Table 69. Summary by Age and Primary Occupation of Principal Operator: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Total farming 
and other 
occupations 
Farming 
Item 
Total 
Age of operator (years) 
Under 25 
25 to 34 
35 to 44 
45 to 54 
55 to 64 
65 and over 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
16,009 
6,126 
34 
300 
471 
869 
1,484 
2,968 
Female 
2,018 
813 
10 
26 
81 
175 
217 
304 
Primary occupation: 
Farming 
6,939 
6,939 
44 
326 
552 
1,044 
1,701 
3,272 
Other 
11,088 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Place of residence: 
On farm operated 
12,861 
5,272 
27 
183 
367 
790 
1,335 
2,570 
Not on farm operated 
5,166 
1,667 
17 
143 
185 
254 
366 
702 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
5,741 
4,149 
12 
97 
214 
449 
970 
2,407 
Any 
12,286 
2,790 
32 
229 
338 
595 
731 
865 
1 to 49 days 
1,472 
587 
9 
44 
54 
106 
158 
216 
50 to 99 days 
810 
326 
8 
26 
40 
58 
75 
119 
100 to 199 days 
1,460 
522 
1 
37 
53 
122 
142 
167 
200 days or more 
8,544 
1,355 
14 
122 
191 
309 
356 
363 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
615 
231 
30 
46 
47 
49 
38 
21 
3 or 4 years 
893 
229 
7 
58 
54 
36 
41 
33 
5 to 9 years 
2,816 
826 
7 
146 
133 
132 
206 
202 
10 years or more 
13,703 
5,653 
" 
76 
318 
827 
1,416 
3,016 
Average years on present farm 
22.2 
26.4 
2.8 
6.8 
11.4 
18.7 
24.6 
34.6 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
432 
152 
22 
21 
32 
36 
30 
11 
3 or 4 years 
742 
184 
14 
53 
33 
25 
35 
24 
5 to 9 years 
2,299 
666 
8 
140 
125 
102 
155 
136 
10 years or more 
14,554 
5,937 
112 
362 
881 
1,481 
3,101 
Average years operating any farm 
24.4 
29.2 
3.1 
8.1 
13.0 
20.4 
27.2 
38.2 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
78 
44 
44 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
25 to 34 years 
1,080 
326 
- 
326 
- 
- 
- 
- 
35 to 44 years 
2,069 
552 
- 
- 
552 
- 
- 
- 
45 to 49 years 
1,309 
410 
- 
- 
- 
410 
- 
- 
50 to 54 years 
2,383 
634 
- 
- 
- 
634 
- 
- 
55 to 59 years 
2,550 
745 
- 
- 
- 
- 
745 
- 
60 to 64 years 
2,400 
956 
- 
- 
- 
- 
956 
- 
65 to 69 years 
2,009 
970 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
970 
70 years and over 
4,149 
2,302 
- 
- 
- 
2,302 
Average age 
58.3 
61.8 
21.4 
30.8 
39.9 
50.1 
59.8 
73.8 
Spanish, Hispanic, or Latino origin (see text) 
345 
184 
4 
- 
20 
35 
60 
65 
Race: 
American Indian or Alaska Native 
548 
369 
- 
15 
38 
65 
90 
161 
Asian 
52 
26 
- 
- 
6 
5 
4 
11 
Black or African American 
6 
3 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
2 
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 
8 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
White 
17,387 
6,535 
44 
311 
508 
972 
1,605 
3,095 
More than one race reported 
26 
6 
- 
- 
- 
1 
2 
3 
Farms by number of persons living in 
operator's household: 
1 person 
1,682 
741 
9 
31 
26 
70 
176 
429 
2 people 
8,518 
3,861 
2 
58 
89 
337 
1,015 
2,360 
3 people 
2,650 
910 
26 
57 
64 
217 
259 
287 
4 people 
1,946 
548 
6 
82 
96 
157 
133 
74 
5 or more people 
3,231 
879 
1 
98 
277 
263 
118 
122 
Percent of operator's total 
household income from farming: 
Less than 25 percent 
14,725 
4,400 
23 
183 
301 
555 
995 
2,343 
25 to 49 percent 
938 
591 
1 
29 
43 
76 
102 
340 
50 to 74 percent 
1,092 
808 
2 
29 
56 
146 
190 
385 
75 to 99 percent 
668 
584 
11 
51 
69 
112 
139 
202 
1 00 percent 
604 
556 
7 
34 
83 
155 
275 
2 
Operator is a hired manager farms 
566 
385 
2 
27 
92 
94 
93 
77 
acres 
5,120,615 
3,670,775 
(D) 
(D) 
505,362 
1,847,995 
174,033 
1,068,492 
Farms with- 
Internet access 
13,458 
4,954 
39 
283 
440 
845 
1,350 
1,997 
Dial-up service 
858 
377 
- 
10 
27 
43 
100 
197 
DSL service 
6,120 
2,233 
12 
153 
232 
400 
647 
789 
Cable modem service 
2,338 
787 
9 
19 
47 
114 
210 
388 
Fiber-optic service 
634 
249 
- 
8 
25 
57 
56 
103 
Mobile broadband plan for a computer 
or cell phone 
1,970 
755 
8 
65 
76 
151 
185 
270 
Satellite service 
2,619 
1,046 
13 
47 
81 
172 
292 
441 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
411 
136 
- 
11 
12 
21 
28 
64 
Other Internet service 
242 
106 
- 
10 
8 
9 
37 
42 
Farms by number of households sharing 
in net income of operation: 
1 household 
14,146 
5,005 
40 
268 
400 
790 
1,223 
2,284 
2 households 
2,810 
1,361 
1 
45 
71 
182 
327 
735 
3 households 
550 
309 
3 
8 
29 
36 
86 
147 
4 households 
287 
151 
- 
4 
26 
22 
30 
69 
5 or more households 
234 
113 
- 
1 
26 
14 
35 
37 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
200 Utah 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
