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 
16,009 
12,920 
1,431 
1,209 
Female 
2,018 
1,655 
157 
136 
Primary occupation: 
Farming 
6,939 
5,245 
767 
653 
Other 
11,088 
9,330 
821 
692 
Place of residence: 
On farm operated 
12,861 
10,746 
978 
827 
Not on farm operated 
5,166 
3,829 
610 
518 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
5,741 
4,405 
608 
519 
Any 
12,286 
10,170 
980 
826 
1 to 49 days 
1,472 
1,178 
130 
99 
50 to 99 days 
810 
651 
91 
76 
100 to 199 days 
1,460 
1,178 
119 
97 
200 days or more 
8,544 
7,163 
640 
554 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
615 
507 
40 
36 
3 or 4 years 
893 
745 
70 
62 
5 to 9 years 
2,816 
2,323 
207 
175 
1 0 years or more 
13,703 
11,000 
1,271 
1,072 
Average years on present farm 
22.2 
21.8 
25.4 
25.2 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
432 
363 
33 
29 
3 or 4 years 
742 
630 
55 
52 
5 to 9 years 
2,299 
1,927 
141 
123 
10 years or more 
14,554 
11,655 
1,359 
1,141 
Average years operating any farm 
24.4 
23.9 
28.4 
28.2 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
78 
66 
3 
3 
25 to 34 years 
1,080 
925 
62 
57 
35 to 44 years 
2,069 
1,738 
125 
104 
45 to 49 years 
1,309 
1,075 
96 
73 
50 to 54 years 
2,383 
1,916 
205 
173 
55 to 59 years 
2,550 
2,047 
229 
204 
60 to 64 years 
2,400 
1,872 
237 
206 
65 to 69 years 
2,009 
1,641 
169 
145 
70 years and over 
4,149 
3,295 
462 
380 
Average age 
58.3 
57.9 
61.2 
61.1 
Spanish, Hispanic, or Latino origin (see text) 
345 
284 
36 
24 
Race: 
American Indian or Alaska Native 
548 
498 
11 
5 
Asian 
52 
39 
1 
1 
Black or African American 
6 
4 
2 
2 
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 
8 
8 
- 
- 
White 
17,387 
14,004 
1,572 
1,336 
More than one race reported 
26 
22 
2 
1 
Farms by number of persons living in 
operator's household: 
1 person 
1,682 
1,343 
128 
104 
2 people 
8,518 
6,879 
787 
676 
3 people 
2,650 
2,124 
252 
212 
4 people 
1,946 
1,599 
163 
138 
5 or more people 
3,231 
2,630 
258 
215 
Percent of operator's total 
household income from farming: 
Less than 25 percent 
14,725 
12,367 
1,101 
925 
25 to 49 percent 
938 
726 
102 
88 
50 to 74 percent 
1,092 
725 
158 
139 
75 to 99 percent 
668 
408 
119 
98 
100 percent 
604 
349 
108 
95 
Operator is a hired manager farms 
566 
235 
73 
67 
acres 
5,120,615 
194,833 
112,457 
(D) 
Farms with- 
Internet access 
13,458 
10,759 
1,234 
1,057 
Dial-up service 
858 
698 
69 
62 
DSL service 
6,120 
4,875 
531 
453 
Cable modem service 
2,338 
1,821 
250 
220 
Fiber-optic service 
634 
488 
76 
65 
Mobile broadband plan for a computer 
or cell phone 
1,970 
1,529 
200 
179 
Satellite service 
2,619 
2,122 
244 
212 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
411 
325 
35 
28 
Other Internet service 
242 
183 
30 
24 
Farms by number of households sharing 
in net income of operation: 
1 household 
14,146 
11,918 
901 
776 
2 households 
2,810 
2,063 
435 
337 
3 households 
550 
291 
143 
129 
4 households 
287 
159 
70 
64 
5 or more households 
234 
144 
39 
39 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
146 Utah 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
