Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Louisiana 
Maine 
Maryland 
Massachusetts 
Michigan 
Minnesota 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS - Con. 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
2012 
10,482 
3,060 
4,860 
2,736 
21,550 
30,907 
2007 
10,413 
2,525 
4,548 
2,418 
20,533 
29,612 
Any 
2012 
17,611 
5,113 
7,396 
5,019 
30,644 
43,635 
2007 
19,693 
5,611 
8,286 
5,273 
35,481 
51,380 
1 to 49 days 
2012 
1,923 
750 
1,082 
743 
4,147 
5,901 
2007 
2,858 
991 
1,399 
799 
6,085 
9,065 
50 to 99 days 
2012 
1,237 
398 
426 
447 
2,069 
3,069 
2007 
1,753 
518 
684 
437 
2,507 
3,684 
1 00 to 1 99 days 
2012 
3,004 
897 
971 
759 
4,223 
5,976 
2007 
3,216 
880 
1,151 
780 
4,476 
7,106 
200 days or more 
2012 
11,447 
3,068 
4,917 
3,070 
20,205 
28,689 
2007 
11,866 
3,222 
5,052 
3,257 
22,413 
31,525 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
2012 
968 
373 
371 
328 
1,512 
1,882 
2007 
1,397 
250 
372 
326 
1,691 
2,022 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
1,799 
620 
480 
507 
2,350 
2,721 
2007 
2,119 
684 
695 
442 
3,022 
3,312 
5 te 9 years 
2012 
4,327 
1,432 
1,606 
1,119 
6,318 
7,707 
2007 
5,507 
1,480 
2,254 
1,249 
8,258 
10,006 
1 0 years or more 
2012 
20,999 
5,748 
9,799 
5,801 
42,014 
62,232 
2007 
21,083 
5,722 
9,513 
5,674 
43,043 
65,652 
Average years on present farm 
2012 
21.3 
20.3 
23.4 
21.6 
24.1 
25.7 
2007 
20.2 
20.5 
22.1 
21.2 
22.9 
24.5 
Years eperating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
2012 
764 
286 
279 
223 
1,047 
1,315 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
1,448 
541 
378 
433 
1,948 
2,193 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
3,816 
1,204 
1,331 
993 
5,456 
6,629 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
1 0 years or more 
2012 
22,065 
6,142 
10,268 
6,106 
43,743 
64,405 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Average years on any farm 
2012 
23.1 
22.5 
25.7 
23.6 
26.0 
27.6 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
2012 
147 
62 
75 
60 
244 
419 
2007 
171 
46 
65 
49 
244 
600 
25 to 34 years 
2012 
1,338 
488 
528 
359 
2,736 
4,485 
2007 
1,234 
350 
556 
292 
2,687 
4,517 
35 to 44 years 
2012 
3,019 
834 
1,037 
655 
5,761 
8,647 
2007 
3,916 
991 
1,484 
972 
7,334 
11,521 
45 to 54 years 
2012 
5,874 
1,938 
2,853 
1,933 
12,259 
19,005 
2007 
7,552 
2,277 
3,376 
2,237 
15,509 
23,488 
55 to 59 years 
2012 
4,151 
1,231 
1,835 
1,283 
7,945 
1 1 ,474 
2007 
4,214 
1,303 
1,828 
1,164 
8,057 
11,307 
60 to 64 years 
2012 
4,071 
1,253 
1,640 
1,132 
7,208 
10,257 
2007 
3,826 
1,048 
1,691 
1,063 
6,962 
9,306 
65 to 69 years 
2012 
3,242 
981 
1 ,566 
933 
5,968 
7,359 
2007 
3,405 
794 
1,484 
767 
5,925 
7,608 
70 years and over 
2012 
6,251 
1,386 
2,722 
1,400 
10,073 
12,896 
2007 
5,788 
1,327 
2,350 
1,147 
9,296 
12,645 
Average age 
2012 
58.5 
57.0 
59.0 
57.8 
57.6 
56.6 
2007 
57.3 
56.4 
57.3 
56.3 
56.3 
55.3 
INTERNET ACCESS (SEE TEXT) 
Internet access 
2012 
18,484 
6,393 
8,811 
6,207 
36,426 
54,513 
2007 
14,746 
5,335 
7,869 
5,162 
32,969 
49,972 
Dial-up service 
.farms, 2012 
1,667 
597 
936 
341 
5,184 
5,451 
DSL service 
.farms, 2012 
7,235 
2,746 
1,801 
1,417 
10,092 
23,960 
Cable modem service 
.farms, 2012 
3,494 
2,034 
2,362 
3,104 
6,766 
5,869 
Fiber-optic service 
Mobile broadband plan for computer 
.farms, 2012 
576 
122 
687 
766 
701 
5,210 
er cell phene 
.farms, 2012 
2,999 
750 
2,127 
776 
8,692 
9,294 
Satellite service 
.farms, 2012 
4,214 
469 
1,425 
384 
6,947 
8,970 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
.farms, 2012 
311 
272 
272 
235 
985 
1,126 
Other Internet service 
.farms, 2012 
280 
107 
214 
63 
1,243 
1,166 
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 
27,067 
7,938 
1 1 ,779 
7,362 
50,628 
72,195 
acres, 2012 
6,904,162 
1,314,892 
1 ,900,872 
469,987 
9,225,892 
24,752,497 
Limited Liability Corporation 
.farms, 2012 
2,081 
396 
937 
475 
3,867 
2,439 
acres, 2012 
1,030,019 
107,962 
230,687 
42,611 
1,384,201 
935,175 
OPERATION'S LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX 
PURPOSES (SEE TEXT) 
Family or individual 
.farms, 2012 
24,525 
6,929 
10,132 
6,168 
45,174 
65,530 
2007 
25,716 
6,956 
10,609 
6,318 
48,687 
70,055 
acres, 2012 
4,874,651 
912,217 
1,317,433 
(D) 
6,736,807 
19,547,925 
2007 
4,999,169 
887,469 
(D) 
349,617 
6,943,275 
20,278,942 
Partnership 
.farms, 2012 
1,788 
525 
931 
583 
3,470 
4,668 
2007 
2,395 
544 
1,038 
574 
4,260 
6,227 
acres, 2012 
1,675,718 
151,773 
312,372 
(D) 
1,848,642 
3,676,068 
2007 
1,636,954 
165,957 
314,514 
69,149 
1,887,719 
4,136,851 
Corporation: 
Family-held 
.farms, 2012 
1,359 
503 
848 
578 
2,352 
2,948 
2007 
1,639 
506 
846 
566 
2,245 
2,522 
acres, 2012 
935,543 
335,369 
324,202 
82,550 
1,103,710 
2,387,735 
2007 
1,026,510 
259,305 
(D) 
68,774 
1,050,255 
2,049,368 
Other than family held 
.farms, 2012 
193 
79 
127 
141 
310 
267 
2007 
136 
46 
131 
75 
249 
326 
acres, 2012 
260,446 
19,439 
27,539 
23,250 
67,398 
90,839 
2007 
274,837 
9,969 
(D) 
8,110 
53,005 
121,986 
Other - cooperative, estate or trust. 
institutional, etc 
.farms, 2012 
228 
137 
218 
285 
888 
1,129 
2007 
220 
84 
210 
158 
573 
1,862 
acres, 2012 
154,506 
35,306 
49,199 
(D) 
192,007 
333,271 
2007 
172,505 
24,866 
(D) 
22,229 
97,553 
330,815 
--continued 
572 United States 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, Natienal Agricultural Statistics Service 
