Table 69. Summary by Age and Primary Occupation of Principai 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 
18,146 
49 
791 
2,051 
3,917 
5,548 
5,790 
Female 
3,575 
5 
115 
229 
579 
914 
1,733 
Primary occupation: 
Farming 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other 
21,721 
54 
906 
2,280 
4,496 
6,462 
7,523 
Place of residence: 
On farm operated 
14,100 
16 
594 
1,625 
3,140 
4,295 
4,430 
Not on farm operated 
7,621 
38 
312 
655 
1,356 
2,167 
3,093 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
4,600 
10 
42 
165 
348 
865 
3,170 
Any 
17,121 
44 
864 
2,115 
4,148 
5,597 
4,353 
1 to 49 days 
1,473 
7 
61 
124 
219 
405 
657 
50 to 99 days 
976 
5 
34 
81 
207 
284 
365 
1 00 to 1 99 days 
2,555 
9 
167 
313 
549 
805 
712 
200 days or more 
12,117 
23 
602 
1,597 
3,173 
4,103 
2,619 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
799 
23 
116 
157 
190 
220 
93 
3 or 4 years 
1,199 
14 
207 
267 
319 
276 
116 
5 to 9 years 
3,338 
17 
404 
676 
907 
818 
516 
1 0 years or more 
16,385 
- 
179 
1,180 
3,080 
5,148 
6,798 
Average years on present farm 
21.2 
3.9 
6.5 
10.9 
15.4 
20.5 
30.4 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
588 
23 
89 
130 
139 
134 
73 
3 or 4 years 
941 
14 
169 
205 
240 
219 
94 
5 to 9 years 
3,015 
17 
408 
623 
804 
699 
464 
1 0 years or more 
17,177 
- 
240 
1,322 
3,313 
5,410 
6,892 
Average years operating any farm 
22.7 
3.9 
7.3 
11.9 
17.0 
22.4 
31.7 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
54 
54 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
25 to 34 years 
906 
- 
906 
- 
- 
- 
- 
35 to 44 years 
2,280 
- 
- 
2,280 
- 
- 
- 
45 to 49 years 
1,744 
- 
- 
- 
1,744 
- 
- 
50 to 54 years 
2,752 
- 
- 
- 
2,752 
- 
- 
55 to 59 years 
3,292 
- 
- 
- 
- 
3,292 
- 
60 to 64 years 
3,170 
- 
- 
- 
- 
3,170 
- 
65 to 69 years 
2,503 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2,503 
70 years and over 
5,020 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
5,020 
Average age 
59.3 
20.7 
30.8 
40.3 
50.2 
59.4 
74.1 
Spanish, Hispanic, or Latino origin (see text) 
211 
2 
12 
22 
46 
52 
77 
Race: 
American Indian or Alaska Native 
64 
- 
- 
9 
21 
17 
17 
Asian 
16 
- 
- 
6 
1 
4 
5 
Black or African American 
2,577 
4 
73 
184 
566 
905 
845 
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 
8 
- 
- 
- 
2 
3 
3 
White 
19,012 
50 
833 
2,078 
3,898 
5,518 
6,635 
More than one race reported 
44 
- 
- 
3 
8 
15 
18 
Farms by number of persons living in 
operator's household: 
1 person 
3,527 
7 
102 
166 
471 
816 
1,965 
2 people 
10,644 
15 
230 
405 
1,462 
4,066 
4,466 
3 people 
3,325 
17 
226 
450 
1,048 
965 
619 
4 people 
2,620 
10 
204 
783 
959 
390 
274 
5 or more people 
1,605 
5 
144 
476 
556 
225 
199 
Percent of operator's total 
household income from farming: 
Less than 25 percent 
19,702 
45 
811 
2,094 
4,108 
5,822 
6,822 
25 to 49 percent 
1,069 
5 
37 
107 
221 
336 
363 
50 to 74 percent 
665 
- 
47 
53 
118 
196 
251 
75 to 99 percent 
203 
- 
7 
16 
28 
67 
85 
1 00 percent 
82 
4 
4 
10 
21 
41 
2 
Operator is a hired manager farms 
375 
- 
44 
39 
82 
100 
110 
acres 
222,938 
- 
14,869 
18,292 
61,940 
48,059 
79,778 
Farms with- 
Internet access 
13,527 
39 
675 
1,734 
3,227 
4,216 
3,636 
Dial-up service 
1,363 
- 
53 
133 
284 
426 
467 
DSL service 
5,881 
15 
287 
770 
1,504 
1,787 
1,518 
Cable modem service 
2,139 
5 
45 
198 
409 
751 
731 
Fiber-optic service 
415 
- 
4 
40 
95 
135 
141 
Mobile broadband plan for a computer 
or cell phone 
2,373 
17 
216 
407 
570 
661 
502 
Satellite service 
2,516 
6 
116 
313 
639 
759 
683 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
184 
- 
8 
15 
46 
64 
51 
Other Internet service 
168 
- 
7 
37 
34 
55 
35 
Farms by number of households sharing 
in net income of operation: 
1 household 
17,818 
45 
780 
1,947 
3,788 
5,257 
6,001 
2 households 
2,859 
9 
111 
227 
444 
909 
1,159 
3 households 
603 
- 
8 
43 
151 
162 
239 
4 households 
244 
- 
2 
43 
70 
75 
54 
5 or more households 
197 
- 
5 
20 
43 
59 
70 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agricuiture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
Mississippi 201 
