Table 64. Summary by Size of Farm: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Total 
1 to 9 
acres 
10 to 49 
acres 
50 to 69 
acres 
70 to 99 
acres 
100 to 139 
acres 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR 
CHARACTERISTICS - Con. 
Place of residence: 
On farm operated 
12,861 
4,124 
3,744 
622 
630 
572 
Not on farm operated 
5,166 
1,081 
1,495 
319 
343 
295 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
5,741 
1,440 
1,427 
296 
289 
263 
Any 
12,286 
3,765 
3,812 
645 
684 
604 
1 to 49 days 
1,472 
376 
479 
74 
68 
75 
50 to 99 days 
810 
235 
232 
55 
60 
41 
100 to 199 days 
1,460 
392 
431 
67 
118 
71 
200 days or more 
8,544 
2,762 
2,670 
449 
438 
417 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
615 
192 
168 
37 
41 
38 
3 or 4 years 
893 
315 
262 
44 
38 
35 
5 to 9 years 
2,816 
1,041 
870 
160 
125 
101 
10 years or more 
13,703 
3,657 
3,939 
700 
769 
693 
Average years on present farm 
22.2 
18.8 
20.9 
21.9 
24.1 
24.1 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
432 
146 
121 
21 
14 
29 
3 or 4 years 
742 
257 
244 
37 
33 
32 
5 to 9 years 
2,299 
869 
697 
140 
109 
80 
10 years or more 
14,554 
3,933 
4,177 
743 
817 
726 
Average years operating any farm 
24.4 
20.6 
23.2 
24.7 
26.6 
26.3 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
78 
33 
17 
6 
- 
3 
25 to 34 years 
1,080 
413 
271 
49 
72 
33 
35 to 44 years 
2,069 
725 
620 
68 
84 
90 
45 to 49 years 
1,309 
389 
391 
79 
70 
56 
50 to 54 years 
2,383 
768 
646 
128 
127 
108 
55 to 59 years 
2,550 
721 
778 
164 
143 
103 
60 to 64 years 
2,400 
597 
723 
111 
140 
131 
65 to 69 years 
2,009 
532 
576 
112 
137 
103 
70 years and over 
4,149 
1,027 
1,217 
224 
200 
240 
Average age 
58.3 
56.3 
58.4 
58.9 
58.5 
60.3 
Spanish, Hispanic, or Latino origin (see text) 
345 
134 
107 
16 
15 
7 
Race: 
American Indian or Alaska Native 
548 
302 
68 
6 
7 
17 
Asian 
52 
20 
19 
- 
2 
- 
Black or African American 
6 
- 
4 
- 
- 
2 
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 
8 
4 
- 
- 
- 
- 
White 
17,387 
4,874 
5,137 
933 
960 
847 
More than one race reported 
26 
5 
11 
2 
4 
1 
Farms by number of persons living in 
operator's household: 
1 person 
1,682 
484 
520 
78 
103 
80 
2 people 
8,518 
2,193 
2,505 
499 
469 
442 
3 people 
2,650 
841 
742 
156 
122 
115 
4 people 
1,946 
625 
545 
82 
111 
98 
5 or more people 
3,231 
1,062 
927 
126 
168 
132 
Percent of operator's total 
household income from farming: 
Less than 25 percent 
14,725 
4,876 
4,795 
817 
776 
665 
25 to 49 percent 
938 
98 
188 
40 
76 
86 
50 to 74 percent 
1,092 
87 
125 
48 
68 
67 
75 to 99 percent 
668 
52 
68 
17 
34 
32 
100 percent 
604 
92 
63 
19 
19 
17 
Operator is a hired manager farms 
566 
80 
109 
21 
30 
23 
acres 
5,120,615 
326 
2,758 
1,199 
2,524 
2,632 
Farms with- 
Internet access 
13,458 
3,866 
3,883 
723 
708 
637 
Dial-up service 
858 
202 
241 
43 
42 
45 
DSL service 
6,120 
1,607 
1,812 
325 
346 
264 
Cable modem service 
2,338 
834 
669 
139 
78 
113 
Fiber-optic service 
634 
152 
147 
27 
39 
36 
Mobile broadband plan for a computer 
or cell phone 
1,970 
540 
528 
97 
110 
83 
Satellite service 
2,619 
744 
756 
124 
163 
163 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
411 
175 
77 
32 
27 
8 
Other Internet service 
242 
72 
97 
15 
10 
5 
Farms by number of households sharing 
in net income of operation: 
1 household 
14,146 
4,382 
4,339 
759 
772 
663 
2 households 
2,810 
612 
683 
133 
138 
158 
3 households 
550 
82 
105 
20 
27 
35 
4 households 
287 
61 
57 
14 
19 
5 
5 or more households 
234 
68 
55 
15 
17 
6 
FARMS BY TYPE OF 
ORGANIZATION (SEE TEXT) 
Operation with 50 percent or more ownership 
interest held by operator and/or persons 
related by blood, marriage, 
or adoption farms 
17,278 
5,101 
5,072 
892 
933 
831 
acres 
5,986,407 
21,729 
115,522 
51,467 
76,653 
95,883 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
68 Utah 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
