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 
29,730 
14,197 
92 
512 
1,073 
2,362 
4,200 
5,958 
Female 
7,519 
3,453 
28 
220 
342 
614 
1,026 
1,223 
Primary occupation: 
Farming 
17,650 
17,650 
120 
732 
1,415 
2,976 
5,226 
7,181 
Other 
19,599 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Place of residence: 
On farm operated 
30,701 
14,510 
103 
493 
1,052 
2,380 
4,292 
6,190 
Not on farm operated 
6,548 
3,140 
17 
239 
363 
596 
934 
991 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
14,862 
11,266 
18 
315 
654 
1,640 
3,191 
5,448 
Any 
22,387 
6,384 
102 
417 
761 
1,336 
2,035 
1,733 
1 to 49 days 
3,247 
1,610 
78 
85 
153 
284 
495 
515 
50 to 99 days 
1,596 
778 
2 
59 
64 
122 
224 
307 
100 to 199 days 
3,364 
1,129 
12 
83 
124 
243 
401 
266 
200 days or more 
14,180 
2,867 
10 
190 
420 
687 
915 
645 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
1,449 
554 
25 
132 
102 
118 
116 
61 
3 or 4 years 
2,200 
821 
10 
170 
163 
182 
156 
140 
5 to 9 years 
6,451 
2,439 
85 
310 
411 
514 
577 
542 
10 years or more 
27,149 
13,836 
- 
120 
739 
2,162 
4,377 
6,438 
Average years on present farm 
20.9 
23.7 
4.4 
6.0 
10.7 
16.5 
23.1 
31.9 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
1,086 
390 
25 
83 
82 
78 
80 
42 
3 or 4 years 
1,769 
611 
10 
147 
113 
127 
115 
99 
5 to 9 years 
5,500 
1,977 
85 
296 
331 
403 
452 
410 
10 years or more 
28,894 
14,672 
- 
206 
889 
2,368 
4,579 
6,630 
Average years operating any farm 
23.2 
26.4 
4.4 
7.2 
12.4 
18.8 
26.0 
35.0 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
181 
120 
120 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
25 to 34 years 
1,526 
732 
- 
732 
- 
- 
- 
- 
35 to 44 years 
3,502 
1,415 
- 
- 
1,415 
- 
- 
- 
45 to 49 years 
3,026 
1,134 
- 
- 
- 
1,134 
- 
- 
50 to 54 years 
4,861 
1,842 
- 
- 
- 
1,842 
- 
- 
55 to 59 years 
5,836 
2,437 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2,437 
- 
60 to 64 years 
5,928 
2,789 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2,789 
- 
65 to 69 years 
5,024 
2,780 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2,780 
70 years and over 
7,365 
4,401 
- 
- 
- 
4,401 
Average age 
58.8 
60.4 
21.0 
30.7 
40.0 
50.2 
59.7 
72.9 
Spanish, Hispanic, or Latino origin (see text) 
1,874 
965 
- 
41 
171 
269 
235 
249 
Race: 
American Indian or Alaska Native 
458 
249 
2 
17 
24 
52 
53 
101 
Asian 
436 
264 
- 
20 
34 
86 
74 
50 
Black or African American 
60 
12 
- 
- 
1 
1 
4 
6 
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 
49 
35 
- 
8 
12 
5 
4 
6 
White 
35,958 
16,909 
118 
680 
1,340 
2,820 
5,038 
6,913 
More than one race reported 
288 
181 
" 
7 
4 
12 
53 
105 
Farms by number of persons living in 
operator's household: 
1 person 
4,636 
2,466 
9 
70 
98 
296 
675 
1,318 
2 people 
19,480 
9,705 
15 
179 
230 
1,045 
3,311 
4,925 
3 people 
5,351 
2,184 
8 
135 
243 
550 
654 
594 
4 people 
4,112 
1,617 
11 
189 
358 
547 
317 
195 
5 or more people 
3,670 
1,678 
77 
159 
486 
538 
269 
149 
Percent of operator's total 
household income from farming: 
Less than 25 percent 
28,453 
10,555 
102 
369 
766 
1,466 
2,745 
5,107 
25 to 49 percent 
2,208 
1,382 
2 
90 
93 
212 
379 
606 
50 to 74 percent 
2,577 
1,992 
1 
78 
179 
341 
555 
838 
75 to 99 percent 
1,919 
1,720 
7 
76 
154 
312 
551 
620 
1 00 percent 
2,092 
2,001 
8 
119 
223 
645 
996 
10 
Operator is a hired manager farms 
2,236 
1,548 
3 
80 
182 
399 
601 
283 
acres 
3,542,277 
2,545,261 
271 
34,617 
346,164 
431,228 
733,375 
999,606 
Farms with- 
Internet access 
29,827 
13,871 
110 
648 
1,243 
2,555 
4,377 
4,938 
Dial-up service 
2,800 
1,366 
2 
32 
84 
198 
428 
622 
DSL service 
10,682 
4,771 
17 
176 
413 
867 
1,553 
1,745 
Cable modem service 
5,140 
2,067 
8 
109 
159 
346 
675 
770 
Fiber-optic service 
1,389 
720 
1 
47 
51 
165 
232 
224 
Mobile broadband plan for a computer 
or cell phone 
4,785 
2,260 
68 
137 
320 
479 
644 
612 
Satellite service 
6,484 
3,454 
11 
136 
311 
646 
1,064 
1,286 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
913 
402 
4 
25 
27 
78 
110 
158 
Other Internet service 
1,064 
476 
2 
45 
49 
96 
158 
126 
Farms by number of households sharing 
in net income of operation: 
1 household 
30,668 
13,795 
113 
579 
1,098 
2,235 
4,016 
5,754 
2 households 
4,615 
2,647 
5 
101 
194 
474 
831 
1,042 
3 households 
987 
652 
2 
20 
48 
140 
223 
219 
4 households 
466 
251 
- 
12 
33 
54 
68 
84 
5 or more households 
513 
305 
- 
20 
42 
73 
88 
82 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
206 Washington 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
