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 
32,794 
14,648 
94 
489 
1,042 
2,136 
4,102 
6,785 
Female 
5,282 
1,707 
11 
47 
136 
333 
417 
763 
Primary occupation: 
Farming 
16,355 
16,355 
105 
536 
1,178 
2,469 
4,519 
7,548 
Other 
21,721 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Place of residence: 
On farm operated 
27,054 
12,954 
52 
333 
865 
1,851 
3,661 
6,192 
Not on farm operated 
1 1 ,022 
3,401 
53 
203 
313 
618 
858 
1,356 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
15,119 
10,519 
27 
224 
531 
1,246 
2,712 
5,779 
Any 
22,957 
5,836 
78 
312 
647 
1,223 
1,807 
1,769 
1 to 49 days 
2,668 
1,195 
28 
56 
109 
176 
392 
434 
50 to 99 days 
1,706 
730 
4 
29 
81 
99 
266 
251 
1 00 to 1 99 days 
3,757 
1,202 
20 
61 
109 
269 
408 
335 
200 days or more 
14,826 
2,709 
26 
166 
348 
679 
741 
749 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
1,247 
448 
47 
71 
63 
116 
78 
73 
3 or 4 years 
1,844 
645 
29 
110 
108 
140 
129 
129 
5 to 9 years 
5,258 
1,920 
29 
192 
349 
431 
452 
467 
1 0 years or more 
29,727 
13,342 
- 
163 
658 
1,782 
3,860 
6,879 
Average years on present farm 
23.0 
25.3 
3.6 
7.4 
11.5 
16.9 
23.8 
32.6 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
864 
276 
43 
45 
42 
45 
51 
50 
3 or 4 years 
1,448 
507 
24 
111 
87 
100 
93 
92 
5 to 9 years 
4,663 
1,648 
38 
177 
302 
378 
376 
377 
1 0 years or more 
31,101 
13,924 
- 
203 
747 
1,946 
3,999 
7,029 
Average years operating any farm 
24.8 
27.5 
3.8 
8.3 
12.7 
19.3 
26.1 
35.0 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
159 
105 
105 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
25 to 34 years 
1,442 
536 
- 
536 
- 
- 
- 
- 
35 to 44 years 
3,458 
1,178 
- 
- 
1,178 
- 
- 
- 
45 to 49 years 
2,725 
981 
- 
- 
- 
981 
- 
- 
50 to 54 years 
4,240 
1,488 
- 
- 
- 
1,488 
- 
- 
55 to 59 years 
5,286 
1,994 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1,994 
- 
60 to 64 years 
5,695 
2,525 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2,525 
- 
65 to 69 years 
5,179 
2,676 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2,676 
70 years and over 
9,892 
4,872 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
4,872 
Average age 
60.4 
61.9 
21.1 
30.4 
39.9 
50.1 
59.9 
73.2 
Spanish, Hispanic, or Latino origin (see text) 
397 
186 
2 
2 
9 
23 
61 
89 
Race: 
American Indian or Alaska Native 
133 
69 
- 
- 
14 
28 
14 
13 
Asian 
66 
50 
- 
2 
7 
27 
11 
3 
Black or African American 
5,029 
2,452 
23 
16 
115 
357 
794 
1,147 
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 
9 
1 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
- 
White 
32,756 
13,744 
82 
517 
1,041 
2,046 
3,689 
6,369 
More than one race reported 
83 
39 
- 
1 
- 
11 
11 
16 
Farms by number of persons living in 
operator's household: 
1 person 
5,851 
2,324 
22 
59 
89 
223 
573 
1,358 
2 people 
20,043 
9,399 
32 
139 
207 
919 
2,835 
5,267 
3 people 
5,498 
2,173 
22 
122 
202 
565 
674 
588 
4 people 
4,195 
1,575 
18 
147 
393 
530 
280 
207 
5 or more people 
2,489 
884 
11 
69 
287 
232 
157 
128 
Percent of operator's total 
household income from farming: 
Less than 25 percent 
30,193 
10,491 
36 
264 
627 
1,264 
2,747 
5,553 
25 to 49 percent 
2,498 
1,429 
29 
25 
70 
198 
312 
795 
50 to 74 percent 
2,412 
1,747 
16 
70 
142 
274 
487 
758 
75 to 99 percent 
1,405 
1,202 
14 
66 
142 
260 
280 
440 
1 00 percent 
1,568 
1,486 
10 
111 
197 
473 
693 
2 
Operator is a hired manager farms 
1,051 
676 
15 
36 
74 
164 
205 
182 
acres 
968,857 
745,919 
4,022 
45,830 
95,044 
172,165 
230,038 
198,820 
Farms with- 
Internet access 
23,113 
9,586 
55 
425 
916 
1,755 
2,950 
3,485 
Dial-up service 
2,713 
1,350 
2 
23 
117 
193 
414 
601 
DSL service 
9,980 
4,099 
20 
180 
390 
746 
1,288 
1,475 
Cable modem service 
3,226 
1,087 
2 
38 
88 
194 
313 
452 
Fiber-optic service 
635 
220 
- 
5 
13 
42 
77 
83 
Mobile broadband plan for a computer 
or cell phone 
4,042 
1,669 
28 
142 
210 
340 
463 
486 
Satellite service 
4,708 
2,192 
9 
83 
183 
455 
662 
800 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
279 
95 
- 
2 
11 
23 
16 
43 
Other Internet service 
285 
117 
- 
13 
16 
20 
28 
40 
Farms by number of households sharing 
in net income of operation: 
1 household 
30,414 
12,596 
84 
435 
926 
1,936 
3,420 
5,795 
2 households 
5,805 
2,946 
11 
65 
186 
379 
858 
1,447 
3 households 
1,080 
477 
10 
24 
33 
71 
153 
186 
4 households 
425 
181 
- 
11 
17 
49 
43 
61 
5 or more households 
352 
155 
- 
1 
16 
34 
45 
59 
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued 
200 Mississippi 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
