Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Idaho 
Illinois 
Indiana 
Iowa 
Kansas 
Kentucky 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS - Con. 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
2012 
9,473 
31,838 
20,864 
37,692 
24,010 
27,516 
2007 
8,170 
28,398 
20,161 
35,689 
24,419 
29,156 
Any 
2012 
15,343 
43,249 
37,831 
50,945 
37,763 
49,548 
2007 
17,179 
48,462 
40,777 
57,167 
41,112 
56,104 
1 to 49 days 
2012 
2,297 
7,028 
4,451 
7,535 
4,963 
5,862 
2007 
3,015 
9,344 
6,244 
9,827 
7,004 
8,671 
50 to 99 days 
2012 
1,123 
3,029 
1,992 
3,331 
2,323 
3,329 
2007 
1,372 
3,671 
2,485 
4,306 
2,753 
4,483 
1 00 to 1 99 days 
2012 
2,066 
5,510 
4,657 
6,469 
4,264 
7,062 
2007 
2,460 
5,934 
4,817 
7,065 
4,602 
7,802 
200 days or more 
2012 
9,857 
27,682 
26,731 
33,610 
26,213 
33,295 
2007 
10,332 
29,513 
27,231 
35,969 
26,753 
35,148 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
2012 
921 
2,135 
1,739 
2,285 
1,845 
2,866 
2007 
1,169 
2,304 
1,971 
2,947 
2,180 
3,509 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
1,187 
3,191 
2,457 
3,616 
2,940 
3,752 
2007 
1,903 
3,828 
3,327 
4,325 
3,316 
5,500 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
3,995 
8,270 
7,100 
10,048 
7,643 
10,639 
2007 
4,237 
10,326 
8,912 
1 1 ,480 
9,167 
13,689 
1 0 years or more 
2012 
18,713 
61,491 
47,399 
72,688 
49,345 
59,807 
2007 
18,040 
60,402 
46,728 
74,104 
50,868 
62,562 
Average years on present farm 
2012 
21.7 
25.5 
24.1 
25.6 
25.0 
22.4 
2007 
20.3 
24.0 
22.8 
24.9 
24.4 
21.1 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
2012 
623 
1,539 
1,265 
1,671 
1,220 
1,901 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
897 
2,697 
1,977 
2,807 
2,369 
2,956 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
3,279 
7,206 
6,099 
8,373 
6,578 
8,738 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
1 0 years or more 
2012 
20,017 
63,645 
49,354 
75,786 
51,606 
63,469 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Average years on any farm 
2012 
24.3 
27.3 
26.0 
27.9 
27.1 
25.1 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
2012 
111 
515 
315 
595 
352 
406 
2007 
112 
594 
396 
686 
417 
421 
25 to 34 years 
2012 
1,436 
4,552 
4,449 
5,647 
3,975 
4,073 
2007 
1,326 
4,102 
4,136 
5,592 
3,909 
4,420 
35 to 44 years 
2012 
2,559 
7,677 
7,818 
9,824 
6,383 
8,909 
2007 
2,929 
9,657 
9,217 
12,358 
7,141 
1 1 ,239 
45 to 54 years 
2012 
5,499 
16,888 
13,761 
20,765 
13,215 
17,130 
2007 
7,043 
20,938 
16,832 
25,023 
16,770 
21,526 
55 to 59 years 
2012 
4,019 
10,709 
8,897 
13,456 
9,031 
1 1 ,028 
2007 
3,717 
11,091 
7,999 
12,556 
8,638 
12,157 
60 to 64 years 
2012 
3,746 
11,044 
7,536 
12,245 
8,320 
1 1 ,039 
2007 
3,374 
9,241 
7,004 
10,645 
7,594 
11,158 
65 to 69 years 
2012 
2,793 
8,108 
5,788 
9,085 
6,697 
9,184 
2007 
2,658 
7,761 
5,820 
8,835 
6,350 
9,498 
70 years and over 
2012 
4,653 
