Table 67. Summary by Legal Status For Tax Purposes: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Total 
Family or 
individual 
Partnership 
Total 
Registered 
under 
state law 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
10,118 
7,894 
953 
743 
Female 
1,618 
1,260 
142 
108 
Primary occupation: 
Farming 
5,845 
4,271 
643 
506 
Other 
5,891 
4,883 
452 
345 
Place of residence: 
On farm operated 
9,765 
7,724 
872 
666 
Not on farm operated 
1,971 
1,430 
223 
185 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
4,430 
3,260 
472 
362 
Any 
7,306 
5,894 
623 
489 
1 to 49 days 
1,049 
810 
105 
84 
50 to 99 days 
608 
473 
61 
43 
100 to 199 days 
1,106 
877 
110 
83 
200 days or more 
4,543 
3,734 
347 
279 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
447 
354 
44 
29 
3 or 4 years 
639 
485 
67 
59 
5 to 9 years 
2,045 
1,645 
167 
144 
1 0 years or more 
8,605 
6,670 
817 
619 
Average years on present farm 
20.5 
19.9 
21.6 
21.4 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
275 
221 
24 
17 
3 or 4 years 
451 
341 
53 
47 
5 to 9 years 
1,640 
1,356 
101 
89 
10 years or more 
9,370 
7,236 
917 
698 
Average years operating any farm 
23.7 
23.0 
25.5 
25.4 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
59 
53 
6 
- 
25 to 34 years 
663 
542 
70 
55 
35 to 44 years 
1,098 
868 
90 
62 
45 to 49 years 
907 
728 
71 
59 
50 to 54 years 
1,476 
1,198 
129 
102 
55 to 59 years 
1,825 
1,398 
174 
136 
60 to 64 years 
2,077 
1,611 
200 
163 
65 to 69 years 
1,409 
1,092 
132 
101 
70 years and over 
2,222 
1,664 
223 
173 
Average age 
58.2 
57.8 
58.6 
58.8 
Spanish, Hispanic, or Latino origin (see text) 
277 
234 
30 
28 
Race: 
American Indian or Alaska Native 
162 
131 
3 
1 
Asian 
12 
10 
- 
- 
Black or African American 
6 
3 
3 
3 
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 
4 
3 
- 
- 
White 
11,492 
8,952 
1,086 
845 
More than one race reported 
60 
55 
3 
2 
Farms by number of persons living in 
operator's household: 
1 person 
1,682 
1,257 
153 
124 
2 people 
6,549 
5,150 
601 
465 
3 people 
1,398 
1,072 
146 
116 
4 people 
1,215 
943 
128 
92 
5 or more people 
892 
732 
67 
54 
Percent of operator's total 
household income from farming: 
Less than 25 percent 
7,969 
6,532 
635 
485 
25 to 49 percent 
914 
679 
110 
89 
50 to 74 percent 
1,030 
741 
107 
81 
75 to 99 percent 
1,108 
733 
148 
123 
100 percent 
715 
469 
95 
73 
Operator is a hired manager farms 
659 
221 
135 
111 
acres 
8,287,689 
1,020,158 
1,795,507 
1,379,576 
Farms with- 
Internet access 
8,968 
6,851 
905 
704 
Dial-up service 
571 
442 
51 
43 
DSL service 
2,830 
2,142 
280 
211 
Cable modem service 
749 
569 
76 
68 
Fiber-optic service 
448 
321 
48 
39 
Mobile broadband plan for a computer 
or cell phone 
1,527 
1,212 
135 
111 
Satellite service 
3,350 
2,467 
416 
318 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
168 
141 
6 
3 
Other Internet service 
340 
276 
23 
17 
Farms by number of households sharing 
in net income of operation: 
1 household 
9,550 
7,913 
652 
506 
2 households 
1,580 
984 
295 
222 
3 households 
380 
174 
92 
75 
4 households 
128 
54 
25 
20 
5 or more households 
98 
29 
31 
28 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
144 Wyoming 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
