Table 55. Selected Operator Characteristics for Principal, Second, and Third Operator: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Characteristics 
All operators 1 
Principal operator 
Second operator 
Third operator 
Operators number 
28,130 
18,027 
8,519 
1,584 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
19,948 
16,009 
2,896 
1,043 
Spouse of principal operator 
663 
(X) 
646 
17 
Female 
8,182 
2,018 
5,623 
541 
Spouse of principal operator 
5,239 
(X) 
5,072 
167 
Primary occupation: 
Farming 
10,062 
6,939 
2,602 
521 
Other 
18,068 
11,088 
5,917 
1,063 
Place of residence: 
On farm operated 
19,812 
12,861 
6,160 
791 
Not on farm operated 
8,318 
5,166 
2,359 
793 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
8,440 
5,741 
2,278 
421 
Any 
19,690 
12,286 
6,241 
1,163 
1 to 49 days 
2,711 
1,472 
1,076 
163 
50 to 99 days 
1,405 
810 
495 
100 
1 00 to 1 99 days 
2,523 
1,460 
843 
220 
200 days or more 
13,051 
8,544 
3,827 
680 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
1,274 
615 
462 
197 
3 or 4 years 
1,663 
893 
583 
187 
5 to 9 years 
4,846 
2,816 
1,760 
270 
10 years or more 
20,347 
13,703 
5,714 
930 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
955 
432 
357 
166 
3 or 4 years 
1,458 
742 
546 
170 
5 to 9 years 
4,159 
2,299 
1,609 
251 
10 years or more 
21,558 
14,554 
6,007 
997 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
471 
78 
211 
182 
25 to 34 years 
2,319 
1,080 
942 
297 
35 to 44 years 
3,862 
2,069 
1,468 
325 
45 to 54 years 
6,057 
3,692 
2,079 
286 
55 to 64 years 
7,526 
4,950 
2,289 
287 
65 to 74 years 
4,970 
3,740 
1,121 
109 
75 years and over 
2,925 
2,418 
409 
98 
Average age 
55.5 
58.3 
51.6 
45.3 
Number of persons living in household 
67,233 
53,860 
9,732 
3,641 
1 Data were collected for a maximum of three operators per farm. 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data Utah 41 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
