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 
19,944 
10,013 
113 
362 
646 
1,440 
2,624 
4,828 
Female 
4,777 
2,379 
30 
43 
114 
325 
628 
1,239 
Primary occupation: 
Farming 
12,392 
12,392 
143 
405 
760 
1,765 
3,252 
6,067 
Other 
12,329 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Place of residence: 
On farm operated 
18,152 
9,894 
95 
276 
536 
1,374 
2,654 
4,959 
Not on farm operated 
6,569 
2,498 
48 
129 
224 
391 
598 
1,108 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
8,933 
6,665 
56 
125 
272 
764 
1,672 
3,776 
Any 
15,788 
5,727 
87 
280 
488 
1,001 
1,580 
2,291 
1 to 49 days 
2,416 
1,232 
13 
63 
94 
191 
401 
470 
50 to 99 days 
1,587 
849 
12 
28 
50 
165 
279 
315 
1 00 to 1 99 days 
2,811 
1,084 
32 
69 
119 
173 
268 
423 
200 days or more 
8,974 
2,562 
30 
120 
225 
472 
632 
1,083 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
897 
361 
38 
75 
43 
59 
80 
66 
3 or 4 years 
1,188 
496 
50 
69 
67 
91 
81 
138 
5 to 9 years 
3,307 
1,468 
55 
141 
201 
283 
408 
380 
1 0 years or more 
19,329 
10,067 
- 
120 
449 
1,332 
2,683 
5,483 
Average years on present farm 
23.3 
25.7 
3.8 
7.2 
12.0 
18.0 
22.4 
33.3 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
688 
241 
21 
56 
26 
37 
60 
41 
3 or 4 years 
1,006 
423 
60 
64 
45 
71 
57 
126 
5 to 9 years 
2,768 
1,180 
62 
123 
166 
234 
300 
295 
1 0 years or more 
20,259 
10,548 
- 
162 
523 
1,423 
2,835 
5,605 
Average years operating any farm 
25.2 
28.1 
4.1 
8.0 
13.8 
20.3 
25.1 
35.6 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
218 
143 
143 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
25 to 34 years 
982 
405 
- 
405 
- 
- 
- 
- 
35 to 44 years 
1,896 
760 
- 
- 
760 
- 
- 
- 
45 to 49 years 
1,808 
663 
- 
- 
- 
663 
- 
- 
50 to 54 years 
2,854 
1,102 
- 
- 
- 
1,102 
- 
- 
55 to 59 years 
3,438 
1,498 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1,498 
- 
60 to 64 years 
3,632 
1,754 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1,754 
- 
65 to 69 years 
3,166 
1,839 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1,839 
70 years and over 
6,727 
4,228 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
4,228 
Average age 
60.5 
62.8 
21.9 
30.6 
40.1 
50.3 
59.7 
74.0 
Spanish, Hispanic, or Latino origin (see text) 
9,377 
4,339 
37 
37 
282 
587 
1,190 
2,206 
Race: 
American Indian or Alaska Native 
5,202 
2,961 
37 
87 
166 
463 
684 
1,524 
Asian 
29 
15 
- 
- 
6 
- 
4 
5 
Black or African American 
39 
24 
- 
5 
- 
- 
2 
17 
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 
9 
6 
- 
- 
- 
6 
- 
- 
White 
19,293 
9,316 
106 
312 
587 
1,280 
2,545 
4,486 
More than one race reported 
149 
70 
- 
1 
1 
16 
17 
35 
Farms by number of persons living in 
operator's household: 
1 person 
4,331 
2,368 
43 
38 
74 
241 
639 
1,333 
2 people 
12,042 
6,260 
67 
108 
139 
667 
1,807 
3,472 
3 people 
3,717 
1,672 
12 
86 
170 
334 
398 
672 
4 people 
2,439 
1,069 
12 
100 
193 
292 
235 
237 
5 or more people 
2,192 
1,023 
9 
73 
184 
231 
173 
353 
Percent of operator's total 
household income from farming: 
Less than 25 percent 
20,196 
8,835 
79 
187 
470 
1,156 
2,223 
4,720 
25 to 49 percent 
1,477 
981 
12 
54 
51 
144 
268 
452 
50 to 74 percent 
1,450 
1,127 
23 
54 
69 
156 
298 
527 
75 to 99 percent 
922 
827 
13 
72 
72 
128 
174 
368 
1 00 percent 
676 
622 
16 
38 
98 
181 
289 
- 
Operator is a hired manager farms 
1,046 
749 
13 
56 
135 
115 
210 
220 
acres 
9,612,013 
7,742,016 
18,254 
305,737 
537,702 
1,459,231 
2,798,881 
2,622,211 
Farms with- 
Internet access 
13,796 
6,478 
90 
288 
553 
1,013 
2,065 
2,469 
Dial-up service 
1,186 
615 
- 
12 
39 
60 
186 
318 
DSL service 
6,044 
2,754 
50 
140 
254 
384 
886 
1,040 
Cable modem service 
1,950 
801 
10 
20 
45 
108 
286 
332 
Fiber-optic service 
555 
259 
- 
20 
31 
26 
89 
93 
Mobile broadband plan for a computer 
or cell phone 
2,329 
1,022 
24 
60 
94 
215 
307 
322 
Satellite service 
2,773 
1,500 
- 
38 
122 
262 
492 
586 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
499 
231 
- 
7 
19 
27 
75 
103 
Other Internet service 
296 
159 
6 
8 
36 
27 
30 
52 
Farms by number of households sharing 
in net income of operation: 
1 household 
18,888 
8,967 
100 
299 
539 
1,226 
2,380 
4,423 
2 households 
4,005 
2,379 
25 
62 
147 
317 
597 
1,231 
3 households 
936 
548 
6 
16 
28 
114 
148 
236 
4 households 
532 
291 
12 
20 
23 
66 
80 
90 
5 or more households 
360 
207 
- 
8 
23 
42 
47 
87 
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued 
200 New Mexico 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
