
33.3 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
1,002 
303 
33 
52 
48 
59 
67 
44 
3 or 4 years 
1,802 
579 
17 
125 
85 
118 
150 
84 
5 to 9 years 
5,603 
1,940 
36 
234 
226 
452 
548 
444 
10 years or more 
37,623 
17,918 
- 
285 
868 
2,687 
4,949 
9,129 
Average years operating any farm 
24.7 
28.5 
4.5 
8.3 
13.7 
20.2 
26.3 
36.1 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
175 
86 
86 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
25 to 34 years 
1,906 
696 
- 
696 
- 
- 
- 
- 
35 to 44 years 
3,877 
1,227 
- 
- 
1,227 
- 
- 
- 
45 to 49 years 
3,932 
1,210 
- 
- 
- 
1,210 
- 
- 
50 to 54 years 
5,960 
2,106 
- 
- 
- 
2,106 
- 
- 
55 to 59 years 
6,713 
2,541 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2,541 
- 
60 to 64 years 
6,970 
3,173 
- 
- 
- 
- 
3,173 
- 
65 to 69 years 
5,852 
3,297 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
3,297 
70 years and over 
10,645 
6,404 
- 
- 
- 
6,404 
Average age 
59.5 
62.3 
21.4 
30.4 
40.1 
50.2 
59.8 
73.3 
Spanish, Hispanic, or Latino origin (see text) 
470 
219 
- 
- 
34 
42 
72 
71 
Race: 
American Indian or Alaska Native 
180 
73 
- 
- 
7 
17 
28 
21 
Asian 
134 
46 
- 
- 
5 
13 
13 
15 
Black or African American 
1,496 
712 
- 
3 
31 
58 
240 
380 
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 
7 
2 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2 
- 
White 
44,084 
19,851 
86 
690 
1,180 
3,219 
5,411 
9,265 
More than one race reported 
129 
56 
- 
3 
4 
9 
20 
20 
Farms by number of persons living in 
operator's household: 
1 person 
6,638 
3,167 
19 
82 
120 
425 
769 
1,752 
2 people 
24,376 
12,108 
23 
166 
257 
1,284 
3,576 
6,802 
3 people 
7,009 
2,702 
26 
185 
231 
679 
816 
765 
4 people 
4,903 
1,584 
7 
154 
333 
538 
330 
222 
5 or more people 
3,104 
1,179 
11 
109 
286 
390 
223 
160 
Percent of operator's total 
household income from farming: 
Less than 25 percent 
36,188 
13,184 
67 
347 
611 
1,873 
3,420 
6,866 
25 to 49 percent 
3,366 
2,160 
2 
89 
119 
219 
534 
1,197 
50 to 74 percent 
3,004 
2,227 
1 
85 
124 
402 
583 
1,032 
75 to 99 percent 
1,823 
1,609 
10 
77 
135 
312 
470 
605 
1 00 percent 
1,649 
1,560 
6 
98 
238 
510 
707 
1 
Operator is a hired manager farms 
1,030 
724 
7 
63 
100 
198 
217 
139 
acres 
538,862 
456,677 
2,162 
38,636 
59,430 
137,465 
125,459 
93,525 
Farms with- 
Internet access 
31,421 
13,193 
57 
507 
959 
2,472 
4,006 
5,192 
Dial-up service 
3,633 
1,715 
- 
51 
70 
229 
567 
798 
DSL service 
10,602 
4,433 
13 
163 
318 
817 
1,327 
1,795 
Cable modem service 
4,762 
1,783 
8 
71 
136 
317 
517 
734 
Fiber-optic service 
1,398 
558 
- 
17 
54 
93 
162 
232 
Mobile broadband plan for a computer 
or cell phone 
7,002 
2,927 
37 
175 
275 
637 
910 
893 
Satellite service 
5,851 
2,674 
- 
83 
175 
498 
808 
1,110 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
881 
366 
4 
7 
26 
48 
127 
154 
Other Internet service 
850 
362 
2 
10 
30 
72 
97 
151 
Farms by number of households sharing 
in net income of operation: 
1 household 
37,729 
16,336 
75 
561 
1,026 
2,660 
4,548 
7,466 
2 households 
6,757 
3,529 
7 
113 
141 
470 
914 
1,884 
3 households 
973 
582 
- 
17 
31 
118 
166 
250 
4 households 
359 
176 
3 
5 
16 
40 
51 
61 
5 or more households 
212 
117 
1 
- 
13 
28 
35 
40 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
202 Virginia 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
