Table 69. Summary by Age and Primary Occupation of Principal Operator: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Total farming 
and other 
occupations 
Farming 
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 
10,118 
5,093 
20 
316 
377 
826 
1,566 
1,988 
Female 
1,618 
752 
3 
48 
59 
135 
241 
266 
Primary occupation: 
Farming 
5,845 
5,845 
23 
364 
436 
961 
1,807 
2,254 
Other 
5,891 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Place of residence: 
On farm operated 
9,765 
5,251 
10 
298 
386 
851 
1,666 
2,040 
Not on farm operated 
1,971 
594 
13 
66 
50 
110 
141 
214 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
4,430 
3,622 
1 
130 
201 
505 
1,151 
1,634 
Any 
7,306 
2,223 
22 
234 
235 
456 
656 
620 
1 to 49 days 
1,049 
614 
5 
69 
63 
88 
181 
208 
50 to 99 days 
608 
336 
1 
14 
25 
55 
120 
121 
100 to 199 days 
1,106 
394 
10 
45 
61 
75 
122 
81 
200 days or more 
4,543 
879 
6 
106 
86 
238 
233 
210 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
447 
187 
7 
61 
22 
35 
51 
11 
3 or 4 years 
639 
275 
13 
79 
45 
42 
62 
34 
5 to 9 years 
2,045 
781 
3 
139 
121 
160 
211 
147 
10 years or more 
8,605 
4,602 
" 
85 
248 
724 
1,483 
2,062 
Average years on present farm 
20.5 
23.7 
3.4 
6.5 
11.6 
17.9 
22.8 
32.3 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
275 
110 
7 
38 
13 
20 
28 
4 
3 or 4 years 
451 
165 
12 
49 
33 
30 
21 
20 
5 to 9 years 
1,640 
597 
4 
162 
85 
120 
134 
92 
10 years or more 
9,370 
4,973 
115 
305 
791 
1,624 
2,138 
Average years operating any farm 
23.7 
27.6 
3.5 
7.8 
13.5 
20.5 
27.6 
36.7 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
59 
23 
23 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
25 to 34 years 
663 
364 
- 
364 
- 
- 
- 
- 
35 to 44 years 
1,098 
436 
- 
- 
436 
- 
- 
- 
45 to 49 years 
907 
351 
- 
- 
- 
351 
- 
- 
50 to 54 years 
1,476 
610 
- 
- 
- 
610 
- 
- 
55 to 59 years 
1,825 
818 
- 
- 
- 
- 
818 
- 
60 to 64 years 
2,077 
989 
- 
- 
- 
- 
989 
- 
65 to 69 years 
1,409 
845 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
845 
70 years and over 
2,222 
1,409 
- 
- 
- 
1,409 
Average age 
58.2 
59.8 
22.7 
31.1 
39.8 
50.3 
59.8 
72.8 
Spanish, Hispanic, or Latino origin (see text) 
277 
116 
- 
15 
11 
26 
38 
26 
Race: 
American Indian or Alaska Native 
162 
73 
- 
7 
6 
18 
20 
22 
Asian 
12 
6 
- 
- 
- 
- 
5 
1 
Black or African American 
6 
2 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
1 
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 
4 
4 
- 
- 
- 
1 
2 
1 
White 
1 1 ,492 
5,726 
23 
357 
426 
931 
1,769 
2,220 
More than one race reported 
60 
34 
" 
- 
4 
11 
10 
9 
Farms by number of persons living in 
operator's household: 
1 person 
1,682 
897 
3 
52 
65 
91 
232 
454 
2 people 
6,549 
3,402 
7 
83 
48 
418 
1,222 
1,624 
3 people 
1,398 
599 
7 
73 
53 
171 
193 
102 
4 people 
1,215 
547 
3 
87 
129 
175 
100 
53 
5 or more people 
892 
400 
3 
69 
141 
106 
60 
21 
Percent of operator's total 
household income from farming: 
Less than 25 percent 
7,969 
2,729 
9 
141 
169 
414 
814 
1,182 
25 to 49 percent 
914 
556 
3 
49 
37 
61 
135 
271 
50 to 74 percent 
1,030 
830 
1 
67 
67 
110 
213 
372 
75 to 99 percent 
1,108 
1,039 
9 
45 
84 
181 
291 
429 
1 00 percent 
715 
691 
1 
62 
79 
195 
354 
- 
Operator is a hired manager farms 
659 
512 
1 
64 
75 
90 
152 
130 
acres 
8,287,689 
6,431,786 
(D) 
(D) 
1,149,715 
978,019 
2,185,780 
1,880,136 
Farms with- 
Internet access 
8,968 
4,450 
17 
322 
393 
815 
1,435 
1,468 
Dial-up service 
571 
358 
- 
11 
15 
41 
111 
180 
DSL service 
2,830 
1,354 
- 
83 
135 
264 
440 
432 
Cable modem service 
749 
259 
3 
26 
10 
47 
69 
104 
Fiber-optic service 
448 
246 
8 
15 
5 
51 
82 
85 
Mobile broadband plan for a computer 
or cell phone 
1,527 
655 
5 
61 
79 
153 
182 
175 
Satellite service 
3,350 
1,848 
2 
137 
178 
313 
636 
582 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
168 
83 
6 
1 
5 
16 
16 
39 
Other Internet service 
340 
172 
- 
14 
12 
28 
56 
62 
Farms by number of households sharing 
in net income of operation: 
1 household 
9,550 
4,472 
14 
297 
317 
761 
1,389 
1,694 
2 households 
1,580 
967 
9 
52 
85 
131 
285 
405 
3 households 
380 
248 
- 
10 
20 
43 
78 
97 
4 households 
128 
87 
- 
4 
4 
17 
34 
28 
5 or more households 
98 
71 
- 
1 
10 
9 
21 
30 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
198 Wyoming 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
