Table 34. Characteristics of Principal Operators: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Puerto Rico 
Adjuntas 
Aguada 
Aguadilla 
Aguas Buenas 
Aibonito 
Ahasco 
Arecibo 
Arroyo 
Principal operators 
2012 
13,159 
1,328 
149 
71 
88 
283 
166 
374 
38 
Years operating present farm: 
2007 
15,745 
1,008 
307 
52 
232 
177 
146 
202 
30 
Less than 2 years 
2012 
773 
16 
7 
- 
1 
26 
27 
15 
1 
2007 
1,055 
39 
67 
11 
24 
2 
- 
11 
4 
2 to 4 years 
2012 
1,339 
51 
39 
10 
10 
42 
22 
138 
10 
2007 
1,428 
45 
17 
- 
25 
10 
12 
29 
4 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
2,437 
193 
29 
7 
16 
49 
25 
40 
6 
2007 
2,302 
152 
30 
7 
41 
32 
44 
49 
3 
1 0 years or more 
2012 
8,610 
1,068 
74 
54 
61 
166 
92 
181 
21 
Place of residence: 
2007 
9,427 
631 
182 
29 
125 
120 
74 
99 
18 
On farm operated 
2012 
8,287 
1,071 
51 
26 
53 
213 
86 
81 
26 
2007 
9,818 
740 
160 
20 
117 
117 
76 
66 
11 
Off farm operated 
2012 
4,872 
257 
98 
45 
35 
70 
80 
293 
12 
Retirement status: 
2007 
4,925 
198 
142 
30 
106 
52 
67 
126 
19 
Retired 
2012 
5,681 
611 
58 
22 
40 
70 
52 
164 
21 
2007 
5,553 
281 
143 
25 
89 
55 
51 
57 
12 
Not retired 
2012 
7,478 
717 
91 
49 
48 
213 
114 
210 
17 
Age group: 
2007 
8,696 
606 
159 
24 
132 
111 
90 
126 
18 
Under 25 years 
2012 
20 
- 
- 
- 
- 
3 
2 
- 
- 
2007 
93 
6 
- 
- 
1 
2 
1 
1 
- 
25 to 34 years 
2012 
487 
7 
4 
12 
7 
1 
11 
47 
- 
2007 
627 
20 
12 
6 
15 
8 
8 
20 
1 
35 to 44 years 
2012 
1,369 
102 
37 
9 
6 
59 
34 
60 
8 
2007 
2,062 
114 
67 
10 
16 
39 
13 
23 
6 
45 to 54 years 
2012 
2,936 
248 
33 
12 
20 
73 
39 
116 
17 
2007 
3,323 
207 
55 
10 
64 
32 
14 
64 
4 
55 to 64 years 
2012 
3,612 
372 
17 
12 
20 
74 
32 
30 
7 
2007 
3,370 
276 
31 
2 
33 
30 
38 
19 
8 
65 years and over 
2012 
4,735 
599 
58 
26 
35 
73 
48 
121 
6 
Gender: 
2007 
5,301 
302 
132 
22 
88 
46 
66 
69 
9 
Male 
2012 
12,066 
1,196 
147 
69 
85 
266 
163 
366 
38 
2007 
13,471 
817 
279 
44 
203 
157 
133 
160 
29 
Female 
2012 
1,093 
132 
2 
2 
3 
17 
3 
8 
- 
Flispanic origin: 
2007 
1,408 
111 
21 
5 
13 
15 
12 
29 
1 
Of Hispanic or Latino origin 
2012 
12,940 
1,308 
147 
71 
88 
281 
151 
372 
38 
2007 
14,210 
889 
283 
45 
211 
153 
142 
193 
28 
Not of Hispanic or Latino origin .... 
