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 
3,734 
2,839 
1,505 
1,161 
Age group - Con. 
Primary occupation: 
35 to 44 years 
368 
435 
131 
167 
Farming 
1,651 
1,211 
833 
552 
45 to 54 years 
1,044 
878 
474 
363 
Other 
2,083 
1,628 
672 
609 
55 to 64 years 
1,113 
735 
426 
299 
65 to 74 years 
612 
389 
234 
189 
Place of residence: 
75 years and over 
220 
166 
141 
91 
On farm operated 
3,064 
2,377 
1,259 
991 
Not on farm operated 
670 
462 
246 
170 
Average age of - 
All operators 
54.3 
53.2 
(X) 
(X) 
Days worked off farm: 
Principal operator 
(X) 
(X) 
56.3 
55.6 
None 
1,326 
880 
601 
392 
Second operator 
54.3 
52.7 
(X) 
(X) 
Any 
2,408 
1,959 
904 
769 
Third operator 
44.7 
42.8 
(X) 
(X) 
1 to 49 days 
314 
321 
121 
118 
50 to 99 days 
214 
171 
69 
42 
Spanish, Hispanic, or 
100 to 199 days 
461 
338 
180 
143 
Latino origin (see text) 
56 
44 
25 
18 
200 days or more 
1,419 
1,129 
534 
466 
Race: 
Years on present farm: 
American Indian or Alaska Native 
15 
28 
13 
17 
2 years or less 
265 
180 
81 
52 
Asian 
7 
14 
3 
10 
3 or 4 years 
298 
243 
108 
91 
Black or African American 
- 
3 
- 
3 
5 to 9 years 
745 
618 
306 
299 
Native Hawaiian or 
10 years or more 
2,426 
1,798 
1,010 
719 
Other Pacific Islander 
- 
4 
- 
4 
White 
3,691 
2,770 
1,475 
1,120 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
More than one race reported 
21 
20 
14 
7 
2 years or less 
219 
(NA) 
62 
(NA) 
3 or 4 years 
214 
(NA) 
71 
(NA) 
Number of persons living 
5 to 9 years 
687 
(NA) 
275 
(NA) 
in household of- 
10 years or more 
2,614 
(NA) 
1,097 
(NA) 
Principal operator 
(X) 
(X) 
3,873 
3,075 
Second operator 
1,089 
696 
(X) 
(X) 
Age group: 
Third operator 
369 
251 
(X) 
(X) 
Under 25 years 
107 
87 
15 
10 
25 to 34 years 
270 
149 
84 
42 
1 Data were collected for a maximum of three operators per farm. 
42 Connecticut 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
