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 
15,533 
46 
608 
1,614 
3,833 
5,313 
4,119 
Female 
4,066 
15 
186 
473 
1,078 
1,225 
1,089 
Primary occupation: 
Farming 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other 
19,599 
61 
794 
2,087 
4,911 
6,538 
5,208 
Place of residence: 
On farm operated 
16,191 
32 
645 
1,752 
4,168 
5,522 
4,072 
Not on farm operated 
3,408 
29 
149 
335 
743 
1,016 
1,136 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
3,596 
10 
45 
104 
319 
810 
2,308 
Any 
16,003 
51 
749 
1,983 
4,592 
5,728 
2,900 
1 to 49 days 
1,637 
7 
41 
132 
344 
599 
514 
50 to 99 days 
818 
7 
20 
93 
174 
237 
287 
100 to 199 days 
2,235 
- 
133 
208 
573 
850 
471 
200 days or more 
11,313 
37 
555 
1,550 
3,501 
4,042 
1,628 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
895 
25 
124 
187 
233 
250 
76 
3 or 4 years 
1,379 
15 
194 
297 
415 
326 
132 
5 to 9 years 
4,012 
21 
352 
784 
1,248 
1,094 
513 
1 0 years or more 
13,313 
- 
124 
819 
3,015 
4,868 
4,487 
Average years on present farm 
18.3 
3.5 
6.0 
9.0 
13.4 
18.8 
28.0 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
696 
22 
96 
148 
174 
197 
59 
3 or 4 years 
1,158 
15 
184 
254 
345 
255 
105 
5 to 9 years 
3,523 
24 
348 
752 
1,088 
926 
385 
1 0 years or more 
14,222 
- 
166 
933 
3,304 
5,160 
4,659 
Average years operating any farm 
20.3 
3.7 
6.7 
9.9 
14.9 
20.9 
31.1 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
61 
61 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
25 to 34 years 
794 
- 
794 
- 
- 
- 
- 
35 to 44 years 
2,087 
- 
- 
2,087 
- 
- 
- 
45 to 49 years 
1,892 
- 
- 
- 
1,892 
- 
- 
50 to 54 years 
3,019 
- 
- 
- 
3,019 
- 
- 
55 to 59 years 
3,399 
- 
- 
- 
- 
3,399 
- 
60 to 64 years 
3,139 
- 
- 
- 
- 
3,139 
- 
65 to 69 years 
2,244 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2,244 
70 years and over 
2,964 
- 
" 
- 
- 
2,964 
Average age 
57.3 
21.2 
31.2 
40.4 
50.2 
59.3 
72.5 
Spanish, Hispanic, or Latino origin (see text) 
909 
9 
53 
198 
264 
251 
134 
Race: 
American Indian or Alaska Native 
209 
- 
- 
23 
65 
78 
43 
Asian 
172 
- 
16 
29 
45 
51 
31 
Black or African American 
48 
6 
- 
9 
12 
13 
8 
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 
14 
- 
- 
- 
7 
6 
1 
White 
19,049 
55 
773 
2,012 
4,751 
6,358 
5,100 
More than one race reported 
107 
- 
5 
14 
31 
32 
25 
Farms by number of persons living in 
operator's household: 
1 person 
2,170 
11 
44 
135 
364 
737 
879 
2 people 
9,775 
11 
200 
359 
1,747 
3,949 
3,509 
3 people 
3,167 
13 
157 
359 
1,069 
1,082 
487 
4 people 
2,495 
7 
234 
629 
1,004 
440 
181 
5 or more people 
1,992 
19 
159 
605 
727 
330 
152 
Percent of operator's total 
household income from farming: 
Less than 25 percent 
17,898 
48 
707 
1,908 
4,526 
5,978 
4,731 
25 to 49 percent 
826 
9 
49 
88 
179 
259 
242 
50 to 74 percent 
585 
4 
19 
83 
137 
170 
172 
75 to 99 percent 
199 
- 
14 
5 
46 
71 
63 
100 percent 
91 
- 
5 
3 
23 
60 
Operator is a hired manager farms 
688 
5 
19 
67 
124 
233 
240 
acres 
997,016 
412 
776 
16,872 
29,024 
167,693 
782,239 
Farms with- 
Internet access 
15,956 
46 
694 
1,820 
4,304 
5,389 
3,703 
Dial-up service 
1,434 
3 
21 
108 
336 
528 
438 
DSL service 
5,911 
5 
253 
732 
1,593 
2,048 
1,280 
Cable modem service 
3,073 
14 
156 
354 
840 
980 
729 
Fiber-optic service 
669 
2 
22 
64 
165 
268 
148 
Mobile broadband plan for a computer 
or cell phone 
2,525 
13 
156 
367 
718 
767 
504 
Satellite service 
3,030 
11 
120 
310 
769 
1,090 
730 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
511 
- 
15 
49 
149 
145 
153 
Other Internet service 
588 
3 
39 
74 
158 
190 
124 
Farms by number of households sharing 
in net income of operation: 
1 household 
16,873 
55 
711 
1,843 
4,309 
5,600 
4,355 
2 households 
1,968 
6 
74 
189 
422 
675 
602 
3 households 
335 
- 
3 
30 
93 
100 
109 
4 households 
215 
- 
2 
15 
51 
97 
50 
5 or more households 
208 
- 
4 
10 
36 
66 
92 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
Washington 207 
