Selected Operator Characteristics by Race: 2002


Characteristics	White	White	Black or African American	Black or African American	American Indian or Alaska Native	American Indian or Alaska Native

	All operators¹	Principal operator	All operators¹	Principal operator	All operators¹	Principal operator

Operators (number)	2,967,186	2,067,391	36,452	29,145	24,313	15,417

Sex of operator:
Male	2,175,197	1,839,311	29,762	26,252	15,918	13,053
Female	791,989	228,080	6,690	2,893	8,395	2,364

Primary occupation:
Farming	1,612,907	1,190,267	19,567	16,176	12,339	8,340
Other	1,354,279	877,124	16,885	12,969	11,974	7,077

Place of residence:
On farm operated	2,328,980	1,635,839	23,876	19,499	19,893	12,594
Not on farm operated	638,206	431,552	12,576	9,646	4,420	2,823

Days worked off farm:
None	1,316,105	934,833	17,488	14,193	8,982	5,765
Any	1,651,081	1,132,558	18,964	14,952	15,331	9,652
1 to 49 days	177,492	118,317	2,354	1,775	1,465	817
50 to 99 days	98,896	64,053	1,430	1,115	895	524
100 to 199 days	217,601	141,242	2,531	1,979	2,178	1,255
200 days or more	1,157,092	808,946	12,649	10,083	10,793	7,056

Years on present farm:
2 years or less	138,041	72,086	1,716	1,073	1,785	824
3 or 4 years	242,884	138,667	3,018	2,060	2,749	1,457
5 to 9 years	567,418	361,977	7,214	5,469	6,052	3,602
10 years or more	2,018,843	1,494,661	24,504	20,543	13,727	9,534

Age group:
Under 25 years	57,741	16,384	523	218	822	166
25 to 34 years	196,945	104,025	1,259	687	2,011	932
35 to 44 years	575,741	357,909	4,278	2,943	5,294	2,995
45 to 54 years	812,163	554,614	9,114	7,014	7,554	4,810
55 to 64 years	669,372	493,170	9,199	7,692	5,333	3,870
65 to 74 years	427,158	344,408	7,446	6,458	2,351	1,867
75 years and over	228,066	196,881	4,633	4,133	948	777

Spanish, Hispanic, or Latino origin (see text)	66,549	46,730	1,135	850	2,608	1,590

Race:
White	2,967,186	2,067,391	(X)	(X)	(X)	(X)
Black or African American	(X)	(X)	36,452	29,145	(X)	(X)
American Indian or Alaska Native	(X)	(X)	(X)	(X)	24,313	15,417
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	(X)	(X)	(X)	(X)	(X)	(X)
Asian	(X)	(X)	(X)	(X)	(X)	(X)
More than one race reported	(X)	(X)	(X)	(X)	(X)	(X)

Living on an American Indian reservation	11,629	7,548	82	61	3,216	2,279

Characteristics	Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	Asian	Asian	More than one race reported	More than one race reported

	All operators¹	Principal operator	All operators¹	Principal operator	All operators¹	Principal operator

Operators (number)	1,682	970	13,152	8,390	12,329	7,913

Sex of operator:
Male	1,046	761	8,930	7,120	7,932	6,460
Female	636	209	4,222	1,270	4,397	1,453

Primary occupation:
Farming	839	528	7,956	5,437	6,140	4,306
Other	843	442	5,196	2,953	6,189	3,607

Place of residence:
On farm operated	1,166	671	8,209	5,222	9,911	6,462
Not on farm operated	516	299	4,943	3,168	2,418	1,451

Days worked off farm:
None	752	420	6,825	4,434	4,954	3,258
Any	930	550	6,327	3,956	7,375	4,655
1 to 49 days	101	55	1,039	649	850	458
50 to 99 days	80	39	560	341	459	246
100 to 199 days	147	86	919	543	1,163	742
200 days or more	602	370	3,809	2,423	4,903	3,209

Years on present farm:
2 years or less	175	66	891	460	799	338
3 or 4 years	225	118	1,325	737	1,311	661
5 to 9 years	436	225	3,204	1,873	2,789	1,706
10 years or more	846	561	7,732	5,320	7,430	5,208

Age group:
Under 25 years	56	5	238	72	380	38
25 to 34 years	141	65	787	298	791	353
35 to 44 years	319	140	2,562	1,422	2,352	1,324
45 to 54 years	519	323	4,159	2,720	3,750	2,407
55 to 64 years	386	254	2,707	1,867	2,705	1,928
65 to 74 years	194	132	1,547	1,084	1,609	1,233
75 years and over	67	51	1,152	927	742	630

Spanish, Hispanic, or Latino origin (see text)	237	142	946	599	854	532

Race:
White	(X)	(X)	(X)	(X)	(X)	(X)
Black or African American	(X)	(X)	(X)	(X)	(X)	(X)
American Indian or Alaska Native	(X)	(X)	(X)	(X)	(X)	(X)
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	1,682	970	(X)	(X)	(X)	(X)
Asian	(X)	(X)	13,152	8,390	(X)	(X)
More than one race reported	(X)	(X)	(X)	(X)	12,329	7,913

Living on an American Indian reservation	18	8	77	52	173	112

Footnotes:
(1) Data were collected for a maximum of three operators per farm.

Released February 3, 2004, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, U.S. Department of Agriculture. If you have any questions about the census of agriculture, please call the NASS at 800-727-9540.

Preliminary Report

Selected Operator Characteristics by Race: 2002

Issued February 2004 by National Agricultural Statistical Services

Prepared by Pennsylvania State Data Center