15,594 
10,131 
17,020 
13,800 
15,295 
2007 
4,190 
13,476 
9,534 
17,161 
14,712 
14,841 
Average age 
2012 
57.6 
57.8 
55.8 
57.1 
58.2 
57.6 
2007 
56.5 
56.2 
55.0 
56.1 
57.7 
56.5 
INTERNET ACCESS (SEE TEXT) 
Internet access 
2012 
19,211 
53,381 
38,403 
65,875 
44,128 
49,889 
2007 
16,703 
46,069 
34,489 
58,087 
37,413 
43,127 
Dial-up service 
farms, 2012 
1,451 
3,962 
4,132 
6,537 
3,227 
4,712 
DSL service 
farms, 2012 
7,659 
19,202 
14,389 
27,187 
15,279 
25,093 
Cable modem service 
farms, 2012 
2,032 
6,549 
4,265 
7,729 
6,598 
7,055 
Fiber-optic service 
Mobile broadband plan for computer 
farms, 2012 
545 
1,392 
1,566 
6,162 
5,488 
1,991 
or cell phone 
farms, 2012 
3,376 
12,634 
8,640 
12,418 
8,304 
7,313 
Satellite service 
farms, 2012 
5,323 
12,418 
7,633 
12,840 
8,733 
7,782 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
farms, 2012 
386 
1,455 
1,161 
1,088 
969 
1,991 
Other Internet service 
farms, 2012 
684 
2,023 
1,282 
1,338 
1,434 
865 
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 
23,913 
72,114 
56,778 
85,307 
59,796 
74,943 
acres, 2012 
10,046,693 
25,422,301 
13,765,625 
29,067,738 
43,584,217 
12,431,340 
Limited Liability Corporation 
farms, 2012 
1,861 
1,871 
2,124 
2,901 
2,177 
2,700 
acres, 2012 
1,601,748 
964,767 
877,479 
1 ,024,460 
2,598,879 
829,152 
OPERATION'S LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX 
PURPOSES (SEE TEXT) 
Family or individual 
farms, 2012 
20,716 
64,927 
50,997 
74,673 
53,387 
70,093 
2007 
21,308 
65,748 
52,553 
77,452 
55,706 
76,140 
acres, 2012 
5,606,530 
20,277,334 
10,006,936 
22,466,500 
32,757,894 
10,397,336 
2007 
5,874,172 
19,684,044 
9,925,524 
22,445,574 
32,564,351 
10,999,037 
Partnership 
farms, 2012 
1,802 
4,562 
3,376 
4,986 
3,860 
4,666 
2007 
2,124 
6,509 
4,614 
6,990 
5,549 
7,334 
acres, 2012 
2,512,213 
3,443,376 
2,191,875 
2,761,129 
6,853,518 
1 ,904,448 
2007 
2,343,151 
4,112,831 
2,508,988 
3,324,382 
7,611,693 
2,338,456 
Corporation: 
Family-held 
farms, 2012 
1,611 
3,319 
3,030 
6,739 
2,584 
1,639 
2007 
1,434 
3,055 
2,769 
6,029 
2,531 
1,273 
acres, 2012 
2,475,548 
2,680,220 
2,215,043 
4,847,309 
5,193,969 
582,658 
2007 
2,196,738 
2,635,534 
2,109,693 
4,399,004 
5,201,010 
503,740 
Other than family held 
farms, 2012 
181 
397 
236 
450 
251 
214 
2007 
99 
378 
209 
480 
243 
156 
acres, 2012 
175,252 
178,754 
97,241 
191,996 
228,090 
67,386 
2007 
129,515 
115,427 
112,241 
203,312 
249,888 
52,001 
Other - cooperative, estate or trust. 
institutional, etc 
farms, 2012 
506 
1,882 
1,056 
1,789 
1,691 
452 
2007 
384 
1,170 
793 
1,905 
1,502 
357 
acres, 2012 
990,566 
358,037 
209,301 
355,797 
1,103,824 
97,519 
2007 
953,807 
227,264 
116,738 
375,278 
718,885 
99,887 
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2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data United States 571 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
