Table 62. Selected Principal Operator Characteristics by Race: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Characteristics 
All principal 
operators 
American Indian or 
Alaska Native 
Asian 
Black or 
African American 
2012 
2007 
2012 
2007 
2012 
2007 
2012 
2007 
Operators number 
18,027 
16,700 
548 
660 
52 
49 
6 
4 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
16,009 
14,903 
280 
373 
48 
39 
5 
4 
Female 
2,018 
1,797 
268 
287 
4 
10 
1 
- 
Primary occupation: 
Farming 
6,939 
6,340 
369 
423 
26 
16 
3 
4 
Other 
11,088 
10,360 
179 
237 
26 
33 
3 
- 
Place of residence: 
On farm operated 
12,861 
11,721 
459 
587 
43 
36 
6 
3 
Not on farm operated 
5,166 
4,979 
89 
73 
9 
13 
- 
1 
Days of work off farm: 
None 
5,741 
4,969 
326 
394 
17 
14 
3 
3 
Any 
12,286 
11,731 
222 
266 
35 
35 
3 
1 
1 to 49 days 
1,472 
2,079 
29 
81 
- 
7 
- 
1 
50 to 99 days 
810 
960 
20 
25 
2 
2 
- 
- 
100 to 199 days 
1,460 
1,504 
33 
44 
1 
6 
- 
- 
200 days or more 
8,544 
7,188 
140 
116 
32 
20 
3 
- 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
615 
650 
14 
19 
- 
- 
1 
- 
3 or 4 years 
893 
975 
23 
24 
3 
1 
- 
- 
5 to 9 years 
2,816 
2,681 
57 
103 
11 
13 
5 
- 
10 years or more 
13,703 
12,394 
454 
514 
38 
35 
- 
4 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
432 
(NA) 
13 
(NA) 
(NA) 
1 
(NA) 
3 or 4 years 
742 
(NA) 
18 
(NA) 
3 
(NA) 
- 
(NA) 
5 to 9 years 
2,299 
(NA) 
53 
(NA) 
4 
(NA) 
3 
(NA) 
10 years or more 
14,554 
(NA) 
464 
(NA) 
45 
(NA) 
2 
(NA) 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
78 
54 
2 
3 
- 
- 
- 
- 
25 to 34 years 
1,080 
964 
33 
43 
- 
3 
- 
- 
35 to 44 years 
2,069 
1,771 
67 
66 
10 
4 
- 
- 
45 to 54 years 
3,692 
4,310 
101 
154 
10 
16 
1 
- 
55 to 64 years 
4,950 
4,346 
116 
150 
18 
5 
3 
- 
65 to 74 years 
3,740 
3,260 
123 
144 
3 
6 
- 
4 
75 years and over 
2,418 
1,995 
106 
100 
11 
15 
2 
- 
Average age 
58.3 
57.4 
59.8 
58.4 
59.0 
61.2 
62.7 
68.3 
Number of persons living in household 
53,860 
50,817 
1,736 
2,155 
143 
114 
14 
5 
Characteristics 
Native Hawaiian or 
Other Pacific Islander 
White 
More than one race reported 
2012 
2007 
2012 
2007 
2012 
2007 
Operators 
number 
8 
11 
17,387 
15,949 
26 
27 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
8 
11 
15,646 
14,457 
22 
19 
Female 
- 
- 
1,741 
1,492 
4 
8 
Primary occupation: 
Farming 
- 
- 
6,535 
5,882 
6 
15 
Other 
8 
11 
10,852 
10,067 
20 
12 
Place of residence: 
On farm operated 
8 
9 
12,326 
11,063 
19 
23 
Not on farm operated ... 
" 
2 
5,061 
4,886 
7 
4 
Days of work off farm: 
None 
- 
2 
5,387 
4,544 
8 
12 
Any 
8 
9 
12,000 
11,405 
18 
15 
1 to 49 days 
- 
- 
1,442 
1,986 
1 
4 
50 to 99 days 
- 
2 
788 
930 
- 
1 
100 to 199 days 
- 
- 
1,420 
1,452 
6 
2 
200 days or more 
8 
7 
8,350 
7,037 
11 
8 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
- 
- 
600 
630 
- 
1 
3 or 4 years 
4 
1 
862 
943 
1 
6 
5 to 9 years 
4 
4 
2,730 
2,559 
9 
2 
10 years or more 
- 
6 
13,195 
11,817 
16 
18 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
- 
(NA) 
418 
(NA) 
- 
(NA) 
3 or 4 years 
- 
(NA) 
721 
(NA) 
- 
(NA) 
5 to 9 years 
4 
(NA) 
2,228 
(NA) 
7 
(NA) 
1 0 years or more 
4 
(NA) 
14,020 
(NA) 
19 
(NA) 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
- 
- 
76 
51 
- 
- 
25 to 34 years 
- 
- 
1,047 
918 
- 
- 
35 to 44 years 
- 
1 
1,989 
1,696 
3 
4 
45 to 54 years 
4 
4 
3,568 
4,130 
8 
6 
55 to 64 years 
4 
5 
4,802 
4,176 
7 
10 
65 to 74 years 
- 
- 
3,606 
3,101 
8 
5 
75 years and over 
1 
2,299 
1,877 
- 
2 
Average age 
52.5 
55.0 
58.2 
57.4 
56.6 
57.3 
Number of persons living in household 
40 
57 
51,846 
48,411 
81 
75 
52 Utah 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
