Table 69. Summary by Age and Primary Occupation of Principal Operator: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Other occupations 
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 
9,883 
28 
681 
1,360 
2,420 
2,917 
2,477 
Female 
1,205 
6 
73 
157 
228 
332 
409 
Primary occupation: 
Farming 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other 
11,088 
34 
754 
1,517 
2,648 
3,249 
2,886 
Place of residence: 
On farm operated 
7,589 
14 
501 
1,071 
1,893 
2,230 
1,880 
Not on farm operated 
3,499 
20 
253 
446 
755 
1,019 
1,006 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
1,592 
2 
40 
86 
139 
204 
1,121 
Any 
9,496 
32 
714 
1,431 
2,509 
3,045 
1,765 
1 to 49 days 
885 
7 
38 
114 
203 
223 
300 
50 to 99 days 
484 
- 
21 
59 
73 
172 
159 
100 to 199 days 
938 
3 
80 
112 
208 
266 
269 
200 days or more 
7,189 
22 
575 
1,146 
2,025 
2,384 
1,037 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
384 
7 
114 
87 
76 
70 
30 
3 or 4 years 
664 
18 
150 
173 
158 
133 
32 
5 to 9 years 
1,990 
9 
323 
467 
500 
467 
224 
10 years or more 
8,050 
- 
167 
790 
1,914 
2,579 
2,600 
Average years on present farm 
19.6 
3.9 
6.9 
10.5 
16.2 
20.0 
30.4 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
280 
7 
82 
75 
42 
52 
22 
3 or 4 years 
558 
18 
132 
142 
117 
121 
28 
5 to 9 years 
1,633 
9 
298 
426 
406 
310 
184 
10 years or more 
8,617 
- 
242 
874 
2,083 
2,766 
2,652 
Average years operating any farm 
21.5 
3.9 
7.9 
11.4 
18.0 
22.4 
32.7 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
34 
34 
- 
- 
" 
- 
- 
25 to 34 years 
754 
- 
754 
- 
- 
- 
- 
35 to 44 years 
1,517 
- 
- 
1,517 
- 
- 
- 
45 to 49 years 
899 
- 
- 
- 
899 
- 
- 
50 to 54 years 
1,749 
- 
- 
- 
1,749 
- 
- 
55 to 59 years 
1,805 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1,805 
- 
60 to 64 years 
1,444 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1,444 
- 
65 to 69 years 
1,039 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1,039 
70 years and over 
1,847 
- 
" 
" 
- 
1,847 
Average age 
56.1 
20.9 
31.4 
39.5 
50.4 
59.2 
73.3 
Spanish, Hispanic, or Latino origin (see text) 
161 
- 
10 
38 
53 
31 
29 
Race: 
American Indian or Alaska Native 
179 
2 
18 
29 
36 
26 
68 
Asian 
26 
- 
- 
4 
5 
14 
3 
Black or African American 
3 
- 
- 
- 
- 
3 
- 
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 
8 
- 
- 
- 
4 
4 
- 
White 
10,852 
32 
736 
1,481 
2,596 
3,197 
2,810 
More than one race reported 
20 
- 
" 
3 
7 
5 
5 
Farms by number of persons living in 
operator's household: 
1 person 
941 
7 
53 
73 
131 
282 
395 
2 people 
4,657 
6 
87 
198 
714 
1,825 
1,827 
3 people 
1,740 
4 
85 
133 
549 
585 
384 
4 people 
1,398 
9 
213 
284 
500 
276 
116 
5 or more people 
2,352 
8 
316 
829 
754 
281 
164 
Percent of operator's total 
household income from farming: 
Less than 25 percent 
10,325 
32 
693 
1,437 
2,463 
3,070 
2,630 
25 to 49 percent 
347 
2 
25 
28 
93 
78 
121 
50 to 74 percent 
284 
- 
29 
25 
51 
72 
107 
75 to 99 percent 
84 
- 
4 
14 
22 
16 
28 
1 00 percent 
48 
3 
13 
19 
13 
" 
Operator is a hired manager farms 
181 
- 
23 
23 
48 
43 
44 
acres 
1,449,840 
" 
4,215 
5,329 
8,001 
(D) 
(D) 
Farms with- 
Internet access 
8,504 
22 
633 
1,267 
2,205 
2,533 
1,844 
Dial-up service 
481 
2 
16 
50 
108 
152 
153 
DSL service 
3,887 
13 
333 
643 
1,038 
1,165 
695 
Cable modem service 
1,551 
- 
110 
202 
362 
430 
447 
Fiber-optic service 
385 
- 
29 
41 
103 
106 
106 
Mobile broadband plan for a computer 
or cell phone 
1,215 
7 
98 
195 
334 
315 
266 
Satellite service 
1,573 
- 
97 
210 
392 
532 
342 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
275 
- 
25 
47 
81 
51 
71 
Other Internet service 
136 
3 
3 
23 
39 
43 
25 
Farms by number of households sharing 
in net income of operation: 
1 household 
9,141 
32 
668 
1,281 
2,234 
2,646 
2,280 
2 households 
1,449 
- 
54 
168 
284 
488 
455 
3 households 
241 
2 
18 
25 
66 
61 
69 
4 households 
136 
- 
11 
20 
28 
30 
47 
5 or more households 
121 
- 
3 
23 
36 
24 
35 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data Utah 201 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
