Table 57. Women Operators - Selected Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Characteristics 
All operators ' 
Principal operator 
Characteristics 
All operators ' 
Principal operator 
2012 
2007 
2012 
2007 
2012 
2007 
2012 
2007 
Operators number 
22,228 
23,568 
5,485 
6,331 
Age group - Con. 
Primary occupation: 
35 to 44 years 
2,849 
4,190 
497 
766 
Farming 
7,871 
8,307 
2,407 
2,616 
45 to 54 years 
5,648 
6,367 
1,201 
1,524 
Other 
14,357 
15,261 
3,078 
3,715 
55 to 64 years 
6,223 
6,026 
1,465 
1,681 
65 to 74 years 
3,927 
3,289 
1,202 
1,138 
Place of residence: 
75 years and over 
1,629 
1,506 
852 
951 
On farm operated 
18,631 
19,405 
4,489 
4,906 
Not on farm operated 
3,597 
4,163 
996 
1,425 
Average age of - 
All operators 
55.0 
53.1 
(X) 
(X) 
Days worked off farm: 
Principal operator 
(X) 
(X) 
59.8 
58.5 
None 
8,565 
8,576 
2,579 
2,871 
Second operator 
53.7 
51.3 
(X) 
(X) 
Any 
13,663 
14,992 
2,906 
3,460 
Third operator 
48.2 
48.1 
(X) 
(X) 
1 to 49 days 
1,511 
2,055 
333 
409 
50 to 99 days 
974 
1,173 
202 
256 
Spanish, Flispanic, or 
1 00 to 1 99 days 
2,113 
2,262 
469 
494 
Latino origin (see text) 
228 
239 
56 
66 
200 days or more 
9,065 
9,502 
1,902 
2,301 
Race: 
Years on present farm: 
American Indian or Alaska Native 
292 
339 
97 
71 
2 years or less 
1,077 
1,704 
269 
387 
Asian 
249 
221 
46 
33 
3 or 4 years 
1,539 
2,325 
359 
608 
Black or African American 
319 
303 
126 
155 
5 to 9 years 
4,167 
5,024 
967 
1,239 
Native Flawaiian or 
1 0 years or more 
15,445 
14,515 
3,890 
4,097 
Other Pacific Islander 
5 
6 
- 
2 
White 
21,168 
22,319 
5,153 
5,976 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
More than one race reported 
195 
380 
63 
94 
2 years or less 
871 
(NA) 
202 
(NA) 
3 or 4 years 
1,334 
(NA) 
306 
(NA) 
Number of persons living 
5 to 9 years 
3,725 
(NA) 
820 
(NA) 
in household of- 
1 0 years or more 
16,298 
(NA) 
4,157 
(NA) 
Principal operator 
(X) 
(X) 
11,917 
14,129 
Second operator 
7,155 
6,704 
(X) 
(X) 
Age group: 
Third operator 
1,405 
1,335 
(X) 
(X) 
Under 25 years 
329 
423 
26 
39 
25 to 34 years 
1,623 
1,767 
242 
232 
^ 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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