Table 62 . Selected Principal Operator Characteristics by Race: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Characteristics 
All principal 
operators 
American Indian or 
Alaska Native 
Asian 
Black or 
African American 
2012 
2007 
2012 
2007 
2012 
2007 
2012 
2007 
Operators number 
69,754 
78,463 
63 
100 
177 
168 
42 
44 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
62,408 
69,287 
46 
73 
100 
99 
38 
36 
Female 
7,346 
9,176 
17 
27 
77 
69 
4 
8 
Primary occupation: 
Farming 
34,760 
37,047 
21 
31 
85 
86 
19 
17 
Other 
34,994 
41,416 
42 
69 
92 
82 
23 
27 
Place of residence: 
On farm operated 
57,611 
64,911 
49 
65 
64 
75 
31 
41 
Not on farm operated 
12,143 
13,552 
14 
35 
113 
93 
11 
3 
Days of work off farm: 
None 
28,900 
30,492 
22 
41 
28 
27 
12 
14 
Any 
40,854 
47,971 
41 
59 
149 
141 
30 
30 
1 to 49 days 
5,118 
7,312 
6 
6 
14 
27 
8 
7 
50 to 99 days 
2,374 
3,062 
2 
10 
17 
22 
2 
6 
1 00 to 1 99 days 
5,316 
5,943 
2 
9 
59 
44 
3 
2 
200 days or more 
28,046 
31,654 
31 
34 
59 
48 
17 
15 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
2,260 
2,677 
5 
6 
19 
33 
6 
6 
3 or 4 years 
2,828 
4,151 
1 
19 
26 
26 
1 
1 
5 to 9 years 
8,107 
1 1 ,395 
13 
18 
64 
48 
10 
5 
1 0 years or more 
56,559 
60,240 
44 
57 
68 
61 
25 
32 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
1,576 
(NA) 
5 
(NA) 
13 
(NA) 
3 
(NA) 
3 or 4 years 
2,155 
(NA) 
1 
(NA) 
22 
(NA) 
1 
(NA) 
5 to 9 years 
6,977 
(NA) 
9 
(NA) 
57 
(NA) 
10 
(NA) 
1 0 years or more 
59,046 
(NA) 
48 
(NA) 
85 
(NA) 
28 
(NA) 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
346 
485 
2 
3 
3 
8 
- 
- 
25 to 34 years 
3,739 
4,281 
- 
1 
16 
18 
3 
- 
35 to 44 years 
7,751 
11,550 
3 
18 
28 
33 
- 
8 
45 to 54 years 
18,508 
23,359 
23 
37 
50 
65 
11 
11 
55 to 64 years 
21,208 
20,613 
27 
20 
57 
27 
10 
9 
65 to 74 years 
12,248 
1 1 ,795 
5 
15 
19 
15 
13 
9 
75 years and over 
5,954 
6,380 
3 
6 
4 
2 
5 
7 
Average age 
56.5 
55.0 
55.0 
53.1 
51.2 
47.9 
60.1 
57.1 
Number of persons living in household 
191,969 
220,013 
194 
266 
841 
902 
111 
120 
Characteristics 
Native Flawaiian or 
Other Pacific Islander 
White 
More than one race reported 
2012 
2007 
2012 
2007 
2012 
2007 
Operators 
number 
9 
8 
69,374 
78,058 
89 
85 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
9 
8 
62,147 
69,023 
68 
48 
Female 
- 
- 
7,227 
9,035 
21 
37 
Primary occupation: 
Farming 
4 
3 
34,594 
36,869 
37 
41 
Other 
5 
5 
34,780 
41,189 
52 
44 
Place of residence: 
On farm operated 
7 
8 
57,384 
64,647 
76 
75 
Not on farm operated ... 
2 
- 
1 1 ,990 
13,411 
13 
10 
Days of work off farm: 
None 
3 
3 
28,804 
30,375 
31 
32 
Any 
6 
5 
40,570 
47,683 
58 
53 
1 to 49 days 
1 
3 
5,081 
7,264 
8 
5 
50 to 99 days 
- 
- 
2,351 
3,018 
2 
6 
1 00 to 1 99 days 
2 
- 
5,240 
5,879 
10 
9 
200 days or more 
3 
2 
27,898 
31,522 
38 
33 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
1 
3 
2,227 
2,621 
2 
8 
3 or 4 years 
- 
- 
2,796 
4,098 
4 
7 
5 to 9 years 
1 
- 
8,002 
1 1 ,304 
17 
20 
1 0 years or more 
7 
5 
56,349 
60,035 
66 
50 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
1 
(NA) 
1,554 
(NA) 
- 
(NA) 
3 or 4 years 
- 
(NA) 
2,125 
(NA) 
6 
(NA) 
5 to 9 years 
1 
(NA) 
6,888 
(NA) 
12 
(NA) 
1 0 years or more 
7 
(NA) 
58,807 
(NA) 
71 
(NA) 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
- 
- 
341 
474 
- 
- 
25 to 34 years 
- 
- 
3,714 
4,259 
6 
3 
35 to 44 years 
1 
- 
7,710 
1 1 ,479 
9 
12 
45 to 54 years 
- 
5 
18,390 
23,210 
34 
31 
55 to 64 years 
1 
- 
21,088 
20,540 
25 
17 
65 to 74 years 
6 
3 
12,196 
1 1 ,740 
9 
13 
75 years and over 
1 
- 
5,935 
6,356 
6 
9 
Average age 
65.1 
57.5 
56.5 
55.0 
54.4 
56.0 
Number of persons living in household 
26 
21 
190,569 
218,484 
228 
220 
54 Wisconsin 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
