Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Colorado 
Connecticut 
Delaware 
Florida 
Georgia 
Hawaii 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS - Con. 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
2012 
13,721 
2,101 
1,366 
19,233 
1 7,798 
2,223 
2007 
11,079 
1,561 
1,126 
16,063 
17,549 
1,903 
Any 
2012 
22,459 
3,876 
1,085 
28,507 
24,459 
4,777 
2007 
25,975 
3,355 
1,420 
31,400 
30,297 
5,618 
1 to 49 days 
2012 
3,153 
478 
143 
4,445 
3,017 
690 
2007 
5,516 
492 
236 
5,397 
4,585 
1,015 
50 to 99 days 
2012 
1,765 
304 
50 
2,509 
1,804 
562 
2007 
1,949 
222 
112 
2,946 
2,522 
857 
1 00 to 1 99 days 
2012 
3,819 
558 
136 
4,218 
3,439 
927 
2007 
3,798 
548 
154 
4,314 
4,103 
919 
200 days or more 
2012 
13,722 
2,536 
756 
17,335 
16,199 
2,598 
2007 
14,712 
2,093 
918 
18,743 
19,087 
2,827 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
2012 
982 
267 
54 
1,559 
1,397 
290 
2007 
1,468 
144 
102 
2,199 
1,998 
406 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
1,828 
319 
88 
2,842 
2,255 
418 
2007 
2,755 
322 
143 
4,026 
3,686 
672 
5 te 9 years 
2012 
5,834 
920 
302 
8,685 
6,331 
1,338 
2007 
6,61 5 
840 
418 
10,153 
8,551 
1,642 
1 0 years or more 
2012 
27,536 
4,471 
2,007 
34,654 
32,274 
4,954 
2007 
26,216 
3,610 
1,883 
31,085 
33,611 
4,801 
Average years on present farm 
2012 
21.0 
21.8 
23.8 
19.3 
22.0 
18.5 
2007 
19.6 
22.3 
21.9 
17.9 
20.1 
16.4 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
2012 
669 
204 
37 
1,155 
1,032 
204 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
1,427 
240 
66 
2,199 
1,836 
294 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
4,737 
808 
247 
7,442 
5,504 
1,169 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
1 0 years or more 
2012 
29,347 
4,725 
2,101 
36,944 
33,885 
5,333 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Average years on any farm 
2012 
23.6 
24.1 
25.8 
21.5 
23.7 
20.8 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
2012 
147 
55 
5 
135 
153 
8 
2007 
170 
24 
31 
89 
176 
14 
25 to 34 years 
2012 
1,762 
226 
105 
1,529 
1,689 
184 
2007 
1,636 
161 
101 
1,540 
2,062 
198 
35 to 44 years 
2012 
3,182 
431 
233 
4,094 
3,649 
486 
2007 
4,156 
537 
355 
5,278 
5,510 
626 
45 to 54 years 
2012 
7,890 
1,470 
575 
10,793 
8,343 
1,390 
2007 
10,449 
1,409 
718 
1 1 ,993 
1 1 ,304 
1,886 
55 to 59 years 
2012 
5,640 
1,011 
338 
6,588 
6,052 
1,126 
2007 
5,284 
706 
384 
6,633 
6,914 
1,522 
60 to 64 years 
2012 
5,233 
892 
375 
7,070 
6,212 
1,408 
2007 
4,435 
620 
325 
6,657 
6,906 
1,181 
65 to 69 years 
2012 
4,524 
685 
335 
6,168 
5,995 
982 
2007 
3,434 
547 
301 
5,449 
5,693 
715 
70 years and over 
2012 
7,802 
1,207 
485 
11,363 
10,164 
1,416 
2007 
7,490 
912 
331 
9,824 
9,281 
1,379 
Average age 
2012 
58.9 
58.7 
58.4 
59.8 
59.9 
60.4 
2007 
57.0 
57.6 
55.4 
58.4 
57.8 
58.6 
INTERNET ACCESS (SEE TEXT) 
Internet access 
2012 
28,363 
4,813 
1,676 
34,578 
29,395 
4,813 
2007 
25,841 
3,170 
1,499 
26,471 
25,290 
4,197 
Dial-up service 
.farms, 2012 
2,293 
219 
156 
2,684 
1,954 
252 
DSL service 
.farms, 2012 
9,631 
1,933 
296 
17,209 
17,631 
1,455 
Cable modem service 
.farms, 2012 
2,845 
2,541 
482 
6,234 
3,679 
2,263 
Fiber-optic service 
Mobile broadband plan for computer 
.farms, 2012 
1,032 
91 
213 
1,613 
1,147 
108 
er cell phene 
.farms, 2012 
5,079 
477 
405 
5,851 
4,585 
838 
Satellite service 
.farms, 2012 
8,858 
178 
255 
4,149 
3,610 
289 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
.farms, 2012 
1,026 
101 
47 
1,068 
536 
204 
Other Internet service 
.farms, 2012 
1,159 
34 
17 
435 
228 
112 
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 
34,689 
5,689 
2,356 
45,570 
40,891 
6,628 
acres, 2012 
28,438,867 
391,397 
477,123 
7,294,801 
8,906,536 
712,740 
Limited Liability Corporation 
.farms, 2012 
3,345 
1,068 
190 
2,981 
2,380 
724 
acres, 2012 
5,178,565 
107,277 
60,378 
1,190,619 
968,604 
96,021 
OPERATION'S LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX 
PURPOSES (SEE TEXT) 
Family or individual 
.farms, 2012 
29,367 
4,663 
1,917 
38,140 
36,863 
5,685 
2007 
30,164 
3,967 
2,006 
39,792 
41,703 
6,363 
acres, 2012 
17,747,109 
258,511 
264,023 
4,129,394 
6,610,516 
341,686 
2007 
19,125,603 
267,555 
275,087 
4,300,146 
7,161,244 
279,190 
Partnership 
.farms, 2012 
3,228 
612 
161 
2,576 
2,535 
446 
2007 
3,762 
485 
210 
2,417 
3,850 
437 
acres, 2012 
7,594,854 
69,996 
78,919 
1 ,492,465 
1,654,763 
156,276 
2007 
6,527,619 
60,415 
80,861 
1,177,990 
1 ,750,488 
137,319 
Corporation: 
Family-held 
.farms, 2012 
2,240 
439 
295 
5,239 
2,152 
485 
2007 
2,103 
350 
244 
4,178 
1,691 
491 
acres, 2012 
4,124,539 
73,621 
156,297 
2,716,962 
1,079,965 
336,338 
2007 
3,751,760 
58,209 
130,845 
2,605,781 
967,468 
413,945 
Other than family held 
.farms, 2012 
282 
84 
22 
916 
258 
152 
2007 
239 
39 
38 
515 
218 
126 
acres, 2012 
361,583 
10,833 
3,146 
590,971 
112,112 
108,502 
2007 
521,327 
7,104 
9,941 
945,273 
120,189 
264,742 
Other - cooperative, estate or trust. 
institutional, etc 
.farms, 2012 
1,063 
179 
56 
869 
449 
232 
2007 
786 
75 
48 
561 
384 
104 
acres, 2012 
2,058,591 
23,578 
6,267 
618,550 
163,480 
186,515 
2007 
1,678,602 
12,333 
13,519 
202,380 
151,150 
26,133 
--continued 
570 United States 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, Natienal Agricultural Statistics Service 
