Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
United States 
Alabama 
Alaska 
Arizona 
Arkansas 
California 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS - Con. 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
2012 
823,659 
16,775 
322 
9,186 
18,308 
31,311 
2007 
777,747 
17,262 
223 
6,646 
18,241 
26,322 
Any 
2012 
1 ,285,644 
26,448 
440 
10,819 
26,763 
46,546 
2007 
1,427,045 
31,491 
463 
8,991 
31,105 
54,711 
1 to 49 days 
2012 
169,761 
3,033 
63 
1,435 
2,492 
7,304 
2007 
238,479 
4,666 
92 
1,627 
3,995 
10,663 
50 to 99 days 
2012 
92,876 
1,523 
40 
1,191 
1,766 
4,230 
2007 
115,578 
2,613 
57 
1,063 
2,256 
5,353 
1 00 to 1 99 days 
2012 
180,407 
4,200 
105 
1,894 
3,648 
7,065 
2007 
196,687 
4,464 
95 
1,391 
4,099 
8,185 
200 days or more 
2012 
842,600 
17,692 
232 
6,299 
18,857 
27,947 
2007 
876,301 
19,748 
219 
4,910 
20,755 
30,510 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
2012 
68,180 
1,425 
39 
612 
1,550 
3,151 
2007 
84,883 
2,230 
29 
523 
2,452 
3,793 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
103,370 
2,205 
79 
882 
2,394 
4,634 
2007 
138,858 
3,423 
46 
1,029 
4,066 
6,780 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
297,548 
6,195 
146 
2,350 
6,724 
12,863 
2007 
359,545 
8,093 
130 
2,677 
8,686 
16,286 
1 0 years or more 
2012 
1,640,205 
33,398 
498 
16,161 
34,403 
57,209 
2007 
1,621,506 
35,007 
481 
1 1 ,408 
34,142 
54,174 
Average years on present farm 
2012 
22.8 
22.6 
18.4 
24.7 
22.0 
20.2 
2007 
21.6 
20.5 
18.4 
22.3 
19.8 
18.6 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
2012 
47,782 
1,056 
28 
460 
1,068 
2,182 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
82,324 
1,790 
70 
775 
1,905 
3,648 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
252,290 
5,473 
113 
1,958 
5,763 
10,663 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
1 0 years or more 
2012 
1 ,726,907 
34,904 
551 
16,812 
36,335 
61,364 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Average years on any farm 
2012 
25.0 
24.4 
20.9 
26.5 
24.2 
22.7 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
2012 
10,714 
231 
6 
136 
192 
253 
2007 
1 1 ,878 
240 
1 
80 
222 
292 
25 to 34 years 
2012 
109,119 
1,814 
31 
425 
2,401 
2,968 
2007 
106,735 
2,259 
25 
679 
2,736 
2,466 
35 to 44 years 
2012 
214,106 
4,289 
81 
1,472 
4,958 
6,255 
2007 
268,818 
5,959 
77 
1,732 
6,695 
8,279 
45 to 54 years 
2012 
466,036 
8,683 
169 
3,997 
9,786 
15,946 
2007 
565,401 
11,251 
223 
3,677 
1 1 ,960 
20,672 
55 to 59 years 
2012 
306,011 
5,991 
163 
3,054 
6,053 
11,513 
2007 
312,577 
6,947 
120 
2,015 
7,051 
12,442 
60 to 64 years 
2012 
302,041 
6,388 
124 
2,863 
6,381 
1 1 ,869 
2007 
283,729 
6,818 
83 
1,960 
6,455 
1 1 ,752 
65 to 69 years 
2012 
251,976 
5,764 
69 
2,691 
5,788 
10,683 
2007 
235,152 
5,661 
63 
1,791 
5,571 
9,264 
70 years and over 
2012 
449,300 
10,063 
119 
5,367 
9,512 
18,370 
2007 
420,502 
