Table 67. Summary by Legal Status For Tax Purposes: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Total 
Family or 
individual 
Partnership 
Total 
Registered 
under 
state law 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
18,784 
17,511 
776 
547 
Female 
2,705 
2,498 
117 
79 
Primary occupation: 
Farming 
9,164 
8,433 
429 
307 
Other 
12,325 
11,576 
464 
319 
Place of residence: 
On farm operated 
18,080 
16,961 
704 
490 
Not on farm operated 
3,409 
3,048 
189 
136 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
8,092 
7,487 
349 
235 
Any 
13,397 
12,522 
544 
391 
1 to 49 days 
1,563 
1,458 
55 
35 
50 to 99 days 
1,062 
990 
44 
37 
100 to 199 days 
2,022 
1,883 
86 
57 
200 days or more 
8,750 
8,191 
359 
262 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
583 
534 
26 
20 
3 or 4 years 
1,006 
921 
52 
45 
5 to 9 years 
2,936 
2,708 
137 
104 
1 0 years or more 
16,964 
15,846 
678 
457 
Average years on present farm 
23.7 
23.8 
23.6 
22.3 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
454 
416 
18 
15 
3 or 4 years 
850 
788 
40 
33 
5 to 9 years 
2,566 
2,380 
112 
87 
10 years or more 
17,619 
16,425 
723 
491 
Average years operating any farm 
25.4 
25.4 
25.9 
25.0 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
60 
54 
3 
3 
25 to 34 years 
834 
761 
45 
28 
35 to 44 years 
1,988 
1,845 
74 
53 
45 to 49 years 
1,728 
1,609 
80 
66 
50 to 54 years 
2,506 
2,346 
109 
81 
55 to 59 years 
3,102 
2,891 
116 
78 
60 to 64 years 
3,207 
2,984 
128 
85 
65 to 69 years 
2,951 
2,748 
123 
94 
70 years and over 
5,113 
4,771 
215 
138 
Average age 
59.7 
59.8 
59.8 
59.3 
Spanish, Hispanic, or Latino origin (see text) 
122 
106 
10 
3 
Race: 
American Indian or Alaska Native 
44 
42 
1 
1 
Asian 
20 
20 
- 
- 
Black or African American 
29 
27 
1 
- 
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 
2 
2 
- 
- 
White 
21,340 
19,869 
889 
623 
More than one race reported 
54 
49 
2 
2 
Farms by number of persons living in 
operator's household: 
1 person 
2,911 
2,728 
103 
70 
2 people 
11,595 
10,815 
478 
326 
3 people 
3,355 
3,121 
145 
111 
4 people 
2,289 
2,108 
110 
80 
5 or more people 
1,339 
1,237 
57 
39 
Percent of operator's total 
household income from farming: 
Less than 25 percent 
18,539 
17,399 
703 
495 
25 to 49 percent 
1,263 
1,147 
73 
49 
50 to 74 percent 
921 
819 
58 
47 
75 to 99 percent 
414 
349 
33 
20 
100 percent 
352 
295 
26 
15 
Operator is a hired manager farms 
329 
185 
41 
35 
acres 
108,528 
48,152 
15,211 
14,494 
Farms with- 
Internet access 
13,133 
12,114 
586 
432 
Dial-up service 
1,617 
1,500 
79 
56 
DSL service 
5,883 
5,405 
257 
189 
Cable modem service 
2,239 
2,052 
129 
99 
Fiber-optic service 
360 
320 
24 
20 
Mobile broadband plan for a computer 
or cell phone 
1,338 
1,221 
69 
53 
Satellite service 
2,506 
2,308 
107 
79 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
289 
267 
12 
9 
Other Internet service 
143 
130 
11 
8 
Farms by number of households sharing 
in net income of operation: 
1 household 
17,829 
16,866 
532 
369 
2 households 
3,021 
2,633 
275 
188 
3 households 
396 
306 
65 
51 
4 households 
136 
116 
12 
9 
5 or more households 
107 
88 
9 
9 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
146 West Virginia 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
