Table 55. Selected Operator Characteristics for Principal, Second, and Third Operator: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Characteristics 
All operators 1 
Principal operator 
Second operator 
Third operator 
Operators number 
19,165 
1 1 ,736 
6,435 
994 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
12,420 
10,118 
1,742 
560 
Spouse of principal operator 
632 
(X) 
617 
15 
Female 
6,745 
1,618 
4,693 
434 
Spouse of principal operator 
4,438 
(X) 
4,313 
125 
Primary occupation: 
Farming 
8,963 
5,845 
2,595 
523 
Other 
10,202 
5,891 
3,840 
471 
Place of residence: 
On farm operated 
15,857 
9,765 
5,428 
664 
Not on farm operated 
3,308 
1,971 
1,007 
330 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
7,025 
4,430 
2,210 
385 
Any 
12,140 
7,306 
4,225 
609 
1 to 49 days 
1,735 
1,049 
599 
87 
50 to 99 days 
1,010 
608 
339 
63 
1 00 to 1 99 days 
1,899 
1,106 
687 
106 
200 days or more 
7,496 
4,543 
2,600 
353 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
879 
447 
331 
101 
3 or 4 years 
1,269 
639 
497 
133 
5 to 9 years 
3,559 
2,045 
1,308 
206 
10 years or more 
13,458 
8,605 
4,299 
554 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
593 
275 
230 
88 
3 or 4 years 
947 
451 
380 
116 
5 to 9 years 
2,997 
1,640 
1,158 
199 
10 years or more 
14,628 
9,370 
4,667 
591 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
228 
59 
68 
101 
25 to 34 years 
1,428 
663 
576 
189 
35 to 44 years 
2,188 
1,098 
923 
167 
45 to 54 years 
4,060 
2,383 
1,526 
151 
55 to 64 years 
6,148 
3,902 
2,042 
204 
65 to 74 years 
3,570 
2,441 
1,011 
118 
75 years and over 
1,543 
1,190 
289 
64 
Average age 
56.1 
58.2 
53.7 
47.3 
Number of persons living in household 
35,791 
28,892 
5,016 
1,883 
1 Data were collected for a maximum of three operators per farm. 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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