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 
564 
599 
397 
451 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
7 
8 
4 
- 
Sex of operator: 
25 to 34 years 
44 
40 
14 
20 
Male 
400 
447 
343 
386 
35 to 44 years 
57 
95 
31 
68 
Female 
164 
152 
54 
65 
45 to 54 years 
113 
118 
69 
85 
55 to 64 years 
149 
194 
113 
155 
Primary occupation: 
65 to 74 years 
119 
89 
101 
78 
Farming 
253 
224 
186 
177 
75 years and over 
75 
55 
65 
45 
Other 
311 
375 
211 
274 
Average age of - 
Place of residence: 
All operators 
57.9 
55.1 
(X) 
(X) 
On farm operated 
416 
468 
313 
367 
Principal operator 
(X) 
(X) 
61.0 
56.9 
Not on farm operated 
148 
131 
84 
84 
Second operator 
53.0 
50.2 
(X) 
(X) 
Third operator 
38.8 
48.4 
(X) 
(X) 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
225 
204 
175 
154 
Spanish, Flispanic, or 
Any 
339 
395 
222 
297 
Latino origin (see text) 
564 
599 
397 
451 
1 to 49 days 
41 
73 
22 
53 
50 to 99 days 
22 
36 
15 
23 
Race: 
1 00 to 1 99 days 
65 
46 
48 
39 
American Indian or Alaska Native 
8 
22 
6 
13 
200 days or more 
211 
240 
137 
182 
Asian 
- 
3 
- 
2 
Black or African American 
25 
62 
20 
50 
Years on present farm: 
Native Flawaiian or 
2 years or less 
20 
49 
8 
33 
Other Pacific Islander 
3 
1 
1 
- 
3 or 4 years 
31 
53 
12 
32 
White 
527 
508 
370 
384 
5 to 9 years 
115 
104 
73 
56 
More than one race reported 
1 
3 
- 
2 
1 0 years or more 
398 
393 
304 
330 
Number of persons living 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
in household of- 
2 years or less 
20 
(NA) 
8 
(NA) 
Principal operator 
(X) 
(X) 
933 
1,199 
3 or 4 years 
23 
(NA) 
8 
(NA) 
Second operator 
112 
122 
(X) 
(X) 
5 to 9 years 
109 
(NA) 
67 
(NA) 
Third operator 
38 
74 
(X) 
(X) 
1 0 years or more 
412 
(NA) 
314 
(NA) 
^ Data were collected for a maximum of three operators per farm. 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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