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 
20,988 
66 
1,041 
2,231 
5,487 
6,634 
5,529 
Female 
4,302 
23 
169 
419 
1,089 
1,335 
1,267 
Primary occupation: 
Farming 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other 
25,290 
89 
1,210 
2,650 
6,576 
7,969 
6,796 
Place of residence: 
On farm operated 
19,654 
44 
819 
2,010 
5,352 
6,256 
5,173 
Not on farm operated 
5,636 
45 
391 
640 
1,224 
1,713 
1,623 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
4,442 
1 
41 
141 
435 
973 
2,851 
Any 
20,848 
88 
1,169 
2,509 
6,141 
6,996 
3,945 
1 to 49 days 
1,710 
3 
47 
181 
383 
487 
609 
50 to 99 days 
1,027 
- 
40 
81 
256 
337 
313 
100 to 199 days 
2,567 
16 
125 
197 
538 
985 
706 
200 days or more 
15,544 
69 
957 
2,050 
4,964 
5,187 
2,317 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
913 
32 
175 
161 
232 
222 
91 
3 or 4 years 
1,479 
27 
268 
363 
447 
248 
126 
5 to 9 years 
4,189 
30 
422 
766 
1,374 
1,113 
484 
1 0 years or more 
18,709 
- 
345 
1,360 
4,523 
6,386 
6,095 
Average years on present farm 
19.9 
3.9 
7.1 
10.7 
15.7 
20.5 
29.3 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
699 
32 
135 
124 
177 
154 
77 
3 or 4 years 
1,223 
27 
206 
314 
371 
204 
101 
5 to 9 years 
3,663 
30 
430 
672 
1,182 
966 
383 
1 0 years or more 
19,705 
- 
439 
1,540 
4,846 
6,645 
6,235 
Average years operating any farm 
21.6 
3.9 
7.9 
11.9 
17.3 
22.5 
31.3 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
89 
89 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
25 to 34 years 
1,210 
- 
1,210 
- 
- 
- 
- 
35 to 44 years 
2,650 
- 
- 
2,650 
- 
- 
- 
45 to 49 years 
2,722 
- 
- 
- 
2,722 
- 
- 
50 to 54 years 
3,854 
- 
- 
- 
3,854 
- 
- 
55 to 59 years 
4,172 
- 
- 
- 
- 
4,172 
- 
60 to 64 years 
3,797 
- 
- 
- 
- 
3,797 
- 
65 to 69 years 
2,555 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2,555 
70 years and over 
4,241 
- 
" 
- 
" 
4,241 
Average age 
57.2 
21.8 
31.0 
40.3 
50.1 
59.4 
73.1 
Spanish, Hispanic, or Latino origin (see text) 
251 
5 
20 
38 
81 
57 
50 
Race: 
American Indian or Alaska Native 
107 
- 
- 
29 
19 
19 
40 
Asian 
88 
- 
- 
11 
18 
27 
32 
Black or African American 
784 
- 
16 
56 
149 
267 
296 
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 
5 
- 
- 
2 
- 
- 
3 
White 
24,233 
84 
1,186 
2,546 
6,372 
7,633 
6,412 
More than one race reported 
73 
5 
8 
6 
18 
23 
13 
Farms by number of persons living in 
operator's household: 
1 person 
3,471 
15 
116 
225 
633 
1,085 
1,397 
2 people 
12,268 
37 
302 
549 
2,293 
4,684 
4,403 
3 people 
4,307 
11 
333 
553 
1,456 
1,351 
603 
4 people 
3,319 
15 
299 
797 
1,386 
567 
255 
5 or more people 
1,925 
11 
160 
526 
808 
282 
138 
Percent of operator's total 
household income from farming: 
Less than 25 percent 
23,004 
83 
1,095 
2,392 
6,070 
7,238 
6,126 
25 to 49 percent 
1,206 
5 
56 
148 
259 
376 
362 
50 to 74 percent 
777 
1 
48 
86 
157 
246 
239 
75 to 99 percent 
214 
- 
6 
18 
54 
68 
68 
100 percent 
89 
5 
6 
36 
41 
1 
Operator is a hired manager farms 
306 
- 
10 
44 
85 
94 
73 
acres 
82,185 
" 
613 
10,603 
16,180 
29,463 
25,326 
Farms with- 
Internet access 
18,228 
67 
957 
2,162 
5,179 
5,813 
4,050 
Dial-up service 
1,918 
- 
41 
148 
473 
695 
561 
DSL service 
6,169 
8 
321 
773 
1,774 
1,959 
1,334 
Cable modem service 
2,979 
21 
185 
350 
803 
921 
699 
Fiber-optic service 
840 
7 
34 
74 
220 
277 
228 
Mobile broadband plan for a computer 
or cell phone 
4,075 
25 
346 
599 
1,245 
1,168 
692 
Satellite service 
3,177 
- 
99 
278 
956 
1,037 
807 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
515 
- 
20 
56 
116 
191 
132 
Other Internet service 
488 
6 
13 
74 
123 
170 
102 
Farms by number of households sharing 
in net income of operation: 
1 household 
21,393 
76 
1,035 
2,307 
5,701 
6,731 
5,543 
2 households 
3,228 
9 
143 
285 
668 
1,051 
1,072 
3 households 
391 
4 
22 
27 
105 
115 
118 
4 households 
183 
- 
7 
21 
76 
38 
41 
5 or more households 
95 
- 
3 
10 
26 
34 
22 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
Virginia 203 
