Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Mississippi 
Missouri 
Montana 
Nebraska 
Nevada 
New Hampshire 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS - Con. 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
2012 
15,119 
37,495 
12,116 
21,662 
1,590 
1,572 
2007 
15,138 
37,445 
11,746 
19,947 
1,134 
1,257 
Any 
2012 
22,957 
61,676 
15,892 
28,307 
2,547 
2,819 
2007 
26,821 
70,380 
17,778 
27,765 
1,997 
2,909 
1 to 49 days 
2012 
2,668 
7,239 
2,688 
4,440 
308 
354 
2007 
4,405 
11,341 
3,453 
5,285 
301 
397 
50 to 99 days 
2012 
1,706 
4,037 
1,232 
1,586 
196 
306 
2007 
2,269 
4,951 
1,488 
2,052 
179 
268 
1 00 to 1 99 days 
2012 
3,757 
7,938 
2,383 
3,353 
418 
495 
2007 
3,813 
8,467 
2,687 
3,269 
350 
538 
200 days or more 
2012 
14,826 
42,462 
9,589 
18,928 
1,625 
1,664 
2007 
16,334 
45,621 
10,150 
17,159 
1,167 
1,706 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
2012 
1,247 
3,397 
962 
1,710 
120 
211 
2007 
2,011 
4,757 
1,071 
1,287 
115 
154 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
1,844 
4,588 
1,195 
2,289 
231 
276 
2007 
2,746 
7,087 
1,663 
2,082 
250 
274 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
5,258 
13,560 
3,851 
5,977 
664 
664 
2007 
7,072 
17,114 
4,448 
5,716 
566 
800 
1 0 years or more 
2012 
29,727 
77,626 
22,000 
39,993 
3,122 
3,240 
2007 
30,130 
78,867 
22,342 
38,627 
2,200 
2,938 
Average years on present farm 
2012 
23.0 
23.3 
23.3 
25.2 
20.4 
20.5 
2007 
20.9 
21.9 
22.4 
25.7 
19.0 
20.2 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
2012 
864 
2,297 
690 
1,125 
79 
133 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
1,448 
3,585 
882 
1,745 
162 
242 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
4,663 
11,251 
3,141 
5,160 
493 
557 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
1 0 years or more 
2012 
31,101 
82,038 
23,295 
41,939 
3,403 
3,459 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Average years on any farm 
2012 
24.8 
25.8 
26.1 
27.3 
23.9 
22.4 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
2012 
159 
636 
123 
456 
9 
15 
2007 
178 
704 
119 
378 
15 
24 
25 to 34 years 
2012 
1,442 
5,594 
1,264 
4,291 
160 
186 
2007 
1,729 
5,622 
1,177 
2,975 
119 
142 
35 to 44 years 
2012 
3,458 
10,182 
2,690 
6,199 
281 
449 
2007 
4,741 
14,034 
3,078 
6,168 
379 
542 
45 to 54 years 
2012 
6,965 
22,064 
5,867 
1 1 ,943 
930 
1,108 
2007 
9,437 
26,342 
7,904 
13,227 
755 
1,205 
55 to 59 years 
2012 
5,286 
13,642 
4,371 
7,260 
585 
661 
2007 
6,048 
14,729 
4,525 
6,663 
476 
669 
60 to 64 years 
2012 
5,695 
13,399 
4,375 
6,643 
665 
634 
2007 
5,627 
13,207 
3,884 
5,239 
401 
545 
65 to 69 years 
2012 
5,179 
1 1 ,433 
3,354 
4,589 
620 
511 
2007 
4,717 
11,566 
3,045 
4,349 
415 
419 
70 years and over 
2012 
9,892 
22,221 
5,964 
8,588 
887 
827 
2007 
9,482 
21,621 
5,792 
8,713 
571 
620 
Average age 
2012 
60.4 
58.3 
58.9 
55.7 
59.8 
57.8 
2007 
58.6 
57.1 
57.8 
55.9 
57.5 
56.2 
INTERNET ACCESS (SEE TEXT) 
Internet access 
2012 
23,113 
65,407 
20,884 
37,260 
3,216 
3,690 
2007 
18,405 
55,844 
18,484 
30,073 
2,128 
3,063 
Dial-up service 
farms, 2012 
2,713 
8,266 
1,854 
2,853 
229 
279 
DSL service 
farms, 2012 
9,980 
27,941 
9,435 
16,072 
1,146 
1,221 
Cable modem service 
farms, 2012 
3,226 
5,285 
1,730 
4,137 
376 
1,590 
Fiber-optic service 
Mobile broadband plan for computer 
farms, 2012 
635 
2,824 
2,210 
2,199 
181 
186 
or cell phone 
farms, 2012 
4,042 
12,012 
2,896 
6,430 
563 
421 
Satellite service 
farms, 2012 
4,708 
12,959 
4,738 
8,546 
948 
296 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
farms, 2012 
279 
1,542 
359 
777 
57 
145 
Other Internet service 
farms, 2012 
285 
1,896 
452 
947 
93 
27 
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 
36,711 
96,351 
26,644 
48,375 
3,893 
4,255 
acres, 2012 
9,843,046 
26,899,934 
50,227,611 
42,380,081 
4,045,739 
412,266 
Limited Liability Corporation 
farms, 2012 
1,952 
4,149 
1,576 
1,915 
371 
546 
acres, 2012 
1,012,729 
2,058,719 
4,248,782 
2,741,120 
1,035,232 
61,228 
OPERATION'S LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX 
PURPOSES (SEE TEXT) 
Family or individual 
farms, 2012 
33,316 
88,713 
21,564 
42,543 
3,217 
3,701 
2007 
36,353 
94,818 
22,625 
39,848 
2,542 
3,551 
acres, 2012 
6,674,195 
22,127,188 
26,621,716 
30,652,748 
1 ,420,644 
320,968 
2007 
7,208,578 
22,450,935 
29,645,852 
30,456,388 
1,416,997 
347,611 
Partnership 
farms, 2012 
2,871 
5,421 
2,320 
2,974 
330 
320 
2007 
3,769 
8,202 
2,839 
3,616 
284 
299 
acres, 2012 
3,104,467 
3,169,685 
9,795,062 
5,541,870 
658,429 
79,591 
2007 
3,200,365 
3,731,684 
10,263,436 
6,177,822 
616,765 
52,530 
Corporation: 
Family-held 
farms, 2012 
1,223 
2,810 
3,279 
3,580 
315 
182 
2007 
1,248 
2,739 
3,353 
3,394 
207 
178 
acres, 2012 
778,467 
2,271,927 
17,153,871 
7,458,653 
1,888,918 
28,968 
2007 
725,259 
2,242,236 
16,982,934 
7,787,958 
1,609,413 
36,943 
Other than family held 
farms, 2012 
240 
289 
230 
204 
28 
61 
2007 
219 
324 
156 
177 
23 
42 
acres, 2012 
1 63,759 
138,449 
1 ,409,377 
1,043,399 
397,872 
5,842 
2007 
126,144 
139,301 
585,392 
383,629 
956,143 
2,614 
Other - cooperative, estate or trust. 
institutional, etc 
farms, 2012 
426 
1,938 
615 
668 
247 
127 
2007 
370 
1,742 
551 
677 
75 
96 
acres, 2012 
210,192 
558,888 
4,778,891 
635,113 
1 ,547,898 
38,696 
2007 
195,895 
462,417 
3,910,848 
674,561 
1,266,074 
32,213 
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2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data United States 573 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