2012 
219 
20 
2 
- 
- 
2 
15 
2 
- 
Race: 
2007 
119 
11 
- 
1 
- 
2 
- 
2 
- 
Black or African American 
2012 
1,023 
125 
16 
7 
13 
7 
15 
4 
7 
2007 
11,491 
825 
167 
32 
139 
120 
109 
136 
13 
White 
2012 
12,051 
1,197 
132 
64 
74 
276 
149 
370 
31 
2007 
2,042 
37 
102 
14 
48 
29 
26 
8 
13 
Other 
2012 
62 
6 
1 
- 
- 
- 
2 
- 
- 
2007 
317 
10 
3 
- 
- 
3 
1 
- 
- 
More than one race reported 
2012 
23 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2007 
Highest grade or year of school completed: 
846 
31 
28 
4 
34 
15 
1 
49 
3 
None 
2012 
272 
30 
7 
- 
- 
2 
- 
1 
- 
2007 
221 
22 
2 
- 
1 
- 
2 
1 
- 
Elementary school 
2012 
2,537 
332 
19 
8 
16 
33 
26 
29 
2 
2007 
3,944 
296 
98 
14 
70 
40 
34 
60 
12 
Secondary school 
2012 
2,923 
352 
24 
9 
11 
63 
21 
84 
19 
2007 
3,557 
251 
23 
2 
31 
30 
41 
17 
5 
High school diploma or GED 
2012 
2,643 
262 
58 
22 
24 
44 
38 
28 
10 
2007 
2,874 
193 
82 
12 
49 
26 
23 
19 
2 
Some college 
2012 
1,959 
184 
16 
17 
23 
85 
21 
57 
2 
2007 
1,731 
66 
50 
10 
11 
38 
24 
24 
4 
College - Bachelor's degree 
2012 
1,997 
136 
20 
9 
12 
41 
39 
163 
4 
2007 
1,653 
82 
37 
7 
55 
19 
13 
35 
6 
Master's or PhD 
2012 
828 
32 
5 
6 
2 
15 
21 
12 
1 
Days worked off farm: 
2007 
729 
31 
6 
5 
5 
7 
8 
34 
1 
None 
2012 
8,332 
983 
65 
44 
49 
196 
63 
246 
21 
2007 
9,140 
592 
215 
37 
126 
118 
106 
101 
11 
Any 
2012 
4,827 
345 
84 
27 
39 
87 
103 
128 
17 
2007 
5,494 
326 
84 
13 
93 
52 
38 
90 
18 
1 to 49 days 
2012 
461 
52 
11 
8 
8 
5 
2 
5 
3 
2007 
536 
34 
15 
3 
14 
- 
7 
5 
4 
50 to 99 days 
2012 
473 
32 
7 
3 
6 
1 
20 
2 
- 
2007 
514 
34 
15 
2 
14 
1 
3 
31 
- 
1 00 to 1 99 days 
2012 
910 
50 
21 
1 
5 
24 
6 
48 
4 
2007 
885 
66 
6 
2 
5 
21 
7 
12 
- 
200 days or more 
2012 
2,983 
211 
45 
15 
20 
57 
75 
73 
10 
Hired manager status: 
2007 
3,559 
192 
48 
6 
60 
30 
21 
42 
14 
Hired manager 
2012 
1,974 
168 
9 
22 
15 
15 
56 
199 
- 
2007 
1,552 
113 
27 
12 
41 
17 
11 
52 
7 
Not a hired manager 
2012 
11,185 
1,160 
140 
49 
73 
268 
110 
175 
38 
Percent of income from farming: 
2007 
12,896 
783 
273 
37 
180 
143 
119 
134 
22 
Less than 25 percent 
2012 
7,591 
726 
99 
36 
55 
151 
100 
115 
28 
2007 
9,631 
477 
271 
35 
175 
80 
75 
133 
21 
25 to 49 percent 
2012 
1,984 
206 
28 
6 
8 
31 
24 
126 
5 
2007 
1,441 
131 
10 
1 
14 
5 
19 
11 
- 
50 to 74 percent 
2012 
1,379 
221 
7 
8 
11 
14 
12 
45 
2 
2007 
1,096 
111 
8 
5 
11 
6 
6 
3 
1 
75 percent or more 
2012 
2,205 
175 
15 
21 
14 
87 
30 
88 
3 
Net household income category: 
2007 
3,322 
272 
16 
11 
31 
84 
46 
46 
8 
Less than $20,000 
2012 
7,876 
941 
88 
34 
45 
129 
70 
133 
30 
2007 
10,628 
737 
192 
25 
151 
97 
77 
118 
20 
$20,000 to $39,999 
2012 
2,970 
265 
47 
20 
26 
91 
23 
99 
7 
2007 
2,994 
178 
100 
14 
63 
41 
49 
25 
7 
$40,000 to $59,999 
2012 
1,023 
74 
2 
8 
11 
21 
17 
20 
1 
2007 
1,091 
50 
11 
7 
10 
12 
12 
34 
- 
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56 Puerto Rico 2012 Census of Agriculture - MUNICIPIO DATA 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