9,618 
94 
3,703 
8,656 
15,866 
Average age 
2012 
58.3 
59.3 
57.1 
61.1 
58.1 
60.1 
2007 
57.1 
57.6 
56.2 
58.5 
56.5 
58.4 
INTERNET ACCESS (SEE TEXT) 
Internet access 
2012 
1,468,106 
27,925 
645 
8,936 
30,201 
59,543 
2007 
1,246,723 
24,457 
505 
6,266 
25,667 
53,738 
Dial-up service 
farms, 2012 
139,677 
2,613 
73 
895 
3,002 
4,703 
DSL service 
farms, 2012 
584,384 
1 1 ,978 
310 
2,662 
14,300 
20,030 
Cable modem service 
farms, 2012 
225,917 
5,564 
62 
1,344 
4,057 
9,578 
Fiber-optic service 
Mobile broadband plan for computer 
farms, 2012 
75,982 
658 
18 
202 
544 
1,719 
or cell phone 
farms, 2012 
267,804 
5,027 
77 
1,723 
5,689 
12,454 
Satellite service 
farms, 2012 
282,776 
4,427 
143 
2,493 
5,305 
15,193 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
farms, 2012 
37,580 
435 
8 
356 
424 
2,135 
Other Internet service 
farms, 2012 
37,627 
344 
10 
362 
384 
2,805 
TYPE OF ORGANIZATION (SEE TEXT) 
Operation with over 50 percent ownership interest held 
by operator and/or persons related to operator by 
blood/marriage/adoption 
farms, 2012 
2,039,093 
42,203 
702 
19,288 
43,698 
72,641 
acres, 2012 
810,233,654 
8,209,594 
330,684 
8,240,659 
12,182,635 
20,951,605 
Limited Liability Corporation 
farms, 2012 
101,372 
1,651 
65 
1,364 
1,485 
4,453 
acres, 2012 
85,976,552 
920,093 
10,990 
1,928,152 
989,018 
2,772,951 
OPERATION'S LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX 
PURPOSES (SEE TEXT) 
Family or individual 
farms, 2012 
1 ,828,946 
39,417 
614 
17,247 
39,351 
59,732 
2007 
1,906,335 
45,014 
550 
13,721 
42,470 
64,001 
acres, 2012 
562,433,686 
6,542,453 
(D) 
3,060,838 
8,154,759 
12,000,544 
2007 
574,150,050 
7,085,414 
(D) 
1 ,597,797 
8,338,563 
12,828,975 
Partnership 
farms, 2012 
137,987 
2,107 
46 
1,345 
3,344 
8,984 
2007 
174,247 
2,377 
42 
962 
4,667 
9,552 
acres, 2012 
156,076,785 
1,415,100 
(D) 
1,324,012 
4,299,853 
6,934,159 
2007 
161,416,999 
1 ,278,960 
46,654 
1,378,550 
4,141,737 
7,085,500 
Corporation: 
Family-held 
farms, 2012 
95,142 
1,177 
45 
893 
1,643 
5,345 
2007 
85,837 
894 
43 
612 
1,622 
4,603 
acres, 2012 
118,795,904 
690,184 
47,414 
1,558,186 
1,047,260 
4,209,678 
2007 
114,264,200 
494,942 
44,917 
1,714,673 
1,105,151 
3,340,414 
Other than family held 
farms, 2012 
1 1 ,574 
139 
11 
152 
199 
1,016 
2007 
10,237 
123 
9 
117 
232 
1,147 
acres, 2012 
12,476,988 
52,105 
267,844 
113,606 
117,641 
1,149,993 
2007 
11,055,610 
34,428 
(D) 
146,596 
117,599 
1,168,852 
Other - cooperative, estate or trust. 
institutional, etc 
farms, 2012 
35,654 
383 
46 
368 
534 
2,780 
2007 
28,136 
345 
42 
225 
355 
1,730 
acres, 2012 
64,744,294 
202,812 
(D) 
20,192,553 
191,273 
1 ,274,627 
2007 
61,208,981 
139,793 
(D) 
21 ,280,283 
169,812 
940,954 
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2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data United States 569 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
