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 
189 
205 
122 
138 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
4 
1 
- 
- 
Sex of operator: 
25 to 34 years 
12 
24 
8 
8 
Male 
134 
138 
107 
114 
35 to 44 years 
32 
17 
16 
3 
Female 
55 
67 
15 
24 
45 to 54 years 
32 
69 
17 
48 
55 to 64 years 
47 
54 
30 
41 
Primary occupation: 
65 to 74 years 
42 
23 
32 
21 
Farming 
79 
97 
48 
72 
75 years and over 
20 
17 
19 
17 
Other 
110 
108 
74 
66 
Average age of - 
Place of residence: 
All operators 
56.5 
54.2 
(X) 
(X) 
On farm operated 
149 
186 
91 
129 
Principal operator 
(X) 
(X) 
60.1 
58.1 
Not on farm operated 
40 
19 
31 
9 
Second operator 
52.2 
47.3 
(X) 
(X) 
Third operator 
35.9 
32.5 
(X) 
(X) 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
89 
64 
57 
46 
Spanish, Hispanic, or 
Any 
100 
141 
65 
92 
Latino origin (see text) 
189 
205 
122 
138 
1 to 49 days 
17 
25 
13 
14 
50 to 99 days 
6 
21 
- 
17 
Race: 
1 00 to 1 99 days 
16 
20 
16 
16 
American Indian or Alaska Native 
- 
- 
- 
- 
200 days or more 
61 
75 
36 
45 
Asian 
2 
2 
1 
1 
Black or African American 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Years on present farm: 
Native Hawaiian or 
2 years or less 
4 
3 
2 
- 
Other Pacific Islander 
- 
- 
- 
- 
3 or 4 years 
20 
18 
12 
13 
White 
185 
203 
121 
137 
5 to 9 years 
37 
30 
15 
14 
More than one race reported 
2 
- 
- 
- 
1 0 years or more 
128 
154 
93 
111 
Number of persons living 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
in household of- 
2 years or less 
4 
(NA) 
2 
(NA) 
Principal operator 
(X) 
(X) 
271 
388 
3 or 4 years 
15 
(NA) 
10 
(NA) 
Second operator 
22 
57 
(X) 
(X) 
5 to 9 years 
33 
(NA) 
12 
(NA) 
Third operator 
9 
8 
(X) 
(X) 
10 years or more 
137 
(NA) 
98 
(NA) 
1 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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